Catalogue description 11TH (RESERVE) BATTALION

This unit was formed in Devonport in Nov 1914 as the 11th (Service) Battalion, moving to Dartmouth in Dec 1914. In Apr 1915, it was converted from a Service Battalion to a Reserve Battalion. It moved to Colchester and formed part of 93rd Brigade, then moved to Shoreham by Sea in Sep 1915. In Sep 1916, it was amalgamated with the 9th Battalion, the Queen's Regiment, and later became the 21st Training Reserve Battalion.