159th Infantry Brigade, British Army

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159th Infantry Brigade, British Army
Years active:	unknown – unknown
Country:	United Kingdom
Service:	British Army
Branch:	unknown
Type:	Infantry
Specific type:	Infantry brigade
Full size:	4,500
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Created:	unknown.
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Name1:	159th Infantry Brigade
Name1 Start:	unknown
Name1 End:	unknown
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Disbanded:	unknown.
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For more information on what infobox fields mean, see documentation at military unit, command structure and theatre of war.

Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Parent unit:	53rd Division, British Army
Parent level:	Division
Start date:	01/07/1915
End date:	31/12/1915
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	159th Brigade Trench Mortar Battery, British Army
Subordinate level:	Company
Start date:	unknown
End date:	unknown
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	159th Machine Gun Company, British Army
Subordinate level:	Company
Start date:	unknown
End date:	unknown
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	1/5th Battalion, Welsh Regiment, British Army
Subordinate level:	Battalion
Start date:	01/07/1915
End date:	31/12/1915
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	1/4th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment, British Army
Subordinate level:	Battalion
Start date:	01/08/1915
End date:	31/10/1915
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	1/7th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment, British Army
Subordinate level:	Battalion
Start date:	01/08/1915
End date:	31/12/1915
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	1/4th Battalion, Welsh Regiment, British Army
Subordinate level:	Battalion
Start date:	01/11/1915
End date:	31/12/1915
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Theatre of war
Theatre name:	Gallipoli
Date entered:	01/07/1915
Date left:	31/12/1915
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Official sources

Unit war diaries

• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/4323 (01/08/1915–31/12/1915)
• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/4628 (01/01/1916–31/03/1919)

References

This page contains data imported from the UK National Archives Discovery catalogue, licensed under Open Government Licence v2.0.