It is a replica of one in the Memorial Gardens in Bradford. Pals battalions were formed as friends and colleagues enlisted together, many were formed in northern towns. The inscription on the ...

The event is to coincide with the anniversary of the first day on the Battle of the Somme, on 1 July 1916 that involved the Leeds Pals battalion. David Hawkin, a researcher on the project ...

The WW1 Group made a recce of places to be visited on a coach tour in June, 2018. The engagements of the four Bradford battalions will be followed, including the Pals at Oppy and Gavrelle during ...

They were all young, proud, and ready to serve king and country. But among the eager group of young men who had signed up to fight in the First World War together, one face stood out from the rest.

When World War One (WW1) broke out, the British government ... which later became known as Pals Battalions Many nations today legally require their citizens to serve in the military.

Hundreds of events are taking place across Britain to remember the "Pals" - groups of friends, neighbours or colleagues who joined up to form their own battalions in World War One. A century on ...

ACCRINGTON Pals historian Les Bond is to give a talk about the battalion’s history at Blackburn Library on Tuesday. About 1,100 young men from East Lancashire answered Lord Kitchener’s call ...