Dorset Territorials Mobalised for War
The 4th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment was a Territorial Battalion. They were not brigaded with the regulars but rather organised with other territorial battalions on a geographical basis. The 4th Dorsets were part of the South-Western Brigade in the Wessex Division. On the 25th July 1914, the battalion
The Dorsetshire Regiment’s “Peaky Blinder”- Private Frank Cherry MM
Each medal won in conflict tells a story, both of the moment it was won and of the recipient. The Military Medal won by Private Frank Cherry of the 1st Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment has recently revealed a story with a violent and criminal history, connecting this private to
