01-Order of Battle British Army 1914

ORDER OF BATTLE OF THE BRITISH ARMY 1914
RICHARD A. RINALDI
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ORDER OF BATTLE OF THE BRITISH ARMY 1914
Richard A. Rinaldi
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2008
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The illustrations on the cover of the 1914 Star and on the title page of the 1914 and 1914-15 Stars are from Wikipedia
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------An address by Field-Marshal Kitchener to the British Troops: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------[This paper is to be considered by each soldier as confidential, and to be kept in his Active Service Pay Book.] You are ordered abroad as a soldier of the King to help our French comrades against the invasion of a common enemy. You have to perform a task which will need your courage, your energy, your patience. Remember that the honour of the British Army depends on your individual conduct. It will be your duty not only to set an example of discipline and perfect steadyness under fire but also to maintain the most friendly relations with those whom you are helping in this struggle. The operations in which you are engaged will, for the most part, take place in a friendly country, and you can do your own country no better service than in showing yourself in France and Belgium in the true character of a British soldier. Be invariably courteous, considerate and kind. Never do anything likely to injure or destroy property, and always look upon looting as a disgraceful act. You are sure to meet a welcome and to be trusted; your conduct must justify that welcome and that trust. Your duty cannot be done unless your health is sound. So keep constantly on your guard against any excesses. In this new experience you may find temptations both in wine and women. You must entirely resist both temptations, and, while treating all women with perfect courtesy, you should avoid any intimacy.
Do your duty bravely. Fear God. Honour the King. KITCHENER, Field-Marshal.
A photograph of this document can be found in David Ascoli, The Mons Star, Plate 4 (p 31). The document is printed on two pages, most likely on both sides of a sheet of paper. As Ascoli notes in his work, it is not clear why this paper was to be regarded as confidential.
Dedication This work is dedicated to Graham E. Watson, a colleague who may have collected more information on the history and organization of the British Army than anyone else
Table of Contents Introduction........................................................................................................................1 One: The Army at Home and Abroad................................................................................4 The British Army in 1914 ..............................................................................................4 Command....................................................................................................................4 Strength.......................................................................................................................8 Organization Within the United Kingdom ...................................................................10 The Army Overseas......................................................................................................13 The Expeditionary Force ..............................................................................................14 Raising New Forces .....................................................................................................15 Two: Military Operations 1914 .......................................................................................20 France and Flanders .....................................................................................................20 East and West Africa....................................................................................................21 Mesopotamia ................................................................................................................21 India and China ............................................................................................................21 A Note on Battle Honours ............................................................................................22 Three: GHQ, Army and Corps.........................................................................................24 France and Flanders .....................................................................................................24 United Kingdom...........................................................................................................25 Four: Divisions and Brigades...........................................................................................27 Regular Divisions.........................................................................................................29 Cavalry Divisions .....................................................................................................29 Infantry Divisions .....................................................................................................30 Territorial Force Divisions ...........................................................................................34 Mounted Divisions....................................................................................................36 Infantry Divisions .....................................................................................................36 New Army Divisions....................................................................................................41 Regular Brigades ..........................................................................................................47 Cavalry Brigades ......................................................................................................47 Infantry Brigades ......................................................................................................50 Territorial Force Brigades ............................................................................................58 Mounted Brigades.....................................................................................................58 Infantry Brigades ......................................................................................................60 New Army Brigades.....................................................................................................70 Five: The British Expeditionary Force.............................................................................85 Introduction ..................................................................................................................85 I Corps ..........................................................................................................................88 II Corps.........................................................................................................................92 III Corps .......................................................................................................................95 IV Corps .......................................................................................................................99 Indian Corps ...............................................................................................................102 Cavalry August 1914..................................................................................................105
Cavalry Corps.............................................................................................................106 Indian Cavalry Corps .................................................................................................109 GHQ Troops...............................................................................................................111 Line of Communications Units ..................................................................................115 Six: Other Forces ...........................................................................................................121 V Corps ......................................................................................................................121 Forces B and C ...........................................................................................................123 Force D.......................................................................................................................124 Indian Forces in Egypt ...............................................................................................125 Seven: Cavalry ...............................................................................................................128 Introduction ................................................................................................................128 Household Cavalry .....................................................................................................128 Regular Regiments..................................................................................................128 Wartime Regiment..................................................................................................129 Reserve Regiments .................................................................................................130 Line Cavalry...............................................................................................................130 Cavalry Depots and Reserve Cavalry Regiments.......................................................137 Special Reserve ..........................................................................................................138 Yeomanry ...................................................................................................................139 Eight: Infantry................................................................................................................150 Introduction ................................................................................................................150 Foot Guards ................................................................................................................153 Line Infantry...............................................................................................................154 Territorial Force Regiments .......................................................................................226 Channel Islands Militia ..............................................................................................234 Nine: Artillery................................................................................................................235 Introduction ................................................................................................................235 Artillery Weapons ......................................................................................................235 Royal Horse Artillery .................................................................................................238 Brigades (Regular)..................................................................................................238 Brigades (Territorial Force) ....................................................................................240 Regular Batteries ....................................................................................................240 Territorial Force Batteries.......................................................................................241 Ammunition Columns ............................................................................................242 Depot RHA .............................................................................................................243 Royal Field Artillery ..................................................................................................243 Brigades (Regular)..................................................................................................243 Brigades (Special Reserve).....................................................................................246 Brigades (Territorial Force) ....................................................................................246 Brigades (New Armies) ..........................................................................................250 Batteries (Regular)..................................................................................................254 Batteries (Special Reserve).....................................................................................259 Batteries (Territorial Force) ....................................................................................259
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Batteries (New Armies) ..........................................................................................264 Ammunition Columns ............................................................................................269 Depots, RFA ...........................................................................................................269 Royal Garrison Artillery.............................................................................................270 Mountain Division ..................................................................................................270 Brigades ..................................................................................................................271 Garrison Division (Regular) ...................................................................................272 Garrison Division (Special Reserve) ......................................................................276 Garrison Division (Territorial Force) .....................................................................276 Garrison Division (New Armies)............................................................................279 Local Units .............................................................................................................281 Anti-Aircraft Sections.............................................................................................281 Depots RGA ...........................................................................................................282 Motor Machine Gun Service ......................................................................................282 Ten: Engineers ...............................................................................................................284 Organization ...............................................................................................................284 Regular RE .................................................................................................................284 Troops and Squadrons ............................................................................................284 Bridging Train ........................................................................................................284 Regular Companies.................................................................................................285 Special Reserve RE ....................................................................................................286 Territorial Force RE ...................................................................................................287 Field Companies .....................................................................................................287 TF Fortress Engineers.............................................................................................290 TF Electrical Engineers ..........................................................................................292 New Armies RE .........................................................................................................292 Inland Waterways and Docks.....................................................................................293 RE Depot ....................................................................................................................294 Eleven: RE Signal Service .............................................................................................295 Introduction ................................................................................................................295 Regular Units..............................................................................................................295 Signal Squadrons and Troops .................................................................................295 Divisional Signal Companies .................................................................................296 Army Troops (Peacetime).......................................................................................296 War-Formed Non-Divisional Units ........................................................................296 Territorial Force Units................................................................................................297 Signal Squadrons ....................................................................................................297 Divisional Signal Companies .................................................................................297 Army Troops Units .................................................................................................298 New Armies Units......................................................................................................298 Twelve: Royal Flying Corps ..........................................................................................300
Thirteen: Service Troops................................................................................................302 Army Ordnance Corps ...............................................................................................302 Regulars ..................................................................................................................302 Army Service Corps ...................................................................................................302 Introduction ............................................................................................................302 ASC Establishments ...............................................................................................303 Regulars ..................................................................................................................304 Territorial Force......................................................................................................309 New Armies/war-formed ........................................................................................312 Labour Companies..................................................................................................317 Royal Army Medical Corps .......................................................................................317 Regular....................................................................................................................317 Special Reserve.......................................................................................................320 Territorial Force......................................................................................................320 New Armies ............................................................................................................324 Army Veterinary Corps ..............................................................................................325 Regular Army .........................................................................................................325 Territorial Force......................................................................................................326 New Armies ............................................................................................................327 Fourteen: The Indian Army ...........................................................................................328 Background ................................................................................................................328 Units of the Indian Army............................................................................................330 Cavalry....................................................................................................................330 Infantry ...................................................................................................................331 Pioneers ..................................................................................................................336 Artillery ..................................................................................................................337 Sappers and Miners.................................................................................................337 Imperial Service Units ............................................................................................339 Fifteen: Other Colonial Forces.......................................................................................341 Africa..........................................................................................................................341 Malta ..........................................................................................................................342 Atlantic and West Indies ............................................................................................342 Sixteen: Royal Naval Division.......................................................................................343 Afterword.......................................................................................................................346 Western Front.............................................................................................................346 Egypt/Mediterranean ..................................................................................................348 Mesopotamia ..............................................................................................................349 United Kingdom.........................................................................................................350 Appendix A Strength of the British Army 1 August 1914.............................................352 Appendix B: General Officers July 1914.......................................................................357 Appendix C: The Regular Army at Home .....................................................................362 War Office..................................................................................................................362 Aldershot Command ..................................................................................................363
Eastern Command ......................................................................................................365 Irish Command...........................................................................................................367 Northern Command....................................................................................................370 Scottish Command .....................................................................................................371 Southern Command....................................................................................................372 Western Command .....................................................................................................374 Channel Islands ..........................................................................................................375 Appendix D: The Regular Army Overseas ....................................................................377 India............................................................................................................................377 Other Overseas Locations ..........................................................................................383 Appendix E: The Territorial Force 1914........................................................................387 Eastern Command ......................................................................................................387 Northern Command....................................................................................................389 Scottish Command .....................................................................................................392 Southern Command....................................................................................................395 Western Command .....................................................................................................398 London District ..........................................................................................................401 Appendix F: Mounted Divisions 1914...........................................................................404 Appendix G: New Armies Divisions .............................................................................408 First New Army..........................................................................................................408 Second New Army .....................................................................................................413 Third New Army ........................................................................................................419 Fourth New Army ......................................................................................................424 Other Formations........................................................................................................427 Appendix H: Division Establishments...........................................................................432 Infantry Division ........................................................................................................432 War-Formed Regular Divisions .................................................................................436 Indian Infantry Divisions............................................................................................437 Differences for Territorial Force Divisions................................................................438 Differences for New Armies Divisions ......................................................................438 Cavalry Division ........................................................................................................440 Left at Base.................................................................................................................442 Appendix I: 1914 Battle Honours ..................................................................................443 France and Flanders ...................................................................................................443 Mesopotamia ..............................................................................................................456 India............................................................................................................................457 China ..........................................................................................................................457 West Africa ................................................................................................................457 Appendix J: Victoria Crosses Earned 1914 ...................................................................458 Appendix K: Troops from the Dominions .....................................................................462 Canada........................................................................................................................462 Australia .....................................................................................................................465 New Zealand ..............................................................................................................468
Appendix L: Ireland 1914..............................................................................................470 Abbreviations.................................................................................................................473 Sources...........................................................................................................................476
Introduction
This book is described by its title: an order of battle of the British Army in 1914. It is not difficult to find very detailed lists of the Army on the outbreak of war, including the location of every Territorial Force (TF) company and detachment.1 However, there does not appear to be any work that then traces the movements of these units and higher formations, and the creation of new ones following mobilization. My interest in what happened nextwhen peace ended and the Army went off to warled to this book. As an order of battle work, this is not an attempt to fully describe the 1914 Army and its operations. There are other books that do that.2 The explanatory and summary material in the first two chapters and other places is intended to be sufficient to provide a context for the order of battle material rather than a detailed discussion of the various topics. An issue presented at the onset was the proper stopping point. One possibility would be the closing date for award of the 1914 Star, midnight 22/23 November 1914.3 Another possibility would be early 1915, carrying the BEF through the winter battles to the period before the first TF or New Armies divisions arrived and went into the line. Both of those dates, however, make sense only in relation to the BEF. While far and away the largest and most important part of the Army actually at war, this is not just a study of the BEF. For that reason, the end of the calendar year was chosen. Although some references are made to units and events after December 31st, the information in the book basically stops as of that date. Unit and formation designations are those from 1914. This means, for example, that the fractional designations used to distinguish TF units (such as 1/4th Battalion for the original unit, 2/4th Battalion for the second-line unit formed after the war began) is absent, since it was not introduced until March 1915.4 While these designations are often taken backwards into 1914 for brevity and
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For example, Ray Westlakes extensively illustrated The Briitsh Army of August 1914. Although it covers the entire war, Charles Messengers Call to Arms is invaluable for anyone interested in the British Army of this period, and contains many details of the Army on the eve of war and its expansion in 1914. For the BEF itself, a good recent work is Bruce Gudmundssons The British Expeditionary Force 1914-15. Other Osprey books listed in the Sources contain uniform and equipment details for the British Army, as well as varying levels of order of battle information. 3 Ypres 1914, or the First Battle of Ypres, ended 22 November 1914. This was the last major battle in the year. 4 J. B. M. Frederick, Lineage Book of British Land Forces, Vol One, p. ix.
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convenience in most published works, these actually would have been the 4th Battalion and 4th (Reserve) Battalion at the time.5 The one violation of this rule involves some TF units. The official designations for those other than infantry or Yeomanry included (Territorial Force) at the end of the title, usually shown simply as (T.F.) or, in more recent works, as (TF): e.g., 4th London (Howitzer) Brigade RFA (TF). For convenience, I have simply omitted this ending parenthetical. The book is laid out to cover strength, organization and expansion of the Army first. A very brief overview of 1914 military operations is next. This is followed by details of the higher headquarters, and then information on divisions and brigades. Full details on the composition of divisions is contained in different locations. Appendices show the Regular Army, at home and abroad, in July 1914. Changes following mobilization are contained in the chapters on the BEF itself, and the entry on V Corps in the next chapter. The original components of the TF and New Armies divisions are contained in appendices. Information on TF units going abroad is generally contained in the division summary histories in the main text, or in the BEF chapter. Following information on formations are the detailed lists of the units of the Army: cavalry, infantry, artillery, engineers, and services. These are generally organized by component (Regular, TF, and New Armies). Some information is incomplete, especially on service units. Information on the Indian Army is included, as well as on forces raised by Canada, Australia and New Zealand in 1914. These were as important in the fighting in 1915 as the divisions newly-raised in the United Kingdom. However, information on them is less detailed than the information for the British Army. The cover illustration is the 1914 Star. This medal (cast in bright bronze) was awarded to those members of the armed forces who served with the establishment of their unit in France or Belgium at any time between 5 August 1914 and midnight 22/23 November 1914. Those who served under fire were entitled to a bar inscribed 5 Aug. to 22 Nov. 1914. This award was clearly and deliberatelyfocused on those serving with units of the BEF during that
Some second-line TF units used (Home Service) in their titles in lieu of (Reserve). In addition, it is not always clear what the brigades and divisions and some other units were actually called before March 1915.
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time period and was authorized by Army Order 350 on 24 November 1917.6 This is often referred to as the Mons Star after the BEFs first battle. A similar award was the 1914-15 Star. This was awarded to anyone who served in a theatre of war before 31 December 1915. The new Star was authorized in December 1918, and was intended to recognize those who served in operations in other theatres in 1914 as well as with the BEF after late November 1914. An individual was only eligible for one or the other, not both. The two medals were almost identical, the difference being the central scroll, with either 1914 or 1914-15 as the inscription. The ribbons for both were the same: red, white and blue stripes (shaded and watered) from left to right when viewed. When ribbons onlyrather than the full medalwere worn on the uniform, those with the 1914 Star had a silver rosette on the ribbon.7 Finally, in April 1920, Territorial Force personnel, with four years service at the time, who had volunteered for overseas service prior to 30 September 1914 and served outside the United Kingdom between 1914 and 1918, but were not eligible for either the 1914 or 1914-15 Stars were given the Territorial Force War Medal.8 This is a circular bronze medal with the effigy of King George V, hanging from a gold silk ribbon with two dark green stripes towards the edge.
Not until the next month did the Royal Navy change its mind and allow personnel of the Royal Naval Division to receive the award. The original reasoning was that the division served at Antwerp, apart from the BEF. Messenger, A Call to Arms, p. 493. However, RN and RM personnel serving at sea were not eligible. 7 The 1914 Star was issued to 365,62 individuals and the 1914-15 Star to 2,078,183 (The Long, Long Trail web site, www.1914-1918.net/grandad/grandad6.htm#14). 8 The clearest group of eligibles would be those in the divisions and units sent abroad in 1914 to replace Regular battalions and who remained outside a theatre of war until after 1915. Only some 34,000 were issued (Andrew Rawson, British Army Handbook 19141918, p. 252).
One: The Army at Home and Abroad

The British Army in 1914 The British Army of 1914 was an all-volunteer force, unlike most of those in Europe where peacetime conscription was standard. The normal enlistment was for 12 years, part on active duty and part in the Reserve.9 This change (from enlistment for 21 years) had been introduced in 1871, along with the abolition of purchase of commissions by officers. Although purchase was abolished, officers still had to have a private source of funds, as their service pay was insufficient to meet required expenses. This limited the pool of potential officers to those who (or whose family) had independent financial resources.10 While a number of smaller garrisons had been closed over the years since 1871, much of the Army was still overseas in 1914. The bulk of the Army abroad was in India, with the next largest forces in Egypt and South Africa. Unlike the case at the outbreak of the Boer Waror any earlier period in historythere was an expeditionary force of formed divisions that could be mobilized and sent to war. Their organization, equipment and training were designed for what the Army leadership thought a war against European opponents would require. COMMAND The change from the Army that fought the Boer Warwith no true staff structure or formations at home above the battalion levelto the Army that could send an Expeditionary Force with formed divisions to France began with the spring 1904 Esher Report. Formally titled the Report of the War Office (Reconstitution) Committee, it provided the impetus for changes long recognized as necessary by the more progressive officers. The process began under Richard Burdon Haldane, named Secretary of State for War in 1906.
The split between active and Reserve duty varied over the years, and by branch. From 1906, the normal period was seven years on active duty and five in the Reserve. Artillery (except the RGA) and engineers had terms of six and six. The RGA had terms of eight years active duty and four in the Reserve. Foot Guards were three and nine, as was the Army Service Corps. See David Ascoli, The Mons Star: The British Expeditionary Force 1914, p 8. 10 The minimum private income was 100 a year; the more fashionable Foot Guards required at least 400, and cavalry regiments generally more than infantry. As noted by one author (Maj. R. Money Barnes, The British Army of 1914, p 38) a 2nd lieutenants pay would not even cover his mess bill.
The Army at Home and Abroad
The Secretary of State for War, an elected member of Parliament appointed to the post by the Prime Minister, was the principal civilian official over the Army. He was assisted by the Army Council (created in 1904), with four military and two civilian members. The former were the Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS), the Adjutant General, the Quartermaster General, and the Master-General of the Ordnance. The key civilians were the Permanent UnderSecretary of State for War and the Financial Secretary of the War Office. The Chief of the Imperial General Staff was the professional head of the Army, responsible for its overall direction in accordance with government policy and budgets.11 The second military member, the Adjutant General, was responsible for personnel services, welfare, training, and discipline. This was a long established post, unlike that of the CIGS. Next came the Quartermaster General, another old position, with responsibility for logistic support of the Army. The last military member (and another long-standing appointment) was the Master-General of the Ordnance, responsible for identification and procurement of weapons for the Army.12 The principal parts of the War Office itself are shown in the figure on the next page. In addition to creating a Chief of the (Imperial) General Staff, the Esher Committee was also responsible for creation of an actual General Staff and a functional staff system throughout the Army. Other changes included improvements to the Staff College, Camberley, and a complete reorganization of the administrative commands at home. The Armys organization at home and abroad is discussed in more detail below. Haldane not only ensured creation of an efficient War Office and staff structure for the Army, but was instrumental in reorganization of the Regular and Reserve forces of the Army. In the case of the Regular Army, this involved creation of permanent divisions in peacetime, with plans for two corps headquarters and an Expeditionary Force on mobilization. The Militia, which had the role of providing personnel for Regular units in wartime, was reorganized in 1908 as the Special Reserve. For the infantry, this largely involved changes in battalion designations, but it also led to creation of Special Reserve units for the Artillery. The Special Reserve also became the home for a
The post was created in 1904 as Chief of the General Staff and renamed as shown in 1909. It remained styled as Chief of the Imperial General Staff until 1964 when it reverted to the 1904 designation. 12 I have largely taken the entries in Antony Makepeace-Warne, Brasseys Companion to the British Army, for this paragraph. Messenger, Call to Arms, has a more detailed overview of the War Office at pp 17-19. All told, the War Office had fewer than 2,000 personnel before the war (Messenger, p 342).
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The War Office Secretary of State for War Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for War Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War, and Secretary for the Selection Board Financial Secretary Assistant Financial Secretary Secretary of the War Office Assistant Secretary of the War Office Department of the Chief of the Imperial General Staff Director of Military Operations Director of Staff Duties Director of Military Training Department of the Adjutant General to the Forces Department of the Quartermaster General to the Forces Department of the Master-General of the Ordnance Department of the Civil Member of the Army Council Department of the Finance Member of the Army Council Department of the Secretary of the War Office Inspector-General of the Home Forces Inspector-General of the Overseas Forces
small number of formed units as well as a mechanism for providing replacements. The larger change in 1908 was creation of the Territorial Force (TF). This drew on two existing reserve forces: the Yeomanry, a mounted arm dating in part to the 1790s, and the Volunteers, existing from the 1850s.13 In addition to redesignation of all of the Volunteer units, this involved creation of formations and the reorganization of the whole to be modeled after the Regulars. County Territorial Force Associations were created to administer and train this new force, with full responsibility except when the TF was actually embodied in wartime.14 The TF would be organized in divisions (with all necessary infantry, artillery, engineers, services, etc.) and mounted brigades of Yeomanry. In addition, there were artillery and engineers for defended ports. Enlistment was for five years. Division commanders were Regular major generals, adjutants were Regulars, and small numbers of Regular Army personnel were assigned as instructors.
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While largely thought of as an infantry force, the Volunteers had formed units of other arms as well, especially artillery and engineers. 14 The TF existed only in England, Scotland and Wales; it was not extended to Ireland, which lacked both Yeomanry and Volunteers.
The Territorial Force was intended only for home defence, and its personnel could not be sent outside the United Kingdom. In addition, they could not be drafted out of their own units unless they volunteered. This would remain true for much of the war: anyone enlisted into the TF only served with the TF unless he chose otherwise. Within units, there could be men who volunteered for the Special Service Section. These could be called out in times of national emergency, apart from general embodiment, for periods not to exceed a month. In addition, under the Imperial Service Section, an individual could volunteer for service outside the United Kingdom during a period of national emergency. Again, however, such service was only with his own unit. If 90-percent of a units strength volunteered for overseas service, Imperial Service would be added to its title in the Army List and personnel could wear a white metal Imperial Service pin (a crown above a brooch with the words) on the right breast. This was apparently not a popular choice before the war: by 1912 only about 20,000 TF personnel had elected eligibility for foreign service.15 General Sir John French became CIGS in 1912 and was promoted to Field Marshal in 1913. However, he was relieved of his position following the Curragh Mutiny (or Incident) of March 1914, and replaced by General Sir Charles Douglas. 16 The Secretary of State for War, Colonel John E. B. Seeley, was likewise relieved, and Prime Minister Herbert H. Asquith assumed that portfolio. (See the discussion on Ireland in Appendix L.) Two days after the declaration of war, Field Marshal Rt Hon Earl Kitchener was named as Secretary of State for War.17 Kitchener had strong opinions, and one was that it would be a long war (at least three years) and require a large number of British divisions. His was a minority view, in the United Kingdom as elsewhere. Field Marshal French, appointed Inspector-General of Home Forces on 1 August 1914, was given command of the British Expeditionary Force four days later.
Gudmundsson, The British Expeditionary Force 1914-15, p 27. Only five TF units qualified for the Imperial Service designation: three infantry battalions, a yeomanry regiment, and a fortress engineer company. 16 General Douglas died 25 October 1914, and was replaced as CIGS by General Sir James W. Murray, former GOC-in-C South Africa. Neither the ailing Douglas nor his replacement, Murray, were able to stand up to Kitchener, who made decisions without necessarily involving those who would have to carry them out. Messenger, Call to Arms, p 336. 17 Asquith would have preferred to recall Haldane, who was Lord Chancellor, but the former Secretary of State for War was regarded as pro German. Since 1911, Kitchener had been British Agent and Consul-General in Egypt. He was created an earl in late June 1914, and happened to be in England on leave when the war began.
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STRENGTH Composed entirely of volunteers, the British Army was small in comparison with its potential allies and enemies in Europe. The strength at home on 1 August 1914 was just over 126,000 personnel. There were another 118,000 or so stationed abroad in the summer of 1914: 76,000 in India, 8,000 in South Africa, 6,000 in Egypt, and 28,000 at other stations.18 The Army Reserve was also fairly small, with just over 145,000 personnel. These were the individuals completing their 12-year obligation, following the period of Regular service. They were subject to 12 days of training per year. Up to 6,000 of them could be in Section A. These men received a monthly stipend and agreed to be called up during a partial mobilization. The remainder were in Section B, and would be recalled during a general mobilization. They received a smaller quarterly payment. At the completion of 12 years, individuals could sign up for another four, placing them in Section D. These would be called up following all of the Section A and B personnel.19 The Regular forces at home depended on these reservists to bring their units to war strength. For example, in the six infantry divisions of the BEF, from 55- to 60% of the infantry and 50to 63% of the artillery strength were reservists. In the cavalry division, 27% of the cavalry and 57% of the RHA were reservists.20 Other units also required reservists to bring them up to strength. Thus, the Army had about 244,000 men, with another 145,000 in the Reserve, assuming that all reservists were still available for duty and fit. These 389,000 were the only British personnel liable for service overseas in time of war. In addition, the Indian Army had about 165,000 personnel and 34,700 reserves. Some of these could be used for service elsewhere (just over 6,000 were outside India in 1914) but many would need to remain in India. Similarly, not all of the regular British units could be returned from India or other overseas garrisons even if they could be replaced in part by other British troops. There were also some locally enlisted troops in Africa and elsewhere, but these would not be available or suitable for service in Europe. Britain did have other reserve forces. In 1914 the Special Reserve (SR) had almost 64,000 personnel. They continued the old Militia role of serving as
Detailed data on strength, by branch and location, is contained below in Appendix A. By contrast, the German standing army of 700,000 went to more than 3.8 million personnel following mobilization (Philip J. Haythornthwaite, The World War One Source Book, p 193). The French were 823,000 in peace and just under 3.8 million on mobilization (same, p 173). 19 Messenger, Call to Arms, pp 21-22. 20 Gudmondsson, The British Expeditionary Force 1914-15, p 19.
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training and replacement units for the Regular Army. Men enlisted for six years. They first received the normal six-months new recruit training, and were then subject to a month of training each year. The SR also had a Section A (limited to 4,000), with men indicating a willingness to serve anywhere in the world for a maximum of 12 months. The remainder were in Section B. The SR were not organized above the battalion level, and not generally intended for any form of active service. 21 However, most of the infantry battalions moved to ports or other locations for coast defence following mobilization. The larger reserve element was the Territorial Force. It was organized into 14 divisions (and three separate infantry brigades) and 14 mounted brigades of Yeomanry. Divisions, like the Regulars, included artillery, engineers, and services. It also had artillery and engineer units for defended ports. The TF had an established strength of around 315,000 (against a target establishment of 417,000) but was below even the lower figure. It also had its own (very small) reserve. As already noted, the TF was intended for home defence, and its personnel were not obligated to serve abroad. While few had announced a willingness to serve abroad in peacetime (about 7%), virtually the entire Territorial Force volunteered for overseas duty once war was declared. The immediate effect was the ability to move TF units abroad to replace Regulars in overseas garrisons.22 In addition, some units of infantry, Yeomanry and engineers would be sent to the BEF during the autumn and winter. The result was that the British Expeditionary Force of 1914 would largely comprise the volunteer personnel of the existing Regular Army, with reservists, along with some troops from the Indian Army and ultimately some individual units of the Territorial Force. The reservists were largely used to bring home units up to war strength; this meant that there was almost no reserve of trained personnel to use to replace casualties.23 TF personnel, again, could only be
The only real exceptions were the three regiments of horse (two in Ireland) and two surviving Militia units in the Royal Engineers: the Royal Monmouthshire and Royal Anglesey Royal Engineers. There was also a special group of transport drivers from Yorkshire, used to handling heavy draught horses. Messenger, Call to Arms, pp 22-23. 22 A London brigade went almost immediately to Malta, and two Home Counties battalions went to Gibraltar. The East Lancashire Division was sent to Egypt, and the infantry and artillery of the Wessex and Home Counties divisions went to India. It was these moves that would allow the Regular units who would form five additional divisions to return to the United Kingdom. 23 Martin Middlebrook, Your Country Needs You, p 22, gives as an example 1st Bn The Norfolk Regiment. Mobilization brought the battalion to war strength, as well as providing for a base party (first reinforcements) of 100 men. That left all of 109
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called to service with their own units; even if they volunteered for overseas service, they could not be drafted out to serve as replacements for other units. The outbreak of war resulted in tens of thousands of Britons flocking to the colours: almost 300,000 volunteered in August alone. The total by the end of the year was 1,186,350 volunteers.24 However, the new recruits went in several different directions. The TF began a process of doubling, and its strength reached 494,000 men by 3 November 1914. Many other personnel went into Kitcheners New Armies. These latter technically enlisted in the Regular Army, and some were sent to the BEF in 1914 following their training. Almost all, however, were placed into newly-formed units. But no matter how many men volunteered, or how they were divided among Regulars, TF, and New Armies, the fact remains that these new personnel were completely untrained when war began, largely unavailable as the Army went into combat, and only really began to see overseas service in 1915 or later.
Organization Within the United Kingdom Prior to 1902, the Army at home was organized into a number of districts. After the South African War, the Armys original plan was to organize the forces at home into army corps, of infantry divisions with two brigades each. This never received complete support from the political leadership, although it was partially implemented until 1906 when it was finally abandoned. This was the same period when the Army began forming permanent divisions. The 1903 plan was to have the I Army Corps at Aldershot, the II Army Corps at Salisbury, and the III Army Corps at Dublin. The II and III Army Corps would have districts as well as formations subordinated to them, and there were additional districts outside of the three corps. Ultimately there would have been six or seven army corps and the London District.25 In any case, a force of 14 to
Reservists returned to the regimental depot. Basically, after 200 losses the battalion was without an immediate source of trained replacements. 24 Jock Haswell, The British Army: A Concise History, p 124. Of course, as Haswell (and many others) noted, this expansion of men was not matched by cadres of experienced personnel sufficient for such numbers, let alone the ability to provide uniforms, equipment, training facilities, or even accommodations. This is one reason (to be discussed below) that many battalions formed in 1914 had to be supported by those who raised them and were not even formally taken over by the Army until well into 1915. 25 One plan was I (Aldershot) Army Corps, II (Southern) Army Corps, III (Eastern) Army Corps, IV (Irish) Army Corps, V (Scottish) Army Corps, VI (Northern) Army Corps, and VII (Welsh and Midland) Army Corps, along with London District.Another
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18 divisions (two each in seven corps, or three each in six) would have required a large increase in the Army.26 In February 1905 the country was officially divided into commands Aldershot, Southern, Eastern, Western, Northern, Scottish and Irishalong with the London District. These commands clearly matched the plan for seven army corps and, except for changing Welsh and Midland to Western, even the names remained the same. Aldershot Command, with no subordinate districts, was intended to become I Corps in time of war, and Southern Command would form II Corps on mobilization. The old districts were abolished as part of this reorganization, with each command except Aldershot forming two new grouped regimental districts within its boundaries. At first given names, these were all numbered in a single series 27 November 1907. Commands also included coast defences, comprising defended ports with units of the Royal Garrison Artillery and Royal Engineers. The 1905 commands were: Aldershot Command: Lt Gen Sir Douglas Haig27 With its HQ at Aldershot, this was the only all-Regular command and without responsibility for regimental depots or coast defences. It was tasked to form headquarters for I Corps on mobilization. Eastern Command: Lt Gen Sir J. M. Grierson28 This command basically covered East Anglia and the Home Counties, with its HQ at Horse Guards, London, SW. (London itself, however, was not part of the Command.) It formed II Corps headquarters on mobilization, although originally that responsibility belonged to Southern Command. Subordinated to it were: Eastern Coast Defences (defended ports of the Medway, the Thames, and Harwich)
variant had I Corps (Aldershot), II Corps (Southern), III Corps (Irish), IV Corps (Eastern), V Corps (Northern) and VI Corps (Scottish). Much of my information on army organization in the UK before 1914 comes from notes generously provided by Graham Watson. 26 The final plan had six divisions of three brigades each, or 18 brigades. The twobrigade divisions of the army corps plan would have required 24-36 brigades. 27 Appointed 1 March 1911; replaced 5 August 1914 by Maj Gen A. Hamilton-Gordon upon Haigs new appointment as GOC I Corps. 28 Appointed 4 April 1912; replaced 5 August 1914 by Lt Gen Charles Louis Woollcombe upon Griersons new appointment as GOC II Corps.
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South Eastern Coast Defences (defended ports of Dover and Newhaven) No. 9 Regimental District (Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Essex, and Northamptonshire) No. 10 Regimental District (Surrey, Kent, Middlesex, Sussex)
Irish Command: Gen Rt Hon Sir A.H. Paget29 With HQ at Dublin Castle, responsible for Ireland. Subordinated to it were: North Irish Coast Defences (defended ports of Lough Swilly and Belfast) South Irish Coast Defences (defended ports of Queenstown Harbour and Berehaven) No. 11 Regimental District (North Ireland) No. 12 Regimental District (South Ireland) Northern Command: Lt Gen Sir H. C.O. Plumer30 With HQ at York, final responsibility was settled as the north midlands, Yorkshire, Durham and Northumberland.31 Subordinated to it were: North Eastern Coast Defences (defended ports of the Tyne, the Wear, the Tees, Hartlepool, and the Humber) No. 5 Regimental District (Durham, Northumberland, Yorkshire) No. 6 Regimental District (Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Staffordshire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire) Scottish Command: Lt Gen. Sir J. S. Ewart32 Responsible for Scotland, with HQ at Edinburgh. Subordinated to it were: Scottish Coast Defences (defended ports of the Forth, the Clyde, the Tay, and Aberdeen) No. 1 Regimental District (Highland Scotland) No. 2 Regimental District (Lowland Scotland)
Appointed 10 May 1912; replaced 5 August 1914 by Maj Gen. Rt. Hon. L. B. Friend. Appointed 10 November 1912; replaced 1 January 1915 by Maj Gen H. M. Lawson upon selection as GOC for new V Corps. 31 Northern Command began with three rather than two grouped regimental districts. The Border Grouped Regimental District (Cumberland, Westmoreland, Durham, Northumberland, North Riding of Yorkshire) was broken up November 1907; Cumberland and Westmoreland went to No. 3 Regimental District in Western Command; Durham, Northumberland and North Riding of Yorkshire went to No. 5 Regimental District in Northern Command. 32 Appointed 5 May 1914.
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Southern Command: Gen. Sir. H. L. Smith-Dorrien33 The south midlands and Wessex came under this command, with its HQ at Salisbury. Subordinated to it were: Southern Coast Defences (defended ports of Portsmouth and Portland) South Western Coast Defences (defended ports of Plymouth and Falmouth) No. 7 Regimental District (Warwickshire, Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire) No. 8 Regimental District (Devonshire, Somersetshire, Cornwall, Hampshire [except Aldershot Command], Dorsetshire, Wiltshire) Western Command: Gen Sir. W. H. Mackinnon34 Responsible for Wales, Lancashire, and some adjacent counties, with HQ at Chester. Subordinated to it were: North Western Coast Defences (defended ports of the Mersey and Barrow) Western Coast Defences (defended ports of Milford Haven, Cardiff, Barry, and Swansea) No. 3 Regimental District (Cumberland, Westmoreland, Lancashire and Isle of Man) No. 4 Regimental District (Wales, Cheshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire) London District: Lt Gen. Sir F. Lloyd35 The only district to survive the final reorganization of the United Kingdom into commands, home to the Household Cavalry and virtually all of the Foot Guards.
The Army Overseas The principal overseas station for the British Army was India, and that is covered in detail in Appendix D. The only other sizable field forces were in Egypt and South Africa. Many of the remaining stations were limited to companies RGA and fortress companies RE, with the occasional infantry battalion. There were also locally raised forces in Africa and the West India Regiment.
Appointed 1 March 1912. Replaced 21 August 1914 by Lt Gen W. Pitcairn Campbell when selected as GOC II Corps. 34 Appointed 31 October 1910. 35 Appointed 3 September 1913.
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The gateway to India was the Mediterranean, with Gibraltar at one end and the Suez Canal at the other. There was a General Officer Commanding-in-Chief in the Mediterranean; that individual also served as Inspector-General of the Overseas Forces. In addition, there was a High Commissioner and Commanderin-Chief in Cyprus; the General Officer Commanding, the Force in Egypt, at Cairo; the Governor-General of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, at Khartoum; the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Gibraltar; and the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Malta and its Dependencies. South Africa came under the Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Union of South Africa, who was also the High Commissioner for South Africa. Subordinate to him was the General Officer Commander-in-Chief, South Africa. The Union was divided into the Pretoria, Potchefstroom, and Cape of Good Hope Districts. In West Africa there were Governors and Commanders-in-Chief for Gambia, Gold Coast Coloney, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. East Africa had Governors and Commanders-in-Chief for the East Africa, Nyasaland and Uganda Protectorates and a Commissioner and Commander-in-Chief for the Somaliland Protectorate. The Far East, exclusive of India, had a number of commands. There was the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Ceylon, at Colombo; the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Hong Kong; the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Straits Settlements, at Singapore; the Officer Commanding, North China, at Tientsin; and the General Officer Commanding, South China, at Hong Kong. Finally, there were scattered islands with military forces. In one sea was the Governor and Commanding-in-Chief of Mauritius, at Port Louis. The Western Hemisphere had the Governor and Commanding-in-Chief of Bermuda and the Captain General and Governor in Chief of Jamaica.
The Expeditionary Force The Expeditionary Force can be dated from an Army Order of 12 January 1907. This finally resolved the organization of the Army at home into six infantry divisions, of three brigades each. A cavalry division (four brigades) would be formed on mobilization. Initially, there would also be two mounted brigades; by 1913 these were replaced by a fifth cavalry brigade.36
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Two commands (Aldershot and Southern) were tasked with forming headquarters for I and II Corps on mobilization, each of which would presumably have three of the infantry divisions.37 The cavalry division and the separate cavalry brigade would report directly to GHQ BEF. As it happened, the II Corps was actually formed from Eastern Command in August 1914 and only four of the divisions were sent at first. The other two, retained for home defence, were grouped as III Corps and soon released. The ability of the Army to mobilize, match up Reservists with Regular units, and then ship personnel, equipment and horses to France, reflects well on the professionalism and quality of planning resulting from the changes begun in 1904. By 17 August 1914 (13 days after the declaration of war), two army corps and the cavalry division were across the Channel, along with supporting troops. The extraordinary smoothness and efficiency of this effort was a surprise to those familiar with the Armys (and governments) early history of unpreparedness.38
Raising New Forces It seems hard to fathom now, but there were at least four different groups competing for enlistees beginning in August 1914. First was the Regular Army itself, although there appears to be little information available on men enlisting specifically for Regular units. They would have been processed through the depots and the Special Reserve battalions of each regiment, which were also involved with processing recruits for the New Armies. Next was the Territorial Force. Below establishment before the war, it was well over establishment by October 1914. While Kitcheners War Office did little to encourage TF recruitment, there were two main sources of new personnel.39
cavalry brigade. The mounted brigades are discussed Gudmondsson, The British Expeditionary Force 1914-15, pp 20-21. 37 Messenger, Call to Arms, notes that these wartime headquarters were variously referred to as corps, army corps or army in the pre-war years (p 20). Gudmondsson, The British Expeditionary Force 1914-15, indicates that the two headquarters were to have been termed First and Second Army 5 August 1914 instead of I and II Corps under the three division plan, and were redesignated on formation when reduced to only two divisions each. 38 Haswell, The British Army: A Concise History, pp 119-120. The complexity of mobilization and some complications is set out in Messenger, Call to Arms, pp 30-37, as well as segments of Chapters 2 (The Regular Army Goes to War) and 3 (The Territorials). 39 Middlebrook, Your Country Needs You, pp 116-117.
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First were those original members whose 1908 enlistments had expired in 1913 and left the TF; most of them returned. The next were those men who had relatives in the TF. In addition, parts of the country (notably London and some rural counties) were more TF minded and men went to the TF in lieu of the New Armies. However, while men could be enlisted, there was still the problem of securing the necessary officers and NCOs for the units and formation staffs. There was also some tendency to slight them in favor of the New Armies in terms of equipment, although there were severe shortages across the board whether TF or New Armies. Enlistment in the TFeven after war begandid not obligate the recruit for overseas service unless he also signed the Imperial Service obligation. While most did, the fact remains that TF personnel could not be sent overseas or transferred to any other unit without their consent. As is well known, Kitchener did not think much of the Territorial Force,40 and almost immediately began to raise completely new divisions from scratch. Officially dubbed the New Armies, these are often known as Kitcheners divisions. The call for the first 100,000 to join the Army was issued 11 August 1914, and Army Order 324 of 21 August 1914 detailed how the new units would be organized. Personnel were to be recruited into the Regular Army, for three years or the duration of the war. New infantry battalions would take the next available numbers in each regiment, with the word Service added in brackets to the title. New units of other arms and services also began with available numbers after the Regulars, but did not add any Service indicator to their titles. The First New Army (also termed Kitcheners First Army, and often shortened to K1 for convenience) had six divisions. These were to include names, and be grouped from the main regional commands (e.g., Eastern, Irish). However, with the decision that Southern Command would form a light division from grouped rifle and light infantry battalions, there was no division for county regiments from that command. At first numbered 8 to 13, the 8th Division had to be renumbered as the 14th.41
At least in part because it was under the control of country Territorial Associations rather than the War Office. In addition, he would have been aware of the restrictions on the use of TF units and personnel that did not exist for the Regulars and the New Armies. 41 The 8th (Light) Division was supposed to be the senior, with the lowest number. However, organization in September of a Regular 8th Division forced it to become the 14th (Light) Division. The others were 9th (Scottish), 10th (Irish), 11th (Northern), 12th (Eastern) and 13th (Western).
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A call for another 100,000 men was issued on 28 August 1914, and Army Order 382 of 11 September 1914 specified organization of another six divisions (K2).42 These were essentially identical to the first six, with the same names andfor the most partwith battalions from the same regiments grouped in the same way in each division. In both cases, the number of infantry battalions raised (80) exceeded the number needed for six divisions (72). The additional battalions were designated as Army Troops and attached to a division. In part they reflected the lack of a Southern division, and in part they were a hedge against possible recruiting shortfalls elsewhere, especially Ireland. Public Notice Calling 100,000 Men to Arms43
YOUR KING AND COUNTRY NEED YOU A CALL TO ARMS An addition of 100,000 men to his Majestys Regular Army is immediately necessary in the present grave National Emergency. Lord Kitchener is confident that this appeal will be at once responded to by all those who have the safety of our Empire at heart. TERMS OF SERVICE General Service for a period of 3 years or until the war is concluded. Age of Enlistment between 19 and 30. HOW TO JOIN Full information can be obtained at any Post Office in the Kingdom or at any Military Depot. GOD SAVE THE KING!
This was quickly followed by Army Order 388 on 13 September 1914, providing for a Third New Army (K3). These six divisions did not have titles, and were somewhat more heterogeneous in composition than their earlier
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brethren. These extended the division designations to 26, and there were even more additional infantry battalions (16) attached as Army Troops. The divisions of the first three new armies were assembled at various locations, and under War Office control from the beginning. In each case, the various combat and service units were raised as well, making them complete divisions.44 The first New Armies division left the United Kingdom in May 1915, and by July 1915 11 of the 12 in K1 and K2 were abroad.45 The Fourth New Army (or, original Fourth New Army as it would later be known) was different. Army Order 389 of 14 September 1914 provided for another six divisions, to be numbered 27th to 32nd when formed. These six divisions were formed in part by personnel surplus to the needs of the first 18, and were generally formed from additional personnel in Reserve and Extra Reserve battalions, resulting in their creation in coast defences rather than the home stations of the particular regiments. In November an Army Order (never numbered) authorized creation of the six divisions; with three more Regular divisions forming or planned (27th to 29th), they now took the numbers 30 to 35. These divisions were not necessarily assembled as formations, and little effort was made in 1914 to form units other than infantry and engineers for them. Training centres were announced 5 December 1914. However, the heavy batteries would all be at Woolwich, the engineers (field and signal) at Bruxton and Shrewsbury,46 and field ambulances at Llandrinod Wells. In April 1915, the month before New Armies divisions began to leave for combat, the K4 divisions were broken up and turned into reserve units to provide and train replacements for the New Armies.47 A Fifth New Army was authorized 10 December 1914, taking division numbers 37 to 42, but this was less the raising of a new force than the organization of a complete set of units raised alongside the other New Armies but not under War Office control. These were the locally raised, or pals battalions. In effect, they
Of course, finding personnel for officer and NCO cadres, let alone the division and brigade command and various staffs, was another issue entirely, and some units may have been unformed or only partially formed in 1914. See, e.g., Middlebrook, Your Country Needs You, pp 42-49. Equipment of all typesincluding uniformswas in short supply. 45 The missing one was the 16th (Irish) Division, which had difficulties in recruiting sufficient personnel to complete it. 46 The field companies would be stripped in mid January 1915 when the decision was made to raise the number in each division from two to three. 47 As a reminder, the Special Reserve handled this role for the Regulars, and the TF formed second (and later third) line units for the same purpose. Until K4 was broken up and converted, there was no source of replacements for New Armies units.
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were a fourth type of recruitment, competing with all of the others for personnel. The first of these units dated to August 1914, at the very time the original New Armies battalions were being raised. Most of these were raised from the general population in cities, but there were also battalions of Public Schools personnel, sportsmen, and other distinctive groups. A few battalions were termed Bantams, composed of men below the minimum height of five feet three inches but otherwise healthy. Those who raised these battalions were completely responsible for everything except weapons; the Army would neither assume control nor reimburse any expenditures until the battalions were taken overwhich could take up to a year as the earlier divisions completed formation. Somewhat similar to the pals divisions were two raised in Ulster and Wales. The former was actually formed around the Ulster Volunteer Force, a paramilitary organization created to fight Irish Home Rule. The latter was the result of an effort to raise a complete Welsh army corps. These were both outside the formal New Armies structure, taking division numbers 36 and 43. All told, some 1.2 million men volunteered for the Army between August and December 1914. It ultimately proved impossible to house all of the troops in the United Kingdom in cantonments, and about 800,000 personnel ended up in private homes. Equipment remained in short supply, as were trained officers and NCOs to serve as cadres orin technical arms such as artillery and engineersprovide necessary expertise for handling weapons and equipment. In addition to housing and supporting these huge numbers of new troops and units, the first troops raised by the Dominion of Canada began to arrive in England in mid October 1914. In addition, troops from Australia and New Zealandoriginally also intended for Englandbegan to arrive in Egypt in December 1914.48 Somewhat surprisingly, individuals who completed their enlistments were separated from the Army even after the declaration of war. Thus, reservists who completed their 12-year obligation after 4 August 1914 were discharged, as were members of the TF whose five-year enlistment was up. This did not change until conscription was introduced, at which point individuals still in service were simply drafted as of the expiration of their enlistment and retained on active duty.
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Two: Military Operations 1914

France and Flanders Germany began the war 4 August 1914 with an invasion through Belgium, part of their plan to defeat the French (a l 1870) before the Russians could complete mobilization and invade them from the east.49 The French plan was to attack in Alsace-Lorraine (the lost provinces from their 1871 defeat) while screening Belgium with French forces andon the leftthe BEF. The Germans were able to seize the key Belgian border fortress of Liege, take Brussels on the 20th, and force the Belgian Army back toward Antwerp. The French attacks, expected by the Germans, were met by counterattacks and failed. The BEF, meanwhile, had begun crossing to France on 9 August and was assembled without the Germans even realizing that its first five divisions were present. The British and German armies began fighting each other 23 August 1914 at Mons, and the BEF and neighboring French troops conducted a fighting withdrawal in the face of larger German forces.50 The British and French gathered along the Marne, and then began attacking the exposed German right wing, forcing it back and away from Paris.51 In the meantime, there were some operations intended to help the Belgians. This included the brief landing of a Royal Marine brigade at Ostend, and then sending the improvised Royal Naval Division (including the Marines) to Antwerp at the end of September. Some new divisions for the BEF also landed in Belgium during this period, but would end up heading for the BEF instead of joining the fighting around Antwerp.52 The defenders there collapsed during fighting 4-10 October 1914; the Royal Naval Division went back to England and the Belgian Army just managed to escape by moving along the Dutch border.
August 4th is the effective start of the war. Germany had actually declared war on Russia on the 1st and on France on the 3rd. That same date they demanded free passage through Belgium. 50 Battle honours were Mons (23-24 August), Le Cateau (26 August), and the overall Retreat from Mons (24 August-5 September). 51 Marne 1914 (7 to 10 September) and Aisne 1914 (12-15 September). 52 There is no Antwerp battle honour: the Royal Marines and Royal Navy do not earn them and no Army troops were involved.
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This began the race for the coast and the Channel Ports, with the two sides trying to outflank the other. A series of bloody battles53 into December left the Allies and Germans with lines of trenches from Switzerland to the North Sea. The rest of the war on this front would see both sides trying to figure out how to break this stalemate. East and West Africa An attempt to occupy Targa, in German East Africa, by a brigade from India, was unsuccessful, and this theatre would thereafter be quiet until 1916. Operations in West Africa were conducted solely by regiments raised in British colonies. The German colony of Togoland was overrun in three weeks,54 and Cameroons attacked.55 Operations there would continue into 1916 before that colony capitulated as well. Mesopotamia A division from India began landing in the Persian Gulf towards the end of 1914, occupying the island of Abadan and then the key oil fields around Basra in Mesopotamia (todays Iraq).56 India and China Operations against various tribes along the borders of India led to the honour, North West Frontier 1914-18, which had a starting date of 28 November 1914. A small British-Indian force joined the Japanese in the siege and capture of Germanys China colony, Tsingtao.57
La Basse (10 October-2 November), Messines (12 October-2 November), and Armentires (13 October-2 November), followed notably by Ypres 1914 (19 October22 November), including the related battles of Langemarck 1914 (21-24 October), Gheluvelt (29-31 October), and Nonne Boschen (11 November). Other fighting towards the end of the year was recognized by Festubert 1914 (23-24 November) and Givenchy 1914 (20-21 December). 54 Leading to a single honour, Kamina (8-26 August). 55 Another single honour, Duala (26-27 September 1914). 56 Anthony Baker, Battle Honours of the British and Commonwealth Armies, p 107, states that no battle honour was awarded for the fighting leading to the capture of Basra in November and December 1914. However, Basra (6 November 1914-14 April 1915) does actually cover the period and regiments involved, although it was apparently prompted more by the 1915 Turkish attempts to reclaim the area than the original fighting. 57 Tsingtao (23 September-7 November).
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A Note on Battle Honours The First World War produced a huge number of battle honours, far exceeding all of those awarded prior to that date. A Battle Nomenclature Committee was established in 1920, reviewing all of the fighting and establishing names and date limits.58 This Committee also categorized them as battles, actions and miscellaneous incidents. Claims were then submitted by each regiment to a Battle Honours Committee, which ended up awarding honours for the battles but not the lesser actions.59 Even with this restriction, infantry regiments in particular could end up with very extensive lists of battle honours. Prior to 1914, battle honours had been placed on the Regimental Colour. Depending on the regiment, these could have become quite crowded. The final decision was that each regiment would be limited to displaying ten selected honours from the First World War, and these would be placed on the First, or Kings Colour of the regiment. These were initially placed on the horizontal arms of the St. Georges Cross.60 The decision of which honours would be emblazoned on the colours was entirely up to the regiment. The normal practice is to show the ten selected honours in bold face when listing all of a regiments honours for the war. In the regimental lists below, I have indicated all battle honours awarded for 1914. Those selected for display on the colours are given in SMALL CAPITALS. For some cavalry regiments in particular, 1914 honours may have been overrepresented in the final selection given a paucity of later battle honours earned. In addition, where an honour has a year attached (e.g., Ypres 1914) it means that there was a battle in the same area in at least one other year. For example, there were battles at Ypres in 1914, 1915, 1917 and 1918. A particular regiment might be entitled to any combination, and this became in effect one honour in a
I am following Baker, Battle Honours of the British and Commonwealth Armies, pp 22-23. 59 As a result, honours shown for formations (see, e.g., Capt. E. A. James, A Record of the Battles and Engagements of the British Armies in France and Flanders, 1914-1918) include battles, actions, and incidents) while those eventually recorded for the regiments only include the battles. 60 The same rule would be adopted for the Second World War, leading to smaller scrolls and their placement as well on the bottom arm of the cross as well. These comments apply to line infantry colours; there are variances for the Foot Guards and for cavalry. Neither rifle regiments nor light cavalry had flags or guidons until the 1950s when all cavalry regiments were authorized to carry them. Rifle regiments still lack flags.
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Three: GHQ, Army and Corps

France and Flanders No field headquarters above the level of division existed in peacetime, although mobilizations plans called for creation of a GHQ for the Expeditionary Force and creation of at least two other headquarters (I Corps from Aldershot Command and II Corps from Southern Command).61 It was only in 1912 that the Expeditionary Force Tables showed these subordinate commands, although the difficulty of one man directing six divisions had been noted much earlier. Their function, though, was to act simply as a conduit or post-box, through which orders would pass on their way from GHQ to the divisions.62 I, II and III Corps were all formed and given commanders the first full day of mobilization, 5 August 1914. A IV Corps was formed and commander appointed on 5 October 1914. The V Corps was planned by the end of the year, but a commander was not appointed until 8 January 1915 and only one of its divisions was on the continent by December 1914. In addition, the BEF formed a Cavalry Corps 10 October 1914. Finally, units from India formed the Indian Corps and then the Indian Cavalry Corps. With the increased number of corps, the BEF created two army headquarters on 26 December 1914, with the I and II Corps commanders becoming the First and Second Army commanders. These new headquarters did not actually become operational until early January 1915. These various headquarters were unbelievably small, especially compared with the size of modern equivalents. GHQ BEF had a First Echelon (for operational control) of 36 officers and 116 other ranks, including 25 clerks. A Second Echelon (four officers and 36 other ranks) took care of the personnel and transport of the First Echelon. Finally, there was a Third Echelon (strength unknown) which had the Adjutant-Generals office for personnel and disciplinary matters.63
As noted earlier, there was some confusion in the pre-war period as to exactly what these headquarters were to be called. Only Aldershot Command had a peacetime cadre field headquarters. 62 Andy Simpson, British Corps Command on the Western Front, in Gary Sheffield and Dan Todman (eds), Command and Control on the Western Front, p 98. He is paraphrasing a 1913 statement by the Deputy Director of Military Operations. 63 For a discussion of the organization and problems of GHQ, see the opening sections of Dan Todman, The Grand Lamasary revisited: General Headquarters on the Western Front, 1914-1918 in Sheffield and Todman (eds.), Command and Control on the
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An army headquarters, when formed towards the end of 1914, had 31 officers and 106 other ranks.64 The corps headquarters had 18 officers and 71 other ranks. First Army Headquarters began to form 26 December 1914 at Hinges, moving to Lillers the next day. It was to command on the right flank, taking over the I and IV Corps in the line and the Indian Corps and Indian Cavalry Corps in reserve. (The 27th Division was partly in the First Army area and partly in the Second Army area.) General Sir D. Haig was GOC; Major-General J. E. Gough, VC was the MG, GS, and Major-General P. E. F. Hobbs was the DA and QMG. Second Army Headquarters also began to form 26 December 1914, at Bailleul. It was to command the left flank, with II and III Corps in the line and the Cavalry Corps in reserve. The GOC was General Sir H. L. Smith-Dorrien; Major General G. T. Forestier-Walker was MG, GS; and Major General W. H. Rycroft the DA and QMG. United Kingdom There was, in peacetime, no overall commander for the forces at home. There was an Inspector-General of Home Forces, a post without command authority. It was transformed into Commander-in-Chief, Home Army, following the outbreak of war. The various pre-war commands remained in place, along with London District, completely apart from this nominal C-in-C. Gen Sir Ian Hamilton, who had been GOC Mediterranean, and also InspectorGeneral of Overseas Forces, returned to England in July 1914, with his posting due to expire. At the end of the month he was told that he would be C-in-C Home Army; this appointment was effective 5 August 1914. He was also in command of the Central Force, the TF formations assembled to defend the east coast against possible German invasion.
Western Front. His summary judgement is that, to the end of 1914, GHQ saw administrative improvisation and adaptability, and operational inadequacy (p 64). 64 Per Chris Baker, The Long, Long Trail: The British Army in the Great War. Gudmundsson, The British Expeditionary Force 1914-15, p 67 gives a strength of only 18 officers and 83 other ranks.
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The principal command and staff officers of the new headquarters:65 C-in-C Home Army MG, GS Chief Engineer DMS Gen Sir I. S. M. Hamilton Maj-Gen G. F. Ellison Maj-Gen R. M. Ruck [22 Oct 1914] Maj-Gen J. G. MacNeece
GHQ, Central Force, with headquarters in London, was divided into three armies.66 Their initial organization is known, but details of later changes is missing. First Army (Bedford), was established 5 August 1914 and General Sir B. M. Hamilton was given command. It had the Highland Division and Highland Mounted Brigade. Second Army (Aldershot) was also established 5 August 1914, and Lieutenant General Hon Sir F. W. Stopford was given command. It had the 1st London and Home Counties Divisions and South-Eastern Mounted Brigade. However, the 1st London Division was gradually drained of its infantry for service abroad, and the Home Counties Division was sent to India in September. Army Headquarters moved from Aldershot to Tunbridge Wells by November 1914. Third Army (Luton) was established 6 September 1914, under the command of Lieutenant General Sir A. E. Codrington. It had the East Anglian, North Midland, South Midland and 2nd London Divisions and North Midland and 2nd South-Western Mounted Brigades. The North Midland Mounted Brigade was soon placed under the new 1st Mounted Division. By September 1914, the two new Yeomanry mounted divisions were also in the Central Force area and attached to it. The West Riding and Northumbrian Divisions were also placed under Central Force. While TF and Special Reserve units were distributed throughout the UK for coastal defence duties, it does not appear that any new command structures were created to control them. They simply remained under the existing districts and defended ports.
Appointments as of 5 August 1914 unless otherwise indicated. As Messenger, A Call to Arms, notes (p 69n), the C-in-C Home Army designation was not recognized as actually placing Hamilton in charge of all troops in the UK and in practice he concentrated on command of the Central Force. The three armies formed retained their designations even after formation of First and Second Armies in 1914 and a Third Army in 1915 in the BEF.
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Four: Divisions and Brigades

When Britain began to form permanent peacetime divisions in 1902, the Armys plan was to have (depending on the variation) up to 14 divisions, each of two brigades, with the divisions grouped into up to seven army corps. This effort, which never received real support from the political leadership, was not completely abandoned until 1906-07, when the Regulars were grouped into six divisions of three brigades each. The Regular divisions used the numbers 1 to 6, with brigades numbered in sequence from 1 to 18. Following the outbreak of war in 1914, four battalions on line of communication defence duties in France were grouped into a 19th Infantry Brigade, and additional Regular divisions were formed in two groups. The 7th and 8th Divisions were formed mainly from Regular units from closer overseas stations (20th to 25th Infantry Brigades). The last three Regular divisions formed will be discussed below. Cavalry were only grouped into brigades in peacetime (ultimately numbered 1 to 5), although a division would be formed on mobilization. The five cavalry brigades were formed into two divisions September 1914, joined the next month by a third. With only eight cavalry brigades formed, the 1st Cavalry Division lacked a third brigade after September 1914. The TF was organized into 14 named divisions (e.g., Home Counties Division). Brigades were also named, and there were an additional three brigades intended for coast defense duties. The TFs mounted arm, the Yeomanry, were formed into 14 mounted brigades, which also bore names. Some of these were grouped after mobilization into the 1st and 2nd Mounted Divisions. Some of the TF divisions were effectively broken up following mobilization, shipping brigades or battalions abroad for garrison duties, or battalions to the BEF. Ultimately all of the TF [infantry] divisions and most brigades organized a second-line, but the bulk of these did not actually form until 1915. TF divisions, brigades, and mounted brigades did not receive numbers until August 1915. New Armies divisions were formed by the War Office beginning August 1914 from newly-raised units. Also known as the Kitchener armies, these were generally formed in groups of three. The First New Army, 9th to 14th Divisions, was authorized 21 August 1914, the Second New Army, 15th to 20th Divisions 11 September 1914, and the Third New Army, 21st to 26th Divisions, 13 September 1914. These took brigade numbers beginning with 26like the division numbers, they followed after the designations of the existing Regular
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brigades. These were on their way to formation by the end of the year, with artillery, engineers, services, and all their components formed or planned. The final Regular divisions took the numbers 27 to 29, with brigade numbers 80 to 88. As the infantry battalions that would form these returned to England, consideration was given to breaking them up to serve as cadres for the New Armies. However, with the very heavy losses to the Regular formations of the BEF at First Ypres, there was a clear need for additional divisions containing trained personnel. Formed with Regular infantry and a mixture of TF and New Armies support units, the 27th Division went to France the end of the year and the 28th in January 1915. The 29th Division did not actually begin to form until 1915. The Fourth New Army, authorized in October 1914, thus contained the 30th to 35th Divisions. Little more than the infantry and engineers were formed, and these generally did not actually assemble even in brigade encampments. In April 1915 they would be broken up; their infantry were turned into reserve battalions to support those New Armies divisions about to be committed to combat, and the engineers used to raise earlier divisions from two to three field companies each. The Fifth New Army was authorized 10 December 1914, with division numbers 37 to 42. These were formed from locally raised (pals) battalions. Raised by cities, organizations, or private individuals, the battalions were not even officially taken over by the Army until spring and summer 1915. The divisions were really just designations in 1914. In April 1915 they would become the new Fourth New Army, and be renumbered as the 30th to 35th Divisions. The final two New Armies divisions from 1914 were those raised in Ulster the 36thand Walesthe 43rd. There were also plans to group extra infantry battalions from earlier New Armies as the 44th Division, but this seems not to have occurred until after December 1914. In 1915 these would become the 36th (Ulster), 38th (Welsh), and 37th Divisions, respectively, of a new Fifth New Army.
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Regular Divisions CAVALRY DIVISIONS67 1st Cavalry Division The Cavalry Division existed in shadow form from 1907 as part of the Expeditionary Force; the Inspector of Cavalry at the War Office was the prospective GOC. The Cavalry Division was mobilized August 1914, formed with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Cavalry Brigades. It was sent to the BEF in France between the 15 and 18 August, concentrating near Maubeuge, and then beginning to advance on 21 August. 3rd Cavalry Brigade was transferred 6 September 1914 to Goughs Commandlater 2nd Cavalry Division. The division was placed under II Corps for the battle of Le Cateau (26 August). It was reorganized and redesignated 16 September 1914 as 1st Cavalry Division and became part of the new Cavalry Corps in October. 4th Cavalry Brigade was transferred 10 October 1914 to the 2nd Cavalry Division. 1st Cavalry Division did not get a third cavalry brigade again until April 1915. 1914 Honours: Mons (and subsequent Rearguard Action of Solesmes), Le Cateau, Marne 1914 (including Passage of the Aisne and Capture of the Aisne Heights), Aisne 1914, Messines 1914 2nd Cavalry Division Formed 6 September 1914 in France as Goughs Command from two existing cavalry brigades: 3rd from 1st Cavalry Division and the independent 5th. Redesignated 13 September 1914 as 2nd Cavalry Division and became part of the new Cavalry Corps in October. 4th Cavalry Brigade transferred to it from the 1st Cavalry Division 10 October 1914. It was placed under I Corps for the battle of Gheluvelt (30-31 October). 1914 Honours: [as Goughs Command] Marne 1914 (including Passage of the Aisne and Capture of the Aisne Heights), Aisne 1914; [as 2nd Cavalry Division] Messines 1914, Ypres 1914, Gheluvelt 3rd Cavalry Division Formed 29 September 1914 in England at Ludgershall, from the Household Cavalry and regiments returned from overseas garrisons. Formed initially with 6th and 7th Cavalry Brigades. The new division landed at Ostend 8 October
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1914. The division was under IV Corps for operations near Antwerp (9-10 October) and then joined the Cavalry Corps. However, it came under IV Corps again for the battle of Langemarck (21-24 October) and under I Corps for the battles of Gheluvelt (29-31 October) and Nonne Bosschen (11 November). 8th Cavalry Brigade was formed 20 November 1914 in France and assigned. 1914 Honours: Ypres 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen INFANTRY DIVISIONS68 1st Division 1st Division was established 1902 at Aldershot, with the 1st and 2nd Brigades. In the 1907 reorganization it added the 3rd Infantry Brigade at Borden.69 It mobilized 4 August 1914 as part of I Corps. The division went to France 11-15 August, concentrating around le Nouvion, and began to advance 21 August. 1914 Honours: Mons, Retreat From Mons, Marne 1914 (including passage of the Petit Morin and passage of the Marne), Aisne 1914 (including passage of the Aisne and capture of the Aisne Heights, and the subsequent Actions on the Aisne Heights and Chivy), Ypres 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen, Givenchy 2nd Division 2nd Division was also established 1902 at Aldershot, with the 3rd and 4th Brigades. In the 1907 reorganization, the division ended up with 4th (Guards) Brigade in London and the 5th and 6th Infantry Brigades.70 It mobilized 4 August 1914 as part of I Corps. The division went to France 11-16 August, concentrating in the Wassigny and Etreux area, and began to advance 21 August.
