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The King's Men
The Sandringham Company & Norfolk Regiment Territorial Battalions, 1914–1918
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- English
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eBook - ePub
The King's Men
The Sandringham Company & Norfolk Regiment Territorial Battalions, 1914–1918
About this book
"An absorbing account of the Norfolk Territorials who fought at Gallipoli and created a legend" from the author of
Beating the Nazi Invader (Firetrench).
The 4th and 5th Battalions, the Norfolk Regiment were formed in the early days of The Great War as part of the Territorial Force and deployed with 54th (East Anglian) Division to Gallipoli in 1915. Most significantly the 1/5th Battalion was unique in that it contained The Sandringham Company, the only unit to be raised entirely from a Royal Estate.
Tragically the Company, along with King George V's Agent Captain Beck, disappeared without trace on 12 August 1915, presumed to have been overcome by their Turkish adversaries.
The Battalion was rebuilt and saw out the ill-fated Gallipoli Campaign being evacuated to Egypt in December 1915. Thereafter the Norfolks served with distinction in Palestine as part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force.
The author has compiled a fascinating history of these Battalions' distinguished service using contemporary records and personal accounts illustrated with a splendid selection of photographs. The result is a fitting tribute to the memory of these brave volunteers.
"Brilliant local (Norfolk) social historian Neil Storey tells the story of the Norfolk Regiment and its campaigns during and after the Great War. Beautifully illustrated and full of amazing and fascinating facts, this is social and military history at its very best." —Books Monthly
"Neil Storey manages to compose a very interesting and passionate book, which once again demonstrates the effort and war contribution of small British communities during the Great War tragedy." —On the Old Barbed Wire
The 4th and 5th Battalions, the Norfolk Regiment were formed in the early days of The Great War as part of the Territorial Force and deployed with 54th (East Anglian) Division to Gallipoli in 1915. Most significantly the 1/5th Battalion was unique in that it contained The Sandringham Company, the only unit to be raised entirely from a Royal Estate.
Tragically the Company, along with King George V's Agent Captain Beck, disappeared without trace on 12 August 1915, presumed to have been overcome by their Turkish adversaries.
The Battalion was rebuilt and saw out the ill-fated Gallipoli Campaign being evacuated to Egypt in December 1915. Thereafter the Norfolks served with distinction in Palestine as part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force.
The author has compiled a fascinating history of these Battalions' distinguished service using contemporary records and personal accounts illustrated with a splendid selection of photographs. The result is a fitting tribute to the memory of these brave volunteers.
"Brilliant local (Norfolk) social historian Neil Storey tells the story of the Norfolk Regiment and its campaigns during and after the Great War. Beautifully illustrated and full of amazing and fascinating facts, this is social and military history at its very best." —Books Monthly
"Neil Storey manages to compose a very interesting and passionate book, which once again demonstrates the effort and war contribution of small British communities during the Great War tragedy." —On the Old Barbed Wire
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Norfolk Before the Great War
- Chapter 2 The Creation of the Territorial Force in Norfolk
- Chapter 3 The Sandringham Company
- Chapter 4 Mobilization and Training
- Chapter 5 To Foreign Shores
- Chapter 6 Anafarta and The Gallipoli Campaign
- Chapter 7 Egypt 1916
- Chapter 8 Palestine 1917-18
- Chapter 9 Reserve Battalions
- Chapter 10 Legends and the Truth: What Happened to the Men Who Fell on 12 August 1915?
- Appendices
- Select Bibliography and Sources
- Acknowledgements