17th Battalion Manchester Regiment on the Somme

Inspired by interviews and notes by a member of the 2nd City Battalion of the Manchester Regiment, this site portrays the particular group of volunteer soldiers, from enlistment to their service in the Battle of the Somme. In memory of the contributor of the journal, Private Allan Arthur Bell 8055 and the Pals that served with him. Copyright Bell Family. All rights reserved. Please see acknowledgments and feel free to comment in the Guest Book or individual Posts.

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Home
About – The Steel Helmet
The Pals in England
Early Days in France
1st July 1916 – Montauban
100 Missing men
Trones Wood
Guillemont
Flers
- Casualties at Flers 11-17th October 1916
- Private 43278 Edwin Burrows – Killed in Action 12th October 1916
Highlights
- Site Visitors and Manchester Regiment Connections
The Cost
- III Platoon Cost – Fatalities
- The officers of 90th Brigade – Merchiston, St Bees, Oxford, Cheshire and beyond.
  - Captain Stanley Kenworthy
Acknowledgements
Afterwards
GUEST BOOK
Honours and Medals
Cemeteries, Memorials, Museums and Places of Interest

The History of the Manchester Regiment

Produced by the Regimental Archives team, this video provides a whistlestop tour through the history of the Manchesters.

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About – The Steel Helmet
The Pals in England
Early Days in France
1st July 1916 – Montauban
100 Missing men
Trones Wood
Guillemont
Flers
- Casualties at Flers 11-17th October 1916
- Private 43278 Edwin Burrows – Killed in Action 12th October 1916
Highlights
- Site Visitors and Manchester Regiment Connections
The Cost
- III Platoon Cost – Fatalities
- The officers of 90th Brigade – Merchiston, St Bees, Oxford, Cheshire and beyond.
  - Captain Stanley Kenworthy
Acknowledgements
Afterwards
GUEST BOOK
Honours and Medals
Cemeteries, Memorials, Museums and Places of Interest

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