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| type = Infantry
 
| type = Infantry
 
| specific_type = Infantry brigade
 
| specific_type = Infantry brigade
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| size_at_full_strength = 4,000
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| size_at_full_strength = 4,500
 
| unit_name1 = 4th Guards Brigade
 
| unit_name1 = 4th Guards Brigade
 
  | unit_name1_start_date = unknown
 
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| command_start_date = 01/08/1914
 
| command_start_date = 01/08/1914
 
| command_end_date = 31/07/1915
 
| command_end_date = 31/07/1915
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| parent = 2nd Division, UK
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| parent = 2nd Division, British Army
 
| parent_level = Division
 
| parent_level = Division
 
| relationship_type = Tactical
 
| relationship_type = Tactical
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| command_start_date = 01/02/1918
 
| command_start_date = 01/02/1918
 
| command_end_date = 31/10/1918
 
| command_end_date = 31/10/1918
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| parent = Guards Division, UK
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| parent = Guards Division, British Army
 
| parent_level = Division
 
| parent_level = Division
 
| relationship_type = Tactical
 
| relationship_type = Tactical
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| command_start_date = 01/08/1914
 
| command_start_date = 01/08/1914
 
| command_end_date = 31/07/1915
 
| command_end_date = 31/07/1915
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| subordinate = 1st Battalion Irish Guards, UK
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| subordinate = 1st Battalion, Irish Guards, British Army
 
| subordinate_level = Battalion
 
| subordinate_level = Battalion
 
| relationship_type = Tactical
 
| relationship_type = Tactical
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| command_start_date = 01/08/1914
 
| command_start_date = 01/08/1914
 
| command_end_date = 31/07/1915
 
| command_end_date = 31/07/1915
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| subordinate = 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards, UK
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| subordinate = 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards, British Army
 
| subordinate_level = Battalion
 
| subordinate_level = Battalion
 
| relationship_type = Tactical
 
| relationship_type = Tactical
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| command_start_date = 01/08/1914
 
| command_start_date = 01/08/1914
 
| command_end_date = 31/07/1915
 
| command_end_date = 31/07/1915
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| subordinate = 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards, UK
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| subordinate = 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards, British Army
 
| subordinate_level = Battalion
 
| subordinate_level = Battalion
 
| relationship_type = Tactical
 
| relationship_type = Tactical
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| command_start_date = 01/08/1914
 
| command_start_date = 01/08/1914
 
| command_end_date = 31/10/1918
 
| command_end_date = 31/10/1918
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| subordinate = 3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards, UK
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| subordinate = 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards, British Army
 
| subordinate_level = Battalion
 
| subordinate_level = Battalion
 
| relationship_type = Tactical
 
| relationship_type = Tactical
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| command_start_date = 01/11/1914
 
| command_start_date = 01/11/1914
 
| command_end_date = 31/07/1915
 
| command_end_date = 31/07/1915
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| subordinate = 1st Battalion Hertfordshire Regiment, UK
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| subordinate = 1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment, British Army
 
| subordinate_level = Battalion
 
| subordinate_level = Battalion
 
| relationship_type = Tactical
 
| relationship_type = Tactical
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| command_start_date = 01/02/1918
 
| command_start_date = 01/02/1918
 
| command_end_date = 31/10/1918
 
| command_end_date = 31/10/1918
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| subordinate = 2nd Battalion Irish Guards, UK
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| subordinate = 2nd Battalion, Irish Guards, British Army
 
| subordinate_level = Battalion
 
| subordinate_level = Battalion
 
| relationship_type = Tactical
 
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| command_start_date = 01/02/1918
 
| command_start_date = 01/02/1918
 
| command_end_date = 31/10/1918
 
| command_end_date = 31/10/1918
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| subordinate = 4th Battalion Grenadier Guards, UK
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| subordinate = 4th Battalion, Grenadier Guards, British Army
 
| subordinate_level = Battalion
 
| subordinate_level = Battalion
 
| relationship_type = Tactical
 
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== Official sources ==
 
== Official sources ==
  
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=== {{WarDiaryHeading}} ===
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=== {{War diary heading}} ===
 
