The Cheshire Regiment

This book provides a photographic history of one of England's oldest un-amalgamated Country Regiments. Formed in 1689, the Regiment served widely at home and around the world in India, the Far East, the Mediterranean, North America, the Caribbean, and Antarctica.

Beginning in 1858, it highlights Victorian and Edwardian service in Malta, New Brunswick, Burma, and India. During the First World War, the Regiment, greatly expanded to thirty-eight Battalions, served throughout the war on the Western Front and at various times in the Mediterranean, Gallipoli, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Salonika, and Macedonia.

In the inter-war years, the Regiment served at home and overseas in India, Palestine, and Malta. During the Second World War, the Cheshires served in France during 1940, in Malta, North Africa, the Middle East in PAI Force, and in North West Europe from June 1944 until the end of the war. Post-war service included Palestine, Egypt, Malaysia, Cyprus with the UN, Germany, Ireland, Belize, and Hong Kong.

The 200 photographs contained in this book are drawn from the regimental archives and highlight the diverse activities and places associated with the Cheshire Regiment over the past 150 years during times of peace and war.