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| − | I | + | I'm working on a definitive list of British battalions and regiments from 1914-1918, starting with the infantry, but here's a list of [http://web.archive.org/web/20050404041821/http://regiments.org/regiments/uk/lists/ba1918.htm REGIMENTS and CORPS of the BRITISH ARMY in 1918] (via the Internet Archive as the site appears to have been down for some years). |
| − | The Long, Long Trail site has several pages on [http://www.1914-1918.net/britdivs.htm The British Divisions of 1914-1918] and Chris Baker, the site's owner, has given permission to use information from the site, so populating this page is a high priority task. | + | The Long, Long Trail site has several pages on [http://www.1914-1918.net/britdivs.htm The British Divisions of 1914-1918] and Chris Baker, the site's owner, has given permission to use information from the site, so populating this page from those is a high priority task. Please feel free to get stuck in if you spot a gap! |
| − | '''If you've got a diary you want to add now, please just click 'Edit' above, and add the name of the author's regiment.''' | + | '''If you've got a diary you want to add now, please just click 'Edit' above, and add the name of the author's regiment.''' Add 'British infantry' or another appropriate label to help differentiate between units across different armies, then make it into a wiki link by putting two square brackets around the name of the regiment or battalion, like this: |
| − | <nowiki>[[Royal Warwickshire Regiment]]</nowiki> | + | <nowiki>[[Royal Warwickshire Regiment, British infantry]]</nowiki> |
| − | This makes it into a red link [[Royal Warwickshire Regiment]]; you can click on any red-linked page name to create that page. | + | This makes it into a red link [[Royal Warwickshire Regiment, British infantry]]; you can click on any red-linked page name to create that page. |
| − | *[[Lincolnshire Regiment]] | + | === To be categorised === |
| − | **[[1/5th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment]] | + | This is a great place to add any units that aren't yet linked, so they can be slotted in later. |
| + | *[[Lincolnshire Regiment, British infantry]] | ||
| + | **[[1/5th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, British infantry]] | ||
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[[1st Provisional Battalion, Coldstream Guards, British infantry]] | [[1st Provisional Battalion, Coldstream Guards, British infantry]] | ||
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[[1st Provisional Battalion, Grenadier Guards, British infantry]] | [[1st Provisional Battalion, Grenadier Guards, British infantry]] | ||
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| + | === Irish Guards === | ||
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| + | [[1st Battalion, Irish Guards, British infantry]] | ||
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Revision as of 06:15, 4 November 2014
I'm working on a definitive list of British battalions and regiments from 1914-1918, starting with the infantry, but here's a list of REGIMENTS and CORPS of the BRITISH ARMY in 1918 (via the Internet Archive as the site appears to have been down for some years).
The Long, Long Trail site has several pages on The British Divisions of 1914-1918 and Chris Baker, the site's owner, has given permission to use information from the site, so populating this page from those is a high priority task. Please feel free to get stuck in if you spot a gap!
If you've got a diary you want to add now, please just click 'Edit' above, and add the name of the author's regiment. Add 'British infantry' or another appropriate label to help differentiate between units across different armies, then make it into a wiki link by putting two square brackets around the name of the regiment or battalion, like this:
[[Royal Warwickshire Regiment, British infantry]]
This makes it into a red link Royal Warwickshire Regiment, British infantry; you can click on any red-linked page name to create that page.
To be categorised
This is a great place to add any units that aren't yet linked, so they can be slotted in later.
-- Regiments and battalions added from the listings on http://www.1914-1918.net/regiments.htm (with many thanks to Chris Baker)
Coldstream Guards
1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards, British infantry
2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards, British infantry
3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards, British infantry
4th Battalion (Pioneers), Coldstream Guards, British infantry Formed as Guards Pioneer Battalion, but soon redesignated.
5th (Reserve) Battalion, Coldstream Guards, British infantry Formed as 4th (Reserve) Battalion; redesignated as 5th (Reserve) Battalion.
1st Provisional Battalion, Coldstream Guards, British infantry
Grenadier Guards
1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards, British infantry
2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards, British infantry
3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards, British infantry
4th Battalion, Grenadier Guards, British infantry
5th (Reserve) Battalion, Grenadier Guards, British infantry
1st Provisional Battalion, Grenadier Guards, British infantry
Irish Guards
1st Battalion, Irish Guards, British infantry
