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==First World War (1914-1918)==
The '''10th (Reserve) Battalion Border Regiment''' was formed as a service battalion on [[28 September]]
▲The '''10th (Reserve) Battalion Border Regiment''' was formed as a service battalion on [[28 September]] [[1914]] <ref name="ofb10">[http://www.ordersofbattle.com/Units/UnitHistory?UniX=10970 10 The Border Regiment] Orders of Battle. Retrieved 5 August, 2013.</ref> in Southend, Essex as part of Kitchener's K4 Army (battalions converted to Reserve Units).<ref name="LLT">[http://www.1914-1918.net/kitcheners.htm Kitchener's Army] The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 5 August, 2013.</ref> The Battalion, as part of this organisation of K4, became a reserve battalion on [[10 April]] [[1915]]<ref name="ofb10" /><ref name="LLT" /> and later moved to Billericay, Essex where they also became a Young Soldiers Battalion.<ref>Douglas Sutherland (1972). {{T&V}}. Leo Cooper. p.134.</ref> The Battalion was not deployed on operational service overseas and remained in UK supplying drafts to the Regiment's other service battalions overseas.
The Battalion was absorbed on [[1 September]]
The Battalion's Commanding Officer was [[C.H.M. Hitchins, Colonel|Colonel C.H.M. Hitchins]].
The 10th Battalion World War One casualty list has been compiled using the publication ''[[Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19
For the 10th Battalion roll of honour, see [[10th Battalion Border Regiment Casualty List]].
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