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Gordon Booth · 15-03-2012, 13:05

Very interesting.
Perhaps retlaw can tell us-
Were all those men in the Pals? So many of them, can't have been many young men left in Accrington! How many came back?
Were the men leading the march on Salisbury Plain carrying large axes? If so why?
They were wearing 'pith helmets' weren't they? Did they only wear tin helmets on the front line?
Would be interesting to know-I'm sure retlaw can help.

15-03-2012, 13:05	#12
Gordon Booth Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 2,402 Liked: 715 times Rep Power: 46614	Re: 1st Bn East Lancs Regiment Very interesting. Perhaps retlaw can tell us- Were all those men in the Pals? So many of them, can't have been many young men left in Accrington! How many came back? Were the men leading the march on Salisbury Plain carrying large axes? If so why? They were wearing 'pith helmets' weren't they? Did they only wear tin helmets on the front line? Would be interesting to know-I'm sure retlaw can help.