1/6th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment, British Army

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1/6th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment, British Army
Years active:	1/4/1908 – unknown
Country:	United Kingdom
Service:	British Army
Branch:	Territorial Force (British Army)
Type:	Infantry
Specific type:	Infantry battalion
Full size:	1,000
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Created:	1/4/1908.
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Name1:	6th Battalion Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
Name1 Start:	1/4/1908
Name1 End:	1915
Reason for change:	Renumbering of territorial battalions.
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Name2:	1/6th Battalion Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
Name2 Start:	1915
Name2 End:	unknown
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Disbanded:	unknown.
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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:	West Yorkshire Regiment, British Army
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Start date:	unknown
End date:	unknown
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Parent unit:	146th Infantry Brigade, British Army
Parent level:	Brigade
Start date:	01/08/1914
End date:	28/02/1919
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Parent unit:	2nd Northern Brigade, British Army
Parent level:	Brigade
Start date:	01/03/1919
End date:	31/10/1919
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Theatre of war
Theatre name:	France, Belgium and Germany
Date entered:	01/08/1914
Date left:	31/10/1919
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Official sources

Unit war diaries

• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2794/2 (01/08/1914–28/02/1919)
• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1438/8 (01/03/1919–31/10/1919)

References

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