Difference between revisions of "1st South African Infantry Brigade"
From Linking experiences of World War One
m (1 revision imported) |
m (Text replacement - "Battalion ([^,\|]+), British Army" to "Battalion, $1, British Army") |
||
(11 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
| type = Infantry | | type = Infantry | ||
| specific_type = Infantry brigade | | specific_type = Infantry brigade | ||
− | | size_at_full_strength = | + | | size_at_full_strength = 4,500 |
| alternate_unit_names = | | alternate_unit_names = | ||
+ | | unit_name1 = South African Brigade | ||
+ | | unit_name1_start_date = | ||
+ | | unit_name1_end_date = | ||
+ | | unit_name1_reason_for_change = Creation of other South African brigades | ||
+ | | unit_name2 = 1st South African Infantry Brigade | ||
+ | | unit_name2_start_date = | ||
+ | | unit_name2_end_date = | ||
+ | | unit_name2_reason_for_change = | ||
| start_date = | | start_date = | ||
| end_date = | | end_date = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{Infobox command structure | ||
+ | | command_start_date = 01/09/1915 | ||
+ | | command_end_date = 31/03/1915 | ||
+ | | parent = Delta and Western Force, British Army | ||
+ | | parent_level = Division | ||
+ | | relationship_type = Tactical | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Infobox command structure | {{Infobox command structure | ||
− | | command_start_date = 01/ | + | | command_start_date = 01/04/1916 |
+ | | command_end_date = 28/02/1918 | ||
+ | | parent = 9th Division, British Army | ||
+ | | parent_level = Division | ||
+ | | relationship_type = Tactical | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox command structure | ||
+ | | command_start_date = 01/03/1918 | ||
| command_end_date = 28/02/1919 | | command_end_date = 28/02/1919 | ||
− | | | + | | parent = 66th Division, British Army |
− | | | + | | parent_level = Division |
| relationship_type = Tactical | | relationship_type = Tactical | ||
}} | }} | ||
+ | |||
{{Infobox command structure | {{Infobox command structure | ||
− | | command_start_date = 01/ | + | | command_start_date = 01/06/1916 |
− | | command_end_date = | + | | command_end_date = 28/02/1919 |
− | | subordinate = | + | | subordinate = 1st South African Infantry |
| subordinate_level = Battalion | | subordinate_level = Battalion | ||
| relationship_type = Tactical | | relationship_type = Tactical | ||
Line 27: | Line 51: | ||
| command_start_date = 01/02/1916 | | command_start_date = 01/02/1916 | ||
| command_end_date = 28/02/1919 | | command_end_date = 28/02/1919 | ||
− | | subordinate = 2nd | + | | subordinate = 2nd South African Infantry |
| subordinate_level = Battalion | | subordinate_level = Battalion | ||
| relationship_type = Tactical | | relationship_type = Tactical | ||
Line 33: | Line 57: | ||
{{Infobox command structure | {{Infobox command structure | ||
| command_start_date = 01/12/1915 | | command_start_date = 01/12/1915 | ||
− | | command_end_date = | + | | command_end_date = 28/02/1918 |
− | | subordinate = 3rd | + | | subordinate = 3rd South African Infantry |
| subordinate_level = Battalion | | subordinate_level = Battalion | ||
| relationship_type = Tactical | | relationship_type = Tactical | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Infobox command structure | {{Infobox command structure | ||
− | | command_start_date = 01/ | + | | command_start_date = 01/07/1916 |
| command_end_date = 28/02/1919 | | command_end_date = 28/02/1919 | ||
− | | subordinate = 4th Battalion South African | + | | subordinate = 4th South African Infantry |
+ | | subordinate_level = Battalion | ||
+ | | relationship_type = Tactical | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox command structure | ||
+ | | command_start_date = 01/05/1917 | ||
+ | | command_end_date = 31/08/1918 | ||
+ | | subordinate = South African Composite Battalion | ||
| subordinate_level = Battalion | | subordinate_level = Battalion | ||
| relationship_type = Tactical | | relationship_type = Tactical | ||
Line 48: | Line 79: | ||
| command_start_date = 01/04/1918 | | command_start_date = 01/04/1918 | ||
| command_end_date = 31/08/1918 | | command_end_date = 31/08/1918 | ||
− | | subordinate = | + | | subordinate = 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers, British Army |
