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This short book of War Tales is not a Regimental History. When one
considers that the Mercian Regiment sprang from nine original Regiments,
and that well over half a million men wore their cap badges in the Great
War alone, it is obvious that such a History would be a considerable
volume. It is instead a collection of stories that illustrate the
adventures and hardships of our Regimental ancestors.
This is not
ancient history. I have served with men who fought in the Second World
War, some of them fought with men who served in the Great War and so on.
These stories are from some ten unbroken generations of soldiering. They
give a taste of the bravery, discipline and comradeship that is our
heritage in today’s Regiment. The stories are drawn from over three
hundred years of hard service all over the world.
Major J H Cotterill MBE, Lichfield, 2007 |
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THE ANTECEDENT REGIMENTS |
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THE 22nd CHESHIRE REGIMENT |
THE WORCESTERSHIRE AND SHERWOOD FORESTERS REGIMENT
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THE STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT (PRINCE OF WALES’S OWN) |
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THE ANTECEDENT REGIMENTS |
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CONTENTS
Chapter 1
- A little bit of History
Chapter 2 - Soldiering
in Scarlet - 1689-1838
Chapter 3 -
Soldiering in Khaki - 1838 – 1914 - The Wars of Empire
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India
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The
Crimean War
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India again and Africa
Chapter 4 - Soldiering in the Trenches - 1914-1919
Chapter 5 - Soldiering in Battledress - 1939-1945
The Second World War
Chapter 6 - Soldiering On - 1946-2007
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Badge of The
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