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The 17th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers was one of the numerous Pals Battalions formed in the North East of England on Kitchener's call for men during the early parts of the First World War. [1] The battalion was raised by the North Eastern Railway (NER) and was the only pals battalions to be raised by a single company.
The 17th Battalion was also a Pals battalion, raised by the North Eastern Railway at Hull in September 1914. It became a pioneer battalion on 11 January 1915 and was assigned to the 32nd Division at Catterick in June. It was taken over by the War Office on 1 September 1915, and landed at Havre on 21 November with 32nd Division.
The 17th (Northern) Division was an infantry division of the British Army, ... Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (until August 1917) 3/4th Battalion, ...
The 17th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. The Battalion, a Pals Battalion raised by the North Eastern Railway, began its life as a regular infantry battalion. It later became a Pioneer battalion and, owing to the large number of railwaymen available, became a Railway Pioneer battalion in October 1916 working under General Headquarters (GHQ ...
The 17th Battalion may refer to: 17th Battalion (Australia) 2/17th Battalion (Australia) 2nd/17th Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment; 17th Armored Engineer Battalion; 17th (Service) Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, the Football Battalion; 17th Parachute Battalion (United Kingdom) 17th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers
At the time of the outbreak of the First World War, Pears was in East Africa but returned to the UK. Pears was a member of the Reserve of Officers and on his recall, he was gazetted to the North Eastern Railway Pals Battalion - the 17th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. After serving time as Adjutant, he was made Commanding Officer on ...
1st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers: 8th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment ... 17th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers 33rd Division: Major-General Reginald ...
The infantry battalions did not all serve at once, but all were assigned to the brigade during the war. 16th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (Newcastle); 17th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (NER Pioneers) [1]