1/1st Battalion, King's African Rifles

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1/1st Battalion, King's African Rifles
Years active:	–
Country:	Nyasaland
Service:	British Imperial Forces
Branch:	King's African Rifles (British Imperial Forces)
Type:	Infantry
Specific type:	Infantry battalion
Full size:	1000
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Name1:	1st (Nyasaland) Battalion King's African Rifles
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Reason for change:	split into multiple battalions
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Name2:	1st Battalion 1st Regiment King's African Rifles
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Alternate names:	1/1st KAR
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Administrative
Parent unit:	King's African Rifles
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Administrative
Parent unit:	1st Regiment King's African Rifles
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Theatre of war
Theatre name:	East and West Africa
Date entered:	01/01/1916
Date left:	30/11/1918
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Official sources

Unit war diaries

• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5369/2 (01/01/1916–31/03/1916)
• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5331/2 (01/01/1917–31/03/1917)
• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5331/18 (01/01/1917–30/06/1917)
• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5331/8 (01/07/1917–31/12/1917)
• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5331/9 (01/06/1918–30/06/1918)
• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5331/3 (01/07/1918–30/11/1918)

References

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