Difference between revisions of "56th Infantry Brigade, British Army"
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| type = Infantry | | type = Infantry | ||
| specific_type = Infantry brigade | | specific_type = Infantry brigade | ||
− | | size_at_full_strength = 4, | + | | size_at_full_strength = 4,500 |
| unit_name1 = 56th Infantry Brigade | | unit_name1 = 56th Infantry Brigade | ||
| unit_name1_start_date = unknown | | unit_name1_start_date = unknown | ||
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| command_start_date = 01/07/1915 | | command_start_date = 01/07/1915 | ||
| command_end_date = 31/05/1919 | | command_end_date = 31/05/1919 | ||
− | | parent = 19th Division, | + | | parent = 19th Division, British Army |
| parent_level = Division | | parent_level = Division | ||
| relationship_type = Tactical | | relationship_type = Tactical | ||
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| command_start_date = unknown | | command_start_date = unknown | ||
| command_end_date = unknown | | command_end_date = unknown | ||
− | | subordinate = 56th Brigade Trench Mortar Battery, | + | | subordinate = 56th Brigade Trench Mortar Battery, British Army |
| subordinate_level = Company | | subordinate_level = Company | ||
| relationship_type = Tactical | | relationship_type = Tactical | ||
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| command_start_date = unknown | | command_start_date = unknown | ||
| command_end_date = unknown | | command_end_date = unknown | ||
− | | subordinate = 56th Machine Gun Company, | + | | subordinate = 56th Machine Gun Company, British Army |
| subordinate_level = Company | | subordinate_level = Company | ||
| relationship_type = Tactical | | relationship_type = Tactical | ||
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| command_start_date = 01/07/1915 | | command_start_date = 01/07/1915 | ||
| command_end_date = 31/01/1918 | | command_end_date = 31/01/1918 | ||
− | | subordinate = 7th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment, | + | | subordinate = 7th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment, British Army |
| subordinate_level = Battalion | | subordinate_level = Battalion | ||
| relationship_type = Tactical | | relationship_type = Tactical | ||
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| command_start_date = 01/07/1915 | | command_start_date = 01/07/1915 | ||
| command_end_date = 28/02/1918 | | command_end_date = 28/02/1918 | ||
− | | subordinate = 7th Battalion King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, | + | | subordinate = 7th Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, British Army |
| subordinate_level = Battalion | | subordinate_level = Battalion | ||
| relationship_type = Tactical | | relationship_type = Tactical | ||
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| command_start_date = 01/07/1915 | | command_start_date = 01/07/1915 | ||
| command_end_date = 31/01/1918 | | command_end_date = 31/01/1918 | ||
− | | subordinate = 7th Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, | + | | subordinate = 7th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, British Army |
| subordinate_level = Battalion | | subordinate_level = Battalion | ||
| relationship_type = Tactical | | relationship_type = Tactical | ||
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| command_start_date = 01/07/1915 | | command_start_date = 01/07/1915 | ||
| command_end_date = 28/02/1918 | | command_end_date = 28/02/1918 | ||
− | | subordinate = 7th Battalion South Lancashire Regiment, | + | | subordinate = 7th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment, British Army |
| subordinate_level = Battalion | | subordinate_level = Battalion | ||
| relationship_type = Tactical | | relationship_type = Tactical | ||
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| command_start_date = 01/02/1918 | | command_start_date = 01/02/1918 | ||
| command_end_date = 31/05/1919 | | command_end_date = 31/05/1919 | ||
− | | subordinate = 4th Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry, | + | | subordinate = 4th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry, British Army |
| subordinate_level = Battalion | | subordinate_level = Battalion | ||
| relationship_type = Tactical | | relationship_type = Tactical | ||
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| command_start_date = 01/02/1918 | | command_start_date = 01/02/1918 | ||
| command_end_date = 31/05/1919 | | command_end_date = 31/05/1919 | ||
− | | subordinate = 8th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment, | + | | subordinate = 8th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment, British Army |
| subordinate_level = Battalion | | subordinate_level = Battalion | ||
| relationship_type = Tactical | | relationship_type = Tactical | ||
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| command_start_date = 01/02/1918 | | command_start_date = 01/02/1918 | ||
| command_end_date = 28/02/1919 | | command_end_date = 28/02/1919 | ||
− | | subordinate = 9th Battalion Cheshire Regiment, | + | | subordinate = 9th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment, British Army |
| subordinate_level = Battalion | | subordinate_level = Battalion | ||
| relationship_type = Tactical | | relationship_type = Tactical | ||
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== Official sources == | == Official sources == | ||
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− | {{ | + | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14084744|WO 95/2075/1|01/07/1915|31/12/1915}} |
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14084745|WO 95/2075/2|01/01/1916|31/07/1916}} | ||
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14084746|WO 95/2075/3|01/08/1916|31/12/1916}} | ||
