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1/5th Battalion, Essex Regiment, British Army
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Years active:
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1/4/1908 – 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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Territorial Force (British Army)
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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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1/4/1908.
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Sources for created:
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Name1:
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5th Battalion Essex Regiment
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Name1 Start:
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1/4/1908
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Name1 End:
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1915
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Reason for change:
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Renumbering of territorial battalions.
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Sources for name1:
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Name2:
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1/5th Battalion Essex Regiment
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Name2 Start:
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1915
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Name2 End:
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unknown
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Reason for change:
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Alternate names:
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Disbanded:
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unknown.
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For more information on what infobox fields mean, see documentation at military unit, command structure and theatre of war.
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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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Essex Regiment, British Army
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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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Theatre of war
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Theatre name:
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Gallipoli
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Date entered:
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01/07/1915
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Date left:
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31/12/1915
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Sources:
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Theatre of war
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Theatre name:
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Egypt, Palestine and Syria
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Date entered:
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01/01/1916
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Date left:
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30/09/1919
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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 95/4325 (01/07/1915–31/12/1915)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/4650 (01/01/1916–30/09/1919)
Unit histories
Other official documents
Other sources
References