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Mountsorrel in the Great War

Timed to coincide with the Centenary of the 1918 Armistice the WWI studies team of the Heritage Group published  as a book the result of over two years research into the lives of the men and women of Mountsorrel who were involved in the Great War. The book, entitled “Mountsorrel in the Great War” runs to some 200 pages and with over 160 illustrations and maps.

The book is on general sale at the price of £12

Copies are available at the Group’s monthly meetings or at the Reception Desk of The Mountsorrel Memorial Centre or by emailing John Doyle – johncdoyle@talktalk.net

P Company, 1st Volunteer Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment

In 1900 a new army reserve unit was formed in Mountsorrel, P Company of 1st Volunteer Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment.  The unit was made up of volunteers from Mountsorrel and the other Soar Valley villages. Read on 2016 03 18 P Company 1st Volunteer Battalion Leicestershire Regiment 1900 1908

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