
Harrogate Terriers
The 1/5th (Territorial) Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment in the Great War
John Sheehan(Author)
Pen & Sword Military (Publisher)
Published on 14. April 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-1-3990-7535-0 (ISBN)
Description
General Haig accused the Yorkshire Territorials of being ?too sleep" to fight well on the Somme, but the 1/5th Battalion proved him wrong. Mainly drawn from Harrogate, York, Ripon and the surrounding area, more than 700 lost their lives as they went on to fight successfully at Passchendaele and other key battles of the Great War. John Sheehan recounts individual stories of tragedy and heroism, as these part-time ?Saturday night soldiers" forged themselves into an effective fighting unit.
Using original personal and military diaries, with hundreds of carefully selected newspaper extracts, letters and photographs, this book traces individual stories of tradesmen, apprentices, lawyers, musicians, sportsmen, brothers, husbands and fathers from Harrogate and the West Riding. As such, it characterises the experience of the British Infantryman in the Great War.
Using original personal and military diaries, with hundreds of carefully selected newspaper extracts, letters and photographs, this book traces individual stories of tradesmen, apprentices, lawyers, musicians, sportsmen, brothers, husbands and fathers from Harrogate and the West Riding. As such, it characterises the experience of the British Infantryman in the Great War.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
South Yorkshire
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
100 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3990-7535-0 (9781399075350)
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Person
John Sheehan studied military history at Kings College London, and has written numerous articles on the First World War for the Harrogate Advertiser and other papers. He plays village cricket for Burnt Yates CC, and enjoys the magnificent view of Nidderdale from square leg. John is married with a son.