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| 20th Battalion, Manchester Regiment, British Army
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| Years active:
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unknown – unknown
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| Country:
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United Kingdom
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| Service:
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British Army
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| Branch:
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unknown
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| Type:
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Infantry
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| Specific type:
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Infantry battalion
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| Full size:
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1,000
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| Sources for overview:
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| Created:
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unknown.
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| Sources for created:
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| Name1:
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20th Battalion Manchester Regiment
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| Name1 Start:
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unknown
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| Name1 End:
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unknown
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| Reason for change:
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| Sources for name1:
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| Alternate names:
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| Sources for alternate names:
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| Disbanded:
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unknown.
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| Sources for disbanded:
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| Command structure
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| Relationship type:
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Administrative
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| Parent unit:
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Manchester Regiment, UK
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| Parent level:
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| Start date:
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unknown
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| End date:
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unknown
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| Sources:
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| Command structure
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| Relationship type:
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Tactical
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| Parent unit:
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22nd Infantry Brigade, UK
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| Parent level:
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Brigade
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| Start date:
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01/11/1915
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| End date:
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30/11/1917
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| Sources:
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| Command structure
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| Relationship type:
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Tactical
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| Parent unit:
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7th Infantry Brigade, UK
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| Parent level:
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Brigade
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| Start date:
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01/09/1918
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| End date:
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30/06/1919
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| Sources:
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| Theatre of war
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| Theatre name:
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France, Belgium and Germany
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| Date entered:
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01/11/1915
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| Date left:
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30/06/1919
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| Sources:
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| Theatre of war
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| Theatre name:
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Italy
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| Date entered:
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01/12/1917
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| Date left:
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31/08/1918
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| Sources:
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Personal narratives
Related media
Official sources
Unit war diaries
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1663/1 (01/11/1915–30/11/1917)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/4226 (01/12/1917–31/08/1918)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2244/4 (01/09/1918–30/06/1919)
Unit histories
Other official documents
Other sources
References