Details of the pre-war Regular divisions before mobilization are in Appendix C. Changes following mobilization are in Chapter Five on the BEF. Details on the 27th and 28th Divisions are in Chapter Six on other forces. 69 st 1 Brigade organized 1903 as 1st Guards Brigade; redesignated 1906 as 1st Brigade; later added parenthetical (Guards) to title. 3rd Infantry Brigade transferred 1907 from 2nd Division. 2nd Infantry Brigade headquarters was at Blackdown. 70 nd 2 Division formed with 3rd and 4th Brigades, both at Aldershot. The former went to st 1 Division in 1907 and the latter was reorganized in London as 4th Guards Brigade. 5th Brigade at Aldershot had been part of 3rd Division. 6th Infantry Brigade was newly formed at Aldershot in 1907.
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1914 Honours: Mons, Retreat From Mons, Marne 1914 (including passage of the Petit Morin and passage of the Marne), Aisne 1914 (including passage of the Aisne and capture of the Aisne Heights, and the later action on the Aisne Heights), Ypres 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen 3rd Division 3rd Division also began its existence in 1902 at Aldershot, with the 5th and 6th Brigades although the latter was apparently not immediately formed. The division moved to Salisbury in 1907 and was reorganized in Southern Command with three brigades: 7th Infantry at Tidworth, 8th Infantry at Devonport, and 9th Infantry at Portsmouth.71 Its headquarters was late moved to Bulford. The division mobilized 4 August 1914 as part of II Corps. It went to France 11-16 August, concentrating around Aulnoye and Avesnes, and began to advance 21 August. Elements of two brigades came under the Cavalry Corps for the battle of Messines (31 October-2 November). During the battle of Nonne Boschen (11 November 1914) the division comprised the 7th, 9th and 15th Brigades. 1914 Honours: Mons, Le Cateau, Retreat From Mons, Marne 1914 (including passage of the Petit Morin and passage of the Marne), Aisne 1914 (including passage of the Aisne and capture of the Aisne Heights, and the subsequent Action on the Aisne Heights), La Basse, Ypres 1914, Nonne Bosschen, Attack on Wytschaete 4th Division 4th Division formed 1903 at Salisbury (7th and 8th Brigades) and then moved to Colchester 1907 and reorganized in Eastern Command with 10th Infantry Brigade at Shorncliffe, 11th Infantry Brigade at Colchester, and 12th Infantry Brigade at Dover.72 Its headquarters was at Woolwich. Mobilized 4 August
Of the original 5th and 6th Brigades at Aldershot; the latter went 1906 to 4th Division and relocated to Portsmouth, while the 4th Divisions 7th Brigade at Tidworth came to the 3rd Division. The 5th Brigade went to 2nd Division in 1907, and 3rd Division reorganized with 7th Brigade at Tidworth (may have been new), 8th Brigade at Devonport and 9th Brigade (formerly 6th Brigade) at Portsmouth (the last two both ex 4th Division). 72 The original brigades (7th and 8th) were both at Salisbury. In 1906 the 7th Brigade relocated to Tidworth and went to the 3rd Division, while that divisions 6th Brigade relocated to Portsmouth and came under 4th Division. In 1907 the 6th Brigade was reorganized at a new location under 2nd Division and the 8th Brigade went to the 3rd Division; the 4th Division was reorganized with the 10th Brigade at Shorncliffe (ex 5th
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1914, the division was held back for home defence and concentrated at Harrow 18-19 August. It crossed to France as part of III Corps on 22 August, detraining there two days later. It moved to the front 25 August. The division came under II Corps for part of the retreat from Mons (26-30 August), reverting to III Corps the next day. 1914 Honours: Le Cateau, Retreat from Mons, Marne 1914 (including passage of the Petit Morin and passage of the Marne), Aisne 1914 (including passage of the Aisne and capture of the Aisne Heights), Armentires 1914 (including capture of Meteren) 5th Division This division formed 1903 at Dover (9th and 10th Brigades) and then moved to the Curragh in 1907 and reorganized in Ireland with three brigades: 13th Infantry Brigade at Dublin, 14th Infantry Brigade at the Curragh, and 15th Infantry Brigade at Belfast.73 While division headquarters was at the Curragh, headquarters for division artillery was at Newbridge. The division mobilized in Ireland, crossing to France 13-17 August as part of II Corps. It concentrated around Landrcies 16-20 August, and began to advance 21 August. 1914 Honours: Mons, Le Cateau, Retreat from Mons, Marne 1914 (including passage of the Petit Morin and passage of the Marne), Aisne 1914, La Basse 1914 6th Division 6th Division formed at Colchester in 1905 (11th and 12th Brigades) and then moved to the Curragh in 1907 and reorganized with 16th Infantry Brigade at Fermoy, 17th Infantry Brigade at Cork, and 18th Infantry Brigade at York in Northern Command; that brigade headquarters later moved to Lichfield.74
Division), a new 11th Brigade organized at Colchester, and the former 9th Brigade at Chatham renumbered as 12th Brigade. The latter later moved to Dover. 73 Of the original 9th and 10th Brigades at Dover, the former became 9th Guards Brigade in London 1905 and then 9th Brigade at Chatham in 1906. 10th Brigade relocated to Shorncliffe in 1905. In 1907 the 9th Brigade became the 4th Divisions 12th Brigade and the 10th Brigade went to 4th Division as well. The 13th and 14th Brigades had been part of 7th Division, while the Belfast 17th Brigade (8th Division) became the new 15th Brigade. 74 The division was formed with the 11th and 12th Brigades at Colchester; the former seems to have been dissolved in 1906 and the latter went to 4th Division in 1907. 6th Division reformed with 8th Divisions 15th and 16th Brigades renumbered as 16th and 17th and a new 18th Brigade organized at York.
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Division headquarters was later moved to Cork, division artillery headquarters was at Mallow, and division engineers headquarters was at Fermoy. The division mobilized at home stations, with units in Ireland crossing to England 15-21 August. Like the 4th, it was initially held back for home defence and concentrated near Cambridge and Newmarket. The division began moving to France as part of III Corps 7 September, and it was concentrated near Coulommiers by 13 September. It began its move to the front the next day. From 12 October 1914 the 19th Brigade was attached to 6th Division. 1914 Honours: Armentires [Note: 7th and 8th Divisions existed 1905-06 and were disbanded in the 1907 reorganization. A 10th Division was partially formed 1904 and disbanded the next year.] 7th Division 7th Division was formed 27 August 1914 and assembled at Lyndhurst from 31 August to 4 October from Regular units at home and returning from overseas garrisons.75 It formed with the 20th (Guards) and 21st and 22nd Brigades. The division landed at Zeebrugge 6 October 1914 and joined IV Corps. It came under I Corps for the battle of Gheluvelt (29-31 October). 1914 Honours: Ypres 1914, Langemarck, Gheluvelt 8th Division 8th Division was formed 19 September 1914 and assembled from 2 October 1914 in the Winchester area, forming from Regular units returning from overseas garrisons.76 It formed with 23rd, 24th and 25th Brigades. The division landed in France 6-7 November 1914 and joined IV Corps. This division did not receive any 1914 Honours.
A TF yeomanry regiment was assigned to the division. The two heavy batteries RGA were newly-formed units, as was one of the ASC companies. The remaining units were all pre-war Regulars. 76 As with its sister, the 8th Division also had an assigned a TF yeomanry regiment. The two heavy batteries were newly-formed units, as were three of the four ASC companies. The field ambulances came from the TF Wessex Division.
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27th Division Formed November-December 1914 in the Winchester area from Regular battalions returned from overseas, mainly from India.77 (The division commander was appointed 19 November 1914.) Formed with 80th, 81st and 82nd Infantry Brigades. The division landed in France 20-23 December 1914, concentrating between Aire and Arques 25 December. In January 1915 it became part of the new V Corps. 28th Division Formed December 1914-January 1915 in the Winchester area from Regular battalions returned from overseas, mainly from India.78 (The division commander was appointed 17 December 1914.) Formed with 83rd, 84th and 85th Infantry Brigades. The division would land in France 16-19 January 1915 and become part of the new V Corps. [Note: The last division formed around Regular battalions from overseas, the 29th, did not begin forming until January 1915, and its final infantry battalion was only assigned in March 1915. It was the only Regular division not initially sent to the Western Front, going instead to the Mediterranean and then to Gallipoli.]
Territorial Force Divisions Prior to creation of the Territorial Force in 1908, the Volunteers had no organization above the battalion level. There were some artillery units (especially for coast defence) and engineers, but most of the force was infantry. Their mounted counterpart, the Yeomanry, likewise had no organization above regiment. The new TF was organized into 14 divisions, each intended to be like their Regular counterparts, including all necessary support and service organizations. Three more brigades of infantry were formed, intended for specific coast defence roles. The Yeomanry were grouped into 14 mounted brigades, with a
While the artillery were nominally Regular, all were extensively reorganized during the divisions formation. It had a squadron of Yeomanry assigned. The field companies, signal company, field ambulances and train all came from TF divisions. 78 The artillery for the division were partly Regular (although heavily reorganized) and one brigade only formed in December 1914. It had a squadron of Yeomanry assigned. The field companies, signal company, field ambulances and train all came from TF divisions.
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number of additional regiments (intended to serve as divisional cavalry) attached for training. Divisions and brigades all had designations in lieu of numbers. This whole force was intended for home defence, allowing the Regulars to depart in the Expeditionary Force. Following the August mobilization, four brigades of Yeomanry were grouped as the 1st Mounted Division and sent to East Anglia for coast defence. A 2nd Mounted Division was formed the next month, and a number of brigades shuffled from the 1st to it and were then replaced by others. In November, the 2nd also moved to the East Anglia area. These divisions had little more than the mounted brigades themselves, although the brigades included their own artillery and supporting services. Since enlistment in the TF did not obligate one to serve overseas, the TF was ordered to separate those willing to serve overseas from the others on 15 August 1914. Where more than 60% of the men in a division volunteered, an order of 31 August 1914 allowed creation of second line divisions. (Some units had begun forming a second line even before then.) These second line divisionslimited to half strengthwould replace the first line in the home defence role, and could serve as feeders of trained replacements. Since some infantry battalions and RE companies were going overseas, a 24 November 1914 decision replaced these departed units in the original divisions with their second-line counterparts, and a third line was authorized to take over the old second line roles. In addition, all or part of four divisions (first-line East Lancashire, Wessex and Home Counties, and the second-line Wessex Division as well) had left for Egypt or India. While large numbers of second line units were formed or forming in 1914, most of the formations (division and brigade) were not actually established until 1915. Not until May 1915 were TF divisions and brigades allotted numbers, picking up where the New Armies left off. Since numbers were given in the order in which the divisions moved overseas, the results created some oddities in sequence.79
The East Lancashire Division, the first to leave, become the 42nd (East Lancashire) Division. Since the Wessex, Home Counties, and 2nd Wessex Divisions had all been broken up on arrival in India, the numbers 43, 44 and 45 were purely notional place holders. But this did leave the 45th (2nd Wessex) Division with a lower number than almost all of the first-line TF divisions. Since so much of the 1st London Division had gone abroad piecemeal, it was not reassembled until February 1916. This meant that it had a higher number (56th) than did the 2nd London Division (47th). Brigade numbers were allotted in strict sequence, beginning with 125.
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MOUNTED DIVISIONS80 1st Mounted Division Formed 5 August 1914 in East Anglia as the Mounted Division from the Eastern, 1st and 2nd South Midland and Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigades; headquarters was established at Bury St Edmonds. In late August, all but the Eastern Mounted Brigade moved to the Churn area. At the end of the month, the 2nd Mounted Division was established with the brigades in the Churn area, and the original division numbered as the 1st. The division then added the North Midland, Welsh Border and South Wales Mounted Brigades. The division was attached to Central Force. 2nd Mounted Division Formed 2 September 1914 (although the division commander was appointed 31 August) with headquarters at Goring. It took over the 1st and 2nd South Midland and Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigades formerly part of the original mounted division and added the London Mounted Brigade. In mid November 1914 the division moved to the Norfolk coast, establishing its headquarters at Hanworth. The division was attached to Central Force. INFANTRY DIVISIONS81 [These divisions and their duplicates are listed in alphabetical order based on county or other designations.] East Anglian Division Headquarters at Warley. Formed with Essex, East Midland, and Norfolk and Suffolk Infantry Brigades. Embodied 4 August 1914. Deployed to Norwich (Essex Brigade), Bury St. Edmonds (East Midland Brigade), and Colchester area (Norfolk and Suffolk Brigade) by the end of August 1914. Placed under Third Army of Central Force. 2nd East Anglian Division Began organizing in November 1914; Brig Gen W. F. Cavaye appointed division commander 24 November 1914. However, neither the brigade commanders nor the CRA were appointed until January 1915. Two brigades (2nd Essex and 2nd Norfolk and Suffolk) apparently began formation before the end of the year, while it appears that 2nd East Midland did not begin formation until January 1915.
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Highland Division Headquarters in Perth. Formed with Seaforth and Cameron, Gordon, and Argyll and Sutherland Infantry Brigades. Embodied 4 August 1914.82 The division moved to Bedford. Placed under First Army of Central Force. [2nd Highland Division did not begin formation until January 1915, although elements had been formed before then.] Home Counties Division Headquarters at Hounslow. Formed with Surrey, Middlesex and Kent Infantry Brigades. Embodied 4 August 1914, with two battalions soon relieved for dispatch to Gibraltar. Brigades deployed to various locations. Placed under Second Army of Central Force. The division (with battalions from two other divisions) embarked for India the end of October 1914. (The RE, field ambulances, and Divisional Transport and Supply Column all remained in England.) Arriving in India December 1914, the division was broken up and its units dispersed on garrison duties.83 2nd Home Counties Division Formed November 1914 with 2nd Surrey, 2nd Middlesex and 2nd Kent Infantry Brigades.84 The new division was concentrated around Windsor. East Lancashire Division Headquarters in Manchester. Formed with Lancashire Fusiliers, East Lancashire and Manchester Infantry Brigades. Embodied 4 August 1914. The division moved into camps in its home area for training, and then went to Southampton where it began to embark 10 September 1914 for Egypt. (Two brigades RFA remained behind, not joining the division until June 1915, and the heavy battery was detached.) Landing at Alexandria from late September 1914, the bulk concentrated around Cairo while the Manchester Brigade stayed at Alexandria (although sending a battalion to Khartoum and a half battalion to Cyprus, in both cases replacing Regular units). Elements began to move to the Canal Zone in October 1914, and the initial clash with the Turks was on 20 November 1914.
Brig Gen D. Macfarlane assumed acting command 23 August 1914 and was replaced 27 August 1914 by Maj Gen R. Bannatine-Allason. 83 Maj Gen. J. Young took his division to India and then returned to the UK. 84 Brig Gen C. T. Caulfield appoint acting commander 14 November 1914, and also appointed the CRA the same date. The brigade commanders, in sequence, were Brig Gen J Marriott (12 November 1914), Brig Gen W. R. Clifford (30 October 1914), and Brig Gen L. Combe (30 October 1914).
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2nd East Lancashire Division Formed October-November 1914 with 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers, 2nd East Lancashire and 2nd Manchester Infantry Brigades.85 West Lancashire Division Headquarters at Liverpool. Formed with North Lancashire, Liverpool, and South Lancashire Infantry Brigades. Embodied 4 August 1914. The brigades moved to various locations: South Lancashire Brigade to Edinburgh for the Forth Defences and the remainder in home areas. The North Lancashire Brigade moved to Sevenoaks in November 1914; the Liverpool Brigade to Canterbury in the autumn, and the South Lancashire Brigade to Tunbridge Wells in October 1914. The division was then effectively broken up as all three brigades sent battalions to the BEF between November 1914 and February 1915. 2nd West Lancashire Division The division began to form at least by 5 November 1914 when Brig Gen. F. A. Adam was appointed acting commander. Commanders for the 2nd North Lancashire Brigade (Col J. H. Campbell) and 2nd Liverpool Brigade (Col S. H. Harrison) were appointed 4 November 1914; a commander for the 2nd South Lancashire Brigade and the CRA were not appointed until early 1915. 1st London Division Headquarters in New Broad Street. Formed with 1st London, 2nd London and 3rd London Infantry Brigades. Embodied 4 August 1914. Placed under Second Army of Central Force. The divisions infantry was dispersed beginning September 1914 and ending April 1915. 1st London Brigade went to Malta 4 September 1914; 2nd London Brigade went to Bisley, then Crowborough and was broken up 5-6 November 1914; 3rd London Brigade went to Bullswater near Pirbright and then September 1914 to Crowborough. With battalions going to the BEF, the division was effectively broken up by the end of the year. (In January 1915 what remained would join 2nd/1st London Division.) 2nd/1st London Division Formed from November 1914, with 2nd/1st London, 2nd/2nd London and 2nd/3rd London Infantry Brigades.86 The 2nd/1st London (Res) Brigade was detached for service on Malta.
Brig Gen C. Beckett was appointed division commander 6 November 1914. The brigade commanders, in order, were Col A. A. Garsten (5 November 1914), Col C. S. Gordon Stewart (5 November 1914), and Col B. N. North (16 November 1914). The acting CRA was Lt Col J. Magnus (November 1914). 86 Maj Gen W. Fry assumed command on formation and Brig Gen G. S. Duffus was appointed CRA. Col E. Fitz G. M Wood was appointed commander of 2nd/1st London
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2nd London Division Headquarters at Duke of Yorks Headquarters, Chelsea. Formed with 4th London, 5th London and 6th London Infantry Brigades. Embodied 4 August 1914. 4th London Brigade went to various locations and then assembled November 1914 at Watford; the other two brigades moved to the St. Albans area. Placed under Third Army of Central Force. 2nd/2nd London Division Began to form 9 October 1914 when Col E. W. D. Baird was appointed acting commander.87 The 2nd/4th London Brigade had a commander appointed 9 October 1914 (Col E. W. D. Baird) and the 2nd/5th London Brigade on 27 November 1914 (Col G. H. Turner), but no commander was appointed for the 2nd/6th London Brigade or CRA until January 1915. No guns or horses were issued to the artillery in 1914. Lowland Division Headquarters in Glasgow. Formed with South Scottish, Scottish Rifles, and Highland Light Infantry Brigades. Embodied 4 August 1914. The division was assigned the coast defence of Scotland. South Scottish Brigade moved to the Stirling area; Scottish Rifles Brigade to the Larbert, Grangemouth and Falkirk area; and Highland Light Infantry Brigade to Dunfermline. [2nd Lowland Division did not begin formation until January 1915, although elements had been formed before then.] North Midland Division Headquarters at Lichfield. Formed with Staffordshire, Lincoln and Leicester, and Nottinghamshire and Derby Infantry Brigades. Embodied 4 August 1914. Placed under Third Army of Central Force. The Staffordshire and Lincoln and Leicester Brigades moved to the Luton area; the former then moved November 1914 to the Bishops Stortford area. Nottinghamshire and Derby Brigade moved to Harpenden and then November 1914 to Braintree area. This would be the first TF division to move to France, in February 1915. [The 2nd North Midland Division did not begin formation until January 1915, although components of it were raised earlier.]
Brigade 29 December 1914 and Col Sir T. S. Cave commander of 2nd/2nd London Brigade on formation. 2nd/3rd London Brigade did not have a commander until January 1915. 87 He was replaced 24 October 1914 by Brig Gen T. C. P. Calley.
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South Midland Division Headquarters at Warwick. Formed with Warwickshire, Gloucester and Worcester and South Midland Infantry Brigades. Embodied 4 August 1914. Placed under Third Army of Central Force. Warwickshire Brigade moved to the Chelmsford area; Gloucester and Worcester Brigade to Swindon and then to Maldon, Essex; and South Midland Brigade was briefly on the Isle of Wight, then Swindon, and finally the Chelmsford area (all in August 1914). [The 2nd South Midland Division did not begin formation until January 1915, although components of it were raised earlier.] Northumbrian Division Headquarters in the Castle at Richmond. Formed with Northumberland, York and Durham and Durham Light Infantry Brigades. Embodied 4 August 1914. Northumberland Brigade moved to the Tyne Defences; York and Durham Brigade to various locations before assembling at Darlington and then moving October 1914 to Newcastle; and Durham Light Infantry Brigade to various locations before reassembling September 1914 at Ravensworth Park and then moving October 1914 to Newcastle. The division was placed under Central Force. [2nd Northumbrian Division did not begin formation until January 1915, although elements had been formed before then.] Welsh Division Headquarters in Shrewsbury. Formed with North Wales, Cheshire and Welsh Border Infantry Brigades. Embodied 4 August 1914. The division was alerted for movement to India but replaced by the Wessex Divisions second line. North Wales Brigade went to Conway, and then moved the end of August 1914 to Northampton; Cheshire Brigade moved to the Northampton area, and then in December 1914 to Cambridge; Welsh Border Brigade went to Northampton the end of August 1914 and then moved December 1914 to Bury St. Edmonds. [2nd Welsh Division did not begin formation until January 1915, although elements had been formed before then.] Wessex Division Headquarters in Exeter. Formed with Hampshire, South-Western and Devon and Cornwall Infantry Brigades. Embodied 4 August 1914, the division was tasked for service in India to replace Regulars. The infantry and artillery embarked for India 9 October 1914. The infantry brigade headquarters, RFA brigade ammunition columns, RE, field ambulances, and the Divisional Transport and Supply Column were all detached and remained in England. On
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arriving in India 9 November (Bombay, the bulk) and 11 November (Karachi, three battalions) the division was broken up and its units dispersed on garrison duties.88 2nd Wessex Division Formed beginning September 1914 from duplicate units, with 2nd Hampshire, 2nd South-Western and 2nd Devon and Cornwall Infantry Brigades.89 Although not completely formed, the bulk of the divisions infantry (10 battalions) and its artillery (other than the howitzer brigade) were selected for movement to India the end of November 1914. They embarked 12 December 1914 and were dispersed on garrison duties upon arrival in India: two battalions landed at Karachi 9 January and the remainder at Bombay 4-8 January 1915. West Riding Division Headquarters at York. Formed with 1st West Riding, 2nd West Riding and 3rd West Riding Infantry Brigades. Embodied 4 August 1914. 1st West Riding Brigade went to Selby and then Strensall, moving to York the end of October 1914; 2nd West Riding Brigade went to coast defences near Hull and Grimsby, moving November 1914 to billets in Doncaster; 3rd West Riding Brigade went to Doncaster, and then November 1914 to Gainsborough. [The 2nd West Riding Division did not begin forming until January 1915, with no division commander appointed until the next month and no brigade commanders before February and March 1915. However, elements of the division had been formed earlier.] New Army Divisions90 These were formed from scratch beginning the end of August 1914. The first 18 (First, Second and Third New Armies) were raised in groups of six, and had all of their components formed, forming or planned during 1914. The next six (Fourth New Army) had nothing but their infantry and engineers, and neither
The division commander, Maj Gen. C. Donald, did sail for India. When the division was dispersed on arrival there, he was appointed Inspector of Territorials (India). 89 Brig Gen R. J. Pinney was apponted division commander 9 October 1914. He was replaced two days later by Brig Gen G. S. McD. Elliott, who was replaced upon embarkation. Brig Gen G. H. Nicholson, commanding 2nd Hampshire Brigade, took the division elements to India and then returned to the UK. Elliot had been appointed to command 2nd South-Western Brigade. Brig Gen Lord St. Levan had been appointed commander of 2nd Devon and Cornwall Brigade. Brig Gen J. J. MacMahon was appointed CRA. He, Elliot and Lord St. Levan were relieved upon embarkation. 90 Full details on New Armies divisions are in Appendix G.
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their brigades nor the divisions themselves actually assembled in 1914. (Infantry brigade commanders were appointed, but no division commanders.) These were all raised under the control of the War Office. The final group of divisions forming in 1914 were the Fifth New Army, allotted designations in December and largely notional. These were groupings of the privately raised (pals) battalions, which were not even taken over by the War Office until summer 1915. Finally, there were divisions raised in Ulster and Wales. 9th (Scottish) Division First New Army division, established 21 August 1914 and formed August 1914 with 26th, 27th and 28th Infantry Brigades. The division assembled at Borden (one brigade at Aldershot) in September 1914. This would be the first New Army division to move to France, in May 1915. 10th (Irish) Division First New Army division, established 21 August 1914 and formed late August 1914 in Ireland with 29th, 30th and 31st Infantry Brigades. One brigade was at the Curragh, another at Dublin, and the third at various locations. The artillery was largely without equipment, probably into 1915. 11th (Northern) Division First New Army division, established 21 August 1914 and formed AugustSeptember 1914 at Grantham (mainly Beltan Park) with 32nd, 33rd and 34th Infantry Brigades. The artillery was at Leeds, Sheffield, Norwich and Weedon; the engineers at Newark, field ambulances at Sheffield, and the train at Lichfield. The division did not assemble at one location until April 1915. 12th (Eastern) Division First New Army division, established 21 August 1914 and formed August 1914 with 35th, 36th and 37th Infantry Brigades (at Shorncliffe, Colchester and Purfleet, respectively); the artillery was at Shorncliffe. The divisions infantry assembled at Hythe in November 1914. 13th (Western) Division First New Army division, established 21 August 1914 and formed August 1914 on Salisbury Plain (mainly Tidworth area) with 38th, 39th and 40th Infantry Brigades. 14th (Light) Division First New Army division, established 21 August 1914 and formed AugustSeptember 1914 at Aldershot as 8th (Light) Division; renumbered 14 September
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1914 when additional returning Regular units allowed formation of a Regular 8th Division. Formed with 41st, 42nd and 43rd Infantry Brigades (originally numbered as 23rd to 25th). In late November 1914 the division moved to billets in the Guildford and Godalming district. 15th (Scottish) Division Second New Army division, established 11 September 1914 and formed September 1914 at Aldershot (one brigade at Bordon) with 44th, 45th and 46th Infantry Brigades. The division moved to Salisbury Plain 16-22 November 1914. 16th (Irish) Division Second New Army division, established 11 September 1914 and formed September 1914 in Ireland with 47th, 48th and 49th Infantry Brigades. One brigade was at Tipperary, one mainly at Fermoy, and the third at various locations. Headquarters established at Dublin, moving to Mallow 8 October 1914. The division had trouble recruiting to strength, and three battalions were finally brought to strength in 1915 with a company each of volunteers from the Channel Islands Militia. In September 1914, Field Marshal Kitchener allowed personnel of the Irish Volunteers (a Nationalist counterpart to the Ulster Volunteer Forcesee 36th (Ulster) Division)to enlist in the 47th Brigade of the division.91 17th (Northern) Division Second New Army division, established 11 September 1914 and formed September 1914 mainly at Wareham with 50th, 51st and 52nd Infantry Brigades. The artillery had a very small number of obsolete guns; the first horses for the artillery did not even arrive until February 1915. 18th (Eastern) Division Second New Army division, established 11 September 1914 and formed September 1914 in the Colchester area with 53rd, 54th and 55th Infantry Brigades. (One brigade mainly at Shorncliffe and one at Purfleet.) Up to November 1914 no battery had more than a score of horses, and initial training was done with one wooden improvised gun per battery. 19th (Western) Division Second New Army division, established 11 September 1914 and formed September 1914 at Bulford with 56th, 57th and 58th Infantry Brigades. Brigades located around Salisbury Plain area, with one mainly at Tidworth. They went
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into billets at Andover, Whitchurch, Basingstroke and Weston-super-Mare in December 1914. 20th (Light) Division Second New Army division, established 11 September 1914 and formed September 1914 in the Aldershot area with 59th, 60th and 61st Infantry Brigades. (One brigade split between Blackdown and Bordon and one mainly at Woking.) The artillery formed at Deepcut. 21st Division Third New Army division, established 13 September 1914 and formed September 1914 in Hertfordshire (in the Tring area) with 62nd, 63rd and 64th Infantry Brigades. The artillery was at High Wycombe and Berkhamsted, the engineers at Chesham, and the train at Dunstable. 22nd Division Third New Army division, established 13 September 1914 and formed September 1914 on the Sussex coast, moving to the Seaford area in October, with 65th, 66th and 67th Infantry Brigades. 23rd Division Third New Army division, established 13 September 1914 and formed September 1914 in the Aldershot area (mainly around Frensham) with 68th, 69th and 70th Infantry Brigades.92 The artillery began to form November 1914 at Mytchett Camp. In early December 1914 the division began to move into Aldershot, with part of the artillery at Ewshott. 24th Division Third New Army division, established 13 September 1914 and formed September 1914 in Sussex (mainly around Shoreman and South Downs) with 71st, 72nd and 73rd Infantry Brigades.. 25th Division Third New Army division, established 13 September 1914 and formed September 1914 in the Salisbury area (mainly around Codford St. Mary) with 74th, 75th and 76th Infantry Brigades. The division moved into billets in the Bournemouth early to mid November 1914
Its composition roughly matched that of the earlier Northern divisions, and all its battalions came from Northern Command, but it never received an official subtitle.
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26th Division Third New Army division, established 13 September 1914 and formed September 1914 in the Salisbury area (mainly around Codford St. Mary) with 77th, 78th and 79th Infantry Brigades. The division moved into billets in a variety of areas November 1914. 30th Division Fourth New Army division, established 14 September 1914 and partially formed October 1914 with 89th, 90th and 91st Infantry Brigades. The battalions were scattered around Durham, Yorkshire and the North Midlands. 31st Division Fourth New Army division, established 14 September 1914 and partially formed October 1914 with 92nd, 93rd and 94th Infantry Brigades. The battalions were scattered around Essex and Suffolk. 32nd Division Fourth New Army division, established 14 September 1914 and partially formed October 1914 with 95th, 96th and 97th Infantry Brigades. The battalions were scattered from Dover to Plymouth. 33rd Division Fourth New Army division, established 14 September 1914 and partially formed October 1914 with 98th, 99th and 100th Infantry Brigades. The battalions were mainly in Plymouth (two brigades) and Wessex (one brigade); the battalions in Plymouth dispersed to other locations in December 1914. 34th Division Fourth New Army division, established 14 September 1914 and partially formed October 1914 with 101st, 102nd and 103rd Infantry Brigades. One brigade was at various locations in Scotland and the other two scattered from Plymouth to Weymouth. 35th Division Fourth New Army division, established 14 September 1914 and partially formed October 1914 with 104th, 105th and 106th Infantry Brigades. The three brigades had their battalions scattered in Wales, Lancashire, and the London area, respectively.
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36th (Ulster) Division Formed September 1914 in northern Ireland as The Ulster Division, with battalions formed from personnel of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF).93 Division headquarters was at Belfast. Other elements also formed in Ulster, but the government would not allow artillery units to be formed by the UVF. The division was numbered as 36th 28 October 1914 and given Ulster as a sub-title and ultimately allotted to the (new) Fifth New Army. It was formed with 1st, 2nd and 3rd Brigades. These were numbered 2 November 1914 as 107th, 108th and 109th Brigades, with subtitles (1st Ulster), etc. The divisions battalions were at various locations and not concentrated. 37th Division Fifth New Army division, authorized 10 December 1914 and nominally formed December 1914 with Liverpool and Manchester battalions; by the time the battalions were assembled and the formation taken over by the Army (AprilSeptember 1915) it had been renumbered as 30th Division of the [new] Fourth New Army. 38th Division Fifth New Army division, authorized 10 December 1914 and nominally formed December 1914 mainly with Yorkshire battalions; by the time the battalions were assembled and the formation taken over by the Army (June and August 1915, respectively) it had been renumbered as 31st Division of the [new] Fourth New Army. 39th Division Fifth New Army division, authorized 10 December 1914 and nominally formed December 1914 with pals battalions from Glasgow and northern counties. The division was only taken over by the Army 1 September 1915, by which time it . had been renumbered as 32nd Division of the [new] Fourth New Army. 40th Division Fifth New Army division, authorized 10 December 1914 and nominally formed December 1914 with London pals battalions. The division first assembled and was taken over by the Army in July 1915, by which time it had been renumbered as 33rd Division of the [new] Fourth New Army.
The UVF were a paramilitary organization, formed by Protestants in the north to oppose by force any form of Irish Home Rule (which would place power in the hands of the Catholic majority in the island). In essence, this division was formed by members of an organization formed to fight the British government and Army to oppose the governments policy towards Ireland. See Appendix L.
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41st Division Fifth New Army division, authorized 10 December 1914 and nominally formed December 1914; it had four battalions each of Tyneside Scottish and Tyneside Irish, with a variety of other units. It first assembled and was taken over by the Army in August 1915, by which time it had been renumbered as 34th Division of the [new] Fourth New Army. 42nd Division Fifth New Army division, authorized 10 December 1914 and nominally formed December 1914 with infantry known as Bantamsmen below the normal minimum height of 53in pals battalions recruited throughout England and Scotland. It first assembled June-July 1915 and was taken over by the Army in August 1915, by which time it had been renumbered as 35th Division of the [new] Fourth New Army. 43rd Division Numbered 10 December 1914 and nominally formed December 1914 in Wales.94 The division did not assemble until August 1915, by which time it had been renumbered as the 38th (Welsh) Division. One battery and the field ambulances were formed in 1914, in addition to the infantry. 44th Division Provisional designation intended late 1914, to be formed from battalions raised as Army Troops for the First and Second New Armies. However, they remained held as army troops rather than assigned to the division. This division actually assembled in April 1915 and was renumbered as 37th.
Regular Brigades CAVALRY BRIGADES 1st Cavalry Brigade Stationed at Aldershot, comprising the 2nd and 5th Dragoon Guards and 11th Hussars. Assigned to Cavalry Division (later 1st Cavalry Division) on mobilization and moved to France. 1914 Honours: Mons, Retreat from Mons (including Action of louges and Rearguard Action of Solesmes), Le Cateau, Affair of Nry, Marne 1914 (including Passage of the Petit Morin and Passage of the Marne), Aisne 1914
The original proposal in October 1914 was to raise a Welsh corps of two divisions, but that had to be scaled back to a single division, along with some bantam battalions.
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(including Passage of the Aisne and Capture of the Aisne Heights), Messines 1914 2nd Cavalry Brigade Stationed at Tidworth, comprising the 4th Dragoon Guards, 9th Lancers and 18th Hussars. Assigned to Cavalry Division (later 1st Cavalry Division) on mobilization and moved to France. TF QO Oxfordshire Hussars attached 31 October to 11 November 1914. 1914 Honours: Mons, Retreat from Mons (including Rearguard Action of Solesmes), Le Cateau, Marne 1914 (including Passage of the Petit Morin and Passage of the Marne), Aisne 1914 (including Passage of the Aisne and Capture of the Aisne Heights, and subsequent Actions on the Aisne Heights), La Basse, Messines 1914 3rd Cavalry Brigade Stationed at Curragh in Ireland (regiments at Dublin and Curragh), comprising the 4th Hussars and 5th and 16th Lancers. Assigned to Cavalry Division on mobilization and moved to France. Transferred 6 September 1914 to Goughs Command, which became 2nd Cavalry Division 13 September 1914. 1914 Honours: Mons, Retreat from Mons (including Action of louges and Rearguard Action of Solesmes), Le Cateau, Rearguard Action of Villers Cottrts, Marne 1914 (including Passage of the Petit Morin and Passage of the Marne), Aisne 1914 (including Passage of the Aisne and Capture of the Aisne Heights), Messines 1914 4th Cavalry Brigade The brigade (Canterbury) had only two regiments assigned in summer 1914, at Canterbury and Shorncliffe: 6th Dragoon Guards and 3rd Hussars. The Household Cavalry Composite Regiment was formed and assigned on mobilization. Assigned to Cavalry Division (later 1st Cavalry Division) on mobilization and moved to France. Transferred 14 October 1914 to 2nd Cavalry Division. The Household Cavalry Composite Regiment was dissolved 11 November 1914 in France and the brigade completed with the TF QO Oxfordshire Hussars. 1914 Honours: Mons, Retreat from Mons (including Rearguard Action of Solesmes), Le Cateau, Marne 1914 (including Passage of the Petit Morin and Passage of the Marne), Messines 1914
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5th Cavalry Brigade The brigade basically came together on mobilization, with its three regiments at three different stations (York, Norwich, and Colchester); comprised 2nd Dragoons, 12th Lancers and 20th Hussars. Moved to France as an independent brigade. Assigned 6 September 1914 to Goughs Command, which became 2nd Cavalry Division 13 September 1914. 1914 Honours: Mons, Retreat from Mons (including Rearguard Action of Solesmes), Le Cateau, Affair of Crizy, Marne 1914 (including Passage of the Petit Morin and Passage of the Marne), Messines 1914 6th Cavalry Brigade Formed 19 September 1914 at Ludgershall from regiments returning from overseas 1st Dragoons (19 September 1914) and 10th Hussars (22 September 1914). Landed at Ostend 8 October 1914. 3rd Dragoon Guards joined it 4 November 1914. TF North Somerset Yeomanry joined 13 November 1914 and 10th Hussars left 19 November 1914. 1914 Honours: Ypres 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen 7th Cavalry Brigade Formed 1 September 1914 at Ludgershall from the three Household Cavalry regiments: 1st and 2nd Life Guards and Royal Horse Guards. Assigned 3rd Cavalry Division and landed at Zeebrugge 7 October 1914. (Each regiment had a squadron apart with the Household Cavalry Composite Regiment in 4th Cavalry Brigade; the composite regiment was dissolved 11 November 1914 and the squadrons returned to their parent regiments.) TF Leicestershire Yeomanry joined 12 November 1914, and Royal Horse Guards left 20 November 1914. 1914 Honours: Ypres 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen 8th Cavalry Brigade Formed 20 November 1914 in France (with regiments from two existing brigades) and assigned 3rd Cavalry Division; comprised 10th Hussars (20 November 1914) and Royal Horse Guards (21 November 1914). Completed 12 December 1914 with the assignment of the TF Essex Yeomanry. No 1914 honours awarded
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INFANTRY BRIGADES 1st (Guards) Brigade Stationed at Aldershot, as part of 1st Division, comprising 1st Bn Coldstream Guards, 1st Bn Scots Guards, 1st Bn Black Watch, and 2nd Bn Royal Munster Fusiliers. Mobilized with division and went to France. 1st Bn QO Cameron Highlanders joined 5 September 1914 and 2nd Bn Royal Munster Fusiliers left 13 September 1914. TF 14th Bn London Regiment attached 7 November 1914. 1914 Honours: Mons, Retreat From Mons, Rearguard Affair of treux, Marne 1914 (including passage of the Petit Morin and passage of the Marne), Aisne 1914 (including passage of the Aisne and capture of the Aisne Heights, and the subsequent Actions on the Aisne Heights and Chivy), Ypres 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen, Givenchy 1914 2nd Infantry Brigade Stationed at Blackdown, as part of 1st Division, comprising 2nd Bn Royal Sussex Regiment [Woking], 1st Bn Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [Aldershot], 1st Bn Northamptonshire Regiment [Blackdown], and 2nd Bn Kings Royal Rifle Corps [Blackdown]. Mobilized with division and went to France. 1914 Honours: Mons, Retreat From Mons, Marne 1914 (including passage of the Petit Morin and passage of the Marne), Aisne 1914 (including passage of the Aisne and capture of the Aisne Heights, and the subsequent Actions on the Aisne Heights and Chivy), Ypres 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen, Givenchy 3rd Infantry Brigade Stationed at Bordon, as part of 1st Division, comprising 1st Bn Queens, 1st Bn South Wales Borderers, 1st Bn Gloucestershire Regiment, and 2nd Bn Welsh Regiment. Mobilized with division and went to France. 1st Bn Queens left 7 November 1914 and 2nd Bn Royal Munster Fusiliers joined 9 November 1914. TF 4th Bn Royal Welch Fusiliers attached 7 December 1914. 1914 Honours: Mons, Retreat From Mons, Marne 1914 (including passage of the Petit Morin and passage of the Marne), Aisne 1914 (including passage of the Aisne and capture of the Aisne Heights, and the subsequent Actions on the Aisne Heights and Chivy), Ypres 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen, Givenchy
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4th (Guards) Brigade Stationed at London, as part of 2nd Division, comprising 2nd Bn Grenadier Guards [Chelsea], 2nd and 3rd Bns Coldstream Guards [Windsor and Chelsea Barracks], and 1st Bn Irish Guards [Wellington Barracks]. Mobilized with division and went to France. TF 1st Bn Hertfordshire Regiment attached 20 November 1914. 1914 Honours: Mons, Retreat From Mons (including Affair of Landrecies and Rearguard Action of Villers- Cottrts), Marne 1914 (including passage of the Petit Morin and passage of the Marne), Aisne 1914 (including passage of the Aisne and capture of the Aisne Heights, and the later action on the Aisne Heights), Ypres 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen 5th Infantry Brigade Stationed at Aldershot, as part of 2nd Division, comprising 2nd Bn Worcestershire Regiment, 2nd Bn Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 2nd Bn Highland Light Infantry, and 2nd Bn Connaught Rangers. Mobilized with division and went to France. TF 9th Bn Highland Light Infantry attached 23 November 1914. 2nd Bn Connaught Rangers left 26 November 1914. 1914 Honours: Mons, Retreat From Mons, Marne 1914 (including passage of the Petit Morin and passage of the Marne), Aisne 1914 (including passage of the Aisne and capture of the Aisne Heights, and the later action on the Aisne Heights), Ypres 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen 6th Infantry Brigade Stationed at Aldershot, as part of 2nd Division, comprising 1st Bn Kings, 2nd Bn South Staffordshire Regiment, 1st Bn Royal Berkshire Regiment, and 1st Bn Kings Royal Rifle Corps. Mobilized with division and went to France. 1914 Honours: Mons, Retreat From Mons (including Rearguard Action of Villers- Cottrts), Marne 1914 (including passage of the Petit Morin and passage of the Marne), Aisne 1914 (including passage of the Aisne and capture of the Aisne Heights, and the later action on the Aisne Heights), Ypres 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen 7th Infantry Brigade Stationed at Tidworth, as part of 3rd Division, comprising 3rd Bn Worcestershire Regiment, 2nd Bn South Lancashire Regiment, 1st Bn Wiltshire Regiment and 2nd Bn Royal Irish Rifles. Mobilized with division and went to France. TF HAC Infantry Bn attached 9 December 1914.
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1914 Honours: Mons, Le Cateau, Retreat From Mons (including Rearguard Action Solesmes), Marne 1914 (including passage of the Petit Morin and passage of the Marne), Aisne 1914 (including passage of the Aisne and capture of the Aisne Heights, and the subsequent Action on the Aisne Heights), La Basse, Ypres 1914, Nonne Bosschen, Attack on Wytschaete 8th Infantry Brigade Stationed at Devonport, as part of 3rd Division, comprising 2nd Bn Royal Scots [Plymouth], 2nd Bn Royal Irish Regiment, 4th Bn The Duke of Cambridges Own, and 1st Bn Gordon Highlanders [Plymouth]. Mobilized with division and went to France. 1st Bn Gordon Highlanders left 11 September 1914 and replaced 14 September 1914 by 1st Bn Devonshire Regiment. 1st Bn Gordon Highlanders returned 30 September 1914, replacing 1st Devons. 2nd Bn Royal Irish Regiment left 24 October 1914, replaced 25 October 1914 2nd Bn Suffolk Regiment. TF HAC Infantry Bn attached for period 10 November to 8 December 1914. The brigade was apart from the 3rd Division for the battles of Ypres 1914 and Nonne Bosschen. 1914 Honours: Mons, Le Cateau, Retreat From Mons, Marne 1914 (including passage of the Petit Morin and passage of the Marne), Aisne 1914 (including passage of the Aisne and capture of the Aisne Heights, and the later action on the Aisne Heights), La Basse, Attack on Wytschaete 9th Infantry Brigade Stationed at Portsmouth, as part of 3rd Division, comprising 1st Bn Northumberland Fusiliers, 4th Bn Royal Fusiliers [Parkhurst, Isle of Wight], 1st Bn Lincolnshire Regiment, and 1st Bn Royal Scots Fusiliers [Gosport]. Mobilized with division and went to France. TF 10th (Scottish) Bn Kings Regiment attached 2 November 1914. 1914 Honours: Mons, Le Cateau, Retreat From Mons, Marne 1914 (including passage of the Petit Morin and passage of the Marne), Aisne 1914 (including passage of the Aisne and capture of the Aisne Heights, and the later action on the Aisne Heights), La Basse, Ypres 1914, Nonne Bosschen, Attack on Wytschaete 10th Infantry Brigade Stationed at Shorncliffe, as part of 4th Division, comprising 1st Bn Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 2nd Bn Seaforth Highlanders, 1st Bn Princess Victorias (Royal Irish Fusiliers) and 2nd Bn Royal Dublin Fusiliers [Gravesend]. Mobilized with division.
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1914 Honours: Le Cateau, Retreat from Mons, Marne 1914 (including passage of the Petit Morin and passage of the Marne), Aisne 1914 (including passage of the Aisne and capture of the Aisne Heights), Armentires 1914 (including capture of Meteren) 11th Infantry Brigade Stationed at Colchester, as part of 4th Division, comprising 1st Bn Prince Alberts (Somerset Light Infantry), 1st Bn East Lancashire Regiment, 1st Bn Hampshire Regiment, and 1st Bn Rifle Brigade. Mobilized with division. Moved 17-19 August 1914 to Harrow and then landed in France 22-23 August 1914. TF 5th Bn London Regiment attached 17 November 1914. 1914 Honours: Le Cateau, Retreat from Mons, Marne 1914 (including passage of the Petit Morin and passage of the Marne), Aisne 1914 (including passage of the Aisne and capture of the Aisne Heights), Armentires 1914 (including capture of Meteren) 12th Infantry Brigade Stationed at Dover, as part of 4th Division, comprising 1st Bn Kings Own, 2nd Bn Lancashire Fusiliers, 2nd Bn Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, and 2nd Bn Essex Regiment [Chatham]. Mobilized with division. Moved to Cromer and other locations (2nd Lancashire Fusiliers remained at Dover, 2nd Bn Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers at Norfolk 8-18 August). Landed in France 20-23 August 1914. TF 2nd Bn Monmouthshire Regiment attached 20 November 1914. 2nd Bn Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers left 6 December 1914. 1914 Honours: Le Cateau, Retreat from Mons, Marne 1914 (including passage of the Petit Morin and passage of the Marne), Aisne 1914 (including passage of the Aisne and capture of the Aisne Heights), Armentires 1914 (including capture of Meteren) 13th Infantry Brigade Stationed at Dublin, as part of 5th Division, comprising 2nd Bn Kings Own Scottish Borderers, 2nd Bn Duke of Wellingtons, 1st Bn Queens Own, and 2nd Bn Kings Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry). Mobilized with division and went to France. TF 9th Bn London Regiment attached 27 November 1914. 1914 Honours: Mons, Le Cateau, Retreat from Mons (including Rearguard Action of Crpy en Valois), Marne 1914 (including passage of the Petit Morin and passage of the Marne), Aisne 1914, La Basse 1914
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14th Infantry Brigade Stationed at Curragh, as part of 5th Division, comprising 2nd Bn Suffolk Regiment, 1st Bn East Surrey Regiment [Dublin], 1st Bn Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry, and 2nd Bn Manchester Regiment. Mobilized with division and went to France. 2nd Bn Suffolk Regiment left 30 September 1914 (after heavy casualties at Le Cateau), replaced by 1st Bn Devonshire Regiment. 1914 Honours: Mons, Le Cateau, Retreat from Mons, Marne 1914 (including passage of the Petit Morin and passage of the Marne), Aisne 1914, La Basse 1914 15th Infantry Brigade Stationed at Belfast, as part of 5th Division, comprising 1st Bn Norfolk Regiment [Holywood, Belfast], 1st Bn Bedfordshire Regiment [Mullingar], 1st Bn Cheshire Regiment [Londonderry], and 1st Bn Dorsetshire Regiment. Mobilized with division and went to France. TF 6th Bn Cheshire Regiment attached 17 December 1914. The brigade served under 3rd Division for the battles of Ypres 1914 and Nonne Bosschen 1914 Honours: Mons, Le Cateau, Retreat from Mons, Marne 1914 (including passage of the Petit Morin and passage of the Marne), Aisne 1914, La Basse 1914, Ypres 1914, Nonne Bosschen 16th Infantry Brigade Stationed at Fermoy, as part of 6th Division, comprising 1st Bn Buffs, 1st Bn Leicestershire Regiment, 1st Bn Kings (Shropshire Light Infantry) [Tipperary], and 2nd Bn York and Lancaster Regiment [Limerick]. Mobilized with division. Moved to Cambridge 19-20 August 1914 and then landed in France 10 September 1914. 1914 Honours: Armentires 17th Infantry Brigade Stationed at Cork, as part of 6th Division, comprising 1st Bn Royal Fusiliers [Kinsale], 1st Bn North Staffordshire Regiment [Buttevant], 2nd Bn The Prince of Waless Leinster Regiment, and 3rd Bn Rifle Brigade. Mobilized with division. Moved to Cambridge August 1914, then landed in France September 1914. 1914 Honours: Armentires
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18th Infantry Brigade Stationed at Lichfield, as part of 6th Division, comprising 1st Bn The Prince of Waless Own (West Yorkshire Regiment), 1st Bn East Yorkshire Regiment [York], 2nd Bn Sherwood Foresters [Sheffield], and 2nd Bn Durham Light Infantry. Mobilized with division. Some battalions moved to Dumbermiline, Edinburgh and then the brigade reassembled at Cambridge; landed in France 10 September 1914. TF 16th Bn London Regiment attached 12 November 1914. The brigade was attached to 1st Division for the actions on the Aisne Heights subsequent to the battle of the Aisne 1914. 1914 Honours: Actions on the Aisne Heights, Armentires 19th Infantry Brigade Formed 22 August 1914 near Valenciennes, France, from four battalions on BEF LofC duties: 2nd Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 1st Bn Cameronians, 1st Bn The Duke of Cambridges Own (Middlesex Regiment), and 2nd Bn Princess Louises (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders). Brigade attached 12 October 1914 to 6th Division. TF 5th Bn Scottish Rifles attached 19 November 1914. 1914 Honours: Retreat from Mons (including Rearguard Actions of Solesmes), Le Cateau, Marne 1914 (including passage of the Petit Morin and passage of the Marne), Armentires 20th Infantry Brigade Formed September 1914 at Lyndhurst, mainly from battalions in the United Kingdom:95 1st Bn Grenadier Guards, 2nd Bn Scots Guards, 2nd Bn Border Regiment [5 September 1914], and 2nd Bn Gordon Highlanders [landed 1 October 1914 from Egypt], and assigned to new 7th Division. Landed at Zeebrugge 7 October 1914. TF 6th Bn Gordon Highlanders attached December 1914. 1914 Honours: Ypres 1914, Langemarck, Gheluvelt 21st Infantry Brigade Formed August-September 1914 at Lyndhurst, mainly from battalions returned from overseas: 2nd Bn Yorkshire Regiment [landed 28 August 1914 from Guernsey], 2nd Bn Bedfordshire Regiment [landed 19 September 1914 from South Africa], 2nd Bn Royal Scots Fusiliers [landed September 1914 from Gibraltar], and 2nd Bn Wiltshire Regiment [landed 3 September 1914 from Gibraltar], and assigned to new 7th Division. Landed at Zeebrugge October 1914.
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1914 Honours: Ypres 1914, Langemarck, Gheluvelt 22nd Infantry Brigade Formed 19 September 1914 at Lyndhurst with battalions returned from overseas: 2nd Bn Queens [landed 19 September 1914 from South Africa], 2nd Bn Royal Warwickshire Regiment [landed 19 September 1914, from Malta], 1st Bn Royal Welch Fusiliers [landed Sep1914 from Malta], and 1st Bn South Staffordshire Regiment [landed 19 September 1914 from South Africa], and assigned to new 7th Division. Landed at Zeebrugge 6 October 1914.TF 8th Bn Royal Scots attached 11 November 1914. 1914 Honours: Ypres 1914, Langemarck, Gheluvelt 23rd Infantry Brigade Formed September 1914 at Hursley Park with battalions returned from overseas: 2nd Bn Cameronians [landed 22 September 1914 from Malta], 2nd Bn The Prince of Waless Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) [landed 25 September 1914 from Malta], 2nd Bn The Duke of Cambridges Own (Middlesex Regiment) [landed September 1914 from Malta], and 2nd Bn Devonshire Regiment [landed 1 October 1914, from Egypt], and assigned to new 8th Division. Landed in France 6 November 1914. No 1914 honours awarded. 24th Infantry Brigade Formed October 1914 at Winchester with battalions returned from overseas: 1st Bn Sherwood Foresters [landed 2 October 1914 from India], 1st Bn Worcestershire Regiment [landed 16 October 1914 from Egypt], 2nd Bn East Lancashire Regiment [landed 30 October 1914 from South Africa], and 2nd Bn Northamptonshire Regiment [landed October 1914 from Egypt], and assigned to new 8th Division. Landed in France November 1914. No 1914 honours awarded. 25th Infantry Brigade Formed October 1914 at Hurlsey Park (near Winchester) with battalions returned from overseas: 2nd Bn Royal Berkshire Regiment [landed 22 October 1914 from India], 1st Bn Royal Irish Rifles [landed 22 October 1914 from Aden], 2nd Bn Lincolnshire Regiment [landed October 1914 from Halifax], and 2nd Bn Rifle Brigade [landed 22 October 1914 from India], and assigned to new 8th Division. Landed in France November 1914. TF 13th Bn London Regiment attached 13 November 1914.
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No 1914 honours awarded. 80th Infantry Brigade Formed November 1914 at Winchester with battalions returned from overseas: 2nd Bn Kings (Shropshire Light Infantry) [landed November 1914 from India], 3rd and 4th Bns Kings Royal Rifle Corps [both landed 18 November 1914 from India], and 4th Bn Rifle Brigade [also landed 18 November 1914 from India], and assigned to new 27th Division. In addition, Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry was attached.96 Moved with division to France December 1914. 81st Infantry Brigade Formed November 1914 at Winchester with battalions returned from overseas: 2nd Bn Gloucestershire Regiment [landed 8 November 1914 from China], 1st Bn Royal Scots [landed 16 November 1914, from India], 2nd Bn Queens Own Cameron Highlanders [landed 16 November 1914 from India], and 1st Bn Princess Louises (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) [landed 19 November 1914 from India], and assigned to new 27th Division. Moved with division to France December 1914. 82nd Infantry Brigade Formed November 1914 at Winchester with battalions returned from overseas: 2nd Bn Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [landed early November 1914 from Hong Kong], 2nd Bn Princess Victorias (Royal Irish Fusiliers), and 1st Bn The Prince of Waless Leinster Regiment [both landed 16 November 1914 from India], and 1st Bn Royal Irish Regiment [landed 18 November 1914 from India] and assigned to new 27th Division. Moved with division to France December 1914. 83rd Infantry Brigade Formed December 1914 at Winchester with battalions returned from overseas: 2nd Bn Kings Own [landed 22 December 1914, from India], 2nd Bn East Yorkshire Regiment [landed December 1914 from India], 1st Bn Kings Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) [landed 9 November 1914 from Singapore; joined the brigade 17 December 1914], and 1st Bn York and Lancaster Regiment [landed 23 December 1914 from India], and assigned to new 28th Division. 84th Infantry Brigade Formed December 1914 at Winchester with battalions returned from overseas: 2nd Bn Northumberland Fusiliers [landed 22 December 1914, from India], 1st Bn Suffolk Regiment [landed 23 October 1914 from Khartoum], 2nd Bn
This battalion was formed August 1914 in Canada, primarily from ex-British Army personnel; it landed in England October 1914 and served with the British Army until it joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force in December 1915.
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Cheshire Regiment [landed 24 December 1914 from India], and 1st Bn Welsh Regiment [landed 22 December 1914 from India], and assigned to new 28th Division. 85th Infantry Brigade Formed December 1914 at Winchester with battalions returned from overseas: 2nd Bn Buffs [landed 23 December 1914, from India], 3rd Bn Royal Fusiliers [landed December 1914, from India], 2nd Bn East Surrey Regiment [landed 23 December 1914 from India], and 3rd Bn The Duke of Cambridges Own (Middlesex Regiment) [landed December 1914 from India], and assigned to new 28th Division. [Note: The 86th, 87th and 88th Infantry Brigades were planned for the 29th Division. The 86th began to form early January 1915 in the Nuneaton area; the 87th also began to form the same month, in the Rugby area; the 88th did not really begin to form until February 1915, and its final battalion (from the TF) was not assigned until March 1915.]
Territorial Force Brigades MOUNTED BRIGADES97 Eastern Mounted Brigade HQ: Belchamp Hall, Sudbury, Suffolk. Comprised Essex Yeomanry, Norfolk Yeomanry, and Suffolk Yeomanry. Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to East Anglia and joined 1st Mounted Division. Essex Yeomanry left November 1914 for the BEF. 2nd King Edwards Horse assigned December 1914. Highland Mounted Brigade HQ: Inverness. Comprised Fife and Forfar Yeomanry, 1st Lovats Scouts Yeomanry, and 2nd Lovats Scouts Yeomanry. Embodied 4 August 1914. Placed under First Army of Central Force. Moved to Huntingdon area, and then in November 1914 to Lincolnshire. London Mounted Brigade HQ: Duke of York's Headquarters, Chelsea. Comprised City of London Yeomanry, 1st County of London Yeomanry, and 3rd Yeomanry. Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Berkshire and came under 2nd Mounted Division 2 September 1914; moved with division November 1914 to East Anglia.
Each of the 14 peacetime brigades had an associated RHA battery; see details under Royal Horse Artillery, below. In addition, all of the unbrigaded Yeomanry were associated with a brigade for training.
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Lowland Mounted Brigade HQ: Edinburgh. Comprised Ayrshire Yeomanry, Lanarkshire Yeomanry, and Lothians and Border Horse Yeomanry. Embodied 4 August 1914. The Queens Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry, attached during peacetime, joined the brigade on mobilization. The brigade moved to Cupar, remaining in Scotland. North Midland Mounted Brigade HQ: Leicester. Comprised Leicestershire Yeomanry, Lincolnshire Yeomanry, and Staffordshire Yeomanry. Embodied 4 August 1914. Placed under Third Army of Central Force. Moved to Norfolk and joined 1st Mounted Division September 1914. Leicestershire Yeomanry left the end of October 1914 for the BEF. Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade HQ: Nottingham. Comprised Derbyshire Yeomanry, Nottinghamshire Yeomanry, and South Nottinghamshire Hussars. Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Berkshire under 1st Mounted Division and then 2 September 1914 to 2nd Mounted Division; moved with division November 1914 to Norfolk coast. Scottish Horse Mounted Brigade Formed by November 1914 in Northumberland, with 1st, 2nd and 3rd Scottish Horse. South-Eastern Mounted Brigade HQ: Russell Square, London. Comprised Royal East Kent Yeomanry, West Kent Yeomanry, and Sussex Yeomanry. Embodied 4 August 1914. Brigade assembled in Canterbury area. Placed under Second Army of Central Force. 1st South Midland Mounted Brigade HQ: St Johns, Warwick. Comprised Gloucestershire Yeomanry, Warwickshire Yeomanry, and Worcestershire Yeomanry. Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to East Anglia and joined 1st Mounted Division, shifted 2 September 1914 to 2nd Mounted Division and moved to Norfolk. 2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade HQ: Oxford. Comprised Berkshire Yeomanry, Buckinghamshire Yeomanry, and Oxfordshire Yeomanry. Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Berkshire and joined 1st Mounted Division; shifted 2 September 1914 to 2nd Mounted Division. Moved with division to East Anglia November 1914. Oxfordshire Yeomanry left September 1914 for the BEF. Dorset Yeomanry joined the same month as a replacement for it.
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South Wales Mounted Brigade HQ: Carmarthen. Comprised Glamorgan Yeomanry, Montgomeryshire Yeomanry, and Pembroke Yeomanry. Embodied 4 August 1914. Brigade assembled at Hereford, then moved end August 1914 to East Anglia and joined 1st Mounted Division. 1st South-Western Mounted Brigade HQ: Salisbury. Comprised Hampshire Yeomanry, North Somerset Yeomanry, and Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry. Embodied 4 August 1914. Brigade allocated to Portsmouth defences August 1914, then moved October 1914 to Forest Row area. North Somerset Yeomanry left late October 1914 for the BEF. 2nd South-Western Mounted Brigade HQ: Exeter. Comprised Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry, Royal North Devon Yeomanry, and West Somerset Yeomanry. Embodied 4 August 1914. Brigade moved to Colchester area. Placed under Third Army of Central Force. Welsh Border Mounted Brigade HQ: Shrewsbury. Comprised Cheshire Yeomanry, Denbighshire Yeomanry, and Shropshire Yeomanry. Embodied 4 August 1914. Brigade moved to East Anglia and joined 1st Mounted Division. Yorkshire Mounted Brigade HQ: York. Comprised Yorkshire Dragoons, Yorkshire Hussars, and East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry. Embodied 4 August 1914. Apparently remained in Yorkshire. INFANTRY BRIGADES Argyll and Sutherland Infantry Brigade HQ: Stirling. Part of the Highland Division, with 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th Bns Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Bedford. 7th Bn Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders left December 1914 for the BEF. Black Watch Infantry Brigade HQ: Dundee. Army troops (intended for coast defence, Scottish Command), with 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Bns Black Watch. Embodied 4 August 1914. Battalions distributed among various locations for Tay and Forth Defences. 5th Bn Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders attached on mobilization. 5th Bn Black Watch left November 1914 for the BEF.
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Cheshire Infantry Brigade HQ: Chester. Part of the Welsh Division, with 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Bns Cheshire Regiment. Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to various locations in August 1914 and then concentrated the end of the month at Northampton. 6th Bn Cheshire Regiment left November 1914 for the BEF; replaced 22 November 1914 by 6th (Res) Bn Cheshire Regiment. The brigade moved December 1914 to Cambridge. Devonshire and Cornwall Infantry Brigade HQ: Exeter. Part of the Wessex Division, with the 4th and 5th Bns Devonshire Regiment and 4th and 5th Bns Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry. Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Falmouth and the end of August 1914 to Perham Down, Salisbury Plain. 6th Bn Devonshire Regiment, Army Troops, attached to Wessex Division 16 September 1914 and placed in this brigade. The battalions embarked for India with division 9 October 1914 (brigade staff remained in the UK); division broken up on arrival November 1914 and battalions used for garrison duties, replacing Regular battalions. 2nd Devonshire and Cornwall Infantry Brigade Formed October 1914 on the Salisbury Plain for the 2nd Wessex Division, with 4th and 6th (Res) Bns Devonshire Regiment and 4th (Res) Bn Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry. Only partly formed, the battalions embarked for India December 1914 (brigade staff remained in the UK); the battalions were dispersed upon arrival. Durham Light Infantry Brigade HQ: Durham. Part of the Northumbrian Division, with 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th Bns Durham Light Infantry. Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to various locations on mobilization, then reassembled September 1914 at Ravensworth Park; moved October 1914 to Newcastle. East Lancashire Infantry Brigade HQ: Manchester. Part of the East Lancashire Division, with the 4th and 5th Bns East Lancashire Regiment and 9th and 10th Bns Manchester Regiment. Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Chesham Fold Camp, Bury and then embarked for Egypt with division 10 September 1914. 2nd East Lancashire Infantry Brigade Formed October 1914 for the 2nd East Lancashire Division with the 4th and 5th (Res) Bns East Lancashire Regiment and 9th and 10th (Res) Bns Manchester Regiment.
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East Midland Infantry Brigade HQ: Bedford. Part of the East Anglian Division, with 5th Bn Bedfordshire Regiment, 4th Bn Northamptonshire Regiment, 1st Bn Cambridgeshire Regiment, and 1st Bn Hertfordshire Regiment. Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved in part to Romford and then assembled at Bury St. Edmonds. 1st Bn Hertfordshire Regiment left November 1914 for the BEF. Essex Infantry Brigade HQ: Brentwood??. Part of the East Anglian Division, with 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Bns Essex Regiment. Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Norwich the end of August 1914. 2nd Essex Infantry Brigade Began forming in December 1914 at Peterborough for the 2nd East Anglian Division with 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th (Res) Bns Essex Regiment, although first commander (Col A. G. Watson) not appointed until 9 January 1915. The 4th and 5th (Res) Bns Essex Regiment formed in October 1914 and moved to Stamford and Peterborough, respectively, in December 1914. 6th and 7th (Res) Bns Essex Regiment both formed in November 1914 and moved the next month to Peterborough. Gloucestershire and Worcestershire Infantry Brigade HQ: Brentwood?? Part of the South Midland Division, with 4th and 6th Bns Gloucestershire Regiment and 7th and 8th Bns Worcestershire Regiment. Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Swindon and then at end of August 1914 to Maldon, Essex. Gordon Infantry Brigade HQ: Aberdeen. Part of the Highland Division, with 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Bns Gordon Highlanders. Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Bedford. 6th Bn Gordon Highlanders left November 1914 for the BEF. Hampshire Infantry Brigade HQ: Southampton. Part of the Wessex Division, with the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Bns Hampshire Regiment. Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Bulford. The battalions embarked for India with division 9 October 1914 (brigade staff remained in the UK); division broken up on arrival November 1914 and battalions used for garrison duties, replacing Regular battalions. 2nd Hampshire Infantry Brigade Formed October 1914 at Winchester as part of the 2nd Wessex Division, with 4th, 5th, and 7th (Res) Bns Hampshire Regiment. Only partly formed, the
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battalions embarked for India 13 December 1914 and were dispersed on arrival (brigade staff remained in the UK). Highland Light Infantry Brigade HQ: Glasgow. Part of the Lowland Division, with 5th, 6th, 7th and 9th Bns Highland Light Infantry. Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Dunfermline. 9th Bn Highland Light Infantry left November 1914 for the BEF. Kent Infantry Brigade HQ: Tonbridge. Part of the Home Counties Division, with 4th and 5th Bns Buffs and 4th and 5th Bns Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment. Embodied 4 August 1914. Deployed to various locations, assembling by mid September 1914 in Sandwich area. Left for India with division (but without brigade commander and staff) 30 October 1914. Broken up on arrival December 1914 and battalions used for garrison duties, relieving Regular battalions. 2nd Kent Infantry Brigade Formed November 1914 at Ascot for the 2nd Home Counties Division with 4th and 5th (Res) Bns Buffs and 4th and 5th (Res) Bns Queens Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). The first commanderBrig Gen J. Marriottwas appointed 12 November 1914. The 4th and 5th (Res) Bns Buffs and 4th and 5th (Res) Bns Queens Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) all formed in September 1914 and moved to Ascot in November. Lancashire Fusiliers Infantry Brigade HQ: Preston. Part of the East Lancashire Division, with the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Bns Lancashire Fusiliers. Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Turton (brigade camp) 20 August 1914 and then moved to Egypt with division 9 September 1914. 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers Infantry Brigade Formed October 1914 for the 2nd East Lancashire Division with the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th (Res) Bns Lancashire Fusiliers. Lincolnshire and Leicestershire Infantry Brigade HQ: Grantham. Part of the North Midland Division, with 4th and 5th Bns Lincolnshire Regiment and 4th and 5th Bns Leicestershire Regiment. Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Luton area. Liverpool Brigade HQ: Liverpool. Part of the West Lancashire Division, with 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Bns Kings Regiment. Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved autumn 1914 to Canterbury.
