1/3rd Battalion, King's African Rifles
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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 |
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Name1: | 3rd (East Africa) Battalion King's African Rifles |
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Reason for change: | split into multiple battalions |
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Name2: | 1st Battalion 3rd Regiment King's African Rifles |
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Alternate names: | 1/3rd KAR |
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Relationship type: | Administrative |
Parent unit: | King's African Rifles |
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Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Administrative |
Parent unit: | 3rd Regiment King's African Rifles |
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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 |
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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 |
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Theatre of war | |
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Theatre name: | East and West Africa |
Date entered: | 01/12/1915 |
Date left: | 31/10/1918 |
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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)
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