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+ | <!-- See http://collaborativecollections.org/WorldWarOne/Template:Infobox_military_unit for information on what these fields mean --> | ||
+ | {{Infobox military unit | ||
+ | | country = Uganda | ||
+ | | service = British Imperial Forces | ||
+ | | branch = King's African Rifles (British Imperial Forces) | ||
+ | | type = Infantry | ||
+ | | specific_type = Infantry battalion | ||
+ | | size_at_full_strength = 1000 | ||
+ | | start_date = | ||
+ | | created = | ||
+ | | unit_name1 = 3rd Battalion 4th Regiment King's African Rifles | ||
+ | | unit_name1_start_date = | ||
+ | | unit_name1_end_date = | ||
+ | | unit_name1_reason_for_change = | ||
+ | | alternate_unit_names = 3/4th KAR | ||
+ | | end_date = | ||
+ | | disbanded = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox command structure | ||
+ | | command_start_date = | ||
+ | | command_end_date = | ||
+ | | parent = 4th Regiment King's African Rifles | ||
+ | | relationship_type = Administrative | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox theatre of war | ||
+ | | date_entered_ToW = 01/07/1917 | ||
+ | | date_left_ToW = 31/01/1919 | ||
+ | | ToW_code = 7 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | <!-- Please include information on the sources or evidence (for example, military records) used to link a particular person to a specific unit. | ||
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+ | Don't worry about making it perfect, someone else can always fix information once it's in. --> | ||
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+ | == Personal narratives == | ||
+ | <!-- Original personal diaries, letters, memoirs etc written by people in this unit. Include sources and evidence linking the author to this unit where you can. | ||
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+ | Include the name of the author as a level 3 heading e.g. | ||
+ | === Arthur John Moore Burrowes === | ||
+ | --> | ||
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+ | === John Bruce Cairnie === | ||
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+ | Lieutenant [https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/5442021 John Bruce Cairnie] kept diaries while serving with these units: | ||
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+ | * [[1/5th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, UK|1/5th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders]] | ||
+ | ** [http://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/The_Great_War_Diaries_-_1915_(5th_Seaforths) 1915 diaries] | ||
+ | ** [http://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/The_Great_War_Diaries_-_1916_(5th_Seaforths) 1916 diaries] | ||
+ | * [[5/4th King's African Rifles]] | ||
+ | ** [http://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/The_Great_War_Diaries_-_1917_(King%27s_African_Rifles) 1917 diaries] | ||
+ | * [[3/4th King's African Rifles]] | ||
+ | ** [http://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/The_Great_War_Diaries_-_1918/1919_(King%27s_African_Rifles) 1918-19 diaries] | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Related media == | ||
+ | <!-- Digitised photographs, images of personal items, etc --> | ||
+ | |||
+ | == 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. --> | ||
+ | |||
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/11d78eff6fad4c01bf7960dfd47b475b|WO 95/5323/11|01/07/1917|30/09/1917}} | ||
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/647510bc891843ec83f4f7778ab74a25|WO 95/5324/17|01/10/1917|30/11/1917}} | ||
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/8503a33b80c94faaadc80c6cdf2746f2|WO 95/5320/4|01/12/1917|31/12/1917}} | ||
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/b47d70f65dd44b31b49c3132613d77a8|WO 95/5331/15|01/01/1918|31/07/1918}} | ||
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/35aed000ea2543ba9db529c07b71f330|WO 95/5331/6|01/08/1918|30/09/1918}} | ||
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/233585dc881f4e81aaf181411d403538|WO 95/5331/21|01/10/1918|31/01/1919}} | ||
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+ | |||
+ | === Unit histories === | ||
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+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | === Other official documents === | ||
+ | <!-- This might include intelligence summaries, headquarters correspondence, medal rolls, court martial records --> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
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+ | == Other sources == | ||
+ | <!-- Published histories, websites, etc --> | ||
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+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <!-- To help make this page more easily findable, you can copy over any relevant categories from http://collaborativecollections.org/WorldWarOne/FAQ_and_help#Page_categories, like the examples below. --> | ||
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+ | {{DEFAULTSORT:King's African Rifles 004 03}} | ||
+ | [[Category:Units with personal narratives]] | ||
+ | [[Category:British colonial infantry battalions]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Uganda]] | ||
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+ | |||
+ | == References == | ||
+ | <!-- These will be automatically generated from references added in the text (see the Help / References menu in the editor above). --> | ||
+ | <references /> | ||
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+ | {{DiscoveryData}} |
Revision as of 12:53, 17 June 2017
3/4th Battalion, King's African Rifles | |
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Years active: | – |
Country: | Uganda |
Service: | British Imperial Forces |
Branch: | King's African Rifles (British Imperial Forces) |
Type: | Infantry |
Specific type: | Infantry battalion |
Full size: | 1000 |
Sources for overview: | |
Created: | |
Sources for created: | |
Name1: | 3rd Battalion 4th Regiment King's African Rifles |
Name1 Start: | |
Name1 End: | |
Reason for change: | |
Sources for name1: | |
Alternate names: | 3/4th KAR |
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 | |
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Relationship type: | Administrative |
Parent unit: | 4th Regiment King's African Rifles |
Parent level: | |
Start date: | |
End date: | |
Sources: |
Theatre of war | |
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Theatre name: | East and West Africa |
Date entered: | 01/07/1917 |
Date left: | 31/01/1919 |
Sources: |
Contents
Personal narratives
John Bruce Cairnie
Lieutenant John Bruce Cairnie kept diaries while serving with these units:
Related media
Official sources
Unit war diaries
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5323/11 (01/07/1917–30/09/1917)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5324/17 (01/10/1917–30/11/1917)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5320/4 (01/12/1917–31/12/1917)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5331/15 (01/01/1918–31/07/1918)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5331/6 (01/08/1918–30/09/1918)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5331/21 (01/10/1918–31/01/1919)
Unit histories
Other official documents
Other sources
References