6th Battalion, the Manchester Regiment in the Great War: Not... - Hartley, John

6th Battalion, the Manchester Regiment in the Great WarAuthor(s): John Hartley\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Pen & Sword Military\nISBN-13: 9781848843288, 978-1848843288\nSynopsis\nThe 6th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment, was a pre-war Territorial unit. Many of its members held \""white collar\"" positions employed by the City's legal, financial and stockbroking practices or worked for the major commercial organisations trading and manufacturing cotton goods. It went overseas in September 1914, taking with it many new recruits who would undertake their basic training whilst the Battalion formed part of the British garrison in [url] saw action at Gallipoli from May 1915 until the evacuation at the end of the year and fascinating campaign is dealt with in considerable detail. The Battalion returned to Egypt until the spring of 1917 when it moved to [url] Manchesters saw regular action for most of 1918, coming under attack in t.