 1914 saw The Cambridgeshire Regiment in the midst of a major recruiting drive.
A recruiting week in January, succeeded in gaining many new men for the Battalion and, by the end of the month, their strength was at 430 ranks. Such was the enthusiasm to join that by late March, over 200 men were on a list "waiting to get in." Such were the numbers now joining, that the Adjutant; Captain H.A.P. Littledale, was in discussions to lay on additional trains to get his men to annual camp in July. For a youthful regiment, everyone was in very high spirits... Comments are closed.
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Welcome to our online 'chronicle' that charted the history of the many battalions of the Suffolk Regiment throughout their service during the Great War.
This record is now closed, but we have retained all our original posts here for you to search through and in the fullness of time, we hope to add to it as and where new stories come to light. It was at times, a challenging but rewarding endeavour which has helped many people in their research of the Regiment. If you know the specific month of an action of the Regiment, you can search for it in the list below: Archives
February 2025
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