Project Gutenberg 2005-12-22 Public domain in the USA. 81 Hills, John David Hills, J. D. The Fifth Leicestershire A Record of the 1/5th Battalion the Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During the War, 1914-1919. Reading ease score: 66.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by David Clarke, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The Fifth Leicestershire" by John David Hills is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work serves as a detailed chronicle of the experiences and operations of the 1/5th Battalion of the Leicestershire Regiment during World War I, from their mobilization through to the end of the conflict. It captures the regiment's spirit, trials, and significant moments on the battlefield, particularly focusing on the bond formed among the soldiers and their leadership. At the start of the narrative, the author introduces the Territorial Force and the formation of the 5th Leicestershire Regiment, highlighting its diverse experience levels among its members. The opening segment describes the early days following the war's outbreak, detailing their training in England and subsequent mobilization, quickly building an engaging sense of camaraderie. Hills offers glimpses into the organization of the battalion, interaction with local communities, and preparations for deployment, providing a vivid backdrop to the personal stories and events that will unfold throughout their harrowing journey in the war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- Great Britain Great Britain. Army. Leicestershire Regiment. Battalion, 1/5th D501 Text World War I Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - Warfare 690499 690290 2024-10-07T15:10:56.322370 2023-09-08T05:35:45.735197 text/html text/html 692129 2020-12-13T12:11:57 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1350336 2020-12-13T12:11:57 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1509895 2024-10-07T15:11:06.943341 application/epub+zip 1512302 2024-10-07T15:10:59.001392 application/epub+zip 332368 2024-10-07T15:10:57.416415 application/epub+zip 1757083 2024-10-07T15:11:13.205298 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1706773 2024-10-07T15:11:05.555325 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 522710 2022-09-08T10:44:21.789791 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 638481 638253 2024-10-07T15:10:55.156400 2023-09-08T05:35:44.813202 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 638295 2020-12-13T12:11:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 233636 2020-12-13T12:11:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 638321 2020-12-13T12:11:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 233549 2020-12-13T12:11:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21749 2024-10-07T15:11:13.351298 application/rdf+xml 13383 2024-10-07T15:10:57.988366 image/jpeg 3780 2024-10-07T15:10:57.698353 image/jpeg 1462672 2024-10-07T15:10:56.462378 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog