A Regular Division stationed in Ireland
prior to the outbreak of the war. Arrived in France in September 1914.
Served in France and Flanders until the Armistice.
Battles
and Engagements |
France
and Flanders |
Battle of Armentieres. 13 Oct-2 Nov 1914, including the capture
of Metern.
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Actions of Hooge. 19 Jul. 30 Jul. 9 Aug
1915.
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Battle of Flers-Courcelette. 15-22 Sep 1916, including the
capture of Martinpuich.
Battle of Morval. 25-28 Sep 1916, including the capture of Combles,
Lesboeufs and Gueudecourt.
Battle of Le Transloy. 1-18 Oct 1916, including the capture
of Eaucourt l'Abbaye, Le Sars and the attacks on Butte de Warlencourt.
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Battle of Hill 70. 15-25 Aug 1917.
The tank attack. (Battle of Cambrai) 20-21 Nov 1917.
Capture of Bourlon Wood. 23-28 Nov 1917.
German counter attacks. (Battle of Cambrai) 30 Nov-3 Dec 1917.
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Battle of St. Quentin. 21-23 Mar 1918.
Battle of Bailleul. 13-15 Apr 1918, including the defence of
Neuve Eglise.
First Battle of Kemmel. 17-19 Apr 1918.
Second Battle of Kemmel. 25-26 Apr 1918.
Battle of the Scherpenberg. 29 Apr 1918.
Advance in Flanders. 18 Aug-6 Sep 1918.
Battle of Epehy. 18 Sep 1918.
Battle of the St. Quentin Canal. 29 Sep-2 Oct 1918, including
the passage at Bellenglise and the capture of the Bellicourt
tunnel defences.
Battle of Beaurevoir. 3-5 Oct 1918.
Battle of Cambrai. 8-9 Oct 1918, including the capture of Villers
Outreaux and Cambrai.
The pursuit to the Selle. 9-12 Oct 1918.
Battle of the Selle. 17-25 Oct 1918.
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Infantry
Units
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16th
Brigade.
1st Bn Buffs. 04 Aug 1914 - 11
Nov 1918.
8th Bn Bedfordshire Regt. 17 Nov 1915 - 16 Feb 1918. Disbanded.
1st Bn Leicestershire Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - 17 Nov 1915. To the
71st Brigade.
1/5th Bn Loyal North Lancashire Regt. 15 Feb 1915 - 11 Jun 1915.
To the 50th Division.
1st Bn King’s Shropshire Light Infantry. 04 Aug 1914 - 11 Nov
1918.
2nd Bn York and Lancaster Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.
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17th
Brigade. (Exchanged with the 71st Brigade, 24th
Division on 14 Oct 1915).
1st Bn Royal Fusiliers. 04 Aug
1914 - 14 Oct 1915. To the 24th
Division.
1st Bn North Staffordshire Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - 14 Oct 1915.
To the 24th Division.
2nd Bn Leinster Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - 14 Oct 1915. To the 24th
Division.
3rd Bn Rifle Brigade. 04 Aug 1914 - 14 Oct 1915. To the 24th
Division.
1/2nd Bn London Regt. 21 Feb 1915 - 14 Oct 1915. To the 24th
Division.
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18th
Brigade.
1st Bn West Yorkshire Regt. 04
Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.
1st Bn East Yorkshire Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - 26 Nov 1915. To the
21st Division.
11th Bn Essex Regt. 27 Oct 1915 - 11 Nov 1918.
2nd Bn Sherwood Foresters. 04 Aug 1914 - 27 Oct 1915. To the
71st Brigade.
2nd Bn Durham Light Infantry. 04 Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.
14th Bn Durham Light Infantry. 28 Nov 1915 - 01 Feb 1918. Disbanded.
1/16th Bn London Regt. 12 Nov 1914 - 09 Feb 1916. To the 56th
Division.
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19th
Brigade. (Served with the Division 12 Oct 1914 - 31 May
1915 when it transferred to the 27th
Division).
2nd Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
12 Oct 1914 - 31 May 1915. To the 27th
Division.
1st Bn Cameronians. 12 Oct 1914 - 31 May 1915. To the 27th
Division.
1/5th Bn Cameronians. 19 Nov 1914 - 31 May 1915. To the 27th
Division.
1st Bn Middlesex Regt. 12 Oct 1914 - 31 May 1915. To the 27th
Division.
2nd Bn Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. 12 Oct 1914 - 31 May
1915. To the 27th Division.
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71st
Brigade.
9th Bn Norfolk Regt. 11 Oct 1915
- 11 Nov 1918.
9th Bn Suffolk Regt. 11 Oct 1915 - 16 Feb 1918. Disbanded.
8th Bn Bedfordshire Regt. 11 Oct 1915 - 17 Nov 1915. To the
16th Brigade.
1st Bn Leicestershire Regt. 17 Nov 1915 - 11 Nov 1918.
11th Bn Essex Regt. 11 Oct 1915 - 27 Oct 1915. To the 18th
Brigade.
2nd Bn Sherwood Foresters. 27 Oct 1915 - 11 Nov 1918.
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Pioneers.
11th Bn Leicestershire Regt. 01
Apr 1916 - 11 Nov 1918.
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Artillery
Units |
Royal
Field Artillery |
II Brigade.
21st Bty. 04 Aug 1914 - 11 Nov
1918.
42nd Bty. 04 Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.
53rd Bty. 04 Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.
87th (Howitzer) Bty. 12 May 1916 - 11 Nov 1918.
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XXIV Brigade.
43rd (Howitzer) Bty. 12 May 1916
- 11 Nov 1918.
110th Bty. 04 Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.
111th Bty. 04 Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.
112th Bty. 04 Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.
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XXXVIII
Brigade. (Became an Army Field
Artillery Brigade 14 Jan 1917).
24th Bty. 04 Aug 1914 - 14 Jan
1917. To the Army Field Artillery.
34th Bty. 04 Aug 1914 - 15 Feb 1916. to the 5th
London Brigade, 47th Division.
72nd Bty. 04 Aug 1914 - 14 Jan 1917. To the Army Field Artillery.
508th (Howitzer) Bty. 08 Dec 1916 - ??. Became C Bty.
C Bty. ?? - 14 Jan 1917. Broken up, one section to the 43rd
(Howitzer) Bty, XXIV Brigade and one section going
to the 87th (Howitzer) Bty, II Brigade.
D (Howitzer) Bty. 12 May 1916 - 14 Jan 1917. To the Army Field
Artillery.
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XII
(Howitzer) Brigade. (Broken up 12 May
1916).
43rd (Howitzer) Bty. 04 Aug 1914
- 12 May 1916. To the XXIV
Brigade.
86th (Howitzer) Bty. 04 Aug 1914 - 18 May 1915. To the 4th
Division.
87th (Howitzer) Bty. 04 Aug 1914 - 12 May 1916. To the II
Brigade.
When the Brigade was broken up one section from each battery
went to form D Bty, XXXVIII Brigade.
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Royal Garrison Artillery |
24th Heavy Bty. 04 Aug 1914 - 17 Apr 1915. To the IV
Brigade RGA, No 1 Group Heavy Artillery Reserve.
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