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U.S. Marine Corps•201 members
Certainly! The designation "1/1st" often refers to the 1st Battalion of the 1st Regiment in British or Commonwealth military tradition, and was commonly used during World War I to distinguish first-line Territorial Force units. The 1/1st Battalion was typically composed of pre-war volunteers and was mobilized for active service at the outbreak of war in 1914. After initial training in the United Kingdom, the battalion was deployed to major theaters such as the Western Front, where it participated in key battles and endured the hardships of trench warfare. Over the course of the war, the 1/1st earned a reputation for discipline and bravery, contributing significantly to the regiment’s battle honors before being demobilized or reorganized at the war’s end.
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