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THE HISTORY
OF THE
2/6th (RIFLE) BATTALION "THE KING'S"
(LIVERPOOL REGIMENT)
1914-1919
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Photo by      Houghton, Margate.
LIEUT.-COL. W. A. L. FLETCHER, D.S.O.
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THE HISTORY
of the
2/6th (Rifle) Battalion "The King's"
(Liverpool Regiment)
1914-1919
BY
Capt. C. E. WURTZBURG, M.C.
Adjutant, Nov. 1916-Nov. 1918
With a Foreword by
Major-General Sir R. W. R. BARNES, k.c.b., d.s.o.
Late G.O.C. 57th (West Lancs.) Division
PRINTED FOR THE REGIMENTAL COMMITTEE
BY
GALE & POLDEN LIMITED
Wellington Works, Aldershot
1920
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To the Memory
OF
LIEUT.-COL. W. A. L. FLETCHER, D.S.O.
THE OFFICERS
WARRANT OFFICERS
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
AND
RIFLEMEN
WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES
FOR THEIR
COUNTRY
Not fearing death, nor shrinking for distress,
But always resolute in most extremes.
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FOREWORD
As I had the honour of commanding the 57th (West Lancashire)Division during the greater part of the time that the Divisionwas fighting in France and Flanders in the Great War, includedin which Division was the 2/6th Battalion "The King's" (LiverpoolRegiment), I am very glad that the Author has given me theopportunity of recording in print my appreciation of the gallantand soldierly conduct of this fine battalion whilst under mycommand.
Captain Wurtzburg's work in writing this history of the battalionin which he served is, I am sure, of great value: to thesurvivors of the battalion, as a record of their achievements;to the relatives of the fallen, as showing that their sacrifice wasnot in vain; and to the historians of the future, who will obtaininspiration as to the realities of war from the experiences of thisfighting unit.
The 2/6th "The King's" (Liverpool Regiment) took part withdistinction in all the fighting of the Division from February,1917, up to the Armistice. The battalion showed its offensivespirit in the third battle of Ypres, the breaking of the Drocourt-Quéantswitch of the Hindenburg Line, the battle of Cambrai,and the capture of Lille; and its steadiness in defence during thelong periods of trench warfare, and especially in the terriblegas bombardment of Armentières.                        
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