Manchester Regiment
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The Manchester Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1958. The regiment was created during the 1881 Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 63rd Re
Cap badge of the Manchester Regiment during the First World War.
The Manchester Regiment in the full dress uniform of 1914. Illustration by Harry Payne (1858–1927)
A regimental South African War Memorial (the work of William Hamo Thornycroft) in St Ann's Square, Manchester
The 1911 Delhi Durbar
Wilfred Owen
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Wilfred Edward Salter Owen was an English poet and soldier. He was one of the leading poets of the First World War. His war poetry on the horrors of trenches and gas warfare was much influenced by his
Manchester Regiment
…199th (2/1st Manchester) Brigade, part of 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division, all battalions of the Territorial Force. The later-prominent war poet, Wilfred Owen served with the 2nd Battalion, Manchesters in the later stages of the war. On 1 October 1918, Owen led units of it to storm a number of enemy strong…
Wilfred Owen in uniform
Owen's grave, in Ors communal cemetery