Inglis, G. I. S.

The Kensington Battalion : 'never lost a yard of trench' / G.I.S. Inglis. - Barnsley : Pen & Sword Military, 2010. - 288 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Raised by the Mayor of Kensington, the 22nd Royal Fusiliers (the Kensington Battalion) were a strange mixture of social classes (bankers and stevedores, writers and laborers) with a strong sprinkling of irreverent colonials thrown in. Such a disparate group needed a strong leader and, luckily, in Randle Barratt Barker, they found one, first as their trainer and then as the Commanding Officer. As this superb book reveals The Kensington Battalion had a unique spirit and given their ordeals they needed this. They suffered severely in the battles of 1917 and, starved of reinforcements, were disband.

ISBN: 9781848842472 (hbk.) 1848842473 (hbk.)

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB1C7760 bnb

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Great Britain. Army. 13th London Regiment. Kensington Battalion.
Great Britain. Army. Royal Fusiliers. Battalion, 22nd.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
World War, 1914-1918--Regimental histories--Great Britain.

LC Class. No.: D545.S7