Tyneside Irish: 24th, 25th, 26th and 27th (Service) Battalions of Northumbrian Fusiliers, John Sheen.
A detailed history of the four front line battalions of the Tyneside Irish, starting with the raising of the battalions and their training in Britain. We then follow them to the Western Front and the disastrous first day of the battle of the Somme in 1916, the series of battles of 1917 and their last front line service during the German advances of 1918. [read full review]
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