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UK and France
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1914
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August
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Civilian Labour
employed in France
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August
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Army Service Corps
Labour Companies formed and arrive in France
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December
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Formation of Pioneer Battalions
announced
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1915
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March
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1st Liverpool Dock
Battalion formed
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July
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Entrenching Battalions formed in
France
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July
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Soldiers in UK allowed to help with
the harvest
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August
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R.E. Labour Battalions formed for
service in France
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September
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Soldiers used in Munitions
factories
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November
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ASC Forage Companies formed for
work in UK
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December
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Infantry Works Companies formed for
work in U.K.
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1916
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January
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Compulsory service in Army
introduced
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February
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Infantry Labour Battalions formed
for work in France
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February
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Formation of Transport Workers
Battalions in U.K.
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March
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Formation of Infantry Labour
Companies for work in France
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March
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Formation of Non Combatant Corps
for service in UK and France
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June
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Formation of Infantry Works
Battalions for work in U.K.
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June
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Formation of Middlesex Alien
Battalions
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June
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Bermuda RGA arrives in France
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June
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Decision taken to form Prisoner of
War Companies in France
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August
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British West Indies Regiment
arrives in France
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September
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Cape Coloured Labour Battalion
arrives in France
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November
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First South African Native Labour
Contingent arrives in France
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December
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Formation of Canadian Infantry
Labour Battalions
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1917
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February
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Royal Warrant creates the Labour
Corps
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February
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Regimental Agricultural Companies
formed in UK
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February
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Infantry Labour Companies arrive in
France
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February
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Formation of Royal Marines Labour
Corps
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March
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First contingent Egyptian Labour
Corps arrives in France
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April
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First contingent Chinese Labour
Corps arrives in France
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May
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Infantry Works Companies in UK
become Labour Corps Companies
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May
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Infantry Works Battalions in UK
become Labour Battalions
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May
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Infantry Labour Battalions and
Companies in France become Labour Corps Companies
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June
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Agricultural Companies become part
of Labour Corps
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June
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First Indian Labour Corps
contingent arrives in France
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June
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Portuguese Pioneer Battalions
formed in France
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July
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Fiji Labour Corps arrives in France
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1918
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January
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Agricultural Companies added to
Labour Corps in France
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January
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First Italian Labour contingent
arrives in France
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February |
Entrenching Battalions re-introduced in France. They
were disbanded by the end of April |
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April
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Russian Labour Battalions and
Companies added to Labour Corps
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September
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British Labour Corps Companies
formed in Egypt
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1919
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June
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Army Order 196 published
Enlistment for 1 year into Labour
Corps for exhumation duties
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