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Everard Wyrall (1878-1932): Military Historian

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Last April [2021] I was asked to supervise a Wolverhampton University MA dissertation on 1/7th Northumberland Fusiliers. The battalion was in 50th (Northumbrian) Division TF, so before doing anything else I consulted my copy of the divisional history by Everard Wyrall. And then something happened that might have happened at any point in the past...


London Regiment Drill Halls - a talk by Charles Fair

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The talk first looks at the role and functions of the drill hall as part of the Territorial ‘way of life’ and identity. London units usually had one drill hall in contrast to a battalion in a rural county which would have several locations. The location and facilities of a drill hall could affect a unit’s ability to recruit and train. It assesse...