| subordinate_level = Battalion | | subordinate_level = Battalion | ||
| relationship_type = Tactical | | relationship_type = Tactical | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Infobox command structure | {{Infobox command structure | ||
− | | command_start_date = 01/ | + | | command_start_date = 01/04/1918 |
| command_end_date = 31/08/1918 | | command_end_date = 31/08/1918 | ||
− | | subordinate = | + | | subordinate = 9th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), British Army |
| subordinate_level = Battalion | | subordinate_level = Battalion | ||
| relationship_type = Tactical | | relationship_type = Tactical | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox theatre of war | ||
+ | | ToW_name = | ||
+ | | date_entered_ToW = 01/09/1915 | ||
+ | | date_left_ToW = 31/03/1916 | ||
+ | | ToW_code = 4 | ||
+ | | location = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox theatre of war | ||
+ | | ToW_name = | ||
+ | | date_entered_ToW = 01/04/1916 | ||
+ | | date_left_ToW = 28/02/1919 | ||
+ | | ToW_code = 1 | ||
+ | | location = | ||
}} | }} | ||
+ | |||
<!-- Please include information on the sources or evidence (for example, military records) used to link a particular person to a specific unit. | <!-- Please include information on the sources or evidence (for example, military records) used to link a particular person to a specific unit. | ||
Line 76: | Line 122: | ||
== Official sources == | == Official sources == | ||
− | === {{ | + | === {{War diary heading}} === |
<!-- The official accounts of movements and daily activities written by an officer of the unit at the time. You can add links and catalogue references for official copies of war diaries at TNA, AWM etc, as well as links to unofficial images, transcripts or printed editions. --> | <!-- The official accounts of movements and daily activities written by an officer of the unit at the time. You can add links and catalogue references for official copies of war diaries at TNA, AWM etc, as well as links to unofficial images, transcripts or printed editions. --> | ||
− | {{ | + | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7358553|WO 95/4448|01/09/1915|31/03/1916}} |
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14017411|WO 95/1777/1|01/04/1916|31/12/1916}} | ||
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14017412|WO 95/1777/2|01/01/1917|30/04/1917}} | ||
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14017413|WO 95/1778/1|01/05/1917|30/06/1917}} | ||
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14017414|WO 95/1778/2|01/07/1917|31/08/1917}} | ||
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14017415|WO 95/1778/3|01/09/1917|30/09/1917}} | ||
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14017416|WO 95/1778/4|01/10/1917|31/10/1917}} | ||
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14017417|WO 95/1778/5|01/11/1917|31/12/1917}} | ||
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14017418|WO 95/1779/1|01/01/1918|28/02/1918}} | ||
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14017419|WO 95/1779/2|01/03/1918|30/04/1918}} | ||
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14017420|WO 95/1779/3|01/05/1918|31/08/1918}} | ||
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14056346|WO 95/3146/1|01/09/1918|30/09/1918}} | ||
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14056347|WO 95/3146/2|01/10/1918|31/10/1918}} | ||
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14056348|WO 95/3146/3|01/11/1918|28/02/1919}} | ||
+ | |||
=== Unit histories === | === Unit histories === | ||
Line 97: | Line 157: | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:South African Infantry Brigade 001}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:South African Infantry Brigade 001}} | ||
[[Category:Units needing personal narratives]] | [[Category:Units needing personal narratives]] | ||
− | [[Category:South African infantry | + | [[Category:South African infantry units]] |
+ | [[Category:All South African units]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:04, 11 November 2017
1st South African Infantry Brigade | |
---|---|
Years active: | – |
Country: | South Africa |
