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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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| Relationship type: | Administrative |
| Parent unit: | Irish Guards, British Army |
| Parent level: | |
| Start date: | unknown |
| End date: | unknown |
| Sources: | |
| Command structure | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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
