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53rd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders, British Army
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Years active:
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–
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Country:
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United Kingdom
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Service:
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British Army
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Branch:
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New Army
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Type:
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Infantry
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Specific type:
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Infantry battalion
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Full size:
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1000
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Sources for overview:
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Created:
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Name1:
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11th (Reserve) Battalion Gordon Highlanders
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Name1 Start:
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Name1 End:
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Reason for change:
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Transferred to Training Reserve
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Name2:
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42nd Training Reserve Battalion
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Name2 Start:
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Name2 End:
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Name3:
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42nd Young Soldier Battalion
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Name3 Start:
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Name3 End:
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Reason for change:
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Transferred to Gordon Highlanders
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Name4:
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53rd (Young Soldier) Battalion Gordon Highlanders
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Name4 Start:
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Name4 End:
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Reason for change:
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Converted to pioneers
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Name5:
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53rd Battalion Gordon Highlanders (Pioneers)
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Name5 End:
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Alternate names:
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Disbanded:
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For more information on what infobox fields mean, see documentation at military unit, command structure and theatre of war.
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Command structure
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Relationship type:
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Administrative
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Parent unit:
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Gordon Highlanders, UK
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Parent level:
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Start date:
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End date:
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Command structure
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Relationship type:
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Administrative
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Parent unit:
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Training Reserve, UK
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Parent level:
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Start date:
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End date:
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Command structure
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Relationship type:
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Administrative
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Parent unit:
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Gordon Highlanders, UK
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Parent level:
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Start date:
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End date:
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Theatre of war
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Theatre name:
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France, Belgium and Germany
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Date entered:
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01/04/1919
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Date left:
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31/08/1919
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Sources:
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Personal narratives
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