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| branch = Territorial Force
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| branch = Territorial Force (British Army)
 
| type = Infantry
 
| type = Infantry
 
| specific_type = Infantry battalion
 
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| size_at_full_strength = 1,000
 
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| unit_name1 = 7th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
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| unit_name1 = 7th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
 
| unit_name1_start_date = 1/4/1908
 
| unit_name1_start_date = 1/4/1908
 
| unit_name1_end_date = 1915
 
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| unit_name2 = 1/7th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
 
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| unit_name2_start_date = 1915
 
| unit_name2_start_date = 1915
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| unit_name2_end_date = 12/2/1918<ref>{{Cite TLLT|http://www.1914-1918.net/northfus.htm|The Northumberland Fusiliers in 1914-1918}}</ref>
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| unit_name3 = 1/7th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers (Pioneers)
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| unit_name3 = 1/7th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers (Pioneers)
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| unit_name3_ref = {{Cite TLLT|http://www.1914-1918.net/northfus.htm|The Northumberland Fusiliers in 1914-1918}}
 
| unit_name3_end_date = 30/4/1919
 
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| command_start_date = 01/04/1915
 
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| command_end_date = 31/01/1918
 
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| command_end_date = 30/04/1919
 
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| parent = Divisional Engineers and Pioneers, 42nd Division, UK
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| parent = Divisional Engineers and Pioneers, 42nd Division, British Army
 
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== Related media ==
 
== Related media ==
 
<!-- Digitised photographs, images of personal items, etc -->
 
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* [http://blog.twmuseums.org.uk/family-memories-a-soldiers-great-war-sketchbook/ Tyne and Wear Museums and Archives blog] has sketches made by Private James McGarrigle, an observer in this battalion.
  
 
== Official sources ==
 
== Official sources ==

Latest revision as of 09:56, 11 November 2017

This page was initially automatically created using data from series WO 95 (official war diaries) in the UK National Archives Discovery catalogue. It is not guaranteed to be complete or accurate. You can edit this page to make it more useful. Please help to improve the page by adding or correcting facts, and citing reliable sources.


1/7th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, British Army
Years active: 1/4/1908 – 30/4/1919
Country: United Kingdom
Service: British Army
Branch: Territorial Force (British Army)
Type: Infantry
Specific type: Infantry battalion
Full size: 1,000
Sources for overview:
Created: 1/4/1908. 
Sources for created:
Name1: 7th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
Name1 Start: 1/4/1908
Name1 End: 1915
Reason for change: Renumbering of territorial battalions.
Sources for name1: [1]
Name2: 1/7th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
Name2 Start: 1915
Name2 End: 12/2/1918
Reason for change:
Sources for name2:
Name3: 1/7th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers (Pioneers)
Name3 Start: 12/2/1918
Name3 End: 30/4/1919
Reason for change: Converted to pioneer battalion.
Sources for name3: [2]
Alternate names:
Sources for alternate names:
Disbanded: 30/4/1919. 
Sources for disbanded:
For more information on what infobox fields mean, see documentation at military unit, command structure and theatre of war.
Command structure
Relationship type: Administrative
Parent unit: Northumberland Fusiliers, British Army
Parent level:
Start date: unknown
End date: unknown
Sources:
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Parent unit: 149th Infantry Brigade, British Army
Parent level: Brigade
Start date: 01/04/1915
End date: 31/01/1918
Sources:
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Parent unit: Divisional Engineers and Pioneers, 42nd Division, British Army
Parent level: Brigade
Start date: 01/02/1918
End date: 30/04/1919
Sources:
Theatre of war
Theatre name: France, Belgium and Germany
Date entered: 01/04/1915
Date left: 30/04/1919
Sources:


Personal narratives

Related media

Official sources

Unit war diaries

  • The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2830/1 (01/04/1915–31/08/1916)
  • The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2828/3 (01/06/1915–30/06/1915)
  • The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2830/2 (01/09/1916–30/11/1916)
  • The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2830/3 (01/12/1916–31/03/1917)
  • The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2830/4 (01/04/1917–31/05/1917)
  • The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2830/5 (01/06/1917–31/08/1917)
  • The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2830/6 (01/09/1917–30/11/1917)
  • The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2830/7 (01/12/1917–31/01/1918)
  • The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2650/4 (01/02/1918–30/04/1919)

Unit histories

Other official documents

Other sources

References

  1. ↑ Chris Baker, The Long, Long Trail: The Northumberland Fusiliers in 1914-1918
  2. ↑ Chris Baker, The Long, Long Trail: The Northumberland Fusiliers in 1914-1918
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