9th Battalion, Manchester Regiment, British Army

This page is about the new battalion formed in February 1918. For the original 9th Battalion, see 1/9th Battalion, Manchester Regiment, British Army.

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9th Battalion, Manchester Regiment, British Army
Years active:	19/2/1918 –
Country:	United Kingdom
Service:	British Army
Branch:	Territorial Force
Type:	Infantry
Specific type:	Infantry battalion
Full size:	1,000
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Created:	19/2/1918. New battalion formed from 2/9th Battalion, Manchester Regiment with 12 officers and 250 other ranks from 1/9th Battalion Manchester Regiment.
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Name1:	9th Battalion Manchester Regiment
Name1 Start:	19/2/1918
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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:	Manchester Regiment, British Army
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Start date:	19/2/1918
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Parent unit:	199th Infantry Brigade, British Army
Parent level:	Brigade
Start date:	01/03/1918
End date:	31/05/1919
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Theatre of war
Theatre name:	France, Belgium and Germany
Date entered:	01/03/1918
Date left:	31/05/1919
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Official sources

Unit war diaries

• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/3145/5 (01/03/1918–31/05/1919)

References

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