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+ | <!-- See http://collaborativecollections.org/WorldWarOne/Template:Infobox_military_unit for information on what these fields mean --> | ||
+ | {{Infobox military unit | ||
+ | | country = British East Africa | ||
+ | | 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 (East Africa) Battalion King's African Rifles | ||
+ | | unit_name1_start_date = | ||
+ | | unit_name1_end_date = | ||
+ | | unit_name1_reason_for_change = split into multiple battalions | ||
+ | | unit_name2 = 1st Battalion 3rd Regiment King's African Rifles | ||
+ | | unit_name2_start_date = | ||
+ | | unit_name2_end_date = | ||
+ | | unit_name2_reason_for_change = | ||
+ | | alternate_unit_names = 1/3rd KAR | ||
+ | | end_date = | ||
+ | | disbanded = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox command structure | ||
+ | | command_start_date = | ||
+ | | command_end_date = | ||
+ | | parent = King's African Rifles | ||
+ | | relationship_type = Administrative | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox command structure | ||
+ | | command_start_date = | ||
+ | | command_end_date = | ||
+ | | parent = 3rd Regiment King's African Rifles | ||
+ | | relationship_type = Administrative | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox command structure | ||
+ | | command_start_date = 01/12/1915 | ||
+ | | command_end_date = 31/08/1916 | ||
+ | | parent = 1st East African Infantry Brigade | ||
+ | | parent_level = {{BritishBrigade}} | ||
+ | | relationship_type = Tactical | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox command structure | ||
+ | | command_start_date = 01/09/1916 | ||
+ | | command_end_date = 28/02/1917 | ||
+ | | parent = 2nd East African Infantry Brigade | ||
+ | | parent_level = {{BritishBrigade}} | ||
+ | | relationship_type = Tactical | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox theatre of war | ||
+ | | date_entered_ToW = 01/12/1915 | ||
+ | | date_left_ToW = 31/10/1918 | ||
+ | | ToW_code = 7 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
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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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+ | == Related media == | ||
+ | <!-- Digitised photographs, images of personal items, etc --> | ||
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+ | == 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. --> | ||
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+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/b9dd9d299d5f45e4af72b0c80dc556e0|WO 95/5345/14|01/12/1915|29/02/1916}} | ||
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/71caacfffaac47e6a5be536108b12ce7|WO 95/5339/6|01/03/1916|31/08/1916}} | ||
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/9f6ce9540fb04a7f91e3ca7f2e3c527f|WO 95/5336/10|01/09/1916|31/10/1916}} | ||
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/89f759d54be6412496e8d7823bd28376|WO 95/5340/6|01/09/1916|28/02/1917}} | ||
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/cc8ad20552b3408b8fa3e91ef5803c49|WO 95/5321/8|01/10/1917|30/11/1917}} | ||
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/25326e342899442c93d9edb2da6e59ee|WO 95/5324/10|01/12/1917|31/12/1917}} | ||
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/a1d2cffe148046a3adc346fc1ae285a5|WO 95/5318/4|01/06/1918|30/09/1918}} | ||
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/eba93591a0a247799ff0e03fa49fd836|WO 95/5327/10|01/08/1918|31/10/1918}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | === 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. --> | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{DEFAULTSORT:King's African Rifles 003 01}} | ||
+ | [[Category:Units needing personal narratives]] | ||
+ | [[Category:British colonial infantry battalions]] | ||
+ | [[Category:British East Africa]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | == References == | ||
+ | <!-- These will be automatically generated from references added in the text (see the Help / References menu in the editor above). --> | ||
+ | <references /> | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{DiscoveryData}} |
Latest revision as of 07:32, 12 November 2017
1/3rd Battalion, King's African Rifles | |
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Years active: | – |
Country: | British East Africa |
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 (East Africa) Battalion King's African Rifles |
Name1 Start: | |
Name1 End: | |
Reason for change: | split into multiple battalions |
Sources for name1: | |
Name2: | 1st Battalion 3rd Regiment King's African Rifles |
Name2 Start: | |
Name2 End: | |
Reason for change: | |
Sources for name2: | |
Alternate names: | 1/3rd 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: | King's African Rifles |
Parent level: | |
Start date: | |
End date: | |
Sources: |
Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Administrative |
Parent unit: | 3rd Regiment King's African Rifles |
Parent level: | |
Start date: | |
End date: | |
Sources: |
Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Tactical |
Parent unit: | 1st East African Infantry Brigade |
Parent level: | Brigade |
Start date: | 01/12/1915 |
End date: | 31/08/1916 |
Sources: |
Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Tactical |
Parent unit: | 2nd East African Infantry Brigade |
Parent level: | Brigade |
Start date: | 01/09/1916 |
End date: | 28/02/1917 |
Sources: |
Theatre of war | |
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Theatre name: | East and West Africa |
Date entered: | 01/12/1915 |
Date left: | 31/10/1918 |
Sources: |
Contents
Personal narratives
Related media
Official sources
Unit war diaries
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5345/14 (01/12/1915–29/02/1916)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5339/6 (01/03/1916–31/08/1916)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5336/10 (01/09/1916–31/10/1916)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5340/6 (01/09/1916–28/02/1917)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5321/8 (01/10/1917–30/11/1917)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5324/10 (01/12/1917–31/12/1917)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5318/4 (01/06/1918–30/09/1918)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5327/10 (01/08/1918–31/10/1918)
Unit histories
Other official documents
Other sources
References