BRITISH FIRST ARMY, 11th November 1918

British First Army, 11^th November 1918

v.1.0 August 26, 2001

Dr. Graham Watson

General Sir Henry Horne

First Army held a 14 mile front from a point 9 miles east of Ath to a point south-east of Mons near villers St Ghislain. VIII Corps was on the right, Canadian Corps in the centre and XXII Corps on the left of the advance.

ARMY TROOPS

1^st Guards Machine Gun Regiment

2^nd Guards Machine Gun Regiment

102 Battalion, MGC

103 Battalion, MGC

18 Cyclist Battalion

part 43^rd Bn Royal Fusiliers

part 44^th Bn Royal Fusiliers

A Company, 16^th Bn Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

9^th Bn West Indies Regiment

First Army Signals

VIII CORPS [Lt General Hunter-Weston]

The corps had reached a line between Jurbise and the Canal du Centre just north on Nimy with 52 Division on the left, and 8 Division on the right.

V/VIII Heavy Trench Mortar Battery

8 Cyclist Battalion

VIII Corps Signal Company

8^th DIVISION [Major General Heneker]

23 Brigade [Brigadier General Grogan]

2^nd Bn Devonshire Regiment

2^nd Bn West Yorkshire Regiment

2^nd Bn Middlesex Regiment

23 Light Trench Mortar Battery

24 Brigade [Brigadier General Livesay]

1^st Bn Worcestershire Regiment

1^st Bn Sherwood Foresters

2^nd Bn Northamptonshire Regiment

24 Light Trench Mortar Battery

25 Brigade [Brigadier General Brand]

2^nd Bn East Lancashire Regiment

2^nd Bn Royal Berkshire Regiment

2^nd Bn Rifle Brigade

25 Light Trench Mortar Battery

Division Artillery [Brigadier General Lamont]

33 Brigade RFA: 32 33 36 55 Batteries

45 Brigade RFA: 1 3 5 57 Batteries

X & Y Medium Trench Mortar Batteries

8 Machine Gun Battalion

22^nd Bn Durham Light Infantry (pioneer bn)

2, 15, 490 Field Companies RE

8 Signal Company

20^th (Light) DIVISION [Major General Carey] -in corps reserve

59 Brigade [Brigadier General Bayley]

2^nd Bn Cameronians

11^th Bn Kings Royal Rifle Corps

11^th Bn Rifle Brigade

59 Light Trench Mortar Battery

60 Brigade [Brigadier General Dann]

6^th Bn Kings Shropshire Light infantry

12^th Bn Kings Royal Rifle Corps

12^th Bn Rifle Brigade

60 Light Trench Mortar Battery

61 Brigade [Brigadier General Cochrane]

12^th Bn Kings Liverpool Regiment

7^th Bn Somerset Light Infantry

7^th Bn Duke of Conrwalls Light Infantry

61 Light Trench Mortar Battery

Division Artillery [Brigadier General Christie]

91 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries

92 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries

X & Y Medium Trench Morter Batteries

20 Machine Gun Battalion

11^th Bn Durham Light Infantry (pioneer bn)

83, 84, 96 Field Companies RE

20 Signal Company

12^th (Eastern) DIVISION [Major General Higginson] -in corps reserve

35 Brigade [Brigadier General Vincent]

7 Bn Royal Norfolk Regiment

9^th Bn Essex Regiment

1/1^st Bn Cambridgeshire Regiment

35 Light Trench Mortar Battery

36 Brigade [Brigadier General Owen]

9^th Bn Royal Fusiliers

7^th Bn Royal Sussex Regiment

5^th Bn Royal Berkshire Regiment

36 Light Trench Mortar Battery

37 Brigade [Brigadier General Incledon-Webster]

6^th Bn Queens Regiment

6^th Bn The Buffs

6^th Bn Royal West Kent Regiment

37 Light Trench Mortar Battery

Division Artillery [Brigadier General Thomas]

62 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries

63 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries

X & Y Medium Trench Mortar Batteries

12 Machine Gun Battalion

5^th Bn Northamptonshire Regiment (pioneer bn)

69, 70, 87 Field Companies RE

12 Signal Company

52^nd (Lowland) DIVISION [Major General Marshall]

155 Brigade [Brigadier General Harrison]

4^th Bn Royal Scots Fusiliers

5^th Bn Royal Scots Fusiliers

4^th Bn Kings Own Scottish Borderers

155 Light Trench Mortar Battery

156 Brigade [Brigadier General Leggett]

4^th Bn Royal Scots

7^th Bn Royal Scots

7^th Bn Cameronians

156 Light Trench Mortar Battery

157 Brigade [Brigadier General Hamilton-Moon]

5^th Bn Highland Light Infantry

6^th Bn Highland Light Infantry

7^th Bn Highland Light Infantry

157 Light Trench Mortar Battery

Division Artillery [Brigadier General Massy]

9 Brigade RFA: 19 20 29 D/69 Batteries

56 Brigade RFA: A B C 527 Batteries

X & Y Trench Mortar Batteries

52 Machine Gun Battalion

17^th Bn Nortumberland Fusiliers (pioneer bn)

410, 412, 413 Field Companies RE

52 Signal Company

CANADIAN CORPS [Lt General Currie]

The Canadian Corps had advanced along the south side of the Mons-conde canal and had taken Mons and then advanced towards Havre. 3 Canadian Division was on the left and 4^th Canadian Division on the right. 1 and 2 Canadian Divisions were in corps reserve, as was 56 Division.

Canadian Heavy Trench Mortar Battery

Canadian Cyclist Battalion

Canadian Corps Signal Company

1^st CANADIAN DIVISION [Major General McDonnell]

1 Brigade [Brigadier General Greisbach]

1 Battalion (Western Ontario)

2 Battalion (Eastern Ontario)

3 Battalion (Toronto)

4 Battalion (Central Ontario)

1 Light Trench Mortar Battery

2 Brigade [Brigadier General Clark]

5 Battalion (Saskatchewan)

7 Battalion (1^st British Columbia)

8 Battalion (90^th Rifles of Winnipeg)

10 Battalion (Alberta)

2 Light Trench Mortar Battery

3 Brigade [Brigadier General Tuxford]

13 Battalion (Black Watch of Montreal)

14 Battalion (Royal Montreal)

15 Battalion (48^th Hldrs of Toronto)

16 Battalion (Canadian Scottish)

3 Light Trench Mortar Battery

Division Artillery [Brigadier General ]

1 Brigade RCFA: 1 3 4 2 Batteries

2 Brigade RCFA: 5 6 7 48 Batteries

X & Y Medium Trench Mortar Batteries

1 Canadian Machine Gun Battalion

1 Canadian Engineer Brigade

1 Canadian Signal Company

2^nd CANADIAN DIVISION [Major General Burstell]

4 Brigade [Brigadier McCurig]

18 Battalion (Western Ontario)

19 Battalion (Central Ontario)

20 Battalion (Central Ontario)

21 Battalion (Eastern Ontario)

4 Light Trench Mortar Battery

5 Brigade [Brigadier General Trembley]

22 Battalion (Canadien-Francais)

24 Battalion (Victoria Rifles of Montreal)

25 Battalion (Nova Scotia )

26 Battalion (New Brunswick)

5 Light Trench Mortar Battery

6 Brigade [Brigadier General Ross]

27 Battalion (City of Winnipeg)

28 Battalion (Saskatchewan)

29 Battalion (British Columbia)

31 Battalion (Alberta)

6 Light Trench Mortar Battery

Division Artillery [Brigadier General ]

5 Brigade RCFA: 17 18 20 23 Batteries

6 Brigade RCFA: 15 16 25 22 Batteries

X & Y Medium Trench Mortar Batteries

2 Canadian Machine Gun Battalion

2 Canadian Engineer Brigade

2 Canadian Signal Company

3^rd CANADIAN DIVISION [Major General Loomis]

7 Brigade [Brigadier General Clark]

Royal Canadian Regiment

Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry

42^nd Battalion (Black Watch of Montreal)

49 Battalion (Edmonton)

7 Light Trench Mortar Battery

8 Brigade [Brigadier General Draper]

1 Canadian Mounted Rifles (Saskatchewan)

2 Canadian Mounted Rifles (British Columbia)

4 Canadian Mounted Rifles (Central Ontario)

5 Canadian Mounted Rifles (Quebec)

8 Light Trench Mortar Battery

9 Brigade [Brigadier General Ormond]

43 Battalion (Cameron Hldrs of Winnipeg)

52 Battalion (New Ontario)

58 Battalion (Central Ontario)

116 Battalion (Ontario County)

9 Light Trench Mortar Battery

Division Artillery [Brigadier General ]

9 Brigade RCFA: 31 33 45 D/36 Batteries

10 Brigade RCFA:38 39 40 D/35 Batteries

X & Y Medium Trench Mortar Batteries

3 Canadian Machine Gun Battalion

3 Canadian Engineer Brigade

3 Canadian Signal Company

4^th CANADIAN DIVISION [Major General Watson]

10 Brigade [Brigadier General Ross]

44 Battalion (Manitoba)

46 Battalion (Saskatchewan)

47 Battalion (Western Ontario)

50 Battalion (Alberta)

10 Light Trench Mortar Battery

11 Brigade [Brigadier General Odlam]

38 Battalion (Eastern Ontario)

54 Battalion (Central Ontario)

87 Battalion (Grenadier Guards of Montreal)

102 Battalion (Central Ontario)

11 Light Trench Mortar Battery

12 Brigade [Brigadier General MacBrian]

72 Battalion (Seaforth Hldrs of Vancouver)

75 Battalion (Mississauga Horse)

78 Battalion (Winnipeg Grenadiers)

85 Battalion (Nova Scotia Hldrs)

12 Light Trench Mortar Battery

Division Artillery [Brigadier General ]

3 Brigade RCFA: 10 11 12 9 Batteries

4 Brigade RCFA: 13 19 27 D/21 Batteries

X & Y Medium Trench Mortar Batteries

4 Canadian Machine Gun Battalion

4 Canadian Engineer Brigade

4 Canadian Signal Company

56^th (London) DIVISION [Major General Hull]

Division transferred from XXII Corps 11^th November

167 Brigade [Brigadier General Freeth]

7^th Bn Middlesex Regiment

8^th Bn Middlesex Regiment

1/1^st Bn London Regiment

167 Light Trench Mortar Battery

168 Brigade [Brigadier General Loch]

1/4^th Bn London Regiment

1/13^th Bn London Regiment

1/14^th Bn London Regiment

168 Light Trench Mortar Battery

169 Brigade [Brigadier General Coke]

1/2^nd Bn London Regiment

1/5^th Bn London Regiment

1/6^th Bn London Regiment

169 Light Trench Mortar Battery

Division Artillery [Brigadier General Elkington]

280 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries

281 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries

X & Y Medium Trench Mortar Batteries

56 Machine Gun Battalion

1/5^th Bn Cheshire Regiment (pioneer bn)

416, 512, 513 Field Companies RE

56 Signal Company

XXII CORPS [Lt General Godley]

The corps had originally incliuded 56^th Division control of which had passed to the Canadian Corps. By 11th November the corps had reached a line south-east of Mons between St Symphorien and Givry with 63 Division on the left and 11 Division on the right: the 49 and 51 Divisions were in corps reserve.

