Liverpool Pals

Liverpool Pals

The Liverpool Pals battalions were formed during the First World War as part of the King's (Liverpool) Regiment. They, along with the Manchester Pals, are commemorated at a small memorial in France.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Pals battalion — The Pals battalions of World War I were units of the British Army that consisted of men who had enlisted together at special local recruiting drives, with the promise that they would be able to serve alongside their friends, neighbors and work… …   Wikipedia

  • King's Regiment (Liverpool) — Infobox Military Unit unit name=The King s Regiment (Liverpool) caption=Cap badge of the regiment, featuring the White Horse of Hanover country=United Kingdom type=Line Infantry branch=Army dates=1 July 1881 1 September 1958 size=Varied; see full …   Wikipedia

  • List of Pals battalions — This is a list of Pals battalions of the British Army during the First World War:* Accrington Pals (11th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment) * Barnsley Pals ** 1st Barnsley Pals (13th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment) ** 2nd Barnsley Pals… …   Wikipedia

  • Edward Henry Trotter — Lieutenant Colonel Edward Henry Trotter, DSO (1 December 1872 8 July 1916), was a British Army officer who commanded the 18th Battalion, The King s (Liverpool Regiment) during the First World War. He was born in London, the son of Major General… …   Wikipedia

  • Sammy Lee (footballer) — Infobox Football biography playername = Sammy Lee fullname = Samuel Lee height = height|ft=5|in=2 dateofbirth = birth date and age|1959|2|7|df=y cityofbirth = Liverpool countryofbirth = England dateofdeath = cityofdeath = countryofdeath =… …   Wikipedia

  • Burnley — For the larger local government district, see Burnley (borough). For other meanings see Burnley (disambiguation) Coordinates: 53°47′20″N 2°14′53″W /  …   Wikipedia

  • History of Skipton — The small town of Skipton in North Yorkshire (in the United Kingdom) has been around as far back as 1085, listed in the Domesday Book, and has roles in history during the English Civil War and as the site of a prisoner of war camp during World… …   Wikipedia

  • The Manchester Regiment — Le Manchester Regiment était un régiment de l armée britannique aujourd hui dissout, formé en 1881 par la fusion du 63rd Regiment of foot (West Suffolk) et du 96th Regiment of foot. En 1958, il a été fusionné avec leKing s Regiment (Liverpool)… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Manchester Regiment — For the Jacobite unit, see Manchester Regiment (Jacobite). The Manchester Regiment …   Wikipedia

  • Roger McGough — A 2004 sculptural installation in Liverpool based around Roger McGough s poetical invocation of water Roger Joseph McGough CBE (born 9 November 1937) is a well known English performance poet. He presents the BBC Radio 4 programme Poetry Please… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”