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List Of British Divisions In World War I
List of military divisions — List of British divisions in the First World War This page is a list of British divisions that existed in the First World War. Divisions were either infantry or cavalry. Divisions were categorised as being 'Regular Army' (professional), 'Territorial Force' (part-time) or 'New Army' (wartime). The 'Territorial' cavalry was referred to as Yeomanry. Infantry Cavalry See also * British infantry brigades of the First World War * List of British divisions in World War II * List of Indian divisions in World War I External linksThe British Army in the Great War {{DEFAULTSORT:British Divisions In World War I Lists of military units and formations of World War I World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ... Military_units ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Military Divisions
The article provides links to lists of military division (military), divisions arranged by ordinal number, name, country or conflict. By number *1st Division (other), 1st *2nd Division (other), 2nd *3rd Division (other), 3rd *4th Division (other), 4th *5th Division (other), 5th *6th Division (other), 6th *7th Division (other), 7th *8th Division (other), 8th *9th Division (other), 9th *10th Division (other), 10th *11th Division (other), 11th *12th Division (other), 12th *13th Division (other), 13th *14th Division (other), 14th *15th Division (other), 15th *16th Division (other), 16th *17th Division (other), 17th *18th Division (other), 18th *19th Division (other), 19th *20th Division (other), 20th *21st Division (other), 21st *22nd Division (other), 22nd *23rd Division (disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Division (United Kingdom) In The First World War
The 8th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that was active in the First World War . Disbanded after service in the Second Boer War in 1902, the division was reformed in October 1914, consisting mainly of soldiers of the Regular Army drawn from overseas garrisons of the Empire. The division served on the Western Front throughout the war, sustaining a high number of casualties, before being disbanded in 1919. The men of the division would win 12 Victoria Crosses. History 1914 Formation The 8th Division, as with the 7th Division, was a regular army formation composed mostly of regular troops drawn from the garrisons of the Empire after the declaration of War. The division headquarters was set up on 19 September 1914 in the Polygon Hotel in Southampton under Major-General F.J. Davies.Boraston, Bax p. 1 Within a week, troops arriving from Malta and Egypt had been formed up on Baddesley Common as the 23rd Brigade under Brigadier-general F.J. Davis C.B.. O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st Division (United Kingdom)
The 21st Division was an infantry division of the British Army during World War I, raised in September 1914 by men volunteering for Lord Kitchener's New Armies. The division moved to France in September 1915 and served on the Western Front for the duration of the First World War. The division's insignia was the "triple-seven". Unit history The Division was the first of the six created for the Third New Army on 13 September 1914. It moved to France in September 1915. It took part in the Battle of Loos in September 1915, the Battle of the Somme in autumn 1916, the Battle of Arras in April 1917, the Battle of Passchendaele in autumn 1917 and the Battle of Cambrai in November 1917. The division suffered 55,581 killed, wounded and missing, being the highest number of casualties suffered by any New Army division. The Division ceased to exist on 19 May 1919. Order of battle The following units served with the division: 62nd Brigade * 12th (Service) Battalion, Northumberland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th (Light) Division
The 20th (Light) Division was an infantry division of the British Army, part of Kitchener's Army, raised in the First World War. The division was formed in September 1914 as part of the K2 Army Group. The division landed in France July 1915 and spent the duration of the First World War in action on the Western Front. The division was disbanded after the end of the war in early 1919. History 1914–15 Formation and training The 20th (Light) Division was authorised on 11 September 1914 and was to be composed of newly raised battalions from quick marching rifle and light infantry regiments. The 59th and 60th Brigades were concentrated at Blackdown with the Division Headquarters and other division troops. The 61st Brigade was concentrated at Aldershot, where the medical component also trained, the Artillery was formed near Deepcut, the engineers were trained at Chatham. Clothing, in the form of emergency ''Kitchener Blue'' uniforms did not arrive until November, together with a few o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19th (Western) Division
The 19th (Western) Division was an infantry division of the British Army, part of Kitchener's Army, formed in the Great War. Formation history The 19th (Western) Division was created under Western Command in September 1914, shortly after the outbreak of the Great War, from men volunteering for Lord Kitchener's New Armies. The division, whose first commander was Major General Charles Fasken, a 59-year old Indian Army officer brought out of retirement, was formed as part of Kitchener's Second New Army (K2) and, in common with most other newly-raised Kitchener units, there was a severe shortage of trained officers and NCO's to train the men, alongside a lack of modern equipment, training facilities and billets. However, by June 1915, training had progressed well and the division was sent to the Western Front, where it remained for the rest of the war. Order of battle The 19th (Western) Division was constituted as follows during the war: ; 56th Brigade : * 7th (Service) Batt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th (Eastern) Division
The 18th (Eastern) Division was an infantry division of the British Army formed in September 1914 during the First World War as part of the K2 Army Group, part of Lord Kitchener's New Armies. From its creation the division trained in England until 25 May 1915 when it landed in France and spent the duration of the First World War in action on the Western Front, becoming one of the elite divisions of the British Army. During the Battle of the Somme in the latter half of 1916, the 18th Division was commanded by Major General Ivor Maxse. Formation history The division was formed in September 1914 during the First World War as part of the K2 Army Group, part of Lord Kitchener's New Armies. It was formed in the Colchester area but re-located to Salisbury Plain in May 1915. Major-General Ivor Maxse took command in October 1914. Order of battle The following units served in the division. ; 53rd Brigade : * 10th (Service) Battalion, Essex Regiment * 8th (Service) Battalion, Norfol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
