2/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, British Army

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2/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, British Army
Years active:	unknown – unknown
Country:	United Kingdom
Service:	British Army
Branch:	Territorial Force
Type:	Infantry
Specific type:	Infantry battalion
Full size:	1,000
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Created:	unknown.
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Name1:	2/5th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment
Name1 Start:	unknown
Name1 End:	unknown
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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
Relationship type:	Administrative
Parent unit:	Lincolnshire Regiment, UK
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Start date:	unknown
End date:	unknown
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Parent unit:	177th Infantry Brigade, UK
Parent level:	Brigade
Start date:	01/01/1916
End date:	31/07/1918
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Theatre of war
Theatre name:	France, Belgium and Germany
Date entered:	01/01/1916
Date left:	31/07/1918
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Personal narratives

John Cramond Urquhart

Leeds University, Liddle Collection: LIDDLE/WW1/GS/1646 is a collection of papers of Captain John Cramond Urquhart, who served in Great Britain, Ireland and France with 2/5th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, UK from 1915 and transferred to 1/5th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, UK on 9 August 1918.

Urquhart's papers include a diary covering 1916 to 1918, maps, photos, Christmas cards, his pay book and commission, and official operation orders.

Official sources

Unit war diaries

• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/3023/3 (01/01/1916–28/02/1916)
• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/3023/4 (01/02/1917–31/07/1918)

References

This page contains data imported from the UK National Archives Discovery catalogue, licensed under Open Government Licence v2.0.