Hard as Nails: The Sportsmen's Battalion of World War One

Michael Foley

Hard as Nails: The Sportsmen's Battalion of World War One
Format
Hardback
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Published
1 June 2007
Pages
224
ISBN
9781862274068

Hard as Nails: The Sportsmen’s Battalion of World War One

Michael Foley

This is the history of the Sportsmen’s Battalion, Royal Fusiliers 23rd service battalion, which consisted almost entirely of men from the world of sport or entertainment. The battalion was privately raised and took men up to the age of 45. This book covers the battalion’s beginnings in London and progression to Hornchurch, France and then Germany.

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