5th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, British Army

This page is about the new battalion formed in January 1918. For the original 5th Battalion, see 1/5th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, British Army.

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5th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, British Army
Years active:	30/1/1918 –
Country:	United Kingdom
Service:	British Army
Branch:	Territorial Force (British Army)
Type:	Infantry
Specific type:	Infantry battalion
Full size:	1,000
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Created:	30/1/1918. Formed from 2/5th Battalion with 12 officers and 280 other ranks from 1/5th Battalion.
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Name1:	5th Battalion King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry)
Name1 Start:	30/1/1918
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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:	King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, British Army
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Start date:	30/1/1918
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Parent unit:	187th Infantry Brigade, British Army
Parent level:	Brigade
Start date:	30/1/1918
End date:	28/02/1919
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Parent unit:	1st Midland Infantry Brigade, British Army
Parent level:	Brigade
Start date:	01/03/1919
End date:	31/08/1919
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Theatre of war
Theatre name:	France, Belgium and Germany
Date entered:	30/1/1918
Date left:	31/08/1919
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Official sources

Unit war diaries

• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/3091/2 (01/02/1918–28/02/1919)
• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1626/4 (01/03/1919–31/08/1919)

References

This page contains data imported from the UK National Archives Discovery catalogue, licensed under Open Government Licence v2.0.