7th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers (original) (raw)

The 7th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, was a volunteer unit of Britain's Territorial Army from 1908 until 1967. Raised in Salford, Greater Manchester, it fought as infantry at Gallipoli, in Egypt and on the Western Front during World War I. It served as a searchlight unit during World War II, particularly during the 'Liverpool Blitz', and continued in an air defence role postwar.