The concept behind pal battalions started in World War 1. It was aimed to create a battalion of troops that knew each other as civilians before coming into service.
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A Pal Battalion was a unit recruited from an area or community with a promise that it would serve together for the duration of the conflict.
Pal's Battalions were units in the British Army during the first world war. It's basic idea was that people could be enlisted in local recruiting drives in order to fight with their family, friends, etc. The word "pal" meaning friend in British English (:
When men from a small area decided to enlist, it was difficult not to enlist too, without being ridiculed or called a coward. The main disadvantage was that whole boys battalions could be wiped out on the battlefield. Many villages and city areas suddenly found that a whole generation was no longer there.
because they fought in the war
The brigade headquarters can control up to six battalions of field artillery.