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1/5th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry, British Army | |
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Years active: | 1/4/1908 – unknown |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Service: | British Army |
Branch: | Territorial Force |
Type: | Infantry |
Specific type: | Infantry battalion |
Full size: | 1,000 |
Sources for overview: | |
Created: | 1/4/1908. |
Sources for created: | |
Name1: | 5th Battalion Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry) |
Name1 Start: | 1/4/1908 |
Name1 End: | 1915 |
Reason for change: | Renumbering of territorial battalions. |
Sources for name1: | |
Name2: | 1/5th Battalion Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry) |
Name2 Start: | 1915 |
Name2 End: | unknown |
Reason for change: | |
Sources for name2: | |
Alternate names: | |
Sources for alternate names: | |
Disbanded: | unknown. |
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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: | Somerset Light Infantry, UK |
Parent level: | |
Start date: | unknown |
End date: | unknown |
Sources: |
Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Tactical |
Parent unit: | 233rd Infantry Brigade, UK |
Parent level: | |
Start date: | 01/04/1917 |
End date: | 30/11/1919 |
Sources: |
Theatre of war | |
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Theatre name: | Egypt, Palestine and Syria |
Date entered: | 01/04/1917 |
Date left: | 30/11/1919 |
Sources: |
Contents
Personal narratives
William James Cording, 241690
The British Light Infantry Regiments site hosts the transcribed Diary of Private William James Cording (number 241690), courtesy of James Cording.
Related media
Official sources
Unit war diaries
Unit histories
Other official documents
Other sources
References