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Order of Battle 1914-1918
ORDERS OF BATTLE 1914-1918 Order of Battle of the Divisions Part 1 – The Regular British Divisions Order of Battle of the Divisions Part 2A – The Territorial Force Mounted Divisions and the 1st Line Territorial Force Divisions (42-56) Order of Battle of the Divisions Part 2B – The 2nd Line Territorial Force Divisions (57th-69th) […]
Continue readingBritish Army Divisional Histories 1914-1918
BRITISH ARMY DIVISIONAL HISTORIES 1914-1919 Guards – History of the Guards Division in the Great War, 1915-1918 Volume I Guards – History of the Guards Division in the Great War, 1915-1918 Volume II 2 – The History of the Second Division 1914-1918 Volume 1 – Everard Wyrall 2 – The History of the Second Division […]
Continue readingThe Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross was instituted by Queen Victoria on 29 January 1856 and is the highest British military award available for gallantry. Awarded for ‘… most conspicuous bravery, or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice, or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy…’, the cross was available to all ranks of the […]
Continue readingEncyclopedia of World War One
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BRITISH MILITARY FORCES IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR The British Army The Royal Navy The Royal Flying Corps/Royal Air Force The Mercantile Marine Theatres of War Battles and Engagements Uniform and Equipment Weapons British Campaign Medals Decorations and Gallantry Awards Service Records Casualties
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