This page is about the new battalion formed in January 1918. For the original 7th Battalion, see 1/7th Battalion Sherwood Foresters.
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7th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, British Army
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Years active:
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30/1/1918 –
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Country:
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United Kingdom
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Service:
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British Army
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Branch:
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Territorial Force (British Army)
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Type:
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Infantry
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Specific type:
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Infantry battalion
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Full size:
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1,000
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Sources for overview:
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Created:
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30/1/1918. New battalion formed from 2/7th Battalion with 12 officers and 200 other ranks from 1/7th Battalion.
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Sources for created:
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Name1:
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7th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
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Name1 Start:
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30/1/1918
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Name1 End:
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Reason for change:
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Sources for name1:
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[1]
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Alternate names:
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Disbanded:
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For more information on what infobox fields mean, see documentation at military unit, command structure and theatre of war.
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Theatre of war
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Theatre name:
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France, Belgium and Germany
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Date entered:
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30/1/1918
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Date left:
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30/06/1919
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Sources:
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Personal narratives
Related media
Official sources
Unit war diaries
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/3025/5 (01/02/1918–31/07/1918)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2577/3 (01/08/1918–30/06/1919)
Unit histories
Other official documents
Other sources
References
- ↑ War diary of 1/7th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, British Army, 30/1/1918