<!-- The official accounts of movements and daily activities written by an officer of the unit at the time. You can add links and catalogue references for official copies of war diaries at TNA, AWM etc, as well as links to unofficial images, transcripts or printed editions. -->
 
<!-- The official accounts of movements and daily activities written by an officer of the unit at the time. You can add links and catalogue references for official copies of war diaries at TNA, AWM etc, as well as links to unofficial images, transcripts or printed editions. -->
  
 
Brigade headquarters:
 
Brigade headquarters:
  
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*{{WarDiaryTNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/C4554376|WO 95/1225|1/2/1918|30/11/1918}}
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*{{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/C4554376|WO 95/1225|1/2/1918|30/11/1918}}
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*{{WarDiaryTNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/C4554492|WO 95/1341|1/8/1914|31/7/1915}}
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*{{War diary TNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/C4554492|WO 95/1341|1/8/1914|31/7/1915}}
  
  
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=== Other official documents ===
 
=== Other official documents ===
 
<!-- This might include intelligence summaries, headquarters correspondence, medal rolls, court martial records -->
 
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* [http://www.1914-1918.net/Diaries/wardiary-4grenadier.html Report by William Weeks] covering this brigade's actions on the Lys, 11-14 April 1918.
  
 
== Other sources ==
 
== Other sources ==

Latest revision as of 10:49, 11 November 2017

This page was initially automatically created using data from series WO 95 (official war diaries) in the UK National Archives Discovery catalogue. It is not guaranteed to be complete or accurate. You can edit this page to make it more useful. Please help to improve the page by adding or correcting facts, and citing reliable sources.


4th Guards Brigade, British Army
Years active: unknown – unknown
Country: United Kingdom
Service: British Army
Branch: unknown
Type: Infantry
Specific type: Infantry brigade
Full size: 4,500
Sources for overview:
Created: unknown. 
Sources for created:
Name1: 4th Guards Brigade
Name1 Start: unknown
Name1 End: unknown
Reason for change:
Sources for name1:
Alternate names:
Sources for alternate names:
Disbanded: unknown. 
Sources for disbanded:
For more information on what infobox fields mean, see documentation at military unit, command structure and theatre of war.
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Parent unit: 2nd Division, British Army
Parent level: Division
Start date: 01/08/1914
End date: 31/07/1915
Sources:
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Parent unit: Guards Division, British Army
Parent level: Division
Start date: 01/02/1918
End date: 31/10/1918
Sources:
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: 1st Battalion, Irish Guards, British Army
Subordinate level: Battalion
Start date: 01/08/1914
End date: 31/07/1915
Sources:
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards, British Army
Subordinate level: Battalion
Start date: 01/08/1914
End date: 31/07/1915
Sources:
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards, British Army
Subordinate level: Battalion
Start date: 01/08/1914
End date: 31/07/1915
Sources:
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards, British Army
Subordinate level: Battalion
Start date: 01/08/1914
End date: 31/10/1918
Sources:
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: 1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment, British Army
Subordinate level: Battalion
Start date: 01/11/1914
End date: 31/07/1915
Sources:
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: 2nd Battalion, Irish Guards, British Army
Subordinate level: Battalion
Start date: 01/02/1918
End date: 31/10/1918
Sources:
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: 4th Battalion, Grenadier Guards, British Army
Subordinate level: Battalion
Start date: 01/02/1918
End date: 31/10/1918
Sources:
Theatre of war
Theatre name: France, Belgium and Germany
Date entered: 01/08/1914
Date left: 31/10/1918
Sources:


Personal narratives

Related media

Official sources

Unit war diaries

Brigade headquarters:

  • The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1225 (1/2/1918–30/11/1918)
  • The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1341 (1/8/1914–31/7/1915)


Unit histories

Other official documents

Other sources

References


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