53rd Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment, British Army

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53rd Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment, British Army
Years active: August 1915 – Currently unknown
Country: United Kingdom
Service: Army
Branch: Regular
Type: Infantry
Specific type: unknown
Full size: Currently unknown
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Created: August 1915. 
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Alternate names:
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Disbanded: Currently unknown. Currently unknown
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Name and Organisation Changes

  • August 1915: formed as 21st (Reserve) Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers
  • 1 September 1916: renamed 72nd Training Reserve Battalion
  • 27 October 1917: renamed 53rd (Young Soldier) Battalion King's (Liverpool) Regiment
  • unknown date: disbanded after end of war


Locations

  • August-November 1915: Conway
  • November 1915-? Prees Heath
  • Otober 1917-? Kinmel Park

Theatres

No overseas service.


Parents

Administrative

  • Lancashire Fusiliers, British infantry
  • Training Reserve
  • King's (Liverpool) Regiment, British infantry

Tactical

  • 17th Reserve Brigade
  • 14th Reserve Brigade


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Personal narratives

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Other Sources

Unit war diaries

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None: no overseas service.

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