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Revision as of 04:59, 20 February 2015

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1/5th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry, British Army
Years active: 1/4/1908 – unknown
Country: United Kingdom
Service: British Army
Branch: Territorial Force
Type: Infantry
Specific type: Infantry battalion
Full size: 1,000
Sources for overview:
Created: 1/4/1908. 
Sources for created:
Name1: 5th Battalion Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry)
Name1 Start: 1/4/1908
Name1 End: 1915
Reason for change: Renumbering of territorial battalions.
Sources for name1:
Name2: 1/5th Battalion Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry)
Name2 Start: 1915
Name2 End: unknown
Reason for change:
Sources for name2:
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: Somerset Light Infantry, UK
Parent level:
Start date: unknown
End date: unknown
Sources:
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Parent unit: 233rd Infantry Brigade, UK
Parent level:
Start date: 01/04/1917
End date: 30/11/1919
Sources:
Theatre of war
Theatre name: Egypt, Palestine and Syria
Date entered: 01/04/1917
Date left: 30/11/1919
Sources:


Personal narratives

William James Cording, 241690

The British Light Infantry Regiments site hosts the transcribed Diary of Private William James Cording (number 241690), courtesy of James Cording.

Related media

Official sources

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Other sources

References


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