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| unit_name1 = 26th Battalion Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
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| unit_name1 = 26th (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) (Bankers)<ref>{{RefJames|50}}</ref>
 
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=== Arthur John Moore Burrowes ===
 
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=== Traviss Frederick Teversham ===
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{{RefLives|https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/4392794|Traviss Frederick|Teversham}} was a teacher from Sawston, Cambridgeshire. He wrote an account of the village and his experiences in the First World War:
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* first published as: Traviss Frederick Teversham (ed. Ronald Bircham), ''Reminiscence: a recording of some aspects of Sawston life between 1886 and 1942'' (1976).
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* [http://ww1journeys.org/traviss-teversham/ available online at Journeys Intertwined project]
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The introduction says that the Reminiscence was probably written in 1942. Internal evidence and background information on the Journeys Intertwined website give this service history:
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* applied to join [[Inns of Court Officer Training Corps, UK]] in 1915 but rejected after interview
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* joined '''26th Battalion Royal Fusiliers''' in 1915, served with them in France for 3 months in 1916 and sent home wounded
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* transferred to [[11th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment, UK]] (service number 45829) in 1916 and invalided out in 1918
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The Reminiscence also gives brief notes on some others from Sawston who were killed in the First World War.
  
 
== Related media ==
 
== Related media ==
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[[Category:British infantry battalions]]
 
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[[Category:All British Army units]]
 
[[Category:All British Army units]]
 
[[Category:British fusilier battalions]]
 
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== References ==
 
== References ==

Revision as of 04:50, 18 May 2015

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26th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, British Army
Years active: unknown – unknown
Country: United Kingdom
Service: British Army
Branch: unknown
Type: Infantry
Specific type: Infantry battalion
Full size: 1,000
Sources for overview:
Created: unknown. 
Sources for created:
Name1: 26th (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) (Bankers)[1]
Name1 Start: unknown
Name1 End: unknown
Reason for change:
Sources for name1:
Alternate names:
Sources for alternate names:
Disbanded: unknown. 
Sources for disbanded:
For more information on what infobox fields mean, see documentation at military unit, command structure and theatre of war.
Command structure
Relationship type: Administrative
Parent unit: Royal Fusiliers, UK
Parent level:
Start date: unknown
End date: unknown
Sources:
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Parent unit: 124th Infantry Brigade, UK
Parent level: Brigade
Start date: 01/05/1916
End date: 30/09/1919
Sources:
Theatre of war
Theatre name: France, Belgium and Germany
Date entered: 01/05/1916
Date left: 30/09/1919
Sources:
Theatre of war
Theatre name: Italy
Date entered: 01/11/1917
Date left: 28/02/1918
Sources:


Personal narratives

Traviss Frederick Teversham

Template:RefLives was a teacher from Sawston, Cambridgeshire. He wrote an account of the village and his experiences in the First World War:

The introduction says that the Reminiscence was probably written in 1942. Internal evidence and background information on the Journeys Intertwined website give this service history:

The Reminiscence also gives brief notes on some others from Sawston who were killed in the First World War.

Related media

Official sources

Unit war diaries

Unit histories

Other official documents

Other sources

References

  1. Template:RefJames
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