Service: | South African Overseas Expeditionary Force |
Branch: | unknown |
Type: | Infantry |
Specific type: | Infantry brigade |
Full size: | 4,500 |
Sources for overview: | |
Created: | |
Sources for created: | |
Name1: | South African Brigade |
Name1 Start: | |
Name1 End: | |
Reason for change: | Creation of other South African brigades |
Sources for name1: | |
Name2: | 1st South African Infantry Brigade |
Name2 Start: | |
Name2 End: | |
Reason for change: | |
Sources for name2: | |
Alternate names: | |
Sources for alternate names: | |
Disbanded: | |
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: | Tactical |
Parent unit: | Delta and Western Force, British Army |
Parent level: | Division |
Start date: | 01/09/1915 |
End date: | 31/03/1915 |
Sources: |
Command structure | |
---|---|
Relationship type: | Tactical |
Parent unit: | 9th Division, British Army |
Parent level: | Division |
Start date: | 01/04/1916 |
End date: | 28/02/1918 |
Sources: |
Command structure | |
---|---|
Relationship type: | Tactical |
Parent unit: | 66th Division, British Army |
Parent level: | Division |
Start date: | 01/03/1918 |
End date: | 28/02/1919 |
Sources: |
Command structure | |
---|---|
Relationship type: | Tactical |
Subordinate unit: | 1st South African Infantry |
Subordinate level: | Battalion |
Start date: | 01/06/1916 |
End date: | 28/02/1919 |
Sources: |
Command structure | |
---|---|
Relationship type: | Tactical |
Subordinate unit: | 2nd South African Infantry |
Subordinate level: | Battalion |
Start date: | 01/02/1916 |
End date: | 28/02/1919 |
Sources: |
Command structure | |
---|---|
Relationship type: | Tactical |
Subordinate unit: | 3rd South African Infantry |
Subordinate level: | Battalion |
Start date: | 01/12/1915 |
End date: | 28/02/1918 |
Sources: |
Command structure | |
---|---|
Relationship type: | Tactical |
Subordinate unit: | 4th South African Infantry |
Subordinate level: | Battalion |
Start date: | 01/07/1916 |
End date: | 28/02/1919 |
Sources: |
Command structure | |
---|---|
Relationship type: | Tactical |
Subordinate unit: | South African Composite Battalion |
Subordinate level: | Battalion |
Start date: | 01/05/1917 |
End date: | 31/08/1918 |
Sources: |
Command structure | |
---|---|
Relationship type: | Tactical |
Subordinate unit: | 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers, British Army |
Subordinate level: | Battalion |
Start date: | 01/04/1918 |
End date: | 31/08/1918 |
Sources: |
Command structure | |
---|---|
Relationship type: | Tactical |
Subordinate unit: | 9th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), British Army |
Subordinate level: | Battalion |
Start date: | 01/04/1918 |
End date: | 31/08/1918 |
Sources: |
Theatre of war | |
---|---|
Theatre name: | Egypt, Palestine and Syria |
Date entered: | 01/09/1915 |
Date left: | 31/03/1916 |
Sources: |
Theatre of war | |
---|---|
Theatre name: | France, Belgium and Germany |
Date entered: | 01/04/1916 |
Date left: | 28/02/1919 |
Sources: |
Contents
Personal narratives
Related media
Official sources
Unit war diaries
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/4448 (01/09/1915–31/03/1916)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1777/1 (01/04/1916–31/12/1916)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1777/2 (01/01/1917–30/04/1917)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1778/1 (01/05/1917–30/06/1917)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1778/2 (01/07/1917–31/08/1917)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1778/3 (01/09/1917–30/09/1917)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1778/4 (01/10/1917–31/10/1917)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1778/5 (01/11/1917–31/12/1917)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1779/1 (01/01/1918–28/02/1918)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1779/2 (01/03/1918–30/04/1918)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1779/3 (01/05/1918–31/08/1918)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/3146/1 (01/09/1918–30/09/1918)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/3146/2 (01/10/1918–31/10/1918)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/3146/3 (01/11/1918–28/02/1919)
Unit histories
Other official documents
Other sources