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9th (Service) Bn |
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Formed at Bury, 31 August 1914, as part of K1. August
1914 : attached to 34th Brigade, 11th
(Northern) Division. 12 February 1918 : disbanded in France.
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Aug 1914
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July 1915
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Bury as part of K1 attached to 34th Brigade 11th (Northern) Division. |
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July 1915
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Jan 1916
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Gallipoli -Attack on Hill 10 at Suvla Bay and Mudros |
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Feb 1916
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July 1916
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Alexandria- Minden Camp El Ferdan and Kantara |
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Aug 1916
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Feb 1918
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Trench warfare in France |
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25th Feb 1918
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disbanded in France |
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The 9th were reformed in 1940 and in the Autumn of
1941 were retrained and converted to an Armoured Regiment,their new
title being the 143 Regiment RAC in 125 Armoured Brigade,42 Division.
The victory and turning of the tide at El Alemein caused a change of heart by the War Office and the 143 Regiment RAC disbanded. |
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1940
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Reformed at Bury | |