Liverpool Press Guard
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liverpool-press-guard-164-10144209
title:
Liverpool Press Guard
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The Liverpool Press Guard was a Rifle Volunteer Corps raised in the city of Liverpool in Lancashire, North West England, in 1861. Initially drawn from the newspaper and printing trades, it later recruited more widely in the Everton and Ormskirk areas. In 1881 it became a battalion of the King's. A detachment served in the Second Boer War, and two battalions saw action during World War I distinguishing themselves at the Battle of Loos, on the Somme, at Ypres and at Cambrai. It fought in the Battl
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Military unit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_Press_Guard
date created:
2023-07-13T19:49:25Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T00:05:28Z
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