Difference between revisions of "1/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, British Army"
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*13 September 1914: formed duplicate battalion [[2/4th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, British infantry]] | *13 September 1914: formed duplicate battalion [[2/4th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, British infantry]] | ||
*January 1915? renamed 1/4th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment | *January 1915? renamed 1/4th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment | ||
| − | *30 January 1918: disbanded<ref> | + | *30 January 1918: disbanded<ref>{{RefWarDiary|30/1/1918}}</ref> |
**Headquarters and about one third of personnel merged with [[2/4th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, British infantry]] to form new [[4th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, British infantry]] | **Headquarters and about one third of personnel merged with [[2/4th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, British infantry]] to form new [[4th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, British infantry]] | ||
**about one third absorbed by [[1/5th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, British infantry]] | **about one third absorbed by [[1/5th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, British infantry]] | ||
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===Official Sources=== | ===Official Sources=== | ||
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*[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7354513 WO 95/2691/1] (images can be downloaded from TNA for a fee) | *[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7354513 WO 95/2691/1] (images can be downloaded from TNA for a fee) | ||
Revision as of 05:43, 16 December 2014
- Nationality: UK
- Service: British Army
- Type: Unit
- Regular/Territorial: Territorial
Contents
Name and Organisation Changes
- 1 April 1908: formed as 4th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment
- 13 September 1914: formed duplicate battalion 2/4th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, British infantry
- January 1915? renamed 1/4th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment
- 30 January 1918: disbanded[1]
- Headquarters and about one third of personnel merged with 2/4th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, British infantry to form new 4th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, British infantry
- about one third absorbed by 1/5th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, British infantry
- about one third absorbed by 2/5th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, British infantry
Locations
Theatres
(as parent brigade and division)
Parents
Administrative
Tactical
Children
(similar to 1/5th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, British infantry)
Sources
Personal Narratives
Related Media
Official Sources
Unit war diaries
- WO 95/2691/1 (images can be downloaded from TNA for a fee)
- Images on Flickr (free for non-commercial use but some images have parts of the page missing)
Other Official Documents
- Gallantry medal citations, Lincolnshire Regiment Collection, Lincolnshire Archives, Lincoln
Published Histories
- Charles Rudyard Simpson, The History of the Lincolnshire Regiment, 1914-1918 (London, Medici Society, 1931).