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2nd Liverpool Brigade Began to form for 2nd West Lancashire Division at least by 4 November 1914 when Col J. H. Campbell appointed as brigade commander. Took over the 5th (Res), 6th (Res)(Rifle), 7th (Res) and (Res)(Irish) Bns The Kings Regiment, all of which formed September-October 1914 and moved to Blackpool November 1914. 1st London Infantry Brigade HQ: New Broad Street, London. Part of the 1st London Division, with 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Bns London Regiment. Embodied 4 August 1914. The brigade left the division and was sent to Malta 4 September 1914. 2nd/1st London Infantry Brigade Formed December 1914 in Kent, originally for 2nd/1st London Division and sent to Malta 23 December 1914, with the intent of replacing 1st London Brigade there. (First brigade commander, Col E. Fitz G. M. Wood, appointed 29 December 1914.) Formed with 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th (Res) Bns London Regiment. 2nd London Infantry Brigade HQ: Buckingham Gate, London. Part of the 1st London Division, with 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Bns London Regiment. Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Bisley mid August 1914 and to Crowborough September 1914. The brigade was broken up 5-6 November 1914, with 5th Bn London Regiment going to the BEF and the remainder to 4th London Brigade. 2nd/2nd London Infantry Brigade Formed November 1914 in London for the 2nd/1st London Division with the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th (Res) Bns London Regiment. (First commander was Col Sir T. S. Cave, replaced 24 November 1914 by Brig Gen W. C. G. McGrigor.) 3rd London Infantry Brigade HQ: Buckingham Gate, London. Part of the 1st London Division, with 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th Bns London Regiment. Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Bullswater near Pirbright mid August 1914 and to Crowborough September 1914. 9th Bn London Regiment left November 1914 and 12th Bn London Regiment left December 1914, both for the BEF. 2nd/3rd London Infantry Brigade May have begun formation November 1914 in Crowborough for the 2nd/1st London Division with the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th (Res) Bns London Regiment. However, first commander (Col G. B. Stevens) not appointed until 19 January 1915.
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4th London Infantry Brigade HQ: Buckingham Gate, London. Part of the 2nd London Division, with 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th Bns London Regiment. Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved August 1914 to various locations; at Watford November 1914. 14th Bn London Regiment left September 1914 and 13th and 16th Bns London Regiment left November 1914 all for the BEF. 6th and 7th Bns London Regiment added 5 November 1914 and 8th Bn London Regiment added 6 November 1914. 2nd/4th London Infantry Brigade Began forming by 9 October 1914 for 2nd/2nd London Division when Col E. W. D. Bair appointed as commander. Formed with 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th (Res) Bns London Regiment, all of which were formed September 1914 in London; 13th (Res) Bn moved to White City November 1914. 5th London Infantry Brigade HQ: Buckingham Gate, London. Part of the 2nd London Division, with 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th Bns London Regiment. Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to St. Albans area. 2nd/5th London Infantry Brigade Began forming by 27 November 1914 for 2nd/2nd London Division when Col G. H. Turner appointed brigade commander. Formed with the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th (Res) Bns London Regiment, which were formed August-September 1914 in London. The latter two moved to White City October 1914. 6th London Infantry Brigade HQ: Duke of Yorks Headquarters, Chelsea. Part of the 2nd London Division, with 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 24th Bns London Regiment. Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to St. Albans area. 2nd/6th London Infantry Brigade The brigade (intended for the 2nd/2nd London Division) may not have been formed until January 1915 when the first brigade commander was appointed. However, all of its battalions21st, 22nd, 23rd and 24th (Res) Bns London Regiment were formed August 1914 at various locations in the London area. Lothian Infantry Brigade HQ: Edinburgh. Army troops (intended for coast defence, Scottish Command), with 4th, 5th, 8th and 9th Bns Royal Scots. Embodied 4 August 1914 and assumed coast defence role. 6th and 7th Bns Royal Scots and 8th Bn Highland Light Infantry attached on mobilization. 8th Bn Royal Scots left November 1914 for the BEF.
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Manchester Infantry Brigade HQ: Manchester. Part of the East Lancashire Division, with the 5th, 6th,. 7th and 8th Bns Manchester Regiment. Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to a camp near Rochdale the end of August 1914. Moved to Egypt with division 10 September 1914. 2nd Manchester Infantry Brigade Formed November 1914 for the 2nd East Lancashire Division with the 5th, 6th,. 7th and 8th (Res) Bns Manchester Regiment. Remained in Lancashire. Middlesex Infantry Brigade HQ: Pall Mall East, London. Part of the Home Counties Division, with 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th Bns The Duke of Cambridges Own (Middlesex Regiment). Embodied 4 August 1914. Battalions to various locations and then concentrated at Sittingbourne. 7th Bn left 4 September 1914 for Gibraltar, and 8th Bn left September 1914 for the same station. 4th Bn Border Regiment joined September 1914. The brigade left for India with division (but without brigade commander and staff) 29 October 1914; 4th Bn The Kings Shropshire (Light Infantry) assigned upon embarkation. Broken up on arrival December 1914 and battalions used for garrison duties, relieving Regular battalions. 2nd Middlesex Infantry Brigade Formed late October 1914, mostly at Staines, for the 2nd Home Counties Division with 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th (Res) Bns The Duke of Cambridges Own (Middlesex Regiment). Brig Gen W. R. Clifford appointed commander 30 October 1914. The battalions formed in September 1914 and all but 7th (Res) Bn moved to Staines in October; 7th (Res) Bn, which had been in Barnet, moved to Egham in November. Norfolk and Suffolk Infantry Brigade HQ: Norwich. Part of the East Anglian Division, with 4th and 5th Bns Norfolk Regiment and 4th and 5th Bns Suffolk Regiment. Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved August 1914 to Colchester area. 4th Bn Suffolk Regiment left November 1914 for the BEF. 2nd Norfolk and Suffolk Infantry Brigade Apparently began forming November 1914 at Peterborough for the 2nd East Anglian Division with 4th and 5th Bns (Res) Norfolk Regiment and 4th and 5th (Res) Bns Suffolk Regiment. The first brigade commander (Col W. Bodle) was not appointed until 9 January 1915. However, all four battalions moved to Peterborough in November 1914.
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North Lancashire Infantry Brigade HQ: Lancaster. Part of the West Lancashire Division, with 4th and 5th Bns Kings Own and 4th and 5th Bns Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Embodied 4 August 1914. Battalions moved to various locations (partly on railway guard duties) and November 1914 to Sevenoaks. 2nd North Lancashire Infantry Brigade Began to form by 4 November 1914 for 2nd West Lancashire Division when Col J. H. Campbell appointed brigade commander. Comprised 5th (Res) Bn Kings Own and 4th and 5th (Res) Bns Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. The former moved to Blackpool November 1914 and the latter two were at Preston and Bolton, respectively. North Wales Infantry Brigade HQ: Wrexham. Part of the Welsh Division, with 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Bns Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Conway until the end of August 1914 and then to Northampton. 4th Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers left November 1914 (for the BEF). 4th (Res) Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers moved to Northampton and joined or attached 22 November 1914. Northumberland Infantry Brigade HQ: Newcastle-on-Tyne. Part of the Northumbrian Division, with 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Bns Northumberland Fusiliers. Embodied 4 August 1914. Deployed on Tyne Defences. Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Infantry Brigade HQ: Nottingham. Part of the North Midland Division, with 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Bns Sherwood Foresters. Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved August 1914 to Harpenden and November 1914 to Braintree area. Scottish Rifle Infantry Brigade HQ: Glasgow. Part of the Lowland Division, with 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Bns Scottish Rifles. Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Larbert, Grangemouth and Falkirk area. 5th Bn Scottish Rifles left November 1914 (for the BEF). Seaforth and Cameron Infantry Brigade HQ: Inverness. Part of the Highland Division, with 4th, 5th and 6th Bns Seaforth Highlanders and 4th Bn Queens Own Cameron Highlanders. Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Bedford. 4th Bn Seaforth Highlanders left November 1914 for the BEF.
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South Lancashire Infantry Brigade HQ: Liverpool. Part of the West Lancashire Division, with 9th and 10th Bns Kings and 4th and 5th Bns South Lancashire Regiment. Embodied 4 August 1914. Most moved to Edinburgh 13 August 1914 (Forth Defences) (4th South Lancs moved to Dunfermline) and October 1914 the brigade moved to Tunbridge Wells. 10th Bn Kings left November 1914 for the BEF. South Midland Infantry Brigade HQ: Oxford. Part of the South Midland Division, with 5th Bn Gloucestershire Regiment, 4th and Buckinghamshire Bns Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry, 4th Bn Royal Berkshire Regiment. Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved briefly to war stations at Isle of Wight, then rejoined division at Swindon; moved the end of August 1914 to Chelmsford. South Scottish Infantry Brigade HQ: Ayr. Part of the Lowland Division, with 4th and 5th Bns Royal Scots Fusiliers and 4th and 5th Bns Kings Own Scottish Borderers. Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to areas near Stirling. South Wales Infantry Brigade HQ: Cardiff. Army troops, with 4th, 5th and 6th Bns Welsh Regiment and Brecknockshire Bn South Wales Borderers. Embodied 4 August 1914. 6th Bn Welsh Regiment left October 1914 for the BEF and Brecknockshire Bn South Wales Borderers the same month for Home Counties Division. The remainder of the brigade moved November 1914 to Tunbridge Wells. South Western Infantry Brigade HQ: Taunton. Part of the Wessex Division, with the 4th and 5th Bns Prince Alberts (Somerset Light Infantry), 4th Bn Dorsetshire Regiment, and 4th Bn Wiltshire Regiment. Embodied 4 August 1914. Some elements briefly at Plymouth, and then the brigade moved to Salisbury Plain. The battalions embarked for India with division 9 October 1914 (brigade staff remained in the UK); division broken up on arrival November 1914 and battalions used for garrison duties, replacing Regular battalions. 2nd South-Western Infantry Brigade Formed October 1914 at Bath as part of the 2nd Wessex Division, with 4th and 5th (Res) Bns Prince Alberts (Somerset Light Infantry), 4th Bn (Res) Dorsetshire Regiment, and 4th (Res) Bn Wiltshire Regiment. Only partly formed, the battalions embarked for India 12 December 1914 where they were dispersed on arrival (brigade staff remained in the UK).
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Staffordshire Infantry Brigade HQ: Stafford. Part of the North Midlands Division, with 5th and 6th Bns South Staffordshire Regiment and 5th and 6th Bns North Staffordshire Regiment. Embodied 4 August 1914.Moved to Luton area and November 1914 to Bishops Stortford area. Surrey Infantry Brigade HQ: Westminster. Part of the Home Counties Division, with 4th and 5th Bns Queens and 5th and 6th Bns East Surrey Regiment. Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to various locations (Chatham and Maidstone) and Canterbury by the end of August 1914. Left for India with division (but without brigade commander and staff) 29 October 1914. Broken up on arrival December 1914 and battalions used for garrison duties, relieving Regular battalions. 2nd Surrey Infantry Brigade Formed November 1914 at Windsor for the 2nd Home Counties Division with 4th and 5th (Res) Bns Queens and 5th and 6th (Res) Bns East Surrey Regiment. Brig Gen L. Combe appointed commander 30 October 1914. 4th and 5th (Res) Bns Queens formed August and September 1914, respectively, and moved to Windsor in November; 5th and 6th (Res) Bns East Surrey Regiment formed in September 1914 and moved to Windsor in November. Warwickshire Infantry Brigade HQ: Warwick. Part of the South Midland Division, with 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Bns Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Chelmsford area. Welsh Border Infantry Brigade HQ: Shrewsbury. Part of the Welsh Division, with 1st, 2nd and 3rd Bns Monmouthshire Regiment and 1st Bn Herefordshire Regiment. Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Northampton end August 1914.2nd Bn Monmouthshire Regiment left November 1914 for the BEF. Brigade moved to Bury St. Edmunds December 1914. 1st West Riding Infantry Brigade HQ: York. Part of the West Riding Division, with 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Bns The Prince of Waless Own (West Yorkshire Regiment). Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Selby and then Strensall; moved to York end October 1914. 2nd West Riding Infantry Brigade HQ: Skipton-in-Craven. Part of the West Riding Division, with 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Bns Duke of Wellingtons. Embodied 4 August 1914.Moved to coast
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defences near Hull and Grimsby. Moved 5 November 1914 to Doncaster in billets. 3rd West Riding Infantry Brigade HQ: Sheffield. Part of the West Riding Division, with 4th and 5th Bns Kings Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) and 4th and 5th Bns York and Lancaster Regiment. Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Doncaster August 1914 and to Gainsborough November 1914. Yorkshire and Durham Infantry Brigade HQ: Malton. Part of the Northumbrian Division, with 4th Bn East Yorkshire Regiment, 4th and 5th Bns Yorkshire Regiment, and 5th Bn Durham Light Infantry. Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to various locations and then reassembled at Darlington; October 1914 moved to Newcastle.
New Army Brigades 26th Infantry Brigade Formed August 1914 [K1] at Aldershot for 9th (Scottish) Division, with 8th (S) Bn Black Watch, 7th (S) Bn Seaforth Highlanders, 8th (S) Bn Gordon Highlanders and 5th (S) Bn Queens Own Cameron Highlanders. 27th Infantry Brigade Formed August 1914 [K1] at Bordon for 9th (Scottish) Division with 11th and 12th (S) Bns Royal Scots, 6th (S) Bn Royal Scots Fusiliers and 10th (S) Bn Princess Louises. 28th Infantry Brigade Formed August 1914 [K1] at Bordon for 9th (Scottish) Division with 6th (S) Bn Kings Own Scottish Borderers, 9th (S) Bn Cameronians, and 10th and 11th (S) Bns Highland Light Infantry. 29th Infantry Brigade Formed August 1914, mainly at Fermoy [K1], for the 10th (Irish) Division, with 5th (S) Bn Royal Irish Regiment, 6th (S) Bn Royal Irish Rifles, 5th (S) Bn Connaught Rangers and 6th (S) Bn Prince of Waless Leinster Regiment. 30th Infantry Brigade Formed August 1914 at the Curragh [K1] for the 10th (Irish) Division, with 6th and 7th (S) Bns Royal Munster Fusiliers and 6th and 7th (S) Bns Royal Dublin Fusiliers.
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31st Infantry Brigade Formed August 1914 at Dublin [K1] for the 10th (Irish) Division, with 5th and 6th (S) Bns Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and 5th and 6th (S) Bns Princess Victorias. 32nd Infantry Brigade Formed August 1914 at Belton Park, Grantham [K1] for the 11th (Northern Division), with 9th (S) Bn Prince of Wales Own, 6th (S) Bn East Yorkshire Regiment, 6th (S) Bn Alexandra, Princess of Wales Own and 6th (S) Bn York and Lancaster Regiment. 33rd Infantry Brigade Formed August 1914 at Grantham [K1] for the 11th (Northern Division), with 6th (S) Bn Lincolnshire Regiment, 6th (S) Bn Border Regiment, 7th (S) Bn South Staffordshire Regiment and 9th (S) Bn Sherwood Foresters. 34th Infantry Brigade Formed August 1914 at Belton Park, Grantham [K1] for the 11th (Northern Division), with 8th (S) Bn Northumberland Fusiliers, 9th (S) Bn Lancashire Fusiliers, 8th (S) Bn Duke of Wellingtons and 11th (S) Bn Manchester Regiment. 35th Infantry Brigade Formed August 1914 at Shorncliffe [K1] for the 12th (Eastern) Division, with 7th (S) Bn Norfolk Regiment, 7th (S) Bn Suffolk Regiment, 9th (S) Bn Essex Regiment and 5th (S) Bn Princess Charlotte of Waless .Moved to Hythe where division assembled November 1914. 36th Infantry Brigade Formed August 1914 at Colchester [K1] for the 12th (Eastern) Division, with 8th and 9th (S) Bns Royal Fusiliers, 7th (S) Bn Royal Sussex Regiment and 11th (S) Bn Duke of Cambridges Own. Moved to Hythe where division assembled November 1914. 37th Infantry Brigade Formed August 1914 mainly at Purfleet [K1] for the 12th (Eastern) Division, with 6th (S) Bn The Queens, 6th (S) Bn The Buffs, 7th (S) Bn East Surrey Regiment and 6th (S) Bn The Queens Own. Moved to Hythe where division assembled November 1914. 38th Infantry Brigade Formed August 1914 at Tidworth [K1] for the 13th (Western) Division, with 6th (S) Bn Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment), 6th (S) Bn East Lancashire
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Regiment, 6th (S) Bn Prince of Waless Volunteers and 6th (S) Bn Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 39th Infantry Brigade Formed August 1914 in Tidworth area [K1] for the 13th (Western) Division, with 9th (S) Bn Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 7th (S) Bn Gloucestershire Regiment, 9th (S) Bn Worcestershire Regiment and 7th (S) Bn The Prince of Waless. 40th Infantry Brigade Formed August 1914 in Tidworth area [K1] for the 13th (Western) Division, with 8th (S) Bn Cheshire Regiment, 8th (S) Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 4th (S) Bn South Wales Borderers, and 8th (S) Bn Welsh Regiment. 8th (S) Bn Welsh Regiment relieved December 1914 to become pioneer battalion for 13th (Western) Division and replaced by 5th (S) Bn The Duke of Edinburghs, who had been Army Troops in the division. 41st Infantry Brigade Formed August 1914 [K1] at Aldershot for the 14th (Light) Division,98 with 7th and 8th (S) Bns Kings Royal Rifle Corps and 7th and 8th (S) Bns The Rifle Brigade. 42nd Infantry Brigade Formed August 1914 [K1] at Aldershot for the 14th (Light) Division,99 with 5th (S) Bn Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 5th (S) Bn The Kings (Shropshire Light Infantry), 9th (S) Bn Kings Royal Rifle Corps and 9th (S) Bn The Rifle Brigade. 43rd Infantry Brigade Formed August 1914 [K1] at Aldershot and Woking for the 14th (Light) Division,100 with 6th (S) Bn Prince Alberts, 6th (S) Bn The Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry, 6th (S) Bn The Kings Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) and 10th (S) Bn Durham Light Infantry.
Formed as 23rd Infantry Brigade in 8th (Light) Division; brigade and division renumbered 14 September 1914. 99 Formed as 24th Infantry Brigade in 8th (Light) Division; brigade and division renumbered 14 September 1914. 100 Formed as 25th Infantry Brigade in 8th (Light) Division; brigade and division renumbered 14 September 1914.
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44th Infantry Brigade Formed September 1914 at Aldershot [K2] for 15th (Scottish) Division, with 9th (S) Bn Black Watch, 8th (S) Bn Seaforth Highlanders and 9th and 10th (S) Bns Gordon Highlanders. 45th Infantry Brigade Formed September 1914 at Aldershot [K2] for 15th (Scottish) Division, with 13th Bn Royal Scots, 7th Bn Royal Scots Fusiliers, 6th (S) Bn Queens Own Cameron Highlanders and 11th (S) Bn Princess Louises. 46th Infantry Brigade Formed September 1914 at Borden [K2] for 15th (Scottish) Division, with 7th and 8th (S) Bns Kings Own Scottish Borderers, 10th (S) Bn Cameronians and 12th (S) Bn Highland Light Infantry. 47th Infantry Brigade Formed September 1914, mainly at Fermoy [K2], for 16th (Irish) Division, with 6th (S) Bn Royal Irish Regiment, 6th (S) Bn Connaught Rangers, 7th (S) Bn Prince of Waless Leinster Regiment and 8th (S) Bn Royal Munster Fusiliers. 48th Infantry Brigade Formed September 1914 with battalions at various locations [K2] for 16th (Irish) Division, with 7th (S) Bn Royal Irish Rifles, 9th (S) Bn Royal Munster Fusiliers and 8th and 9th (S) Bns Royal Dublin Fusiliers. 49th Infantry Brigade Formed September 1914 at Tipperary [K2] for 16th (Irish) Division, with 7th and 8th (S) Bns Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and 7th and 8th (S) Bns Princess Victorias. 50th Infantry Brigade Formed September 1914 at Wareham [K2] for 17th (Northern) Division, with 10th (S) Bn Prince of Wales Own, 7th (S) Bn East Yorkshire Regiment, 7th (S) Bn Alexandra, Princess of Wales Own and 7th (S) Bn York and Lancaster Regiment. 51st Infantry Brigade Formed September 1914, mainly at Wool [K2], for 17th (Northern) Division, with 7th (S) Bn Lincolnshire Regiment, 7th (S) Bn Border Regiment, 8th (S) Bn South Staffordshire Regiment and 10th (S) Bn Sherwood Foresters.
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52nd Infantry Brigade Formed September 1914 in the Wareham area [K2], for 17th (Northern) Division, with 9th (S) Bn Northumberland Fusiliers, 10th (S) Bn Lancashire Fusiliers, 9th (S) Bn Duke of Wellingtons and 12th (S) Bn Manchester Regiment. 53rd Infantry Brigade Formed September 1914, mainly at Shorncliffe [K2], for 18th (Eastern) Division, with 8th (S) Bn Norfolk Regiment, 8th (S) Bn Suffolk Regiment, 10th (S) Bn Essex Regiment and 6th (S) Bn Princess Charlotte of Waless . 54th Infantry Brigade Formed September 1914 at Coldwater [K2] for 18th (Eastern) Division, with 10th and 11th (S) Bns, 8th (S) Bn Royal Sussex Regiment and 12th (S) Bn Duke of Cambridges Own. In October 1914, 10th (S) Bn Royal Fusiliers became Army Troops, 18th (Eastern) Division; 6th (S) Bn Northamptonshire Regiment, formerly Army Troops, 18th (Eastern) Division, joined the brigade [November 1914. 55th Infantry Brigade Formed September 1914 at Purfleet [K2] for 18th (Eastern) Division, with 7th (S) Bn The Queens, 7th (S) Bn The Buffs, 8th (S) Bn East Surrey Regiment and 7th (S) Bn The Queens Own. 56th Infantry Brigade Formed September 1914, mainly at Tidworth [K2] for 19th (Western) Division, with 7th (S) Bn Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment), 7th (S) Bn East Lancashire Regiment, 7th (S) Bn Prince of Waless Volunteers and 7th (S) Bn Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 57th Infantry Brigade Formed September 1914 at Salisbury Plain [K2] for 19th (Western) Division, with 10th (S) Bn Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 8th (S) Bn Gloucestershire Regiment, 10th (S) Bn Worcestershire Regiment and 8th (S) Bn The Prince of Waless. 58th Infantry Brigade Formed September 1914 at Salisbury Plain [K2] for 19th (Western) Division, with 9th (S) Bn Cheshire Regiment, 9th (S) Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 5th (S) Bn South Wales Borderers and 9th (S) Bn Welsh Regiment. 5th (S) Bn South Wales Borderers left December 1914 to become pioneer battalion, 19th (Western) Division; 6th (S) Bn The Duke of Edinburghs, formerly Army Troops, 19th (Western) Division, joined the brigade December 1914.
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59th Infantry Brigade Formed September 1914 [K2] at Blackdown and Bordon for 20th (Light) Division, with 10th and 11th (S) Bns Kings Royal Rifle Corps and 10th and 11th (S) Bns The Rifle Brigade. 60th Infantry Brigade Formed September 1914 [K2] in the Aldershot area for 20th (Light) Division, with 6th (S) Bn Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 6th (S) Bn The Kings (Shropshire Light Infantry), 12th (S) Bn Kings Royal Rifle Corps and 12th (S) Bn The Rifle Brigade. 61st Infantry Brigade Formed September 1914 [K2] at Aldershot and Woking for 20th (Light) Division, with 7th (S) Bn Prince Alberts, 7th (S) Bn The Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry, 7th (S) Bn The Kings Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) and 11th (S) Bn Durham Light Infantry. 62nd Infantry Brigade Formed September-October 1914 [K3], mainly at Halten Park, near Tring, for 21st Division, with 12th and 13th (S) Bns Northumberland Fusiliers, 8th (S) Bn East Yorkshire Regiment and 10th (S) Bn Alexandra, Princess of Wales Own. 63rd Infantry Brigade Formed September-October 1914 [K3] at Halten Park, near Tring, for 21st Division, with 8th (S) Bn Lincolnshire Regiment, 8th (S) Bn Prince Alberts, 12th (S) Bn The Prince of Wales Own and 10th (S) Bn York and Lancaster Regiment. 64th Infantry Brigade Formed September-October 1914 [K3] in the Ring area for 21st Division, with 9th and 10th (S) Bns The Kings Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) and 14th and 15th (S) Bns Durham Light Infantry. 65th Infantry Brigade Formed September-October 1914 [K3] in the Seaford area for 22nd Division, with 9th (S) Bn The Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment), 14th (S) Bn The Kings (Liverpool Regiment), 12th (S) Bn Lancashire Fusiliers and 9th (S) Bn East Lancashire Regiment. 66th Infantry Brigade Formed September-October 1914 [K3] in the Seaford area for 22nd Division, with 9th (S) Bn Border Regiment, 9th (S) Bn The Prince of Waless Volunteers,
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8th (S) Bn The Kings (Shropshire Light Infantry) and 13th (S) Bn Manchester Regiment.101 67th Infantry Brigade Formed September-October 1914 [K3] mainly at Seaford for 22nd Division, with 11th (S) Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 7th and 8th (S) Bns South Wales Borderers, and 11th (S) Bn Welsh Regiment. 68th Infantry Brigade Formed September-October 1914 [K3] at Bullswater (near Frensham and Pirbright) for 23rd Division with 10th and 11th (S) Bns Northumberland Fusiliers and 12th and 13th (S) Bns Durham Light Infantry. 69th Infantry Brigade Formed September-October 1914 [K3] at Frensham for 23rd Division with 11th (S) Bn The Prince of Waless Own, 8th and 9th (S) Bns Alexandra, Princess of Waless Own and 10th (S) Bn The Duke of Wellingtons. 70th Infantry Brigade Formed September-October 1914 [K3] at Frensham for 23rd Division with 11th (S) Bn Sherwood Foresters, 8th (S) Bn The Kings Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) and 8th and 9th (S) Bns York and Lancaster Regiment. 71st Infantry Brigade Formed September-October 1914 [K3] in the Shoreham area for 24th Division, with 9th (S) Bn Norfolk Regiment, 9th (S) Bn Suffolk Regiment, 8th (S) Bn Bedfordshire Regiment and 11th (S) Bn Essex Regiment. 72nd Infantry Brigade Formed September-October 1914 [K3] at Shoreham for 24th Division, with 8th (S) Bn The Queens, 8th (S) Bn The Buffs, 9th (S) Bn East Surrey Regiment and 8th (S) Bn The Queens Own. 73rd Infantry Brigade Formed September-October 1914 [K3] at South Downs for 24th Division, with 12th (S) Bn Royal Fusiliers, 9th (S) Bn Royal Sussex Regiment, 7th (S) Bn Northamptonshire Regiment and 13th (S) Bn The Duke of Cambridges Own.
14th (S) Bn of the regiment was supposed to go to 66th Infantry Brigade but was replaced by the 13th (S) Bn, which had been originally allotted as Army Troops, 25th Division.
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74th Infantry Brigade Formed September-October 1914 [K3] at Salisbury Plain for 25th Division with 11th (S) Bn Lancashire Fusiliers,102 8th (S) Bn East Lancashire Regiment, 8th (S) Bn Loyal North Lancashire Regiment and 9th (S) Bn Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 13th (S) Bn Cheshire Regiment joined October 1914, giving the brigade five battalions. 75th Infantry Brigade Formed September-October 1914 [K3] at Codford for 25th Division with 10th and 11th (S) Bns Cheshire Regiment, 8th (S) Bn Border Regiment and 8th (S) Bn The Prince of Waless Volunteers. 76th Infantry Brigade Formed September-October 1914 [K3] at Salisbury Plain for 25th Division with 8th (S) Bn The Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment), 10th (S) Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 6th (S) Bn South Wales Borderers and 7th (S) Bn The Kings (Shropshire Light Infantry). 77th Infantry Brigade Formed September-October 1914 [K3] at Salisbury Plain (area) for 26th Division, with 8th (S) Bn Royal Scots Fusiliers, 11th (S) Bn Cameronians, 10th (S) Bn Black Watch and 12th (S) Bn Princess Louises. 78th Infantry Brigade Formed September-October 1914 [K3], mainly in Codford St. Mary area, for 26th Division, with 9th (S) Bn Gloucestershire Regiment, 11th (S) Bn Worcestershire Regiment, 7th (S) Bn Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and 7th (S) Bn Princess Charlotte of Waless. 79th Infantry Brigade Formed September-October 1914 [K3] in Salisbury Plain for 26th Division, with 10th (S) Bn Devonshire Regiment, 8th (S) Bn Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry, 12th (S) Bn Hampshire Regiment and 7th (S) Bn The Duke of Edinburghs. [Note: Numbers 80 to 88 went to the Regular 27th to 29th Divisions] 89th Infantry Brigade Established October 1914 [K4] for 30th Division, with battalions scattered in Durham and Yorkshire. Comprised 15th (S) Bn Northumberland Fusiliers, 11th (S) Bn Alexandra, Princess of Waless Own, 11th (S) Bn The Duke of Wellingtons and 16th and 17th (S) Bns Durham Light Infantry.
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90th Infantry Brigade Established October 1914 [K4] for 30th Division, with battalions scattered in Yorkshire. Comprised 13th (S) Bn The Prince of Waless Own, 9th (S) Bn East Yorkshire Regiment, 11th (S) Bn The Kings Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) and 11th (S) Bn York and Lancaster Regiment. 91st Infantry Brigade Established October 1914 [K4] for 30th Division, with battalions at Lincoln and Lichfield. Comprised 9th (S) Bn Lincolnshire Regiment, 14th (S) Bn Sherwood Foresters and 14th (S) Bn Manchester Regiment. 92nd Infantry Brigade Established October 1914 [K4] for 31st Division, with battalions at Sheerness and Southend. Comprised 14th and 15th (S) Bns Kings Royal Rifle Corps and 14th and 15th (S) Bns Rifle Brigade. 93rd Infantry Brigade Established October 1914 [K4] for 31st Division, with battalions in the southeast. Comprised 9th (S) Bn The Queens, 9th (S) Bn The Queens Own and 14th and 15th (S) Bns The Duke of Cambridges Own. 94th Infantry Brigade Established October 1914 [K4] for 31st Division, with battalions around Felixstowe. Comprised 10th (S) Bn Norfolk Regiment, 10th (S) Bn Suffolk Regiment, 9th (S) Bn Bedfordshire Regiment and 11th (S) Bn Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 95th Infantry Brigade Established October 1914 [K4] for 32nd Division, with battalions at Dover. Comprised 9th (S) Bn The Buffs, 14th and 15th (S) Bns Royal Fusiliers and 10th (S) Bn East Surrey Regiment. 96th Infantry Brigade Established October 1914 [K4] for 32nd Division, with battalions mainly at Portsmouth. Comprised 10th (S) Bn Leicestershire Regiment, 13th (S) Bn Hampshire Regiment, 9th (S) Bn Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and 9th (S) Bn Princess Charlotte of Waless. 97th Infantry Brigade Established October 1914 [K4] for 32nd Division, with battalions split between Dover and the Isle of Wight. Comprised 12th and 13th (S) Bns Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 10th (S) Bn Royal Sussex Regiment and 13th (S) Bn Highland Light Infantry.
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98th Infantry Brigade Established October 1914 [K4] for 33rd Division, with battalions at Plymouth. In December 1914, they dispersed to three other locations as well. Comprised 9th (S) Bn Prince Alberts, 12th and 13th (S) Bns Worcestershire Regiment and 13th (S) Bn Sherwood Foresters. 99th Infantry Brigade Established October 1914 [K4] for 33rd Division, with battalions mainly at Plymouth. In December 1914 the three at Plymouth dispersed to other locations. Comprised 10th (S) Bn The Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment), 10th (S) Bn East Lancashire Regiment, 10th (S) Bn South Staffordshire Regiment and 10th (S) Bn The Prince of Waless. 100th Infantry Brigade103 Established October 1914 [K4] for 33rd Division, with battalions at Exeter and Devonport. Comprised 11th (S) Bn Devonshire Regiment and 11th (S) Bn East Surrey Regiment. 101st Infantry Brigade Established October 1914 [K4] for 34th Division, with battalions at various locations in Scotland. Comprised 12th (S) Bn Cameronians, 11th (S) Bn Black Watch, 10th (S) Bn Seaforth Highlanders and 8th (S) Bn Queens Own Cameron Highlanders. 102nd Infantry Brigade Established October 1914 [K4] for 34th Division, with battalions mainly at Weymouth. Comprised 14th (S) Bn The Royal Scots, 9th (S) Bn Kings Own Scottish Borderers, 7th (S) Bn Dorsetshire Regiment and 8th (S) Bn The Duke of Edinburghs. 103rd Infantry Brigade Established October 1914 [K4] for 34th Division, with battalions at southern ports (Falmouth, Plymouth and Weymouth). Comprised 16th (S) Bn Royal Fusiliers, 14th (S) Bn The Prince of Waless Own, 9th (S) Bn Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry and 8th (S) Bn Northamptonshire Regiment. 104th Infantry Brigade Established October 1914 [K4] for 35th Division, with battalions at various locations in Wales. Comprised 12th (S) Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 9th (S) Bn South Wales Borderers, 12th (S) Bn Welsh Regiment and 9th (S) Bn The Kings (Shropshire Light Infantry).
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105th Infantry Brigade Established October 1914 [K4] for 35th Division, with battalions scattered in Lancashire. Comprised 15th and 16th (S) Bns The Kings (Liverpool Regiment), 14th (S) Bn Cheshire Regiment and 10th (S) Bn The Prince of Waless Volunteers. 106th Infantry Brigade Established October 1914 [K4] for 35th Division, with battalions scattered in the London area. Comprised 10th (S) Bn Bedfordshire Regiment, 11th (S) Bn Gloucestershire Regiment, 12th (S) Bn Essex Regiment and 13th (S) Bn Princess Louises. 107th (1st Ulster) Infantry Brigade Formed September 1914 as 1st Brigade of the Ulster Division from UVF personnel, with 8th, 9th, 10th and 15th (S) Bns Royal Irish Rifles. Concentrated mainly at Ballykinlar. Brigade and division numbered 2 November and 28 October 1914 as 107th and 36th, respectively. 108th (2nd Ulster) Infantry Brigade Formed September 1914 as 2nd Brigade of the Ulster Division from UVF personnel, with 11th, 12th and 13th (S) Bns Royal Irish Rifles and 9th (S) Bn Princess Victorias. Brigade and division numbered 2 November and 28 October 1914 as 108th and 36th, respectively. Battalions were at various locations and not concentrated. 109th (3rd Ulster) Infantry Brigade Formed September 1914 as 3rd Brigade of the Ulster Division from UVF personnel, with 9th, 10th and 11th (S) Bns Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and 14th (S) Bn Royal Irish Rifles. Brigade and division numbered 2 November and 28 October 1914 as 109th and 36th, respectively. The brigade was mainly concentrated at Finner Camp. 110th Infantry Brigade Established 10 December 1914 for 37th Division to comprise pals battalions from Liverpool: 17th (S) Bn The Kings (Liverpool Regiment) (1st City), 18th (S) Bn The Kings (Liverpool Regiment) (2nd City), 19th (S) Bn The Kings (Liverpool Regiment) (3rd City) and 20th (S) Bn The Kings (Liverpool Regiment) (4th City). These assembled at Knowsly Park. 111th Infantry Brigade Established 10 December 1914 for 37th Division to comprise pals battalions from Manchester: 16th (S) Bn Manchester Regiment (1st City), 17th (S) Bn Manchester Regiment (2nd City), 18th (S) Bn Manchester Regiment (3rd City)
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and 19th (S) Bn Manchester Regiment (4th City). These assembled at Header Park. 112th Infantry Brigade Established 10 December 1914 for 37th Division to comprise pals battalions from Manchester and Oldham: 20th (S) Bn Manchester Regiment (5th City), 21st (S) Bn Manchester Regiment (6th City), 22nd (S) Bn Manchester Regiment (7th City) and 24th (S) Bn Manchester Regiment (Oldham). The city battalions assembled at Morecambe, the other remained at Oldham. 113th Infantry Brigade Established 10 December 1914 for 38th Division to comprise pals battalions from Hull: 10th (S) Bn East Yorkshire Regiment (1st Hull), 11th (S) Bn East Yorkshire Regiment (2nd Hull), 12th (S) Bn East Yorkshire Regiment (3rd Hull) and 13th (S) Bn East Yorkshire Regiment (4th Hull). These assembled at Hornsea. 114th Infantry Brigade104 Established 10 December 1914 for 38th Division to comprise pals battalions from Yorkshire and Durham: 15th (S) Bn The Prince of Waless Own (1st Leeds), 16th (S) Bn The Prince of Waless Own (1st Bradford) and 18th (S) Bn Durham Light Infantry (1st County). The brigade did not assemble at one location. 115th Infantry Brigade Established 10 December 1914 for 38th Division to comprise pals battalions from Lancashire: 11th (S) Bn East Lancashire Regiment (Accrington), 12th (S) Bn York and Lancaster Regiment (Sheffield), 13th (S) Bn York and Lancaster Regiment (1st Barnsley) and 14th (S) Bn York and Lancaster Regiment (2nd Barnsley). These remained where formed and did not assemble as a brigade. 116th Infantry Brigade Established 10 December 1914 for 39th Division to comprise pals battalions from Birmingham and Bristol: 14th (S) Bn Royal Warwickshire Regiment (1st Birmingham), 15th (S) Bn Royal Warwickshire Regiment (2nd Birmingham), 16th (S) Bn Royal Warwickshire Regiment (3rd Birmingham) and 12th (S) Bn Gloucestershire Regiment (Bristol). These remained at various locations and did not assemble as a brigade.
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117th Infantry Brigade105 Established 10 December 1914 for 39th Division to comprise pals battalions from Northumberland and Lancashire: 16th (S) Bn Northumberland Fusiliers (Newcastle), 15th (S) Bn Lancashire Fusiliers (1st Salford) and 16th (S) Bn Lancashire Fusiliers (2nd Salford). 118th Infantry Brigade Established 10 December 1914 for 39th Division to comprise pals battalions from Scotland and the border, with the battalions remaining at various locations: 11th (S) Bn Border Regiment (Lonsdale), 15th (S) Bn Highland Light Infantry (1st Glasgow), 16th (S) Bn Highland Light Infantry (2nd Glasgow) and 17th (S) Bn Highland Light Infantry (3rd Glasgow). 119th Infantry Brigade Established 10 December 1914 for 40th Division to comprise pals battalions from London: 18th (S) Bn Royal Fusiliers (1st Public Schools), 19th (S) Bn Royal Fusiliers (2nd Public Schools), 20th (S) Bn Royal Fusiliers (3rd Public Schools) and 21st (S) Bn Royal Fusiliers (4th Public Schools). The battalions moved to various locations and did not assemble as a brigade. 120th Infantry Brigade Established 10 December 1914 for 40th Division to comprise pals battalions from London: 17th (S) Bn Royal Fusiliers (Empire), 22nd (S) Bn Royal Fusiliers (Kensington), 23rd (S) Bn Royal Fusiliers (1st Sportsmans) and 24th (S) Bn Royal Fusiliers (2nd Sportsmans). The battalions moved to various locations in London and Surrey and did not assemble as a brigade. 121st Infantry Brigade Established 10 December 1914 for 40th Division to comprise pals battalions from the London area: 13th (S) Bn Essex Regiment (West Ham), 16th (S) Bn The Duke of Cambridges Own (Public Schools), 17th (S) Bn The Duke of Cambridges Own (1st Football) and 16th (S) Bn Kings Royal Rifle Corps (Church Lads Brigade). The battalions remained at various locations and did not assemble as a brigade. 122nd Infantry Brigade Established 10 December 1914 for 41st Division to comprise pals battalions from England and Scotland: 15th (S) Bn Royal Scots (1st Edinburgh), 16th (S) Bn Royal Scots (2nd Edinburgh), 10th (S) Bn Lincolnshire Regiment (Grimsby)
The final battalion of the brigade19th (S) Bn Lancashire Fusiliers (3rd Salford) was raised 15 January 1915.
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and 11th (S) Bn Suffolk Regiment (Cambridgeshire). The battalions remained in Edinburgh or their home counties. 123rd Infantry Brigade The Tyneside Scottish brigade, established 10 December 1914 for 41st Division to comprise pals battalions from Newcastle: 20th (S) Bn Northumberland Fusiliers (1st Tyneside Scottish), 21st (S) Bn Northumberland Fusiliers (2nd Tyneside Scottish), 22nd (S) Bn Northumberland Fusiliers (3rd Tyneside Scottish) and 23rd (S) Bn Northumberland Fusiliers (4th Tyneside Scottish). The battalions remained at Newcastle. 124th Infantry Brigade106 The Tyneside Irish brigade, established 10 December 1914 for 41st Division to comprise pals battalions from Newcastle: 24th (S) Bn Northumberland Fusiliers (1st Tyneside Irish), 25th (S) Bn Northumberland Fusiliers (2nd Tyneside Irish) and 26th (S) Bn Northumberland Fusiliers (3rd Tyneside Irish). The battalions remained at Newcastle. 125th Infantry Brigade107 Established 10 December 1914 for 42nd Division to comprise bantam pals battalions from Lancashire: 17th (S) Bn Lancashire Fusiliers (1st South-East Lancashire), 18th (S) Bn Lancashire Fusiliers (2nd South-East Lancashire) and 23rd (S) Bn Manchester Regiment (8th City). The battalions remained at various locations and did not assemble as a brigade. 126th Infantry Brigade108 Established 10 December 1914 for 42nd Division to comprise bantam pals battalions from Cheshire and the Midlands: 15th (S) Bn Cheshire Regiment (1st Birkenhead) and 16th (S) Bn Cheshire Regiment (2nd Birkenhead). The battalions remained at various locations and did not assemble as a brigade.
The final battalion27th (S) Bn Northumberland Fusiliers (4th Tyneside Irish) was raised in January 1915. 107 The final battalion for this brigade20th (S) Bn Lancashire Fusiliers (4th Salford) was not raised until 23 March 1915. 108 The final two battalions of the brigade14th (S) Bn Gloucestershire Regiment (West of England) and 15th (S) Bn Sherwood Foresters (Nottingham)were not raised until 22 April 1915 and February 1915, respectively.
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The other three battalions in the brigade were all raised later: 17th (S) Bn The Royal Scots (Roseberry) in February 1915; 19th (S) Bn Durham Light Infantry (2nd County) 13 January 1915; and 18th (S) Bn Highland Light Infantry (4th Glasgow) 26 February 1915. 110 The final battalion of the brigade, 17th (S) Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd North Wales), was raised 2 February 1915.
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Introduction The first four divisions and the cavalry were in France by the middle of August 1914, which was no mean accomplishment given that Britain declared war on 4 August 1914 and mobilization (in the Army at least; the Royal Navy began earlier) did not begin until war was declared. Reservists were called up, proper kit supplied to all personnel, and the necessary additional horses requisitioned. New units not existing in peacetimeincluding the headquarters themselves had to be formed and equipped. The troops, horses, guns and equipment were then taken to embarkation ports by train, ferried over the Channel, and moved to the initial assembly area in the MaubeugeLe Cateau area. Ten more divisions shipped over or were formed in France during 1914. Order of Arrival of Divisions in the BEF
Division 1st Division 2nd Division 3rd Division 5th Division [1st] Cavalry Division111 4th Division 6th Division 2nd Cavalry Division 7th Division 3rd Cavalry Division Lahore Division Meerut Division 8th Division 1st Indian Cavalry Division 2nd Indian Cavalry Division Arrival in France 11-15 August 1914 11-16 August 1914 11-16 August 1914 13-17 August 1914 15-18 August 1914 22-23 August 1914 9 September 1914112 Formed in France 6 September 1914113 6-7 October 1914114 8 October 1914115 30 September 1914 30 September 1914 6-7 November 1914 Formed in France 7 November 1914 Formed in France 14 December 1914
Redesignated 16 September 1914 as 1st Cavalry Division. This is the date the first units landed. 113 Formed as Goughs Command and reorganized and redesignated 13 September 1914 as 2nd Cavalry Division. 114 th 7 Division landed at Zeebrugge; unable to reach Antwerp it moved south and joined the BEF 14 October 1914. 115 rd 3 Cavalry Division landed at Ostend; it then joined with 7th Division and ultimately moved south with it towards the BEF.
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In addition, the 27th Division landed in France 20-23 December 1914, but did not participate in the 1914 fighting. It would be joined in January 1915 by the 28th Division to form V Corps. The Royal Naval Division was landed at Antwerp in October 1914, but then withdrawn without making contact with the BEF or any other British divisions. The initial BEF comprised the I Corps (1st and 2nd Divisions) and II Corps (3rd and 5th Divisions), along with the Cavalry Division. The III Corps was formed 31 August 1914 (initially just 4th Division and 19th Infantry Brigade; by early September 1914 it comprised the 4th and 6th Divisions, along with 19th Infantry Brigade). The cavalry was reorganized mid September 1914 into two divisions, forming the Cavalry Corps on 9 October 1914. IV Corps was formed 10 October 1914 (initially 7th Division and 3rd Cavalry Division). The corps was broken up 27 October 1914 (7th Division went to I Corps; 3rd Cavalry Division had left two days earlier to join the Cavalry Corps). It was reformed 6 November 1914 (7th and 8th Divisions). The Indian Corps was essentially formed 30 September 1914 when the Lahore and Meerut Divisions landed at Marseilles. The Indian Cavalry Corps was formed 18 December 1914 (1st and 2nd Indian Cavalry Divisions). The growth in strength of the BEF was progressive after the first landings: 15 September 1914 15 November 1914 26 December 1914 163,897 224,647 245,197
From the beginning of the campaign through 30 November 1914, the British Army lost 89,864 personnel, of whom some 58,155 were lost between 14 October and 30 November 1914roughly the period of First Ypres and related battles. It was there, as one writer noted, that the professional army, the Old Contemptibles, had effectively been obliterated as a fighting force.116 Reinforcements sent out (through 10 November) totaled 109,272 British and 300 Indian personnel. While this compensated for the losses in quantity, they could not replace the experience of those lost. The growth in the BEF was the result of new units and formations sent to the continent. Two army headquarters came into existence 26 December 1914 (First and Second) although they did not become effective until early the next month; as noted, V Corps (27th and 28th Divisions) was also formed January 1915 when its second division landed.
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The Official History states that, In every respect the Expeditionary Force of 1914 was incomparably the best trained, best organized, and best equipped British Army which every went forth to war.117 This may well have been true, but it was in the end a small force, inadequate to the scale of war it would face on the continent. The old army drained away in the 1914 battles, and the New Armies (and Territorials) would be committed to the 1915 fighting without the experienced personnel and training that might have reduced their casualties.118 Britain had failed to keep an adequate force trained in peace which could be rapidly expanded in time of war.119 Message from King George V to the BEF
My message to the troops of the Expeditionary Force. Aug. 12th 1914. You are leaving home to fight for the safety and honour of my Empire. Belgium, whose country we are pledged to defend, has been attacked and France is about to be invaded by the same powerful foe. I have implicit confidence in you my soldiers. Duty is your watchword, and I know your duty will be nobly done. I shall follow your every movement with deepest interest and mark with eager satisfaction your daily progress, indeed your welfare will never be absent from my thoughts. I pray God to bless you and guard you and bring you back victorious.
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Command and Staff List C-in-C: CGS: MG, GS AG: Deputy AG QMG: MG, RA BG, RE: Dir of Supplies Dir Ord Svces Dir of Tnspt DMS DVS Dir of Remounts Dir of Works Field Marshal Sir J. D. P. French Lt Gen Sir A. J. Murray Maj Gen H. H. Wilson Maj Gen Sir C. F. N. Macready Maj Gen E.R. C. Graham Maj Gen Sir W. H. Robertson Maj Gen W. F. L. Lindsay Brig Gen J. H. Fowke Brig Gen C. W. King Brig Gen H. W. Perry Brig Gen F. C. A. Gilpin Maj Gen T. P. Woodhouse Brig Gen J. Moore Brig Gen F. S. Garratt Brig Gen A. M. Stuart
Field Marshal French, retired after the Curragh incident, was recalled 1 August 1914 as Inspector-General for Home Forces and then given command of the Expeditionary Force four days later. The Chief of the General Staff (Murray) was the last peacetime commander of 2nd Division. The Major-General, General Staff (Wilson) had been Director of Military Operations at the War Office. The Adjutant-General (Macready) had been Director of Personal Services there, and his deputy (Graham) commanded the TF South Midland Division. Quarter-Master General Robertson had been Director of Military Training at the War Office. The Major-General RA (Lindsay) had been commander of the TF West Lancashire Division.
I Corps I Corps was complete in France 15 August 1914 with both 1st and 2nd Divisions landed. Its headquarters came from Aldershot Command, of which Lt Gen Haig had been GOC-in-C. The 1st and 2nd Divisions were both under Aldershot Command in peacetime, with the 4th (Guards) Brigade of 2nd Division stationed in London District. 7th Division came under I Corps 27 October 1914, but left 6 November 1914 when IV Corps was reformed. 3rd Cavalry Division was under command during roughly the same period.
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1st Division: Maj Gen S. H. Lomax123 1st (Guards) Brigade: Brig Gen F. I. Maxse124 1st Bn Coldstream Guards 1st Bn Scots Guards 1st Bn Black Watch 2nd Bn Royal Munster Fusiliers [left 14 Sep 1914 after high losses earlier] 1st Bn Queens Own Cameron Highlanders [joined 5 Sep 1914] 14th (County) Bn London Regiment (London Scottish) [TF; attached 7 Nov 1914] 2nd Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen E. S. Bulfin125 2nd Bn Royal Sussex Regiment 1st Bn Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Bn Northamptonshire Regiment 2nd Bn Kings Royal Rifle Corps rd 3 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen H. J. S. Landon126 1st Bn The Queens [left 8 Nov 1914, to I Corps Troops] 1st Bn South Wales Borderers 1st Bn Gloucestershire Regiment 2nd Bn Welsh Regiment 2nd Bn Royal Munster Fusiliers [joined 9 Nov 1914] 4th (Denbighshire) Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers [TF; attached 7 Dec 1914] C Squadron, 15th (The Kings) Hussars 1st Cyclist Company Promoted 26 December 1914 to command the new First Army and replaced the same date by Lt Gen Sir C. C. Monro, from 2nd Division. 121 Promoted 26 December 1914 as MG, GS for new First Army and replaced by BrigGen R. D. Whigham. 122 Promoted 26 December 1914 as DA and QMG for new First Army and replaced by Brig Gen H. N. Sargent. 123 WIA 31 October 1914; Brig Gen H. J. S. Landon (3rd Infantry Brigade) served as temporary commander, and then Brig Gen Sir D. Henderson assumed command 22 November 1914 and was promoted. He was replaced 19 December 1914 by Maj Gen R. C. B. Haking. Maj Gen Lomax would die of his wounds 10 April 1915. 124 Maxse was replaced 26 September 1914 by Brig Gen FitzClarence, who was killed in action 11 November 1914; Col. McEwen was named acting commander 12 November, and replaced 23 November 1914 by Brig Gen H. C. Lowther. 125 Wounded in action 1 November 1914; Col. Cunliffe-Owen was given temporary command and then replaced 23 November 1914 by Brig-Gen C. B. Westmacott. 126 Landon took over 1st Division 31 October 1914 and Col. A. C. Lovett assumed temporary command; Brig-Gen R. H. K. Butler was given command of the brigade 22 November 1914.
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[1st Division] Commander RA: Brig Gen N. D. Findlay127 XXV Brigade RFA 113th, 114th and 115th Batteries RFA XXV Brigade Ammunition Column XXVI Brigade RFA 116th, 117th and 118th Batteries RFA XXVI Brigade Ammunition Column XXXIX Brigade RFA 46th, 51st and 54th Batteries RFA XXXIX Brigade Ammunition Column XLIII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 30th, 40th and 57th (Howitzer) Batteries RFA128 XLIII (Howitzer) Brigade Ammunition Column No. 26 Heavy Battery RGA and Ammunition Column No. 3 Pom-Pom Section (AA) RGA [attached 22 Sep-16 Dec 1914] No. 7 Mountain Battery RGA [attached 24 Dec 1914] 1st Divisional Ammunition Column Commander RE 23rd Field Company RE 26th Field Company RE 1st Lowland Field Company RE [TF; joined 14 Dec 1914] st 1 Signal Company RE Services 1st Divisional Train ASC Nos. 6, 13, 16, 36 Companies ASC 1st Field Ambulance RAMC 2nd Field Ambulance RAMC 3rd Field Ambulance RAMC 2nd Mobile Veterinary Section 2nd Division: Maj Gen C. C. Monro129 4th (Guards) Brigade: Brig Gen R. Scott-Kerr130 2nd Bn Grenadier Guards 2nd Bn Coldstream Guards 3rd Bn Coldstream Guards 1st Bn Irish Guards Killed in action 10 September 1914; Brig Gen H. S. Horne became temporary CRA and was replaced 18 September 1914 by Brig Gen E. A. Fanshawe. 128 57th (Howitzer) Bty RFA transferred to V Brigade RHA (8th Division) 26 November 1914, although it remained officially assigned to XLIII (Howitzer) Brigade until August 1915. 129 Promoted to command I Corps 1 January 1915; left division 26 December 1914 and Brig-Gen R. Fanshawe became acting commander; he was replaced 1 January 1915 by Maj-Gen H. S. Horne. 130 Wounded in action 1 September 1914; Col G. P. T. Feilding became acting commander until replaced 18 Sep 1914 by Brig-Gen the Earl of Caven.
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[2nd Division] Services 2nd Divisional Train ASC Nos. 8, 11, 28, 31, 35 Companies ASC 4th Field Ambulance RAMC 5th Field Ambulance RAMC 6th Field Ambulance RAMC 3rd Mobile Veterinary Section I Corps Troops 1st Bn Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [8 Nov 1914 ex 3rd Inf Bde]
II Corps II Corps was completed in France 17 August 1914 when the 3rd and 5th Divisions finished landing. Its headquarters was formed by Eastern Command, of which Lt Gen Grierson had been GOC-in-C. His replacement, Gen SmithDorrien was GOC-in-C of Southern Command.
GOC: BG, GS: DA and QMG BG, RA CE Lt Gen Sir J. M. Grierson133 Brig Gen G. T. Forestier-Walker134 Maj Gen L. G. Drummond135 Brig Gen A. H. Short136 Brig Gen A. E. Sanbach
Died 17 August 1914; replaced 21 August 1914 by Gen Sir H. L. Smith-Dorrien. The latter was appointed to command the new Second Army 26 December 1914, and replaced 1 January 1915 at II Corps by Lt-Gen Sir C. Fergusson, Bt. Ferguson had served as acting corps commander 19 and 20 August 1914. 134 Promoted 26 December 1914 as MG, GS for new Second Army. Replaced 1 January 1915 by Brig Gen W. T. Furse. 135 Replaced 20 August 1914 by Brig Gen W. B. Hickie (Drummond became the initial commander of the new 19th Infantry Brigade). Hickie was replaced 30 September 1914 by Brig Gen W. H. Rycroft. Rycroft was promoted 26 December 1914 as DA and QMG for new Second Army. Replaced 4 January 1915 by Brig Gen H. P. Shekleton. 136 Injured in France 16 August 1914 but returned to duty.
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3rd Division: Maj Gen H. I. W. Hamilton137 7th Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen F. W. N. McCracken138 3rd Bn Worcestershire Regiment 2nd Bn Prince of Waless Volunteers 1st Bn Duke of Edinburghs 2nd Bn Royal Irish Rifles Honourable Artillery Company Bn [TF; attached 9 Dec 1914 ex 8th Inf Bde] th 8 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen B. J. C. Doran139 2nd Bn Royal Scots 2nd Bn Royal Irish Regiment [left 24 Oct 1914 to LofC] 4th Bn Duke of Cambridges Own 1st Bn Gordon Highlanders [left 12 Sep 1914 after heavy losses at Le Cateau] 1st Bn Devonshire Regiment [joined 14 Sep 1914; to 14th Inf Bde 30 Sept 1914] 1st Bn Gordon Highlanders [returned 30 Sep 1914] 2nd Bn Suffolk Regiment [joined 25 Oct 1914 ex GHQ] Honourable Artillery Company Bn [TF; attached 10 Nov 1914; to 7th Inf Bde 9 Dec 1914] 9th Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen F. C. Shaw140 1st Bn Northumberland Fusiliers 4th Bn Royal Fusiliers 1st Bn Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Bn Royal Scots Fusiliers 10th (Scottish) Bn The Kings (Liverpool Regiment) [TF; attached 2 Nov 1914] A Squadron, 15th (The Kings) Hussars 3rd Cyclist Company Commander RA: Brig Gen F. D. V. Wing141 XXIII Brigade RFA 107th, 108th and 109th Batteries RFA XXIII Brigade Ammunition Column XL Brigade RFA 6th, 23rd and 49th Batteries RFA XL Brigade Ammunition Column XLII Brigade RFA 29th, 41st and 45th Batteries RFA XLII Brigade Ammunition Column
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[3rd Division] XXX (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 128th, 129th and 130th (Howitzer) Batteries RFA XXX (Howitzer) Brigade Ammunition Column No. 48 Heavy Battery RGA and Ammunition Column No. 5 Pom-Pom (AA) Section RGA [attached 20 Aug 1914] No. 5 Mountain Battery RGA [attached 14 Dec 1914] 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column Commander RE 56th Field Company RE 57th Field Company RE Cheshire Field Company RE [TF; joined 10 Dec 1914] 3rd Signal Company RE Services 3rd Divisional Train ASC Nos. 15, 21, 22, 29 Companies ASC 7th Field Ambulance RAMC 8th Field Ambulance RAMC 9th Field Ambulance RAMC 11th Mobile Veterinary Section 5th Division: Maj Gen Sir C. Fergusson, Bt142 13th Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen G. J. Cuthbert143 2nd Bn Kings Own Scottish Borderers 2nd Bn Duke of Wellingtons 1st Bn The Queens Own 2nd Bn The Kings Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) 9th (County) Bn London Regiment (Queen Victorias Rifles) [TF; attached 27 Nov 1914] 14th Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen S. P. Rolt144 2nd Bn Suffolk Regiment [left 30 Sep 1914 after heavy casualties at Le Cateau] 1st Bn East Surrey Regiment 1st Bn Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry 2nd Bn Manchester Regiment 1st Bn Devonshire Regiment [joined 30 Sep 1914 ex 8th Inf Bde]
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Promoted, and replaced 18 October 1914 by Maj-Gen T. L. N. Morland. Invalided the end of September 1914; replaced 1 October 1914 by Brig-Gen W. B. Hickie, who himself was invalided 13 October 1914.;Lt-Col A. Martyn was given temporary command; he was wounded in action and Lt Col W. M. Withycombe became acting commander 7 November 1914. Brig Gen F. J. Cooper took over command 3 December 1914. 144 Invalided 20 October 1914; Lt Col J. R. Longley was named acting commander, replaced 23 October by Brig-Gen G. S. Maude.
The BEF [5th Division] 15th Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen A. E. W. Count Gleichen 1st Bn Norfolk Regiment 1st Bn Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Bn Cheshire Regiment 1st Bn Dorsetshire Regiment 6th Bn Cheshire Regiment [TF; attached 17 Dec 1914] A Squadron 19th (Queen Alexandras Own Royal) Hussars 5th Cyclist Company Commander RA: Brig Gen J. E. W. Headlam XV Brigade RFA 11th, 52nd and 80th Batteries RFA XV Brigade Ammunition Column XXVII Brigade RFA 119th, 120th and 121st Batteries RFA XXVII Brigade XXVIII Brigade RFA 122nd, 123rd and 124th Batteries RFA XXVIII Brigade VIII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 37th, 61st and 65th (Howitzer) Batteries RFA VIII (Howitzer) Brigade Ammunition Column No. 108 Heavy Battery RGA and Ammunition Column No. 6 Pom-Pom (AA) Section RGA [attached 12 Sep 1914] 5th Divisional Ammunition Column Commander RE 17th Field Company RE 59th Field Company RE 2nd Home Counties Field Company RE [TF; joined 24 Dec 1914] th 5 Signal Company RE Services 5th Divisional Train ASC Nos. 4, 6, 33, 37 Companies ASC 13th Field Ambulance RAMC 14th Field Ambulance RAMC 15th Field Ambulance RAMC 5th Mobile Veterinary Section [joined in France 20 Aug 1914]
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III Corps III Corps was formed 31 August 1914 in France.145 The 4th and 6th Divisions had been held back in the UK for home defense, and only 4th Division was in France when the corps formed. 19th Infantry Brigade (newly-formed in France from infantry on lines of communication duties) also came under the corps. 6th
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Division landed early September 1914 to complete III Corps. The corps commander had been the last peacetime commander of 6th Division.
GOC: BG, GS: DA and QMG BG, RA CE Lt Gen W. P. Pulteney Brig Gen J. P. DuCane Brig Gen C. R. R. McGrigor146 Brig Gen E. J. Phipps-Hornby, VC Brig Gen F. M. Glubb
4th Division: Maj Gen T. DO. Snow147 10th Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen J. A. L. Haldane148 1st Bn Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Bn Seaforth Highlanders 1st Bn Princess Victorias 2nd Bn Royal Dublin Fusiliers th 11 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen A.G. Hunter-Weston 1st Bn Prince Alberts 1st Bn East Lancashire Regiment 1st Bn Hampshire Regiment 1st Bn Rifle Brigade 5th (City) Bn London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) [TF; attached 17 Nov 1914] 12th Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen H. F. M. Wilson149 1st Bn The Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 2nd Bn Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd Bn Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 2nd Bn Essex Regiment 2nd Bn Monmouthshire Regiment [TF; attached 20 Nov 1914] B Squadron 19th (Queen Alexandras Own Royal) Hussars 4th Cyclist Company Commander RA: Brig Gen G. F. Milne XIV Brigade RFA 39th, 68th and 88th Batteries RFA XIV Brigade Ammunition Column
Replaced 6 October 1914 by Brig Gen W. Campbell. Invalided September 1914; Brig Gen H. F. M. Wilson named acting commander 9 September 1914; Maj Gen Sir H. S Rawlinson, Bt assumed command 23 September 1914 and was replaced 4 October 1914 by now Maj Gen H. M. F. Wilson. 148 Promoted 6 November 1914 to command 3rd Division; replaced by Brig Gen C. P. A. Hull. 149 Given acting command of the division 9 September and Lt Col F.G. Anley became acting brigade commander. Wilson returned 23 September 1914 but was promoted and given command of the division 4 October 1914; Anley was then promoted and given command of the brigade.
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[6th Division] [18th Infantry Brigade] 2nd Bn Durham Light Infantry 6th (County) Bn London Regiment (Queens Westminster Rifles) [TF; attached 12 Nov 1914] C Squadron 19th (Queen Alexandras Own Royal) Hussars 6th Cyclist Company Commander RA: Brig Gen W. L. H. Paget II Brigade RFA 21st, 42nd and 53rd Batteries RFA II Brigade Ammunition Column XXIV Brigade RFA 110th, 111th and 112th Batteries RFA XXIV Brigade Ammunition Column XXXVIII Brigade RFA 24th, 34th and 72nd Batteries RFA XXXVIII Brigade Ammunition Column XII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 43rd, 86th and 87th (Howitzer) Batteries RFA XII (Howitzer) Brigade Ammunition Column No. 24 Heavy Battery RGA and Ammunition Column No. 2 AA Section RGA [attached 4 Oct-16 Dec 1914] 6th Divisional Ammunition Column Commander RE 12th Field Company RE 38th Field Company RE 1st London Field Company RE [joined 11 Dec 1914] th 6 Signal Company RE Services 6th Divisional Train ASC Nos. 17, 19, 23, 24 Companies ASC 16th Field Ambulance RAMC 17th Field Ambulance RAMC 18th Field Ambulance RAMC 6th Mobile Veterinary Section152 [19th Infantry Brigadesee under GHQ Troopscame under the command of III Corps on 31 August 1914, and was attached to 6th Division from 12 October 1914]
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IV Corps IV Corps was initially formed 10 October 1914 from 7th Division and 3rd Cavalry Division, which landed at Ostend and Zeebrugge, respectively. The intent was to reach Antwerp and help defend that port from the Germans, but this was not successful. The corps then moved southward to join the BEF. 3rd Cavalry Division left 25 October 1914 and 7th Division on 27 October 1914. The corps was reformed 6 November 1914, with the 7th and 8th Divisions. Lieutenant General Rawlinson had been commanding 3rd Division, but was promoted to a different post before that formation went to war.
