Catalogue description 13TH (WANDSWORTH) BATTALION

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Details of ESR/24/
Reference: ESR/24/
Title: 13TH (WANDSWORTH) BATTALION
Description:

The Mayor of Wandsworth raised the Battalion in 1915. Initially posted to 44th Division, it was transferred in Oct 1915 to 118th Brigade, 39th Division. In 1916, it was transferred to 120th Brigade, 40th Division. It embarked for France in Jun 1916. It remained on the Western Front for the duration of the war, and fought at the Battles of Cambrai, 1917, and the Lys, 1918. The Battalion was disbanded in Oct 1918.

Date: 1915-LATE 20TH CENT
Held by: Surrey History Centre, not available at The National Archives
Language: English

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