XV Corps was a British infantry corps during
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 ...
.
World War I
XV Corps was formed in
Egypt
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on 9 December 1915 and then reformed in
France
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on 22 April 1916 under Lieutenant-General Sir
Henry Horne.
[ It took part in the ]Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Somme ( French: Bataille de la Somme), also known as the Somme offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British Empire and French Third Republic against the German Empire. It took place bet ...
in 1916.[
]
Order of battle on 11 November 1918
Prior to the armistice, the corps halted on the Schelde on 10 November 1918. It was composed of the following units, the 36th Division having been transferred from the X Corps 10th Corps, Tenth Corps, or X Corps may refer to:
France
* 10th Army Corps (France)
* X Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars
Germany
* X Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army
* ...
on 9 November 1918:36th (Ulster) Division
The 36th (Ulster) Division was an infantry division of the British Army, part of Lord Kitchener's New Army, formed in September 1914. Originally called the ''Ulster Division'', it was made up of mainly members of the Ulster Volunteer Force, wh ...
(Major General Coffin)
* 3rd Cavalry Division (Major General Harmon)
*Corps Troops
**V/XV Heavy Trench Mortar Battery
**15th Cyclist Bn
**XV Corps Signal Company
General Officers Commanding
Commanders included:
* 12 January – 12 April 1916 Lieutenant-General Henry HorneHenry Horne at Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
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* 22 April – 29 September 1916 Lieutenant-General Henry Horne
* 29 September 1916 – 12 April 1918 Lieutenant-General Sir John Du Cane[John Du Cane at Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives](_blank)
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* 12 April – November 1918 Lieutenant-General Sir Henry de Beauvoir De Lisle
References
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British field corps
Corps of the British Army in World War I