The following bibliography lists any resources that have been a useful reference aide in the creation of this website. Please submit additional recommendations via the comments section at the bottom of the page, or directly to fmsketches@macbrem.com.
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Books |
The 23rd (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (First Sportsman's): A Record of its Services in the Great War Hard as Nails: The Sportsmen's Battalion of World War One Hornchurch During The Great War Bygone Hornchurch and Upminster Books on Google » Kitchener's Army: The Raising of the New Armies, 1914-16 (mentions 23 RF) » The history of the Second Division, 1914-1918, Volume 2 |
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Websites & Articles |
Wikipedia » 2nd Division: First World War Delville Wood official website » British Army units linked to Delville Wood (including 23RF and 24RF) » Extracts from the diary of Walter Giddy » The 2nd Division in 1914-1918 Short biography of Charles E. Montague, who served with the Sportsman’s Battalion. Essex Police Memorial Trust » Frederick J Boyce (includes a poem about 23RF) Parish of Hornchurch » The History of St. Andrew’s Church (mentions a memorial to the Sportsman’s Battalion) The Straits Times » 1929 article on Mrs Cunliffe Owen |
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Blogs & Forums |
Great War Forum (features many discussions related to 23RF and 24RF related topics, some listed here) » Units and Formations » 23rd Sportsman's Regiment, Royal Fusiliers » Unidentified (unofficial) silver medal Oct 1914 ? » Sportsmans Battalions, who qualified ? » The Royal Fusiliers - Sportsman's Battalions (lists some service numbers for 23RF, 24RF and 30RF) |
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Photographs |
Flickr (including 23RF and 24RF related photos, one listed here) » 23rd Battalion Royal Fusiliers, 1915 World War 1 Photos |
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Museums & Libraries |
The Fusiliers Museum, London » Article on “Real Sporting Heroes” (includes a section on the Sportsmen’s Battalions) Imperial War Museum, London |
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