GOC: BG, GS: DA and QMG BG, RA CE Lt Gen Sir H. S. Rawlinson, Bt [appointed 5 Oct 1914] Brig Gen R. A. K. Montgomery [appointed 8 Oct 1914]153 Brig Gen W. L. White [appointed 6 Oct 1914] Brig Gen A. H. Hussey [appointed 5 Oct 1914] Brig-Gen R. U. H. Buckland [appointed 5 Oct 1914]
7th Division: Maj Gen T. Capper [appointed 27 Aug 1914] 20th Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen H. G. Ruggles-Brise [appointed 15 Sep 1914]154 1st Bn Grenadier Guards 2nd Bn Scots Guards 2nd Bn Border Regiment 2nd Bn Gordon Highlanders 6th (Banff and Donside) Bn Gordon Highlanders [TF; attached 5 Dec 1914] st 21 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen H. E. Watts [appointed 31 Aug 1914] 2nd Bn Bedfordshire Regiment 2nd Bn Alexandra, Princess of Waless Own 2nd Bn Royal Scots Fusiliers 2nd Bn Duke of Edinburghs nd 22 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen S. T. B. Lawford [appointed 7 Sep 1914] 2nd Bn The Queens 2nd Bn Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2nd Bn South Staffordshire Regiment 8th Bn Royal Scots [TF; attached 11 Nov 1914] Northumberland Yeomanry (Hussars) 7th Cyclist Company Commander RA: Brig Gen H. K. Jackson [appointed 3 Sep 1914] XXII Brigade RFA 104th, 105th and 106th Batteries RFA XXII Brigade Ammunition Column
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[7th Division] XXXV Brigade RFA 12th, 25th and 58th Batteries RFA XXXV Brigade Ammunition Column XIV Brigade RHA C and F Batteries RHA155 55th (Howitzer) Battery RFA [joined 27 Nov 1914] T Battery RHA [joined 21 Dec 1914] XIV Brigade Ammunition Column III (Heavy) Brigade RGA Nos. 111 and 112 Heavy Batteries RGA and Ammunition Columns No. 7 Pom-Pom (AA) Section RGA [attached 25 Sep 1914] 7th Divisional Ammunition Column Commander RE 54th Field Company RE 55th Field Company RE th 7 Signal Company RE Services 7th Divisional Train ASC Nos. 39, 40, 42, 86 Companies ASC 21st Field Ambulance RAMC 22nd Field Ambulance RAMC 23rd Field Ambulance RAMC 12th Mobile Veterinary Section 8th Division: Maj Gen F. J. Davies [appointed 19 Sep 1914] 23rd Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen F. A. Adam [appointed 24 Sep 1914]156 2nd Bn Devonshire Regiment 2nd Bn Prince of Waless Own 2nd Bn Cameronians 2nd Bn Duke of Cambridges Own th 24 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen F. C. Carter [appointed 29 Sep 1914] 1st Bn Worcestershire Regiment 2nd Bn East Lancashire Regiment 1st Bn Sherwood Foresters 2nd Bn Northamptonshire Regiment 5th (Angus and Dundee) Bn Black Watch [TF; attached 13 Nov 1914] th 25 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen A. W. G. Lowry Cole [appointed 3 Oct 1914] 2nd Bn Lincolnshire Regiment 2nd Bn Princess Charlotte of Waless 1st Bn Royal Irish Rifles 2nd Bn Rifle Brigade 13th (County) Bn London Regiment (Princess Louises Kensington) [TF; attached 13 Nov 1914] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [joined 12 Nov 1914]
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[8th Division] 8th Cyclist Company Commander RA: Brig Gen A. E. A. Holland [appointed 30 Sep 1914] XXXIII Brigade RFA 32nd, 33rd and 36th Batteries RFA XXXIII Brigade Ammunition Column XLV Brigade RFA 11th, 52nd and 80th Batteries RFA XLV Brigade Ammunition Column V Brigade RHA G and O Batteries RHA157 Z Battery RHA [joined 9 Oct 1914] 57th (Howitzer) Battery RGA [joined 26 Nov 1914 from 1st Division] V Brigade Ammunition Column VIII (Heavy) Brigade RGA Nos. 118 and 119 Heavy Batteries RGA and Ammunition Columns No. 8 AA Section RGA [18-pdrs] [attached 28 Nov-8 Dec 1914] No. 7 Mountain Battery RGA [attached 13-24 Dec 1914] 8th Divisional Ammunition Column Commander RE 2nd Field Company RE 15th Field Company RE 1st Home Counties Field Company RE [TF; joined 24 Dec 1914] th 8 Signal Company RE Services 8th Divisional Train ASC Nos. 42, 84, 85, 87 Companies ASC 24th (1st Wessex) Field Ambulance RAMC 25th (2nd Wessex) Field Ambulance RAMC 26th (3rd Wessex) Field Ambulance RAMC 15th Mobile Veterinary Section [joined 16 Oct 1914]
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Indian Corps The Indian Corps left India for Egypt as Force A; it was then shipped to France and landed in Marseilles 30 September 1914 with the Lahore (3rd Indian) and Meerut (7th Indian) Divisions and the Secunderabad Cavalry Brigade. The cavalry brigade left 14 December 1914 to join the new 2nd Indian Cavalry Division. Lieutenant General Willcocks had been GOC, Northern Army in India.
GOC: BG, GS: BG, RA Col, RE Lt Gen Sir J. Willcocks Brig Gen H. Hudson Brig Gen H. F. Mercer Col H. C. Nanton
[Officially, the two divisions were 3rd Indian (Lahore) and 7th Indian (Meerut) Divisions. However, they were referred to as the Lahore and Meerut Divisions after arrival in France to avoid confusion with the British 3rd and 7th Divisions. Similarly, the brigades used their names and not their numerical designations.] Lahore Division: Lt Gen H. B. B. Watkis Ferozepore [7th Indian] Brigade: Brig Gen R. G. Egerton 9th Bhopal Infantry 57th Wildes Rifles (F.F.) 129th (Duke of Connaughts Own) Baluchis 2nd Bn Connaught Rangers [joined 26 Nov 1914; left 5 Dec 1914158] 1st Bn Connaught Rangers [joined 5 Dec 1914] Jullundur [8th Indian] Brigade: Maj Gen P. M. Carnegy 1st Bn Manchester Regiment 15th Ludhiana Sikhs 47th Sikhs 59th Scinde Rifles (F.F.) 4th Bn Suffolk Regiment [TF; attached 4 Nov 1914] Sirhind [9th Indian] Brigade: Maj Gen J. M. S. Brunker159 1st Bn Highland Light Infantry 1st Bn 1st King Georges Own Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment) 1st Bn 4th Gurkha Rifles 125th Napiers Rifles th 15 Lancers (Curetons Moultanis) 34th Sikh Pioneers
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[Lahore Division] Commander RA: Brig Gen F. E. Johnson XVIII Brigade RFA [joined Oct 1914] 59th, 93rd and 94th Batteries RFA XVIII Brigade Ammunition Column V Brigade RFA [joined 22 Nov 1914] 63rd, 64th and 73rd Batteries RFA160 81st (Howitzer) Battery RFA [joined in exchange for 63rd Battery RFA] V Brigade Ammunition Column XI Brigade RFA [joined 22 Nov 1914] 83rd, 84th and 85th Batteries RFA XI Brigade Ammunition Column No. 109 (Heavy) Battery RGA and Ammunition Column161 Lahore Divisional Ammunition Column Commander Engineers: 20th Field Company, 3rd Sappers and Miners 21st Field Company, 3rd Sappers and Miners Lahore Divisional Signal Company Services Lahore Divisional Train162 7th British Field Ambulance 8th British Field Ambulance 111th Indian Field Ambulance 112th Indian Field Ambulance 113th Indian Field Ambulance Meerut Division: Lt Gen C. A. Anderson Dehra Dun [19th Indian] Brigade: Brig Gen C. E. Johnson 1st Bn Seaforth Highlanders 2nd Bn 2nd King Edwards Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) 1st Bn 9th Gurkha Rifles 6th Jat Light Infantry 4th (Ross Highland) Bn Seaforth Highlanders [TF; attached 12 Dec 1914] Garhwal [20th Indian] Brigade: Maj Gen D. DU. Keary 2nd Bn Leicestershire Regiment [relieved 10 Nov 1914163] 2nd Bn 3rd Queen Alexandras Own Gurkha Rifles 1st Bn 39th Garhwal Rifles 2nd Bn 39th Garhwal Rifles
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63rd Battery RFA left the brigade and France during 1914. Detached from IV Heavy Brigade RGA. 162 Designated January 1915 as Nos. 428, 429, 430, 431 Companies ASC. 163 nd 2 Bn Leicestershire Regiment shipped from India with the Garhwal Brigade and landed in France, but was relieved 10 November 1914 and moved to Alexandria .
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[Meerut Division] Bareilly [21st Indian] Brigade: Maj Gen F. Macbean 2nd Bn Black Watch 2nd Bn 8th Gurkha Rifles 41st Dogras 58th Vaughans Rifles (F.F.) th 4 Cavalry 107th Pioneers Commander RA: Brig Gen A. B. Scott V Brigade RFA [left 17 Oct 1914: see Lahore Division] IX Brigade RFA 19th, 20th and 28th Batteries RFA IX Brigade Ammunition Column XI Brigade RFA [left 17 Oct 1914: see Lahore Division] IV Brigade RFA [joined 17 Oct 1914] 7th, 14th and 66th Batteries RFA IV Brigade Ammunition Column XIII Brigade RFA [joined 17 Oct 1914] 2nd, 8th and 44th Batteries RFA XIII Brigade Ammunition Column No. 110 (Heavy) Battery RGA and Ammunition Column164 Meerut Divisional Ammunition Column Commander Engineers 3rd Field Company 1st King Georges Own Sappers and Miners 4th Field Company 1st King Georges Own Sappers and Miners Meerut Divisional Signal Company Services Meerut Divisional Train165 19th British Field Ambulance 20th British Field Ambulance 128th Indian Field Ambulance 129th Indian Field Ambulance 130th Indian Field Ambulance Indian Corps Troops Secunderabad Cavalry Brigade (and attachments), Jodhpur Lancers and Jodhpur Cavalry Field Ambulance were attached from 12 October 1914, until 23 December 1914 when transferred to Indian Cavalry Corps.
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Cavalry August 1914 This shows the original organization of the cavalry for the BEF: The Cavalry Division of four brigades, and the separate 5th Cavalry Brigade. In early September 1914, the 3rd and 5th Cavalry Brigades were grouped as Goughs Command, which became 2nd Cavalry Division later that month, and The Cavalry Division became 1st Cavalry Division. Further details of the cavalry are contained in the next section, the Cavalry Corps, formed in October.
The Cavalry Division: Maj Gen E. H. H. Allenby166 1st Cavalry Brigade: Brig Gen C. J. Briggs 5th (Princess Charlotte of Waless) Dragoon Guards 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queens Bays) 11th (Prince Alberts Own) Hussars 1st Signal Troop nd 2 Cavalry Brigade: Brig Gen H. de B. De Lisle 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards 9th (Queens Royal) Lancers 18th (Queen Marys Own) Hussars 2nd Signal Troop rd 3 Cavalry Brigade: Brig Gen H. de la P. Gough 4th (Queens Own) Hussars 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers 16th (The Queens) Lancers 3rd Signal Troop th 4 Cavalry Brigade: Brig Gen Hon. C. E. Bingham Household Cavalry Composite Regiment 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers) 3rd (Kings Own) Hussars 4th Signal Troop BG RHA: Brig Gen B. F. Drake III Brigade RHA D and E Btys RHA III Brigade Ammunition Column VII Brigade RHA I and L Btys RHA167 VII Brigade Ammunition Column 1st Field Squadron RE 1st Signal Squadron HQ 1st Cavalry Divisional ASC No 27 Coy ASC
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[Cavalry Division] 1st Cavalry Supply Column Nos 57 and 58 (MT) Coys ASC 1st Cavalry Ammunition Park No 45 (MT) Coy ASC Medical 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Cavalry Field Ambulances 5th Cavalry Brigade: Brig Gen Sir P. W. Chetwode, Bt 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) 12th (Prince of Waless Royal) Lancers 20th Hussars J Battery RHA and Ammunition Column 4th Field Troop RE 5th Signal Troop 5th Cavalry Field Ambulance
Cavalry Corps The Cavalry Corps was formed 10 October 1914, taking over the two existing cavalry divisions. Its commander was promoted from 1st Cavalry Division. 3rd Cavalry Division joined it around 11 or 12 November 1914, having been under IV Corps to 25 October 1914 and then under I Corps for Gheluvelt and Nonne Boschen.
GOC: BG, GS: BG, RA Lt Gen E. H. H. Allenby Brig Gen G. de S. Barrow Brig Gen B. F. Drake
1st Cavalry Division:168 Maj Gen E. H. H. Allenby169 1st Cavalry Brigade: Brig Gen C. J. Briggs 5th (Princess Charlotte of Waless) Dragoon Guards 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queens Bays) 11th (Prince Alberts Own) Hussars nd 2 Cavalry Brigade: Brig Gen H. de B. De Lisle170 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards 9th (Queens Royal) Lancers 18th (Queen Marys Own) Hussars
4th Cavalry Brigade transferred to 2nd Cavalry Division 14 October 1914 and is shown there. III Brigade RHA had been transferred 17 September 1914. 169 Promoted to command the new Cavalry Corps; replaced 12 October 1914 by MajGen H. de B. De Lisle from 2nd Cavalry Brigade. 170 Promoted 12 October 1914 to command 1st Cavalry Division; replaced by Brig-Gen R.L. Mullens.
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[1st Cavalry Division] [2nd Cavalry Brigade] Oxfordshire Yeomanry (QO Oxfordshire Hussars) [TF; assigned 31 Oct11 Nov 1914] VII Brigade RHA I and L Batteries RHA171 H Battery RHA [joined 28 Sep 1914] VII Brigade Ammunition Column 1st Field Squadron RE 1st Signal Squadron RE172 Services 1st Cavalry Divisional Train (No. 27 Coy ASC) 1st Cavalry Division Supply Column [Nos. 57 and 58 (MT) Coys ASC] 1st Cavalry Divisional Ammunition Park [No. 45 (MT) Coy ASC] 1st Cavalry Field Ambulance 3rd Cavalry Field Ambulance 9th Sanitary Section [joined Dec 1914] 1st Mobile Veterinary Section 10th Mobile Veterinary Section 2nd Cavalry Division:173 Maj Gen H. de la P. Gough 3rd Cavalry Brigade: Brig Gen H. de la P. Gough174 4th (Queens Own) Hussars 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers 16th (The Queens) Lancers D Battery RHA [joined 17 Sep 1914, ex III Bde RHA] 4th Cavalry Brigade: Brig Gen Hon. C. E. Bingham Household Cavalry Composite Regiment [left 11 Nov 1914]175 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers) 3rd (Kings Own) Hussars Oxfordshire Yeomanry (QO Oxfordshire Hussars) [transferred 11 Nov 1914 from 2nd Cav Bde] J Battery RHA [joined 17 Sep 1914, ex III Bde RHA]
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L Bty RHA ceased to be operational 1 September 1914 owing to heavy losses at Nery; left for the UK 6 September 1914. A temporary Z Bty RHA was formed from other sections for the period 1 to 27 September 1914. 172 Each peacetime cavalry brigade had a signal troop with the same number as the brigade; these were absorbed into the 1st and 2nd Signal Squadrons. 173 On 6 September 1914 the 3rd and 5th Cavalry Brigades were grouped as Goughs Command; this was redesignated 13 September 1914 as 2nd Cavalry Division. 4th Cavalry Brigade was transferred to it 14 October 1914. 174 Promoted 16 September 1914 to command new 2nd Cavalry Division; replaced by Brig-Gen J. Vaughan. 175 Regiment formed with one squadron from each Household Cavalry regiment; it was broken up in France 11 November 1914 and the squadrons returned to their parent regiments, which were in 7th Cavalry Brigade.
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[2nd Cavalry Division] 5th Cavalry Brigade: Brig Gen Sir P. W. Chetwode, Bt 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) 12th (Prince of Waless Royal) Lancers 20th Hussars E Battery RHA [joined 17 Sep 1914, ex III Bde RHA] III Brigade RHA176 D and E Batteries RHA J Battery RHA [joined 16 Sep 1914 ex 5th Cav Bde] III Brigade Ammunition Column Warwickshire Battery RHA [TF, attached 4 Dec 1914] 2nd Field Squadron RE [joined 16 Oct 1914] 2nd Signal Squadron RE [formed around 28 Sep 1914] Services177 2nd Cavalry Division Train (No. 424 Coy ASC) [formed 10 Oct 1914] 2nd Cavalry Division Supply Column [Nos. 46 and 413 (MT) Coys ASC] 2nd Cavalry Divisional Ammunition Park [No. 56 (MT) Coy ASC] 2nd Cavalry Field Ambulance 4th Cavalry Field Ambulance 5th Cavalry Field Ambulance 7th Mobile Veterinary Section 8th Mobile Veterinary Section 9th Mobile Veterinary Section 3rd Cavalry Division: Maj Gen Hon. J. H. G. Byng178 6th Cavalry Brigade: Brig Gen E. Making179 1st (Royal) Dragoons 10th (Prince of Waless Own Royal) Hussars [to 8th Cav Bde 20 Nov 1914] 3rd (Prince of Waless) Dragoon Guards [joined 4 Nov 1914 in France] North Somerset Yeomanry [joined 13 Nov 1914 in France] 7th Cavalry Brigade: Brig Gen C. T. McM. Kavanagh 1st Life Guards 2nd Life Guards Royal Horse Guards (The Blues) [to 8th Cav Bde 21 Nov 1914] Leicestershire Yeomanry (Prince Alberts Own) [joined 12 Nov 1914 in France] Began the war as part of the Cavalry Division and transferred September 1914 to new 2nd Cavalry Division. However, on 17 September 1914 the brigade was dispersed, with its batteries going to 3rd, 4th and 5th Cavalry Brigades; it did not reassemble until March 1915. 177 nd 2 and 4th Cavalry Field Ambulances were originally with the Cavalry Division and then transferred to the new 2nd Cavalry Division. 5th Cavalry Field Ambulance had been with 5th Cavalry Brigade, and followed that brigade to the new division. 178 Byng was GOC The Force in Egypt on the outbreak of war and replaced there 8 September. He assumed command of the division 29 September 1914 on its formation. 179 Left ill 7 November 1914; Lt Col O. B. B. Smith-Bingham took over as acting commander until Brig Gen D. G. M. Campbell assumed command 9 November 1914.
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[3rd Cavalry Division] 8th Cavalry Brigade180: Brig Gen C. B. Bulkeley-Johnson 10th (Prince of Waless Own Royal) Hussars [transferred 20 Nov 1914 from 6th Cav Bde] Royal Horse Guards (The Blues) [transferred 21 Nov 1914 from 7th Cav Bde] Essex Yeomanry [joined 12 Dec 1914 in France] XV Brigade RHA [formed 1 October 1914] K Battery RHA [attached to 7th Cav Bde] C Battery RHA [joined 19 Oct 1914, but attached to 6th Cav Bde] G Battery RHA [joined 25 Nov 1914, but attached to 8th Cav Bde] XV Brigade Ammunition Column 3rd Field Squadron RE [joined 19 Oct 1914] 3rd Signal Squadron RE Services 3rd Cavalry Divisional Train (No. 81 Coy ASC) 3rd Cavalry Division Supply Column [Nos. 73 and 414 (MT) Coy ASC] 3rd Cavalry Divisional Ammunition Park [No. 76 (MT) Coy ASC] 6th Cavalry Field Ambulance 7th Cavalry Field Ambulance 8th Cavalry Field Ambulance [raised ca. Dec 1914] 13th Mobile Veterinary Section 14th Mobile Veterinary Section
Indian Cavalry Corps The Indian Cavalry Corps was formed 18 December 1914 in France, taking over the two Indian cavalry divisions there (one itself formed only four days earlier); Lieutenant General Rimington was promoted from the 1st Indian Cavalry Division. In peacetime the Ambala Cavalry Brigade came under 3rd (Lahore) Division and the Lucknow Cavalry Brigade under 8th (Lucknow) Division. The Sialkot Cavalry Brigade appears to have been newly-formed, possibly from units with 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division, which had a Sialkot [infantry] Brigade. The Secunderabad Cavalry Brigade in 2nd Indian Cavalry Division was a peacetime part of 9th (Secunderabad) Division and had come over with the Indian Corps. Meerut Cavalry Brigade was a peacetime part of 7th (Meerut) Division. The Mhow Cavalry Brigade was formed November 1914 from regiments originally under the control of 5th (Mhow) Division.
GOC: BG, GS: BG, RA Lt Gen M. F. Rimington Brig Gen H. J. M. Macandrew Brig Gen R. St C. Lecky
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1st Indian Cavalry Division: Maj Gen M. F. Rimington181 Sialkot Cavalry Brigade: Brig Gen H. P. Leader 17th (Duke of Cambridges Own) Lancers 6th King Edwards Own Cavalry 19th Lancers (Fanes Horse) Ambala Cavalry Brigade: Maj Gen C. P. W. Pirie 8th (Kings Royal Irish) Hussars 9th Hodsons Horse 30th Lancers (Gordons Horse) Lucknow Cavalry Brigade: Maj Gen G. A. Cookson182 1st Kings Dragoon Guards 29th Lancers (Decembercan Horse) 36th Jacobs Horse I Indian Brigade RHA [formed 12 Dec 1914] A, Q and U Btys RHA I Indian Brigade Ammunition Column 2nd Indian Field Troop S&M 2nd Indian Signal Squadron Services 1st Indian Cavalry Supply Column 1st Indian Cavalry Division Supply Column [Nos. 82 and 89 (MT) Coy ASC] 1st Indian Cavalry Divisional Ammunition Park [No. 79 (MT) Coy ASC] Lucknow Cavalry Field Ambulance Mhow Cavalry Field Ambulance Sialkot Cavalry Field Ambulance Mobile Veterinary Section 2nd Indian Cavalry Division: Maj Gen G. A. Cookson Mhow Cavalry Brigade: Col M. E. Willoughby 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons 2nd Lancers (Gardners Horse) 38th King Georges Own Central India Horse Meerut Cavalry Brigade: Brig Gen Fitz J. M. Edwards 13th Hussars 3rd Skinners Horse 18th King Georges Own Lancers Secunderabad Cavalry Brigade: Brig Gen F. W. G. Wadeson 7th (Princess Royals) Dragoon Guards 20th Decembercan Horse 34th Prince Albert Victors Own Poona Horse II Indian Brigade RHA [formed Dec 1914] N, V and X Btys RHA183 II Indian Brigade Ammunition Column Promoted to command the new Indian Cavalry Corps; replaced 22 December 1914 by Maj-Gen H.D. Fanshawe. 182 Transferred, and replaced 9 December 1914 by Brig-Gen W.H. Fasken. 183 N Battery RHA went to France with Secunderabad Cavalry Brigade.
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[2nd Indian Cavalry Division] 1st Indian Field Troop (KGO) S&M184 3rd Indian Signal Squadron Services 2nd Indian Cavalry Supply Column 2nd Indian Cavalry Division Supply Column [Nos. 71 and 83 (MT) Coy ASC] 2nd Indian Cavalry Divisional Ammunition Park [No. 72 (MT) Coy ASC] Ambala Cavalry Field Ambulance Meerut Cavalry Field Ambulance Secunderabad Cavalry Field Ambulance Mobile Veterinary Section Corps Troops Jodhpur Lancers 1st Indian Signal Squadron Jodhpur Cavalry Field Ambulance
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Royal Flying Corps: Brig Gen Sir D. Henderson 2nd Aeroplane Squadron 3rd Aeroplane Squadron 4th Aeroplane Squadron 5th Aeroplane Squadron 6th Aeroplane Squadron [landed 5 Oct 1914] Headquarters Wireless Unit [formed ca. Aug 1914] 19th Infantry Brigade: Maj Gen L. G. Drummond186 2nd Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Bn Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 1st Bn Duke of Cambridges Own (Middlesex Regiment) 2nd Bn Princess Louises (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) 5th Bn Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [TF; attached 19 Nov 1914] 19th Field Ambulance No. 8 Company ASC [joined Sep 1914 as brigade train] With Secunderabad Cavalry Brigade to 23 December 1914 when transferred to new 2nd Indian Cavalry Division. 185 This heading combines units shown as Army Troops and as Line of Communications Defense Troops in Edmonds, Military Operations: France and Belgium, Vol I, Appendix 1, with additional units after September 1914. 186 19th Infantry Brigade was formed 22 August 1914 near Valenciennes from four battalions on LofC duties. It joined III Corps 31 August 1914. Major General Drummond was invalided 27 August 1914 and Lt Col B. E. Ward named acting commander; Brig-Gen Hon. F. Gordon was named commander 6 September 1914. From 12 December 1914 the brigade was attached to 6th Division.
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Cavalry From Special Reserve [these served as HQ guard at GHQ] B Squadron South Irish Horse [landed 17 Aug 1914] A Squadron North Irish Horse [landed 19 Aug 1914] C Squadron North Irish Horse [landed 22 Aug 1914] Yeomanry Oxfordshire Yeomanry (Queens Own Oxfordshire Hussars) [landed 22 Sep 1914, GHQ Troops; to 2nd Cav Bde 31 Oct 1914] rd 3 (Prince of Waless) Dragoon Guards [landed 31 Oct 1914; to 6th Cav Bde 4 Nov 1914] Leicestershire Yeomanry (Prince Alberts Own) [landed 3 Nov 1914; to 7th Cav Bde 12 Nov 1914] North Somerset Yeomanry [landed 3 Nov 1914; to 6th Cav Bde 13 Nov 1914 ] Essex Yeomanry [landed 1 Dec 1914; to 8th Cav Bde 12 Dec 1914] Infantry Regular Battalions 2nd Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers [landed 11 Aug 1914; to 19th Bde 22 Aug 1914] 1st Bn Duke of Cambridges Own (Middlesex Regiment) [landed 11 Aug 1914; to 19th Bde 22 Aug 1914] st 1 Bn Queens Own Cameron Highlanders [landed 14 Aug 1914; to 1st Guards Bde 5 Sep 1914] 2nd Bn Princess Louises [landed 14 Aug 1914; to 19th Bde 22 Aug] 1st Bn Cameronians [landed 15 Aug 1914; to 19th Bde 22 Aug 1914] 1st Bn Devonshire Regiment [landed 21 Aug 1914; to 8th Bde 14 Sep 1914] 1st Bn Gordon Highlanders [12 Sep 1914 ex 8th Inf Bde; returned to it 30 Sep 1914] 2nd Bn Royal Munster Fusiliers [14 Sep 1914 ex 1st Guards Bde; to 3rd Inf Bde 9 Nov 1914] 2nd Bn Suffolk Regiment [30 Sep 1914 ex 14th Inf Bde; to 8th Inf Bde 15 Oct 1914] 2nd Bn Royal Irish Regiment [LofC duties 24 Oct 1914 ex 8th Inf Bde] TF Battalions 14th (County) Bn London Regiment (London Scottish) [landed 16 Sep 1914;187 to 1st Guards Bde 7 Nov 1914]] Honourable Artillery Company Bn [landed 20 Sep 1914; to 8th Inf Bde 10 Nov 1914] 4th Bn Suffolk Regiment [landed 9 Oct 1914 to Jullundur Bde 4 Nov 1914] 5th (Cumberland) Bn Border Regiment [landed 26 Oct 1914] 6th (Glamorgan) Bn Welsh Regiment [landed 29 Oct 1914] 5th (Angus and Dundee) Bn Black Watch [landed 2 Nov 1914; to 24th Inf Bde 13 Nov 1914] 13th (County) Bn London Regiment (Princess Louises Kensington) [landed 4 Nov 1914; to 25th Inf Bde 13 Nov 1914] th 8 Bn Royal Scots [landed 5 Nov 1914; to 22nd Inf Bde 11 Nov 1914]
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The London Scottish were engaged 31 October and early November at Messines and Ypres under the Cavalry Corps, before being attached to 1st (Guards) Brigade.
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5th Bn Cameronians [landed 5 Nov 1914; to 19th Inf Bde 19 Nov 1914] 9th (Glasgow Highland) Bn Highland Light Infantry [landed 5 Nov 1914; to 5th Inf Bde 23 Nov 1914] 5th (City) Bn London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) [landed 5 Nov 1914; to 11th Inf Bde 17 Nov 1914] th 9 (County) Bn London Regiment (Queen Victorias Rifles) [landed 5 Nov 1914; to 13th Inf Bde 27 Nov 1914] th 4 (Denbighshire) Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers [landed 6 Nov 1914; to 3rd Inf Bde 7 Dec 1914] 1st Bn Hertfordshire Regiment [landed 6 Nov 1914; to 4th Guards Bde 19 Nov 1914] 4th (Ross Highland) Bn Seaforth Highlanders [landed 7 Nov 1914; to Dehra Dun Bde 12 Dec 1914] 2nd Bn Monmouthshire Regiment [landed 7 Nov 1914; to 12th Inf Bde 20 Nov 1914] 6th Bn Cheshire Regiment [landed 10 Nov 1914; to 15th Inf Bde 17 Dec 1914] 6th (Banff and Donside) Bn Gordon Highlanders [landed 10 Nov 1914; to 20th Inf Bde 5 Dec 1914] 16th (County) Bn London Regiment (Queens Westminster Rifles) [landed 3 Nov 1914; to 18th Inf Bde 12 Nov 1914] th 12 (County) Bn London Regiment (The Rangers) [landed 25 Dec 1914] Artillery Warwickshire Battery RHA [arrived 1 Nov 1914; to 2nd Cav Div 4 Dec 1914] V Brigade RFA [left Meerut Div 17 Oct 1914; to Lahore Div 22 Nov 1914] Heavy Batteries188 No. 113 Heavy Battery RGA Siege Artillery189 No. 1 Siege Battery RGA No. 2 Siege Battery RGA No. 3 Siege Battery RGA No. 4 Siege Battery RGA No. 5 Siege Battery RGA No. 6 Siege Battery RGA No. 7 Siege Battery RGA No. 8 Siege Battery RGA
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Formed in the UK in September 1914; probably arrived by November 1914. Most of the heavy batteries landed went to the 7th and 8th Divisions and the Indian Corps to supplement their artillery. 189 Nos. 1 to 4 Siege Btys RGA arrived 23 September 1914 and Nos. 5 and 6 a week later. (Farmdale, Western Front 1914-18, p 65; this appears to indicate arrival at or near the front for use. Edmonds, Military Operations: France and Belgium 1914, Vol I, p 482 states that Nos. 1 to 4 disembarked at St. Nazaire 19 September 1914 and Nos. 5 and 6 on the 27th.) Nos. 7 and 8 landed mid October 1914. Four batteries were grouped into siege brigades 17 December 1914 as follows: II Siege Brigade (Nos. 3 and 4 SB) and III Siege Brigade (Nos. 5 and 6 SB).
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Engineers 1st Siege Company, Royal Anglesey RE [landed 3 Nov 1914] 1st Siege Company, Royal Monmouthshire RE [landed 4 Nov 1914] 2nd Siege Company, Royal Anglesey RE [landed 11 Nov 1914] 4th Siege Company, Royal Monmouthshire RE [landed 14 Nov 1914190] 1st Bridging Train 2nd Bridging Train Signal Service191 Headquarters, GHQ, Engineers (Signal Service) 1st Signal Company, GHQ Engineers (Signal Service) 2nd Signal Company, GHQ Engineers (Signal Service) 3rd Signal Company, GHQ Engineers (Signal Service) A to E Airline Sections F to P Cable Sections Q Wireless Section Army Service Corps Army Troops Train [No. 26 Coy ASC] Supply Columns192 I Corps Troops Supply Column [No. 386 Coy ASC] II Corps Troops Supply Column [No. 387 Coy ASC] III Corps Troops Supply Column [No. 388 Coy ASC] IV Corps Troops Supply Column [No. 389 Coy ASC] Indian Corps Troops Supply Column [No. 391 Coy ASC] Cavalry Corps Troops Supply Column [No. 392 Coy ASC] Indian Cavalry Corps Troops Supply Column [No. 393 Coy ASC] 1st Divisional Supply Column [No. 59 (MT) Co ASC] 2nd Divisional Supply Column [No. 61 (MT) Coy ASC] 3rd Divisional Supply Column [No. 63 (MT) Coy ASC] 4th Divisional Supply Column [No. 65 (MT) Coy ASC] 5th Divisional Supply Column [No. 48 (MT) Coy ASC] 6th Divisional Supply Column [No. 50 (MT) Coy ASC] 7th Divisional Supply Column [No. 44 (MT) Coy ASC] 8th Divisional Supply Column [No. 74 (MT) Coy ASC] Lahore Divisional Supply Column [No. 69 (MT) Coy ASC] Meerut Divisional Supply Column [No. 67 (MT) Coy ASC] 19th Infantry Brigade Supply Column [No. 321 (MT) Coy ASC] GHQ Troops Supply Column [No. 55 (MT) Coy ASC]
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Engineers 29th LofC Coy RE <redesignated GHQ troops company August 1914> 20th Fortress Coy RE195 [landed Sep 1914] 42nd Fortress Coy RE [landed Sep 1914] 25th Fortress Coy RE [landed Dec 1914]
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The companies for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 7th Divisions have been inferred. Combat units remained under the control of GHQ, even when used for defense on line of communications duties. All other units were under the command of the Inspector General of Communictions (IGC). This part draws on Edmonds, Military Operations: France and Belgium, Vol I, Appendix 1, although it has been supplemented by other sources. Regrettably, the equivalent Appendix in Vol II omits service units on the lines of communications. The IGC was Lieutenant General F. S. Robb; he was replaced 19 September 1914 by Lieutenant General R. C. Maxwell. 195 The fortress companies on LofC duties would be redesignated ca. July 1915 as army troops companies to reflect their role. They may have been redesignated as LofC fortress companies in late 1914 or early 1915.
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31st Fortress Coy RE [landed Dec 1914] Railway Transport Establishment 10th Railway Coy RE [landed Oct 1914] 8th Railway Coy RE [landed Nov 1914] 2nd Railway Coy, Royal Monmouthshire RE [landed 10 Nov 1914] 3rd Railway Coy, Royal Anglesey RE [landed 11 Nov 1914] 3rd Railway Coy, Royal Monmouthshire RE [landed in Nov 1914] st 1 Printing Company RE Royal Flying Corps 1st Flying Park Signal Service 1st Signal Company, LofC Army Service Corps Depots Base Mechanical Transport Depot Advanced Mechanical Transport Depot Base Horse Transport Depot Advanced Horse Transport Depot 1st Base Depot (Le Havre) formed by No. 10 Coy ASC and No. 53 (MT) Coy ASC 1st Advance Depot (Rouen) formed by No. 14 Coy ASC and No. 54 (MT) Coy ASC No. 4 Base Supply Depot196 No. 5 Base Supply Depot197 British Military Base Depot (Indian Contingent) Indian Military Base Depot Indian Transport Base Depot198 Indian Mule Transport Base Depot199 No. 2 Advanced Base Supply Depot (Indian Contingent) 200 Indian Cavalry Advanced Base Depot201 Base Remount Depot No. 1 Advanced Remount Depot No. 2 Advanced Remount Depot Indian Remount Base Depot202 Companies No. 1 Motor Ambulance Convoy [No. 418 (MT) Coy ASC] No. 2 Motor Ambulance Convoy [No. 419 (MT) Coy ASC]
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Earliest war diary in WO 95 is for December 1914. Earliest war diary in WO 95 is for October 1914. 198 Earliest war diary in WO 95 is for November 1914. 199 Earliest war diary in WO 95 is for November 1914. 200 Earliest war diary in WO 95 is for September 1914. 201 Earliest war diary in WO 95 is for November 1914. 202 Earliest war diary in WO 95 is for December 1914.
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No. 3 Motor Ambulance Convoy [No. 420 (MT) Coy ASC] No. 1 Auxiliary (Omnibus) Coy [No. 90 (MT) Coy ASC] No. 2 Auxiliary (Omnibus) Coy [No. 91 (MT) Coy ASC] No. 1 Labour Coy No. 2 Labour Coy No. 3 Labour Coy203 No. 4 Labour Coy204 No. 5 Labour Coy205 Other Units206 Field Butcheries [1st to 6th formed] Field Bakeries [1st to 6th formed] Railway Supply Detachments [1st to 8th formed] Central Requisition Office Depot Units of Supply [1st to 30th formed] Bakery Sections [1st to 8th formed] Army Medical Service207 Clearing Hospitals208 No. 1 Clearing opened St Omer Nov 1914 No. 2 Clearing opened Bailleul Aug 1914 No. 3 Clearing opened Hazebrouck Aug 1914 No. 4 Clearing opened Poperinghe Oct 1914 No. 5 Clearing opened Hazebrouck Aug 1914 No. 6 Clearing opened Merville Sep 1914 No. 7 Clearing opened Merville Dec 1914 No. 9 Clearing opened St Omer Sep 1914 Stationary Hospitals No 1 Stationary opened Le Mans September 1914; moved to Rouen Oct 1914 No 2 Stationary opened Nantes September 1914; moved to Outreau Nov 1914 No 5 Stationary opened Le Mans Sep 1914 No 6 Stationary opened Le Havre Dec 1914 No 7 Stationary opened Boulogne Oct 1914 No 9 Stationary opened St Nazaire Sep 1914; moved to Le Havre Oct 1914 and to Rouen Nov 1914 No 10 Stationary opened Le Mans Sep 1914; briefly at Orleans Oct 1914 and then established St Omer later that month
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Formed 14 September 1914 and probably sent to the BEF shortly after. Formed 4 October 1914 and probably sent to the BEF shortly after. 205 Formed 6 October 1914 and probably sent to the BEF shortly after. 206 Unless otherwise noted, all units listed as Army and LofC Troops were formed by September 1914. They presumably drew upon peacetime ASC companies and reservists. 207 Baker, Long Long Trail, http://www.1914-1918.net/ is much more detailed than the Official History and I have generally taken hospital details from him.. 208 In January 1915 the clearing hospitals were renamed as casualty clearing stations to more accurately describe their role as a clearing house for evacuation to the rear, with little ability to operate on or treat the wounded. Messenger, Call to Arms, p 415.
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No 11 Stationary opened Rouen Oct 1914 No 13 Stationary opened Boulogne Oct 914 No 14 Stationary opened Wimereux Oct 1914 No 32 (Australian Voluntary) Stationary opened St Nazaire Sep 1914 General Hospitals No 1 General established Le Havre Aug 1914; moved to Etretat Dec 14 No 2 General established Le Havre Aug 1914 No 3 General established Rouen Aug 1914; moved to St Nazaire Sep 1914 and to Le Treport Nov 1914 No 4 General established St Nazaire Sep 1914 and moved to Versailles later the same month No 5 General established Rouen Aug 1914; moved to Angiens Sep 1914 No 6 General established Rouen November 1914 No 7 General established Amiens Aug 14 and apparently closed Sep 1914209 No 8 General opened Rouen Aug1914 No 9 General opened Nantes Sep 1914; moved to Rouen Nov 1914 No 10 General opened St Nazaire Sep 1914; moved to Rouen Oct 1914 No 11 General opened Boulogne Oct 1914 No 12 General opened Rouen Sep 1914 No 13 General opened Boulogne Oct 1914 No 14 General opened Wimereux Oct 1914 Meerut British General opened Orleans Oct 1914 Rawalpindi British General opened Marseilles Oct 1914 Non-RAMC Cross Hospitals No 1 British Red Cross (Duchess of Westminster's Hospital) opened Le Touquet Oct 1914 No 2 British Red Cross opened Rouen Sep 1914 No 3 British Red Cross (Friends Ambulance Hospital) opened Abbeville Oct 1914 No 4 British Red Cross (Sir Henry Norman's Hospital) opened Wimereux Nov 1914 No 5 British Red Cross (Lady Hadfield's Hospital) Wimereux Dec 1914 No 7 British Red Cross opened Boulogne Hotel Christol Oct 1914 No 8 British Red Cross (Baltic & Corn Exchange Hospital) Calais Oct 1914 Womens Hospital Corps Hospital opened Wimereux late Oct 1914 Ambulance Trains [Nos. 1 to 6 formed]210 1st Sanitary Section 2nd Sanitary Section Sanitary Squads [1st to 11th formed] 1st Advanced Depot of Medical Stores
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It would reopen June 1915 at St Omer. From the clearing hospitals back, movement of wounded was to be by hospital trains. The first three (Nos. 1 to 3) were extemporized from French general transport cars. The British Red Cross Society organized two smaller trains in September 1914, although these were then broken up and absorbed into the existing trains. The first ambulance train built in Britain arrived in October 1914. Messenger, Call to Arms, pp 417-418.
The BEF 2nd Advanced Depot of Medical Stores 3rd Advanced Depot of Medical Stores 1st Base Depot of Medical Stores 2nd Base Depot of Medical Stores 3rd Base Depot of Medical Stores 1st Convalescent Depot 2nd Convalescent Depot211 4th Convalescent Depot212 Convalescent Depot (Berthen) 213 Convalescent Depot (Nantes) 214 Army Ordnance Corps215 1st Ordnance Company 2nd Ordnance Company 3rd Ordnance Company 4th Ordnance Company 5th Ordnance Company 6th Ordnance Company 7th Ordnance Company 8th Ordnance Company Ordnance Depot (Rouen) 216 8th Ordnance Depot217 Veterinary Units Veterinary Sections [1st to 8th formed] Base Depot of Veterinary Stores
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Reinforcement Depots218 Following mobilization, 12 depots were established in France to handle reinforcements for the BEF. Nos. 1 to 6 Infantry Base Depots (IBDs) handled infantry for the division of the same number, and were established at Le Havre. Following the retreat from Mons, these moved by sea to St Nazaire on 31 August 1914, remaining there until a return to Le Havre in November 1914. They were joined by Nos. 7 and 8 IBDs when the 7th and 8th Divisions came to the BEF, and IBDs would continue to be established as divisions came to the continent.
211 212
Earliest war diary in WO 95 is for December 1914. Earliest war diary in WO 95 is for December 1914. 213 Earliest war diary in WO 95 is for December 1914. 214 Earliest war diary in WO 95 is for September 1914. 215 The companies were all Regular, stationed in the UK in peacetime. 216 Earliest war diary in WO 95 is for November 1914. 217 Earliest war diary in WO 95 is for December 1914. 218 Charles Messenger, Call to Arms, pp 60-61.
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There were also Nos. 1 to 6 General Base Depots (GBDs) for the other arms and services:
No. 1 GBD: RGA No. 2 GBD: RHA and RFA No. 3 GBD: RGA, ASC and RE No. 4 GBD: RE No. 5 GBD: RAMC and cavalry No. 6 GBD: corps details
These were established at Harfleur. They also moved to St Nazaire on 31 August 1914, and returned to Harfleur November 1914. In late November 1914, a machine gun school was established at Camiers to train replacements following the heavy losses at First Ypres.219 Established bases:220 Le Havre: supplies, reinforcements and remounts. Nos. 1, 2 and 3 GBDs. Base depots for ASC, AOC and AVC. Rouen: supplies, reinforcements and remounts; ordnance and mechanical transport; hospitals. Nos. 4 and 5 GBDs. Indian Advanced Base Depot. AOC base depot. Boulogne: supplies, ordnance; sick and wounded; veterinary; evacuation of wounded. AOC base depot. Dieppe: remounts and veterinary. Abbeville: advanced base. Marseilles: General Base Depot for Indian divisions in France. Etaples: most infantry base depots
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Ibid, p. 174. Following the details in Baker, The Long, Long Trail,www.19141918.net/logistics/loc.htm.
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Six: Other Forces

This section covers three different forces. First are the last two Regular divisions completed during 1914, the 27th and 28th, who would come together in the BEF in January 1915 as the V Corps. Next are the troops sent from India to reinforce East Africa, and then the Indian division sent to Mesopotamia to secure the oil fields around Basra. Finally there are Indian formations established in Egypt.
V Corps V Corps was established 10 January 1915 in France, under Lt Gen H. Plumer.221 Its 27th Division had landed 21 December 1914, and 28th Division arrived in January. This was the last corps formed on the Western Front until May 1915, when the first of the TF and New Armies divisions began to arrive.
27th Division: Maj Gen T. Snow [appointed 19 Nov 1914] 80th Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen Hon C. G. Fortescue [appointed 22 Nov 1914]222 2nd Bn The Kings (Shropshire Light Infantry) 3rd Bn Kings Royal Rifle Corps 4th Bn Kings Royal Rifle Corps 4th Bn Rifle Brigade Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry [joined 20 Nov 1914] 81st Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen D. A. Macfarlane [appointed 19 Nov 1914] 1st Bn Royal Scots 2nd Bn Gloucestershire Regiment 2nd Bn Queens Own Cameron Highlanders 1st Bn Princess Louises nd 82 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen I. A. M. Stopford [appointed 18 Nov 1914] 1st Bn Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Bn Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry 2nd Bn Princess Victorias 1st Bn Prince of Waless Leinster Regiment A Squadron, Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Marys Regiment) 27th Cyclist Company
Plumer had been replaced 1 January 1915 as GOC-in-C Northern Command and took command of V Corps 8 January 1915. Part of the headquarters had begun assembling 27 December 1914 in England, while the remainder formed in France. However, all of the principal staff officers were appointed 8 January 1915. 222 Col G. H. Thesiger was acting commander from 19 November until Brig Gen Fortescue was appointed.
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[27th Division] Commander Royal Artillery: Brig Gen A. Stokes [appointed 18 Nov 1914] I Brigade RFA 98th, 132nd and 133rd Batteries RFA I Brigade Ammunition Column XIX Brigade RFA 95th, 96th and 131st Batteries RFA XIX Brigade Ammunition Column XX Brigade RFA 67th, 99th and 364th Batteries RFA XX Brigade Ammunition Column 27th Divisional Ammunition Column Royal Engineers 1st South Midland Field Company RE 1st Wessex Field Company RE 2nd Wessex Field Company RE Wessex Divisional Signal Company Services 27th Divisional Train ASC223 Nos. 95, 96, 97 and 98 Companies ASC 1st Home Counties Field Ambulance 2nd Home Counties Field Ambulance 3rd Home Counties Field Ambulance 16th Mobile Veterinary Section 28th Division: Maj Gen E. S. Bulfin [appointed 17 December 1914] 83rd Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen R. C. Boyle [appointed 26 Dec 1914] 2nd Bn The King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 2nd Bn East Yorkshire Regiment 1st Bn The Kings Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) 1st Bn York and Lancaster Regiment th 84 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen F. Wintour [appointed 26 Dec 1914] 2nd Bn Northumberland Fusiliers 1st Bn The Suffolk Regiment 2nd Bn The Cheshire Regiment 1st Bn The Welsh Regiment th 85 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen A. J. Chapman [appointed 24 Dec 1914] 2nd Bn The Buffs 3rd Bn Royal Fusiliers 2nd Bn East Surrey Regiment 3rd Bn The Duke of Cambridges Own B Squadron, Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Marys Regiment) 28th Cyclist Company
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Formed from the Home Counties Divisional Train.
Other Forces [28th Division] Commander Royal Artillery: Brig Gen A. W. Gay [appointed 29 Dec 1914]224 III Brigade RFA 18th, 62nd and 365th Batteries RFA III Brigade Ammunition Column XXXI Brigade RFA 69th, 100th and 103rd Batteries RFA XXXI Brigade Ammunition Column CXLVI Brigade RFA 75th, 366th and 367th Batteries RFA CXLVI Brigade Ammunition Column 28th Divisional Ammunition Column Royal Engineers225 3rd London Field Coy RE 1st Northumbrian Field Coy RE Home Counties Divisional Signal Company Services 28th Divisional Train ASC226 Nos. 170, 171, 172 and 173 Companies ASC 2nd London Field Ambulance 3rd London Field Ambulance 2nd Northumbrian Field Ambulance 17th Mobile Veterinary Section
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Forces B and C Indian Expeditionary Force B was sent to East Africa in September 1914 for the invasion of German East Africa..
27th (Bangalore) Indian Infantry Brigade 2nd Bn Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 63rd Palmacottah Light Infantry 98th Infantry 101st Grenadiers Imperial Service Brigade 13th Rajputs 2nd Jammu and Kashmir Infantry half 3rd Jammu and Kashmir Rifles half 3rd Gwalior Rifles (Maharaja Scindias Battalion) st 61 (King Georges Own) Pioneers
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Lt Col A. L. Walker was acting CRA from 17 December 1914 until Gays appointment. 225 The third company (1st North Midland Field Coy RE) did not join until January 1915. 226 Formed from 1st London Divisional Train.
124 28th Indian Mountain Artillery Battery
Other Forces
Indian Expeditionary Force C was sent to British East Africa to help defend the border and railway lines. It comprised the 29th Punjabis and two composite Imperial Service battalions, formed from half battalions of the Bharatpur Infantry, Jind Imperial Service Regiment, Kapurthala Jagjit Infantry, and 1st Bn Rampur Imperial Service Infantry. Force D Indian Expeditionary Force D was the 6th (Poona) Division, sent to Mesopotamia to secure the oil fields in the Basra area. Since it was not in the same theatre as any British divisions, it retained use of its number. The first element sailed 16 October 1914, landing 6-10 November 1914 at Abadan Island:
Poona [16th Indian] Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen W. S. Delamain 2nd Bn Dorsetshire Regiment 20th Duke of Connaughts Own Infantry (Brownlow's Punjabis) 104th Wellesley's Rifles 117th Mahrattas I Indian Mountain Artillery Brigade 23rd and 30th Indian Mountain Artillery Batteries
The next element arrived 13 November 1914:

Belgaum [18th Indian] Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen C. I. Fry 2nd Bn Norfolk Regiment 7th Duke of Connaughts Own Rajputs 110th Mahratta Light Infantry 120th Rajputana Infantry X Brigade RFA 63rd, 76th, 82nd Batteries RFA th 48 Pioneers 33rd Queen Victorias Own Light Cavalry [two squadrons]
The advance from Abadan Island to capture Basra began 15 November 1914. Following fighting two days later, the Turkish forces withdrew to the north, abandoning that town. Basra was officially occupied on the 23rd. The division was completed around 1 December 1914, under Lt Gen Sir A. A. Barrett (who had arrived with the second element). The CRA was Brig Gen C. T. Robinson. The final group of troops included:
remainder of 33rd Light Cavalry
Other Forces Ahmednagar [17th Indian] Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen W. E. Dobbie 1st Bn Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 22nd Punjabis 103rd Mahratta Light Infantry 119th Infantry
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Supporting troops (some of which might have come with the first two elements) were:
17th and 22nd Companies, 3rd Sappers and Miners 34th Signal Company Sappers and Miners 125th, 126th and 127th Indian Field Ambulances 16th and 17th British Field Ambulances No. 19 Combined Clearing Hospital No. 57 Indian Station Hospital
Indian Forces in Egypt Initially the Indian Corps (Force A) landed in Egypt, but by the end of September 1914 it was shifted to France. Additional Indian troops were moved to Egypt, some as early as August 1914, and used to begin creation of two new divisions: the 10th and the 11th Indian Divisions.227 Both were placed under the control of Suez Canal Defences. In addition, the 22nd (Lucknow) Indian Infantry Brigade had come out in September 1914. No British Army units came out as part of these formations. However, the TF East Lancashire Division had been sent at the beginning of the war, and Australian and New Zealand troops also came to the theatre the end of 1914. 10th Indian Division This division was created October 1914 in Egypt, from Indian Army units. It comprised three infantry brigades (likewise formed October 1914), but apparently had no other units beyond assigned Indian field ambulances.
28th Indian Infantry Brigade 1/5th Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force) 51st Sikhs (Frontier Force) 53rd Sikhs (Frontier Force) th 29 Indian Infantry Brigade 1/6th Gurkha Rifles 14th King Georges Own Ferozepore Sikhs 69th Punjabis 89th Punjabis
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Indian Expeditionary Force E.
126 30th Indian Infantry Brigade 2/7th Gurkha Rifles 24th Punjabis 76th Punjabis 126th Baluchistan Infantry th 105 Indian Field Ambulance 108th Indian Field Ambulance 123rd Indian Field Ambulance 135th Indian Field Ambulance
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11th Indian Division This division was established December 1914 in Egypt. It was created from Indian Army and Imperial Service units sent there beginning in August 1914. Its 31st Indian Infantry Brigade was formed the same month, with battalions drawn from four different brigades in India, who arrived October-December 1914. The 32nd Imperial Service Infantry Brigade was formed October, although the three IS battalions seem to have arrived around August. It was joined in October by one battalion from the Indian Army. Finally, the Imperial Service Cavalry Brigade was also formed in October, with regiments arriving September-October 1914. The division was thus very incomplete in 1914.
31st Indian Infantry Brigade 2nd Queen Victorias Own Rajput Light Infantry 27th Punjabis 93rd Burma Infantry 128th Pioneers nd 32 Imperial Service Infantry Brigade 33rd Punjabis 4th Gwalior Maharaja Bahadur Bn Alwar Infantry 1st Patiala Rajindra Sikhs Infantry Imperial Service Cavalry Brigade 1st Hyderabad Lancers Mysore Lancers Patiala Lancers 124th Indian Field Ambulance st 121 Indian Field Ambulance
22nd (Lucknow) Indian Infantry Brigade Although a Regular brigade in the Indian Army, none of the four battalions assigned in Egypt had been part of it in August 1914. They came from four different posts in India.
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2/10th Gurkha Rifles 3rd Brahmans <arrived November 1914> 62nd Punjabis 92nd Punjabis
In addition to these units, the 23rd Sikh Pioneers also went to Egypt, possibly in September 1914.
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Seven: Cavalry
Introduction While cavalry regiments were sometimes reckoned as the rough equivalent of an infantry battalion, they could put far fewer rifles on the line than the infantry could. For one thing, they were just over half the size of an infantry battalion, and would lose personnel to hold the horses once dismounted. While theoretically available for exploitation, scouting and reconnaissance seem to have been the cavalrys main tasks. The days of cavalry charges were past and troopers were trained to fight dismounted. Most of the cavalry was grouped into brigades, although two regiments were broken up on mobilization to provide a squadron for each of the six infantry divisions. Designations had little but historical meaning. However, all Yeomanry regiments were titled Yeomanry even if they had a subtitle including another designation (such as hussars, dragoons, or mounted rifles). The three Special Reserve regiments were all titled Horse, a designation not otherwise used in this period.
Household Cavalry The Household Cavalry were ranked as the senior regiments of the Army, and always regarded as heavy cavalry. They could serve abroad in wartime, but did not have to serve overseas on colonial stations in peacetime. Their normal role was what would now be termed public duties, along with internal security. A composite regiment for service with the Cavalry Division was formed on mobilization; this was dissolved later in 1914 when the three regiments themselves went to the continent with 3rd Cavalry Division. REGULAR REGIMENTS
1st Life Guards The two regiments of Life Guards were formed 1788 from existing troops with lineages dating back to 1661. Hyde Park. On mobilization, contributed a squadron to the Household Cavalry Composite Regiment. Assigned to 7th Cavalry Brigade 1 September 1914 and moved to the Continent with brigade 7 October 1914. (Squadron from Household Cavalry Composite Regiment returned 11 November 1914.)
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1914 Battle Honours:228 MONS, LE CATEAU, Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, AISNE 1914, MESSINES 1914, Armentires 1914, YPRES 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen 2nd Life Guards The two regiments of Life Guards were formed 1788 from existing troops with lineages dating back to 1661. Windsor. On mobilization, contributed a squadron to the Household Cavalry Composite Regiment. Assigned to 7th Cavalry Brigade 1 September 1914 and moved to the Continent with brigade 7 October 1914. (Squadron from Household Cavalry Composite Regiment returned 11 November 1914.) 1914 Battle Honours: 229 MONS, LE CATEAU, Retreat from Mons, Marne 1914, AISNE 1914, MESSINES 1914, Armentires 1914, YPRES 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen,
Royal Horse Guards (The Blues) Raised 1661 as a regiment of horse; part of the Household establishment from 1687. Regents Park. On mobilization, contributed a squadron to the Household Cavalry Composite Regiment. Assigned to 7th Cavalry Brigade 1 September 1914 and moved to the Continent with brigade 7 October 1914. (Squadron from Household Cavalry Composite Regiment returned 11 November 1914.) Transferred 21 November 1914 to 8th Cavalry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: 230 Mons, LE CATEAU, Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, Aisne 1914, MESSINES 1914, Armentires 1914, YPRES 1914, Langemarck 1914, GHELUVELT, Nonne Bosschen
WARTIME REGIMENT
Household Cavalry Composite Regiment Formed on mobilization August 1914 with a squadron from each of the three regiments and assigned to 4th Cavalry Brigade. Broken up 11 November 1914 in France and the squadrons returned to their parent regiments.
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The regiment also selected France and Flanders 1914-18 for placement on the colours. 229 The regiment also selected France and Flanders 1914-18 for placement on the colours. 230 The regiment also selected France and Flanders 1914-18 for placement on the colours.
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[Household Cavalry Composite Regiment] The following 1914 battle honours, awarded to the three Household Cavalry regiments, were based on the service of this unit: Mons, Le Cateau, Retreat from Mons, Marne 1914, Aisne 1914, Messines 1914, Armentires 1914
RESERVE REGIMENTS
Reserve Regiment of 1st Life Guards Formed 6 August 1914 at Hyde Park. Reserve Regiment of 2nd Life Guards Formed August 1914 at Windsor. Reserve Regiment of Royal Horse Guards (The Blues) Formed August 1914 at Regents Park.
Line Cavalry All of the cavalry were originally raised as regiments of horse (heavy cavalry) or dragoons (originally intended as mounted infantry but ultimately regarded as heavy cavalry as well). As a cost-cutting measure (members of horse regiments had higher pay than dragoons), the various regiments of horse were gradually restyled as dragoon guards.231 From the Seven Years War, some regiments were raised as or converted to light dragoons. Ultimately, the latter became redesignated as hussars or lancers. By 1914, the designations affected uniform styles, but were otherwise without any real distinction. All cavalry regiments operated in the same roles regardless of whether they were heavy or light.
1st (Kings) Dragoon Guards Raised 1685 as a regiment of horse; dragoon guards from 1746. Depot: Dunbar. Lucknow (8th Lucknow (Cavalry) Brigade). Sailed from India with brigade 16 October 1914 and landed in France 7 November 1914. Entitled to starting date 1914 for theatre honour France and Flanders, but not awarded a specific battle honour in 1914.232
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Since regiments of horse and dragoons had separate numbering systems, horse regiments could not simply become dragoons without forcing multiple re-rankings within the mounted arm. In addition, the honorific dragoon guards was intended to soften the blow of a pay cut on becoming dragoons. 232 The regiment placed France and Flanders 1914-17 on its colours.
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2nd Dragoon Guards (Queens Bays) Raised 1685 as a regiment of horse; dragoon guards from 1746. Depot: Newport, Mon. Aldershot (1st Cavalry Brigade); on notice for move to Dublin. Mobilized with brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, LE CATEAU, Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, Aisne 1914, MESSINES 1914, Armentires 1914, YPRES 1914 3rd (Prince of Waless) Dragoon Guards Raised 1685 as a regiment of horse; dragoon guards from 1746. Depot: Newport, Mon. Cairo. Sailed from Egypt 29 September 1914 and landed in the UK 18 October 1914. Moved to France 31 October 1914 and joined 6th Cavalry Brigade 4 November 1914. 1914 Battle Honours: 233 YPRES 1914, Nonne Bosschen 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards Raised 1685 as a regiment of horse; dragoon guards from 1788. Depot: Newport, Mon. Tidworth (2nd Cavalry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, LE CATEAU, RETREAT FROM MONS, MARNE 1914, AISNE 1914, La Basse 1914, MESSINES 1914, Armentires 1914, YPRES 1914 5th (Princess Charlotte of Waless) Dragoon Guards Raised 1685 as a regiment of horse; dragoon guards from 1788. Depot: Dunbar. Aldershot (1st Cavalry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade . 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, LE CATEAU, Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, Aisne 1914, La Basse 1914, MESSINES 1914, Armentires 1914, YPRES 1914 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers) Raised 1685 as a regiment of horse; dragoon guards from 1788. Depot: Newport, Mon. Canterbury (4th Cavalry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: 234 Mons, Le Cateau, RETREAT FROM MONS, MARNE 1914, AISNE 1914, MESSINES 1914, Armentires 1914
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The regiment also selected France and Flanders 1914-18 for placement on the colours. 234 The regiment also selected France and Flanders 1914-18 for placement on the colours.
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7th (Princess Royals) Dragoon Guards Raised 1688 as a regiment of horse; dragoon guards from 1788. Depot: Newport, Mon. Secunderabad (.Secunderabad Cavalry Brigade). Sailed from India with brigade 10 September 1914 and landed in France 13 October 1914. 1914 Battle Honours: LA BASSE 1914, GIVENCHY 1914 1st (Royal) Dragoons Raised 1661 as a regiment of horse; dragoons from 1674. Depot: Dunbar. Potchefstroom; on notice for move to Longmoor. Sailed from South Africa 27 August 1914 and landed in the UK 19 September 1914; assigned 6th Cavalry Brigade on arrival. 1914 Battle Honours: 235 YPRES 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) Raised 1678 as independent troops in Scotland, regimented 1681 as dragoons. Depot: Dunbar. York (5th Cavalry Brigade); on notice for move to Edinburgh. Mobilized with brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: 236 Mons, RETREAT FROM MONS, MARNE 1914, AISNE 1914, Messines 1914, YPRES 1914, Gheluvelt 3rd (Kings Own) Hussars Raised 1685 as a regiment of dragoons, later light dragoons; hussars from 1861. Depot: Bristol. Shorncliffe (4th Cavalry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: 237 Mons, Le Cateau, RETREAT FROM MONS, MARNE 1914, AISNE 1914, MESSINES 1914, Armentires 1914, YPRES 1914, Gheluvelt 4th (Queens Own) Hussars Raised 1685 as a regiment of dragoons, later light dragoons; hussars from 1861. Depot: Dublin. Curragh (3rd Cavalry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade.
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The regiment also selected France and Flanders 1914-18 for placement on the colours. 236 The regiment also selected France and Flanders 1914-18 for placement on the colours. 237 The regiment also selected France and Flanders 1914-18 for placement on the colours.
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1914 Battle Honours: MONS, LE CATEAU, Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, AISNE 1914, Messines 1914, Armentires 1914, YPRES 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers Originally raised 1689 as a regiment of dragoons; disbanded 1799. Considered reformed 1858 as a regiment of dragoons; lancers by 1861.238 Depot: Woolwich. Dublin (3rd Cavalry Brigade); on notice for Aldershot. Mobilized with brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, LE CATEAU, RETREAT FROM MONS, MARNE 1914, AISNE 1914, MESSINES 1914, YPRES 1914, Gheluvelt 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons Raised 1689 as a regiment of dragoons. Depot: Newport, Mon. Muttra (unbrigaded, under 7th (Meerut) Division). Assigned Mhow Cavalry Brigade 9 November 1914. Sailed from India with brigade 19 November 1914 and landed in France 14 December 1914. [The regiment raised a Service Squadron November 1914 in Enniskillen as divisional cavalry for the Ulster Division, later 36th (Ulster) Division.] Entitled to starting date 1914 for theatre honour France and Flanders, but not awarded a specific battle honour in 1914. 239 7th (Queens Own) Hussars Raised 1690 as a regiment of dragoons from existing troops formed the year before, later light dragoons; hussars from 1807. Depot: Bristol. Bangalore (Secunderabad Cavalry Brigade). The regiment remained in India; placed directly under 9th (Secunderabad) Division when the cavalry brigade left. 8th (Kings Royal Irish) Hussars Raised 1693 as a regiment of dragoons, later light dragoons; hussars from 1822. Depot: Dublin. Ambala (3rd Ambala (Cavalry) Brigade). Sailed from India with brigade 16 October 1914 and landed in France 10 November 1914. 1914 Battle Honour: 240 GIVENCHY 1914
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However, the regiment did not regain its former precedence, and ranked after the 17th Lancers. 239 The regiment also selected France and Flanders 1914-18 for placement on the colours. 240 The regiment also selected France and Flanders 1914-18 for placement on the colours.
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9th (Queens Royal) Lancers Raised 1715 as a regiment of dragoons; later light dragoons; lancers from 1830. Depot: Woolwich. Tidworth (2nd Cavalry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: Mons, Le Cateau, RETREAT FROM MONS, MARNE 1914, AISNE 1914, La Basse 1914, MESSINES 1914, Armentires 1914, YPRES 1914 10th (Prince of Waless Own Royal) Hussars Raised 1715 as a regiment of dragoons; later light dragoons; hussars from 1811. Depot: Scarborough. Potchefstroom. Sailed from South Africa August 1914; arrived in the UK by 22 September 1914 when assigned 6th Cavalry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: 241 YPRES 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen 11th (Prince Alberts Own) Hussars Raised 1715 as a regiment of dragoons; later light dragoons; hussars from 1840. Depot: Dublin. Aldershot (1st Cavalry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: 242 Mons, LE CATEAU, RETREAT FROM MONS, MARNE 1914, AISNE 1914, MESSINES 1914, Armentires 1914, YPRES 1914 12th (Prince of Waless Royal) Lancers Raised 1715 as a regiment of dragoons; later light dragoons; lancers from 1816. Depot: Woolwich. Norwich (5th Cavalry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, RETREAT FROM MONS, MARNE 1914, AISNE 1914, MESSINES 1914, YPRES 1914 13th Hussars Raised 1715 as a regiment of dragoons; later light dragoons; hussars from 1861. Depot: Dublin. Meerut (Meerut Cavalry Brigade). Left India with brigade 19 November 1914 and landed in France December 1914.
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Entitled to starting date 1914 for theatre honour France and Flanders, but not awarded a specific battle honour in 1914. 243 14th (Kings) Hussars Raised 1715 as a regiment of dragoons; later light dragoons; hussars from 1861. Depot: Scarborough. Mhow (unbrigaded, under 5th (Mhow) Division). The regiment remained in India. Moved September 1914 to new 14th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade in Meerut Divisional Area. 15th (The Kings) Hussars Raised 1759 as a regiment of light dragoons; hussars from 1807. Depot: Bristol. Longmoor; on notice for move to York. On mobilization, split into divisional cavalry squadrons; the regiment landed in France 18 August 1914: A Sqn to 3rd Division, B Sqn to 2nd Division, and C Sqn to 1st Division. 1914 Battle Honours: 244 Mons, RETREAT FROM MONS, MARNE 1914, AISNE 1914, YPRES 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen 16th (The Queens) Lancers Raised 1759 as a regiment of light dragoons; lancers from 1816. Depot: Woolwich. Curragh (3rd Cavalry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, LE CATEAU, Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, AISNE 1914, MESSINES 1914, Armentires 1914, Ypres 1914, Gheluvelt 17th (Duke of Cambridges Own) Lancers Raised 1759 as a regiment of light dragoons; lancers from 1822. Depot: Woolwich. Sialkot (2nd Sialkot (Cavalry) Brigade). Sailed from India with brigade 16 October 1914 and landed in France 7 November 1914. 1914 Battle Honour: 245 FESTUBERT 1914
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18th (Queen Marys Own) Hussars246 Raised 1858 as a regiment of light dragoons; hussars from 1861.247 Depot: Scarborough. Tidworth (2nd Cavalry Brigade); on notice for move to Hounslow. Mobilized with brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: 248 MONS, Le Cateau, Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, AISNE 1914, La Basse 1914, MESSINES 1914, Armentires 1914, YPRES 1914 19th (Queen Alexandras Own Royal) Hussars Raised 1858 by the Hon. East India Company as light cavalry; taken into the British Army 1862 as hussars.249 Depot: Bristol. Hounslow; on notice for move to Tidworth. On mobilization, split into divisional cavalry squadrons; A and B Sqns went to France August 1914 with 5th and 4th Divisions, respectively; C Sqn went to France September 1914 with 6th Division. 1914 Battle Honours: LE CATEAU, RETREAT FROM MONS, MARNE 1914, AISNE 1914, ARMENTIRES 1914 20th Hussars Raised 1858 by the Hon. East India Company as light cavalry; taken into the British Army 1862 as hussars.250 Depot: Scarborough. Colchester (5th Cavalry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, RETREAT FROM MONS, MARNE 1914, AISNE 1914, MESSINES 1914, YPRES 1914 21st (Empress of Indias) Lancers Raised 1858 by the Hon. East India Company as light cavalry; taken into the British Army 1862 as hussars; changed to lancers 1897. Depot: Woolwich. Rawalpindi (Rawalpindi [4th Indian] Brigade); on notice for move to Risalpur. The regiment remained in India. Moved October 1914 to Risalpur (1st) Cavalry Brigade.
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Cavalry Depots and Reserve Cavalry Regiments CAVALRY DEPOTS

No. 1 (Eastern) Cavalry Depot Formed 1910 at Woolwich, serving 9th, 12th, 16th, 17th and 21st Lancers. No. 2 (Irish) Cavalry Depot Formed 1910 in Dublin, serving 8th, 11th and 13th Hussars. No. 3 (Northern) Cavalry Depot Formed 1910 at Scarborough, serving 10th, 14th, 18th and 20th Hussars. No. 4 (Western) Cavalry Depot Formed 1911 at Seaforth, later moving to Newport, Mon., serving 6th Dragoons and 6th and 7th Dragoon Guards. No. 5 (Southern) Cavalry Depot Formed 1911 at Bristol, serving 3red, 7th, 15th and 19th Hussars. No. 6 (Scottish) Cavalry Depot Formed 1913 at Dunbar, serving 1st and 2nd Dragoons and 5th Dragoon Guards.
RESERVE CAVALRY REGIMENTS

1st Reserve Regiment of Cavalry Formed 11 August 1914 at Aldershot; affiliated to 1st and 5th Dragoon Guards. 2nd Reserve Regiment of Cavalry Formed 16 August 1914 at Aldershot; affiliated to 2nd Dragoon Guards and 6th Dragoons. 3rd Reserve Regiment of Cavalry Formed 5 August 1914 at Canterbury; affiliated to 3rd and 6th Dragoon Guards. 4th Reserve Regiment of Cavalry Formed 5 August 1914 at Tidworth; affiliated to 5th and 7th Dragoon Guards. 5th Reserve Regiment of Cavalry Formed 6 August 1914 at York; affiliated to 1st and 2nd Dragoons. 6th Reserve Regiment of Cavalry Formed 27 August 1914 at Dublin; affiliated to 5th and 12th Lancers. 7th Reserve Regiment of Cavalry Formed 20 August 1914 at Tidworth; affiliated to 9th and 21st Lancers.
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8th Reserve Regiment of Cavalry Formed 20 August 1914 at Curragh; affiliated to 16th and 17th Lancers. 9th Reserve Regiment of Cavalry Formed 5 August 1914 at Shorncliffe; affiliated to 3rd and 7th Hussars. 10th Reserve Regiment of Cavalry Formed 15 August 1914 at Curragh; affiliated to 4th and 8th Hussars. 11th Reserve Regiment of Cavalry Formed 21 August 1914 at Tidworth; affiliated to 10th and 18th Hussars. 12th Reserve Regiment of Cavalry Formed 19 August 1914 at Aldershot; affiliated to 11th and 13th Hussars. 13th Reserve Regiment of Cavalry Formed 5 August 1914 at Colchester; affiliated to 14th and 20th Hussars. 14th Reserve Regiment of Cavalry Formed 21 August 1914 at Longmoor; affiliated to 15th and 19th Hussars.
Special Reserve As the Territorial Force did not extend to Ireland, two cavalry units descending from Imperial Yeomanry there were placed in the Special Reserve 1908 as regiments of horse. They were joined by a London regiment intended for overseas subjects resident in the United Kingdom.
North Irish Horse Originally raised 1900 as Imperial Yeomanry for the South African war; reorganized 1902 in Ireland and placed on the Special Reserve 1908. Belfast. Embodied 4 August 1914 and split into six independent squadrons, mainly as divisional cavalry. A Sqn landed in France 19 August 1914 and C Sqn landed there 22 August 1914; both served as GHQ troops. The remaining squadrons (B, D, E and F) remained in Ireland until 1915 when they joined various divisions. 1914 Battle Honours: RETREAT FROM MONS, MARNE 1914, AISNE 1914, ARMENTIRES 1914 South Irish Horse Originally raised 1900 as Imperial Yeomanry for the South African war; reorganized 1902 in Ireland and placed on the Special Reserve 1908. Dublin. Embodied 4 August 1914 and split into six independent squadrons, mainly as divisional cavalry. B Sqn landed in France 17 August 1914 as GHQ troops.
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[South Irish Horse] The remaining squadrons (A, C, D, E and F) remained in Ireland until 1915 when they joined various divisions. Reserve Regiment of South Irish Horse Formed 1914 at Cahir.
King Edwards Horse (The Kings Overseas Dominions Regiment) Raised 1901 as a corps for overseas subjects resident in the UK; given title shown in 1910 and placed in the Special Reserve only in 1913. The Duke of Yorks HQ, Chelsea. Embodied 4 August 1914 and designated 1st King Edwards Horse (The Kings Overseas Dominions Regiment). The regiment moved to Watford on mobilization. [Raised a reserve squadron at Chelsea August 1914.] 2nd King Edwards Horse (The Kings Overseas Dominions Regiment) Raised 10 August 1914 in London. Assigned December 1914 to Eastern Mounted Brigade. [Raised a reserve squadron in London August 1914.]
Yeomanry The mounted regiments of the Territorial Force were all designated as Yeomanry, although they had varying origins. The original Yeomanry regiments were raised beginning 1794, sometimes as independent troops that were later grouped and regimented. Their purpose was to help defend against possible French invasions. Some of the early units were disbanded 1802 (with the peace of Amiens) and then reformed 1803 on the resumption of war. A number of the regiments were disbanded in the 1820s and 1830s, although some units continued without pay until reaccepted later. In 1899, the Army organized companies of Imperial Yeomanry to provide mounted troops for the war in South Africa. As the Yeomanry were not authorized by statute to serve abroad, they provided volunteers who were formed into new companies and battalions.251 As the war continued, some companies and battalions were newly raised specifically for this purpose, and later reformed in the United Kingdom as new regiments. From 1901, all of these mounted units were restyled Imperial Yeomanry. A few units were newly raised in this period as well. Upon transfer to the new Territorial Force in 1908,
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the word Imperial was dropped from all of their designations. The number in brackets indicates their official order of precedence within the Yeomanry.
Ayrshire Yeomanry (Earl of Carrick's Own) Raised 1794. [7] Ayr (Lowland Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Reserve Regiment of Ayrshire Yeomanry (Earl of Carrick's Own) Formed 12 September 1914.
Bedfordshire Yeomanry Formed 1901. [48] Bedford (attached to Eastern Mounted Brigade). Embodied 4 August 1914. Stationed at Hatfield Peverel and Stansted. Reserve Regiment of Bedfordshire Yeomanry Formed 23 September 1914.
Berkshire Yeomanry (Hungerford) Originally raised 1794; later disbanded and reformed. [26] Castle Hill, Reading (2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Reserve Regiment of Berkshire Yeomanry (Hungerford) Formed September 1914.
Buckinghamshire Yeomanry (Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars) Raised 1794. [21] Buckingham (2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Reserve Regiment of Buckinghamshire Yeomanry (Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars) Formed 14 September 1914.
Cheshire Yeomanry (Earl of Chester's) Raised 1797. [8] Chester (Welsh Border Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Reserve Regiment of Cheshire Yeomanry (Earl of Chester's) Formed September 1914.
Denbighshire Yeomanry (Hussars) Raised 1795. [16] Wrexham (Welsh Border Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Reserve Regiment of Denbighshire Yeomanry (Hussars) Formed September 1914.
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Derbyshire Yeomanry Raised 1794; later disbanded and reformed. [22] Derby (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Reserve Regiment of Derbyshire Yeomanry Formed September 1914. Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry Raised 1794. [28] Exeter (2nd South Western Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Reserve Regiment of Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry Formed September 1914 and stationed at Teignmouth.
Royal North Devon Yeomanry (Hussars) Raised 1798. [30] Barnstaple (2nd South Western Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Reserve Regiment of Royal North Devon Yeomanry (Hussars) Formed September 1914 at Barnstaple.
Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own) Raised 1794; later disbanded and reformed. [23] Sherborne (attached to 1st South Western Mounted Brigade). Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved September 1914 and joined 2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade. Reserve Regiment of Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own) Formed September 1914 at Sherborne.
Essex Yeomanry Raised 1902. [49] Colchester (Eastern Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Landed in France 1 December 1914; assigned 12 December 1914 to 8th Cavalry Brigade. Reserve Regiment of Essex Yeomanry Formed 12 September 1914 at Colchester. 1914 Battle Honours: Entitled to beginning date 1914 on theatre honour France and Flanders, but no specific 1914 battle honours. 252 Fife and Forfar Yeomanry Raised 1860. [40]253 Kirkcaldy (Highland Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Reserve Regiment of Fife and Forfar Yeomanry Formed 10 September 1914.
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Glamorgan Yeomanry Raised 1901. [43] Bridgend (South Wales Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Reserve Regiment of Glamorgan Yeomanry Formed 10 September 1914.
Gloucestershire Yeomanry (Royal Gloucestershire Hussars) Raised 1830. [24] Gloucester (1st South Midland Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Reserve Regiment of Gloucestershire Yeomanry (Royal Gloucestershire Hussars) Formed 18 September 1914 at Gloucester.
Hampshire Yeomanry (Carabiniers) Raised 1794 and later. [20] Winchester (1st South Western Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Reserve Regiment of Hampshire Yeomanry (Carabiniers) Formed October 1914 at Winchester.
Hertfordshire Yeomanry Raised 1794. [25] Hertford (attached to Eastern Mounted Brigade). Embodied 4 August 1914. Sailed for Egypt 10 September 1914. Reserve Regiment of Hertfordshire Yeomanry Formed 1 September 1914 at Hertford. Extra Reserve Regiment of Hertfordshire Yeomanry Formed December 1914 at Hertford.
Royal East Kent Yeomanry (The Duke of Connaught's Own) (Mounted Rifles) Raised 1794; later disbanded and reformed. [19] Canterbury (South Eastern Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Reserve Regiment of Royal East Kent Yeomanry (The Duke of Connaught's Own) (Mounted Rifles) Formed in 1914.
West Kent Yeomanry (Queen's Own) Raised 1794; later disbanded and reformed. [32] Maidstone (South Eastern Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Reserve Regiment of West Kent Yeomanry (Queen's Own) Formed August 1914 at Maidstone.
Lanarkshire Yeomanry Raised 1819. [13] Lanark (Lowland Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade.
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Reserve Regiment of Lanarkshire Yeomanry Formed in 1914.
Lanarkshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Glasgow and Lower Ward of Lanarkshire) Raised 1797; twice disbanded and reformed. [37]254 Yorkhill, Glasgow (attached to Lowland Mounted Brigade). Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved with Lowland Mounted Brigade to Cupar, Fife on coast defence. Reserve Regiment of Lanarkshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Glasgow and Lower Ward of Lanarkshire) Formed August 1914 at Glasgow, remaining there.
Lancashire Hussars Yeomanry Raised from 1798; later disbanded and reformed. [38] Liverpool (attached to Welsh Border Mounted Brigade). Embodied 4 August 1914. Assigned to West Lancashire Division. Reserve Regiment of Lancashire Hussars Yeomanry Formed in 1914.
Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry Raised 1819. [12] Manchester (attached to Welsh Border Mounted Brigade). Embodied 4 August 1914. A Sqn attached August 1914 to East Lancashire Division and embarked with it for Egypt 19 September 1914. Remainder of regiment ended up in the Crossborough area. Reserve Regiment of Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry Formed in 1914.
Leicestershire Yeomanry (Prince Albert's Own) Raised 1794; later disbanded and reformed. [10] Leicester (Midland Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Landed 3 November 1914 in France. Assigned 12 November 1914 to 7th Cavalry Brigade. Reserve Regiment of Leicestershire Yeomanry (Prince Albert's Own) Formed in 1914. 1914 Battle Honour: Ypres 1914
Lincolnshire Yeomanry Newly raised 1901. [44] Lincoln (North Midland Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade.
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Reserve Regiment of Lincolnshire Yeomanry Formed in 1914.
City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) Raised 1900 for the war in South Africa and reorganized from 1901 in London. [45] Finsbury Square, London (London Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Reserve Regiment of City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) Formed August 1914 in London. 1st County of London Yeomanry (Middlesex Duke of Cambridge's Own) Raised 1797; later disbanded and reformed. [27] Duke of York's HQ, Chelsea (London Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Reserve Regiment of 1st County of London Yeomanry (Middlesex Duke of Cambridge's Own) Formed in 1914 at Chelsea. Moved November 1914 to Ranelagh Park. 2nd County of London Yeomanry (Westminster Dragoons) Raised 1901 for the war in South Africa; later reorganized in London. [46] Westminster (attached to London Mounted Brigade). Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Egypt September 1914. Reserve Regiment of 2nd County of London Yeomanry (Westminster Dragoons) Formed August 1914 at Westminster (Feltham?). 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) Raised 1900 for the war in South Africa and reorganized in London from 1901. [47] St. John's Wood (London Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Reserve Regiment of 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) 1914 in London. Formed
Lothians and Border Horse Yeomanry Raised 1797; later disbanded and reformed. [36] Edinburgh (Lowland Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Reserve Regiment of Lothians and Border Horse Yeomanry Formed in 1914. 1st Lovat's Scouts Yeomanry Raised 1900 for the war in South Africa and later disbanded. Reformed 1903 in Inverness. [52] Beauly (Highland Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade.
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2nd Lovat's Scouts Yeomanry Formed after 1908 from part of the original regiment. [43] Beauly (Highland Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Reserve Regiment of 2nd Lovat's Scouts Yeomanry Formed in 1914.
Montgomeryshire Yeomanry Raised 1803; later disbanded and reformed. [35] Welshpool (South Wales Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Reserve Regiment of Montgomeryshire Yeomanry Formed September 1914 at Welshpool.
Norfolk Yeomanry (The King's Own Royal Regiment) Raised 1901 from a squadron of the Suffolk Yeomanry. [41] Norwich (Eastern Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Reserve Regiment of Norfolk Yeomanry (The King's Own Royal Regiment) Formed in 1914.
Northamptonshire Yeomanry Raised 1794; later disbanded and reformed. [50] Northampton (attached to Eastern Mounted Brigade). Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to near Winchester October 1914 and assigned to 8th Division. Reserve Regiment of Northamptonshire Yeomanry Formed in 1914.
Northumberland Yeomanry (Hussars) Raised 1797; later disbanded and reformed. [14] Newcastle-on-Tyne (attached to Yorkshire Mounted Brigade).255 Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Lyndhurst September 1914 and assigned to 7th Division. Reserve Regiment of Northumberland Yeomanry (Hussars) Formed October 1914 at Newcastle. Moved to Gosforth Park.
Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (Sherwood Rangers) Raised 1794. [4] Retford (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade.
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Reserve Regiment of Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (Sherwood Rangers) 1914 at Retford.
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Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (South Nottinghamshire Hussars) Raised 1795. [15] Nottingham (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Reserve Regiment of Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (South Nottinghamshire Hussars) Formed beginning 20 September 1914 at Nottingham. Moved later to Colwick Racecourse.
Oxfordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars) Raised 1798; later disbanded and reformed. [34] Oxford (2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Landed in France 22 September 1914 as GHQ Troops; attached 31 October 1914 to 2nd Cavalry Brigade and transferred 11 November 1914 to 4th Cavalry Brigade. Reserve Regiment of Oxfordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars) Formed September 1914 at Oxford. 1914 Battle Honours: 256 MESSINES 1914, ARMENTIRES 1914
Pembroke Yeomanry (Castlemartin) Raised 1797; later disbanded and reformed. [18] Tenby (South Wales Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Reserve Regiment of Pembroke Yeomanry (Castlemartin) Formed in 1914. 1st Scottish Horse Originally formed 1900 for the war in South Africa; disbanded 1902 but then reformed 1903 in Scotland. [54] Dunkeld (unattached, Scottish Command). Embodied 4 August 1914. May have been attached to Highland Division at Bedford. November 1914 moved to Northumberland and joined new Scottish Horse Mounted Brigade. Reserve Regiment of 1st Scottish Horse Formed August 1914 at Dunkeld and Aberdeen.
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2nd Scottish Horse Originally formed 1901 for the war in South Africa; disbanded 1902. Reformed in the TF 1 April 1908 from part of the [1st] Scottish Horse. [54] Aberdeen (unattached, Scottish Command). Embodied 4 August 1914. May have been attached to West Riding Division at Doncaster. November 1914 moved to Northumberland and joined new Scottish Horse Mounted Brigade. Reserve Regiment of 2nd Scottish Horse Formed September 1914 at Dunkeld and Aberdeen. 3rd Scottish Horse Formed August 1914 at Aberdeen. November 1914 moved to Northumberland and joined new Scottish Horse Mounted Brigade. Reserve Regiment of 3rd Scottish Horse Formed September 1914 at Aberdeen.
Shropshire Yeomanry Raised from 1795. [6] Shrewsbury (Welsh Border Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Reserve Regiment of Shropshire Yeomanry Formed in 1914.
North Somerset Yeomanry Raised 1798; later disbanded and reformed. [11] Bath (1st South Western Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Landed in France 3 November 1914. Assigned 13 November 1914 to 6th Cavalry Brigade. Reserve Regiment of North Somerset Yeomanry Formed in 1914. 1914 Battle Honour: 257 YPRES 1914
West Somerset Yeomanry Raised from 1794. [33] Taunton (2nd South Western Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Reserve Regiment of West Somerset Yeomanry Formed 1914 at Taunton.
Staffordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Regiment) Raised 1794. Stafford (North Midland Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade. [5] Reserve Regiment of Staffordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Regiment) Formed in 1914.
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Suffolk Yeomanry (The Duke of York's Own Loyal Suffolk Hussars) 1793; later disbanded and reformed. [29] Bury St. Edmonds (Eastern Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade.
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Reserve Regiment of Suffolk Yeomanry (The Duke of York's Own Loyal Suffolk Hussars) Formed in 1914.
Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Mary's Regiment) Raised 1794; later disbanded and reformed. [39] Clapham Park (attached to South Eastern Mounted Brigade). Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Kent. Regiment split up beginning November 1914. A Sqn assigned 21 November 1914 to 27th Division at Winchester. B Sqn assigned 22 December 1914 to 28th Division at Winchester. (C Sqn held for 29th Division, which it would join January 1915.) Reserve Regiment of Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Mary's Regiment) Formed September 1914 at Clapham Park. Moved to Dorking.
Sussex Yeomanry Raised 1901. [42] Brighton (South Eastern Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Reserve Regiment of Sussex Yeomanry Formed September 1914 at Brighton.
Warwickshire Yeomanry Raised 1794. [2] Warwick (1st South Midland Mounted Brigade). Reserve Regiment of Warwickshire Yeomanry Formed September 1914 at Warwick.
Welsh Horse Yeomanry Formed 18 August 1914 in southern Wales (HQ initially at Newtown). Reserve Regiment of Welsh Horse Yeomanry Formed in 1914 at Newtown.
Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry Raised from 1819. [17] Penrith (attached to Welsh Border Mounted Brigade). Embodied 4 August 1914. Apparently remained in home area. Reserve Regiment of Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry Formed in 1914. Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (Prince of Wales's Own Royal Regiment) Raised 1794. [1] Chippenham (1st South Western Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade.
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Reserve Regiment of Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (Prince of Wales's Own Royal Regiment) Formed in 1914.
Worcestershire Yeomanry (The Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars) Raised 1794; later disbanded and reformed. [31] Worcester (1st South Midland Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Reserve Regiment of Worcestershire Yeomanry (The Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars) Formed September 1914 at Worcester.
Yorkshire Dragoons (Queen's Own) Raised 1794; later disbanded and reformed. [9] Doncaster (Yorkshire Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Reserve Regiment of Yorkshire Dragoons (Queen's Own) Formed in 1914.
Yorkshire Hussars Yeomanry (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own) 1794; later disbanded and reformed. [3] York (Yorkshire Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade.
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Reserve Regiment of Yorkshire Hussars Yeomanry (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own) Formed in 1914.
East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry Formed 1902. [51] Beverley (Yorkshire Mounted Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Reserve Regiment of East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry Formed in 1914.
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Introduction The Foot Guards had long been three regiments, two of them English and one Scottish. The Irish Guards were raised in 1900 during the Boer War to recognize that part of the kingdom. (Wales would finally be recognized in 1915 with the raising of the Welsh Guards.) Guards battalions traditionally remained either in the London area or Aldershot. They were not normally sent overseas in peacetime, although 1st Bn Scots Guards were in Egypt 1911-1913. There were no organized reserve units for them; each regiment formed a reserve battalion August 1914 following mobilization. The line infantry rotated between service in the United Kingdom and various overseas locations, especially India. Regiments in the 19th Century were numbered, and each was a distinct entity. While the first 25 had two battalions, and the two rifle regiments four battalions each, the remainder were singlebattalion entities. Edward Cardwell, who became Secretary of State for War in 1868 instituted a number of changes to the Army. In particular, he linked single-battalion regiments in pairs, associating each regiment or pair with a home depot, recruiting area, and local militia battalions. In 1881, the paired regiments were merged and given local titles, with their numbers officially abolished.258 Coupling this with removing infantry from a number of small garrisons allowed a balance, where the theory of a battalion at home and one overseas could become a reality.259 The battalion abroad was kept at full strength, in part by drafts from its sister battalion at home. This meant that home battalionsthe ones that would go into any expeditionary forcewere always under strength. In addition, they contained the new recruits.260 This also meant that peacetime training required
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the imagination of many of the troops supposedly participating. Mobilization would require recalling members of the Reserve and kitting them out before any deployment. Although one division had a practice mobilization each year, this involved borrowing men, horses and related equipment from other divisions in order to come to strength.261 The new 1881 regiments had Regular and militia battalions; the latter lost their old designations as well, and become numbered battalions (starting with 3 in most cases) of the regiment. In addition, the Volunteers were given designations as volunteer battalions of the regiment to which they were associated. When the Territorial Force was created in 1908, the former Volunteer battalions were given the next available number after the militia.262 The militia themselves became the Special Reserve, adding (Reserve) or (Extra Reserve) to their designations.263 From 1908, then, regiments (except in Ireland) had Regular, Special Reserve, and Territorial Force battalions. Since the Territorial Force, like the earlier Volunteers, had never been extended to Ireland, Irish regiments had only the Regular and Special Reserve battalions. In addition, a few regiments were created solely with TF battalions. Most notable was the London Regiment, with 26 battalions. Wartime brought two new types of units. First were the New Armies battalions. Those raised by the War Office took the next available number in sequence, with (Service) added to their designations. Locally raised, or pals battalions, began with local designations; they were then given numbers based on a December 1914 Army Order, although the War Office did not assume responsibility for them until summer 1915. These were also (Service) battalions, adding on at the end of the numbers already used. In addition, the TF began to form second-line units, to function much as the Special Reserve did for the Regulars. When even some second-line units went overseas, a small number of third-line units formed to assume the replacement function. These initially took the parent battalions number, with (Reserve) or (Extra Reserve) added to distinguish second- and third-line units. In March 1915, this somewhat clumsy system of nomenclature was replaced with the
were only just under 4,200 men at home with 15 years of service. Ascoli, The Mons Star, p 8. 261 These last two points (on training and mobilization) are from Maj. R. Money Barnes, The British Army of 1914, pp 34-36. 262 Since there had been no volunteer units in Ireland, there was no TF presence there either. In addition, since no one Regular regiment covered all of London, the volunteer battalions were grouped as the all-TF London Regiment. 263 The intent was to have one Reserve [militia] battalion for each two Regular battalions. Battalions above that number were termed Extra Reserve.
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now-familiar fractional system. The original unit, say 4th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers, became the 1/4th Bn. The second-line unit was the 2/4th Bn of the regiment, and a third-line battalion became the 3/4th. Units that normally had no numbersuch as most Yeomanry regiments and some other unitswere simply numbered as 1st, so that they could become 1/1st and so on. For regiments with multiple types of battalions, they are shown grouped as Regular, Special Reserve, etc. New Armies battalions (those raised by the War Office) are grouped apart from the locally raised battalions, which only received their numeric designations beginning December 1914. However, both types of battalions are officially New Armies. The notes at the head of each regiment show their last title before 1881. Infantry battalions had been organized into eight relatively small companies (a bit over 100 men each), while most European armies had changed to a smaller number of larger companies. The Regular battalions finally made this change in October 1913, reorganizing into four companies (227 men each at war strength). The other components remained organized into eight-company battalions. The Special Reserve changed over to the new organization the day following mobilization, and the TF did so following mobilization, generally completing the task by November 1914. As a result of the Boer War, the Army placed great emphasis in the infantry on field craft (making proper use of terrain, cover and deployment in extended order) as well as musketry (rapid but accurate rifle fire). In fact, so good were they at this, that opposing Germans at some battles believed the British battalions had automatic rifles or large numbers of machine guns.264 Ironically, perhaps, the rapid fire of the British infantry was in part a reaction to the refusalfor financial reasonsto increase the machine guns in a battalion from two to six.265
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Foot Guards There was a single Guards Depot, at Caterham. Each regiment also had a regimental headquarters, at Buckingham Gate, SW. The four regimental commanders were also COs of four of the TF London infantry brigades.
Grenadier Guards Raised 1656 for service with the exiled Charles II and placed on the British establishment in 1660; amalgamated with another regiment raised that year becoming the 1st Foot Guards; subtitled (or Grenadier) from 1815 and known from 1877 simply as the Grenadier Guards. Warley; on notice for Chelsea Barracks (London District). Moved September 1914 to Lyndhurst and assigned 20th Infantry Brigade. 2nd Bn Chelsea Barracks (4th (Guards) Brigade); on notice for Aldershot. Mobilized with brigade. 3rd Bn Wellington Barracks (London District). Remained in England. 4th (Res) Bn Formed 14 August 1914 at Chelsea Barracks. 1914 Battle Honours: 266 Mons, Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, AISNE 1914, YPRES 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen 1st Bn
Coldstream Guards Raised 1650 for the Parliamentary Army and taken over for the Kings service in 1661; always known by name and never styled 2nd Foot Guards. Aldershot (1st (Guards) Brigade); on notice for Tower of London. Mobilized with brigade. 2nd Bn Windsor (4th (Guards) Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. 3rd Bn Chelsea Barracks (4th (Guards) Brigade); on notice for Wellington Barracks. Mobilized with brigade. 4th (Res) Bn Formed August 1914 at Windsor. 1914 Battle Honours: Mons, RETREAT FROM MONS, MARNE 1914, AISNE 1914, YPRES 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen, Givenchy 1914 1st Bn
Scots Guards Raised 1660 as independent companies in Scotland; regimented 1661; from1713 the 3rd Foot Guards; from 1831 the Scots Fusilier Guards and from 1877 simply the Scots Guards.
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Aldershot (1st (Guards) Brigade); on notice for Warley. Mobilized with brigade. 2nd Bn Tower of London; on notice for Chelsea Barracks (London District). Moved September 1914 to Lyndhurst and assigned 20th Infantry Brigade. 3rd (Res) Bn Formed 14 August 1914 at Chelsea Barracks. Moved 31 August 1914 to Esher and 2 October 1914 to Wellington Barracks.
1914 Battle Honours: 267 RETREAT FROM MONS, MARNE 1914, AISNE 1914, YPRES 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen, Givenchy 1914
Irish Guards Raised 1900. Wellington Barracks (4th (Guards) Brigade); on notice for Aldershot. Mobilized with brigade. 2nd (Res) Bn Formed 5 August 1914 at Warley. 1914 Battle Honours: Mons, RETREAT FROM MONS, MARNE 1914, AISNE 1914, YPRES 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen 1st Bn
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The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) Raised 1625 in Scotland for French service; joined the English establishment 1670, becoming 1st (The Royal) Foot. Restyled 1881 as The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment). Regimental Depot at Glencorse. Regulars Allahabad, India (Allahabad Brigade); on notice for Rawalpindi. Landed at Devonport 16 November 1914 and joined 81st Infantry Brigade. 2nd Bn Plymouth (8th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Glencorse, Edinburgh. (Former Queens Regiment of Edinburgh County Militia.)268 Embodied 4 August 1914 and moved to Weymouth. 1st Bn
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[The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)] Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th Bn (Queen's Edinburgh Rifles) Edinburgh (Lothian Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 5th Bn (Queen's Edinburgh Rifles) Edinburgh (Lothian Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade.269 th 6 Bn Edinburgh (attached to Lothian Infantry Brigade). Embodied 4 August 1914 and assigned to Lothian Infantry Brigade. 7th Bn Leith (attached to Lothian Infantry Brigade). Embodied 4 August 1914 and assigned to Lothian Infantry Brigade. 8th Bn Haddington (Lothian Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Landed in France 5 November 1914 and attached 11 November 1914 to 22nd Infantry Brigade. th 9 (Highlanders) Bn Edinburgh (Lothian Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 10th (Cyclist) Bn Linlithgow (attached to Scottish Command). Embodied 4 August 1914 and moved to East Linton and then North Berwick on coast defence duty. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) Bn (Queen's Edinburgh Rifles) Formed September 1914 at Edinburgh. 5th (Res) Bn (Queen's Edinburgh Rifles) Formed September 1914 at Edinburgh.. 7th (Res) Bn Formed August 1914 at Leith. 8th (Res) Bn Formed 26 September 1914 at Haddington. 8th (Extra Res) Bn Formed December 1914 9th (Res) (Highlanders) Bn Formed September 1914 at Edinburgh. 10th (Res) (Cyclist) Bn Formed 1914 at Linlithgow. New Armies 11th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Edinburgh and assigned to 27th Infantry Brigade in Bordon area. 12th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Edinburgh and assigned to 27th Infantry Brigade in Bordon area. 13th (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Edinburgh and assigned to 45th Infantry Brigade at Aldershot. 14th (S) Bn Formed November 1914 [K4] at Weymouth and assigned to 102nd Infantry Brigade. Locally raised battalions 15th (S) Bn (1st Edinburgh) Raised September 1914 in Edinburgh by the Lord Provost and City. Allotted to 122nd Infantry Brigade. th 16 (S) Bn (2nd Edinburgh) Raised in Edinburgh December 1914 by Lt-Col G. McCrae, MP. Allotted to 122nd Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: Mons, LE CATEAU, Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, Aisne 1914, La Basse 1914 On 11 March 1915 this would become the final battalion of 88th Infantry Brigade, the only non-Regular infantry battalion of 29th Division.
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The Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment) Raised 1661, becoming 2nd (The Queens Royal) Foot. Restyled 1881 as The Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Regimental Depot at Guildford. Regulars Bordon (3rd Infantry Brigade); on notice for Woking. Mobilized with brigade. Transferred 8 November 1914 to I Corps Troops. 2nd Bn Roberts Heights, South Africa (Pretoria District). Landed in England 19 September 1914 and joined 22nd Infantry Brigade. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Guildford. (Former 2nd Royal Surrey Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved August 1914 to Chattenden and November 1914 to Rochester. Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th Bn Croydon (Surrey Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade, which was broken up on arrival in India December 1914; landed at Bombay 3 December 1914. Assigned Secunderabad Brigade.270 th 5 Bn Guildford (Surrey Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade, which was broken up on arrival in India December 1914; landed at Bombay 2 December 1914. Moved to Lucknow, unbrigaded under 8th (Lucknow) Division. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) Bn Formed 15 September 1914 at Croydon. Moved to Windsor November 1914 in 2nd Surrey Infantry Brigade. th 5 (Res) Bn Formed 15 September 1914 at Guildford. Moved to Windsor November 1914 in 2nd Surrey Infantry Brigade. New Armies 6th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Guilford and assigned to 37th Infantry Brigade at Purfleet. 7th (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Guilford and assigned to 55th Infantry Brigade at Purfleet. 8th (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Guilford and assigned to 72nd Infantry Brigade at Shoreham. 9th (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at Gravesend for 93rd Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: Mons, RETREAT FROM MONS, Marne 1914, Aisne 1914, YPRES 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt 1st Bn
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The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Raised 1572 for service in the low countries; disbanded 1665 in Holland and immediately reformed in England, becoming 3rd (The East Kent) Foot (The Buffs). Restyled 1881 as The Buffs (East Kent Regiment).271 Regimental Depot at Canterbury. Regulars 1st Bn Fermoy (16th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. 2nd Bn Wellington, Madras, India (Southern Brigade). Landed in the UK 23 December 1914 and joined 85th Infantry Brigade at Winchester. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Canterbury. (Former 1st Bn East Kent Militia). Embodied 4 August 1914. Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th Bn Canterbury (Kent Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade, which was broken up on arrival in India December 1914 (left Southampton 30 October 1914). Assigned to Mhow Brigade. 5th (The Weald of Kent) Bn Ashford (Kent Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade, which was broken up on arrival in India December 1914 (left Southampton 30 October 1914). Assigned to Jubbulpore Brigade. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 in Canterbury. By November 1914 at Ascot in 2nd Kent Infantry Brigade. th 5 (Res) (The Weald of Kent) Bn Formed 29 October 1914 at Ashford. By November 1914 at Ascot in 2nd Kent Infantry Brigade. New Armies 6th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Canterbury and assigned to 37th Infantry Brigade at Colchester and Purfleet. 7th (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Canterbury and assigned to 55th Infantry Brigade at Purfleet. 8th (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Canterbury and assigned to 72nd Infantry Brigade at Shoreham. 9th (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at Dover for 95th Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: AISNE 1914, Armentires 1914
The Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) Raised 1680, becoming 4th (The Kings Own Royal) Foot. Redesignated 1881 as The Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Regimental Depot at Lancaster. Regulars 1st Bn Dover (12th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. 2nd Bn Lebong, India (Presidency Brigade). Landed in England 22 December 1914 and joined 83rd Infantry Brigade at Winchester.
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[The Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)] Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Lancaster. (Former 1st Royal Lancashire Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Sunderland. Territorial Force 4th Bn Ulverston (North Lancashire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 5th Bn Lancaster (North Lancashire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 5th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Lancaster. Moved to Blackpool November 1914. New Armies 6th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Lancaster and moved to Tidworth to join 38th Infantry Brigade. th 7 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Lancaster and moved to Tidworth Pennings to join 56th Infantry Brigade. th 8 (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K3] at Lancaster and moved to Codforth to join 76th Infantry Brigade. th 9 (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K3] at Lancaster and moved to Eastbourne to join 65th Infantry Brigade. th 10 (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at Saltash and joined 99th Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: 272 Le Cateau, Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, Aisne 1914, Armentires 1914
The Northumberland Fusiliers Raised 1674 for Dutch service and transferred 1688 to English service, becoming 5th Foot (Northumberland Fusiliers). Retitled 1881 as The Northumberland Fusiliers.273 Regimental Depot at Newcastle-on-Tyne. Regulars 1st Bn Portsmouth (9th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade.274 2nd Bn Sabathu, India (Sirhind [9th Indian] Brigade). Landed in England 22 December 1914 and joined 84th Infantry Brigade at Winchester. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Newcastle-on-Tyne. (Former Northumberland Light Infantry.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to East Boldon (near Sunderland). Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th Bn Hexham (Northumberland Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade.
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[The Northumberland Fusiliers] 5th Bn Newcastle-on-Tyne (Northumberland Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 6th Bn Newcastle-on-Tyne (Northumberland Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 7th Bn Alnwick (Northumberland Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) Bn Formed November 1914 at Blythe. 5th (Res) Bn Formed November 1914 at Blythe. 6th (Res) Bn Formed 28 December 1914 at Newcastle. 7th (Res) Bn Formed 26 September 1914 at Alnwick. New Armies 8th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Newcastle and moved to Grantham to join 34th Infantry Brigade. th 9 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Newcastle and moved to Wareham to join 52nd Infantry Brigade. th 10 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Newcastle and moved to Bullswater, near Frensham to join 68th Infantry Brigade. th 11 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Newcastle and moved to Bullswater, near Frensham to join 68th Infantry Brigade. th 12 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Newcastle and moved to Halton Park to join 62nd Infantry Brigade. th 13 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Newcastle and moved to Halton Park to join 62nd Infantry Brigade. th 14 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Newcastle and moved to Halton Park and Aylsbury area as Army Troops 21st Division. th 15 (S) Bn Formed October 1914 at Darlington and joined 89th Infantry Brigade. Locally raised battalions 16th (S) Bn (Newcastle) Raised September 1914 by the Newcastle & Gateshead Chamber of Commerce. Moved November 1914 to Alnwick. Allocated to 117th Infantry Brigade. th 17 (S) Bn (North Eastern Railway) Raised at Hull by N.E.R. September 1914. Unallocated (become pioneers). 18th (S) Bn (1st Tyneside) Raised at Newcastle by the Lord Mayor and City 14 October 1914. Moved 21 December 1914 to Rothbury. Unallocated (become pioneers). 19th (S) Bn (2nd Tyneside) Raised at Newcastle by the Lord Mayor and City 16 November 1914. Unallocated (become pioneers). 20th (S) Bn (1st Tyneside Scottish) Raised at Newcastle by the Lord Mayor and City 14 October 1914. Allocated to 123rd Infantry Brigade. st 21 (S) Bn (2nd Tyneside Scottish) Raised at Newcastle by the Lord Mayor and City 26 September 1914. Allocated to 123rd Infantry Brigade. nd 22 (S) Bn (3rd Tyneside Scottish) Raised at Newcastle by the Lord Mayor and City 5 November 1914. Allocated to 123rd Infantry Brigade. rd 23 (S) Bn (4th Tyneside Scottish) Raised at Newcastle by the Lord Mayor and City 16 November 1914. Allocated to 123rd Infantry Brigade.
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[The Northumberland Fusiliers] 24th (S) Bn (1st Tyneside Irish) Raised at Newcastle by the Lord Mayor and City 14 November 1914. Allocated to 124th Infantry Brigade. th 25 (S) Bn (2nd Tyneside Irish) Raised at Newcastle by the Lord Mayor and City 9 November 1914. Allocated to 124th Infantry Brigade. th 26 (S) Bn (3rd Tyneside Irish) Raised at Newcastle by the Lord Mayor and City November 1914. Allocated to 124th Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, Le Cateau, Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, Aisne 1914, La Basse 1914, Messines 1914, Armentires 1914, YPRES 1914, Nonne Bosschen
The Royal Warwickshire Regiment Raised 1673, becoming 6th (Royal 1st Warwickshire) Foot. From 1881, styled as The Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Regimental Depot at Warwick. Regulars 1st Bn 2nd Bn Shorncliffe (10th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. Malta. Landed in England 19 September 1914 and joined 22nd Infantry Brigade at Lyndhurst.
Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Warwick. (Former 1st Warwick Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Portsmouth and then Isle of Wight. 4th (Extra Res) Bn Warwick. (Former 2nd Warwick Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Portsmouth and then Isle of Wight. Territorial Force (1st Line) 5th Bn Birmingham (Warwickshire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 6th Bn Birmingham (Warwickshire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 7th Bn Coventry (Warwickshire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 8th Bn Birmingham (Warwickshire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 5th (Res) Bn Formed October 1914 in Birmingham. 6th (Res) Bn Formed October 1914 in Birmingham. 7th (Res) Bn Formed October 1914 in Coventry. 8th (Res) Bn Formed October 1914 in Birmingham. New Armies 9th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] in Warwick and moved to Salisbury Plain to join 39th Infantry Brigade. th 10 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] in Warwick and moved to Salisbury Plain to join 57th Infantry Brigade. th 11 (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K3] in Warwick as Army Troops attached to 24th Division. th 12 (S) Bn Formed [K4] at Parkhust, Isle of Wight and assigned to 96th Infantry Brigade. Transferred 12 December 1914 to 97th Infantry Brigade.
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[The Royal Warwickshire Regiment] 13th (S) Bn Formed [K4] at Golden Hill, Isle of Wight and assigned to 97th Infantry Brigade. Locally raised battalions 14th (S) Bn (1st Birmingham) Raised at Birmingham September 1914 by the Lord Mayor and a local committee; moved to Sutton Coldfield 5 October 1914. Allocated to 116th Infantry Brigade. th 15 (S) Bn (2nd Birmingham) Raised at Birmingham September 1914 by the Lord Mayor and a local committee; moved to Sutton Coldfield 5 October 1914. Allocated to 116th Infantry Brigade. th 16 (S) Bn (3rd Birmingham) Raised at Birmingham September 1914 by the Lord Mayor and a local committee. Allocated to 116th Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: LE CATEAU, Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, Aisne 1914, Armentires 1914, YPRES 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt
The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) Raised 1685, becoming 7th Foot (Royal Fusiliers). Restyled 1881 as The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). One of the regiments forming two additional battalions (in 1898 and 1900). Regimental Depot at Hounslow. The regiment did not have Territorial Force battalions; its former volunteer battalions were made part of The London Regiment in 1908. Regulars Kinsale (17th Infantry Brigade); on notice for Pembroke Dock. Mobilized with brigade. 2nd Bn Calcutta, India (Presidency Brigade). Sailed from India in 1914 but did not land in England until January 1915 (when it would join 86th Infantry Brigade). 3rd Bn Lucknow, India (Lucknow [22nd Indian] Brigade). Landed in England December 1914 and joined 85th Infantry Brigade near Winchester. 4th Bn Parkhurst, Isle of Wight (9th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. Special Reserve 5th (Res) Bn Hounslow. (Former Royal Westminster, or 3rd Middlesex Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Dover. 6th (Res) Bn Hounslow. (Former Royal South, or 4th Middlesex Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Dover. 7th (Extra Res) Bn Finsbury. (Former Royal London Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Falmouth. New Armies 8th (S) Bn Formed 21 August 1914 [K1] at Hounslow and moved to Colchester to join 36th Infantry Brigade. th 9 (S) Bn Formed 21 August 1914 [K1] at Hounslow and moved to Colchester to join 36th Infantry Brigade. 1st Bn
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[The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)] 10th (S) Bn Raised by the Lord Mayor and City of London 21 August 1914 but allotted to K2. Moved September 1914 to Colchester and 54th Infantry Brigade but in October 1914 made Army Troops attached to 18th Division. th 11 (S) Bn Formed 6 September 1914 [K2] at Hounslow and moved to Colchester and joined 54th Infantry Brigade. th 12 (S) Bn Formed 13 September 1914 [K3] at Hounslow and moved to South Downs and joined 73rd Infantry Brigade. th 13 (S) Bn Formed 13 September 1914 [K3] at Hounslow and moved to South Downs as Army Troops attached to 24th Division. Moved December 1914 to billets in Worthing. 14th (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at Dover and assigned to 95th Infantry Brigade. 15th (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at Dover and assigned to 95th Infantry Brigade. 16th (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at Falmouth and assigned to 103rd Infantry Brigade. Locally raised battalions 17th (S) Bn (Empire) Raised in London 31 August 1914 by the British Empire Committee. Moved 12 September 1914 to Warlingham, Surrey. Allocated to 120th Infantry Brigade. th 18 (S) Bn (1st Public Schools) Raised 11 September 1914 at Epsom by the Public Schools and University Mens Force. Allocated to 119th Infantry Brigade. 19th (S) Bn (2nd Public Schools) Raised 11 September 1914 at Epsom by the Public Schools and University Mens Force. Allocated to 119th Infantry Brigade. 20th (S) Bn (3rd Public Schools) Raised 11 September 1914 at Epsom by the Public Schools and University Mens Force. Moved October 1914 to Leatherhead. Allocated to 119th Infantry Brigade. st 21 (S) Bn (4th Public Schools) Raised 11 September 1914 at Epsom by the Public Schools and University Mens Force. Moved October 1914 to Ashstead. Allocated to 119th Infantry Brigade. nd 22 (S) Bn (Kensington) Raised by the Mayor and Borough of Kensington 11 September 1914 at White City. Moved October 1914 to Horsham. Allocated to 120th Infantry Brigade. rd 23 (S) Bn (1st Sportsmans ) Raised in London by E. Cunliffe-Owen 25 September 1914. Moved to Hornchurch. Allocated to 120th Infantry Brigade. 24th (S) Bn (2nd Sportsmans) Raised in London by E. Cunliffe-Own 20 November 1914. Allocated to 120th Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, Le Cateau, Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, Aisne 1914, La Basse 1914, Messines 1914, Armentires 1914, YPRES 1914, Nonne Bosschen
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The Kings (Liverpool Regiment) Raised 1685, becoming 8th (The Kings) Foot. Redesignated 1881 as The Kings (Liverpool Regiment). Regimental Depot at Seaforth, Liverpool. Regulars 1st Bn Aldershot (6th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. 2nd Bn Peshawar, India (Peshawar [1st Indian] Brigade). Remained in India. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Seaforth, Liverpool. (Former 1st Bn, 2nd Royal Lancashire Militia (The Duke of Lancasters Own).) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Hightown. 4th (Extra Res) Bn Seaforth, Liverpool. (Former 2nd Bn, 2nd Royal Lancashire Militia (The Duke of Lancasters Own).) Embodied 4 August 1914. Might have moved to Edinburgh. Territorial Army (1st Line) 5th Bn Liverpool (Liverpool Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 6th (Rifle) Bn Liverpool (Liverpool Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 7th Bn Bootle (Liverpool Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 8th (Irish) Bn Liverpool (Liverpool Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 9th Bn Liverpool (South Lancashire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 10th (Scottish) Battalion Liverpool (South Lancashire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. :Landed in France 2 November 1914 and attached to 9th Infantry Brigade. th 7 (Isle of Man) Volunteer Bn Douglas.275 (attached to the West Lancashire Division). Apparently remained on Isle of Man. Territorial Army (2nd Line) 5th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Liverpool. Moved to Blackpool November 1914 to join 2nd Liverpool Infantry Brigade. th 6 (Res) (Rifle) Bn Formed 10 September 1914 at Liverpool. Moved to Blackpool 10 November 1914 to join 2nd Liverpool Infantry Brigade.. th 7 (Res) Bn Formed at Bootle about October 1914. Moved to Blackpool November 1914 to join 2nd Liverpool Infantry Brigade.. th 8 (Res) (Irish) Bn Formed at Liverpool about October 1914. Moved to Blackpool November 1914 to join 2nd Liverpool Infantry Brigade.. th 9 (Res) Bn Formed at Liverpool about October 1914. Moved to Blackpool November 1914. 10th (Res) (Scottish) Bn Formed at Liverpool about October 1914. Moved to Blackpool November 1914. New Armies 11th (S) Bn Formed 23 August 1914 [K1] at Seaforth, Liverpool and moved to Aldershot as Army Troops 14th Division. Moved to Farnham in billets 28 November 1914.
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[The Kings (Liverpool Regiment)] 12th (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Seaforth, Liverpool and moved to Aldershot as Army Troops 20th Division. th 13 (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K3] at Seaforth, Liverpool and moved to Salisbury Plain as Army Troops, 25th Division. Moved November 1914 to Bournemouth in billets. 14th (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K3] at Seaforth, Liverpool and moved to South Downs and joined 65th Infantry Brigade. th 15 (S) Bn Formed November 1914 [K4] at Formsby and assigned 105th Infantry Brigade. 16th (S) Bn Formed December 1914 [K4] at Hoylake and assigned 105th Infantry Brigade. Locally raised battalions 17th (S) Bn (1st City) Raised in Liverpool by Lord Derby 29 August 1914. Allotted to 110th Infantry Brigade. th 18 (S) Bn (2nd City) Raised in Liverpool by Lord Derby 29 August 1914. Later to Knowsley Park. Allotted to 110th Infantry Brigade. th 19 (S) Bn (3rd City) Raised in Liverpool by Lord Derby 29 August 1914. Moved November 1914 to Knowsley Park. Allotted to 110th Infantry Brigade. 20th (S) Bn (4th City) Raised in Liverpool by Lord Derby 16 October 1914 and moved to Knowsley Park. Allotted to 110th Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: Mons, RETREAT FROM MONS, MARNE 1914, AISNE 1914, YPRES 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen
The Norfolk Regiment Raised 1685, becoming 9th (The East Norfolk) Foot. Restyled 1881 as The Norfolk Regiment.276 Regimental Depot at Norwich. Regulars 1st Bn Holywood, Belfast (15th Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 2nd Bn Belgaum, India (Belgaum [18th Indian] Brigade); on notice for Jubbulpore. Left India with brigade November 1914 for Mesopotamia. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Norwich. (Former 1st or Western Regiment of Norfolk Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Felixstowe. Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th Bn Norwich (Norfolk and Suffolk Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 5th Bn East Dereham (Norfolk and Suffolk Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade.
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[The Norfolk Regiment] 6th (Cyclist) Bn Norwich (attached to Eastern Command). Assigned coast defence duties in Norfolk. Attached from ca. September 1914 to 1st Mounted Division. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 in Norwich. Assigned November 1914 to 2nd Norfolk and Suffolk Infantry Brigade. th 5 (Res) Bn Formed October 1914 in East Dereham. Assigned November 1914 to 2nd Norfolk and Suffolk Infantry Brigade. th 6 (Res) (Cyclist) Bn Formed October 1914 at Bridlington. New Armies 7th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Norwich and moved to Shorncliffe to join 35th Infantry Brigade. th 8 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Norwich and moved to Shorncliffe to join 53rd Infantry Brigade. th 9 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Norwich and moved to Shorncliffe to join 71st Infantry Brigade. th 10 (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at Walton-on-the-Naze form 94th Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, LE CATEAU, Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, Aisne 1914, La Basse 1914, YPRES 1914
The Lincolnshire Regiment Raised 1685, becoming the 10th (The North Lincolnshire) Foot. Redesignated 1881 as The Lincolnshire Regiment. Regimental Depot at Lincoln. Regulars 1st Bn Portsmouth (9th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. 2nd Bn Bermuda. Moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia September 1914. Landed in England October 1914 and joined 25th Infantry Brigade. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Lincoln. (Former Royal North Lincolnshire Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Grimsby. Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th Bn Lincoln (Lincolnshire and Leicestershire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 5th Bn Grimsby (Lincolnshire and Leicestershire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) Bn Formed 13 sep 1914 at Lincoln. New Armies 6th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Lincoln and moved to Belton Park, Grantham to join 33rd Infantry Brigade. th 7 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Lincoln and moved to Wool to join 51st Infantry Brigade.
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[The Lincolnshire Regiment] 8th (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Lincoln and moved to Halton Park, Tring to join 63rd Infantry Brigade. th 9 (S) Bn Formed November 1914 [K4] at Lincoln and joined 91st Infantry Brigade. Locally raised battalion 10th (S) Bn (Grimsby) Raised at Grimsby 9 September 1914 by the Mayor and the Town. Moved December 1914 to Brocklesby. Allotted to 122nd Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, Le Cateau, Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, Aisne 1914, La Basse 1914, MESSINES 1914, Armentires 1914, YPRES 1914, Nonne Bosschen,
The Devonshire Regiment Raised 1685, becoming 11th (The North Devonshire) Foot. Restyled 1881 as The Devonshire Regiment. Regimental Depot at Exeter. Regulars Jersey (Channel Islands, Jersey District); on notice for Aldershot. Landed in France 21 August 1914 and assigned to 8th Infantry Brigade 14 September 1914. 2nd Bn Cairo, Egypt (The Force in Egypt). Landed in England 1 October 1914 and joined 23rd Infantry Brigade near Winchester. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Exeter. (Former 1st or East Devon Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Plymouth four days later. Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th Bn Exeter (Devonshire and Cornwall Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade, which was broken up after November 1914 arrival in India; landed Karachi 11 November 1914. In Ferozepore (3rd Lahore Divisional Area ) December 1914. 5th (Prince of Wales's) Bn Millbay, Plymouth (Devonshire and Cornwall Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade, which was broken up after November 1914 arrival in India; landed Karachi 11 November 1914. In Multan (3rd Lahore Divisional Area ) December 1914. th 6 Bn Barnstaple (attached to Wessex Division). Embodied 4 August 1914. Assigned 16 September 1914 to Devonshire and Cornwall Infantry Brigade, which was broken up after November 1914 arrival in India; landed Karachi 11 November 1914. In Lahore (3rd Lahore Divisional Area ) December 1914. 7th (Cyclist) Bn Exeter (attached to Southern Command). Embodied 4 August 1914. After a week at Totnes, moved to area of West Hartlepool on coast defence. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) Bn Formed 16 September 1914 at Exeter. October 1914 joined 2nd Devonshire and Cornwall Infantry Brigade, which left for India in December 1914 and would be broken up there. 1st Bn
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[The Devonshire Regiment] 5th (Res) (Prince of Wales's) Bn Formed 16 September 1914 at Plymouth. 6th (Res) Bn Formed 16 September 1914 at Barnstaple. October 1914 joined 2nd Devonshire and Cornwall Infantry Brigade, which left for India in December 1914 and would be broken up there. 7th (Res) (Cyclist) Bn Formed October 1914 at Totnes. New Armies 8th (S) Bn Formed 19 August 1914 [K1] at Exeter and moved to Aldershot as Army Troops, 14th Division. Moved December 1914 to billets in villages south of Farnham. 9th (S) Bn Formed 15 September 1914 [K2] at Exeter and moved to Aldershot as Army Troops, 20th Division. th 10 (S) Bn Formed 25 September 1914 [K3] at Exeter and moved to Stockton Camp, Salisbury Plain to join 79th Infantry Brigade. th 11 (S) Bn Formed November 1914 [K4] at Exeter for 100th Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: Aisne 1914, La Basse 1914, Armentires 1914
The Suffolk Regiment Raised 1685, becoming 12th (The East Suffolk) Foot. Redesignated 1881 as The Suffolk Regiment. Regimental Depot at Bury St. Edmunds. Regulars Khartoum (half company at Cyprus) on notice for Ranikhet. Landed in England 17 November 1914 and moved December 1914 to Winchester to join 84th Infantry Brigade. nd 2 Bn Curragh (14th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. Relieved 30 September 1914 after heavy casualties at Le Cateau. Assigned 25 October 1914 to 8th Infantry Brigade. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Bury St. Edmunds. (Former West Suffolk Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved five days later to Felixstowe. Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th Bn Ipswich (Norfolk and Suffolk Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Landed 9 November 1914 in France and attached 4 November 1914 to Jullundur Brigade. 5th Bn Bury St. Edmunds (Norfolk and Suffolk Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 6th (Cyclist) Bn Ipswich (attached to Eastern Command). Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Saxmundham. Attached from ca. September 1914 to 1st Mounted Division. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) Bn Formed October 1914 at Ipswich. Assigned November 1914 to 2nd Norfolk and Suffolk Infantry Brigade. th 5 (Res) Bn Formed October 1914 in Bury St. Edmunds. Assigned November 1914 to 2nd Norfolk and Suffolk Infantry Brigade. 1st Bn
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[The Suffolk Regiment] 6th (Res) (Cyclist) Bn Formed September 1914 at Ipswich. New Armies 7th (S) Bn Formed 20 August 1914 [K1] at Bury St. Edmonds and moved to Shorncliffe to join 35th Infantry Brigade. th 8 (S) Bn Formed 9 September 1914 [K2] at Bury St. Edmonds and moved to Shorncliffe to join 53rd Infantry Brigade. th 9 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Bury St. Edmonds and moved to Shoreham to join 71st Infantry Brigade. th 10 (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at Felixstowe for 94th Infantry Brigade. Locally raised battalion 11th (S) Bn (Cambridgeshire) Raised at Cambridge 25 September 1914 by the Cambridge and Isle of Ely TF Association. Allotted to 122nd Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: Mons, LE CATEAU, Retreat from Mons, Marne 1914, Aisne 1914, La Basse 1914, Givenchy 1914
Prince Alberts (Somerset Light Infantry) Raised 1685, becoming 13th (1st Somersetshire) (Prince Alberts Light Infantry) Foot. Went through several variants of a new name beginning 1881 until settling on Prince Alberts (Somerset Light Infantry) in 1912. Regimental Depot at Taunton. Regulars 1st Bn Colchester (11th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. 2nd Bn Quetta, India (1st Quetta Infantry Brigade). Remained in India. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Taunton. (Former 1st Somersetshire Light Infantry.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Devonport. Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th Bn Bath (South Western Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade, which was broken up after November 1914 arrival in India; landed at Bombay 9 November 1914. Assigned to Southern Brigade. 5th Bn Taunton (South Western Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade, which was broken up after November 1914 arrival in India; landed at Bombay 9 November 1914. At Jubbulpore, then at Ambala (3rd Lahore Divisional Area) December 1914. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Bath. Joined 2nd South Western Infantry Brigade. That brigade sailed for India December 1914, where it would be broken up on arrival. 5th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Taunton. Joined 2nd South Western Infantry Brigade. That brigade sailed for India December 1914, where it would be broken up on arrival.
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[Prince Alberts (Somerset Light Infantry)] New Armies 6th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Taunton and moved to Aldershot to join 43rd Infantry Brigade. th 7 (S) Bn Formed 13 September 1914 [K2] at Taunton and moved to Woking to join 61st Infantry Brigade. th 8 (S) Bn Formed 20 October 1914 [K3] at Taunton and moved to Halton Park, near Tring to join 63rd Infantry Brigade. th 9 (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at Plymouth for 98th Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: Le Cateau, Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, AISNE 1914, Armentires 1914
The Prince of Waless Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) Raised 1685, becoming 14th (BuckinghamshireThe Prince of Wales Own) Foot. Redesignated 1881 as The Prince of Waless Own (West Yorkshire Regiment). Regimental Depot at York. Regulars Lichfield (18th Infantry Brigade); on notice for Aldershot. Mobilized with brigade. 2nd Bn Malta; on notice for Dagshai. Landed in England 25 September 1914 and joined 23rd Infantry Brigade at Winchester. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn York. (Former 2nd West Yorkshire Light Infantry). Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Whitley Bay area. 4th (Extra Re) Bn York. (Former 4th West Yorkshire Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Falmouth. Territorial Force (1st Line) 5th Bn York (1st West Riding Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 6th Bn Bradford (1st West Riding Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 7th Bn (Leeds Rifles) Leeds (1st West Riding Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 8th Bn (Leeds Rifles) Leeds (1st West Riding Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 5th (Res) Bn Formed 28 September 1914 at York. 6th (Res) Bn Formed 12 September 1914 at Bradford. 7th (Res) Bn (Leeds Rifles) Formed 15 September 1914 at Leeds. 8th (Res) Bn (Leeds Rifles) Formed 14 September 1914 at Leeds. New Armies 9th (S) Bn Formed 25 August 1914 [K1] at York and moved to Belton Park, Grantham to join 32nd Infantry Brigade. th 10 (S) Bn Formed 3 September 1914 [K2] at York and moved to Warenham to join 50th Infantry Brigade. th 11 (S) Bn Formed 10 September 1914 [K3] at York and moved to Frensham to join 69th Infantry Brigade. 1st Bn
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[The Prince of Waless Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)] 12th (S) Bn Formed 16 September 1914 [K3] and moved to Halton Park, near Tring to join 63rd Infantry Brigade. th 13 (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at York for 90th Infantry Brigade. 14th (S) Bn Formed November 1914 [K4] at Falmouth for 103rd Infantry Brigade. Locally raised battalions 15th (S) Bn (1st Leeds) Raised September 1914 at Leeds by the Lord Mayor and City; moved to Colsterdale. Allotted to 114th Infantry Brigade. 16th (S) Bn (1st Bradford) Raised September 1914 at Bradford by the Lord Mayor and City. Allotted to 114th Infantry Brigade. th nd 17 (S) Bn (2 Leeds) Raised December at Bradford by the Lord Mayor and City as a bantam battalion. Allotted to 127th Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: Aisne 1914, ARMENTIRES 1914
The East Yorkshire Regiment Raised 1685, becoming 15th (The Yorkshire East Riding) Foot. Redesignated 1881 as The East Yorkshire Regiment. Regimental Depot at Beverley. Regulars 1st Bn York (18th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. 2nd Bn Kamptee, India (Jubbulpore Brigade). Landed in England December 1914 and joined 83rd Infantry Brigade at Winchester. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Beverley. (Former East Riding of Yorkshire Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Hedon, near Hull. Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th Bn Hull (Yorkshire and Durham Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 5th (Cyclist) Bn Hull (attached to Northern Command). Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Louth. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Darlington. Moved November 1914 to Hull. New Armies 6th (S) Bn Formed 27 August 1914 [K1] at Beverly and moved to Belton Park, Grantham to join 32nd Infantry Brigade. th 7 (S) Bn Formed 16 September 1914 [K2] at Beverly and moved to Wareham to join 50th Infantry Brigade. th 8 (S) Bn Formed 22 September 1914 [K3] at Beverly and moved to Halton Park, Tring to join 62nd Infantry Brigade. th 9 (S) Bn Formed 9 November 1914 [K4] at York for 90th Infantry Brigade.
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[The East Yorkshire Regiment] Locally raised battalions 10th (S) Bn (1st Hull) Raised 29 August 1914 at Hull by Lord Nunburnholme and East Riding TF Association. Moved to Hornsea November 1914. Allotted to 113th Infantry Brigade. th 11 (S) Bn (2nd Hull) Raised 2 September 1914 at Hull by Lord Nunburnholme and East Riding TF Association. Moved to Hornsea November 1914. Allotted to 113th Infantry Brigade. th 12 (S) Bn (3rd Hull) Raised 11 August 1914 at Hull by Lord Nunburnholme and East Riding TF Association. Moved to Hornsea November 1914. Allotted to 113th Infantry Brigade. th 13 (S) Bn (4th Hull) Raised 3 November 1914 at Hull by Lord Nunburnholme and East Riding TF Association. Moved to Hornsea November 1914. Allotted to 113th Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: AISNE 1914, ARMENTIRES 1914
The Bedfordshire Regiment Raised 1688, becoming 16th (the Bedfordshire) Foot. Redesignated 1881 as The Bedfordshire Regiment.277 Regimental Depot at Bedford. The TF Hertfordshire Regiment was part of the Corps of The Bedfordshire Regiment. Regulars 1st Bn Mullingar (15th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. 2nd Bn Roberts Heights, South Africa (Pretoria District). Landed in England 19 September 1914 and joined 21st Infantry Brigade at Lyndhurst. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Bedford. (Former Bedfordshire Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Felixstowe. 4th (Extra Res) Bn Hertford. (Former Hertfordshire Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Felixstowe. Territorial Force (1st Line) 5th Bn Bedford (East Midland Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 5th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Bedford. Assigned December 1914 to 2nd East Midland Infantry Brigade. New Armies 6th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Bedford and moved to Aldershot as Army Troops, 9th Division. th 7 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Bedford and moved to Aldershot as Army Troops, 15th Division.
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[The Bedfordshire Regiment] 8th (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Bedford and moved to South Downs, near Shoreham, to join 71st Infantry Brigade. th 9 (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at Felixstowe for 94th Infantry Brigade. 10th (S) Bn Formed November 1914 [K4] at Dovecourt for 106th Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, Le Cateau, Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, Aisne 1914, La Basse 1914, YPRES 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen,
The Leicestershire Regiment Raised 1688, becoming 17th (the Leicestershire) Foot. Redesignated 1881 as The Leicestershire Regiment. Regimental Depot at Leicester. Regulars 1st Bn Fermoy (16th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. 2nd Bn Ranikhet, India (Bareilly [21st Indian] Brigade); on notice for Dinapore. Left India with Garhwal [20th Indian] Brigade and landed in France, but relieved 10 November 1914 and moved to Alexandria, Egypt. Joined 28th Indian Brigade 23 November 1914. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Leicester. (Former Leicestershire Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Portsmouth. Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th Bn Leicester (Lincolnshire and Leicestershire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 5th Bn Loughborough (Lincolnshire and Leicestershire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 in Leicester. 5th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Loughborough. New Armies 6th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Leicester and moved to Aldershot as Army Troops, 9th Division. th 7 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Leicester and moved to Aldershot as Army Troops, 15th Division. th 8 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Leicester and moved to Aldershot as Army Troops, 23rd Division. th 9 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Leicester and moved to Aldershot as Army Troops, 23rd Division. th 10 (S) Bn Formed November 1914 [K4] at Portsmouth for 97th Infantry Brigade. Transferred 12 December 1914 to 96th Infantry Brigade.
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[The Leicestershire Regiment] 1914 Battle Honours: 278 AISNE 1914, La Basse 1914, Armentires 1914, Festubert 1914
The Royal Irish Regiment Raised 1684 in Ireland from existing independent companies, becoming 18th (or Royal Irish) Foot. Redesignated 1881 as The Royal Irish Regiment. Regimental Depot at Clonmel. Regulars Nasirabad, India (Nasirabad Brigade). Arrived in England 18 November 1914 and moved to Winchester and 82nd Infantry Brigade. 2nd Bn Devonport (8th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. Transferred 24 October 1914 to Army Troops on LofC in BEF. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Clonmel. (Former 2nd, or North Tipperary Light Infantry Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Dublin. 4th (Extra Res) Bn Kilkenny. (Former Kilkenny Fusiliers Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Queenstown. New Armies 5th (S) Bn Formed 29 August 1914 [K1] at Clonmel for 29th Infantry Brigade. 6th (S) Bn Formed 6 September 1914 [K2] at Clonmel for 47th Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, LE CATEAU, Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, Aisne 1914, La Basse 1914 1st Bn
Alexandra, Princess of Waless Own (Yorkshire Regiment) Raised 1688, becoming 19th (The 1st Yorkshire North RidingPrincess of Wales Own) Foot. Redesignated 1881 as The Princess of Waless Own (Yorkshire Regiment) and 1902 as Alexandra, Princess of Waless Own (Yorkshire Regiment). Regimental Depot at Richmond. Regulars Barian, India (Sialkot [2nd] Cavalry Brigade). Remained in India. Transferred to Delhi Brigade November 1914 and Kohat Brigade December 1914. 2nd Bn Guernsey (Channel Islands, Guernsey and Alderney District). Landed in England 28 August 1914 and moved to Lyndhurst and 21st Infantry Brigade.
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[Alexandra, Princess of Waless Own (Yorkshire Regiment)] Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Richmond. (Former 5th West Yorkshire Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to West Hartlepool. Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th Bn Northallerton (Yorkshire and Durham Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 5th Bn Scarborough (Yorkshire and Durham Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) Bn Formed 4 September 1914 at Northallerton. 5th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Scarborough. New Armies 6th (S) Bn Formed 25 August 1914 [K1] at Richmond and moved to Belton Park, Grantham to join 32nd Infantry Brigade. th 7 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Richmond and moved to Wareham to join 50th Infantry Brigade. th 8 (S) Bn Formed 22 September 1914 [K3] at Richmond and moved to Frensham to join 69th Infantry Brigade. th 9 (S) Bn Formed 26 September 1914 [K3] at Richmond and moved to Frensham to join 69th Infantry Brigade. th 10 (S) Bn Formed 30 September 1914 [K3] at Richmond and moved to Berkhamsted to join 62nd Infantry Brigade. th 11 (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at West Hartlepool for 89th Infantry Brigade. Locally raised battalion 12th (S) Bn (Tees-side) Raised 21 December 1914 at Middlesbrough by the Mayor and Town. Unallocated (became pioneers). 1914 Battle Honours: 279 YPRES 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt
The Lancashire Fusiliers Raised 1688, becoming 20th (The East Devonshire) Foot. Redesignated 1881 as The Lancashire Fusiliers. Regimental Depot at Bury. Regulars Karachi, India (Karachi Brigade). Moved to Aden October 1914, and then sailed for England December 1914 (arrived 2 January 1915, to join 86th Infantry Brigade). nd 2 Bn Dover (12th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Bury. (Former 7th Royal Lancashire Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Hull.
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[The Lancashire Fusiliers] 4th (Extra Res) Bn Bury. (Formed from part of 3rd Bn.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Barrow-in-Furness. Territorial Force (1st Line) 5th Bn Bury (Lancashire Fusiliers Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 6th Bn Rochdale (Lancashire Fusiliers Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 7th Bn Salford (Lancashire Fusiliers Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 8th Bn Salford (Lancashire Fusiliers Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 5th (Res) Bn Formed 9 September 1914 at Bury. Assigned October 1914 to 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers Brigade. th 6 (Res) Bn Formed 29 September 1914 at Mossborough. Moved to Southport October 1914 and assigned to 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers Brigade. 7th (Res) Bn Formed August 1914 at Salford. Moved September 1914 to Mossborough and October 1914 to Southport and assigned to 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers Brigade. 8th (Res) Bn Formed 29 September 1914 at Mossborough. Moved to Southport October 1914 and assigned to 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers Brigade. New Armies 9th (S) Bn Formed 31 August 1914 [K1] at Bury and moved to Belton Park, Grantham to join 34th Infantry Brigade. th 10 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Bury and moved to Bovington to join 52nd Infantry Brigade. th 11 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Codford as Army Troops, 25th Division but the same month assigned to 74th Infantry Brigade. th 12 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Bury and moved to Seaford to join 65th Infantry Brigade. th 13 (S) Bn Formed 5 December 1914 [K4] at Hull; remained unbrigaded and moved to Chesterfield. Locally raised battalions280 15th (S) Bn (1st Salford) Raised 11 September 1914 at Salford by Mr. Montague Barlow, MP and the Salford Brigade Committee. Moved 28 December 1914 to Conway, North Wales. Allotted to 117th Infantry Brigade. 16th (S) Bn (2nd Salford) Raised 5 November 1914 at Salford by Mr. Montague Barlow, MP and the Salford Brigade Committee. Moved 28 December 1914 to Conway, North Wales. Allotted to 117th Infantry Brigade. 17th (S) Bn (1st South-East Lancashire) Raised 3 December 1914 at Bury by Lt-Col G. E. Wilke and a committee as a bantam battalion. Allotted to 125th Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: Le Cateau, RETREAT FROM MONS, Marne 1914, AISNE 1914, Armentires 1914
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The Royal Scots Fusiliers Raised 1678, becoming 21st Foot (Royal Scots Fusiliers). Redesignated 1881 as The Royal Scots Fusiliers. Regimental Depot at Ayr. Regulars 1st Bn Gosport (9th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. 2nd Bn Gibraltar. Returned to England September 1914 and joined 21st Infantry Brigade at Lyndhurst. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Ayr. (Former Royal Ayr and Wigtown Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Gourock-Clyde Defences. Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th Bn Kilmarnock (South Scottish Fusiliers Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 5th Bn Ayr (South Scottish Fusiliers Brigade). Embodied with brigade. The Ardeer Coy Ardeer (attached to 4th Bn, Royal Scots Fusiliers).281 Already guarding the factory on mobilization, it may have been disbanded November 1914 to allow workers to resume their normal duties. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) Bn Formed October 1914 at Kilmarnock. 5th (Res) Bn Formed October 1914 at Ayr. New Armies 6th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Ayr and moved to Bordon to join 27th Infantry Brigade. th 7 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Ayr and moved to Aldershot to join 45th Infantry Brigade. th 8 (S) Bn Formed 1 October 1914 [K3] at Ayr and moved to Salisbury Plain to join 77th Infantry Brigade. th 9 (S) Bn Formed 23 October 1914 [K4]; remained unbrigaded. 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, Le Cateau, Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, Aisne 1914, La Basse 1914, YPRES 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen
The Cheshire Regiment Raised 1688, becoming 22nd (the Cheshire) Foot. Restyled 1881 as The Cheshire Regiment. Regimental Depot at Chester. Regulars 1st Bn Londonderry (15th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. 2nd Bn Jubbulpore, India (Jubbulpore Brigade); on notice for Allahabad. Arrived in England 24 December 1914 and joined 84th Infantry Brigade. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Chester. (Former 1st Royal Cheshire Light Infantry.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Birkenhead.
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[The Cheshire Regiment] Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th Bn Birkenhead (Cheshire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 5th (Earl of Chester's) Bn Chester (Cheshire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 6th Bn Stockport (Cheshire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Landed in France 10 November 1914 and attached to 15th Infantry Brigade 17 December 1914.282 th 7 Bn Macclesfield (Cheshire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) Bn Formed 9 September 1914 at Birkenhead. 5th (Res) (Earl of Chester's) Bn Formed 28 November 1914 at Chester. 6th (Res) Bn Formed 7 September 1914 at Stockport. Moved to Northampton 22 November 1914 and joined Cheshire Infantry Brigade in place of original unit. 7th (Res) Bn Formed 20 October 1914 at Macclesfield. New Armies 8th (S) Bn Formed 12 August 1914 [K1] at Chester and moved to Tidworth to join 40th Infantry Brigade. 9th (S) Bn Formed 13 September 1914 [K2] at Chester and moved to Salisbury Plain to join 58th Infantry Brigade. th 10 (S) Bn Formed 10 September 1914 [K3] at Chester and moved to Codford St. Mary to join 75th Infantry Brigade. th 11 (S) Bn Formed 17 September 1914 [K3] at Chester and moved to Codford St. Mary to join 75th Infantry Brigade. th 12 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Chester and moved to Seaford as Army Troops, 22nd Division. Moved December 1914 to billets at Eastbourne. 13th (S) Bn Raised at Port Sunlight 1 September 1914 by Gershom Stewart MP; moved to Chester October 1914 and joined 74th Infantry Brigade.283 th 14 (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at Birkenhead for 105th Infantry Brigade. Locally raised battalions 15th (S) Bn (1st Birkenhead) Raised 18 November 1914 in Birkenhead by Alfred Bigland MP as a bantam battalion. Allotted to 126th Infantry Brigade. 16th (S) Bn (2nd Birkenhead) Raised 3 December 1914 in Birkenhead by Alfred Bigland MP as a bantam battalion. Allotted to 126th Infantry Brigade.
The battalions war diary for August-December 1914 (and beyond into 1915) is available online at www.1914-1918.net/Diaries/wardiary-6Ches.htm. 283 An oddity, since it was raised locally outside of K3 and then assigned to a K3 division.
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[The Cheshire Regiment] 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, Le Cateau, Retreat from Mons, Marne 1914, Aisne 1914, La Bassee 1914, Armentieres 1914, YPRES 1914, Nonne Bosschen
The Royal Welsh Fusiliers Raised 1689, becoming 23rd Foot (Royal Welsh Fusiliers). Redesignated 1881 as The Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Regimental Depot at Wrexham. Regulars Malta. Landed in England September 1914 and joined 22nd Infantry Brigade at Lyndhurst. 2nd Bn Portland (Southern Command). Landed in France 11 August 1914 as LofC Troops. Assigned 22 August 1914 to 19th Infantry Brigade. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Wrexham. (Former Royal Denbigh and Merioneth (Rifles) Militia.)284 Embodied 4 August 1914. On duty at Pembroke Docks when embodied, returning 9 August 1914 to Wrexham. Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th (Denbighshire) Bn Wrexham (North Wales Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Landed in France 6 November 1914 and attached 7 December 1914 to 3rd Infantry Brigade. 5th (Flintshire) Bn Flint (North Wales Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 6th (Carnarvonshire and Anglesey) Bn Carnarvon (North Wales Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 7th (Merioneth and Montgomery) Bn Newtown, Montgomery (North Wales Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) (Denbighshire) Bn Formed September 1914 at Wrexham. Moved to Northampton 22 November 1914 and joined North Wales Infantry Brigade. 5th (Res) (Flintshire) Bn Formed September 1914 at Wrexham. 6th (Res) (Carnarvonshire and Anglesey) Bn Formed September 1914 at Carmarthen. 7th (Res) (Merioneth and Montgomery) Bn Formed September 1914 at Newtown. New Armies 8th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Wrexham and moved to Salisbury Plain to join 40th Infantry Brigade. th 9 (S) Bn Formed 9 September 1914 [K2] at Wrexham and moved to Tidworth to join 58th Infantry Brigade.
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Shown in the Army List as (Royal Denbigh and Flint Militia). The old Flint Militia later became 6th Bn Kings Royal Rifle Corps and were disbanded 1889. They had once been one corps with the Denbigh Militia, so they must have been reunited at least in title 1908 or later.
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[The Royal Welsh Fusiliers] 10th (S) Bn Formed 16 September 1914 [K3] at Wrexham and moved to Salisbury Plain to join 76th Infantry Brigade. th 11 (S) Bn Formed 18 September 1914 [K3] at Wrexham and moved to Seaford to join 67th Infantry Brigade. th 12 (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at Wrexham for 104th Infantry Brigade. Locally raised battalions285 13th (S) Bn (1st North Wales) Raised 3 September 1914 at Rhyl by the Denbigh and Flint TF Associations; transferred 10 October 1914 to the WNEC. Moved November 1914 to Llandudno and 128th Infantry Brigade. 14th (S) Bn Raised at Llandudno 2 November 1914 by the WNEC for 128th Infantry Brigade. 15th (S) Bn (1st London Welsh) Raised 20 October 1914 in London; moved 5 December 1914 to Llandudno and 128th Infantry Brigade. th 16 (S) Bn Raised about November 1914 at Llandudno by the WNEC from part of 13th (S) Bn and assigned to 128th Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: Mons, Le Cateau, Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, Aisne 1914, La Basse 1914, Messines 1914, Armentires 1914, YPRES 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Givenchy 1914
The South Wales Borderers Raised 1689, becoming 24th (the 2nd Warwickshire) Foot. Redesignated 1881 as The South Wales Borderers. Regimental Depot at Brecon. The TF Monmouthshire Regiment formed part of the Corps of The South Wales Borderers. Regulars 1st Bn Bordon (3rd Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. 2nd Bn Tientsin (Officer Commanding, North China); on notice for Singapore. Joined in operations against Tsingtao beginning 23 September 1914. Left Hong Kong 4 December 1914 for England (arriving 12 January 1915, joining 87th Infantry Brigade). Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Brecon. (Former Royal South Wales Borderers Militia (Royal Radnor and Brecknock Rifles).) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Pembroke Dock 8 August 1914, and to March in November 1914.
The original intent was to raise a Welsh army corps, but in the end only a division was formed, all under the auspices of the Welsh National Executive Committee (WNEC). In the case of the 14th and 16th (S) Bns, it is not clear what titles they may have used before receiving their numerical designations.
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[The South Wales Borderers] Territorial Force (1st Line) Brecknockshire Bn Brecon (South Wales Infantry Brigade). Embodied 4 August 1914 and then assigned duties at Pembroke Dock; moved to Dale 28 September 1914. Left England 29 October 1914 with the Home Counties Division, which was broken up on arrival in India. Territorial Force (2nd Line) Brecknockshire (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Brecon. New Armies 4th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Brecon and moved to Park House Camp near Tidworth to join 40th Infantry Brigade. th 5 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Brecon and moved Park House Camp near Tidworth to join 58th Infantry Brigade. Relieved December 1914 and converted as divisions pioneer battalion. 6th (S) Bn Formed 12 September 1914 [K3] at Brecon and moved to Codford to join 76th Infantry Brigade. th 7 (S) Bn Formed 14 September 1914 [K3] at Brecon and moved to Seaford to join 67th Infantry Brigade. th 8 (S) Bn Formed 19 September 1914 [K3] at Brecon and moved to Seaford to join 67th Infantry Brigade. th 9 (S) Bn Formed 31 October 1914 [K4] at Pembroke Dock for 104th Infantry Brigade (which it did not join until 1 January 1915). Locally raised battalions 10th (S) Bn (1st Gwent) Raised October 1914 at Brecon by the WNEC; by the end of the year located at Colwyn Bay in 130th Infantry Brigade. 11th (S) Bn (2nd Gwent) Raised 5 December 1914 at Brecon by the WNEC for 130th Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, Aisne 1914, YPRES 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen, Givenchy 1914, Tsingtao
The Kings Own Scottish Borderers Raised 1689, becoming 25th (The York) Foot (Kings Own Borderers). In 1881 redesignated The York Regiment (Kings Own Borderers) and then The Kings Own Borderers; received final version of name in 1887. Regimental Depot at Berwick-onTweed. Regulars 1st Bn Lucknow, India (Lucknow [22nd Indian] Brigade). Arrived in Egypt 17 November 1914, leaving 14 December 1914 for England, where it landed 28 December 1914 (joined 87th Infantry Brigade January 1915). 2nd Bn Dublin (13th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade.
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[The Kings Own Scottish Borderers] Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Dumfries. (Former Scottish Borderers Regiment of Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Portland and Weymouth 9 August 1914. Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th (The Border) Bn Galashiels (South Scottish Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 5th (Dumfries and Galloway) Bn Dumfries (South Scottish Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) (The Border) Bn Formed September 1914 at Galashiels. 5th (Res) (Dumfries and Galloway) Bn Formed September 1914 at Dumfries. New Armies 6th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Berwick-on-Tweed and moved to Bordon to join 28th Infantry Brigade. th 7 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Berwick-on-Tweed and moved to Bordon to join 46th Infantry Brigade. th 8 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Berwick-on-Tweed and moved to Bordon to join 46th Infantry Brigade. th 9 (S) Bn Formed November 1914 [K4] at Portland for 102nd Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, Le Cateau, Retreat from Mons, Marne 1914, AISNE 1914, La Basse 1914, Messines 1914, YPRES 1914, Nonne Bosschen
The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 1st Bn raised 1689, becoming 26th (The Cameronian) Foot; 2nd Bn raised 1794, becoming 90th Foot (Perthshire Volunteers)(Light Infantry). The two regiments were combined 1881 to form The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Regimental Depot at Hamilton. Regulars Glasgow (Scottish Command); on notice for Fort George. Landed in France 15 August 1914 as LofC Troops. Assigned 19th Infantry Brigade 22 August 1914. 2nd Bn Valetta, Malta; on notice for Alexandria. Arrived in England 22 September 1914 and moved to Hursley Park and 23rd Infantry Brigade. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Hamilton. (Former 1st Bn, 2nd Royal Lanarkshire Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Nigg, Cromarty. 4th (Extra Res) Bn Hamilton. (Former 2nd Bn, 2nd Royal Lanarkshire Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Gourock. 1st Bn
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[The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)] Territorial Force (1st Line) 5th Bn Glasgow (Scottish Rifle Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Landed in France 5 November 1914 and attached to 19th Infantry Brigade 29 November 1914. 6th Bn Muirhall, Hamilton (Scottish Rifle Brigade). 7th Bn Glasgow (Scottish Rifle Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 8th Bn Glasgow (Scottish Rifle Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 5th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 in Glasgow. 6th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Hamilton. 7th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 in Glasgow. 8th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 in Glasgow. New Armies 9th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Hamilton and moved to Bordon to join 28th Infantry Brigade. th 10 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Hamilton and moved to Bordon to join 46th Infantry Brigade. th 11 (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K3] at Hamilton and moved to Salisbury Plain to join 77th Infantry Brigade. th 12 (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at Nigg for 101st Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, Le Cateau, Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, Aisne 1914, La Basse 1914, Messines 1914, Armentires 1914
The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 1st Bn raised 1689, becoming 27th (Inniskilling) Foot; 2nd Bn raised by the Hon. East India Company 1854, and taken over by the British Army 1862 as 108th Foot (Madras Infantry). The two regiments were combined 1881 as The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Regimental Depot at Omagh. Regulars Trimulgherry, India (2nd Secunderabad Infantry Brigade). Sailed for England early December 1914 (arrived 10 January 1915 and joined 87th Infantry Brigade). nd 2 Bn Dover (12th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. Transferred 6 December 1914 to GHQ Troops. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Omagh. (Former Royal Tyrone Fusiliers.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Lough Swilly, and September 1914 to Londonderry. 4th (Extra Res) Bn Enniskillen. (Former Fermanagh Light Infantry.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Lough Swilly, and October 1914 to Buncrana. New Armies 5th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Omagh and joined 31st Infantry Brigade at Dublin. 1st Bn
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[The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers] 6th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Omagh and joined 31st Infantry Brigade at Dublin. 7th (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K2] at Omagh and moved to Tipperary to join 49th Infantry Brigade. th 8 (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K2] at Omagh and moved to Tipperary to join 49th Infantry Brigade. Locally raised battalions286 9th (S) Bn (County Tyrone) Raised September 1914 at Tyrone and moved to Finner Camp and 3rd Ulster Brigade (later 109th Infantry Brigade). th 10 (S) Bn (Derry) Raised September 1914 at Omagh and moved to Finner Camp and 3rd Ulster Brigade (later 109th Infantry Brigade). th 11 (S) Bn (Donegal and Fermanagh) Raised September 1914 at Omagh and moved to Finner Camp and 3rd Ulster Brigade (later 109th Infantry Brigade). 1914 Battle Honours: 287 LE CATEAU, Retreat from Mons, Marne 1914, Aisne 1914, Messines 1914, Armentires 1914
The Gloucestershire Regiment 1st Bn raised 1694, becoming 28th (The North Gloucestershire) Foot; 2nd Bn raised 1755, becoming 61st (South Gloucestershire) Foot. The two regiments were combined 1881 to form The Gloucestershire Regiment. Regimental Depot at Bristol. Regulars 1st Bn Bordon (3rd Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. 2nd Bn Tientsin, China (Officer Commanding, North China). Landed in England 8 November 1914 and moved to Winchester to join 81st Infantry Brigade. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Bristol. (Former Royal South Gloucestershire Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Abbey Wood, Woolwich. Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th (City of Bristol) Bn Clifton, Bristol (Gloucestershire and Worcestershire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 5th Bn Gloucester (South Midland Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 6th Bn Bristol (Gloucestershire and Worcestershire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) (City of Bristol) Bn Formed September 1914 at Bristol
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[The Gloucestershire Regiment] 5th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Gloucester 6th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Bristol. New Armies 7th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Bristol and moved to Tidworth to join 39th Infantry Brigade. th 8 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Bristol and moved to Perham Down to join 57th Infantry Brigade. th 9 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Bristol and moved to Codford St. Mary to join 78th Infantry Brigade. th 10 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Bristol and moved to Salisbury Plain as Army Troops, 26th Division. th 11 (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at Abbey Wood Woolwich for 106th Infantry Brigade. Locally raised battalions 12th (S) Bn (Bristol) Raised 30 August 1914 at Bristol by the Citizens Recruiting Committee. Allotted to 116th Infantry Brigade. th 13 (S) Bn (Forest of Dean) Raised December 1914 in Malvern by Lt-Col H. Webb, MP. Unallotted battalion (became pioneers). 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, Retreat from Mons, Marne 1914, Aisne 1914, YPRES 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen, Givenchy 1914
The Worcestershire Regiment 1st Bn raised 1694, becoming 29th (the Worcestershire) Foot; 2nd Bn raised 1701, becoming 36th (the Herefordshire) Foot. The two regiments were combined 1881 as The Worcestershire Regiment. The two additional battalions (3rd and 4th) were formed in 1900. Regimental Depot at Worcester. Regulars Cairo, Egypt (The Force in Egypt). Landed in England 16 October 1914 and joined 24th Infantry Brigade at Hursley Park, Winchester. 2nd Bn Aldershot (5th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. 3rd Bn Tidworth (7th Infantry Brigade); on notice for Lichfield. Mobilized with brigade. 4th Bn Meiktila, Burma (Rangoon Brigade). Left Burma late December 1914 (arrived in England 1 February 1915 to join 88th Infantry Brigade). Special Reserve 5th (Res) Bn Worcester. (Former 1st Bn, Worcestershire Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Plymouth. 6th (Res) Bn Worcester. (Former 2nd Bn, Worcestershire Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Plymouth. Territorial Force (1st Line) 7th Bn Kidderminster (Gloucestershire and Worcestershire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 1st Bn
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[The Worcestershire Regiment] 8th Bn Worcester (Gloucestershire and Worcestershire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 7th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Kidderminster. 8th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Worcester. New Armies 9th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Worcester and moved to Salisbury Plain to join 39th Infantry Brigade. th 10 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Worcester and moved to Salisbury Plain to join 57th Infantry Brigade. th 11 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Worcester and moved to Sherrington, Wiltshire to join 78th Infantry Brigade. th 12 (S) Bn Formed November 1914 [K4] at Plymouth for 98th Infantry Brigade. Moved December 1914 to Millbrook. 13th (S) Bn Formed November 1914 [K4] at Plymouth for 98th Infantry Brigade. Moved December 1914 to Looe. 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, Le Cateau, Retreat from Mons, Marne 1914, Aisne 1914, La Basse 1914, Armentires 1914, YPRES 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen
The East Lancashire Regiment 1st Bn raised 1689, becoming 30th (the Cambridgeshire) Foot; 2nd Bn raised 1755, becoming 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Foot. The two regiments were combined 1881 to form The East Lancashire Regiment. Regimental Depot at Preston. Regulars Colchester (11th Infantry Brigade); on notice for Gibraltar. Mobilized with brigade. 2nd Bn Wynberg, South Africa (Cape of Good Hope District). Landed in England 30 October 1914 and moved to Hurlsey Park to join 24th Infantry Brigade. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Preston. (Former 4th Duke of Lancasters Own Light Infantry.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Plymouth. Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th Bn Blackburn (East Lancashire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 5th Bn Burnley (East Lancashire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Blackburn. Moved November 1914 to Southport to join 2nd East Lancashire Infantry Brigade. th 5 (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Burnley. Moved November 1914 to Southport to join 2nd East Lancashire Infantry Brigade. 1st Bn
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[The East Lancashire Regiment] New Armies 6th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Preston and moved to Tidworth to join 38th Infantry Brigade. th 7 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Preston and moved to Tidworth to join 56th Infantry Brigade. th 8 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Preston and moved to Codford to join 74th Infantry Brigade. th 9 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Preston and moved to Lewes to join 65th Infantry Brigade. th 10 (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at Plymouth and allotted to 99th Infantry Brigade. Moved December 1914 to Teignmouth. Locally raised battalion 11th (S) Bn (Accrington) Raised 2 September 1914 by the Mayor and town of Accrington. Allotted to 115th Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: Le Cateau, RETREAT FROM MONS, MARNE 1914, AISNE 1914, Armentires 1914
The East Surrey Regiment 1st Bn raised in 1702, becoming 31st (The Huntingdonshire) Foot; 2nd Bn raised 1756, becoming 70th (The Surrey) Foot. The two regiments were combined 1881 to form The East Surrey Regiment. Regimental Depot at Kingston-on-Thames. Regulars 1st Bn Dublin (14th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. 2nd Bn Chaubattia, India (Bareilly [21st Indian] Brigade). Landed in England 23 December 1914 and moved to Winchester to join 85th Infantry Brigade. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Kingston-on-Thames. (Former 1st Royal Surrey Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Dover. 4th (Extra Res) Bn Kingston-on-Thames. (Former 3rd Royal Surrey Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Plymouth. Territorial Force (1st Line) 5th Bn Wimbledon (Surrey Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade, which was broken up on arrival in India December 1914; landed 2 December 1914 at Bombay. Assigned to Allahabad Brigade. 6th Bn Kingston-on-Thames (Surrey Infantry Brigade).288 Embodied with brigade, which was broken up on arrival in India December 1914; landed 2 December 1914 at Bombay. Assigned to Allahabad Brigade. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 5th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Wimbledon. Moved to Windsor November 1914 to join 2nd Surrey Infantry Brigade.
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[The East Surrey Regiment] 6th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Kingston-on-Thames. Moved to Windsor November 1914 to join 2nd Surrey Infantry Brigade. New Armies 7th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Kingston-on-Thames and moved to Purfleet to join 37th Infantry Brigade. th 8 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Kingston-on-Thames and moved to Purfleet to join 55th Infantry Brigade. th 9 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Kingston-on-Thames and moved to Shoreham to join 72nd Infantry Brigade. th 10 (S) Bn Formed 26 October 1914 [K4] at Dover and allotted to 95th Infantry Brigade. 11th (S) Bn Formed 1 November 1914 [K4] at Devonport and allotted to 100th Infantry Brigade. Moved December 1914 to Dartmouth. 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, Le Cateau, Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, Aisne 1914, LA BASSE 1914, Armentires 1914
The Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry 1st Bn raised 1702, becoming 32nd (CornwallLight Infantry) Foot; 2nd Bn raised 1741, becoming 46th (the South Devonshire) Foot. The two regiments were combined 1881 to form The Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry. Regimental Depot at Bodmin. Regulars 1st Bn Curragh (14th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. 2nd Bn Hong Kong, China (General Officer Commanding, South China). Arrived in England early November 1914 and moved to Winchester and 82nd Infantry Brigade. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Bodmin. (Former Duke of Cornwalls Rangers.)289 Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Falmouth. Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th Bn Truro (Devonshire and Cornwall Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade, which was broken up on arrival in India November 1914; landed 10 November 1194 at Bombay. Assigned to Bareilly Brigade. 4th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Truro, joining 2nd Devonshire and Cornwall Infantry Brigade. Brigade sailed for India 12 December 1914, where it would be broken up on arrival in January 1915. 5th Bn Bodmin (Devonshire and Cornwall Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade; volunteers for foreign service posted to 4th Bn and relived from brigade ca. September 1914 while at Salisbury Plain. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Truro, joining 2nd Devonshire and Cornwall Infantry Brigade. Brigade sailed for India 12 December 1914, where it would be broken up on arrival in January 1915.
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[The Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry] New Armies 6th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Bodmin and moved to Aldershot to join 43rd Infantry Brigade. th 7 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Bodmin and moved to Aldershot to join 61st Infantry Brigade. th 8 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Bodmin and moved to Codford to join 79th Infantry Brigade. th 9 (S) Bn Formed 29 October 1914 [K4] at Plymouth and allotted to 103rd Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, Le Cateau, Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, Aisne 1914, La Basse 1914, Armentires 1914
The Duke of Wellingtons (West Riding Regiment) 1st Bn raised 1702, becoming 33rd (The Duke of Wellingtons) Foot;290 2nd Bn raised 1787, becoming 76th Foot. The two regiments were combined in 1881 to form The Duke of Wellingtons (West Riding Regiment). Regimental Depot at Halifax. Regulars Lahore, India (unbrigaded, under 3rd (Lahore) Division). Remained in India. Moved September 1914 to 4th Rawalpindi) Infantry Brigade. nd 2 Bn Dublin (13th Infantry Brigade); on notice for Limerick. Mobilized with brigade. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Halifax. (Former 6th West Yorkshire Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Earsdon, near North Shields. Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th Bn Halifax (2nd West Riding Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 5th Bn Huddersfield (2nd West Riding Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 6th Bn Skipton-in-Craven Embodied with brigade. 7th Bn Milnsbridge (2nd West Riding Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Halifax. 5th (Res) Bn Formed October 1914 at Huddersfield. 6th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Skipton. 7th (Res) Bn Formed October 1914 at Milnsbridge. New Armies 8th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Halifax and moved to Belton Park, Grantham to join 34th Infantry Brigade. th 9 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Halifax and moved to Wareham area to join 52nd Infantry Brigade.
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[The Duke of Wellingtons (West Riding Regiment)] 10th (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Halifax and moved to Frensham to join 69th Infantry Brigade. th 11 (S) Bn Formed November 1914 [K4] at Halifax and allotted to 91st Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, Le Cateau, Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, Aisne 1914, La Basse 1914, YPRES 1914, Nonne Bosschen
The Border Regiment 1st Bn raised 1702, becoming 34th (the Cumberland) Foot; 2nd Bn raised 1755, becoming 55th (the Westmorland) Foot. The two regiments were combined 1881 as The Border Regiment. Regimental Depot at Carlisle. Regulars Maymyo, Burma (Mandalay Brigade); on notice for Secunderabad. Sailed from Burma for England 9 December 1914 (arrived 10 January 1915 and joined 87th Infantry Brigade). nd 2 Bn Pembroke Dock (Western Command); on notice for Dublin. Moved 5 September 1914 to Lyndhurst and joined 20th Infantry Brigade. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Carlisle. (Former Royal Cumberland Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Shoeburyness. Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th (Cumberland and Westmorland) Bn Carlisle (Army Troops attached to East Lancashire Division). Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Barrow and then September 1914 to Sittingbourne and joined Middlesex Infantry Brigade; that brigade was broken up on arrival in India December 1914. 5th (Cumberland) Bn Workington (Army Troops attached to East Lancashire Division). Moved to Barrow. Landed in France 26 October 1914 as LofC Troops. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) (Cumberland and Westmorland) Bn Formed October 1914 at Kendal. Moved 7 December 1914 to Blackpool. 5th (Res) (Cumberland) Bn Formed October 1914 at Kendal. Moved 7 December 1914 to Blackpool. New Armies 6th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Carlisle and moved to Belton Park, Grantham to join 33rd Infantry Brigade. th 7 (S) Bn Formed 7 September 1914 [K2] at Carlisle and moved to Wool to join 51st Infantry Brigade. th 8 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Carlisle and moved to Codford to join 75th Infantry Brigade. th 9 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Carlisle and moved to Lewes and Seaford to join 66th Infantry Brigade. th 10 (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at Southend; remained unallotted. 1st Bn
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[The Border Regiment] Locally raised battalion 11th (S) Bn (Lonsdale) Raised 17 September 1914 by the Earl of Lonsdale and an Executive Committee in Carlisle, Kendal and Workington (HQ at Penrith). Allotted to 118th Infantry Brigade. Moved October 1914 to Blackhall Racecourse, Carlisle. 1914 Battle Honours: 291 YPRES 1914, LANGEMARCK 1914, Gheluvelt
The Royal Sussex Regiment 1st Bn raised 1701, becoming 35th (Royal Sussex) Foot; 2nd Bn raised1853 by the Hon. East India Company and taken over by the British Army 1862 as 107th Foot (Bengal Infantry). The two regiments were combined 1881 as The Royal Sussex Regiment. Regimental Depot at Chichester. Regulars Peshawar, India (Peshawar [1st Indian] Brigade); on notice for Egypt. Remained in India. 2nd Bn Woking (2nd Infantry Brigade); on notice for Devonport. Mobilized with brigade. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Chichester. (Former Royal Sussex Light Infantry.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Dover. Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th Bn Horsham (Army Troops attached to Home Counties Division). Embodied 4 August 1914 as Army Troops. 5th (Cinque Ports) Bn Hastings (Army Troops attached to Home Counties Division). Embodied 4 August 1914 as Army Troops. 6th (Cyclist) Bn Brighton (unattached in Eastern Command). Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Norfolk and attached to 1st Mounted Division. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 5th (Res) (Cinque Ports) Bn Formed November 194 at Hastings. 6th (Res) (Cyclist) Bn Formed November 1914 at Brighton New Armies 7th (S) Bn Formed 12 August 1914 [K1] at Colchester for 36th Infantry Brigade. 8th (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Chichester and moved to Colchester to join 54th Infantry Brigade. th 9 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Chichester and moved to South Downs to join 73rd Infantry Brigade. th 10 (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at Dover and allotted to 97th Infantry Brigade.
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[The Royal Sussex Regiment] Locally raised battalions 11th (S) Bn (1st South Down) Raised 7 September 1914 at Bexhilll by Lt Col C. Lowther, MP and committee. Not brigaded until 1915. 12th (S) Bn (2nd South Down) Raised 3 November 1914 at Bexhilll by Lt Col C. Lowther, MP and committee. Not brigaded until 1915. 13th (S) Bn (3rd South Down) Raised 3 November 1914 at Bexhilll by Lt Col C. Lowther, MP and committee. Not brigaded until 1915. 1914 Battle Honours: Mons, RETREAT FROM MONS, MARNE 1914 Aisne 1914, YPRES 1914,Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen, Givenchy 1914
The Hampshire Regiment 1st Bn raised 1702, becoming 37th (the North Hampshire) Foot; 2nd Bn raised 1756, becoming 67th (the South Hampshire) Foot. The two regiments were combined 1881 to form The Hampshire Regiment. Regimental Depot at Winchester. Regulars 1st Bn Colchester (11th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. 2nd Bn Mhow, India (unbrigaded, under 5th (Mhow) Division). Arrived in England 22 December 1914 and moved to Romsey (joined 88th Infantry Brigade February 1915). Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Winchester. (Former Hampshire Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Parkhurst, Isle of Wight. Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th Bn Winchester (Hampshire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade, which was broken up November 1914 on arrival in India; arrived 11 November 1914. Assigned to Poona Brigade December 1914. 5th Bn Southampton (Hampshire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade, which was broken up November 1914 on arrival in India; arrived 11 November 1914. Assigned to Allahabad Brigade December 1914. 6th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Bn Portsmouth (Hampshire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade, which was broken up November 1914 on arrival in India; arrived 11 November 1914. Assigned to Presidency Brigade December 1914. 7th Bn Bournemouth (Hampshire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade, which was broken up November 1914 on arrival in India; arrived 11 November 1914. Assigned to Bombay Brigade December 1914. 8th (Isle of Wight Rifles, "Princess Beatrice's") Bn Newport (unattached in Southern Command). Embodied 4 August 1914 and remained on Isle of Wight. 9th (Cyclist) Bn Southampton (unattached in Southern Command). Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Louth, Lincolnshire and October 1914 to Chichester.
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[The Hampshire Regiment] Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 on Salisbury Plain. Moved to Winchester October 1914 and joined 2nd Hampshire Infantry Brigade. That brigade left England 13 December 1914 and would be broken up on arrival in India the next month. 5th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 on Salisbury Plain. Moved to Winchester October 1914 and joined 2nd Hampshire Infantry Brigade. That brigade left England 13 December 1914 and would be broken up on arrival in India the next month. 6th (Res) (Duke of Connaught's Own) Bn Formed September 1914 at Portsmouth. 7th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Bournemouth. Moved to Winchester October 1914 and joined 2nd Hampshire Infantry Brigade. That brigade left England 13 December 1914 and would be broken up on arrival in India the next month. 8th (Res) (Isle of Wight Rifles, "Princess Beatrice's") Bn Formed December 1914 at Newport. 9th (Res) (Cyclist) Bn Formed September 1914 at Louth. Moved October 1914 to Chichester. New Armies 10th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Winchester and moved to Dublin as Army Troops, 10th Division. Moved September 1914 to Mullingar. th 11 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Winchester and moved to Dublin and then to Mullingar as Army Troops, 16th Division. Designated as a pioneer battalion for that division 3 December 1914. 12th (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K3] at Winchester and moved to Codford to join 79th Infantry Brigade. th 13 (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at Parkhurst and allotted to 96th Infantry Brigade. Locally raised battalions 14th (S) Bn (1st Portsmouth) Raised 3 September 1914 by the Major and local committee. Not allotted to a brigade until 1915. 1914 Battle Honours: Le Cateau, RETREAT FROM MONS, Marne 1914, Aisne 1914, Armentires 1914
The South Staffordshire Regiment 1st Bn raised 1705, becoming 38th (the 1st Staffordshire) Foot; 2nd Bn raised 1793, becoming 80th Foot (Staffordshire Volunteers). The two regiments were combined 1881 as The South Staffordshire Regiment. Regimental Depot at Lichfield. Regulars Pietermaritzburg, South Africa (Pretoria District). Landed in England 19 September 1914 and joined 22nd Infantry Brigade at Lyndhurst. 2nd Bn Aldershot (6th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. 1st Bn
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[The South Staffordshire Regiment] Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Lichfield. (Former 1st Bn, The Kings Own (1st Staffordshire) Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Plymouth. 4th (Extra Res) Bn Lichfield. (Former 2nd Bn, The Kings Own (1st Staffordshire) Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Jersey. Territorial Force (1st Line) 5th Bn Walsall (Staffordshire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 6th Bn Wolverhampton (Staffordshire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 5th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Walsall. 6th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Wolverhampton. New Armies 7th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Lichfield and moved to Grantham to join 33rd Infantry Brigade. th 8 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Lichfield and moved to Wareham to join 51st Infantry Brigade. th 9 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Lichfield and moved to Aldershot as Army Troops, 23rd Division. Designated that divisions pioneer battalion December 1914. 10th (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4]292 at Plymouth and allotted to 99th Infantry Brigade. Moved December 1914 to Tavistock. 11th (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] in Jersey. Remained unallotted. 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, AISNE 1914, YPRES 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen
The Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Bn raised 1702, becoming 39th (the Dorsetshire) Foot; 2nd Bn raised 1755, becoming 54th (the West Norfolk) Foot. The two regiments were combined 1881 to form The Dorsetshire Regiment. Regimental Depot at Dorchester. Regulars 1st Bn Belfast (15th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. 2nd Bn Poona, India (Poona [16th Indian] Brigade); on notice for Bombay. Moved to Mesopotamia with brigade, landing 6 November 1914. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Dorchester. (Former Dorset Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Weymouth. Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th Bn Dorchester (South Western Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade, which was broken up November 1914 on arrival in India; landed 10 November 1914 at Bombay. Assigned to Mhow Brigade.
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[The Dorsetshire Regiment] Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 on Salisbury Plain, moving to Dorchester October 1914 as part of 2nd South Western Infantry Brigade. That brigade sailed for India 12 December 1914 where it would be broken up on arrival the next month. New Armies 5th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Dorchester and moved to Belton Park, Grantham as Army Troops, 11th Division. th 6 (S) Bn Formed 6 September 1914 [K2] at Dorchester and moved to Wareham as Army Troops, 17th Division. th 7 (S) Bn Formed November 1914 [K4] at Weymouth and allotted to 102nd Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, Le Cateau, Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, Aisne 1914, La Basse 1914, Armentires 1914, Basra
The Prince of Waless Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) 1st Bn raised 1717, becoming 40th (the 2nd Somersetshire) Foot; 2nd Bn raised 1793, becoming 82nd Foot (Prince of Waless Volunteers). The two regiments were combined 1881 to from The Prince of Waless Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment). Regimental Depot at Warrington. Regulars 1st Bn Quetta, India (11th (2nd Quetta) Brigade). Remained in India. 2nd Bn Tidworth (7th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. Special Reserves 3rd (Res) Bn Warrington. (Former 4th Duke of Lancasters Own Light Infantry.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Crosby, near Liverpool. Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th Bn Warrington (South Lancashire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 5th Bn St. Helens (South Lancashire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Warrington. 5th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at St. Helens. New Armies 6th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Warrington and moved to Tidworth to join 38th Infantry Brigade. th 7 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Warrington and moved to Tidworth to join 56th Infantry Brigade. th 8 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Warrington and moved to Codford to join 75th Infantry Brigade.
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[The Prince of Waless Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment)] 9th (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Warrington and moved to Seaford to join 66th Infantry Brigade. th 10 (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at Crosby and allotted to 105th Infantry Brigade. Locally raised battalion 11th (S) Bn (St. Helens) Raised 1 September 1914 at St. Helens by Lord Derby. Remained unallotted. 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, Le Cateau, Retreat from Mons, Marne 1914, AISNE 1914, La Basse 1914, MESSINES 1914, Armentires 1914, YPRES 1914, Nonne Bosschen
The Welsh Regiment 1st Bn raised 1719 from invalid companies, becoming 41st (the Welsh) Foot; 2nd Bn raised 1756, becoming 69th (the South Lincolnshire) Foot. The two regiments were combined 1881 to form The Welsh Regiment. Regimental Depot at Cardiff. Regulars Chakrata, India (Dehra Dun [19th Indian] Brigade). Arrived in England 22 December 1914 and moved to Hursley Park and 84th Infantry Brigade. 2nd Bn Bordon (3rd Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Cardiff. (Former Royal Glamorganshire Light Infantry.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th Bn Carmarthen (South Wales Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 5th Bn Pontypridd (South Wales Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 6th (Glamorgan) Bn Swansea (South Wales Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Landed in France 29 October 1914 as LofC Troops. 7th (Cyclist) Bn Cardiff (unattached in Western Command). Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Scotland (Berwick and Montrose). Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) Bn Formed October 1914 at Carmarthen. 5th (Res) Bn Formed November 1914 at Pontypridd. 6th (Res) (Glamorgan) Bn Formed December 1914 at Swansea. 7th (Res) (Cyclist) Bn Formed autumn 1914 at Cardiff. New Armies 8th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Cardiff and moved to Parkhouse, Salisbury Plain to join 40th Infantry Brigade. Relieved December 1914 and converted as 13th Divisions pioneer battalion. th 9 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Cardiff and moved to Salisbury Plain to join 58th Infantry Brigade. 1st Bn
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[The Welsh Regiment] 10th (S) Bn (1st Rhondda) Raised September 1914 [K3] in the Rhondda Valley by D. Watts Morgan, MP; moved to Codford St. Mary to join 76th Infantry Brigade. However, on 30 September 1914 sent to join other locally raised battalions in 129th Infantry Brigade at Rhyl. th 11 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Cardiff and moved to South Downs to join 67th Infantry Brigade. th 12 (S) Bn Formed 23 October 1914 [K4] at Cardiff and allotted to 104th Infantry Brigade. Locally raised battalions293 13th (S) Bn (2nd Rhondda) Raised 23 October 1914 at Cardiff and moved to Rhyll and 129th Infantry Brigade. th 14 (S) Bn (Swansea) Raised October 1914 by the Mayor and Corporation with the Swansea Football and Cricket Club; moved to Rhyll and 129th Infantry Brigade. th 15 (S) Bn (Carmarthenshire) Raised ca. October 1914 by the Carmarthenshire County Committee; moved to Rhyll and 129th Infantry Brigade. 16th (S) Bn (Cardiff City) Raised November 1914 at Cardiff by the Lord Mayor and Corporation. Moved December 1914 to Colwyn Bay to join 130th Infantry Brigade. th 17 (S) Bn (1st Glamorgan) Raised December 1914 as a bantam battalion and sent to Rhyl, attached to 43rd Division. 1914 Battle Honours: Mons, Retreat from Mons, Marne 1914, AISNE 1914, YPRES 1914, Langemarck 1914, GHELUVELT, Nonne Bosschen, Givenchy 1914
The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1st Bn raised 1662 as independent companies in the highlands, regimented 1739 and becoming 42nd (Royal Highland) Foot, The Black Watch; 2nd Bn raised 1780, becoming 73rd (Perthshire) Foot.294 The two regiments were combined 1881 as The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). Regimental Depot at Perth. Regulars 1st Bn Aldershot (1st Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. 2nd Bn Bareilly, India (Bareilly [21st Indian] Brigade). Moved to France with brigade. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Perth. (Former Royal Perthshire Rifle Regiment of Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Nigg, Ross-shire.
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These battalions were formed under the authority of the Welsh National Executive Committee. 294 Raised as 2nd Bn, 42nd Foot and numbered as a separate regiment (73rd) in 1786.
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[The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)] Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th (City of Dundee) Bn Dundee (Black Watch Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 5th (Angus and Dundee) Bn Arbroath (Black Watch Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Landed in France 2 November 1914 and attached 13 November 1914 to 24th Infantry Brigade. th 6 (Perthshire) Bn Perth (Black Watch Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 7th (Fife) Bn St. Andrews (Black Watch Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) (City of Dundee) Bn Formed September 1914 at Dundee. 5th (Res) (Angus and Dundee) Bn Formed at Forfar in September 1914. 6th (Res) (Perthshire) Bn Formed September 1914 at Perth. 7th (Res) (Fife) Bn Formed September 1914 at St. Andrews. New Armies 8th (S) Bn Formed 21 August 1914 [K1] at Perth and moved to Aldershot to join 26th Infantry Brigade. th 9 (S) Bn Formed 13 September 1914 [K2] at Perth and moved to Aldershot to join 44th Infantry Brigade. th 10 (S) Bn Formed 13 September 1914 [K3] at Perth and moved to Codford St. Mary, Salisbury Plain to join 77th Infantry Brigade. th 11 (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at Nigg, Ross-shire and allotted to 101st Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, Aisne 1914, La Basse 1914, YPRES 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen, Givenchy 1914
The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1st Bn raised 1741, becoming 43rd (the Monmouthshire) Foot (Light Infantry); 2nd Bn raised 1755, becoming 52nd (the Oxfordshire) Foot (Light Infantry).295 The two regiments were combined in 1881 to form The Oxfordshire Light Infantry, which was redesignated in 1908 as The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Regimental Depot at Oxford. Regulars Ahmednagar, India (Ahmednagar [17th Indian] Brigade). Moved to Mesopotamia with brigade, landing 27 November 1914. 2nd Bn Aldershot (5th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Oxford. (Former Oxfordshire Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Portsmouth. 1st Bn
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[The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry] Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th Bn Oxford (South Midland Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Buckinghamshire Bn Aylesbury (South Midland Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Oxford. Buckinghamshire (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Aylesbury. New Armies 5th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Oxford and moved to Aldershot to join 42nd Infantry Brigade. th 6 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Oxford and moved to Aldershot to join 60th Infantry Brigade. th 7 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Oxford and moved to Codford St. Mary to join 78th Infantry Brigade. th 8 (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K3] at Oxford and moved to Codford as Army Troops, 26th Division. Moved to billets in Oxford November 1914. 9th (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at Portsmouth and allotted to 96th Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours:296 MONS, Retreat from Mons, Marne 1914, Aisne 1914, YPRES 1914 , LANGEMARCK 1914, Gheluvelt, NONNE BOSSCHEN
The Essex Regiment 1st Bn raised 1741, becoming 44th (the East Essex) Foot; 2nd Bn raised 1755, becoming 56th (the West Essex) Foot. The two regiments were combined 1881 to from The Essex Regiment. Regimental Depot at Warley. Regulars Port Louis, Mauritius. Arrived in England December 1914 and went to Harwich (moved January 1915 to join 88th Infantry Brigade.) 2nd Bn Chatham (12th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Warley. (Former Essex Rifles Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Harwich. Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th Bn Brentwood (Essex Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 5th Bn Chelmsford (Essex Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 6th Bn West Ham (Essex Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 7th Bn Walthamstow (Essex Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 8th (Cyclist) Bn Colchester (unattached in Eastern Command). Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Essex coast around Wiventoe. 1st Bn
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Also entitled to theatre honour Mesopotamia with beginning date 1914 but no specific 1914 battle honours from there.
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[The Essex Regiment] Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) Bn Formed October 1914 at Brentwood. Moved to Stamford December 1914 and joined 2nd Essex Infantry Brigade. th 5 (Res) Bn Formed October 1914 at Chelmsford. Moved to Petersborough December 1914 and joined 2nd Essex Infantry Brigade. th 6 (Res) Bn Formed November 1914 at West Ham. Moved to Petersborough December 1914 and joined 2nd Essex Infantry Brigade. th 7 (Res) Bn Formed November 1914 at Walthamstow. Moved to Petersborough December 1914 and joined 2nd Essex Infantry Brigade. th 8 (Res) (Cyclist) Bn Formed September 1914 at Colchester. New Armies 9th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Warley and moved to Shorncliffe to join 35th Infantry Brigade. th 10 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Warley and moved to Shorncliffe and then Colchester to join 53rd Infantry Brigade. th 11 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Warley and moved to Shoreham to join 71st Infantry Brigade. th 12 (S) Bn Formed 26 October 1914 [K4] at Harwich and allotted to 94th Infantry Brigade. Transferred 28 November 1914 to 106th Infantry Brigade. Locally raised battalion 13th (S) Bn (West Ham) Raised 27 December 1914 at West Ham by the Mayor and Borough. Allotted to 121st Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: LE CATEAU, Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, Aisne 1914, Messines 1914, Armentires 1914
The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) 1st Bn raised 1741, becoming 45th (Nottinghamshire) (Sherwood Foresters) Foot; 2nd Bn raised 1823, becoming 95th (Derbyshire) Foot. The two regiments were combined 1881 to form The Sherwood Foresters (Derbyshire Regiment) and redesignated 1902 as The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment). Regimental Depot at Derby. Regulars Bombay, India (Bombay Brigade); on notice for Aden. Landed in England 2 October 1914 and joined 24th Infantry Brigade at Hurlsey Park. 2nd Bn Sheffield (18th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Derby. (Former Chatsworth Rifles.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Plymouth. 4th (Extra Res) Bn Derby. (Former Royal Sherwood Foresters, or Nottinghamshire Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Sunderland. 1st Bn
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[The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)] Territorial Force (1st Line) 5th Bn Derby (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 6th Bn Chesterfield (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 7th (Robin Hood) Bn Nottingham (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 8th Bn Newark (Nottingham (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 5th (Res) Bn Formed 16 October 1914 at Derby 6th (Res) Bn Formed 14 September 1914 at Chesterfield. Moved November 1914 to Bunton. 7th (Res) (Robin Hood) Bn Formed 10 September 1914 at Nottingham. 8th (Res) Bn Formed 11 September 1914 at Newark. New Armies 9th (S) Bn Formed 24 August 1914 [K1] at Derby and moved to Grantham to join 33rd Infantry Brigade. th 10 (S) Bn Formed 13 September 1914 [K2] at Derby and moved to Wool to join 51st Infantry Brigade. th 11 (S) Bn Formed 3 October 1914 [K3] at Derby and moved to Frensham to join 70th Infantry Brigade. th 12 (S) Bn Formed 1 October 1914 [K3] at Derby and moved to Shoreham area as Army Troops, 24th Division. th 13 (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at Plymouth and allotted to 98th Infantry Brigade. Moved December 1914 to Lostwithiel. 14th (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at Lichfield and allotted to 91st Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: 297 AISNE 1914, Armentires 1914
The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Bn raised 1741, becoming 47th (the Lancashire) Foot 2nd Bn raised 1793, becoming 81st Foot (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers). The two regiments were combined in 1881 to form The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Regimental Depot at Preston. Regulars 1st Bn Aldershot (2nd Infantry Brigade); on notice for Gravesend. Mobilized with brigade.
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[The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment] 2nd Bn Bangalore, India (Bangalore [27th Indian] Brigade). Sailed from India with brigade and landed Tanga, German East Africa, on 3 November 1914; withdrawn 5 November 1914 and landed 7 November 1914 at Mombasa. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Preston. (Former 3rd Royal Lancaster Militia (The Duke of Lancasters Own).) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Felixstowe. Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th Bn Preston (North Lancashire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 5th Bn Bolton (North Lancashire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) Bn Formed October 1914 at Preston. 5th (Res) Bn Formed October 1914 at Bolton. New Armies 6th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Preston and moved to Tidworth to join 38th Infantry Brigade. th 7 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Preston and moved to Tidworth to join 56th Infantry Brigade. th 8 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Preston and moved to Salisbury Plain to join 74th Infantry Brigade. th 9 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Preston and moved to Salisbury Plain to join 74th Infantry Brigade. th 10 (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K3] at Preston and moved to South Downs and Eastbourne as Army Troops, 22nd Division. th 11 (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at Felixstowe and allotted to 106th Infantry Brigade. Transferred 28 November 1914 to 94th Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, Retreat from Mons, Marne 1914, AISNE 1914, YPRES 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt
The Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Bn raised 1741, becoming 48th (the Northamptonshire) Foot; 2nd Bn raised 1755, becoming 58th (the Rutlandshire) Foot. The two regiments were combined 1881 to form The Northamptonshire Regiment. Regimental Depot at Northampton. Regulars 1st Bn Blackdown (2nd Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. 2nd Bn Alexandria, Egypt (The Force in Egypt.) Arrived in England October 1914 and joined 24th Infantry Brigade at Hursley Park. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Northampton. (Former 1st Bn, Northampton and Rutland Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Portland. Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th Bn Northampton (East Midland Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade.
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[The Northamptonshire Regiment] Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) Bn Formed 27 November 1914 at Northampton. Assigned December 1914 to 2nd East Midland Infantry Brigade. New Armies 5th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Northampton and moved to Shorncliffe as Army Troops, 12th Division. th 6 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Northampton and moved to Colchester as Army Troops, 18th Division. th 7 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Northampton and moved to South Downs to join 73rd Infantry Brigade. th 8 (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at Weymouth and allotted to 103rd Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, AISNE 1914, YPRES 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen, Givenchy 1914
Princess Charlotte of Waless (Royal Berkshire Regiment) 1st Bn raised 1743, becoming 49th (Princess Charlotte of Waless)(or the Hertfordshire) Foot; 2nd Bn raised 1756, becoming 66th Foot. The two regiments were combined 1881 to form Princess Charlotte of Waless (Royal Berkshire Regiment). Regimental Depot at Reading. Regulars 1st Bn Aldershot (6th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. 2nd Bn Jhansi, India (Jhansi Brigade). Landed in England 22 October 1914 and joined 25th Infantry Brigade at Winchester. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Reading. (Former Royal Berkshire Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Portsmouth. Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th Bn Reading (South Midland Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) Bn Formed 6 November 1914 at Reading. New Armies 5th (S) Bn Formed 25 August 1914 [K1] at Reading and moved to Shorncliffe to join 35th Infantry Brigade. th 6 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Reading and moved to Colchester to join 53rd Infantry Brigade. th 7 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Reading and moved to Codford St. Mary to join 78th Infantry Brigade. th 8 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Reading and moved to Salisbury Plain as Army Troops, 26th Division. Moved November 1914 to billets in Reading. 9th (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at Portsmouth and allotted to 96th Infantry Brigade.
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[Princess Charlotte of Waless (Royal Berkshire Regiment)] 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, Retreat from Mons, Marne 1914, Aisne 1914, YPRES 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen
The Queens Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 1st Bn raised 1755, becoming 50th (The Queens Own) Foot; 2nd Bn raised 1824 as 97th (The Earl of Ulsters) Foot. The two were combined 1881 as The Queens Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Regimental Depot at Maidstone. Regulars Dublin (13th Infantry Brigade); on notice for Kinsale. Mobilized with brigade. 2nd Bn Multan, India (Jullundur [8th Indian] Brigade). Remained in India. Transferred September 1914 to Nasirabad Brigade. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Maidstone. (Former West Kent Light Infantry.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Chatham. Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th Bn Tonbridge (Kent Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade, which was broken up early December 1914 on arrival in India (left Southampton 30 October 1914). Assigned to Jubbulpore Brigade. 5th Bn East Street, Bromley (Kent Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade, which was broken up early December 1914 on arrival in India (left Southampton 30 October 1914). Assigned to Jhansi Brigade. Territorial Force (2nd Line) [The Queens Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)] 4th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Tonbridge. Moved to Ascot November 1914 and joined 2nd Kent Infantry Brigade. th 5 (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Bromley. Moved to Ascot November 1914 and joined 2nd Kent Infantry Brigade. New Armies 6th (S) Bn Formed 14 August 1914 [K1] at Maidstone and moved to Colchester to join 37th Infantry Brigade. th 7 (S) Bn Formed 5 September 1914 [K2] at Maidstone and moved to Purfleet to join 55th Infantry Brigade. th 8 (S) Bn Formed 12 September 1914 [K3] at Maidstone and moved to Shoreham to join 72nd Infantry Brigade. th 9 (S) Bn Formed 24 October 1914 [K4] at Chatham and allotted to 93rd Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, Le Cateau, Retreat from Mons, Marne 1914, Aisne 1914, La Basse, Messines 1914 , YPRES 1914 1st Bn
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The Kings Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) 1st Bn raised 1755, becoming 51st (the 2nd Yorkshire West Riding) or The Kings Own Light Infantry; 2nd Bn raised 1839 by the Hon East India Company, and taken over by the British Army 1862 as 105th Foot (Madras Light Infantry). The two regiments were combined in 1881, but redesignated twice before the designation finalized as The Kings Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) in 1902. Regimental Depot at Pontefract. Regulars Singapore; on notice for Maymyo. Arrived in England 9 November 1914; moved to Hursley Park, then Harwich, and 17 December 1914 back to Hursley Park to join 83rd Infantry Brigade. nd 2 Bn Dublin (13th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Pontefract. (Former 1st West Yorkshire Rifles.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Hull October 1914. Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th Bn Wakefield (3rd West Riding Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 5th Bn Doncaster (3rd West Riding Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) Bn Formed 30 September 1914 at Wakefield. 5th (Res) Bn Formed 10 September 1914 at Doncaster. New Armies 6th (S) Bn Formed 12 August 1914 [K1] at Pontefract and moved to Woking to join 43rd Infantry Brigade. th 7 (S) Bn Formed 12 September 1914 [K2] at Pontefract and moved to Woking to join 61st Infantry Brigade. th 8 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Pontefract and moved to Frensham to join 70th Infantry Brigade. th 9 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Pontefract and moved to Berkhamsted to join 64th Infantry Brigade. th 10 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Pontefract and moved to Berkhamsted to join 64th Infantry Brigade. th 11 (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at Hull and allotted to 90th Infantry Brigade. Locally raised battalion 12th (S) Bn (Miners) Raised 5 September 1914 at Lees by the West Yorkshire Coalowners Association and moved to Farnley Park, Otley. Unallocated. 1914 Battle Honours: Mons, LE CATEAU, Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, Aisne 1914, La Basse 1914, MESSINES 1914, YPRES 1914 1st Bn
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The Kings (Shropshire Light Infantry) 1st Bn raised 1755, becoming 53rd (the Shropshire) Foot; 2nd Bn raised 1793, becoming 85th , or The Kings Regiment of Light Infantry (Bucks Volunteers). The two regiments were combined 1881, settling the title as The Kings (Shropshire Light Infantry) in 1882. Regimental Depot at Shrewsbury. The TF Herefordshire Regiment also formed part of the Corps of The Kings (Shropshire Light Infantry). Regulars 1st Bn Tipperary (16th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. 2nd Bn Trimulgherry, India (1st (Secunderabad) Infantry Brigade); on notice for Rangoon. Landed in England November 1914 and joined 80th Infantry Brigade at Winchester. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Shrewsbury. (Former 1st Shropshire Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Pembroke Dock and then November 1914 to Edinburgh. Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th Bn Shrewsbury (attached to Welsh Border Infantry Brigade). Embodied 4 August 1914 and moved to Cardiff and later Sittingbourne before joining Middlesex Infantry Brigade 29 October 1914, which was broken up on arrival in India December 1914. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) Bn Formed October 1914 at Shrewsbury. New Armies 5th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Shrewsbury and moved to Aldershot to join 42nd Infantry Brigade. th 6 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Shrewsbury and moved to Aldershot to join 60th Infantry Brigade. th 7 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Shrewsbury and moved to Codford, Salisbury Plain to join 76th Infantry Brigade. th 8 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Shrewsbury and moved to Seaford to join 66th Infantry Brigade. th 9 (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at Pembroke Dock and allotted to 104th Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: Aisne 1914, ARMENTIRES 1914
The Duke of Cambridges Own (Middlesex Regiment) 1st Bn raised 1755, becoming 57th (The West Middlesex) Foot; 2nd Bn raised 1787, becoming 77th (The East Middlesex) Foot (The Duke of Cambridges Own). The two regiments were combined 1881 as The Duke of Cambridges Own (Middlesex Regiment). 3rd and 4th Bns formed 1900. Regimental Depot at Mill Hill. Regulars 1st Bn Woolwich (Eastern Command). Mobilized 4 August 1914. Landed in France 11 August 1914 as LofC Troops. Assigned to 19th Infantry Brigade 22 August 1914.
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[The Duke of Cambridges Own (Middlesex Regiment)] 2nd Bn Malta. Returned to England September 1914 and joined 23rd Infantry Brigade at Hursley Park. 3rd Bn Cawnpore, India (Allahabad Brigade). Landed in England December 1914 and joined 85th Infantry Brigade at Winchester. th 4 Bn Devonport (8th Infantry Brigade); on notice for Bordon. Mobilized with brigade. Special Reserve 5th (Res) Bn Mill Hill. (Former 5th Middlesex Light Infantry, or Royal Elthorne Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Rochester. 6th (Res) Bn Mill Hill. (Former Royal East Middlesex Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Gillingham. Territorial Force (1st Line) 7th Bn Hornsey (Middlesex Infantry Brigade).298 Embodied with brigade. Left for Gibraltar 4 September 1914. 8th Bn Hounslow (Middlesex Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Left for Gibraltar September 1914. 9th Bn Willesden Green (Middlesex Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Brigade was broken up on arrival in India December 1914; landed 2 December 1914 at Bombay. Assigned to Presidency Brigade. 10th Bn Ravenscourt Park. [Hammersmith] (Middlesex Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Brigade was broken up on arrival in India December 1914; landed 2 December 1914 at Bombay. Assigned to Presidency Brigade Territorial Force (2nd Line) 7th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Hornsey. Moved to Barnet 24 September 1914 and November 1914 to Egham and joined 2nd Middlesex Infantry Brigade. 8th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 (at Hampton Court?). Moved November 1914 to Egham and joined 2nd Middlesex Infantry Brigade. 9th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Willesden. Moved November 1914 to Staines and joined 2nd Middlesex Infantry Brigade. th 10 (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Stamford Brook. Moved November 1914 to Staines and joined 2nd Middlesex Infantry Brigade. New Armies 11th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Mill Hill and moved to Colchester to join 36th Infantry Brigade. th 12 (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K2] at Mill Hill and moved to Colchester to join 54th Infantry Brigade. th 13 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Mill Hill and moved to South Downs to join 73rd Infantry Brigade.
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The 7th and 8th Bns of this regiment were two of three infantry battalions with Imperial Service entered after their designations on the Army List.
