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2nd/5th Bn |
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Formed at Bury, 9 September 1914. 8 February 1915
: attached to 197th Brigade, 66th
Division. 17 April 1915 : transferred to 3rd Highland Brigade, Highland
Division. 12 May 1915 : formation became 154th Brigade, 51st
Division. 7 January 1916 : transferred to 164th Brigade, 55th
Division.
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WW1
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Sept 1914.
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Feb 1915
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Formed at Bury |
| Hallencourt (4th Phase of The Somme) | ||
| (first phase of the Third Battle of Ypres) | ||
| Battle of Cambrai | ||
| Givenchy
(The Battle of Estaires)(The Battle of Hazebrouck) ( The Final Advance in Artois) |
WW2
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From
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Sept 1939
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1941
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1941
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1943
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Newry, Northern Ireland
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Mar 1943
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Jun 1944
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Folkstone and Ditchling Sussex
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Jun 1944
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Aug 1944
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20th Aug 1944
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disbanded A.Coy to 7th RWF: B. Coy to 2nd Gordons: C Coy to 2nd Glasgow Highlanders.: D Coy to 1st East Lancs. |