Training camp

Raikeswood Camp was built in early 1915 as a training base for the Bradford Pals (16th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment) and was subsequently used by a number of other regiments, including the Leeds Bantams (17th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment) and the Black Watch regiment.

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Bradford pals

Raikeswood Camp was built in early 1915 as a training base for the 16th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment, better known as the ‘First Bradford Pals’, who were the first residents…

Men of the Bradford Pals

The Pals battalions were made up of men from the same community joining up together and were part of the early recruitment drive by Lord Kitchener.

Officers of the Bradford Pals

In a city which attracted many German immigrants to trade in its textile industry, it is no surprise that a number of the men in the Bradford Pals were of…