This website is about The Birmingham Pals, that is the three Birmingham Battalions that served in the Great War (also known as the 14th, 15th and 16th Royal Warwicks). The site is dedicated to William Bernard Whitmore, my grandfather, and one of the first men to enlist in the new battalion which would become part of the famous Birmingham Pals.

I would love to make contact with others who have relatives who served in the Birmingham Pals, or have an interest in it. Please email me if you have any information.

Further reading on this site:

• For more information about the 1st Birmingham Battalion, you can read an extract from 'Birmingham City Battalions Book of Honour'. We hope to provide extracts for the second and third battalions shortly.

• To read a more personal account of life in the trenches, you should read William's diary.

• To make contact with other researchers, or to ask questions visit our forum.