The Story of the "9th King's" in France

"The Story of the '9th King's' in France" by Enos Herbert Glynne Roberts is a historical narrative that follows the 9th Battalion of the King's Liverpool Regiment from their beginnings in 1859 to their participation in World War I. The book probably recounts the journey, training, and missions of the battalion, highlighting the difficulties experienced by the soldiers in the trenches and the relationships they formed. Providing an overview of their formation as the 80th Lancashire Rifle Volunteers in Liverpool, the narrative emphasizes the volunteers' initial excitement, recruitment, and early training, all of which lead up to their deployment in August 1914 as Britain entered the war, and lays the groundwork for the battalion's deployment to the front lines. The story reveals their initial experiences with military organization, the difficulties of wartime logistics, and the ties that develop between men as they encounter uncertainty.