52nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, British Army

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52nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, British Army
Years active:	–
Country:	United Kingdom
Service:	British Army
Branch:	New Army (British Army)
Type:	Infantry
Specific type:	Infantry battalion
Full size:	1000
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Name1:	14th (Reserve) Battalion Manchester Regiment
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Reason for change:	Transferred to Training Reserve
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Name2:	14th Training Reserve Battalion
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Name3:	278th Graduated Battalion
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Reason for change:	Transferred to Sherwood Foresters
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Name4:	52nd (Graduated) Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Administrative
Parent unit:	Manchester Regiment, British Army
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Administrative
Parent unit:	Training Reserve, British Army
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Administrative
Parent unit:	Sherwood Foresters, British Army
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Parent unit:	3rd Midland Infantry Brigade, British Army
Parent level:	Brigade
Start date:	01/11/1917
End date:	31/07/1919
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Theatre of war
Theatre name:	France, Belgium and Germany
Date entered:	01/11/1917
Date left:	31/07/1919
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Official sources

Unit war diaries

• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1626/11 (01/11/1917–31/07/1919)

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