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1/2nd Battalion, King's African Rifles
Years active:
Country: Nyasaland
Service: British Imperial Forces
Branch: King's African Rifles (British Imperial Forces)
Type: Infantry
Specific type: Infantry battalion
Full size: 1000
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Created:
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Name1: 2nd (Nyasaland) Battalion King's African Rifles
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Reason for change: split into multiple battalions
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Name2: 1st Battalion 2nd Regiment King's African Rifles
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Alternate names: 1/2nd KAR
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Command structure
Relationship type: Administrative
Parent unit: King's African Rifles
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Command structure
Relationship type: Administrative
Parent unit: 2nd Regiment King's African Rifles
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Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Parent unit: 3rd East African Infantry Brigade
Parent level: Brigade
Start date: 01/04/1916
End date: 30/11/1916
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Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Parent unit: 2nd East African Infantry Brigade
Parent level: Brigade
Start date: 01/12/1916
End date: 28/02/1917
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Theatre of war
Theatre name: East and West Africa
Date entered: 01/04/1916
Date left: 31/12/1918
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Personal narratives

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Official sources

Unit war diaries

  • The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5341/10 (01/04/1916–30/11/1916)
  • The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5340/5 (01/12/1916–28/02/1917)
  • The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5325/14 (01/03/1917–31/07/1917)
  • The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5323/6 (01/08/1917–31/01/1918)
  • The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5324/14 (01/09/1917–30/11/1917)
  • The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5326/12 (01/02/1918–30/06/1918)
  • The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5328/7 (01/07/1918–30/09/1918)
  • The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5331/20 (01/10/1918–31/12/1918)


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