21st March 2018 marked the 100 year
anniversary of the Battle of Manchester Hill. To commemorate this event
there was a number of events in Manchester. One of the commemorative events
was an exhibition at Manchester Central Library located at St Peter's
Square, Manchester and featured creative writing by students from many of
the Manchester schools who participated in this event.
Manchester Hill was an area of high ground
just outside San Quentin in Northern France. It was so named because it was
captured by the 2nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment in 1917.
On March 21st 1918 at the start of what is
known as the spring offensive the Hill was attacked by the German Army and
defended by the 16th Battalion Manchester Regiment (part of the so called
Manchester Pals). Despite heroic defence led by Lt. Col. Elstob (who was
awarded a posthumous VC) the action was unsuccessful with many of the
battalion or wounded by 4pm on that day.
On the following pages you will find six
specially designed challenges based on information and original resource
material to do with some of the men of the 16th Battalion who fought at
Manchester Hill.
We hope that by doing some of these
challenges you will learn something about family history research, the First
World War and discover more about the brave men of the Manchester Regiment
who fought and died at Manchester Hill.
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