Leeds in the Great War 1914-1918
LEEDS IN THE GREAT WAR
A Book of Remembrance, By WILLIAM HERBERT SCOTT, With a Foreword By A. J. GRANT,
Professor of History in the University of Leeds.
AND A ROLL OF HONOUR
Compiled By C. E. MULHOLLAND.
" Not once or twice in our fair island story, the path of duty was the way to glory."
LEEDS IN THE GREAT WAR, PREFACE, CONTENTS, LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS,
THE STORY, THE FIRST SHOCK OF WAR, FACING THE SITUATION FOR KING AND
COUNTRY, THE RECRUITING CAMPAIGN, WAR IN EARNEST, TIGHTENING THE BELT,
STRAIN AND STRESS, NEARING THE END, THE ARMISTICE AND AFTER THE RECORD,
MILITARY ACHIEVEMENTS OF LEEDS TERRITORIAL UNITS, HOME DEFENCE, WHEN
ZEPPELINS CAME, TRIUMPHS OF INDUSTRY, HOW THE UNIVERSITY HELPED CARE OF
THE SICK AND WOUNDED, MUNICIPAL ACTIVITIES, SOME ECONOMIES AND
RESTRICTIONS, BENEVOLENT AGENCIES, ENLISTMENTS & EXEMPTIONS, LEEDS
ROLL OF HONOUR.
DURING the years of world conflict, from 1914 to 1918, the
minds of men were often stirred by the thought that, in days
to come, their children and grandchildren might require them
to render an account of their deeds in the Great War. And
it was some such thought that led to the writing of this book.
What did Leeds do in the Great War? Should not future
generations be told what their elders and forebears endured
and accomplished? Moreover, if they are to be encouraged
to make an end of war in the future, ought they not to know
something of the bitter trials we experienced ? At least it
was felt that the important part taken by Leeds justified a
literary memorial. And certainly in this respect the metropolis
of Yorkshire has no cause to be less mindful than other large
centres of population.
Within the limits of the following pages an attempt has
been made to provide a comprehensive record. So much
material was available for this purpose that it would have
been possible to fill not one but several volumes, merely with
interesting extracts from the newspapers of the period. The
aim, however, was to present the outstanding features of
interest in convenient as well as readable form. Accordingly
there is, first, " The Story "—a general narrative of events
at home; and next, " The Record," giving accounts of
activities, individual and collective, the military exploits of
Leeds Territorial Units naturally claiming first consideration.
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