Oldham Historical Research Group - World War 1, Oldham Territorials, 1/10 Battalion, Manchester Regiment

Oldham Historical Research Group

'THE GREAT WAR', 'THE WAR TO END WAR', 'WORLD WAR 1'
'What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?
- Only the monstrous anger of the guns.'
from 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' by Wilfred Owen

1914 - 1918

'Oldham Terriers - Their Part in the War'

by Sergeant Maurice Bradbury, M.M.
Oldham Territorials, 1/10 Battalion, Manchester Regiment

Transcriptions of the series of articles published in the 'Oldham Standard' in Spring 1919.

'Servicemen We Know' who served in the 1/10th Manchester Regiment:
top right: Walter Mills, V.C.; bottom left George Howard; bottom right : Alfred Hitchen

'Oldham Men's Fights on Many Battlefields'
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'Mobilisation and the Journey to Egypt'

Part 1

Final Days in Egypt
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Guarding the Canal
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Reception prepared for "Johnny Turk"
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Off for ill-fated Gallipoli

Part 2

Journey to Gallipoli
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First Sounds of Battle
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Queen 'Lizzie' in Action
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A Vision of Hell

Part 3

March to Gallipoli Trenches
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The First Man Killed
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Impressions of Real Warfare

Part 4

Gallipoli's Decisive Battle
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The 4th of June
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Oldham Men's Fiercest Combat
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How Heroes Fell

Part 5

Return to Cape Helles
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Christmas Day in a 'Bluff'
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Departure from Ill-fated Peninsula

Part 6

The Battle of Romani
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German Prisoners' Sullen Glare
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Third Christmas of the War
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The order to go to France

Part 7

Approach to the Trenches
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Impressions of Ruined Peronne
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In the Line at Epehy

Part 8

Horrors of Ypres in 1917
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From the Sands to La Bassee
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Gas Attack Almost Wipes Out a Company
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A Stand of Almost Unsurpassed Bravery

Part 9

Greatest Battle of All Times
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Holding Up German Offensive
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Bravery V. Unprecedented Violence
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A Slice of Hell

Part 10

The Grand Slam
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Weeks of Continuous Fighting
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Oldham Lads Face Hail of Bullets
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A Glimpse of Unsurpassed Heroism

Part 11

Last Stages of the Struggle
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Fight with Germany's Best Troops
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Glorious Charge for Welsh Ridge

Part 12

Transcriptions by Sheila Goodyear :
Photo of Drill Hall courtesy Oldham Local Studies and Archives.
LINK to brief history of the 10th Battalion on the Manchester Regiment's website.