26th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, British Army
From Linking experiences of World War One
| 26th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, British Army | |
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| Years active: | unknown – unknown |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Service: | British Army |
| Branch: | unknown |
| Type: | Infantry |
| Specific type: | Infantry battalion |
| Full size: | 1,000 |
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| Created: | unknown. |
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| Name1: | 26th (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) (Bankers)[1] |
| Name1 Start: | unknown |
| Name1 End: | unknown |
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| Disbanded: | unknown. |
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| 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: | Administrative |
| Parent unit: | Royal Fusiliers, UK |
| Parent level: | |
| Start date: | unknown |
| End date: | unknown |
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| Command structure | |
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| Relationship type: | Tactical |
| Parent unit: | 124th Infantry Brigade, UK |
| Parent level: | Brigade |
| Start date: | 01/05/1916 |
| End date: | 30/09/1919 |
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| Theatre of war | |
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| Theatre name: | France, Belgium and Germany |
| Date entered: | 01/05/1916 |
| Date left: | 30/09/1919 |
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| Theatre of war | |
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| Theatre name: | Italy |
| Date entered: | 01/11/1917 |
| Date left: | 28/02/1918 |
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Contents
Personal narratives
Traviss Frederick Teversham
Template:RefLives was a teacher from Sawston, Cambridgeshire. He wrote an account of the village and his experiences in the First World War:
- first published as: Traviss Frederick Teversham (ed. Ronald Bircham), Reminiscence: a recording of some aspects of Sawston life between 1886 and 1942 (1976).
- available online at Journeys Intertwined project
The introduction says that the Reminiscence was probably written in 1942. Internal evidence and background information on the Journeys Intertwined website give this service history:
- applied to join Inns of Court Officer Training Corps, UK in 1915 but rejected after interview
- joined 26th Battalion Royal Fusiliers in 1915, served with them in France for 3 months in 1916 and sent home wounded
- transferred to 11th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment, UK (service number 45829) in 1916 and invalided out in 1918
The Reminiscence also gives brief notes on some others from Sawston who were killed in the First World War.