V/XXII Heavy Trench Mortar Battery

New Zealand Cyclist Battalion

XXII Corps Signal Company

4^th DIVISION [Major General Lucas]

10 Brigade [Brigadier General Greene]

1^st Bn Royal Warwickshire Regiment

2^nd Bn Duke of Wellingtons Regiment

2^nd Bn Seaforth Highlanders

10 Light Trench Mortar Battery

11 Brigade [Brigadier General Webb-Bowen]

1^st Bn Somerset Light Infantry

1^st Bn Hampshire Regiment

1^st Bn Rifle Brigade

11 Light Trench Mortar Battery

12 Brigade [Brigadier General Macnaghten]

1^st Bn Kings Own Royal Regiment

2^nd Bn Lancashire Fusiliers

2^nd Bn Essex Regiment

12 Light Trench Mortar Battery

Division Artillery [Brigadier General Sykes]

29 Brigade RFA: 125 126 127 128 Batteries

32 Brigade RFA: 27 134 135 136 Batteries

X & Y Medium Trench Mortar Batteries

4 Machine Gun Battalion

21^st Bn West Yorkshire Regiment (pioneer bn)

9, 406, 526 Field Companies RE

4 Signal Company

51^st (Highland) DIVISION [Major General Carter-Campbell]

152 Brigade [Brigadier General Segrove]

5^th Bn Seaforth Highlanders

6^th Bn Seaforth Highlanders

6/7^th Bn Gordon Highlanders

152 Light Trench Mortar Battery

153 Brigade [Brigadier General Green]

6^th Bn Black Watch

7^th Bn Black Watch

6^th Bn Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders

153 Light Trench Mortar Battery

154 Brigade [Brigadier General Buchanan]

4^th Bn Seaforth Highlanders

4^th Bn Gordon Highlanders

7^th Bn Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders

154 Light Trench Mortar Battery

Division Artillery [Brigadier General Oldfield]

255 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries

257 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries

X & Y Medium Trench Mortar Batteries

51 Machine Gun Battalion

1/8^th Bn Royal Scots (pioneer bn)

400, 401, 404 Field Companies RE

51 Signal Company

11^th (Northern) DIVISION [Major General Davies]

32 Brigade [Brigadier General Foord]

9^th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment

2^nd Bn Green Howards

6^th Bn York & Lancaster Regiment

32 Light Trench Mortar Battery

33 Brigade [Brigadier General Spring]

6^th Bn Lincolnshire Regiment

7^th Bn South Staffordshire Regiment

9^th Bn Sherwood Foresters

33 Light Trench Mortar Battery

34 Brigade [Brigadier General Clay]

8^th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers

5^th Bn Dorsetshire Regiment

11^th Bn Manchester Regiment

34 Light Trench Mortar Battery

Division Artillery [Brigadier General Winter]

58 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries

59 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries

X & Y Medium Trench Mortar Batteries

11 Machine Gun Battalion

6^th Bn East Yorkshire Regiment (pioneer bn)

67, 68, 86 Field Companies RE

11 Signal Company

49^th (West Riding) DIVISION [Major General Cameron]

146 Brigade [Brigadier General Rennie]

5^th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment

6^th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment

7^th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment

146 Light Trench Mortar Battery

147 Brigade [Brigadier General Morane]

4^th Bn Duke of Wellingtons Regiment

6^th Bn Duke of Wellingtons Regiment

7^th Bn Duke of Wellingtons Regiment

147 Light Trench Mortar Battery

168 Brigade [Brigadier General Green-Wilkinson]

4^th Bn Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

4^th Bn York & Lancaster Regiment

5^th Bn York & Lancaster Regiment

168 Light Trench Mortar Battery

Division Artillery [Brigadier General Forman]

245 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries

246 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries

X & Y Medium Trench Mortar Batteries

49 Machine Gun Battalion

19^th Bn Lancashire Fusiliers (pioneer bn)

57, 456, 458 Field Companies RE

49 Signal Company

1^st Tank Brigade

7 Tank Battalion

11 Tank Battalion

12 Tank Battalion

3^rd Tank Brigade

3 Tank Battalion

6 Tank Battalion

15 Tank Battalion

FIRST ARMY ARTILLERY [Major General Alexander]