17th (Northern) Division
The 17th (Northern) Division was an infantry division of the British Army, a Kitchener's Army formation raised during the Great War. Formation history The 17th (Northern) Division was created under Northern Command in September 1914, just a month after the British entry into the Great War, from men volunteering for Lord Kitchener's New Armies. Most of the volunteers had had little prior military experience. Worsening the situation was an acute lack of experienced officers and NCO's to train the new men as, due to the huge expansion of the British Army, experienced soldiers were needed everywhere. Furthermore, weapons and equipment, along with billets, were scarce. The division, commanded by Major General Walter Kenyon-Slaney, part of Kitchener's Second New Army (K2), concentrated throughout Dorset for training, moving to Hampshire in late May 1915. In early July the division sent advance parties to France in preparation for a move overseas, the rest of the division following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
16th (Irish) Division
The 16th (Irish) Division was an infantry division of the British Army, raised for service during World War I. The division was a voluntary 'Service' formation of Lord Kitchener's New Armies, created in Ireland from the 'National Volunteers', initially in September 1914, after the outbreak of the Great War. In December 1915, the division moved to France, joining the British Expeditionary Force (BEF), under the command of Irish Major General William Hickie, and spent the duration of the war in action on the Western Front. Following enormous losses at the Somme, Passchendaele and Ypres, the 16th (Irish) Division required a substantial refit in England between June and August 1918, which involved the introduction of many non-Irish battalions. History Moved by the fate of Belgium, a small and Catholic country, John Redmond had called on Irishmen to enlist "in defence of the highest principles of religion and morality and right". More Catholic Irish enlisted than Protestants.Jeff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15th (Scottish) Division
The 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that served in the First World War. The 15th (Scottish) Division was formed from men volunteering for Kitchener's Army, and served from 1915 to 1918 on the Western Front. The division was later disbanded, after the war, in 1919. First World War The division was a New Army unit formed in September 1914 as part of the K2 Army Group. The division moved to France in July 1915 and spent the duration of the First World War in action on the Western Front. The division fought in the Battle of Loos in which it seizing the village of Loos and Hill 70, the deepest penetration of the German positions by the six British divisions involved in the initial day. It later fought in the Battle of the Somme (1916) which included the battles of Pozières and Flers–Courcelette, the Battle of Arras 1917 and the Third Battle of Ypres. The North Uist-born war poet Dòmhnall Ruadh Chorùna, a highly important figur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
14th (Light) Division
The 14th (Light) Division was an infantry division of the British Army, one of the Kitchener's Army divisions raised from volunteers by Lord Kitchener during the First World War. All of its infantry regiments were originally of the fast marching rifle or light infantry regiments, hence the title "Light". It fought on the Western Front for the duration of the First World War. The division was disbanded by March 1919, and was not reformed in the Second World War. Order of battle The division comprised the following infantry brigades, which underwent major changes between February 1918 (the Army's brigade reorganisation from 4 to 3 infantry battalions) and June 1918 (rebuilt after the losses of the German spring offensive). ; 41st Brigade: *Before June 1918 **7th Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps (''left February 1918'') **8th Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps **7th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) **8th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
13th (Western) Division
The 13th (Western) Division was one of the Kitchener's Army divisions in the First World War, raised from volunteers by Lord Kitchener. It fought at Gallipoli, in Mesopotamia (including the capture of Baghdad) and Persia. War service 1914–1915 1914 The 13th (Western) Division was formed as part of the First New Army at Salisbury Plain in August 1914. During the formation of the division, Major-General Robert Kekewich was appointed as its first commander. On 5 November 1914, while on sick leave he committed suicide. Although initially meant for service in France, with the rest of the Kitchener New Armies, it was ordered to the Mediterranean as reinforcements for the Anglo-French expedition at Gallipoli. Gallipoli 1915 The 13th (Western) Division landed at Anzac Cove on the Gallipoli peninsula in July 1915 in preparation for the Battle of Sari Bair (The August Offensive) beginning on 6 August. Although all of its component infantry battalions arrived, the divisional artil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12th (Eastern) Division
The 12th (Eastern) Division was an infantry division raised by the British Army during the First World War from men volunteering for Kitchener's New Armies. The division saw service in the trenches of the Western Front from June 1915 to the end of the war. Formation and First World War The 12th (Eastern) Division, was one of the first Kitchener's Army divisions raised from volunteers by Lord Kitchener. It was formed within Eastern Command as a result of Army Order No. 324 of 21 August 1914, as part of the K1 wave of divisions. It fought on the Western Front for the duration of the First World War. One of its most notable actions was the Battle of Épehy where there is a memorial cross to the 12th Division. In the First World War, the division's insignia was the Ace of Spades, which has since been adopted by the present 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade. Order of Battle 35th Brigade * 7th (Service) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment * 7th (Service) Battalion, Suffolk Regime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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