Project Gutenberg 2005-12-22 Public domain in the USA. 333 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. 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.) Reading ease score: 66.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. 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 Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 690622 2025-06-07T12:16:18.558363 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 1509922 2025-06-07T12:16:29.699813 application/epub+zip 1512270 2025-06-07T12:16:21.357348 application/epub+zip 332353 2025-06-07T12:16:19.734371 application/epub+zip 1757061 2025-06-07T12:16:36.055784 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1706775 2025-06-07T12:16:28.140300 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 522710 2022-09-08T10:44:21.789791 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 638481 2025-06-07T12:16:17.622345 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 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 20780 2025-06-07T12:16:36.210755 application/rdf+xml 13383 2025-06-07T12:16:20.316328 image/jpeg 3780 2025-06-07T12:16:20.024369 image/jpeg 1462703 2025-06-07T12:16:18.701390 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog