Special Reserve

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Special Reserve was a British Army reserve force created in the early 20th century to provide trained soldiers and officers for rapid reinforcement of regular units, particularly during wartime.

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Special Reserve canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army reserve force ⓘ
activeDuring First World War ⓘ
linked to: World War I
alsoKnownAs Special Reserve of Officers ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
associatedWithReform modernisation of British Army reserves in early 20th century ⓘ
commandLanguage English ⓘ
composition part-time soldiers with obligation for full-time service on mobilisation ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
dissolved 1921 ⓘ
distinctFrom Regular Army ⓘ
Territorial Force ⓘ
Volunteer Force ⓘ
foundedBy Richard Haldane ⓘ
garrison regimental depots of associated regular units ⓘ
hasCause Haldane Reforms ⓘ
linked to: Childers Reforms
hasEffect provided drafts to regular battalions during First World War ⓘ
hasPart Special Reserve artillery units ⓘ
Special Reserve engineer units ⓘ
Special Reserve infantry battalions ⓘ
Special Reserve medical units ⓘ
Special Reserve service corps units ⓘ
hasRole reservoir of trained manpower for expeditionary forces ⓘ
historicalPeriod Edwardian era ⓘ
First World War era ⓘ
linked to: World War I
inception 1908 ⓘ
legalBasis Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 ⓘ
location United Kingdom ⓘ
militaryBranch Army ⓘ
partOf British Army ⓘ
Territorial and Reserve Forces system ⓘ
precededBy Militia (United Kingdom) ⓘ
purpose to provide trained officers for rapid reinforcement of regular units ⓘ
to provide trained soldiers for rapid reinforcement of regular units ⓘ
recruitment voluntary enlistment ⓘ
replaced Militia (United Kingdom) ⓘ
replacedBy Army Reserve (United Kingdom) ⓘ
linked to: Territorial Army

Supplementary Reserve ⓘ
serviceObligation liability for overseas service in wartime ⓘ
status disbanded ⓘ
subordinateTo War Office ⓘ
training initial full-time training followed by annual training ⓘ
typeOfRecruitment pre-war reserve ⓘ
usedFor home defence ⓘ
wartime reinforcement of the Regular Army ⓘ

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