One
of the two regular battalions, the
2nd Battalion, was in India when the
First World War broke out and was sent
into Mesopotamia (now Iraq) to fight
Turkish troops. It suffered terrible
losses in a siege at Kut al Amara and
those who survived became prisoners
of war.
The remnants of
the Battalion joined with a similar group
from the Dorset Regiment to form a temporary
unit called The Norsets. Reformed with
new recruits, the 2nd Battalion continued
to serve in Mesopotamia for the duration
of the War.
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