The Liverpool Pals were the first of the neighborhood-based units to be raised by the British for service in World War I, after the heavy losses in the regular army. Casualties after nearly two years of war eventually caused the units to be withdrawn in early 1918, but the 17th Battalion had the unique experience of being sent to Russia for operations against the Bolsheviks which lasted well into 1919.

LIVERPOOL PALS: 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th Battalions, The King's (Liverpool) Regiment (SERVICE BATTALIONS, THE KING'S)

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Montauban was the scene of one of the most famous and tragic incidents of the Somme battle of July 1, 1916, as men of the 8th East Surreys attempted to hold a contest to see which company of the battalion could kick a soccer ball first into the German lines.

MONTAUBAN: SOMME (Battleground Europe. Somme)

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Liverpool Pals, is a record of duty, courage and endeavor of a group of men who, before war broke out in 1914, were the backbone of Liverpool’s commerce. Fired with patriotism, over 4,000 of these businessmen volunteered in 1914 and were formed into the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th (Service) Battalions of the King’s (Liverpool Regiment); they were the first of all the Pals battalions to be raised, and they were the last to be stood down. It is commonly held that the North of England’s Pals battalions were wiped out on the 1st July, 1916, certainly this befell a number of units, but the Liverpool Pals took all their objectives on that day. From then on they fought all through the Somme Battle, The Battle of Arras and the muddy hell of Passchendaele in 1917, and the desperate defense against the German offensive of March 1918.

Liverpool Pals: 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th (Service) Battalions The King's (Liverpool Regiment).

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'Liverpool Pals', is a record of duty, courage and endeavor of a group of men who, before war broke out in 1914, were the backbone of Liverpool’s commerce. Over 4,000 of these businessmen volunteered in 1914.

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LIVERPOOL PALS: 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th Battalions, The King's (Liverpool) Regiment (SERVICE BATTALIONS, THE KING'S)

MONTAUBAN: SOMME (Battleground Europe. Somme)

Liverpool Pals: 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th (Service) Battalions The King's (Liverpool Regiment).

Liverpool Pals: 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th (Service) Battalions The King's (Liverpool Regiment).