The 23rd Battalion, Manchester Regiment was a Bantam battalion recruited in 1914 as part of 'Kitchener's Army' from men who were below the normal minimum height required by the British Army. It served
Manchester Town Hall, where the City battalions were enlisted.
Encampments in 'Happy Valley', July 1916.
The ruins of Épehy.
A typical waterlogged trench in the 1917 Ypres offensive.
The 91st Brigade was an infantry formation of the British Army during World War I. It was raised as part of 'Kitchener's Army' and was assigned to the 30th Division. After the original formation was c
23rd (Service) Battalion, Manchester Regiment (8th City)
…Kitchener, though the men were still clothed in a mixture of blue and khaki and many still did not have rifles. On 27 April 1915 126th Bde was renumbered 91st Bde and it was moved to a new 30th Division entirely composed of Liverpool and Manchester Pals battalions. However, in May the 23rd Manchester was transferred…
Alfred Leete's recruitment poster for Kitchener's Army.
Formation sign of the 30th Division, based on the Earl of Derby's family crest
A ruined garden at Mametz, depicted by Edward Handley-Read.
Battlefield conditions during the Second Battle of Passchendaele.