List of pals battalions



This is a list of pals battalions of the British Army during the First World War. Pre-war Territorial Force battalions have not been included, although they too usually recruited from a specific area or occupation.


 * Accrington Pals (11th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment)
 * Barnsley Pals
 * 1st Barnsley Pals (13th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment)
 * 2nd Barnsley Pals (14th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment)
 * Birmingham Pals
 * 1st Birmingham Pals (14th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment)
 * 2nd Birmingham Pals (15th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment)
 * 3rd Birmingham Pals (16th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment)
 * Bradford Pals
 * 1st Bradford Pals (16th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment)
 * 2nd Bradford Pals (18th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment)
 * 3rd Bradford Pals (20th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment)
 * Bristol's Own (12th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment)
 * Cambridge Pals (11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment)
 * Cardiff Pals (11th Battalion, Welsh Regiment)
 * Carmarthen Pals (15th Battalion, Welsh Regiment)
 * Durham Pals (18th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry)
 * Edinburgh City Pals
 * 1st Edinburgh City Pals/Lord Provost's Battalion (15th Battalion, Royal Scots)
 * 2nd Edinburgh City Pals/McCrae's Battalion/Scottish Sportsmen's Battalion (16th Battalion, Royal Scots)
 * 17th Battalion, Royal Scots
 * Football Battalions
 * 1st Football Battalion (17th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment)
 * 2nd Football Battalion (23rd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment)
 * Glasgow Pals
 * Glasgow Tramways (15th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry)
 * Glasgow Boys' Brigade (16th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry)
 * Glasgow Commercials (17th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry)
 * Grimsby Chums (10th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment)
 * Hull Pals
 * Hull Commercials (10th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment)
 * Hull Tradesmen (11th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment)
 * Hull Sportsmen (12th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment)
 * T'Others (13th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment)
 * Kendal Pals (8th Battalion, Border Regiment)
 * Leeds Pals (15th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment)
 * Liverpool Pals
 * 1st Liverpool Pals (17th Battalion, King's (Liverpool) Regiment)
 * 2nd Liverpool Pals (18th Battalion, King's (Liverpool) Regiment)
 * 3rd Liverpool Pals (19th Battalion, King's (Liverpool) Regiment)
 * 4th Liverpool Pals (20th Battalion, King's (Liverpool) Regiment)
 * The Lonsdales (11th Battalion, Border Regiment)
 * Manchester Pals
 * 1st Manchester Pals (16th Battalion, Manchester Regiment)
 * 2nd Manchester Pals (17th Battalion, Manchester Regiment)
 * 3rd Manchester Pals (Clerks' and Warehousemen's Battalion) (18th Battalion, Manchester Regiment)
 * 4th Manchester Pals (19th Battalion, Manchester Regiment)
 * 5th Manchester Pals (20th Battalion, Manchester Regiment)
 * 6th Manchester Pals (21st Battalion, Manchester Regiment)
 * 7th Manchester Pals (22nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment)
 * Newcastle Pals
 * Newcastle Commercials (16th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers)
 * Newcastle Railway Pals (17th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers)
 * 1st North Wales (13th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers)
 * Oldham Pals (24th Battalion, Manchester Regiment)
 * Preston Pals (7th Battalion, Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire))
 * Public Schools Battalions
 * Public Schools Battalion (16th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment)
 * 1st Public Schools Battalion (18th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers)
 * 2nd Public Schools Battalion (19th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers)
 * 3rd Public Schools Battalion (20th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers)
 * 4th Public Schools Battalion (21st Battalion, Royal Fusiliers)
 * Salford Pals
 * 1st Salford Pals (15th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers)
 * 2nd Salford Pals (16th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers)
 * 3rd Salford Pals (19th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers)
 * 4th Salford Pals (20th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers)
 * Scarborough Pals Battery (C Battery, 161st Brigade, Royal Field Artillery)
 * Sheffield City Battalion (12th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment)
 * Sportsmen's Battalions
 * 23rd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
 * 24th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
 * St Helens Pals (11th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment)
 * Stockbrokers' Battalion (10th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers)
 * Swansea Pals (14th Battalion, Welsh Regiment)
 * Tyneside Scottish Brigade
 * 1st Tyneside Scottish (20th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers)
 * 2nd Tyneside Scottish (21st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers)
 * 3rd Tyneside Scottish (22nd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers)
 * 4th Tyneside Scottish (23rd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers)
 * Tyneside Irish Brigade
 * 1st Tyneside Irish (24th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers)
 * 2nd Tyneside Irish (25th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers)
 * 3rd Tyneside Irish (26th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers)
 * 4th Tyneside Irish (27th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers)