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Featured article Territorials during the Battle of the Somme The Territorial Force was a part-time volunteer auxiliary created in 1908. It was designed to reinforce the British Army overseas during war without resorting to conscription, but for political reasons it was constituted as a home defence force in which foreign service was voluntary. It was not well regarded by the military authorities. On the outbreak of the First World War, the regular army was expanded by raising the New Army from scratch rather than relying on the Territorial Force. Territorials volunteered for foreign service in large numbers, and territorial divisions filled the gap between the near destruction of the regular army during the German offensive of 1914 and the arrival of the New Army in 1915. The force also provided the bulk of the British contingent in the Sinai and Palestine campaign. The territorial identity was eroded by the introduction of conscription in 1916, and by the war's end there was little to distinguish between regular, territorial and New Army formations. (Full article...) Recently featured: Five pounds (gold coin) Pulgasari 2020 Seattle Sounders FC season	In the news Mark Carney Mark Carney (pictured) succeeds Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister of Canada after winning the Liberal Party leadership election. In Pakistan, a train hijacking by the Balochistan Liberation Army leaves at least 71 people dead. Former president of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte is arrested on the basis of an International Criminal Court warrant charging him with crimes against humanity. Intuitive Machines' Athena lands on the Moon at an incorrect angle and is unable to complete its mission. Ongoing: M23 campaign Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Stanley R. Jaffe Junior Bridgeman Marc Neil-Jones Athol Fugard Brad Sigmon Jean-Louis Pichon
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