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| country = Sierra Leone | | country = Sierra Leone | ||
| − | | service = British | + | | service = British Imperial Forces |
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| type = Infantry | | type = Infantry | ||
| specific_type = Infantry regiment (administrative) | | specific_type = Infantry regiment (administrative) | ||
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=== Unit histories === | === Unit histories === | ||
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Campaign medal rolls at the UK National Archives. | Campaign medal rolls at the UK National Archives. | ||
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|1914-15 Star | |1914-15 Star | ||
|[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7247564 WO 329/2955] | |[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7247564 WO 329/2955] | ||
| − | | | + | |[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7247269 WO 329/2934] |
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|British War and Victory medals | |British War and Victory medals | ||
|[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7246688 WO 329/2299] | |[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7246688 WO 329/2299] | ||
| − | | | + | |[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7246786 WO 329/2329] |
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|Territorial Force War Medal | |Territorial Force War Medal | ||
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== Other sources == | == Other sources == | ||
<!-- Published histories, websites, etc --> | <!-- Published histories, websites, etc --> | ||
| − | + | * [http://www.kaiserscross.com/188001/315722.html Article on the West African Regiment in the attack on Cameroon] | |
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[[Category:British colonial units needing name checks]] | [[Category:British colonial units needing name checks]] | ||
[[Category:Sierra Leone]] | [[Category:Sierra Leone]] | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
Latest revision as of 12:01, 14 June 2017
| West African Regiment, Sierra Leone | |
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| Years active: | – |
| Country: | Sierra Leone |
| Service: | British Imperial Forces |
| Branch: | Regular Army (British Imperial Forces) |
| Type: | Infantry |
| Specific type: | Infantry regiment (administrative) |
| Full size: | |
| Sources for overview: | |
| Created: | |
| Sources for created: | |
| Alternate names: | |
| Sources for alternate names: | |
| Disbanded: | |
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| For more information on what infobox fields mean, see documentation at military unit, command structure and theatre of war. | |
Contents
Personal narratives
Related media
Official sources
Unit war diaries
None. Administrative organisations did not keep war diaries because they had no operational role.
See descendant unit pages for their war diaries.
Unit histories
Other official documents
Medal rolls
Campaign medal rolls at the UK National Archives.
| Medal | Officers | Other ranks |
|---|---|---|
| 1914 Star | ||
| 1914-15 Star | WO 329/2955 | WO 329/2934 |
| British War and Victory medals | WO 329/2299 | WO 329/2329 |
| Territorial Force War Medal |
Other sources
References
