7th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, British Army

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
Years active:	30/1/1918 –
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:	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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Name1:	7th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
Name1 Start:	30/1/1918
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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:	Sherwood Foresters, British Army
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Start date:	30/1/1918
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Parent unit:	178th Infantry Brigade, British Army
Parent level:	Brigade
Start date:	30/1/1918
End date:	31/07/1918
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Parent unit:	116th Infantry Brigade, British Army
Parent level:	Brigade
Start date:	01/08/1918
End date:	30/06/1919
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Theatre of war
Theatre name:	France, Belgium and Germany
Date entered:	30/1/1918
Date left:	30/06/1919
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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)

References

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