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[The Duke of Cambridges Own (Middlesex Regiment)] 14th (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at Gravesend and allotted to 93rd Infantry Brigade. 15th (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at Gillingham(?) and allotted to 93rd Infantry Brigade. Locally raised battalions 16th (S) Bn (Public Schools) Raised in London 1 September 1914 by Lt Col J. J. Mackay and moved to Kempton Park. Allotted to 121st Infantry Brigade. Moved December 1914 to Warlingham. 17th (S) Bn (1st Football) Raised 12 December 1914 in London by Rt Hon W. Joynson Hicks, MP and moved to White City. Allotted to 121st Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, Le Cateau, Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, Aisne 1914, La Basse 1914, Messines 1914, Armentires 1914
The Kings Royal Rifle Corps Raised 1755 in North America as 62nd (Royal American) Foot and renumbered 1757 as 60th. In 1824 it became 60th (The Duke of Yorks Own Rifle Corps) Foot and in 1830 60th (The Kings Royal Rifle Corps) Foot. In 1881 it became simply The Kings Royal Rifle Corps. The regiment had four battalions from the 1850s. It shared the Rifle Depot, Winchester, with The Rifle Brigade. The regiment did not have a TF component, although some battalions of the London Regiment had a connection as former volunteer battalions. Regulars Aldershot (6th Infantry Brigade); on notice for Shorncliffe. Mobilized with brigade. 2nd Bn Blackdown (2nd Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. 3rd Bn Meerut (Bareillly [21st Indian] Brigade). Arrived in England 18 November 1914 and moved to 80th Infantry Brigade at Winchester. th 4 Bn Gharial (Rawalpindi [4th Indian] Brigade). Arrived in England 18 November 1914 and moved to 80th Infantry Brigade at Winchester. Special Reserve 5th (Res) Bn Winchester. (Former Huntingdonshire Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Sheerness. 6th (Extra Res) Bn Winchester (Former 2nd or Edmonton Royal Rifle Regiment of Middlesex Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Sheerness. New Armies 7th (S) Bn Formed 19 August 1914 [K1] at Winchester and moved to Aldershot to join 41st Infantry Brigade. th 8 (S) Bn Formed 21 August 1914 [K1] at Winchester and moved to Aldershot to join 41st Infantry Brigade. th 9 (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Winchester and moved to Aldershot to join 42nd Infantry Brigade. 1st Bn
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[The Kings Royal Rifle Corps] 10th (S) Bn Formed 14 September 1914 [K2] at Winchester and moved to Blackdown to join 59th Infantry Brigade. th 11 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Winchester and moved to Blackdown to join 59th Infantry Brigade. th 12 (S) Bn Formed 21 September 1914 [K2] at Winchester and moved to Cowshot, Bisley to join 60th Infantry Brigade. th 13 (S) Bn Formed 7 October 1914 [K3] at Winchester and moved to Halton Park, Wendover as Army Troops, 21st Division. Moved November 1914 to Amersham and Great Missenden in billets. 14th (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at Sheerness and allotted to 92nd Infantry Brigade. 15th (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at Sheerness and allotted to 92nd Infantry Brigade. Locally raised battalion 16th (S) Bn (Church Lads Brigade) Raised 19 September 1914 at Denham, Bucks by Field Marshal Lord Grenfell from past and present members of the Church Lads Brigade.299 Allotted to 121st Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, Aisne 1914, YPRES 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen, Givenchy 1914
The Duke of Edinburghs (Wiltshire Regiment) 1st Bn raised 1756, becoming 62nd (the Wiltshire) Foot; 2nd Bn raised 1824 as 99th (Lanarkshire) Foot. The two regiments were combined 1881 to form The Duke of Edinburghs (Wiltshire Regiment). Regimental Depot at Devizes. Regulars 1st Bn Tidworth (7th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. 2nd Bn Gibraltar. Landed in England 3 September 1914 and moved to Lyndhurst and 21st Infantry Brigade. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Devizes. (Former Royal Wiltshire Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Weymouth. Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th Bn Trowbridge (South Western Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade, which was broken up November 1914 on arrival in India; arrived Bombay about 9 November 1914. Assigned to Delhi Brigade. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) Bn Formed October 1914 at Trowbridge, and joined 2nd South Western Infantry Brigade, which left for India 12 December 1914 and would be broken up on arrival the next month.
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The Church Lads Brigade was a youth organization; with its sister Church Girls Brigade it was intended to extend the kingdom of Christ among lads and girls ages 5 to 21 (per their web page, www.clcgb.org.uk/).
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[The Duke of Edinburghs (Wiltshire Regiment)] New Armies 5th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Devizes and moved to Tidworth as Army Troops, 13th Division. Moved October 1914 to Chisledon and December 1914 to billets in Cirencester and assigned to 40th Infantry Brigade. 6th (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Devizes and moved to Salisbury Plain as Army Troops, 19th Division. December 1914 assigned to 58th Infantry Brigade and moved to Basingstoke in billets. 7th (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Devizes and moved to Salisbury Plain to join 79th Infantry Brigade. th 8 (S) Bn Formed November 1914 [K4] at Weymouth and allotted to 102nd Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, Le Cateau, Retreat from Mons, Marne 1914, Aisne 1914, La Basse 1914, MESSINES 1914, Armentires 1914, YPRES 1914, Langemarck 1914, Nonne Bosschen
The Manchester Regiment 1st Bn raised 1757, becoming 63rd (the West Suffolk) Foot; 2nd Bn raised 1824 as 96th Foot. The two regiments were combined 1881 as The Manchester Regiment. Regimental Depot at Ashton-under-Lyne. Regulars Jullundur, India (Jullundur [8th Indian] Brigade). Moved to France with brigade. 2nd Bn Curragh (14th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Ashton-under-Lyne. (Former 1st Bn, 6th Royal Lancashire Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved August 1914 to Lincolnshire and Humber Defences, locating October 1914 at Cleethorpes. 4th (Extra Res) Bn Ashton-under-Lyne. (Former 2nd Bn, 6th Royal Lancashire Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved August 1914 to Lincolnshire and Humber Defences, locating October 1914 at Riby. Territorial Force (1st Line) 5th Bn Wigan (Manchester Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 6th Bn Hulme, Manchester (Manchester Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 7th Bn Manchester (Manchester Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 8th (Ardwick) Bn Ardwick (Manchester Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 9th Bn Ashton-under-Lyne (East Lancashire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 10th Bn Oldham (East Lancashire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 1st Bn
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[The Manchester Regiment] Territorial Force (2nd Line) 5th (Res) Bn Formed August 1914 at Wigan. Assigned November 1914 to 2nd Manchester Infantry Brigade. th 6 (Res) Bn Formed August 1914 at Manchester. Assigned November 1914 to 2nd Manchester Infantry Brigade. th 7 (Res) Bn Formed August 1914 at Manchester. Assigned November 1914 to 2nd Manchester Infantry Brigade. th 8 (Res) (Ardwick) Bn Formed August 1914 at Ardwick. Assigned November 1914 to 2nd Manchester Infantry Brigade. th 9 (Res) Bn Formed August 1914 at Ashton-under-Lyne. Assigned November 1914 to 2nd East Lancashire Infantry Brigade. th 10 (Res) Bn Formed August 1914 at Oldham. Assigned November 1914 to 2nd East Lancashire Infantry Brigade. 300 New Armies 11th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Ashton-under-Lyne and moved to Grantham to join 34th Infantry Brigade. th 12 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Ashton-under-Lyne and moved to Wool to join 52nd Infantry Brigade. th 13 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Ashton-under-Lyne and moved to Seaford as Army Troops, 25th Division but then replaced 14th (S) Bn in 66th Infantry Brigade. th 14 (S) Bn Formed about October 1914 [K3, then K4] at Lichfield for 66th Infantry Brigade but replaced by 13th (S) Bn and allotted to K4 and 91st Infantry Brigade. Locally raised battalions 16th (S) Bn (1st City) Raised 28 August 1914 at Manchester by the Lord Mayor and City and moved to Heaton Park. Allotted to 111th Infantry Brigade. 17th (S) Bn (2nd City) Raised 28 August 1914 at Manchester by the Lord Mayor and City and moved to Heaton Park. Allotted to 111th Infantry Brigade. 18th (S) Bn (3rd City) Raised 28 August 1914 at Manchester by the Lord Mayor and City and moved to Heaton Park. Allotted to 111th Infantry Brigade. 19th (S) Bn (4th City) Raised 28 August 1914 at Manchester by the Lord Mayor and City and moved to Heaton Park. Allotted to 111th Infantry Brigade. 20th (S) Bn (5th City) Raised 8 November 1914 at Manchester by the Lord Mayor and City and moved to Morecambe. Allotted to 112th Infantry Brigade. 21st (S) Bn (6th City) Raised 13 November 1914 at Manchester by the Lord Mayor and City. Allotted to 112th Infantry Brigade.
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[The Manchester Regiment] 22nd (S) Bn (7th City) Raised 21 November 1914 at Manchester by the Lord Mayor and City. Allotted to 112th Infantry Brigade. Moved December 1914 to Morecambe. 23rd (S) Bn (8th City) Raised 21 November 1914 at Manchester by the Lord Mayor and City as a bantam battalion. Moved December 1914 to Morecambe. Allotted to 125th Infantry Brigade. th 24 (S) Bn (Oldham) Raised 24 October 1914 at Oldham by the Mayor and Town. Allotted to 112th Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, Le Cateau, Retreat from Mons, Marne 1914, Aisne 1914, La Basse 1914, Armentires 1914, GIVENCHY 1914
The Prince of Waless (North Staffordshire Regiment) 1st Bn raised 1756, becoming 64th (the 2nd Staffordshire) Foot; 2nd Bn raised 1824, becoming 98th (The Prince of Waless) Foot. The two regiments were combined 1881 to form The Prince of Waless (North Staffordshire Regiment). Regimental Depot at Lichfield. Regulars Buttevant (17th Infantry Brigade); on notice for Cork. Mobilized with brigade. 2nd Bn Rawalpindi, India (Rawalpindi [4th Indian] Brigade). Remained in India. Transferred November 1914 to Banu Brigade. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Lichfield. (Former The Kings Own (2nd Staffordshire) Light Infantry). Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Plymouth. 4th (Extra Res) Bn Lichfield. (Former The Kings Own (3rd Staffordshire) Rifles.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Guernsey. Territorial Force (1st Line) 5th Bn Hanley (Staffordshire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 6th Bn Burton-on-Trent (Staffordshire Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 5th (Res) Bn Formed 1 November 1914 at Hanley. 6th (Res) Bn Formed 11 November 1914 at Burton. New Armies 7th (S) Bn Formed 29 August 1914 [K1] at Lichfield and moved to Tidworth to join 39th Infantry Brigade. th 8 (S) Bn Formed 18 September 1914 [K2] at Lichfield and moved to Salisbury Plain to join 57th Infantry Brigade. th 9 (S) Bn Formed 20 September 1914 [K3] at Lichfield and moved to South Downs as Army Troops, 22nd Division. Moved December 1914 to billets in Hastings. 10th (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K3, later K4] at Plymouth and allotted to 99th Infantry Brigade. Moved December 1914 to Okehampton. 1st Bn
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[The Prince of Waless (North Staffordshire Regiment)] 1914 Battle Honours: Aisne 1914, ARMENTIRES 1914
The York and Lancaster Regiment 1st Bn raised 1756, becoming 65th (the 2nd Yorkshire North Riding) Foot; 2nd Bn raised 1793, becoming 84th (York and Lancaster) Foot. The two regiments were combined 1881 to form The York and Lancaster Regiment. Regimental Depot at Pontefract. Regulars Jubbulpore, India (Jubbulpore Brigade). Arrived in England 23 December 1914 and moved to Hursley Park and 83rd Infantry Brigade. 2nd Bn Limerick (16th Infantry Brigade); on notice for Dublin. Mobilized with brigade. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Pontefract. (Former 3rd West Yorkshire Light Infantry.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Cleadon, Durham. Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th (Hallamshire) Bn Sheffield (3rd West Riding Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 5th Bn Rotherham (3rd West Riding Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) (Hallamshire) Bn Formed 21 September 1914 at Sheffield. 5th (Res) Bn Formed 3 October 1914 at Rotherham. New Armies 6th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Pontefract and moved to Belton Park, Grantham to join 32nd Infantry Brigade. th 7 (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K2] at Pontefract and moved to Wareham to join 50th Infantry Brigade. th 8 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Pontefract and moved to Frensham to join 70th Infantry Brigade. th 9 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Pontefract and moved to Frensham to join 70th Infantry Brigade. th 10 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Pontefract and moved to Halton Park to join 63rd Infantry Brigade. th 11 (S) Bn Formed about September 1914 [K3, then K4] for 63rd Infantry Brigade but then joined K4s 90th Infantry Brigade at Harrogate. Locally raised battalions 12th (S) Bn (Sheffield) Raised 5 September 1914 at Sheffield by the Lord Mayor and City. Allotted to 115th Infantry Brigade. th 13 (S) Bn (1st Barnsley) Raised 17 September 1914 at Barnsley by the Mayor and Town. Allotted to 115th Infantry Brigade. Moved December 1914 to Silkstone. 14th (S) Bn (2nd Barnsley) Raised 30 November 1914 at Barnsley by the Mayor and Town. Allotted to 115th Infantry Brigade. 1st Bn
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[The York and Lancaster Regiment] 1914 Battle Honours: Aisne 1914, Armentires 1914
The Durham Light Infantry 1st Bn raised 1756, becoming 68th (Durham) Foot (Light Infantry); 2nd Bn raised 1839 by the Hon East India Company, and taken over by the British Army 1862 as 106th Foot (Bombay Light Infantry). The two regiments were combined 1881 to form The Durham Light Infantry. Regimental Depot at Newcastle-on-Tyne. Regulars Nowshera. India (Nowshera [2nd Indian] Brigade). Remained in India. 2nd Bn Lichfield (18th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Newcastle-on-Tyne. (Former 2nd or North Durham Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to South Shields. 4th (Extra Res) Bn Barnard Castle. (Former 1st Durham Fusiliers Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Part of Tyne Defences to December 1914 when relocated to Killingworth. Territorial Force (1st Line) 5th Bn Stockton-on-Tees (Yorkshire and Durham Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 6th Bn Bishop Auckland (Durham Light Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 7th Bn Sunderland (Durham Light Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 8th Bn Durham (Durham Light Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 9th Bn Gateshead (Durham Light Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 5th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Stockton. 6th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Ravensworth Park, near Gateshead. 7th (Res) Bn Formed 16 September 1914 at Sunderland. 8th (Res) Bn Formed October 1914 at Durham. 9th (Res) Bn Formed 11 September 1914 at Ravensworth Park, near Gateshead. New Armies 10th (S) Bn Formed 22 August 1914 [K1] at Newcastle and moved to Woking to join 43rd Infantry Brigade. th 11 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Newcastle and moved to Woking to join 61st Infantry Brigade. th 12 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Newcastle and moved to Bullswater near Pirbright to join 68th Infantry Brigade. th 13 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Newcastle and moved to Bullswater near Pirbright to join 68th Infantry Brigade. 1st Bn
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[The Durham Light Infantry] 14th (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Newcastle and moved to Aylesbury to join 64th Infantry Brigade. th 15 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Newcastle and moved to Halton Park to join 64th Infantry Brigade. th 16 (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at Durham and allotted to 89th Infantry Brigade. 17th (S) Bn Formed October (?) 1914 [K4] at Barnard Castle and allotted to 89th Infantry Brigade. Locally raised battalion 18th (S) Bn (1st County) Raised 10 September 1914 in County of Durham by Col R. Burdon and a committee. Allotted to 114th Infantry Brigade. Moved December 1914 to Fencehouses, near Houghton le Spring. 1914 Battle Honours: AISNE 1914, Armentires 1914
The Highland Light Infantry 1st Bn raised 1777, becoming 71st (Highland) Foot (Light Infantry); 2nd Bn raised 1787, becoming 74th (Highlanders) Foot. The two regiments were combined 1881 to form The Highland Light Infantry. Regimental Depot at Hamilton. Regulars Ambala, India (Sirhind [9th Indian] Brigade). Moved to Egypt with brigade and separated September 1914; rejoined brigade 9 December 1914 in France. 2nd Bn Aldershot (5th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Hamilton. (Former 1st Royal Lanark Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Portsmouth. 4th (Extra Res) Bn Hamilton. (Formed from part of 3rd Bn.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Portsmouth. Territorial Force (1st Line) 5th (City of Glasgow) Bn Garnethill, Glasgow (Highland Light Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 6th (City of Glasgow) Bn Glasgow (Highland Light Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 7th (Blythswood) Bn Bridgeton, Glasgow (Highland Light Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 8th (Lanark) Bn Lanark (attached to Lothian Infantry Brigade). Embodied 4 August 1914.301
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This unit never formed a duplicate and was not reformed following the war. It was never assigned to a wartime brigade, and disappeared in 1916 with its remaining personnel posted to a provisional TF battalion. Either the battalion had insufficient volunteers for overseas service, or those willing to volunteer were drafted out to other battalions of the regiment.
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[The Highland Light Infantry] 9th (Glasgow Highland) Bn Glasgow (Highland Light Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Landed in France 5 November 1914 and attached 23 November 1914 to 5th Infantry Brigade. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 5th (Res) (City of Glasgow) Bn Formed September 1914 at Glasgow. 6th (Res) (City of Glasgow) Bn Formed September 1914 at Glasgow 7th (Res) (Blythswood) Bn Formed September 1914 at Glasgow. 9th (Res) (Glasgow Highland) Bn Formed September 1914 at Glasgow. New Armies302 10th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Hamilton and moved to Bordon to join 28th Infantry Brigade. th 11 (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Hamilton and moved to Bordon to join 28th Infantry Brigade. th 12 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Hamilton and moved to Bordon to join 46th Infantry Brigade. th 13 (S) Bn Formed November 1914 [K4] at Gosport and allotted to 97th Infantry Brigade. Locally raised battalions 15th (S) Bn (1st Glasgow) Raised 2 September 1914 in Glasgow by the Lord Provost and City (many recruits from the Glasgow Tramways). Allotted to 118th Infantry Brigade. Moved to Gailes, Ayrshire. th 16 (S) Bn (2nd Glasgow) Raised 2 September 1914 in Glasgow by the Lord Provost and City (many recruits from the Glasgow Boys Brigade). Allotted to 118th Infantry Brigade. Moved to Gailes. th 17 (S) Bn (3rd Glasgow) Raised 10 September 1914 in Glasgow by the Chamber of Commerce. Allotted to 118th Infantry Brigade. Moved to Troon. 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, Retreat from Mons, Marne 1914, Aisne 1914, YPRES 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen, Givenchy 1914
Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-Shire Buffs, the Duke of Albanys) 1st Bn raised 1777, becoming 72nd Foot, or the Duke of Albanys Own Highlanders; 2nd Bn raised 1793 as 78th (Highlanders) Foot (or the Ross-shire Buffs). The two regiments were combined 1881 to form Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-Shire Buffs, the Duke of Albanys). Regimental Depot at Fort George.
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A 14th (S) Bn was not raised until about July 1915.
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[Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-Shire Buffs, the Duke of Albanys)] Regulars 1st Bn Agra, India (unbrigaded under 7th (Meerut) Division); on notice for Glasgow. Joined Dehra Dun [19th Indian]Brigade when it moved to France. 2nd Bn Shorncliffe (10th Infantry Brigade); on notice for Malta. Mobilized with brigade. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Fort George. (Former Highland Rifle Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Cromarty. Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th (Ross Highland) Bn Dingwall (Seaforth and Cameron Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Landed in France 7 November 1914 and attached 12 December 1914 to Dehra Dun [ Indian]Brigade. 5th (The Sutherland and Caithness Highland) Bn Golspie (Seaforth and Cameron Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 6th (Morayshire) Bn Elgin (Seaforth and Cameron Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) (Ross Highland) Bn Formed September 1914 at Dingwall. 5th (Res) (The Sutherland and Caithness Highland) Bn Formed September 1914 at Golspie. 6th (Res) (Morayshire) Bn Formed September 1914 at Elgin. New Armies 7th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Fort George and moved to Aldershot to join 26th Infantry Brigade. th 8 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Fort George and moved to Aldershot to join 44th Infantry Brigade. th 9 (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K3?] at Fort George and moved to Aldershot November 1914. Attached to 9th Division 3 December 1914. 10th(S) Bn Formed 28 October 1914 [K4] at Cromarty and allotted to 101st Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: Le Cateau, Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914 Aisne 1914, La Basse 1914, Armentires 1914, Festubert 1914, Givenchy 1914
The Gordon Highlanders 1st Bn raised 1787, becoming 75th (Stirlingshire) Foot; 2nd Bn raised 1794, becoming 92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Foot. The two regiments were combined 1881 as The Gordon Highlanders. Regimental Depot at Aberdeen. Regulars 1st Bn Plymouth (8th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. Relieved as Army Troops 12 September 1914 after heavy losses at Le Cateau. Returned to brigade 30 September 1914.
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[The Gordon Highlanders] 2nd Bn Cairo, Egypt (The Force in Egypt). Arrived in England 1 October 1914 and moved to Lyndhurst and 20th Infantry Brigade. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Aberdeen. (Former Royal Aberdeenshire Highlanders Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Remained at Aberdeen. Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th Bn Aberdeen (Gordon Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 5th (Buchan and Formartin) Bn Peterhead (Gordon Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 6th (Banff and Donside) Bn Keith (Gordon Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Landed in France 10 November 1914 and attached 5 December 1914 to 20th Infantry Brigade. th 7 (Deeside Highland) Bn Banchory (Gordon Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. The Shetland Coys Lerwick (attached to Gordon Infantry Brigade).[HQ, A Coy, B Coy.] Embodied 4 August 1914 and remained on guard duties in the Shetlands. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Aberdeen. 5th (Res) (Buchan and Formartin) Bn Formed October 1914 at Peterhead. 6th (Res) (Banff and Donside) Bn Formed October 1914 at Keith. 7th (Res) (Deeside Highland) Bn Formed October 1914 at Banchory. New Armies 8th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Aberdeen and moved to Aldershot to join 26th Infantry Brigade. th 9 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Aberdeen and moved to Aldershot to join 44th Infantry Brigade. th 10 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Aberdeen and moved to Aldershot to join 44th Infantry Brigade. th 11 (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at Aberdeen; not allotted. 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, LE CATEAU, Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, Aisne 1914, La Basse 1914, Messines 1914, Armentires 1914, YPRES 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen
The Queens Own Cameron Highlanders Raised 1793, becoming 79th (The Queens Own Cameron Highlanders). Redesignated 1881 as The Queens Own Cameron Highlanders. As there was no regiment to join with them, it had only one battalion until the 2nd Bn was raised in 1897. Regimental Depot at Inverness. Regulars 1st Bn Edinburgh (Scottish Command). Landed in France 14 August 1914 as Army Troops. Assigned 5 September 1914 to 1st (Guards) Brigade.
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[The Queens Own Cameron Highlanders] 2nd Bn Poona, India (Poona [16th Indian] Brigade). Landed in England 16 November 1914 and moved to Winchester and 81st Infantry Brigade. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Inverness. (Former Highland Light Infantry.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Cromarty. Territorial Force (1st Line) 4th Bn Inverness (Seaforth and Cameron Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 4th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Inverness. New Armies 5th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Inverness and moved to Aldershot to join 26th Infantry Brigade. th 6 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Inverness and moved to Aldershot to join 45th Infantry Brigade. th 7 (S) Bn Formed 28 September 1914 [K3?] at Inverness. Moved to Aldershot November 1914. Apparently not formally allotted.303 th 8 (S) Bn Formed November 1914 [K4] at Invergordon and allotted to 101st Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, AISNE 1914, YPRES 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen, Givenchy 1914
The Royal Irish Rifles 1st Bn raised 1793, becoming 83rd (County of Dublin) Foot; 2nd Bn raised 1793 as well, becoming 86th (Royal County Down) Foot. The two regiments were combined 1881 to form The Royal Irish Rifles. Regimental Depot at Belfast. Regulars Aden (Aden Brigade); on notice for Tidworth. Arrived in England 22 October 1914 and moved to Hursley Park and 25th Infantry Brigade.304 nd 2 Bn Tidworth (7th Infantry Brigade); on notice for Malta. Mobilized with brigade. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Belfast. (Former Antrim Militia (Queens Royal Rifles).) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Dublin. 4th (Extra Res) Bn Newtownards. (Former Royal North Down Rifles). Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Holywood. 5th (Extra Res) Bn Downpatrick. (Former Royal South Down Light Infantry). Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Belfast. In January 1915 assigned to 44th Infantry Brigade, replacing a unit that became 15th Divisions pioneer battalion. 304 The battalions war diary for the period 13-29 December 1914 is available online at www.1914-1918.net/Diaries/wardiary-1RIRifles.html.
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[The Royal Irish Rifles] New Armies 6th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Dublin. Moved September 1914 to Fermoy to join 29th Infantry Brigade. th 7 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Belfast and moved to Mallow to join 48th Infantry Brigade. Locally raised battalions305 8th (S) Bn (East Belfast) Raised September 1914 from the Belfast Volunteers. Moved to Ballykinlar to join 107th Infantry Brigade. th 9 (S) Bn (West Belfast) Raised September 1914 from the Belfast Volunteers. Moved to Ballykinlar to join 107th Infantry Brigade. th 10 (S) Bn (South Belfast) Raised September 1914 from the Belfast Volunteers. Moved to Newcastle to join 107th Infantry Brigade. th 11 (S) Bn (South Antrim) Raised September 1914 from the Antrim Volunteers and allotted to 108th Infantry Brigade. Moved December 1914 to Clandeboye. 12th (S) Bn (Central Antrim) Raised September 1914 from the Antrim Volunteers and moved November 1914 to Newtonwards to join 108th Infantry Brigade. 13th (S) Bn (1st Co. Down) Raised September 1914 from the Co. Down Volunteers. Moved to Clandeboye to join 108th Infantry Brigade. th 14 (S) Bn (Young Citizens) Raised September 1914 from the Belfast Volunteers and allotted to 109th Infantry Brigade. Moved December 1914 to Bundoran, Co. Donegal. 15th (S) Bn (North Belfast) Raised September 1914 from the Belfast Volunteers and moved to Ballykinlar to join 107th Infantry Brigade. th 16 (S) Bn (2nd Co. Down) Raised September 1914 from the Co. Down Volunteers and moved to Lurgan. May not have been officially allotted until January 1915 when it became the pioneer battalion of 36th Division. 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, Le Cateau, Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, Aisne 1914, La Basse 1914, Messines 1914, Armentires 1914, YPRES 1914, Nonne Bosschen
Princess Victorias (Royal Irish Fusiliers) 1st Bn raised 1793, becoming 87th (or Royal Irish Fusiliers) Foot; 2nd Bn also raised 1793, becoming 89th (The Princess Victorias) Foot. The two regiments were combined 1881 as Princess Victorias (Royal Irish Fusiliers). Regimental Depot at Armagh. Regulars 1st Bn Shorncliffe (10th Infantry Brigade); on notice for Jersey. Mobilized with brigade.
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[Princess Victorias (Royal Irish Fusiliers)] 2nd Bn Quetta, India (2nd Quetta Infantry Brigade); on notice for Madras. Arrived in England 20 November 1914 and moved to Winchester and 82nd Infantry Brigade. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Armagh. (Former Armagh Light Infantry.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Lough Swilly. 4th (Extra Res) Bn Cavan. (Former Cavan Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Belfast. New Armies 5th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Armagh and moved to Dublin to join 31st Infantry Brigade. th 6 (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Armagh and moved to Dublin to join 31st Infantry Brigade. th 7 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Armagh and moved to Tipperary to join 49th Infantry Brigade. th 8 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Armagh and moved to Tipperary to join 49th Infantry Brigade. Locally raised battalion306 9th (S) Bn (Co. Armagh) Raised September 1914 from the Armagh, Monagahan and Cavan Volunteers and assigned end October 1914 to 108th Infantry Brigade. Moved November 1914 to Belfast. 1914 Battle Honours: LE CATEAU, Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, Aisne 1914, Armentires 1914
The Connaught Rangers 1st Bn raised 1793, becoming 88th Foot (Connaught Rangers); 2nd Bn raised 1823 as 94th Foot. The two regiments were combined in 1881 as The Connaught Rangers. Regimental Depot at Galway. Regulars Ferozepore, India (Ferozepore [7th Indian] Brigade); on notice for Agra. Moved to France with brigade. Absorbed 2nd Bn 5 December 1914. 2nd Bn Aldershot (5th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. Transferred 26 November 1914 to Ferozepore [7th Indian] Brigade and amalgamated 5 December 1914 with 1st Bn. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Galway. (Former Galway Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Crosshaven, Cork Harbour. 4th (Extra Res) Bn Boyle. (Former Roscommon Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Queenstown. 1st Bn
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[The Connaught Rangers] New Armies 5th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Dublin and moved September 1914 to Kilworth to join 29th Infantry Brigade. th 6 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Kilworth and moved to Fermoy to join 47th Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, Retreat from Mons, Marne 1914, AISNE 1914, MESSINES 1914, Armentires 1914, YPRES 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen, Festubert 1914, Givenchy 1914
Princess Louises (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) 1st Bn raised 1794, becoming 91st (Princess Louises Argyllshire Highlanders); 2nd Bn raised 1799, becoming 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Foot. The two regiments were combined 1881 to form Princess Louises (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders). Regimental Depot at Stirling. Regulars Dinapore, India (Presidency Brigade); on notice for Ferozepore. Landed in England 19 November 1914 and moved to Winchester and 81st Infantry Brigade. nd 2 Bn Fort George (Scottish Command); on notice for Tidworth. Landed in France 14Aug 1914 as LofC Troops. Assigned 22 August 1914 to 19th Infantry Brigade. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Stirling. (Former Highland Borderers Light Infantry Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Woolwich. 4th (Extra Res) Bn Paisley. (Former The Prince of Waless Royal Regiment of Renfrew Militia). Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Devonport and then November 1914 to Sunderland. Territorial Force (1st Line) 5th (Renfrewshire) Bn Greenock (attached to Black Watch Infantry Brigade). Embodied 4 August 1914 (remained in area on coast defences?). 6th (Renfrewshire) Bn Paisley (Argyll and Sutherland Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 7th Bn Stirling (Argyll and Sutherland Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Landed in France 16 December 1914. 8th (The Argyllshire) Bn Dunoon (Argyll and Sutherland Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 9th (The Dumbartonshire) Bn Hartfield, Dumbarton (Argyll and Sutherland Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Territorial Force (2nd Line) 5th (Res) (Renfrewshire) Bn Formed September 1914 at Greenock. 6th (Res) (Renfrewshire) Bn Formed September 1914 at Paisley. 7th (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Stirling. 1st Bn
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[Princess Louises (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)] 8th (Res) (The Argyllshire) Bn Formed September 1914 at Dunoon. 9th (Res) (The Dumbartonshire) Bn Formed September 1914 at Dumbarton. New Armies 10th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Stirling and moved to Bordon to join 27th Infantry Brigade. th 11 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Stirling and moved to Aldershot to join 45th Infantry Brigade. th 12 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K3] at Stirling and moved to Codford St. Mary to join 77th Infantry Brigade. th 13 (S) Bn Formed November 1914 [K4] at Blackheath and allotted to 106th Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: MONS, LE CATEAU, Retreat from Mons, MARNE 1914, Aisne 1914, La Basse 1914, Messines 1914, Armentires 1914
The Prince of Waless Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) 1st Bn raised 1858 as 100th (or Prince of Waless Royal Canadian) Foot; 2nd Bn raised by the Hon East India Company, and taken over by the British Army in 1862 as 109th Foot (Bombay Infantry). The two regiments were combined 1881 to form The Prince of Waless Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians). Regimental Depot at Birr. Regulars Fyzabad, India (Fyzabad Brigade). Landed in England 16 November 1914 and moved to Winchester and 82nd Infantry Brigade. 2nd Bn Cork (17th Infantry Brigade); on notice for Buttevant. Mobilized with brigade. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Birr. (Former Kings County Royal Rifles Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Cork. 4th (Extra Res) Bn Maryborough. (Former Royal Queens County Rifles Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Crosshaven, Cork Harbour. 5th (Extra Res) Bn Drogheda. (Former Royal Meath Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Queenstown. New Armies 6th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Dublin and moved September 1914 to Fermoy to join 29th Infantry Brigade. th 7 (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K2] at Fermoy for 47th Infantry Brigade. C Coy became an officer cadet unit for the 16th (Irish) Division November 1914. 1914 Battle Honours: AISNE 1914, Armentires 1914 1st Bn
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The Royal Munster Fusiliers 1st Bn raised 1652 by the Hon East India Company, and taken over by the British Army in 1862 as 101st Foot (Royal Bengal Fusiliers); 2nd Bn raised 1839 by the Hon East India Company, and taken over by the British Army in 1862 as 104th Foot (Bengal Fusiliers). The two regiments were combined 1881 to form The Royal Munster Fusiliers. Regimental Depot at Tralee. Regulars Rangoon, Burma (Rangoon Brigade); on notice for Poona. Sailed for England December 1914 (arrived 10 January 1915 and joined 86th Infantry Brigade). 2nd Bn Aldershot (1st (Guards) Brigade). Mobilized with brigade. Relieved as Army Troops 14 September 1914. Assigned 9 November 1914 to 3rd Infantry Brigade. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Tralee. (Former Kerry Militia). Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Berehaven, Bantry Bay, and then October 1914 to Cork. 4th (Extra Res) Bn Kinsale. (Former South Cork Light Infantry Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Queenstown and November 1914 to Aghada, Cork Harbour. 5th (Extra Res) Bn Limerick. (Former Royal Limerick Country Militia (Fusiliers).) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Queenstown and October 1914 to Bere Island. New Armies 6th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Tralee and moved to the Curragh to join 30th Infantry Brigade. th 7 (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Tralee and moved to the Curragh to join 30th Infantry Brigade. th 8 (S) Bn Formed September or October 1914 [K2] and moved to Fermoy to join 47th Infantry Brigade. th 9 (S) Bn Formed September or October 1914 [K2] and moved to Kilworth to join 48th Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: RETREAT FROM MONS, Marne 1914, Aisne 1914, YPRES 1914, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen, Givenchy 1914 1st Bn
The Royal Dublin Fusiliers 1st Bn raised 1641 by the Hon East India Company, and taken over by the British Army in 1862 as 102nd Foot (Royal Madras Fusiliers); 2nd Bn raised 1662 as independent companies for Bombay, regimented by the Hon East India Company 1668, and taken over by the British Army in 1862 as 103rd Foot (Royal Bombay Fusiliers). The two regiments were consolidated 1881 to form The Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Regimental Depot at Naas.
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[The Royal Dublin Fusiliers] Regulars 1st Bn Madras, India (Southern Brigade); on notice for Quetta. Landed in England 21 December 1914 and moved to Torquay (moved January 1915 and joined 86th Infantry Brigade). 2nd Bn Gravesend (10th Infantry Brigade); on notice for Shorncliffe. Mobilized with brigade. Special Reserve 3rd (Res) Bn Naas. (Former Kildare Rifle Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Queenstown. 4th (Extra Res) Bn Dublin. (Former Queens Own Royal Dublin Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Queenstown and October 1914 to England (Sittingbourne). 5th (Extra Res) Bn Dublin. (Former Dublin County Light Infantry Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Queenstown and October 1914 to England (Sittingbourne). New Armies 6th (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Naas and moved to the Curragh to join 30th Infantry Brigade. th 7 (S) Bn Formed August 1914 [K1] at Naas and moved to the Curragh to join 30th Infantry Brigade. th 8 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] and moved to Buttevant to join 48th Infantry Brigade. 9th (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] and moved to Buttevant to join 48th Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: Le Cateau, RETREAT FROM MONS, MARNE 1914, Aisne 1914, Armentires 1914
The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consorts Own) Raised 1800 as an experimental rifle corps, becoming 95th Foot (Riflemen). From 1816 it was known as The Rifle Brigade; it was redesignated The Prince Consorts Own Rifle Brigade in 1862, changed 1881 to The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consorts Own). The regiment had four battalions from the 1850s. It shared the Rifle Depot, Winchester, with The Kings Royal Rifle Corps. The regiment did not have a TF component, although some battalions of the London Regiment had a connection as former volunteer battalions. Regulars 1st Bn Colchester (11th Infantry Brigade); on notice for Belgaum. Mobilized with brigade. 2nd Bn Kuldana (Rawalpindi [4th Indian] Brigade); on notice for Colchester. Landed in England 22 October 1914, moving to Hursley Park and 25th Infantry Brigade. rd 3 Bn Cork (17th Infantry Brigade). Mobilized with brigade.
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[The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consorts Own)] 4th Bn Dagshai (Sirhind [9th Indian] Brigade); on notice for Peshawar. Landed in England about 18 November 1914 and moved to Winchester and 80th Infantry Brigade. Special Reserve 5th (Res) Bn Winchester. (Former The Queens Own Royal Tower Hamlets Light Infantry.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Minster, Isle of Sheppey. 6th (Extra Res) Bn Winchester. (Former The Kings Own Light Infantry Regiment of Militia.) Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Sheerness, Isle of Sheppey. New Armies 7th (S) Bn Formed 21 August 1914 [K1] at Winchester and moved to Aldershot to join 41st Infantry Brigade. th 8 (S) Bn Formed 21 August 1914 [K1] at Winchester and moved to Aldershot to join 41st Infantry Brigade. th 9 (S) Bn Formed 21 August 1914 [K1] at Winchester and moved to Aldershot to join 42nd Infantry Brigade. th 10 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Winchester and moved to Bordon to join 59th Infantry Brigade. th 11 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Winchester and moved to Bordon to join 59th Infantry Brigade. th 12 (S) Bn Formed September 1914 [K2] at Winchester and moved to Bordon to join 60th Infantry Brigade. th 13 (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K3] at Winchester as Army Troops, 21st Division. Moved November 1914 to High Wycombe in billets. 14th (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at Southend and allotted to 92nd Infantry Brigade. 15th (S) Bn Formed October 1914 [K4] at Southend and allotted to 92nd Infantry Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: 307 LE CATEAU, Retreat from Mons, Marne 1914, Aisne 1914, Armentires 1914
Army Cyclist Corps The six Regular divisions formed small cyclist companies in May 1914 (with personnel drawn from their infantry) to work with the attached cavalry squadron on reconnaissance duties. The war-formed Regular divisions also created cyclist companies. The New Army divisions formed larger cyclist companies, as they would not have the attached cavalry. The Army Cyclist Corps was formed 7 November 1914 as a Corps for purposes of the Army Act, incorporating all of the existing divisional cyclist companies. TF cyclist battalions remained outside the new Corps.
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[The Army Cyclist Corps] Regulars 1st Cyclist Coy Formed May 1914 for 1st Division. 2nd Cyclist Coy Formed May 1914 for 2nd Division. 3rd Cyclist Coy Formed May 1914 for 3rd Division. 4th Cyclist Coy Formed May 1914 for 4th Division. 5th Cyclist Coy Formed May 1914 for 5th Division. 6th Cyclist Coy Formed May 1914 for 6th Division. 7th Cyclist Coy Formed September 1914 for 7th Division. 8th Cyclist Coy Formed 1914 for 8th Division. 27th Cyclist Coy Formed 1914 for 27th Division. 28th Cyclist Coy Formed 1914 for 28th Division (joined 29 December 1914). Territorial Force308 2nd London Divisional Cyclist Coy Formed ca. 1914 for 2nd London Division. North Midland Cyclist Coy Formed 11 November 1914 at Luton for North Midland Division. South Midland Divisional Cyclist Coy Formed 3 December 1914 at Chelmsford for South Midland Division. Northumbrian Cyclist Coy Formed ca. 1914 for Northumbrian Division. West Riding Divisional Cyclist Coy Formed ca. 1914 for West Riding Division. New Armies309 9th Cyclist Coy Formed 1 December 1914 at Aldershot for 9th Division. 10th Cyclist Coy Formed late 1914 for 10th Division. 12th Cyclist Coy Formed 1914 for 12th Division. 13th Cyclist Coy Formed late 1914 for 13th Division. 15th Cyclist Coy Formed 23 December 1914 for 15th Division. 16th Cyclist Coy Formed 11 December 1914 at Fermoy for 16th Division. 18th Cyclist Coy Formed 8 December 1914 for 18th Division. 19th Cyclist Coy Formed 19 November 1914 for 19th Division. 20th Cyclist Coy Formed 22 December 1914 for 20th Division.
Territorial Force Regiments

Honorable Artillery Company, Infantry The Honorable Artillery Company (chartered in 1537 by Henry VIII) had an artillery branch (see under the Royal Horse Artillery) and an infantry branch, known at least informally as the HAC Infantry Battalion.310
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[Honourable Artillery Company, Infantry] 1st Line HAC Infantry Bn Armoury House, Finsbury (attached to the 1st London Division as Army Troops). Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved 12 September 1914 to Belhus Park, Averley, Essex. Landed in France 20 September 1914 as LofC Troops and attached 10 November 1914 to 8th Infantry Brigade. Transferred 9 December 1914 to 7th Infantry Brigade. 2nd and 3rd Lines HAC (Res) Infantry Bn Formed 2 September 1914 at Finsbury. Moved to Belhus Park, Averley, Essex and then November 1914 to Blackheath. HAC (Extra Res) Infantry Bn Formed 12 December 1914 at Walton-onThames. 1914 Battle Honours: The regiment received 1914 as the starting date for the theatre honour France and Flanders but did not earn any specific battle honours for 1914. 311
The Monmouthshire Regiment Formed 1908 from existing units, remaining part of the Corps of The South Wales Borderers. 1st Line 1st Bn Stow Hill, Newport (Welsh Border Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 2nd Bn Pontypool (Welsh Border Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Landed 7 November 1914 in France and attached 20 November 1914 to 12th Infantry Brigade. rd 3 Bn Abergavenny (Welsh Border Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 2nd Line 1st (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Newport. 2nd (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Pontypool. 3rd (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Abergavenny. 1914 Battle Honours: The regiment received 1914 as the starting date for the theatre honour France and Flanders but did not earn any specific battle honours for 1914. 312
It was supposed to become 26th (City of London) Bn The London Regiment (Honourable Artillery Company) in 1908 but would not use the title. 311 The regiment selected France and Flanders 1914-18 for placement on the colours. 312 The regiment also selected France and Flanders 1914-18 for placement on the colours.
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The Cambridgeshire Regiment Formed 1908 as The Cambridgeshire Bn of The Suffolk Regiment. Reorganized 1909 as The Cambridgeshire Regiment, remaining part of the Corps of The Suffolk Regiment. 1st Line 1st Bn Cambridge (East Midland Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade.
The London Regiment This regiment was created 1908 as the parent for all of the TF battalions from the City and County of London. Almost all had been affiliated with various regiments as volunteer battalions, and these affiliations could be inferred in some cases from the subtitles.313 The subtitles came after the regiment in formal use; e.g., 5th (City of London) Bn, The London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade). 1st Line 1st (City of London) Bn (Royal Fusiliers) Handel Street, Bloomsbury (1st London Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 2nd (City of London) Bn (Royal Fusiliers) Westminster (1st London Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 3rd (City of London) Bn (Royal Fusiliers) Hampstead Road, NW (1st London Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 4th (City of London) Bn (Royal Fusiliers) City Road, N (1st London Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 5th (City of London) Bn (London Rifle Brigade) Bunhill Row, EC (2nd London Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Landed in France 5 November 1914 and attached 17 November 1914 to 11th Infantry Brigade. The battalion received 1914 as the starting date for the theatre honour France and Flanders but did not earn any specific battle honours for 1914. 314 th 6 (City of London) Bn (Rifles) Farringdon Road, EC (2nd London Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Transferred 5 November 1914 to 4th London Infantry Brigade. th 7 (City of London) Bn Finsbury Square, EC (2nd London Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Transferred 5 November 1914 to 4th London Infantry Brigade.
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There was no Regular county regiment associated with London, and The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) were connected only to the City. In the lack of a regiment to which all of the battalions could be affiliated, they were grouped into a TFonly regiment. In 1916, London Regiment battalions were associated with specific Regular regiments. 314 The regiment selected France and Flanders 1914-18 as one of the ten Great War honours.
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[The London Regiment] 8th (City of London) Bn (Post Office Rifles) Finsbury (2nd London Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Transferred 5 November 1914 to 4th London Infantry Brigade. th 9 (County of London) Bn (Queen Victoria's Rifles) Berkeley Square, W (3rd London Infantry Brigade).Embodied with brigade. Landed in France 5 November 1914 and attached 27 November 1914 to 13th Infantry Brigade. The battalion received 1914 as the starting date for the theatre honour France and Flanders but did not earn any specific battle honours for 1914. 315 th 10 (County of London) Bn (Hackney) Hackney (3rd London Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 11th (County of London) Bn (Finsbury Rifles) Pentonville, N (3rd London Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 12th (County of London) Battalion (The Rangers) Bedford Square, WC (3rd London Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Landed in France 25 December 1914 to LofC Troops. 13th (County of London) Bn (Kensington) Kensington (4th London Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Designation changed October 1914 to 13th (County of London) Princess Louises Kensington Bn. Landed in France 4 November 1914 and attached 13 November 1914 to 25th Infantry Brigade. The battalion received 1914 as the starting date for the theatre honour France and Flanders but did not earn any specific battle honours for 1914. 14th (County of London) Bn (London Scottish) Westminster (4th London Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Landed in France 16 September 1914 as GHQ Troops. Served under the Cavalry Corps 31 October to early November 1914. Attached 7 November 1914 to 1st (Guards) Brigade. 1914 Battle Honours: MESSINES 1914, YPRES 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen, GIVENCHY 1914 15th (County of London) Bn (Prince of Wales's Own Civil Service Rifles) Strand, Westminster (4th London Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 16th (County of London) Bn (Queen's Westminster Rifles) Westminster (4th London Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Landed in France 3 November 1914 and attached 12 November 1914 to 18th Infantry Brigade. The battalion received 1914 as the starting date for the theatre honour France and Flanders but did not earn any specific battle honours for 1914. 17th (County of London) Bn (Poplar and Stepney Rifles) Bow (5th London Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade.
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[The London Regiment] 18th (County of London) Bn (London Irish Rifles) Chelsea (5th London Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 19th (County of London) Bn (St. Pancras) Camden Town (5th London Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 20th (County of London) Bn (Blackheath and Woolwich) Blackheath (5th London Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 21st (County of London) Bn (First Surrey Rifles) Camberwell (6th London Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 22nd (County of London) Battalion (The Queen's) Bermondsey (6th London Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 23rd (County of London) Bn Clapham Junction, SW (6th London Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 24th (County of London) Bn (The Queen's) Kensington Park Road, SE (6th London Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 25th (County of London) Cyclist Bn Putney Bridge, SW (unattached in London District). Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Sussex coast (HQ at Oulton Broad). Attached from ca. September 1914 to 1st Mounted Division. [Numbers 26 and 27 were originally intended for the Honourable Artillery Company and the Inns of Court, who refused to use the designations.] 28th (County of London) Bn (Artists Rifles) Euston Road, WC (attached to 2nd London Division). Embodied 4 August 1914 with division. Moved to France 28 October 1914 and became an officer-producing unit at Bailleul, as well as providing HQ guard for GHQ. 2nd Line 1st (Res) (City of London) Bn (Royal Fusiliers) Formed about September 1914 in London. Moved by December 1914 to Kent and joined 2nd/1st London Infantry Brigade. 2nd (Res) (City of London) Bn (Royal Fusiliers) Formed about September 1914 in London. Moved by December 1914 to Tonbridge and joined 2nd/1st London Infantry Brigade. rd 3 (Res) (City of London) Bn (Royal Fusiliers) Formed about September 1914 in London. Moved by December 1914 to Kent and joined 2nd/1st London Infantry Brigade. 4th (Res) (City of London) Bn (Royal Fusiliers) Formed September 1914 in London. Moved by December 1914 to Kent and joined 2nd/1st London Infantry Brigade. 5th (Res) (City of London) Bn (London Rifle Brigade) Formed September 1914 in London. Moved November 1914 to Haywards Heath and joined 2nd/2nd London Infantry Brigade. th 6 (Res) (City of London) Bn (Rifles) Formed August 1914 at Farringdon Road, EC. Moved October 1914 to Walton-on-Thames and November 1914 to Burgess Hill and joined 2nd/2nd London Infantry Brigade. 7th (Res) (City of London) Bn Formed September 1914 in London. Moved November 1914 to Burgess Hill and joined 2nd/2nd London Infantry Brigade.
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[The London Regiment] 8th (Res) (City of London) Bn (Post Office Rifles) Formed September 1914 in London. Moved November 1914 to Cuckfield and joined 2nd (Reserve) London Infantry Brigade. 9th (Res) (County of London) Bn (Queen Victoria's Rifles) Formed August 1914 in London. Moved November 1914 to Crowborough for 2nd/3rd London Infantry Brigade. th 10 (Res) (County of London) Bn (Hackney) Formed September 1914 in London. Moved November 1914 to Crowborough for 2nd/3rd London Infantry Brigade. 11th (Res) (County of London) Bn (Finsbury Rifles) Formed September 1914 in London. Moved November 1914 to Crowborough for 2nd/3rd London Infantry Brigade. 12th (Res) (County of London) Battalion (The Rangers) Formed September 1914 in London. Moved November 1914 to Crowborough for 2nd/3rd London Infantry Brigade. th 13 (Res) (County of London) Princess Louises Kensington Bn Formed September 1914 in London . Joined 2nd/4th London Brigade on its formation October 1914. Moved November 1914 to White City. 14th (Res) (County of London) Bn (London Scottish) Formed September 1914 in London. Joined 2nd/4th London Brigade on its formation October 1914. 15th (Res) (County of London) Bn (Prince of Wales's Own Civil Service Rifles) Formed September 1914 at Strand. Joined 2nd/4th London Brigade on its formation October 1914. 16th (Res) (County of London) Bn (Queen's Westminster Rifles) Formed September 1914 in London. Joined 2nd/4th London Brigade on its formation October 1914. 17th (Res) (County of London) Bn (Poplar and Stepney Rifles) Formed August 1914 in London. Joined 2nd/5th London Brigade on its formation November 1914. 18th (Res) (County of London) Bn (London Irish Rifles) Formed August 1914 in London. Joined 2nd/5th London Brigade on its formation November 1914. 19th (Res) (County of London) Bn (St. Pancras) Formed September 1914 in London. Moved October 1914 to White City. Joined 2nd/5th London Brigade on its formation November 1914. 20th (Res) (County of London) Bn (Blackheath and Woolwich) Formed 3 September 1914 in London. Moved October 1914 to White City. Joined 2nd/5th London Brigade on its formation November 1914. st 21 (Res) (County of London) Bn (First Surrey Rifles) Formed August 1914 in Camberwell. 22nd (Res) (County of London) Battalion (The Queen's) Formed August 1914 in Bermondsey. 23rd (Res) (County of London) Bn Formed August 1914 in and moved to White City later. 24th (Res) (County of London) Bn (The Queen's) Formed August 1914 in Lambeth. Moved October 1914 to White City.
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[The London Regiment] 25th (Res) (County of London) Cyclist Bn Formed 31 August 1914 at Fulham. Moved November 1914 to coast defence in Sussex (HQ at Lewes); attached to 1st London Division. th 28 (Res) (County of London) Bn (Artists Rifles) Formed 4 September 1914 in London. 28th (Extra Res) (County of London) Bn (Artists Rifles) Formed December 1914 at Richmond Park. 1914 Battle Honours: the London Regiment did not receive battle honours; unlike the normal practice, they were awarded instead to individual battalions.
Inns of Court Officers Training Corps. When transferred to the TF in 1908, this was to form 27th (County of London) Bn The London Regiment (Inns of Court); that title was unpopular and ignored, and the unit was reorganized as the Inns of Court OTC to train officers for the TF and SR. Lincoln's Inn, WC. (Consisted of three infantry companies and a cavalry squadron.) Embodied 4 August 1914 and remained in London (the squadron had no horses). Establishment increased September 1914 to eight companies, and the unit moved 28 September 1914 to Berkhamsted, where it trained officers. (The cavalry squadron received horses October 1914.)
The Hertfordshire Regiment Organized in 1908 as the Hertfordshire Bn, The Bedfordshire Regiment, and then reorganized by March 1909 as The Hertfordshire Regiment, remaining part of the Corps of The Bedfordshire Regiment. 1st Line 1st Bn Hertford (East Midland Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. Landed in France 6 November 1914 and attached 20 November 1194 to 4th (Guards) Brigade. 2nd Line 1st (Res) Bn Formed September 1914 at Hertford. 1st (Extra Res) Bn Formed December 1914 at Hertford. 1914 Battle Honours: 316 YPRES 1914, Nonne Bosschen
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The Herefordshire Regiment Organized 1908 as the Herefordshire Bn, The Kings (Shropshire Light Infantry), and then redesignated March 1909 as The Herefordshire Regiment, remaining part of the Corps of The Kings (Shropshire Light Infantry). 1st Line 1st Bn Hereford (Welsh Border Infantry Brigade). Embodied with brigade. 2 Line 1st (Res) Bn Formed 31 August 1914 at Hereford. Moved December 1914 to Aberystwyth.
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The Northern Cyclist Bn Raised 1908 as 8th (Cyclist) Bn, The Northumberland Fusiliers, and transferred 1910 as Northern Cyclist Bn. Newcastle-on-Tyne (unattached in Northern Command). Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Morpeth. A reserve battalion was formed in 1914. The Highland Cyclist Bn Formed in the TF as 8th (Cyclist) Bn, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) and transferred January 1909 as Highland Cyclist Bn. Kirkcaldy (unattached in Scottish Command). Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to East Linton, East Lothian. A reserve battalion was formed November 1914.
The Kent Cyclist Bn Raised 1908 as 6th (Cyclist) Bn, The Queens Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) and transferred 1910 as Kent Cyclist Bn. Tonbridge (unattached in Eastern Command). Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Canterbury. A reserve battalion was formed 1914 at Canterbury.
The Huntingdonshire Cyclist Bn This battalion was raised 27 February 1914. Huntingdon (unattached in Eastern Command). Embodied 4 August 1914. Moved to Grimsby. A reserve battalion was formed October 1914.
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Channel Islands Militia
The Royal Militia of the Island of Jersey The Jersey Militia had three battalions light infantry from 1902 (1st or West, 2nd or East and 3rd or South Bns), along with artillery. The Jersey Artillery Militia was reorganized ca. August 1914 as No. 109 Coy RGA. Royal Guernsey Militia The Guernsey Militia had two battalions light infantry from 1902, along with artillery and engineers. The Guernsey and Alderney Artillery Militia was reorganized ca. August 1914 as No. 110 Coy RGA. Royal Alderney Militia From 1902 comprised artillery and (later) an engineer section.
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Introduction The Royal Regiment of Artillery in 1914
was quite distinctly divided into three separate branches: the Royal Horse Artillery (RHA), organized and equipped for the support of cavalry divisions, the Royal Field Artillery (RFA), similarly, for the support of infantry divisions and the Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA), which specialized in heavy, siege and coast defence gunnery for general support and for the defence of bases, ports and other vulnerable areas at home and overseas. 317
The basic division of the artillery arm between field and garrison was typical for armies of the period. Germany had the Feldartillerie (Field Artillery) with horse and field batteries for infantry and cavalry divisions, and the Fuartillerie (Foot Artillery) with the heavy guns. Similarly, the US Army had Field Artillery and Coast Artillery; the latter not only provided units for coastal defenses but would end up manning all heavy artillery, and anti-aircraft artilleryexactly as the RGAafter America entered the war. Organization, equipment, training, and even basic skills were quite different between the separate artillery branches. In the case of The Royal Artillery, the division into two groups came in 1899. The RHA and RFA formed one group, while the coast defence, mountain and heavy batteries formed the second group. This resulted in a fair amount of redesignations, shuffling of units, and more redesignations. In many cases, RHA and RFA brigade designations were not finalized until 1913. Artillery Weapons318 The Royal Horse Artillery used the Ordnance QF 13-pdr gun. It had a maximum range of 5,900 yards and was designed for shrapnel.319 From 1914
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on, some 13-pdrs were converted for the anti-aircraft role. Pre-war production (which began the end of 1904) totaled 245 in the UK and 21 in India. TF batteries used the German-built Ordnance QF 15-pdr gun, of which 108 (along with the related limbers, ammunition wagons and other transport) were purchased in secret in 1901. The gun had a range of 6,400 yards. The main gun for the Royal Field Artillery was the Ordnance QF 18-pdr, developed concurrently with the RHAs 13-pdr. It had a range of 6,525 yards. The original shell was shrapnel, although an experimental high explosive (HE) round was used in 1914 and then adopted as a standard round.320 Pre-war production was 1,126 in the UK and 99 in India; 945 of these remained with the British Army and the other 280 went to Canada, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. (In October 1914, orders were placed for 892 more 18-pdrs, although the actual need to equip all of the new units would be larger than that: up to 3,000 by May 1915.) TF batteries had the Ordnance BLC 15-pdr gun. This was a reworked version of a gun first used beginning 1885 as a 12pdr. It could fire shrapnel to a range of 6,000 yards. Howitzer batteries used the Ordnance QF 4.5-inch howitzer. Introduced in 1908, it could fire HE or shrapnel to a range of 7,300 yards. (These had only a small allotment of shrapnel, since howitzers were the only pre-war weapon to fire HE.) Pre-war production was all in the UK, with 137 retained by the British Army and 45 sent to Canada, New Zealand and India. TF howitzer batteries inherited the weapon it replaced, the Ordnance BL 5-inch howitzer which entered service in 1896. It could fire a 50-lbHE shell 4,800 yards or a 40-lb shell 6,500 yards. The heavy batteries RGA assigned to divisions used the Ordnance BL 60-pdr gun, introduced in 1909. It could fire shrapnel or HE to a range of 10,300 yards. Only 41 were built by 1914, with 17 going to Canada and India.321 TF heavy batteries had its predecessor, the Ordnance QF 4.7-inch gun, introduced in 1903. It could also fire HE or shrapnel, with a range of 10,000 yards. Production had been around 180, and these were used as well to equip new units raised in 1914. Siege batteries had the outdated 6-inch 30cwt BL
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Until that point, only howitzers had a high explosive shell. HE for the 18-pdr gun did not become available until autumn 1914, and probably in only very limited amounts. Even as late as 1916, the main production of shells for the 18-pdr was shrapnel. 321 Clarke, British Artillery 1914-19, p 36. Clarke shows 24 going abroad, but that figure does not leave enough of the 60-pdrs to equip all of the heavy batteries in the six divisions at home. However, Edmonds, Military Operations: France and Belgium 1914, Vol II, p 164n indicates that there were 24 of these with the original six divisions. This suggests that Clarkes figures are reversed: 24 in the UK and 17 sent abroad.
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howitzer, with a 5,200 yard maximum rangeless than the range of the howitzers in the RFA. Its replacement, the 6-inch 26cwt BL howitzer, began to appear late in 1914. It had a range of 9,800 yards. A new 9.2 BL howitzer had been ordered before August 1914 (16), but only a single one (the prototype) made it to France that year. It had a range of 10,050 yards. By October 1914 there were orders for another 48 of the 9.2 howitzers and 32 12inch howitzers, along with 60 6-inch howitzers. Several weapons were available for mountain artillery. The Ordnance jointed BL 10-pdr was introduced in 1901. It had a range of 3,700 yards for shrapnel, or 6,000 yards with HE. The Ordnance BL 2.75-inch gun was just entering service in 1914, equipping the Indian mountain brigade sent to France. It could fire shrapnel to 5,600 yards or HE to 5,800 yards. The shell, at 12-lbs, was heavier than the earlier gun. The gun could be broken apart into six mule loads. The West African Frontier Force still used a weapon from 1897, the Ordnance QF 2.95-inch gun, which had a shrapnel shell and a range of 4,825 yards. The weapons of the Regular RFA batteriesthe 18-pdr gun and the 4.5-inch howitzerboth fired heavier shells than equivalent German artillery. However, since shrapnel was less effective than high explosive as the western front developed, limited HE rounds for the 18-pdr was a handicap.322 Where the British were completely outclassed was with heavier weapons. The 60-pdr was no match for the nearest German counterpart, and the Germans had a lot more heavy artillery. Even by 1 January 1915, the BEF had only 68 heavy guns (40 of the 4.7-inch and 24 of the 60-pdr, along with six old 6-inch guns) and 25 heavy howitzers (24 6-inch and a single new weapon, the 9.2-inch siege howitzer).323 There was little production of artillery during 1914. Between August and December 1914, the British added 43 18-pdr guns and 40 4.5-inch howitzers. No more of the 60-pdr guns or 6-inch howitzers were even produced until May 1915. Total production in 1914 of all types of howitzers and guns was 91. The bigger problem was ammunition. British production capability was limited, and the BEF started to run out. Monthly shell production was 10,000 for the
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field weapons (13- and 18-pdr guns and 4.5-inch howitzers) and 100 a month for the 60-pdr heavy guns. By the end of October, limits were placed on daily expenditure. Despite desperate messages for more [shells], none came forward, and the situation was just not understood in England. The War Office simply said that no Army or Nation could maintain the supply at the rate requested.324
Royal Horse Artillery At the outbreak of war, the Regular RHA was nominally organized into 13 brigades, each of two batteries. However, since Z Battery RHA had been disbanded in 1913, II Brigade RHA was short a battery. A few brigades existed only as a designation, lacking a lieutenant colonel and HQ. Many of these brigades lapsed between August and December 1914, and batteries mainly ended up in brigades of three batteries or farmed out to cavalry brigades. For whatever reason, some new brigades with new numbers were formed, instead of continuing to use former brigade designations. In the TF, there was a battery RHA for each of the 14 mounted brigades; some of these were first brigaded in 1914 for the mounted divisions. BRIGADES (REGULAR)
I Brigade RHA Ambala, India (Ferozepore [7th Indian] Brigade). Comprised A and B Btys RHA. A Bty RHA (already gone from India) formally left 12 December 1914. II Brigade RHA Canterbury (attached to 4th Cavalry Brigade). Comprised only C Bty RHA.325 C Bty left September 1914 so the brigade lapsed. III Brigade RHA Newbridge (attached to 3rd Cavalry Brigade). Comprised D and E Btys RHA. Assigned [1st] Cavalry Division on mobilization. J Bty RHA joined 16 September 1914. Transferred to 2nd Cavalry Division 17 September 1914 and brigade dispersed (HQ disbanded): D, E and J Btys RHA went to 3rd, 5th and 4th Cavalry Brigades, respectively. IV Brigade RHA St. Johns Wood and Aldershot. Comprised F and J Btys RHA.326 Broken up September 1914.
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V Brigade RHA Ipswich (attached to 5th Cavalry Brigade). Comprised G and O Btys RHA. Assigned to 8th Division ca. October 1914. Z Bty RHA reformed and joined 9 October 1914. G Bty RHA left 25 November 1914. VI Brigade RHA Trowbridge (one battery Christchurch) (attached to 2nd Cavalry Brigade). Comprised H and K Btys RHA. H Bty RHA left 28 September 1914 and K Bty RHA left 1 October 1914 so the brigade lapsed. VII Brigade RHA Aldershot (attached to 1st Cavalry Brigade). Comprised I and L Btys RHA. Assigned [1st] Cavalry Division on mobilization. L Bty RHA ceased to be operational 1 September 1914 owing to losses at Nry; remnant left brigade 6 September 1914. Temporary Z Bty RHA formed from other units 1 September 1914 to replace it. Temporary Z Bty RHA broken up 27 September 1914 and sections returned to own units. H Bty RHA joined 28 September 1914. VIII Brigade RHA India (one battery at Risulpar under Peshawar [1st Indian] Brigade and one at Sialkot under Abottabad [3rd Infantry] Brigade). 327 Comprised M and Q Btys RHA. Broken up 12 December 1914; Q Bty RHA left while M Bty RHA remained in India. IX Brigade RHA Secunderabad, India (one battery Bangalore) (Southern Brigade); on notice for Mhow. Comprised N and S Btys RHA. N Bty RHA left November 1914. X Brigade RHA Woolwich (attached to 4th Cavalry Brigade). Comprised P and R Btys RHA. Reorganized 1914 as X Reserve Brigade RHA to serve as a replacement formation. XI Brigade RHA Batteries split between Egypt and Lucknow, India. Comprised T and U Btys RHA. 328 T Bty RHA left 16 October 1914 and U Bty RHA left 12 December 1914 so the brigade lapsed. XII Brigade RHA Meerut, India (Dehra Dun [19th Indian] Brigade). Comprised V and W Btys RHA. V Bty RHA before December 1914 and brigade may have lapsed. XIII Brigade RHA Mhow, India (Nasirabad Brigade); on notice for Secunderabad. Comprised X and Y Btys RHA. HQ disbanded 22 December 1914; the batteries left ca. November 1914. XIV Brigade RHA Formed September 1914 with C and F Btys RHA and assigned to 7th Division. C Bty RHA left 19 October 1914. 55th (How) Bty RFA joined 27 November 1914. T Bty RHA joined 21 December 1914. XV Brigade RHA Formed 1 October 1914 and assigned to 3rd Cavalry Division. Formed with K Bty RHA (which was attached to 7th Cavalry Brigade); C Bty RHA joined 19 October 1914 (and attached to 6th Cavalry Brigade); and G Bty RHA joined 25 November 1914 (attached to 8th Cavalry Brigade). I Indian Brigade RHA Formed 12 December 1914 for 1st Indian Cavalry Division, with A, Q and U Btys RHA. II Indian Brigade RHA Formed December 1914 for 2nd Indian Cavalry Division, with N, V and X Btys RHA.
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I Brigade RHA (TF) Formed 2 September 1914 at Churn for 2nd Mounted Division. It may have comprised Berks and Warwick Btys RHA; the latter left 1 Nov 1914 and was replaced by B Bty HAC. II Brigade RHA (TF) Formed 2 September 1914 at Churn for 2nd Mounted Division. It may have comprised A Bty HAC and Notts Bty RHA.
