Territorial Force
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The Territorial Force was a part-time volunteer component of the British Army, created in 1908 to augment British land forces without resorting to conscription. The new organisation was created by the
Presentations of colours and guidons to 108 units of the Territorial Force by King Edward VII at Windsor Castle, 19 June 1909
Late 19th-century volunteers of the 22nd Middlesex Rifle Volunteers (Central London Rangers)
Richard Haldane, architect of the Territorial Force
Lord Roberts, fierce critic of the Territorial Force and strong proponent of conscription as a better alternative
The 42nd Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army. The division was raised in 1908 as part of the Territorial Force, originally as the East Lancashire Division, and was redesigna
A boat carrying Lancashire Fusiliers, bound for Gallipoli. Photo by Ernest Brooks.
Tommies of the 1/6th Battalion, Manchester Regiment advancing over open terrain during the Third Battle of Krithia, June 1915.
Trench message dog of 10th Manchesters waits while message is written, Cuinchy, 26 January 1918
Men of the 4th East Lancs at a sap-head, Givenchy, 28 January 1918