51st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment, British Army

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51st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment, British Army
Years active:	–
Country:	United Kingdom
Service:	British Army
Branch:	New Army
Type:	Infantry
Specific type:	Infantry battalion
Full size:	1000
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Name1:	15th (Reserve) Battalion Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment)
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Reason for change:	Transferred to Training Reserve
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Name2:	10th Training Reserve Battalion
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Name3:	261st Graduated Battalion
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Reason for change:	Transferred to Leicestershire Regiment
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Name4:	51st (Graduated) Battalion Leicestershire Regiment
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Administrative
Parent unit:	Yorkshire Regiment, UK
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Administrative
Parent unit:	Training Reserve, UK
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Administrative
Parent unit:	Leicestershire Regiment, UK
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Parent unit:	2nd Midland Infantry Brigade, UK
Parent level:	Brigade
Start date:	01/03/1919
End date:	31/08/1919
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Theatre of war
Theatre name:	France, Belgium and Germany
Date entered:	01/03/1919
Date left:	31/08/1919
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Personal narratives

Harry Lamin

Template:RefLives, known as Harry, was conscripted in 1917. He wrote letters while in training and overseas service which have been published:

• blogged at WW1: Experiences of an English Soldier
• published in print as: Bill Lamin (ed.), Letters From The Trenches: A Soldier of the Great War (Michael O'Mara, 2013). ISBN 978-1782431145

The letters show service with these units:

• 51st Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, UK (when it was 10th Training Reserve Battalion at Rugeley; from February 1917)
• 9th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment, UK (service number 32507)
• Attached to headquarters of 23rd Division, UK
• 1st Garrison Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers, UK (service number G/40843)

Official sources

Unit war diaries

• Template:WarDiaryTNA

References

This page contains data imported from the UK National Archives Discovery catalogue, licensed under Open Government Licence v2.0.