List: Pals battalions

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•  Pals battalion

  The Pals battalions of World War I were specially constituted units of the British Army comprising men who had enlisted together in local recruiting drives, with the promise that they would be able to serve alongside their friends, neighbours and work colleagues ("pals"), rather than being allocated to regular Army regiments.

  

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•  Tyneside Irish Brigade

  The Tyneside Irish Brigade was a British First World War infantry brigade of Kitchener's Army, raised in 1914. Officially numbered the 103rd (Tyneside Irish) Brigade, it contained four Pals battalions from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, largely made up of men of Irish extraction. (Another Newcastle brigade — the 102nd — contained Tynesiders with Scottish connections. ) The brigade's four battalions were known as the 1st to 4th Tyneside Irish.

  

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•  Tyneside Scottish Brigade

  The Tyneside Scottish Brigade was raised in 1914 as part of Kitchener's Army. Officially numbered the 102nd (Tyneside Scottish) Brigade, it contained four Pals battalions from Newcastle-on-Tyne.

  

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•  Accrington Pals

  The Accrington Pals was a British First World War Pals battalion of Kitchener's Army raised in and around the town of Accrington in Lancashire. When the battalion was taken over by the British Army it was officially named the 11th Battalion, The East Lancashire Regiment. Recruiting was initiated by the mayor of Accrington following Lord Kitchener's call for volunteers and it took only ten days to raise a complete battalion.

  

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•  List of Pals battalions

  

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•  Public Schools Battalion

  The Public Schools Battalion was a British First World War Pals battalion of Kitchener's Army, originally made up exclusively of former public schoolboys. When the battalion was taken over by the British Army it was officially named the 16th Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment.

  

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•  Grimsby Chums

  The Grimsby Chums was a British First World War Pals battalion of Kitchener's Army raised in and around the town of Grimsby in Lincolnshire. When the battalion was taken over by the British Army it was officially named the 10th Battalion, The Lincolnshire Regiment. It was the only 'pals battalion' to be called 'chums'.

  

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•  Leeds Pals

  The Leeds Pals were a First World War Pals battalion of Kitchener's Army raised in the West Yorkshire city of Leeds. When the battalion was taken over by the British Army it was officially named the 15th Battalion (1st Leeds), The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment). The battalion was formed in September 1914 and underwent training at Colsterdale in the Yorkshire Dales.

  

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•  Sheffield City Battalion

  The Sheffield City Battalion was a Pals battalion during the First World War . Raised in 1914, it was designated as the 12th (Sheffield City) (Service) Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment.

  

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•  Barnsley Pals

  The Barnsley Pals were two Pals battalions during the First World War . They were formed as the 13th (1st Barnsley Pals) and 14th (2nd Barnsley Pals) Battalions of the York and Lancaster Regiment. These two Pals battalions were brigaded with the Sheffield City Battalion (12th Battalion of the York and Lancaster Regiment) and the Accrington Palsin the 94th Brigade of the 31st Division (United Kingdom).

  

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•  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.

  

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•  Manchester Pals

  The Manchester Pals were part of Kitchener's New Army . They were formed into seven battalions in the The Manchester Regiment .

  

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