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
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.
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
91st Brigade (United Kingdom)
…22nd (Service) Battalion, Manchester Regiment (7th City) 23rd (Service) Battalion, Manchester Regiment (8th City) However the 23rd (8th City) Battalion was a 'Bantam battalion', composed of men between the heights of 5 foot (152 cm) and 5 foot 3 inches (160 cm…
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.