Nigerian Brigade

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Nigerian Brigade
Years active:
Country: Nigeria
Service: British colonial forces
Branch: unknown
Type: Infantry
Specific type: Infantry brigade
Full size: 4000
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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: Tactical
Subordinate unit: 1st Service Battalion Nigeria Regiment
Subordinate level: Battalion
Start date: 01/11/1916
End date: 31/10/1917
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Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: 2nd Service Battalion Nigeria Regiment
Subordinate level: Battalion
Start date: 01/01/1917
End date: 31/10/1917
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Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: 3rd Service Battalion Nigeria Regiment
Subordinate level: Battalion
Start date: 01/11/1916
End date: 30/09/1917
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Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: 4th Service Battalion Nigeria Regiment
Subordinate level: Battalion
Start date: 01/09/1916
End date: 31/10/1917
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Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: Gambia Company
Subordinate level: Battalion
Start date: 01/04/1917
End date: 31/10/1917
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Personal narratives

Related media

A post about the West African Frontier Force on the National Archives blog goes into some detail on the war record of Regimental Sergeant Major Belo Akure, DCM, MM, and includes photographs and pages from various war diaries.

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