1/1st Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion, British Army

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1/1st Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion, British Army
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

  1. Army Order number 1914 (61); Army Order number 1914 (143); The formation of the Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion.
  2. Wikipedia