1/8th Battalion, Manchester Regiment, British Army

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1/8th Battalion, Manchester Regiment, British Army
Years active:	1/4/1908 – unknown
Country:	United Kingdom
Service:	British Army
Branch:	Territorial Force
Type:	Infantry
Specific type:	Infantry battalion
Full size:	1,000
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Created:	1/4/1908.
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Name1:	8th Battalion Manchester Regiment
Name1 Start:	1/4/1908
Name1 End:	1915
Reason for change:	Renumbering of territorial battalions.
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Name2:	1/8th Battalion Manchester Regiment
Name2 Start:	1915
Name2 End:	unknown
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Disbanded:	unknown.
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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:	Manchester Regiment, UK
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Start date:	unknown
End date:	unknown
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Parent unit:	127th Infantry Brigade, UK
Parent level:	Brigade
Start date:	01/05/1915
End date:	31/01/1918
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Parent unit:	126th Infantry Brigade, UK
Parent level:	Brigade
Start date:	01/02/1918
End date:	30/04/1919
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Theatre of war
Theatre name:	Gallipoli
Date entered:	01/05/1915
Date left:	31/12/1915
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Theatre of war
Theatre name:	Egypt, Palestine and Syria
Date entered:	01/01/1916
Date left:	28/02/1917
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Theatre of war
Theatre name:	France, Belgium and Germany
Date entered:	01/03/1917
Date left:	30/04/1919
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Official sources

Unit war diaries

• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/4316 (01/05/1915–31/12/1915)
• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/4596 (01/01/1916–28/02/1917)
• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2661/2 (01/03/1917–31/01/1918)
• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2657/2 (01/02/1918–30/04/1919)

References

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