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#REDIRECT [[4/4th King's African Rifles]]
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| country = Uganda
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| service = British Imperial Forces
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| branch = King's African Rifles (British Imperial Forces)
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| type = Infantry
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| specific_type = Infantry battalion
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| size_at_full_strength = 1000
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| unit_name1 = 4th Battalion 4th Regiment King's African Rifles
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| alternate_unit_names = 4/4th KAR
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| parent = 4th Regiment King's African Rifles
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| relationship_type = Administrative
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| date_entered_ToW = 01/11/1917
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| date_left_ToW = 30/11/1918
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| ToW_code = 7
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* {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/f94f2127bd944d64906db294b5557874|WO 95/5369/6|01/11/1917|31/12/1917}}
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* {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/a50a6f5e763f490ba76fc9d026abca40|WO 95/5326/9|01/01/1918|30/06/1918}}
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* {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/958126cb48854f9ab0c6e938af630c3f|WO 95/5328/5|01/07/1918|30/09/1918}}
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* {{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/d849db03f7f8475a9daa65e6a0e17b45|WO 95/5331/22|01/10/1918|30/11/1918}}
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* Harry Fecitt, '[http://gweaa.com/th-battalion-of-th-regiment-uganda-of-kings-african-rifles-great-war/ The 4th Battalion of the 4th Regiment (Uganda) of the Kings African Rifles in the Great War]', Great War in Africa Association forum.
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[[Category:British colonial infantry battalions]]
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Revision as of 13:13, 17 June 2017

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4/4th Battalion, King's African Rifles
Years active:
Country: Uganda
Service: British Imperial Forces
Branch: King's African Rifles (British Imperial Forces)
Type: Infantry
Specific type: Infantry battalion
Full size: 1000
Sources for overview:
Created:
Sources for created:
Name1: 4th Battalion 4th Regiment King's African Rifles
Name1 Start:
Name1 End:
Reason for change:
Sources for name1:
Alternate names: 4/4th KAR
Sources for alternate names:
Disbanded:
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: 4th Regiment King's African Rifles
Parent level:
Start date:
End date:
Sources:
Theatre of war
Theatre name: East and West Africa
Date entered: 01/11/1917
Date left: 30/11/1918
Sources:


Personal narratives

Related media

Official sources

Unit war diaries

  • The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5369/6 (01/11/1917–31/12/1917)
  • The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5326/9 (01/01/1918–30/06/1918)
  • The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5328/5 (01/07/1918–30/09/1918)
  • The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5331/22 (01/10/1918–30/11/1918)


Unit histories

Other official documents

Other sources


References


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