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Orders: 1st Bn: High Wood (Somme) 18th August 1916

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The TOTAL STRENGTH of the Battalion on 17th August was 16 Officers and 522 Other Ranks. Four days later the strength of the Battalion was now recorded as being 7 Officers and 310 Other Ranks.

The first day of the attack, 18th August, saw the largest losses: 2 Officers killed and 6 wounded; 30 Other […]

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Document: Conditions of Service in Territorial Force

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As found in the service papers of a Loyal North Lancashire Regiment soldier;

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Document: Instructions for use of respirator and smoke helments

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As found in a Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, Battalion War Diary;

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Document: From the King

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Document: Attention to the following in Trenches

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