Sentence examples for join the battalion from inspiring English sources

Writer, attached to the regimental headquarters, had orders to join the battalion as it marched past the regimental command post during the night.

I treasure the memory of a new major reporting on an astonishing meeting he'd had with me shortly after he joined the battalion in the Egyptian desert.

Kay had told me about her own experiences of joining the battalion when she researched 5 Soldiers and her female viewpoint was invaluable to me.

Private Schwarz, accord ing to the Marines, joined the battalion five days before the incident after having served three months with a reconnaissance battalion of the parent First Marine Divi sion at Danang.

Mark Knott joined the battalion with Guardsman Shadrake and the pair shared a room.

They found Captain Priday and number Four Platoon had already joined the battalion.

Later in December that year he joined the battalion in a counterattack at the Battle of Givenchy.

On 10 June, 31 men who had landed in the wrong locations joined the battalion, bringing their numbers up to 270 all ranks.

The following season, Hodgson joined the Battalion wearing number 19 in honour of his favourite hockey player growing up, Steve Yzerman of the Detroit Red Wings.

Nearly 400 replacements joined the battalion and stragglers continued to arrive for several weeks as they made their way across the Mediterranean in small sailboats.

These volunteers completed their parachute training with 1st Parachute Training Unit before joining the battalion, and upon completion of their training qualified to wear the maroon beret, which was adopted by the 1st Parachute Battalion as a symbol of their elite status.