1/1st Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion, British Army
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1/1st Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion, British Army | |
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Years active: | February 1914 – |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Service: | British Army |
Branch: | Territorial Force |
Type: | Mounted |
Specific type: | Cyclist battalion |
Full size: | 1000 |
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Created: | February 1914. New unit raised in Huntingdonshire but included some men transferred from 1/5th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment. Authorised to be raised in February 1914 and officially recognised 2/4/1914.[1] |
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Name1: | Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion |
Name1 Start: | February 1914 |
Name1 End: | October 1914 |
Reason for change: | Formed duplicate battalion, 2/1st Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion. |
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Name2: | 1/1st Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion |
Name2 Start: | October 1914 |
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Disbanded: | Dismbodied at end of war service. In 1920 it was converted to an infantry battalion of the Northamptonshire Regiment.[2] |
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Relationship type: | Administrative |
Parent unit: | Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion, UK |
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References
- ↑ Army Order number 1914 (61); Army Order number 1914 (143); The formation of the Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion.
- ↑ Wikipedia