Difference between revisions of "5/4th King's African Rifles"
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=== Arthur John Moore Burrowes === | === Arthur John Moore Burrowes === | ||
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| + | === John Bruce Cairnie === | ||
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| + | Lieutenant {{RefLives|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 == | == Related media == | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:King's African Rifles 004 05}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:King's African Rifles 004 05}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Units | + | [[Category:Units with personal narratives]] |
[[Category:British colonial infantry battalions]] | [[Category:British colonial infantry battalions]] | ||
[[Category:British colonial units needing name checks]] | [[Category:British colonial units needing name checks]] | ||
Revision as of 02:56, 5 March 2016
| 5/4th King's African Rifles | |
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| Years active: | – |
| Country: | |
| Service: | British colonial forces |
| Branch: | unknown |
| Type: | Infantry |
| Specific type: | Infantry battalion |
| Full size: | 1000 |
| Sources for overview: | |
| Created: | |
| Sources for created: | |
| Name1: | 5th Battalion 4th Regiment King's African Rifles |
| Name1 Start: | |
| Name1 End: | |
| Reason for change: | |
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| Alternate names: | |
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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. | |
| Command structure | |
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| Relationship type: | Administrative |
| Parent unit: | 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: | 01/09/1918 |
| Date left: | 30/11/1918 |
| Sources: | |
Contents
Personal narratives
John Bruce Cairnie
Lieutenant Template:RefLives kept diaries while serving with these units:
- 1/5th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders
- 5/4th King's African Rifles
- 3/4th King's African Rifles
Related media
Official sources
Unit war diaries
Unit histories
Other official documents
Other sources
References
