Difference between revisions of "1st Battalion, Irish Guards, British Army"
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| country = United Kingdom | | country = United Kingdom | ||
| service = British Army | | service = British Army | ||
− | | branch = Regular Army | + | | branch = Regular Army (British Army) |
| type = Infantry | | type = Infantry | ||
| specific_type = Infantry battalion | | specific_type = Infantry battalion | ||
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| command_start_date = unknown | | command_start_date = unknown | ||
| command_end_date = unknown | | command_end_date = unknown | ||
− | | parent = Irish Guards, | + | | parent = Irish Guards, British Army |
| relationship_type = Administrative | | relationship_type = Administrative | ||
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| command_start_date = 01/08/1914 | | command_start_date = 01/08/1914 | ||
| command_end_date = 31/07/1915 | | command_end_date = 31/07/1915 | ||
− | | parent = 4th Guards Brigade, | + | | parent = 4th Guards Brigade, British Army |
| parent_level = {{BritishBrigade}} | | parent_level = {{BritishBrigade}} | ||
| relationship_type = Tactical | | relationship_type = Tactical | ||
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| command_start_date = 01/08/1915 | | command_start_date = 01/08/1915 | ||
| command_end_date = 31/01/1919 | | command_end_date = 31/01/1919 | ||
− | | parent = 1st Guards Brigade, | + | | parent = 1st Guards Brigade, British Army |
| parent_level = {{BritishBrigade}} | | parent_level = {{BritishBrigade}} | ||
| relationship_type = Tactical | | relationship_type = Tactical | ||
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=== Arthur John Moore Burrowes === | === Arthur John Moore Burrowes === | ||
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+ | === Leonard Lewis Kilcoin, 2587 === | ||
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+ | Leonard Lewis Kilcoin kept a diary while serving with this unit in 1914. It has been published online by David F. Marks at [http://greatwardiary.com/ A Soldier of the Great War blog]. | ||
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+ | Leonard Kilcoin does not yet have a profile at Lives of the First World War because his medal card is missing from TNA's index. | ||
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== Related media == | == Related media == | ||
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− | *{{ | + | *{{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7351965|WO 95/1342/4|01/08/1914|31/07/1915}} |
− | *{{ | + | *{{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7351838|WO 95/1216/1|01/08/1915|31/01/1919}} |
=== Unit histories === | === Unit histories === | ||
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[[Category:British infantry battalions]] | [[Category:British infantry battalions]] | ||
[[Category:All British Army units]] | [[Category:All British Army units]] | ||
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[[Category:British Guards battalions]] | [[Category:British Guards battalions]] | ||
[[Category:British Army infantry battalions by regimental precedence|000 04 001]] | [[Category:British Army infantry battalions by regimental precedence|000 04 001]] | ||
− | [[Category:Units | + | [[Category:Units with personal narratives]] |
== References == | == References == |
Latest revision as of 10:19, 11 November 2017
1st Battalion, Irish Guards, British Army | |
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Years active: | unknown – unknown |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Service: | British Army |
Branch: | Regular Army (British Army) |
Type: | Infantry |
Specific type: | Infantry battalion |
Full size: | 1,000 |
Sources for overview: | |
Created: | unknown. |
Sources for created: | |
Name1: | 1st Battalion Irish Guards |
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 | |
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Relationship type: | Administrative |
Parent unit: | Irish Guards, British Army |
Parent level: | |
Start date: | unknown |
End date: | unknown |
Sources: |
Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Tactical |
Parent unit: | 4th Guards Brigade, British Army |
Parent level: | Brigade |
Start date: | 01/08/1914 |
End date: | 31/07/1915 |
Sources: |
Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Tactical |
Parent unit: | 1st Guards Brigade, British Army |
Parent level: | Brigade |
Start date: | 01/08/1915 |
End date: | 31/01/1919 |
Sources: |
Theatre of war | |
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Theatre name: | France, Belgium and Germany |
Date entered: | 01/08/1914 |
Date left: | 31/01/1919 |
Sources: |
Contents
Personal narratives
Leonard Lewis Kilcoin, 2587
Leonard Lewis Kilcoin kept a diary while serving with this unit in 1914. It has been published online by David F. Marks at A Soldier of the Great War blog.
Leonard Kilcoin does not yet have a profile at Lives of the First World War because his medal card is missing from TNA's index.
Related media
Official sources
Unit war diaries
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1342/4 (01/08/1914–31/07/1915)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1216/1 (01/08/1915–31/01/1919)
Unit histories
Other official documents
Other sources
References