Archaeologists Unearth World War I Training Camp, Discovers the Base of Frontline Battalions in England A team of archaeologists excavated the site of a World War One training camp in Bexhill called ...

In the first weekend of the war, 100 men an hour (3,000 a ... These groups, called battalions, were full of friends, or pals, so people called them Pals Battalions. Soon there were Pals Battalions ...

A feature-length documentary telling the story of the Accrington Pals is set to be released this month, in honour of the ...

The full behind the scenes story of 3,000 men from St. Helens who fought in the First World War is uncovered ... to serve with the 11th Battalion South Lancashire Regiment – also known as the ‘St.

"[They] ended up being trained here and then they did the typical pals thing ... used throughout World War One, originally housing men who would form the 11th, 12th and 13th Battalions of the ...

Today marks 100 years since the first day of the Battle of the Somme, the bloodiest day of the First World War – and ... battle were members of the ‘pals’ battalions’, volunteer units ...