Sources used

The Long, Long Trail has been developed from numerous sources including documents held at national, county and regimental archives, private papers in the possession of the author and items submitted by visitors. It is not possible, without creating complexity, to cite sources used on each page of the site. If you are interested in any page and wish to know sources, please contact me. Published sources widely used in the compilation of the site include:

• The British Official History of the War, Military Operations (multiple volumes)
• British regiments by Brig. E. A. James (London: Sampson Books, 1978)
• Order of battle of Divisions compiled by Major A. F.Becke (multiple volumes)
• A record of the battles and engagements of the British Armies in France and Flanders by Capt. E. A. James (Aldershot: Gale & Polden Ltd, 1920)

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