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14084747|WO 95/2075/4|01/01/1917|30/06/1917}} | ||
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14084748|WO 95/2075/5|01/07/1917|31/07/1917}} | ||
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14053980|WO 95/2076/1|01/08/1917|31/08/1917}} | ||
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14053981|WO 95/2076/2|01/09/1917|30/09/1917}} | ||
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14053982|WO 95/2076/3|01/10/1917|31/10/1917}} | ||
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14053983|WO 95/2076/4|01/11/1917|31/12/1917}} | ||
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14053984|WO 95/2077/1|01/01/1918|28/02/1918}} | ||
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14053985|WO 95/2077/2|01/03/1918|31/05/1918}} | ||
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14053986|WO 95/2077/3|01/06/1918|30/09/1918}} | ||
+ | * {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14053987|WO 95/2077/4|01/10/1918|31/05/1919}} | ||
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=== Unit histories === | === Unit histories === |
Latest revision as of 11:45, 11 November 2017
56th Infantry Brigade, British Army | |
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Years active: | unknown – unknown |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Service: | British Army |
Branch: | unknown |
Type: | Infantry |
Specific type: | Infantry brigade |
Full size: | 4,500 |
Sources for overview: | |
Created: | unknown. |
Sources for created: | |
Name1: | 56th Infantry Brigade |
Name1 Start: | unknown |
Name1 End: | unknown |
Reason for change: | |
Sources for name1: | |
Alternate names: | |
Sources for alternate names: | |
Disbanded: | unknown. |
Sources for disbanded: | |
For more information on what infobox fields mean, see documentation at military unit, command structure and theatre of war. |
Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Tactical |
Parent unit: | 19th Division, British Army |
Parent level: | Division |
Start date: | 01/07/1915 |
End date: | 31/05/1919 |
Sources: |
Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Tactical |
Subordinate unit: | 56th Brigade Trench Mortar Battery, British Army |
Subordinate level: | Company |
Start date: | unknown |
End date: | unknown |
Sources: |
Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Tactical |
Subordinate unit: | 56th Machine Gun Company, British Army |
Subordinate level: | Company |
Start date: | unknown |
End date: | unknown |
Sources: |
Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Tactical |
Subordinate unit: | 7th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment, British Army |
Subordinate level: | Battalion |
Start date: | 01/07/1915 |
End date: | 31/01/1918 |
Sources: |
Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Tactical |
Subordinate unit: | 7th Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, British Army |
Subordinate level: | Battalion |
Start date: | 01/07/1915 |
End date: | 28/02/1918 |
Sources: |
Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Tactical |
Subordinate unit: | 7th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, British Army |
Subordinate level: | Battalion |
Start date: | 01/07/1915 |
End date: | 31/01/1918 |
Sources: |
Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Tactical |
Subordinate unit: | 7th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment, British Army |
Subordinate level: | Battalion |
Start date: | 01/07/1915 |
End date: | 28/02/1918 |
Sources: |
Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Tactical |
Subordinate unit: | 4th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry, British Army |
Subordinate level: | Battalion |
Start date: | 01/02/1918 |
End date: | 31/05/1919 |
Sources: |
Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Tactical |
Subordinate unit: | 8th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment, British Army |
Subordinate level: | Battalion |
Start date: | 01/02/1918 |
End date: | 31/05/1919 |
Sources: |
Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Tactical |
Subordinate unit: | 9th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment, British Army |
Subordinate level: | Battalion |
Start date: | 01/02/1918 |
End date: | 28/02/1919 |
Sources: |
Theatre of war | |
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Theatre name: | France, Belgium and Germany |
Date entered: | 01/07/1915 |
Date left: | 31/05/1919 |
Sources: |
Contents
Personal narratives
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Official sources
Unit war diaries
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2075/1 (01/07/1915–31/12/1915)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2075/2 (01/01/1916–31/07/1916)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2075/3 (01/08/1916–31/12/1916)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2075/4 (01/01/1917–30/06/1917)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2075/5 (01/07/1917–31/07/1917)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2076/1 (01/08/1917–31/08/1917)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2076/2 (01/09/1917–30/09/1917)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2076/3 (01/10/1917–31/10/1917)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2076/4 (01/11/1917–31/12/1917)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2077/1 (01/01/1918–28/02/1918)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2077/2 (01/03/1918–31/05/1918)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2077/3 (01/06/1918–30/09/1918)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2077/4 (01/10/1918–31/05/1919)
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