battalion was a group of professional footballers, which was the reason for its most commonly used name, The Football Battalion (also the footballers'...

players heeded the calls, and a special Football Battalion was formed, as part of the Middlesex Regiment. The battalion was led by Frank Buckley, who later...

participated in the Caucasian War, is used as one of the symbols. The battalion consists of football fans of Russian clubs Zenit, Lokomotiv, Orel, Spartak, Torpedo...

so-called 'footballers' Pals battalions to be raised during the war and was the main inspiration behind the creation of the 17th Battalion, Middlesex...

Engineer Battalion 17th (Service) Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, the Football Battalion 17th Parachute Battalion (United Kingdom) 17th Battalion, Northumberland...

This is a list of pals battalions (also called "service" or "locally raised" battalions) of the British Army during the First World War. Pre-war Territorial...

of the club's 150th Anniversary celebrations and remembering the Football Battalion. The club then welcomed Tottenham Hotspur in a tribute to Dave Mackay...

The Sportsman's Battalions, also known as the 23rd (Service) Battalion and 24th (Service) Battalion (2nd Sportsman's), Royal Fusiliers (City of London...

the Royal Air Force October 1918 Edward Bell, Sr. Commander of the Football Battalion 24 March 1918 6 months Killed in World War I. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn...

War, Tull served in the Middlesex Regiment, including in the two Footballers' Battalions. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant on 30 May 1917 and...

Cambridgeshire Battalion The Bermondsey Battalion The 2nd Portsmouth Battalion The Kent County Battalion The Lewisham Battalion The 2nd Football Battalion The Arts...

headquarters company, a military intelligence battalion, a special troops battalion, and three Ranger battalions. The 75th Ranger Regiment primarily handles...

formed battalions. Several sportsmen's battalions were formed, including three battalions of footballers: 17th and 23rd (Service) Battalions, Middlesex...

Ranger Battalion, currently based at Joint Base Lewis–McChord south of Seattle, Washington, United States, is the second of three ranger battalions belonging...

to 16 Hearts footballers enlisted in the services. 'McCrae's Battalion', as it came to be known, was the original sportsman's battalion. At least 30 professional...

the founder of the Football League was inducted to commemorate the organisation's 125th anniversary. In 2014, the Football Battalion, a group of professional...

The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. The regiment was created...

professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Clapton Orient. He was the first person to enlist in the Football Battalion during...

Royden. "Joe Mercer and the Football Battalion" (PDF). Roydenhistory.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2022. Gary James (1993). Football with a Smile: The Authorised...

amateur footballer who played in the Football League for Woolwich Arsenal as a left back. Ford served as a sergeant with the Football Battalion of the...

London, on 1 September 1914 '1st Football Battalion', later 17th (Service) Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (1st Football) – raised by William Joynson-Hicks...

volunteer battalion, joining en masse on 25 November 1914. The battalion was to become the 16th Royal Scots and was the first to earn the "footballer's battalion"...

(Royal West Kent Regiment) 23rd (Service) Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (2nd Football) 20th (Service) Battalion (Wearside), Durham Light Infantry (transferred...

1911. During World War I, he formed a Pals battalion within the Middlesex Regiment, the "Football Battalion." He acquired a reputation as a well-informed...

ucraini, dalla tregua al Battaglione Azov" [FOOTBALL: Ukrainian Ultras, from the truce to the Azov Battalion]. eastjournal.net (in Italian). 30 November...

specializes in air assault operations. It can plan, coordinate, and execute battalion-sized air assault operations to seize terrain. These operations can be...

Russian citizenship. The Hispaniola Battalion, part of Redut PMC, is a battalion consisting of former Russian football hooligans. In April 2023, they visited...

The 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (7 RAR) is a regular infantry battalion of the Australian Army. It was originally raised in 1965 as part of...

The 17th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers was one of the numerous Pals Battalions formed in the North East of England on Kitchener's call for men during...

The Saint Patrick's Battalion (Spanish: Batallón de San Patricio), later reorganized as the Foreign Legion of Patricios, was a Mexican Army unit which...