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− | | disbanded = Amalgamated with part of [[1/4th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment, UK|1/4th Battalion]] to form new [[4th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment, UK|4th Battalion]]. | + | | disbanded = Amalgamated with part of [[1/4th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment, UK|1/4th Battalion]] to form new [[4th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment, UK|4th Battalion]]. |
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Revision as of 11:12, 6 May 2017
2/4th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment, British Army | |
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Years active: | – 19/2/1918 |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Service: | British Army |
Branch: | Territorial Force |
Type: | Infantry |
Specific type: | Infantry battalion |
Full size: | 1,000 |
Sources for overview: | |
Created: | |
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Name1: | 2/4th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment |
Name1 Start: | 1915 |
Name1 End: | 19/2/1918 |
Reason for change: | |
Sources for name1: | [1] |
Alternate names: | |
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Disbanded: | 19/2/1918. Amalgamated with part of 1/4th Battalion to form new 4th Battalion. |
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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: | East Lancashire Regiment, UK |
Parent level: | |
Start date: | |
End date: | 19/2/1918 |
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Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Tactical |
Parent unit: | 198th Infantry Brigade, UK |
Parent level: | Brigade |
Start date: | 01/09/1915 |
End date: | 19/2/1918 |
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Theatre of war | |
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Theatre name: | France, Belgium and Germany |
Date entered: | 01/09/1915 |
Date left: | 19/2/1918 |
Sources: |
Contents
Personal narratives
Related media
Official sources
Unit war diaries
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/3141/2 (01/09/1915–28/02/1916)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/3141/3 (01/03/1917–31/01/1918)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/3141/1 (01/02/1918–31/07/1918) (Mostly 4th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment but covers 2/4th up to 19 February.)
Unit histories
Other official documents
Other sources
References
- ↑ War diary of 4th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment, UK, 19/2/1918–20/2/1918