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==First World War (1914-1918)==
The '''6th (Service) Battalion The Border Regiment''' was formed at Carlisle in August 1914 as part of [[
It then embarked at Alexandria before sailing to France (Marseille) in July 1916. The battalion did not play a significant part in the Battle of the Somme until the beginning of September (and had been around Arras until then. The battalion was near the Peckham House, Spanbroekmolen and Kruisstraat mines, during the 1917 Battle of Messines.
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==Roll of Honour==
The 6th Battalion World War One casualty list has been compiled using the publication ''[[Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19, Volume 39, The Border Regiment]]'' and cross-referenced with the
For the 6th Battalion roll of honour, see [[6th Battalion Border Regiment Casualty List]].
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==Interwar Years==
The 6th Border Regiment was disbanded on [[9 February]] 1918 and was reformed as the 6th (East Cumberland) Border Regiment on [[12 July]] 1939. The Battalion did not exist during the interwar years.
==See also==
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