171st Infantry Brigade, British Army

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171st Infantry 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
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Created:	unknown.
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Name1:	171st Infantry Brigade
Name1 Start:	unknown
Name1 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:	Tactical
Parent unit:	57th Division, UK
Parent level:	Division
Start date:	01/08/1915
End date:	31/05/1919
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	171st Brigade Trench Mortar Battery, UK
Subordinate level:	Company
Start date:	unknown
End date:	unknown
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	171st Machine Gun Company, UK
Subordinate level:	Company
Start date:	unknown
End date:	unknown
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	2/5th Battalion Liverpool Regiment, UK
Subordinate level:	Battalion
Start date:	01/08/1915
End date:	31/01/1918
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	2/6th Battalion Liverpool Regiment, UK
Subordinate level:	Battalion
Start date:	01/08/1915
End date:	31/05/1919
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	2/7th Battalion Liverpool Regiment, UK
Subordinate level:	Battalion
Start date:	01/08/1915
End date:	31/05/1919
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	2/8th Battalion Liverpool Regiment, UK
Subordinate level:	Battalion
Start date:	01/08/1915
End date:	31/01/1918
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	1/8th Battalion Liverpool Regiment, UK
Subordinate level:	Battalion
Start date:	01/02/1918
End date:	31/05/1919
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Theatre of war
Theatre name:	France, Belgium and Germany
Date entered:	01/08/1915
Date left:	31/05/1919
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Official sources

Unit war diaries

• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2980/1 (01/09/1915–28/02/1916)
• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2980/2 (01/02/1917–31/12/1917)
• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2981/1 (01/01/1918–31/03/1918)
• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2981/2 (01/04/1918–31/05/1918)
• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2981/3 (01/06/1918–30/06/1918)
• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2981/4 (01/07/1918–31/08/1918)
• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2981/5 (01/09/1918–30/04/1919)

References

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