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==Name and Organisation Changes== | ==Name and Organisation Changes== | ||
| − | *1 April 1908: formed as 4th Battalion | + | *1 April 1908: formed as 4th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment |
| − | *August/September 1914? formed duplicate battalion [[2/4th Battalion | + | *August/September 1914? formed duplicate battalion [[2/4th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, British infantry]] |
| − | *January 1915? renamed 1/4th Battalion | + | *January 1915? renamed 1/4th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment |
*30 January 1918: disbanded | *30 January 1918: disbanded | ||
| − | **about one third of personnel merged with [[2/4th Battalion | + | **Headquarters and about one third of personnel merged with [[2/4th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, British infantry]] to form new [[4th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, British infantry]] |
| − | **about one third absorbed by [[1/5th Battalion | + | **about one third absorbed by [[1/5th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, British infantry]] |
| − | **about one third absorbed by [[2/5th Battalion | + | **about one third absorbed by [[2/5th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, British infantry]] |
==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
Revision as of 05:34, 6 November 2014
- Nationality: UK
- Service: British Army
- Type: Unit
- Infantry Battalion
- Regular/Territorial: Territorial
Contents
Name and Organisation Changes
- 1 April 1908: formed as 4th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment
- August/September 1914? formed duplicate battalion 2/4th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, British infantry
- January 1915? renamed 1/4th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment
- 30 January 1918: disbanded
- Headquarters and about one third of personnel merged with 2/4th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, British infantry to form new 4th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, British infantry
- about one third absorbed by 1/5th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, British infantry
- about one third absorbed by 2/5th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, British infantry
Locations
Theatres
(as parent brigade and division)
Parents
Administrative
Tactical
Children
(similar to 1/5th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, British infantry)
Sources
Personal Narratives
Related Media
Official Sources
War Diaries
- WO 95/2691/1 (images can be downloaded from TNA for a fee)
- Images on Flickr (free for non-commercial use but some images have parts of the page missing)
Other Official Documents
- Gallantry medal citations, Lincolnshire Regiment Collection, Lincolnshire Archives, Lincoln
Published Histories
- Charles Rudyard Simpson, The History of the Lincolnshire Regiment, 1914-1918 (London, Medici Society, 1931).
