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[[Wikipedia:Cuthbert Lucas|Cuthbert Henry Tindall Lucas]] served as a general in command of the following units: | [[Wikipedia:Cuthbert Lucas|Cuthbert Henry Tindall Lucas]] served as a general in command of the following units: | ||
| − | * [[87th Infantry Brigade, | + | * [[87th Infantry Brigade, British Army]] (1915-1917, including Gallipoli and the Somme) |
| − | * [[Machine Gun Training Centre, | + | * [[Machine Gun Training Centre, British Army]] (1918) |
| − | * [[4th Division, | + | * [[4th Division, British Army]] (October 1918) |
His diaries and letters have been transcribed and blogged by Steve Warburton at [http://gallipolifirstandlast.blogspot.co.uk/ Gallipoli: First In Last Out] and [http://somme95.blogspot.co.uk/ From the Frontline: Somme 1916]. | His diaries and letters have been transcribed and blogged by Steve Warburton at [http://gallipolifirstandlast.blogspot.co.uk/ Gallipoli: First In Last Out] and [http://somme95.blogspot.co.uk/ From the Frontline: Somme 1916]. | ||
Latest revision as of 11:24, 11 November 2017
| 87th Infantry Brigade, British Army | |
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| Years active: | unknown – unknown |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Service: | British Army |
| Branch: | unknown |
| Type: | Infantry |
| Specific type: | Infantry brigade |
| Full size: | 4,500 |
| Sources for overview: | |
| Created: | unknown. |
| Sources for created: | |
| Name1: | 87th Infantry Brigade |
| Name1 Start: | unknown |
| Name1 End: | unknown |
| Reason for change: | |
| Sources for name1: | |
| Alternate names: | |
| Sources for alternate names: | |
| Disbanded: | unknown. |
| Sources for disbanded: | |
| For more information on what infobox fields mean, see documentation at military unit, command structure and theatre of war. | |
| Command structure | |
|---|---|
| Relationship type: | Tactical |
| Parent unit: | 29th Division, British Army |
| Parent level: | Division |
| Start date: | 01/03/1916 |
| End date: | 31/10/1919 |
| Sources: | |
| Command structure | |
|---|---|
| Relationship type: | Tactical |
| Subordinate unit: | 87th Brigade Trench Mortar Battery, British Army |
| Subordinate level: | Company |
| Start date: | unknown |
| End date: | unknown |
| Sources: | |
| Command structure | |
|---|---|
| Relationship type: | Tactical |
| Subordinate unit: | 87th Machine Gun Company, British Army |
| Subordinate level: | Company |
| Start date: | unknown |
| End date: | unknown |
| Sources: | |
| Command structure | |
|---|---|
| Relationship type: | Tactical |
| Subordinate unit: | 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers, British Army |
| Subordinate level: | Battalion |
| Start date: | 01/03/1916 |
| End date: | 30/04/1919 |
| Sources: | |
| Command structure | |
|---|---|
| Relationship type: | Tactical |
| Subordinate unit: | 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, British Army |
| Subordinate level: | Battalion |
| Start date: | 01/03/1916 |
| End date: | 31/01/1918 |
| Sources: | |
| Command structure | |
|---|---|
| Relationship type: | Tactical |
| Subordinate unit: | 2nd Battalion, South Wales Borderers, British Army |
| Subordinate level: | Battalion |
| Start date: | 01/03/1916 |
| End date: | 30/04/1919 |
| Sources: | |
| Command structure | |
|---|---|
| Relationship type: | Tactical |
| Subordinate unit: | 1st Battalion, Border Regiment, British Army |
| Subordinate level: | Battalion |
| Start date: | 01/04/1916 |
| End date: | 30/04/1919 |
| Sources: | |
| Command structure | |
|---|---|
| Relationship type: | Tactical |
| Subordinate unit: | 51st Battalion, Devonshire Regiment, British Army |
| Subordinate level: | Battalion |
| Start date: | 01/03/1919 |
| End date: | 31/10/1919 |
| Sources: | |
| Command structure | |
|---|---|
| Relationship type: | Tactical |
| Subordinate unit: | 52nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment, British Army |
| Subordinate level: | Battalion |
| Start date: | 01/03/1919 |
| End date: | 31/10/1919 |
| Sources: | |
| Command structure | |
|---|---|
| Relationship type: | Tactical |
| Subordinate unit: | 1/5th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment, British Army |
| Subordinate level: | Battalion |
| Start date: | 01/05/1919 |
| End date: | 31/10/1919 |
| Sources: | |
| Theatre of war | |
|---|---|
| Theatre name: | France, Belgium and Germany |
| Date entered: | 01/03/1916 |
| Date left: | 31/10/1919 |
| Sources: | |
Contents
Personal narratives
Cuthbert Lucas
Cuthbert Henry Tindall Lucas served as a general in command of the following units:
- 87th Infantry Brigade, British Army (1915-1917, including Gallipoli and the Somme)
- Machine Gun Training Centre, British Army (1918)
- 4th Division, British Army (October 1918)
His diaries and letters have been transcribed and blogged by Steve Warburton at Gallipoli: First In Last Out and From the Frontline: Somme 1916.
Related media
Official sources
Unit war diaries
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2303/1 (01/03/1916–31/08/1916)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2303/2 (01/09/1916–30/09/1917)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2303/3 (01/10/1917–31/05/1918)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2303/4 (01/06/1918–31/10/1918)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2303/5 (01/11/1918–31/10/1919)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/4311 (01/01/1915–28/02/1916)
Unit histories
Other official documents
Other sources
References