Harrogate Terriers : The 1/5th (Territorial) Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment in the Great War - JOHN SHEEHAN

Harrogate Terriers

The 1/5th (Territorial) Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment in the Great War

By: JOHN SHEEHAN

Paperback | 28 April 2025

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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. AUTHOR: 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.
Industry Reviews
"This is a fascinating biopic of a specific battalion of Territorial Army soldiers who suffered an appalling slur at the hands of General Haigh and then went on to show him up for his stupidity and duplicity. John Sheehans's research sets the record well and firmly straight!"-- "Books Monthly"

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