10th Batt. Liverpool Scottish WWI

Woven cloth shoulder title. Headquarters at 7 Fraser St. Liverpool. Made up of companies A to H they were part of the South Lancs. Brigade West Lancs. Division. They were one of the first territorial battalions to go to France in November 1914. By January 1915 were reduced to 370 able bodied men due to the severe winter and trench warfare. The establishment had been 26 officers and 829 men. Took part in the first action at Bellewaarde in June 1915. This battle was known to the regiment as the Battle of Hooge. It was designed to pin down German reserves while other Allied Forces were engaged elsewhere. The unit's most acclaimed soldier during WWI was Captain Noel Godfrey Chavasse who was awarded two VCs while attached to the RAMC. Red on khaki

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