Serre and the Sheffield City Battalion
On 1 July 1916 the ‘Pals’ battalions of the 31st Division went ‘over the top’ on the opening day of the Battle of the Somme. One of these war-time raised units was the 12th York and Lancs – better known as the Sheffield City Battalion.
In this presentation Tony Bolton describes the raising and destruction of this battalion: how were the men recruited, where they came from and what actually happened on that infamous day in July 1916.
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