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[[2nd (Reserve) Battalion, Welsh Guards, British infantry]]
 
[[2nd (Reserve) Battalion, Welsh Guards, British infantry]]
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=== Line Regiments ===
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[[Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Bedfordshire Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Black Watch Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Border Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Buffs (East Kent) Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Cameron Highlanders Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Cheshire Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Connaught Rangers Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Devonshire Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Dorsetshire Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Durham Light Infantry Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[East Lancashire Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[East Surrey Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[East Yorkshire Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Essex Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Gloucestershire Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Gordon Highlanders Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Hampshire Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Highland Light Infantry Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[King's (Liverpool) Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[King's Own Scottish Borderers Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[King's Royal Rifle Corps Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Lancashire Fusiliers Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Leicestershire Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Lincolnshire Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Leinster Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Manchester Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Middlesex Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Norfolk Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Northamptonshire Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[North Staffordshire Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Northumberland Fusiliers Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Ox & Bucks Light Infantry Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Rifle Brigade Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Royal Berkshire Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Royal Dublin Fusiliers Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Royal Fusiliers Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Royal Irish Fusiliers Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Royal Irish Regiment Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Royal Irish Rifles Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Royal Munster Fusiliers Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Royal Scots Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Royal Scots Fusiliers Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Royal Sussex Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Royal Warwickshire Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Royal Welsh Fusiliers Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Royal West Kent Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Seaforth Highlanders Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Somerset Light Infantry Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[South Lancashire Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[South Staffordshire Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[South Wales Borderers Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Suffolk Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Welsh Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[West Yorkshire Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Wiltshire Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Worcestershire Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[York and Lancaster Regiment, British infantry]]
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[[Yorkshire Regiment, British infantry]]

Revision as of 06:12, 5 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.

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Regiments and battalions below 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

2nd Battalion, Irish Guards, British infantry

3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Irish Guards, British infantry

Scots Guards

1st Battalion, Scots Guards, British infantry

2nd Battalion, Scots Guards, British infantry

3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Scots Guards, British infantry

Welsh Guards

1st Battalion, Welsh Guards, British infantry

2nd (Reserve) Battalion, Welsh Guards, British infantry

Line Regiments

Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Regiment, British infantry

Bedfordshire Regiment, British infantry

Black Watch Regiment, British infantry

Border Regiment, British infantry

Buffs (East Kent) Regiment, British infantry

Cameron Highlanders Regiment, British infantry

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Regiment, British infantry

Cheshire Regiment, British infantry

Connaught Rangers Regiment, British infantry

Devonshire Regiment, British infantry

Dorsetshire Regiment, British infantry

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry Regiment, British infantry

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment, British infantry

Durham Light Infantry Regiment, British infantry

East Lancashire Regiment, British infantry

East Surrey Regiment, British infantry

East Yorkshire Regiment, British infantry

Essex Regiment, British infantry

Gloucestershire Regiment, British infantry

Gordon Highlanders Regiment, British infantry

Hampshire Regiment, British infantry

Highland Light Infantry Regiment, British infantry

King's (Liverpool) Regiment, British infantry

King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment, British infantry

King's Own Scottish Borderers Regiment, British infantry

King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) Regiment, British infantry

King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) Regiment, British infantry

King's Royal Rifle Corps Regiment, British infantry

Lancashire Fusiliers Regiment, British infantry

Leicestershire Regiment, British infantry

Lincolnshire Regiment, British infantry

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, British infantry

Leinster Regiment, British infantry

Manchester Regiment, British infantry

Middlesex Regiment, British infantry

Norfolk Regiment, British infantry

Northamptonshire Regiment, British infantry

North Staffordshire Regiment, British infantry

Northumberland Fusiliers Regiment, British infantry

Ox & Bucks Light Infantry Regiment, British infantry

Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment, British infantry

Rifle Brigade Regiment, British infantry

Royal Berkshire Regiment, British infantry

Royal Dublin Fusiliers Regiment, British infantry

Royal Fusiliers Regiment, British infantry

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Regiment, British infantry

Royal Irish Fusiliers Regiment, British infantry

Royal Irish Regiment Regiment, British infantry

Royal Irish Rifles Regiment, British infantry

Royal Munster Fusiliers Regiment, British infantry

Royal Scots Regiment, British infantry

Royal Scots Fusiliers Regiment, British infantry

Royal Sussex Regiment, British infantry

Royal Warwickshire Regiment, British infantry

Royal Welsh Fusiliers Regiment, British infantry

Royal West Kent Regiment, British infantry

Seaforth Highlanders Regiment, British infantry

Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment, British infantry

Somerset Light Infantry Regiment, British infantry

South Lancashire Regiment, British infantry

South Staffordshire Regiment, British infantry

South Wales Borderers Regiment, British infantry

Suffolk Regiment, British infantry

Welsh Regiment, British infantry

West Yorkshire Regiment, British infantry

Wiltshire Regiment, British infantry

Worcestershire Regiment, British infantry

York and Lancaster Regiment, British infantry

Yorkshire Regiment, British infantry

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