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=== Unit histories ===
 
=== Unit histories ===

Revision as of 04:20, 2 April 2016

This page was initially automatically created using data from series WO 95 (official war diaries) in the UK National Archives Discovery catalogue. It is not guaranteed to be complete or accurate. You can edit this page to make it more useful. Please help to improve the page by adding or correcting facts, and citing reliable sources.


6th Battalion, Royal West Surrey Regiment, British Army
Years active: unknown – unknown
Country: United Kingdom
Service: British Army
Branch: unknown
Type: Infantry
Specific type: Infantry battalion
Full size: 1,000
Sources for overview:
Created: unknown. 
Sources for created:
Name1: 6th Battalion Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
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
Relationship type: Administrative
Parent unit: Royal West Surrey Regiment, UK
Parent level:
Start date: unknown
End date: unknown
Sources:
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Parent unit: 37th Infantry Brigade, UK
Parent level: Brigade
Start date: 01/06/1915
End date: 31/10/1919
Sources:
Theatre of war
Theatre name: France, Belgium and Germany
Date entered: 01/06/1915
Date left: 31/10/1919
Sources:


Personal narratives

George Coppard

Template:RefLives served in these units:

Narratives and media:

  • Imperial War Museum has a collection of his private papers, photos, medals and a typescript of his memoirs. Catalogue description identifies units.
  • Memoirs were published as: George A. Coppard, With a machine gun to Cambrai: the tale of a young Tommy in Kitchener's army 1914-1918 (London, Imperial War Museum, 1969).
  • British Library, Roy Palmer Collection, C1023/80: interview with George Coppard recorded in 1983. Includes reminiscences of First World War service and parts of songs.

See also Wikipedia: George Coppard.

Related media

Official sources

Unit war diaries

  • The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1863/1 (01/06/1915–31/10/1919)

Unit histories

Other official documents

Other sources

References


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