The Sheffield City Battalion 12th (Service) Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment (Sheffield)
Active
5 September 1914–15 February 1918
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Branch
New Army
Type
Pals battalion
Role
Infantry
Size
One Battalion
Part of
31st Division
Garrison/HQ
Sheffield
Patron
Lord Mayor and City of Sheffield
March
Jock o' York[1]
Engagements
Battle of the Somme Third Battle of the Scarpe Capture of Oppy Wood
Military unit
The Sheffield City Battalion was a 'Pals battalion' formed as part of 'Kitchener's Army' during World War I. Raised by local initiative in the City of Sheffield, it became the 12th (Service) Battalion of the local York and Lancaster Regiment ('12th Y&L'). After almost two years of training, it was virtually destroyed on the first day of the Battle of the Somme in a disastrous attack on the village of Serre. The battalion continued to serve on the Western Front, including the Arras offensive, but it was disbanded early in 1918.
^Sparling, p. 12.
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