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...all those who served in the Border Regiment during the Great War who trained and fought for a cause greater than their own, many whom paid the price with their lives. The men of the Border Regiment saw a great deal of action on many different fronts, having fought in France, Belgium, Austria, Italy, Macedonia and Turkey.

The regulars were battle hardened, the pals battalions learned a lot in a short space of time and and fought like regulars and the Pioneers continuously utilised their skills to benefit the many ongoing operations. This war, which changed the way future wars were fought, challenged mentally and physically, not only the ordinary fighting men, but also those who were leading them.

With any war, mistakes were made and even with such terrible and futile losses it would be worthwhile to take a little time to pay our respects for everything that was accomplished and believe that the fight for freedom, even at such high costs, was the right thing to do.

The Border Regiment Forum

If you have some spare time check out The Border Regiment Forum for further information. It has become a growing community with friendly folk who are always willing to answer questions (if they know the answers) and it's a great place to share your views.

Current projects

• Writing a WWI history of the 8th Battalion;
• Transcribing the Border Regiment Army Lists 1914-1918;
• Transcribing the 11th Battalion War Diary (on hold);
• Some general WWI articles / transcripts.

Long-term projects

• Writing histories of the Battalions during the Great War period;
• Transcribing any available war diaries;
• Transcribing any available newspaper articles.

Last completed projects

• Updating of the Border Regiment Victoria Cross Citations;
• Adding Border Regiment book information;
• Example of Border Regiment soldier's records;
• Transcribing the DCM (Distinguished Conduct Medal) Citations for the Border Regiment;
• History of the 9th Battalion at Salonika.

8th Battalion history

A brief history of the 8th Battalion has begun and is next to be added to this site when the different chapters have been written. As with the other histories on this site, they have been written by Kerchi, a humble enthusiast not a historian or specilist in this field of study, and so should be read with this in mind. However, this history has been aided by the work of Colonel H.C. Wylly, C.B., author of the definitive Border Regiment text of this time, The Border Regiment in the Great War, which without might not have been possible.

Keep your eyes peeled for the first part of this history and subsequent chapters in the future.

V.C.'s added and updated

Just a quick note to say that the previous V.C.'s from the old wiki site have been updated here along with a couple of new additions. All the V.C.'s now have their citations, which were located in the London Gazette archives. Each one has its own dedicated page laid out in a clear template providing some additional information and links to references and other sites of interest.

There are 10 V.C.'s listed in the V.C. index.

Kerchi 23:16, 16 February 2010 (UTC)