Manchester Regiment City Battalions 1914-1916

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Information about Manchester Regiment city battalions 1914-1916

The dataset contains 11,290 records of men who served with the 'Manchester Pals' battalions, listed by platoon. The military record set details two brigades, recorded in a series of platoon photographs and lists.

A complete book was published in 1916 under the title 'Manchester City Battalions Book of Honour'. This set of records consists of an index of the names, which does not contain a key to identify the soldiers.

The Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society provided Genes Reunited with these records, which are linked closely with the Oldham Pals 1914-1920 and Oldham Pals Roll of Honour. These sets are another place to look for your ancestors.