In August 1914 the 1st Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment were amongst the small professional British Army who gathered and prepared for a war that would ‘be over by Christmas’. With a long and proud history, dating back to 1688, the regiment’s fighting men had already served through numerous wars and rebellions over and above long periods on garrison duties in the ‘Fever Isles’, the New World, and throughout the expanding British Empire. So when war was declared the ‘Old Contemptibles’ of the 1st Battalion would find themselves heavily engaged in more intense fighting during the first three months of the Great War, as it came to be known, than many of the newly raised ‘Service’ battalions would experience during their entire existence.Despite heavy casualties, atrocious conditions, and a steep learning curve, they remained professional and stoic through the early fire and movement battles and then the stagnant, arbitrary nature of trench warfare. They endured pitched battles, heavy shelling, snipers, gas attacks, fended off overwhelming numbers of enemy troops, and carried their bayonets across no man’s land into the seething infernos of machine gun and artillery barrages. This is the first part of their story, from their first defiant defense amongst the slag heaps at Mons, through to the ferocious fighting during the Battle of the Somme in 1916. By integrating a wide variety of official and personal sources, supported by maps, and personalised with individual stories and photographs, Steven Fuller brings the fascinating and extraordinary history of this distinguished battalion and it’s ‘Soldier Lads’ to life.

1st Bedfordshires - Part One: Mons to the Somme (Soldier Lads - First World War)

History

Fuller, Steven

Europe

Fighting High Publishing

The second part of Steven Fuller’s history of the 1st Battalion, the Bedfordshire Regiment, covering the period from October 1916 until the end of the war. In the final two years of the Great War the 1st Bedfordshires were engaged at the Battle of Arras, the capture of Oppy Wood, several phases of the Third Battle of Ypres 1917 – Passchendaele, the German Spring Offensives and the final '100 Days' of battles in 1918. In between they were designated to be amongst the handful of British divisions rushed to the Italian Front late in 1917. By integrating a wide variety of official and personal sources, supported by maps, and personalised with individual stories and photographs, Steve Fuller brings the fascinating and extraordinary history of this distinguished battalion and it’s ‘Soldier Lads’ to life.

1st Bedfordshires - Part Two: Arras to the Armistice (Soldier Lads)

This book addresses the full range of legal issues in the UK that arise in respect to people suffering from dementia, setting out the law in a clear and accessible form. Starting from the initial stages of obtaining information, the book follows a logical sequence through: the powers under the UK's Mental Health Act (MHA) 1983 * rights to assessment, treatment, and care services * the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005 * financial deputies and attorneys * care funding. It concludes with a detailed section on the remedies which may be deployed to resolve disputes in these areas. The first section of the book deals with legal issues that arise at the time of diagnosis and in the period when the dementia begins to have a significant impact on the person's life. Access to information about a person with dementia is a particularly complex problem. The rights and duties of disclosure of personal data and medical information are set out in this context. The powers to detain a person with dementia under the MHA are explained, as is the role given to the nearest relative. The second section is focused on legal issues surrounding the care provided to a person with dementia. The concept of 'best interests' is explained at the start of this section, along with the legal approach under the MCA to making decisions for the person with dementia (such as when to deprive that person of his or her liberty). The rights to receive a particular medical treatment and to refuse treatment are set out before turning to the legal issues surrounding care services provided by the local authority. The third section is concerned with the property and financial issues affecting those with dementia. The legal processes, powers, and obligations of attorneys and financial deputies are set out and explained in context along with practical information about the most common problems (such as the sale of property). This section concludes with a chapter covering issues concerning the funding of care. The final section concentrates on the remedies available when disputes arise, as they are likely to apply to a person suffering from dementia. The book covers both England and Wales, and includes additional reference wherever the law differs in Wales. [Subject: Mental Health Law]

Dementia and the Law

Cooper, Christine

Harrop-Griffiths, Tony

Cowen, Jonathan

Hadden, Rhys

Hodes, Angela

Flowers, Victoria

Health & Medical Law

Jordan Publishing Limited

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