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| + | George Weeks (ed. Alan Weeks), ''Dangerous Work: The Memoir of Private George Weeks of the Labour Corps 1917-1919'' (The History Press, 2014). ISBN 978-0750956673. Served in 132nd Labour Company, formerly 24th Labour Company [[Royal West Surrey Regiment, UK|Royal West Surrey Regiment]]. | ||
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Revision as of 11:15, 5 March 2016
| Labour Corps, British Army | |
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| Years active: | 1917 – |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Service: | British Army |
| Branch: | |
| Type: | unknown |
| Specific type: | Corps (administrative) |
| Full size: | |
| Sources for overview: | |
| Created: | 1917. |
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| Name1: | Labour Corps |
| Name1 Start: | 1917 |
| Name1 End: | |
| Reason for change: | |
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| Disbanded: | |
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| For more information on what infobox fields mean, see documentation at military unit, command structure and theatre of war. | |
Contents
Personal narratives
George Weeks
George Weeks (ed. Alan Weeks), Dangerous Work: The Memoir of Private George Weeks of the Labour Corps 1917-1919 (The History Press, 2014). ISBN 978-0750956673. Served in 132nd Labour Company, formerly 24th Labour Company Royal West Surrey Regiment.
(This narrative will need moving to the appropriate unit pages when we've decided on naming conventions for labour units.)
Related media
Official Sources
Unit war diaries
None. Administrative organisations did not keep war diaries because they had no operational role.
See descendant unit pages for their war diaries.
Unit histories
Other official documents
Other sources
- Ivor Lee, No Labour, No Battle: Military Labour during the First World War (The History Press, 2014). ISBN 978-0750956666
- Chris Baker, The Long, Long Trail: The Labour Corps of 1917-1918