18 Army Brigade RFA: A 59 94 D Batteries

26 Army Brigade RFA 116 117 A/26 Batteries

52 Army Brigade RFA A 122 C D Batteries

77 Army Brigade RFA A B C D Batteries

126 Army Brigade RFA 2/AHAC 2BHAC 2/1Warwicks 411 Batteries

147 Army Brigade RFA A 10 97 D/147 Batteries

175 Army Brigade RFA A B C D Batteries

189 Army Brigade RFA A/34 B C D Batteries

242 Army Brigade RFA A B C D Batteries

277 Army Brigade RFA A B C D Batteries

282 Army Brigade RFA A B C D Batteries

293 Army Brigade RFA 1SalopRHA 1GlosRHA C D Batteries

311 Army Brigade RFA A B C D Batteries

8 Canadian Army Brigade 24 30 43 Batteries

13 Canadian Field Brigade 52 53 54 51 Batteries

14 Canadian Field Brigade 60 61 6 58 Batteries

1 Brigade RGA 16 21 49 254 Batteries

7 Brigade RGA 115 125 27 28 193 158 Batteries

8 Brigade RGA 16 235 290 66 Batteries

16 Brigade RGA 23 146 204 280 Batteries

19 Brigade RGA 12 121 195 303 Batteries

29 Brigade RGA 288 297 321 46 Batteries

30 Brigade RGA 23 241 308 39 Batteries

34 Brigade RGA 112 142 278 48 Batteries

40 Brigade RGA 40 186 196 256 Batteries

45 Brigade RGA 32 38 208 62 Batteries

48 Brigade RGA 133 147 59 81 Batteries

50 South African Brigade RGA 72 74 75 275 Batteries

53 Brigade RGA 136 1/1Welsh 251 252 249 188 Batteries

67 Brigade RGA 17 110 149 162 234 79 Batteries

78 Brigade RGA 89 108 139 36 Batteries

81 Brigade RGA 31 1/1Low 163 179 239 184 Batteries

91 Brigade RGA 140 236 327 96 Batteries

1 Canadian Brigade ?????

2 Canadian Brigade ?????

3 Canadian Brigade ????

HQ 26 Army Brigade RGA

HQ 31 Army Brigade RGA

60 Siege Battery RGA (4 x 6" guns)

192 Siege Battery RGA

393 Siege Battery RGA

450 Siege Battery RGA

488 Siege Battery RGA

520 Siege Battery RGA

521 Siege Battery RGA

527 Siege Battery RGA

544 Siege Battery RGA

366 Siege Battery RGA (2 x 9.2" railway guns)

461 Siege Battery RGA

523 Siege Battery RGA

section 192 Siege Battery RGA (1 x 12" railway gun)

section 543 Siege Battery RGA

section 471 Siege Battery RGA (1 x 14" railway gun)

section 515 Siege Battery RGA

65 Siege Battery RGA (2 x 12" howitzers)

493 Siege Battery RGA

52 Siege Battery RGA (2 x 12" railway howitzers)

86 Siege Battery RGA

444 Siege Battery RGA

section 514 Siege Battery RGA (1 x 12" railway howitzer)

8 Siege Battery RGA (1 x 15" howitzer)

C AA Battery RGA

E AA Battery RGA

K AA Battery RGA

Y AA Battery RGA

FIRST ARMY ENGINEERS [Major General Atkinson]

1 Siege Company, R Mon RE

411 Field Company RE

550 Field Company RE

25 Army Troops Company RE

216 Army Troops Company RE

217 Army Troops Company RE

282 Army Troops Company RE

565 Army Troops Company RE

568 Army Troops Company RE

1 Canadian Army Troops Company

2 Canadian Army Troops Company

3 Canadian Army Troops Company

4 Canadian Army Troops Company

5 Canadian Army Troops Company

172 Tunnelling Company RE

175 Tunnelling Company RE

176 Tunnelling Company RE

179 Tunnelling Company RE

185 Tunnelling Company RE

350 Electrical & Mechanical Company RE

1 Army Workshop Company RE

1 Field Survey Battalion

1 Pontoon Park RE

223 Transportation Works Company RE

1 Advanced RE Park

4 Advanced RE Park

AA Searchlight Sections-3 5 9 13 15 18 22 25 32 39 42

Canadian Searchlight Company

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