The Green Howards in the Great War
Author : Harold Carmichael Wylly
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Page : 472 pages
File Size : 35,87 MB
Release : 1926
Category : World War, 1914-1918
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Author : Harold Carmichael Wylly
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Page : 472 pages
File Size : 35,87 MB
Release : 1926
Category : World War, 1914-1918
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Author : Harold Carmichael Wylly
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Page : 419 pages
File Size : 40,33 MB
Release : 1926
Category : World War, 1914-1918
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Author : John Sheen
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 44,50 MB
Release : 2024-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1036100006
In answer to Lord Kitcheners appeal, in late August and September 1914 many men joined Alexandras Princess of Waless Own Yorkshire Regiment, better known as The Green Howards. Recruits came from around the Middlesbrough area and the ironstone mines on the North Yorkshire moors, while others came from the East Durham coalfield and the Durham City area. The 8th and 9th Battalions left the Regimental Depot in Richmond in late September and moved to Frensham on the Hampshire/Surrey border, where they trained hard until bad weather forced a move to barracks in Aldershot. They arrived on the Somme front at the end of June 1916, but were not involved in the fighting until 5 July, when the 9th Battalion captured Horseshoe trench and Lieutenant Donald Simpson Bell won the VC when he destroyed a German machine gun position. On 10 July both battalions took part in the capture of Contalmaison, a village that had been a first day objective. A second VC was awarded posthumously to Private William Short of the 8th Battalion during the fighting in Munster Alley in August 1916. The next year found the 23rd Division in the Ypres Salient, where they were in and out of the line until June 1917 when they took part in the Battle of Messines and the 8th Battalion had the honor of taking Hill 60. In November 1917 the division was sent to Italy to bolster the hard-pressed Italian Army, but the 9th Battalion returned to France in 1918 where they fought until the Armistice. The 8th Battalion stayed on in Italy and fought at the crossing of the Piave and Vittorio Veneto, which brought the war to an end in Italy.
Author : Great Britain. Army. Infantry. Regiments. Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment)
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Page : 419 pages
File Size : 39,49 MB
Release : 1926
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Author : H. C. Wylly (Colonel.)
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Page : pages
File Size : 15,43 MB
Release : 1926
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Author : Harold Carmichael Wylly
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Page : 419 pages
File Size : 50,72 MB
Release : 1926
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Author : Geoffrey Powell
Publisher : Pen & Sword
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 42,73 MB
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 9780850528572
Raised in 1688 in response to a call for loyal troops, the Green Howards have maintained their tradition of loyalty over the past 300 years winning many superb battle honours. Their history reflects that of the British Army as there is hardly a major campaign that this Regiment has not been involved in. This fine book brings the story of one of Britain's finest regiments right up to date.
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Page : pages
File Size : 10,50 MB
Release : 1926
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Author : Geoffrey Powell
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 30,38 MB
Release : 2015-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1473858003
Regimental histories abound, but few can be as stirring as this story of the fortunes of the famous Yorkshire-based Green Howards. Raised in 1688 in response to a call for loyal troops, the Green Howards have maintained their tradition of loyalty over the past 300 years winning many superb battle honours. Their history reflects that of the British Army as there is hardly a major campaign that this Regiment has not been involved in; the French Wars of 1697-1793, the American War of Independence, Crimean War, First and Second World Wars, service in Suez, Malaya, Northern Ireland, peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and the war in the Gulf. This fine book brings the story of one of Britain's finest regiments right up to date.
Author : Julian Putkowski
Publisher : Pen & Sword
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 24,43 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 9780850526134
Shot at Dawn chronicles the tragic fate of more than 300 soldiers on the Western Front between 1918-18. The authors scoured the Imperial War Museum, public records and war diaries to piece together the jigsaw. A graphic account of man's inhumanity to man is the result of their labours.