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Accrington Pals
11th (Service) Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment (Accrington)
Cap badge of the East Lancashire Regiment
Active2 September 1914 – 20 November 1919
AllegianceAccrington Pals United Kingdom
Branch New Army
TypePals battalion
RoleInfantry
SizeBattalion
Part of31st Division
Garrison/HQAccrington
PatronMayor and Town of Accrington
EngagementsBattle of the Somme
Third Battle of the Scarpe
Capture of Oppy Wood
German spring offensive
Battle of the Lys
Hundred Days Offensive

The Accrington Pals, officially the 11th (Service) Battalion (Accrington), East Lancashire Regiment, was a pals battalion of Kitchener's Army raised in and around the town of Accrington during the First World War.[1]

  1. ^ Turner 1990

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