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The Church Lads' Brigade in the Great War - 9781783463589 Book WW1
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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Personalised
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- Series
- WW1
- Subject Area
- Military History
- Book Title
- Church Lads' Brigade in the Great War
- Educational Level
- Adult & Further Education
- Features
- Some Illustrations
- Level
- Intermediate
- Topic
- War
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United Kingdom
- Item Weight
- 900g
- ISBN
- 9781783463589
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Church Lads' Brigade in the Great War
- Item Height
- 234 mm
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books LTD
- Subject
- History
- Item Width
- 156 mm
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
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It is estimated that around 50,000 Brigade Lads served in the First World War, during which many honours and distinctions were awarded. The Brigade contributed two Service Battalions of the King's Royal Rifle Corps whose members were comprised entirely of past and present members of the Church Lads' Brigade. These were known as 'Pals' Battalions. The story of the battalion centres around the experiences of eight men who served and some who died in the Battles of The Somme, Arras and The Lys. In the latter half of the nineteenth century influential Christians were worried about the poor spiritual and physical development of young people. It was at that time that 'Brigade' groups began to spring up all over the UK. Walter Mallock Gee, who was Secretary of the Junior Branch of the Church of England Temperance Society and a 'Volunteer' Army Officer, founded the Church Lads' Brigade in 1891. By 1908 the membership of the brigade stood at about 70,000 in 1,300 companies. When the 'Call to Arms' came from Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener in 1914, thousands of Britain's youth flocked to join the armed forces. Members of the Church Lads' Brigade joined up in their droves at recruiting stations all over Great Britain. Two Battalions were formed entirely from serving and ex-members of the Church Lad's Brigade. The 16th (Service) Battalion and later the 19th (Service) Battalion, both sponsored by the Church Lads' Brigade, became known as 'The Churchmen's Battalion'. In 1914 no one could have imagined the horrendous stories that would unfold from the bloody massacre at so many notorious battles across Belgium and the fields of Flanders. Ypres, Passchendale, Somme, Arras, Lys, and the brutal decimation of the battalion during the hell of the fighting at High Wood. No one could have imagined the discomfort and disease brought on by living in a trench full of water for days on end, or 'over the top' through acres of knee-high mud. More than 24 of the Church Lads' Brigade were awarded a Victoria Cross for their bravery, but by 1918 many of those gallant young Lads would not return home. This is their story. 100 illustrations
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Publisher
Pen & Sword Books LTD
ISBN-13
9781783463589
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Product Key Features
Publication Year
2015
Subject
History
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Church Lads' Brigade in the Great War
Type
Textbook
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
234 mm
Item Width
156 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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