Название: With Bayonets Fixed: The 12th & 13th Battalions of the Durham Light Infantry in the Great War
Автор: John Sheen
Издательство: Pen & Sword
ISBN: 178159032X
Год: 2013
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 272
Размер: 11,9 МБ
Язык: Английский
In August and September 1914 the Regimental Depot of the Durham Light Infantry at Fenham Barracks in Newcastle was overwhelmed by the number of men enlisting. Accommodation was tight so the men were formed into batches and sent off to training grounds in the south of England. Over 2,000 men were sent to Bulllswater near Woking in Surrey where they became the 12th and 13th Battalions of the DLI serving in 68 Brigade of the 23rd Division, commanded by Lieutenant General Sir James Babington KCB KCMG.