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  Posted by WarFanatic (U2676733) on Tuesday, 28th March 2006

  How far would you agree that the formation of local pal regiments were essentially one of the biggest 'community' reactions to the Great War? What I mean by 'community' reactions is something that a local town or village, or even a county, did in reaction to the first world war.
  
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  Posted by stalteriisok (U3212540) on Tuesday, 28th March 2006

  They were certainly one of the tragedies of the Great War - local areas losing a whole generation - quite often in one day

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  Posted by wyn8126 (U2577714) on Tuesday, 28th March 2006

  The "Pals" regiments were, if truth be told, a cold blooded use of the principle that if you live next to to guy alongside you in the trenches...or about to go over the top and run into machine guns, then you are likely to be braver..... and they were. How far would you agree that the formation of local pal regiments were essentially one of the biggest 'community' reactions to the Great War? What I mean by 'community' reactions is something that a local town or village, or even a county, did in reaction to the first world war.
  
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  Posted by WarFanatic (U2676733) on Tuesday, 28th March 2006

  Yeh I suppose it is true with regards to bravery. If you know the guy next to you I suppose you would be more inclined to trust him in times of need. As well as inspiring you further as you know that your closest friends are with you. Although as aforementioned there were drawbacks - namely a whole town's young men being wiped out. 'The Lost Generation' as Jay Winter says if I remember. Times must have been hard on local communities after the war with their generation just being wiped out.
  
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  Posted by Backtothedarkplace (U2955180) on Tuesday, 28th March 2006

  The Pals Regiments were a sign of the massive popular support for the war.
  
  They are also one of the worst ideas in military history. Even comparitivly light casualties had an disproportional effect on the communities involved.
  
  One death in a street is a tragedy. five, ten fifteen, or as happened in more than one town every young man from one street.
  
  Its inconceivable now.

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  Posted by Mani (U1821129) on Wednesday, 29th March 2006

  They were certainly one of the tragedies of the Great War - local areas losing a whole generation - quite often in one day Β 
  
  So True, places like Acrington lost an entire generation in hours....

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  Posted by WarFanatic (U2676733) on Wednesday, 29th March 2006

  The accrington pals were a great example of showing the consquences of recruiting in the form of local communities.

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  Posted by Almera (U3699540) on Thursday, 6th April 2006

  I think those who joined the " Pals" would have joined the army anyway, just to get away from thier humdrum lives and for a chance of adventure, the idea doing this with a bunch of mates was a bonus! When tou concider the scale of attacks like the Somme Offencive, just as many would have died, just not side by side.

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  Posted by Almera (U3699540) on Thursday, 6th April 2006

  I think those who joined the " Pals" would have joined the army anyway, just to get away from thier humdrum lives and for a chance of adventure, the idea of doing this with a bunch of mates was a bonus! When you concider the scale of attacks like the Somme Offencive, just as many would have died, just not side by side.

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  Posted by Pugwash Trouserpress (U1865008) on Thursday, 6th April 2006

  It surely was a case of ignorance is bliss.

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  Posted by Dopeyitsonlyme (U3812986) on Thursday, 20th April 2006

  Hi WarFanatic. Re your discussion on Pals Regiments I wondered if you had any info on the Hull Pals or Hull Commercials no search engine seems to recorgnise them.

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  Posted by TerribleTomas (U1765869) on Friday, 21st April 2006

  Hi WarFanatic. Re your discussion on Pals Regiments I wondered if you had any info on the Hull Pals or Hull Commercials no search engine seems to recorgnise them.Β 
  
  The Hull Pals were featured in the book by Nicholas Van Emden called The Trench It was also a tv series shown on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ. Try the Naval and Military Press website for books on Unit histories you may also find local histories for Hull/E Yorks.
  
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