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A Bty RHA (The Chestnut Troop) Ambala, India (I Brigade RHA). Left India for the Western Front. Transferred 12 December 1914 to I Indian Brigade RHA. B Bty RHA Ambala, India (I Brigade RHA). Sent to the UK November 1914, where it would join new XV Brigade RHA January 1915. C Bty RHA Canterbury (II Brigade RHA). Transferred September 1914 to XIV Brigade RHA and 19 October 1914 to XV Brigade RHA. D Bty RHA Newbridge (III Brigade RHA). Joined 3rd Cavalry Brigade 17 September 1914. E Bty RHA Newbridge (III Brigade RHA). Joined 5th Cavalry Brigade 17 September 1914. F Bty RHA St. Johns Wood (IV Brigade RHA); on notice for Aldershot. Transferred September 1914 to XIV Brigade RHA. G Bty RHA Ipswich (V Brigade RHA). Transferred 25 November 1914 to XV Brigade RHA. H Bty RHA Trowbridge (VI Brigade RHA). Transferred 28 September 1914 to VII Brigade RHA. I Bty RHA Aldershot (VII Brigade RHA). J Bty RHA Aldershot (IV Brigade RHA); on notice for St. Johns Wood. Mobilized with 5th Cavalry Brigade. Transferred September 1914 to 4th Cavalry Brigade. Transferred 16 September 1914 to III Brigade RHA. Joined 4th Cavalry Brigade 17 September 1914. K Bty RHA Christchurch (VI Brigade RHA). Transferred 1 October 1914 to XV Brigade RHA. L Bty RHA Aldershot (VII Brigade RHA). Ceased to be operational 1 September 1914 following losses at Nry; remnant left 6 September 1914 for the UK where reformed; would join new XV Brigade RHA January 1915. M Bty RHA Risalpur, India (VIII Brigade RHA). Relieved from brigade 12 December 1914, remaining in India. Came under Risalpur (1st) Cavalry Brigade. N Bty RHA Secunderabad, India (IX Brigade RHA); on notice for Mhow. Left India November 1914. Transferred December 1914 to II Indian Brigade RHA. O Bty RHA Ipswich (V Brigade RHA). P Bty RHA Woolwich (X Brigade RHA). Brigade reorganized 1914 as X Reserve Brigade RHA.
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Q Bty RHA Sialkot, India (VIII Brigade RHA). Left India ca. Transferred 12 December 1914 to I Indian Brigade RHA. R Bty RHA Woolwich (X Brigade RHA). Brigade reorganized 1914 as X Reserve Brigade RHA. S Bty RHA Bangalore, India (IX Brigade RHA); on notice for Mhow. Left India and transferred 14 November 1914 to 6th Cavalry Brigade. T Bty RHA Abassia, Egypt (XI Brigade RHA). Transferred 16 October 1914 to XIV Brigade RHA. U Bty RHA Lucknow, India (XI Brigade RHA). Left India ca. Transferred 12 December 1914 to I Indian Brigade RHA. V Bty RHA Meerut, India (XII Brigade RHA). Left India and transferred December 1914 to II Indian Brigade RHA. W Bty RHA Meerut, India (XII Brigade RHA). Relieved December 1914 when brigade lapsed. X Bty RHA Mhow, India (XIII Brigade RHA); on notice for Bangalore. Left India and transferred December 1914 to II Indian Brigade RHA. Y Bty RHA Mhow, India (XIII Brigade RHA); on notice for Secunderabad. Moved to the UK, where it would join new XV Brigade RHA in January 1915. Z Bty RHA A temporary Z Bty RHA formed 1 September 1914 with two sections from I Bty RHA and placed in VII Brigade RHA. (One section from I Bty RHA left 3 September 1914, replaced by a section from D Bty RHA. D Bty RHA section left 15 September 1914, replaced by a section from J Bty RHA.) Temporary Z Bty RHA broken up 27 September 1914. New Z Bty RHA formed by 9 October 1914 when assigned to V Brigade RHA.
TERRITORIAL FORCE BATTERIES There were two sources of TF RHA batteries. First was the two batteries of the Honourable Artillery Company, which had a very long history and also included an infantry battalion. The remaining 12 had been newly organized in various locations throughout the country in 1908. The fourteen batteries thus provided one for each of the 14 mounted brigades.
A Bty Honourable Artillery Company (1st City of London Horse Artillery) Finsbury (for London Mounted Brigade). Embodied 4 August 1914 with brigade. Assigned 2 September 1914 to II Brigade RHA (TF). B Bty Honourable Artillery Company (2nd City of London Horse Artillery) Finsbury (for South-Eastern Mounted Brigade). Embodied 4 August 1914. Transferred 1 November 1914 to I Brigade RHA (TF). A (Res) Bty Honourable Artillery Company Raised September 1914 and converted to a second-line unit 26 September 1914. B (Res) Bty Honourable Artillery Company Raised September 1914 and converted to a second-line unit 26 September 1914. Ayrshire Bty RHA Ayr (for Lowland Mounted Brigade). Embodied 4 August 1914 with brigade.
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Berkshire Bty RHA Reading (for 2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade). Embodied 4 August 1914 with brigade. Assigned 2 September 1914 to I Brigade RHA (TF). Berkshire (Res) Bty RHA Formed 1914. Essex Bty RHA Chelmsford (for Eastern Mounted Brigade). Embodied 4 August 1914 with brigade. Essex (Res) Bty RHA Formed 1914. Glamorgan Bty RHA Port Talbot (for South Wales Mounted Brigade). Embodied 4 August 1914 with brigade. Hampshire Bty RHA Southampton (for 1st South-Western Mounted Brigade). Embodied 4 August 1914 with brigade. Hampshire (Res) Bty RHA Formed 1914. Inverness-shire Bty RHA Inverness (for Highland Mounted Brigade). Embodied 4 August 1914 with brigade. Inverness-shire (Res) Bty RHA Formed 1914. Leicestershire Bty RHA Leicester (for North Midland Mounted Brigade). Embodied 4 August 1914 with brigade. Nottinghamshire Bty RHA Nottingham (for Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade). Embodied 4 August 1914. Assigned 2 September 1914 to II Brigade RHA (TF). Nottinghamshire (Res) Bty RHA Formed 1914. West Riding Bty RHA Rotherham (for Yorkshire Mounted Brigade). Embodied 4 August 1914 with brigade. Shropshire Bty RHA Shrewsbury (for Welsh Border Mounted Brigade). Embodied 4 August 1914 with brigade. Shropshire (Res) Bty RHA Formed 1914. Somerset Bty RHA Taunton (for 2nd South-Western Mounted Brigade). Embodied 4 August 1914 with brigade. Somerset (Res) Bty RHA Formed 1914. Warwickshire Bty RHA Leamington (for 1st South Midland Mounted Brigade). Embodied 4 August 1914 with brigade. Assigned 2 September 1914 to I Brigade RHA (TF). Relieved and landed in France 1 November 1914; attached to 2nd Cavalry Division 4 December 1914. Warwickshire (Res) Bty RHA Formed 1914. West Riding Bty RHA Rotherham (for Yorkshire Mounted Brigade). Embodied 4 August 1914 with brigade.
AMMUNITION COLUMNS Regular In peacetime, ammunition columns existed only in India. At home, they were formed on mobilization, mainly with reservists, for the BEF. The intent was to have one ammunition column for each brigade in the field.
A Ammunition Column B Ammunition Column Campbellpore (2nd (Rawalpindi) Division). Sialkot (2nd (Rawalpindi) Division).
Artillery C Ammunition Column Ambala (3rd (Lahore) Division). D Ammunition Column Ahmednagar (temporary) (6th (Poona) Division). E Ammunition Column Mhow (5th (Mhow) Division). F Ammunition Column Meerut (7th (Meerut) Division). G Ammunition Column Lucknow (8th (Lucknow) Division). H Ammunition Column Secunderabad (9th (Secunderabad) Division). I Ammunition Column Lahore Cantonment (3rd (Lahore) Division).
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DEPOT RHA
Depot Woolwich. There may have been an A Depot Bty RHA, although it is not shown in the Army List.
Royal Field Artillery The RFA, intended to support infantry divisions, was the major part of the mobile artillery. Each division had three brigades of guns (54) and a brigade of howitzers (18). As noted earlier, the guns fired shrapnel and the howitzers high explosive shells. All told there were 45 brigades, only seven of which were howitzers. This meant that neither the divisions sent from India nor the Regular divisions formed after the outbreak of war had a howitzer brigade. The two additional Regular divisions formed in time for 1914 service (7th and 8th) ended up with two brigades RFA (36 18-pdrs), a brigade RHA (18 13-pdrs), and two heavy batteries RGA with the old 4.7-inch guns. The next two Regular divisions (27th and 28th) had three brigades RFA. BRIGADES (REGULAR)
I Brigade RFA Edinburgh (Scottish Command). Comprised 13th, 67th and 69th Btys RFA. Broken up 1914 and batteries disbanded. I Brigade RFA reformed 23 November 1914 at Winchester with 98th, 132nd and 133rd Btys RFA (latter two newly re-formed) and assigned 27th Division. II Brigade RFA Cahir (6th Division). Comprised 21st, 42nd and 53rd Btys RFA. Mobilized with 6th Division.
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III Brigade RFA Jullundur, India (Jullundur [8th Indian] Brigade); on notice for Woolwich; 75th Bty RFA apart under Peshawar [1st Indian] Brigade). Comprised 18th, 62nd and 75th Btys RFA. Returned to the UK, where it helped to form CXLVI Brigade RFA 19 November 1914; 75th Bty RFA transferred to that brigade 22 November 1914 and 365th Bty RFA joined in its place. Assigned 28th Division December 1914. IV Brigade RFA Secunderabad, India (Bangalore [27th Indian] Brigade). Comprised 7th, 14th and 66th Btys RFA. Sent to France, joining Meerut Division 17 October 1914. V Brigade RFA Lucknow (Lucknow [22nd Indian] Brigade). Comprised 63rd, 64th and 73rd Btys RFA. Sent to France with Meerut Division. Transferred 22 November 1914 to Lahore Division. 63rd Bty RFA remained in India and transferred to X Brigade RFA. 81st (How) Bty RFA joined the brigade by the end of the year. VI (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Jhansi, India (unbrigaded, under 5th (Mhow) Division). Comprised 74th, 77th and 79th (How) Btys (77th was detached at Meerut under Garhwal [20th Indian] Brigade). VII Brigade RFA Rawalpindi (Abbottabad [3rd Indian] Brigade); on notice for Kirkee. Comprised 4th, 38th and 78th Btys RFA. VIII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Kildare (5th Division). Comprised 37th, 61st and 65th (How) Btys RFA. Mobilized with 5th Division. IX Brigade RFA Meerut, India (Garhwal [20th Indian] Brigade). Comprised 19th, 20th and 28th Btys RFA (28th at Bareilly). Went to France with Meerut Division. X Brigade RFA Kirkee (Poona [16th Indian] Brigade); on notice for Jullundur. Comprised 76th, 81st and 82nd Btys RFA. 81st Bty RFA transferred to V Brigade RFA and 63rd Bty RFA received in its place. Left for Mesopotamia with Force D [6th (Poona) Division] ca. October 1914 and landed in Basra area the next month. XI Brigade RFA Jubbulpore, India (under 5th (Mhow) Division, probably Jubbulpore Brigade). Comprised 83rd, 84th and 85th Btys RFA. Sent to France with Meerut Division; transferred 22 November 1914 to Lahore Division. XII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Clonmel (6th Division). Comprised 43rd, 86th and 87th (How) Btys RFA. Mobilized with 6th Division. XIII Brigade RFA Bangalore, India(2nd Secunderabad Infantry Brigade); on notice for St. Thomas Mount. Comprised 2nd, 8th and 44th Btys RFA. Sent to France, joining Meerut Division 17 October 1914. XIV Brigade RFA Colchester (4th Division). Comprised 39th, 68th and 88th Btys RFA. Mobilized with 4th Division. XV Brigade RFA Kildare; on notice for Fermoy and Waterford (5th Division). Comprised 11th, 52nd and 80th Btys RFA. Mobilized with 5th Division. XVI Brigade RFA Nowshera, India (Peshawar [1st Indian] Brigade). Comprised 89th, 90th and 91st Btys RFA. XVII Brigade RFA Allahabad, India (Presidency Brigade; batteries at three different locations). Comprised 10th, 26th and 92nd Btys RFA. At some point in 1914 13th Bty RFA reformed and joined and 10th Bty RFA left for the UK and transferred to CXLVII Brigade RFA.
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XVIII Brigade RFA Lahore Cantonment (Sirhind [9th Indian] Brigade). Comprised 59th, 93rd and 94th Btys RFA. Sent to France, joining Lahore Division there October 1914. XIX Brigade RFA St. Thomas Mount, India ; on notice for Rawalpindi (batteries divided among three divisions in Southern Army). Comprised 95th, 96th and 97th Btys RFA. Moved to the UK. 97th Bty RFA transferred out 19 November 1914 and half of 95th Bty used to form new 131st Bty RFA in brigade. Assigned 27th Division 19 November 1914. XX Brigade RFA Neemuch, India (unbrigaded, under 5th (Mhow) Division). Comprised 98th, 99th and 100th Btys RFA. Moved to the UK. Assigned 27th Division 19 November 1914. 98th and 100th Btys RFA transferred out 23 November 1914; 67th Bty RFA reformed and joined, and 364th Bty RFA formed from parts of 99th and 100th Btys RFA. XXI Brigade RFA Hyderabad, India (1st Quetta Infantry Brigade). Comprised 101st, 102nd and 103rd Btys RFA.103rd Bty RFA sent to the UK where on 25 December 1914 it joined XXXI Brigade RFA. XXII Brigade RFA Roberts Heights, South Africa (Pretoria District; one battery in Potchefstroom District). Comprised 104th, 105th and 106th Btys RFA. Left South Africa and became part of 7th Division ca. September 1914. XXIII Brigade RFA Bulford (3rd Division); on notice for Bangalore. Comprised 107th, 108th and 109th Btys RFA. Mobilized with 3rd Division. XXIV Brigade RFA Ballincolig (6th Division). Comprised 110th, 111th and 112th Btys RFA. Mobilized with 6th Division. XXV Brigade RFA Deepcut (1st Division). Comprised 113th,114th and 115th Btys RFA. Mobilized with 1st Division. XXVI Brigade RFA Aldershot (1st Division); on notice for Shorncliffe. Comprised 116th, 117th and 118th Btys RFA. Mobilized with 1st Division. XXVII Brigade RFA Newbridge (5th Division). Comprised 119th, 120th and 121st Btys RFA. Mobilized with 5th Division. XXVIII Brigade RFA Dundalk (5th Division); on notice for Bordon. Comprised 122nd, 123rd and 124th Btys RFA. Mobilized with 5th Division. XXIX Brigade RFA Shorncliffe (4th Division); on notice for Dundalk. Comprised 125th, 126th and 127th Btys RFA. Mobilized with 4th Division. XXX (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Bulford (3rd Division); on notice for Woolwich. Comprised 128th, 129th and 130th (How) Btys RFA. Mobilized with 3rd Division. XXXI Brigade RFA Sheffield (Northern Command). Comprised 131st, 132nd and 133rd Btys RFA. Disbanded 1914. Reformed at Winchester 23 December 1914 with 69th, 100th and 103rd Btys RFA. Assigned 28th Division December 1914. XXXII Brigade RFA Woolwich (4th Division); on notice for Bulford. Comprised 27th, 134th and 135th Btys RFA. Mobilized with 4th Division. XXXIII Brigade RFA Exeter; on notice for Bordon (Southern Command). Comprised 32nd, 33rd and 36th Btys RFA. Assigned to 8th Division ca. October 1914. XXXIV Brigade RFA Aldershot (2nd Division). Comprised 22nd, 50th and 70th Btys RFA. Mobilized with 2nd Division. XXXV Brigade RFA Woolwich (Eastern Command). Comprised 12th, 25th and 58th Btys RFA. Assigned to 7th Division ca. September 1914.
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XXXVI Brigade RFA Ewshott, Farnham (2nd Division). Comprised 15th, 48th and 71st Btys RFA. Mobilized with 2nd Division. XXXVII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Woolwich (4th Division); on notice for Bedford. Comprised 31st, 35th and 55th Btys RFA. Mobilized with 4th Division. 55th (How) Bty RFA sent to XIV Brigade RHA 27 November 1914. XXXVIII Brigade RFA Fermoy (6th Division); on notice for Kildare. Comprised 24th, 34th and 72nd Btys RFA. Mobilized with 6th Division. XXXIX Brigade RFA Bordon (1st Division); on notice for Aldershot. Comprised 46th, 51st and 54th Btys RFA. Mobilized with 1st Division. XL Brigade RFA Bulford (3rd Division). Comprised 6th, 23rd and 49th Btys RFA. Mobilized with 3rd Division. XLI Brigade RFA Bordon (2nd Division; on notice for Exeter). Comprised 9th, 16th and 17th Btys RFA. Mobilized with 2nd Division. XLII Brigade RFA Bulford (3rd Division). Comprised 29th, 41st and 45th Btys RFA. Mobilized with 3rd Division. XLIII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Deepcut, Farnborough (1st Division). Comprised 30th, 40th and 57th (How) Btys RFA. Mobilized with 1st Division. 57th (How) Bty detached 26 November 1914 to V Brigade RHA, although officially still assigned. XLIV (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Brighton (4th Division). Comprised 47th, 56th and 60th (How) Btys RFA. Mobilized with 2nd Division. XLV Brigade RFA Leeds (Northern Command). Comprised 1st, 3rd and 5th Btys RFA. Assigned to 8th Division ca. October 1914.
BRIGADES (SPECIAL RESERVE)

I Reserve Brigade RFA Newcastle-on-Tyne. Comprised 136th and 137th (Res) Btys RFA. II Reserve Brigade RFA Preston. Comprised 138th and 139th (Res) Btys RFA. III Reserve Brigade RFA Hilsea. Comprised 140th and 141st (Res) Btys RFA. IV Reserve Brigade RFA Woolwich. Comprised 142nd and 143rd (Res) Btys RFA. V Reserve Brigade RFA Athlone. Comprised 144th and 145th (Res) Btys RFA. VI Reserve Brigade RFA Glasgow. Comprised 146th and 147th (Res) Btys RFA.
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1st East Anglian Brigade RFA Norwich (East Anglian Division). Comprised 1st, 2nd and 3rd Norfolk Btys RFA. Embodied with division. nd 2 East Anglian Brigade RFA Stratford (East Anglian Division). Comprised 1st, 2nd and 3rd Essex Btys RFA. Embodied with division. Each brigade included an ammunition column with the brigades name, and normally in the same city as the brigade HQ. Some brigades began forming second-line units in 1914, but details are incomplete and equipment was largely lacking in any case. The only exception is the 2nd Wessex Division, whose brigades are shown here. 2nd/2nd London Division formed some or all of its artillery in 1914, but did not receive a single gun or horse for those units until 1915.
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3rd East Anglian (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Ipswich (East Anglian Division). Comprised 1st and 2nd Suffolk (How) Btys RFA. Embodied with division. th 4 East Anglian Brigade RFA Hertford (East Anglian Division). Comprised 1st and 2nd Hertfordshire and Northamptonshire Btys RFA. Embodied with division. Cheshire Brigade RFA Chester (Welsh Division).331 Comprised 1st, 2nd and 3rd Cheshire Btys RFA. Embodied with division. 1st Highland Brigade RFA Aberdeen (Highland Division). Comprised 1st, 2nd and 3rd City of Aberdeen Btys RFA. Embodied with division. 2nd Highland Brigade RFA Dundee (Highland Division). Comprised Forfarshire, Fifeshire and City of Dundee Btys RFA. Embodied with division. 3rd Highland (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Greenock (Highland Division). Comprised 1st and 2nd Renfrewshire (How) Btys RFA. Embodied with division. [The fourth brigade in the Highland Division was a mountain brigade RGA] 1st Home Counties Brigade RFA Brighton (Home Counties Division). Comprised 1st, 2nd and 3rd Sussex Btys RFA. Embodied with division and then went with it to India. 2nd Home Counties Brigade RFA Eastbourne (Home Counties Division). Comprised 4th, 5th and 6th Sussex Btys RFA. Embodied with division and then went with it to India. 3rd Home Counties (Cinque Ports) Brigade RFA Dover (Home Counties Division). Comprised 1st, 2nd and 3rd Kent Btys RFA. Embodied with division and then went with it to India. 4th Home Counties (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Erith (Home Counties Division). Comprised 4th and 5th Kent (How) Btys RFA. Embodied with division but remained in England when the division went to India. 1st East Lancashire Brigade RFA Blackburn (East Lancashire Division). Comprised 4th, 5th and 6th Lancashire Btys RFA. Embodied with division. nd 2 East Lancashire Brigade (The Manchester Artillery) RFA Manchester (East Lancashire Division). Comprised 15th, 16th and 17th Lancashire Btys RFA. Embodied with division. However, remained in the UK when the division left for Egypt September 1914, and did not rejoin it until June 1915. 3rd East Lancashire Brigade (The Bolton Artillery) RFA Bolton (East Lancashire Division). Comprised 18th, 19th and 20th Lancashire Btys RFA. Embodied with division. 4th East Lancashire (Howitzer) Brigade (The Cumberland Artillery) RFA Workington (East Lancashire Division). Comprised 1st and 2nd Cumberland (How) Btys RFA. Embodied with division. However, remained in the UK when the division left for Egypt September 1914, and did not rejoin it until June 1915.
Functioned as third brigade in the Welsh Division, and was originally designated as 3rd Welsh Brigade RFA.
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1st West Lancashire Brigade RFA Liverpool (West Lancashire Division). Comprised 1st, 2nd and 3rd Lancashire Btys RFA. Embodied with division. nd 2 West Lancashire Brigade RFA Preston (West Lancashire Division). Comprised 9th, 10th and 11th Lancashire Btys RFA. Embodied with division. rd 3 West Lancashire Brigade RFA Liverpool (West Lancashire Division). Comprised 12th, 13th and 14th Lancashire Btys RFA. Embodied with division. th 4 West Lancashire (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Liverpool (West Lancashire Division). Comprised 7th and 8th Lancashire (How) Btys RFA. Embodied with division. 1st London (City of London) Brigade RFA Bloomsbury (1st London Division). Comprised 1st, 2nd and 3rd City of London Btys RFA. Embodied with division. nd 2 London Brigade RFA Woolwich (1st London Division). Comprised 4th, 5th and 6th County of London Btys RFA. Embodied with division. rd 3 London Brigade RFA Leonard St., Finsbury (1st London Division). Comprised 7th, 8th and 9th County of London Btys RFA. Embodied with division. th 4 London (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Lewisham (1st London Division). Comprised 10th and 11th County of London (How) Btys RFA. Embodied with division. th 5 London Brigade RFA Lambeth (2nd London Division). Comprised 12th, 13th and 14th City of London Btys RFA. Embodied with division. th 6 London Brigade RFA Brixton (2nd London Division). Comprised 15th, 16th and 17th County of London Btys RFA. Embodied with division. th 7 London Brigade RFA Fulham (2nd London Division). Comprised 18th, 19th and 20th County of London (How) Btys RFA. Embodied with division. th 8 London (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Woolwich (2nd London Division). Comprised 21st and 22nd County of London (How) Btys RFA. Embodied with division. 1st Lowland Brigade RFA Edinburgh (Lowland Division). Comprised 1st and 2nd City of Edinburgh and Midlothian Btys RFA. Embodied with division. 2nd Lowland Brigade RFA Irvine (Lowland Division). Comprised 1st and 2nd Ayrshire and Kirkcudbrightshire Btys RFA. Embodied with division. 3rd Lowland Brigade RFA Glasgow (Lowland Division). Comprised 1st, 2nd and 3rd City of Glasgow Btys RFA. Embodied with division. 4th Lowland (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Glasgow (Lowland Division). Comprised 4th and 5th City of Glasgow (How) Btys RFA. Embodied with division. 1st North Midland Brigade RFA Grimsby (North Midland Division). Comprised 1st, 2nd and 3rd Lincolnshire Btys RFA. Embodied with division. nd 2 North Midland Brigade RFA Stoke-on-Trent (North Midland Division). Comprised 1st, 2nd and 3rd Staffordshire Btys RFA. Embodied with division. rd 3 North Midland Brigade RFA Wolverhampton (North Midland Division). Comprised 4th, 5th and 6th Staffordshire Btys RFA. Embodied with division. th 4 North Midland (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Derby (North Midland Division). Comprised 1st and 2nd Derbyshire (How) Btys RFA. Embodied with division. 1st South Midland (Gloucestershire) Brigade RFA Bristol (South Midland Division). Comprised 1st, 2nd and 3rd Gloucestershire Btys RFA. Embodied with division.
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2nd South Midland Brigade RFA Worcester (South Midland Division). Comprised 1st, 2nd and 3rd Worcestershire Btys RFA. Embodied with division. rd 3 South Midland Brigade RFA Birmingham (South Midland Division). Comprised 1st, 2nd and 3rd Warwickshire Btys RFA. Embodied with division. th 4 South Midland (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Coventry (South Midland Division). Comprised 4th and 5th Warwickshire (How) Btys RFA. Embodied with division. 1st Northumbrian Brigade RFA Newcastle-on-Tyne (Northumbrian Division). Comprised 1st, 2nd and 3rd Northumberland Btys RFA. Embodied with division. 2nd Northumbrian Brigade RFA Hull (Northumbrian Division). Comprised 1st and 2nd East Riding and North Riding Btys RFA. Embodied with division. rd 3 Northumbrian (County of Durham) Brigade RFA Seaham Harbour (Northumbrian Division). Comprised 1st, 2nd and 3rd Durham Btys RFA. Embodied with division. 4th Northumbrian (County of Durham) (Howitzer) Brigade RFA South Shields (Northumbrian Division). Comprised 4th and 5th Durham (How) Btys RFA. Embodied with division. 1st West Riding Brigade RFA Leeds (West Riding Division). Comprised 1st, 2nd and 3rd West Riding Btys RFA. Embodied with division. nd 2 West Riding Brigade RFA Bradford (West Riding Division). Comprised 4th, 5th and 6th West Riding Btys RFA. Embodied with division. rd 3 West Riding Brigade RFA Sheffield (West Riding Division). Comprised 7th, 8th and 9th West Riding Btys RFA. Embodied with division. th 4 West Riding (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Otley (West Riding Division). Comprised 10th and 11th West Riding (How) Btys RFA. Embodied with division. 1st Welsh (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Swansea (Welsh Division). Comprised 1st and 2nd Glamorgan (How) Btys RFA. Embodied with division. nd 2 Welsh Brigade RFA Cardiff (Welsh Division). Comprised 3rd and 4th Glamorgan and Cardiganshire Btys RFA. Embodied with division. [The 3rd Welsh Brigade RFA was redesignated as the Cheshire Brigade RFA] 4th Welsh Brigade RFA Newport (Welsh Division). Comprised 1st, 2nd and 3rd Monmouthshire Btys RFA. Embodied with division. 1st Wessex Brigade RFA Portsmouth (Wessex Division). Comprised 1st, 2nd and 3rd Hampshire Btys RFA. Embodied with division and (less brigade ammunition column) went with it to India. 2nd Wessex (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Ryde, Isle of Wight (Wessex Division). Comprised 4th and 5th Hampshire (How) Btys RFA. Embodied with division and (less brigade ammunition column) went with it to India. 3rd Wessex Brigade RFA Swindon (Wessex Division). Comprised 6th Hampshire, Dorsetshire and Wiltshire Btys RFA. Embodied with division and (less brigade ammunition column) went with it to India.
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4th Wessex Brigade RFA Exeter (Wessex Division). Comprised 1st, 2nd and 3rd Devonshire Btys RFA. Embodied with division and (less brigade ammunition column) went with it to India. 2nd/1st Wessex Brigade RFA Formed ca. October 1914 for 2nd Wessex Division with 2nd/1st, 2nd/2nd and 2nd/3rd Hampshire Btys RFA. No brigade ammunition column was formed. Embarked for India with the division December 1914. 2nd/2nd Wessex (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Formed ca. October 1914 for 2nd Wessex Division with 2nd/4th and 2nd/5th Hampshire (How) Btys RFA. No brigade ammunition column was formed. Remained in the UK when the division left for India December 1914. 2nd/3rd Wessex Brigade RFA Formed ca. October 1914 for 2nd Wessex Division with 2nd/6th Hampshire, 2nd/1st Dorsetshire and 2nd/1st Wiltshire Btys RFA. No brigade ammunition column was formed. Embarked for India with the division December 1914. 2nd/4th Wessex Brigade RFA Formed ca. October 1914 for 2nd Wessex Division with 2nd/1st, 2nd/2nd and 2nd/3rd Devonshire Btys RFA. Embarked for India with the division December 1914.
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XLVI Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 148th, 149th and 150th Btys RFA for 14th (Light) Division. XLVII Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 151st, 152nd and 153rd Btys RFA for 14th (Light) Division. XLVIII Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 154th, 155th and 156th Btys RFA for 14th (Light) Division. XLIX (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 157th, 158th and 159th (How) Btys RFA for 14th (Light) Division. L Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 160th, 161st and 162nd Btys RFA for 9th (Scottish) Division. LI Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 163rd, 164th and 165th Btys RFA for 9th (Scottish) Division. LII Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 166th, 167th and 168th Btys RFA for 9th (Scottish) Division. LIII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 169th, 170th and 171st (How) Btys RFA for 9th (Scottish) Division. The large number of brigades and batteries formed in 1914 should not obscure the fact that there were almost no trained artillery personnel as cadres, and virtually no guns. By around October 1914, the K1 divisions (XLVI to LXIX Brigades) averaged six 18-pdrs against their establishment of 54, and the K2 divisions (LXX to XCIII Brigades) did not even receive their first guns (one per battery) until February 1915 (Messenger, Call to Arms, p 120). In early 1915 they would be changed to four-battery brigades (four guns or howitzers each) and the battery numbers dropped; each brigades batteries were lettered A to D.
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LIV Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 172nd, 173rd and 174th Btys RFA for 10th (Irish) Division. LV Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 175th, 176th and 177th Btys RFA for 10th (Irish) Division. LVI Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 178th, 179th and 180th Btys RFA for 10th (Irish) Division. LVII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 181st, 182nd and 183rd (How) Btys RFA for 10th (Irish) Division. LVIII Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 184th, 185th and 186th Btys RFA for 11th (Northern) Division. LIX Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 187th, 188th and 189th Btys RFA for 11th (Northern) Division. LX Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 190th, 191st and 192nd Btys RFA for 11th (Northern) Division. LXI (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 193rd, 194th and 195th (How) Btys RFA for 11th (Northern) Division. LXII Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 196th, 197th and 198th Btys RFA for 12th (Eastern) Division. LXIII Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 199th, 200th and 201st Btys RFA for 12th (Eastern) Division. LXIV Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 202nd, 203rd and 204th Btys RFA for 12th (Eastern) Division. LXV (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 205th, 206th and 207th (How) Btys RFA for 12th (Eastern) Division. LXVI Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 208th, 209th and 210th Btys RFA for 13th (Western) Division. LXVII Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 211th, 212th and 213th Btys RFA for 13th (Western) Division. LXVIII Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 214th, 215th and 216th Btys RFA for 13th (Western) Division. LXIX (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 217th, 218th and 219th (How) Btys RFA for 13th (Western) Division. LXX Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 220th, 221st and 222nd Btys RFA for 15th (Scottish) Division. LXXI Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 223rd, 224th and 225th Btys RFA for 15th (Scottish) Division. LXXII Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 226th, 227th and 228th Btys RFA for 15th (Scottish) Division. LXXIII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 229th, 230th and 231st (How) Btys RFA for 15th (Scottish) Division. LXXIV Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 232nd, 233rd and 234th Btys RFA for 16th (Irish) Division. LXXV Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 235th, 236th and 237th Btys RFA for 16th (Irish) Division. LXXVI Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 238th, 239th and 240th Btys RFA for 16th (Irish) Division. LXXVII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 241st, 242nd and 243rd (How) Btys RFA for 16th (Irish) Division.
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LXXVIII Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 244th, 245th and 246th Btys RFA for 17th (Northern) Division. LXXIX Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 247th, 248th and 249th Btys RFA for 17th (Northern) Division. LXXX Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 250th, 251st and 252nd Btys RFA for 17th (Northern) Division. LXXXI (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 253rd, 254th and 255th (How) Btys RFA for 17th (Northern) Division. LXXXII Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 256th, 257th and 258th Btys RFA for 18th (Eastern) Division. LXXXIII Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 259th, 260th and 261st Btys RFA for 18th (Eastern) Division. LXXXIV Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 262nd, 263rd and 264th Btys RFA for 18th (Eastern) Division. LXXXV (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 265th, 266th and 267th (How) Btys RFA for 18th (Eastern) Division. LXXXVI Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 268th, 269th and 270th Btys RFA for 19th (Western) Division. LXXXVII Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 271st, 272nd and 273rd Btys RFA for 19th (Western) Division. LXXXVIII Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 274th, 275th and 276th Btys RFA for 19th (Western) Division. LXXXIX (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 277th, 278th and 279th (How) Btys RFA for 19th (Western) Division. XC Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 280th, 281st and 282nd Btys RFA for 20th (Light) Division. XCI Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 283rd. 284th and 285th Btys RFA for 20th (Light) Division. XCII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 286th, 287th and 288th (How) Btys RFA for 20th (Light) Division. XCIII Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 289th, 290th and 291st Btys RFA for 20th (Light) Division. XCIV Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 292nd, 293rd and 294th Btys RFA for 21st Division. XCV Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 295th, 296th and 297th Btys RFA for 21st Division. XCVI Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 298th, 299th and 300th Btys RFA for 21st Division. XCVII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 301st, 302nd and 303rd (How) Btys RFA for 21st Division. XCVIII Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 304th, 305th and 306th Btys RFA for 22nd Division. XCIX Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 307th, 308th and 309th Btys RFA for 22nd Division. C Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 310th, 311th and 312th Btys RFA for 22nd Division. CI (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 313th, 314th and 315th (How) Btys RFA for 22nd Division.
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CII Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 316th, 317th and 318th Btys RFA for 23rd Division. CIII Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 319th, 320th and 321st Btys RFA for 23rd Division. CIV Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 322nd, 323rd and 324th Btys RFA for 23rd Division. CV (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 325th, 326th and 327th (How) Btys RFA for 23rd Division. CVI Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 328th, 329th and 330th Btys RFA for 24th Division. CVII Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 331st, 332nd and 333rd Btys RFA for 24th Division. CVIII Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 334th, 335th and 336th Btys RFA for 24th Division. CIX (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 337th, 338th and 339th (How) Btys RFA for 24th Division. CX Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 340th, 341st and 342nd Btys RFA for 25th Division. CXI Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 343rd, 344th and 345th Btys RFA for 25th Division. CXII Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 346th, 347th and 348th Btys RFA for 25th Division. CXIII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 349th, 350th and 351st (How) Btys RFA for 25th Division. CXIV Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 352nd, 353rd and 354th Btys RFA for 26th Division. CXV Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 355th, 356th and 357th Btys RFA for 26th Division. CXVI Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 358th, 359th and 360th Btys RFA for 26th Division. CXVII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA Formed 1914 with 361st and 362nd (How) Btys RFA for 26th Division. [Third battery, 363rd, not formed until 1915.] [Note: brigade designations for original Fourth New Army. These did not begin formation until January 1915 or later, since they were organized from the start in four batteries (A to D in each) of four guns each. 30th Division: CXVIII, CXIX, CXX, CXXI (Howitzer) 31st Division: CXXII, CXXIII, CXXIV, CXXV (Howitzer) 32nd Division: CXXVI, CXXVII, CXXVIII, CXXIX (Howitzer) 33rd Division: CXXX, CXXXI, CXXXII, CXXXIII (Howitzer) 34th Division: CXXXIV, CXXXV, CXXXVI, CXXXVII (Howitzer) 35th Division: CXXXVIII, CXXXIX, CXL, CXLI (Howitzer) The Ulster Division was to have brigades designated as CXLII, CXLIII, CXLIV and CXLV (Howitzer) but these were never formed. The Welsh Division also organized its artillery beginning January 1915, since it also formed the new four-battery lettered brigades. It was allotted the CXIX, CXX, CXXI and CXXII (Howitzer) Brigades. A Bty/CXX Brigade was actually formed in 1914, at Cardiff.]
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CXLVI Brigade RFA Formed 19 November 1914 at Winchester with 365th, 366th and 367th Btys RFA. 365th Bty RFA went to III Brigade RFA December 1914 and 75th Bty RFA transferred in from that brigade. Assigned December 1914 to 28th Division.
BATTERIES (REGULAR)
1st Bty RFA Leeds (XLV Brigade RFA). 2nd Bty RFA Bangalore, India (XIII Brigade RFA); on notice for St. Thomas Mount. Brigade assigned to Meerut Division 17 October 1914 in France. 3rd Bty RFA Leeds (XLV Brigade RFA). 4th Bty RFA Rawalpindi, India (VII Brigade RFA); on notice for Kirkee. 5th Bty RFA Leeds (XLV Brigade RFA). 6th Bty RFA Bulford (XL Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 3rd Division. 7th Bty RFA Secunderabad, India (IV Brigade RFA). Brigade assigned to Meerut Division 17 October 1914 in France. 8th Bty RFA Bellary, India (XIII Brigade RFA); on notice for Kamptee. Brigade assigned to Meerut Division 17 October 1914 in France. 9th Bty RFA Bordon(XLI Brigade RFA); on notice for Exeter. Mobilized with brigade in 2nd Division. th 10 Bty RFA Barrackpore, India (XVII Brigade RFA). 11th Bty RFA Kildare (XV Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 5th Division. 12th Bty RFA Woolwich (XXXV Brigade RFA). Brigade assigned to 7th Division ca. September 1914. 13th Bty RFA Edinburgh (I Brigade RFA). Disbanded 1914. 14th Bty RFA Secunderabad India (IV Brigade RFA). Brigade assigned to Meerut Division 17 October 1914 in France. 15th Bty RFA Ewshott, Farnham (XXXVI Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 2nd Division. th 16 Bty RFA Bordon (XLI Brigade RFA; on notice for Exeter). Mobilized with brigade in 2nd Division. th 17 Bty RFA Bordon (XLI Brigade RFA); on notice for Exeter. Mobilized with brigade in 2nd Division. th 18 Bty RFA Jullundur, India (III Brigade RFA); on notice for Woolwich. Moved to England with brigade and joined 28th Division ca. December 1914. th 19 Bty RFA Meerut, India (IX Brigade RFA). Brigade went to France with Meerut Division. 20th Bty RFA Bareilly, India (IX Brigade RFA). Brigade went to France with Meerut Division. 21st Bty RFA Cahir (II Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 6th Division. 22nd Bty RFA Aldershot (XXXIV Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 2nd Division. 23rd Bty RFA Bulford (XL Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 3rd Division. 24th Bty RFA Fermoy (XXXVIII Brigade RFA); on notice for Kildare. Mobilized with brigade in 6th Division. th 25 Bty RFA Woolwich (XXXV Brigade RFA). Brigade assigned to 7th Division ca. September 1914.
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26th Bty RFA Allahabad, India (XVII Brigade RFA). 27th Bty RFA Woolwich; (XXXII Brigade RFA) on notice for Bulford. Mobilized with brigade in 4th Division. th 28 Bty RFA Meerut, India (IX Brigade RFA). Brigade went to France with Meerut Division. 29th Bty RFA Bulford (XLII Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 3rd Division. 30th (How) Bty RFA Deepcut, Farnborough (XLIII (How) Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 1st Division. st 31 (How) Bty RFA Woolwich (XXXVII (How) Brigade RFA); on notice for Bulford. Mobilized with brigade in 4th Division. nd 32 Bty RFA Exeter (XXXIII Brigade RFA); on notice for Bordon. Brigade assigned to 8th Division ca. September 1914. rd 33 Bty RFA Exeter (XXXIII Brigade RFA); on notice for Bordon. Brigade assigned to 8th Division ca. September 1914. th 34 Bty RFA Fermoy (XXXVIII Brigade RFA); on notice for Kildare. Mobilized with brigade in 6th Division. th 35 (How) Bty RFA Woolwich (XXXVII (How) Brigade RFA); on notice for Bulford. Mobilized with brigade in 4th Division. th 36 Bty RFA Exeter; on notice for Bordon (XXXIII Brigade RFA). Brigade assigned to 8th Division ca. September 1914. th 37 (How) Bty RFA Kildare (VIII (How) Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 5th Division. th 38 Bty RFA Rawalpindi, India (VII Brigade RFA); on notice for Kirkee. 39th Bty RFA Colchester (XIV Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 4th Division. 40th (How) Bty RFA Deepcut, Farnborough (XLIII (How) Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 1st Division. st 41 Bty RFA Bulford (XLII Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 3rd Division. 42nd Bty RFA Cahir (II Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 6th Division. 43rd (How) Bty RFA Fethard (XII (How) Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 6th Division. th 44 Bty RFA Bangalore (XIII Brigade RFA); on notice for Belgaum. Brigade assigned to Meerut Division 17 October 1914 in France. 45th Bty RFA Bulford (XLII Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 3rd Division. 46th Bty RFA Bordon (XXXIX Brigade RFA); on notice for Aldershot. Mobilized with brigade in 1st Division. th 47 (How) Bty RFA Brighton (XLIV (How) Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 2nd Division. th 48 Bty RFA Ewshott, Farnham (XXXVI Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 2nd Division. th 49 Bty RFA Bulford (XL Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 3rd Division. 50th Bty RFA Aldershot (XXXIV Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 2nd Division. 51st Bty RFA Bordon (XXXIX Brigade RFA); on notice for Aldershot. Mobilized with brigade in 1st Division. nd 52 Bty RFA Kildare (XV Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 5th Division. 53rd Bty RFA Cahir (II Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 6th Division.
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54th Bty RFA Bordon (XXXIX Brigade RFA); on notice for Aldershot. Mobilized with brigade in 1st Division. th 55 (How) Bty RFA Woolwich (XXXVII (How) Brigade RFA); on notice for Bulford. Mobilized with brigade in 4th Division. Detached 27 November1914 to XIV Brigade RHA. 56th (How) Bty RFA Brighton (XLIV (How) Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 2nd Division. th 57 (How) Bty RFA Deepcut, Farnborough (XLIII (How) Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 1st Division. Detached 26 November 1914 to V Brigade RHA although remaining officially assigned to XLIII (How) Brigade RFA. 58th Bty RFA Woolwich (XXXV Brigade RFA). Brigade assigned to 7th Division ca. September 1914. 59th Bty RFA Lahore Cantonment, India (XVIII Brigade RFA). Brigade went to France with Lahore Division. 60th (How) Bty RFA Brighton (XLIV (How) Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 2nd Division. st 61 (How) Bty RFA Kildare (VIII (Howitzer) Brigade, RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 5th Division. nd 62 Bty RFA Multan, India (III Brigade RFA); on notice for Woolwich. Moved to England with brigade and joined 28th Division ca. December 1914. rd 63 Bty RFA Cawnpore, India (V Brigade RFA). Remained in India when brigade left and transferred to X Brigade RFA. 64th Bty RFA Fyzabad, India (V Brigade RFA). Brigade went to France with Meerut Division; left ca. 17 October 1914 and assigned Lahore Division 22 October 1914. 65th (How) Bty RFA Kildare (VIII (How) Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 5th Division. th 66 Bty RFA Secunderabad, India (IV Brigade RFA). Brigade assigned to Meerut Division 17 October 1914 in France. 67th Bty RFA Edinburgh (I Brigade RFA). Disbanded 1914. Reformed 23 November 1914 in XX Brigade RFA (27th Division). th 68 Bty RFA Colchester (XIV Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 4th Division. 69th Bty RFA Edinburgh (I Brigade RFA). Disbanded 1914. Reformed 23 December 1914 in XXXI Brigade RFA (28th Division). th 70 Bty RFA Aldershot (XXXIV Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 2nd Division. 71st Bty RFA Ewshott, Farnham (XXXVI Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 2nd Division. nd 72 Bty RFA Waterford (XXXVIII Brigade RFA; on notice for Kildare). Mobilized with brigade in 6th Division. rd 73 Bty RFA Lucknow, India (V Brigade RFA). Brigade went to France with Meerut Division; left ca. 17 October 1914 and assigned Lahore Division 22 October 1914. 74th (How) Bty RFA Jhansi, India (VI (How) Brigade RFA). 75th Bty RFA Peshawar, India (III Brigade RFA); on notice for Woolwich. Returned to the UK and transferred 22 December 1914 to new CXLVI Brigade RFA (28th Division).
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76th Bty RFA Kirkee (X Brigade RFA); on notice for Multan, India. 77th (How) Bty RFA Meerut, India (VI (How) Brigade RFA). 78th Bty RFA Rawalpindi, India (VII Brigade RFA); on notice for Kirkee. 79th (How) Bty RFA Jhansi, India (VI (How) Brigade RFA). 80th Bty RFA Kildare (XV Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 5th Division. 81st Bty RFA Kirkee; on notice for Peshawar, India (X Brigade RFA). Went to France and reorganized late 1914 as 81st (How) Bty RFA and transferred to V Brigade RFA. 82nd Bty RFA Kirkee (X Brigade RFA); on notice for Jullundur, India. 83rd Bty RFA Jubbulpore, India (XI Brigade RFA). Brigade went to France with Meerut Division; left ca. 17 October 1914 and assigned Lahore Division 22 October 1914. 84th Bty RFA Jubbulpore, India (XI Brigade RFA). Brigade went to France with Meerut Division; left ca. 17 October 1914 and assigned Lahore Division 22 October 1914. 85th Bty RFA Jubbulpore, India (XI Brigade RFA). Brigade went to France with Meerut Division; left ca. 17 October 1914 and assigned Lahore Division 22 October 1914. 86th (How) Bty RFA Clonmel (XII (How) Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 6th Division. th 87 (How) Bty RFA Kilkenny (XII (How) Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 6th Division. th 88 Bty RFA Colchester (XIV Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 4th Division. 89th Bty RFA Nowshera, India (XVI Brigade RFA). 90th Bty RFA Nowshera, India (XVI Brigade RFA). 91st Bty RFA Nowshera, India (XVI Brigade RFA). 92nd Bty RFA Dinapore, India (XVII Brigade RFA). 93rd Bty RFA Ferozepore, India (XVIII Brigade RFA). Brigade went to France with Lahore Division. 94th Bty RFA Lahore Cantonment, India (XVIII Brigade RFA). Brigade went to France with Lahore Division. 95th Bty RFA Kamptee, India; (XIX Brigade RFA) on notice for Rawalpindi. 96th Bty RFA Belgaum, India (XIX Brigade RFA); on notice for Rawalpindi. Moved to England with brigade, joining 27th Division ca. November 1914. th 97 Bty RFA St. Thomas Mount, India (XIX Brigade RFA); on notice for Rawalpindi. Moved to England with brigade, joining 27th Division ca. November 1914. 98th Bty RFA Nasirabad, India (XX Brigade RFA). Moved to UK and transferred there to new I Brigade RFA 23 November 1914 (27th Division). th 99 Bty RFA Neemuch, India (XX Brigade RFA). Moved to the UK and transferred 23 November 1914 to XXXI Brigade RFA (28th Division). th 100 Bty RFA Neemuch, India (XX Brigade RFA). Moved to the UK with brigade (27th Division). st 101 Bty RFA Hyderabad, India (XXI Brigade RFA). 102nd Bty RFA Hyderabad, India (XXI Brigade RFA). 103rd Bty RFA Karachi, India (XXI Brigade RFA). Moved to the UK and transferred 23 December 1914 to XXXI Brigade RFA (28th Division).
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104th Bty RFA Roberts Heights, South Africa (XXII Brigade RFA). Brigade moved to England and joined 7th Division ca. September 1914. th 105 Bty RFA Potchefstroom (XXII Brigade RFA). Brigade moved to England and joined 7th Division ca. September 1914. th 106 Bty RFA Roberts Heights, South Africa (XXII Brigade RFA). Brigade moved to England and joined 7th Division ca. September 1914. th 107 Bty RFA Bulford Camp; on notice for Bellary (XXIII Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 3rd Division. th 108 Bty RFA Bulford Camp; on notice for Bangalore (XXIII Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 3rd Division. th 109 Bty RFA Bulford Camp; on notice for Bangalore (XXIII Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 3rd Division. th 110 Bty RFA Ballincollig (XXIV Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 6th Division. 111th Bty RFA Ballincollig (XXIV Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 6th Division. 112th Bty RFA Ballincollig (XXIV Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 6th Division. 113th Bty RFA Deepcut, Farnborough (XXV Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 1st Division. th 114 Bty RFA Deepcut, Farnborough (XXV Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 1st Division. th 115 Bty RFA Deepcut, Farnborough (XXV Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 1st Division. th 116 Bty RFA Aldershot (XXVI Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 1st Division. 117th Bty RFA Aldershot (XXVI Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 1st Division. 118th Bty RFA Aldershot (XXVI Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 1st Division. 119th Bty RFA Newbridge (XXVII Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 5th Division. 120th Bty RFA Newbridge (XXVII Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 5th Division. 121st Bty RFA Newbridge (XXVII Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 5th Division. 122nd Bty RFA Dundalk (XXVIII Brigade RFA); on notice for Bordon. Mobilized with brigade in 5th Division. rd 123 Bty RFA Dundalk (XXVIII Brigade RFA); on notice for Bordon. Mobilized with brigade in 5th Division. th 124 Bty RFA Dundalk (XXVIII Brigade RFA); on notice for Bordon. Mobilized with brigade in 5th Division. th 125 Bty RFA Shorncliffe (XXIX Brigade RFA); on notice for Dundalk. Mobilized with brigade in 4th Division. th 126 Bty RFA Shorncliffe (XXIX Brigade RFA); on notice for Dundalk. Mobilized with brigade in 4th Division. th 127 Bty RFA Shorncliffe (XXIX Brigade RFA); on notice for Dundalk. Mobilized with brigade in 4th Division.
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128th (How) Bty RFA Bulford (XXX (How) Brigade RFA); on notice for Woolwich. Mobilized with brigade in 3rd Division. th 129 (How) Bty RFA Bulford (XXX (How) Brigade RFA).; on notice for Woolwich Mobilized with brigade in 3rd Division. th 130 (How) Bty RFA Bulford (XXX (How) Brigade RFA).; on notice for Woolwich Mobilized with brigade in 3rd Division. st 131 Bty RFA Sheffield (XXXI Brigade RFA). Disbanded 1914. New 131st Bty RFA formed 19 November 1914 from part of 95th (How) Bty RFA in XIX Brigade RFA. 132nd Bty RFA Sheffield (XXXI Brigade RFA). Disbanded 1914. New 132nd Bty RFA formed 23 November 1914 from part of 96th Bty RFA for I Brigade (27th Division). 133rd Bty RFA Sheffield (XXXI Brigade RFA). Disbanded 1914. New 133rd Bty RFA formed 23 November 1914 from part of 98th Bty RFA for I Brigade (27th Division). 134th Bty RFA Woolwich (XXXII Brigade RFA). Mobilized with brigade in 4th Division. 135th Bty RFA Woolwich (XXXII Brigade RFA); on notice for Bulford. Mobilized with brigade in 4th Division.
BATTERIES (SPECIAL RESERVE)

136th (Res) Bty RFA 137th (Res) Bty RFA 138th (Res) Bty RFA 139th (Res) Bty RFA 140th (Res) Bty RFA 141st (Res) Bty RFA 142nd (Res) Bty RFA 143rd (Res) Bty RFA 144th (Res) Bty RFA 145th (Res) Bty RFA 146th (Res) Bty RFA 147th (Res) Bty RFA Newcastle (I Reserve Brigade RFA). Embodied with brigade. Newcastle (I Reserve Brigade RFA). Embodied with brigade. Preston (II Reserve Brigade RFA). Embodied with brigade. Preston (II Reserve Brigade RFA). Embodied with brigade. Hilsea (III Reserve Brigade RFA). Embodied with brigade. Hilsea (III Reserve Brigade RFA). Embodied with brigade. Woolwich (IV Reserve Brigade RFA). Embodied with brigade. Woolwich (IV Reserve Brigade RFA). Embodied with brigade. Athlone (V Reserve Brigade RFA). Embodied with brigade. Athlone (V Reserve Brigade RFA). Embodied with brigade. Glasgow (VI Reserve Brigade RFA). Embodied with brigade. Glasgow (VI Reserve Brigade RFA). Embodied with brigade.
BATTERIES (TERRITORIAL FORCE)333

1st City of Aberdeen Bty RFA Aberdeen (1st Highland Brigade RFA). 2nd City of Aberdeen Bty RFA Aberdeen (1st Highland Brigade RFA). 3rd City of Aberdeen Bty RFA Aberdeen (1st Highland Brigade RFA). 1st Ayrshire Bty RFA Irvine (2nd Lowland Brigade RFA) 2nd Ayrshire Bty RFA Kilmarnock (2nd Lowland Brigade RFA)
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In this section, City of or County of in battery titles are ignored and batteries are alphabetized by the name of the city or county. All TF batteries were embodied with their parent brigade and division.
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Cardiganshire Bty RFA Aberystwyth (2nd Welsh Brigade RFA). 1st Cheshire Bty RFA Chester (Cheshire Brigade RFA). 2nd Cheshire Bty RFA Chester (Cheshire Brigade RFA). 3rd Cheshire Bty RFA Crewe (Cheshire Brigade RFA). 1st Cumberland (How) Bty RFA Carlisle (4th East Lancashire (Howitzer) Brigade RFA). 2nd Cumberland (How) Bty RFA Workington (4th East Lancashire (Howitzer) Brigade RFA). 1st Derbyshire (How) Bty RFA Derby (4th North Midland (Howitzer) Brigade RFA). 2nd Derbyshire (How) Bty RFA Derby (4th North Midland (Howitzer) Brigade RFA). 1st Devonshire Bty RFA Exeter (4th Wessex Brigade RFA). 2nd Devonshire Bty RFA Paignton (4th Wessex Brigade RFA). 3rd Devonshire Bty RFA Tavistock (4th Wessex Brigade RFA). Dorsetshire Bty RFA Bridgport (3rd Wessex Brigade RFA).
City of Dundee Bty RFA Dundee (2nd Highland Brigade RFA). 1st Durham Bty RFA Seaham Harbour (3rd Northumbrian (County of Durham) Brigade RFA). 2nd Durham Bty RFA Durham (3rd Northumbrian (County of Durham) Brigade RFA). 3rd Durham Bty RFA West Hartlepool (3rd Northumbrian (County of Durham) Brigade RFA). 4th Durham (How) Bty RFA South Shields (4th Northumbrian (County of Durham) (Howitzer) Brigade RFA). 5th Durham (How) Bty RFA Hebburn-on-Tyne (4th Northumbrian (County of Durham) (Howitzer) Brigade RFA). 1st East Riding Bty RFA Hull (2nd Northumbrian Brigade RFA). 2nd East Riding Bty RFA Hull (2nd Northumbrian Brigade RFA). 1st City of Edinburgh Bty RFA Edinburgh (1st Lowland Brigade RFA). 2nd City of Edinburgh Bty RFA Edinburgh (1st Lowland Brigade RFA). 1st Essex Bty RFA Stratford (2nd East Anglian Brigade RFA). 2nd Essex Bty RFA Romford (2nd East Anglian Brigade RFA). 3rd Essex Bty RFA Grays (2nd East Anglian Brigade RFA). Fifeshire Bty RFA Leven (2nd Highland Brigade RFA). Forfarshire Bty RFA Arbroath (2nd Highland Brigade RFA).
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1st Glamorgan (How) Bty RFA Swansea (1st Welsh (Howitzer) Brigade RFA). 2nd Glamorgan (How) Bty RFA Briton Ferry (1st Welsh (Howitzer) Brigade RFA). 3rd Glamorgan Bty RFA Cardiff (2nd Welsh Brigade RFA). 4th Glamorgan Bty RFA Cardiff (2nd Welsh Brigade RFA). 1st City of Glasgow Bty RFA Glasgow (3rd Lowland Brigade RFA). 2nd City of Glasgow Bty RFA Glasgow (3rd Lowland Brigade RFA). 3rd City of Glasgow Bty RFA Glasgow (3rd Lowland Brigade RFA). 4th City of Glasgow (How) Bty RFA Glasgow (4th Lowland (Howitzer) Brigade RFA). 5th City of Glasgow (How) Bty RFA Glasgow (4th Lowland (Howitzer) Brigade RFA). 1st Gloucestershire Bty RFA Bristol (1st South Midland (Gloucestershire) Brigade RFA). 2nd Gloucestershire Bty RFA Bristol (1st South Midland (Gloucestershire) Brigade RFA). 3rd Gloucestershire Bty RFA Gloucester (1st South Midland (Gloucestershire) Brigade RFA). 1st Hampshire Bty RFA Portsmouth (1st Wessex Brigade RFA). 2nd Hampshire Bty RFA Portsmouth (1st Wessex Brigade RFA). 3rd Hampshire Bty RFA Gosport (1st Wessex Brigade RFA). 4th Hampshire (How) Bty RFA Ventnor, Isle of Wight (2nd Wessex (How) Brigade RFA). 5th Hampshire (How) Bty RFA Freshwater, Isle of Wight (2nd Wessex (How) Brigade RFA). 6th Hampshire Bty RFA Bournemouth (3rd Wessex Brigade RFA). 1st Hertfordshire Bty RFA St. Albans (4th East Anglian Brigade RFA). 2nd Hertfordshire Bty RFA Watford (4th East Anglian Brigade RFA). 1st Kent Bty RFA Dover (3rd Home Counties Brigade RFA). 2nd Kent Bty RFA Folkestone (3rd Home Counties Brigade RFA). 3rd Kent Bty RFA Ramsgate (3rd Home Counties Brigade RFA). 4th Kent (How) Bty RFA Erith (4th Home Counties (Howitzer) Brigade RFA). 5th Kent (How) Bty RFA Erith (4th Home Counties (Howitzer) Brigade RFA). Kirkcudbrightshire Bty RFA Kirkcudbright (2nd Lowland Brigade RFA) 1st Lancashire Bty RFA Liverpool (1st West Lancashire Brigade RFA). 2nd Lancashire Bty RFA Liverpool (1st West Lancashire Brigade RFA). 3rd Lancashire Bty RFA Liverpool (1st West Lancashire Brigade RFA). 4th Lancashire Bty RFA Blackburn (1st East Lancashire Brigade RFA). 5th Lancashire Bty RFA Church (1st East Lancashire Brigade RFA). 6th Lancashire Bty RFA Burnley (1st East Lancashire Brigade RFA). 7th Lancashire (How) Bty RFA Liverpool (4th West Lancashire (How) Brigade RFA)
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8th Lancashire (How) Bty RFA Liverpool (4th West Lancashire (How) Brigade RFA) 9th Lancashire Bty RFA Preston (2nd West Lancashire Brigade RFA). 10th Lancashire Bty RFA Lancaster (2nd West Lancashire Brigade RFA). 11th Lancashire Bty RFA Blackpool (2nd West Lancashire Brigade RFA). 12th Lancashire Bty RFA Liverpool (3rd West Lancashire Brigade RFA). 13th Lancashire Bty RFA Garston (3rd West Lancashire Brigade RFA). 14th Lancashire Bty RFA Widnes (3rd West Lancashire Brigade RFA). 15th Lancashire Bty RFA Manchester (2nd East Lancashire Brigade RFA). 16th Lancashire Bty RFA Manchester (2nd East Lancashire Brigade RFA). 17th Lancashire Bty RFA Manchester (2nd East Lancashire Brigade RFA). 18th Lancashire Bty RFA Bolton (3rd East Lancashire Brigade RFA). 19th Lancashire Bty RFA Bolton (3rd East Lancashire Brigade RFA). 20th Lancashire Bty RFA Bolton (3rd East Lancashire Brigade RFA). 1st Lincolnshire Bty RFA Boston (1st North Midland Brigade RFA). 2nd Lincolnshire Bty RFA Grimsby (1st North Midland Brigade RFA). 3rd Lincolnshire Bty RFA Louth (1st North Midland Brigade RFA). 1st City of London Bty RFA Bloomsbury (1st London (City of London) Brigade RFA). 2nd City of London Bty RFA Bloomsbury (1st London (City of London) Brigade RFA). 3rd City of London Bty RFA Bloomsbury (1st London (City of London) Brigade RFA). 4th County of London Bty RFA Woolwich (2nd London Brigade RFA). 5th County of London Bty RFA Woolwich (2nd London Brigade RFA). 6th County of London Bty RFA Eltham (2nd London Brigade RFA). 7th County of London Bty RFA Finsbury (3rd London Brigade RFA). 8th County of London Bty RFA Finsbury (3rd London Brigade RFA). 9th County of London Bty RFA Finsbury (3rd London Brigade RFA). 10th County of London (How) Bty RFA Lewisham (4th London (Howitzer) Brigade RFA). 11th County of London (How) Bty RFA Lewisham (4th London (Howitzer) Brigade RFA). 12th City of London Bty RFA Lambeth (5th London Brigade RFA). 13th City of London Bty RFA Lambeth (5th London Brigade RFA). 14th City of London Bty RFA Paddington (5th London Brigade RFA). 15th County of London Bty RFA Brixton (6th London Brigade RFA). 16th County of London Bty RFA Brixton (6th London Brigade RFA). 17th County of London Bty RFA Brixton (6th London Brigade RFA). 18th County of London Bty RFA Fulham (7th London Brigade RFA). 19th County of London Bty RFA Shepherd's Bush (7th London Brigade RFA). 20th County of London Bty RFA Fulham (7th London Brigade RFA). 21st County of London (How) Bty RFA Woolwich (8th London (Howitzer) Brigade RFA). 22nd County of London (How) Bty RFA Woolwich (8th London (Howitzer) Brigade RFA).
Artillery Midlothian Bty RFA Edinburgh (1st Lowland Brigade RFA). 1st Monmouthshire Bty RFA Newport (4th Welsh Brigade RFA). 2nd Monmouthshire Bty RFA Risca (4th Welsh Brigade RFA). 3rd Monmouthshire Bty RFA Griffithstown (4th Welsh Brigade RFA). 1st Norfolk Bty RFA Great Yarmouth (1st East Anglian Brigade RFA). 2nd Norfolk Bty RFA Norwich (1st East Anglian Brigade RFA). 3rd Norfolk Bty RFA Norwich (1st East Anglian Brigade RFA). North Riding Bty RFA Scarborough (2nd Northumbrian Brigade RFA). Northamptonshire Bty RFA Peterborough (4th East Anglian Brigade RFA).
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1st Northumberland Bty RFA Newcastle-on-Tyne (1st Northumbrian Brigade RFA). 2nd Northumberland Bty RFA Newcastle-on-Tyne (1st Northumbrian Brigade RFA). 3rd Northumberland Bty RFA Newcastle-on-Tyne (1st Northumbrian Brigade RFA). 1st Renfrewshire (How) Bty RFA Greenock (3rd Highland (Howitzer) Brigade RFA). 2nd Renfrewshire (How) Bty RFA Greenock (3rd Highland (Howitzer) Brigade RFA). 1st Staffordshire Bty RFA 2nd Staffordshire Bty RFA 3rd Staffordshire Bty RFA 4th Staffordshire Bty RFA 5th Staffordshire Bty RFA 6th Staffordshire Bty RFA Stoke-on-Trent (2nd North Midland Brigade RFA). Stoke-on-Trent (2nd North Midland Brigade RFA). Leek (2nd North Midland Brigade RFA). Wolverhampton (3rd North Midland Brigade RFA). West Bromwich (3rd North Midland Brigade RFA). Stafford (3rd North Midland Brigade RFA).
1st Suffolk (How) Bty RFA Lowestoft (3rd East Anglian (How) Brigade RFA). 2nd Suffolk (How) Bty RFA Ipswich (3rd East Anglian (How) Brigade RFA). 1st Sussex Bty RFA 2nd Sussex Bty RFA 3rd Sussex Bty RFA 4th Sussex Bty RFA 5th Sussex Bty RFA 6th Sussex Bty RFA Brighton (1st Home Counties Brigade RFA). Brighton (1st Home Counties Brigade RFA). Hove (1st Home Counties Brigade RFA). Eastbourne (2nd Home Counties Brigade RFA). St. Leonards-on-Sea (2nd Home Counties Brigade RFA). Bexhill-on-Sea (2nd Home Counties Brigade RFA).
1st Warwickshire Bty RFA Birmingham (3rd South Midland Brigade RFA). 2nd Warwickshire Bty RFA Birmingham (3rd South Midland Brigade RFA). 3rd Warwickshire Bty RFA Birmingham (3rd South Midland Brigade RFA). 4th Warwickshire (How) Bty RFA Coventry (4th South Midland (Howitzer) Brigade RFA).
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5th Warwickshire (How) Bty RFA Rugby (4th South Midland (Howitzer) Brigade RFA). 1st West Riding Bty RFA Leeds (1st West Riding Brigade RFA). 2nd West Riding Bty RFA Bramley (1st West Riding Brigade RFA). 3rd West Riding Bty RFA Leeds (1st West Riding Brigade RFA). 4th West Riding Bty RFA Bradford (2nd West Riding Brigade RFA). 5th West Riding Bty RFA Halifax (2nd West Riding Brigade RFA). 6th West Riding Bty RFA Heckmondwike (2nd West Riding Brigade RFA). 7th West Riding Bty RFA Sheffield (3rd West Riding Brigade RFA). 8th West Riding Bty RFA Sheffield (3rd West Riding Brigade RFA). 9th West Riding Bty RFA Sheffield (3rd West Riding Brigade RFA). 10th West Riding (How) Bty RFA Otley (4th West Riding (Howitzer) Brigade RFA). 11th West Riding (How) Bty RFA Ilkley (4th West Riding (Howitzer) Brigade RFA). Wiltshire Bty RFA Swindon (3rd Wessex Brigade RFA). 1st Worcestershire Bty RFA Worcester (2nd South Midland Brigade RFA). 2nd Worcestershire Bty RFA Kidderminster (2nd South Midland Brigade RFA). 3rd Worcestershire Bty RFA Redditch (2nd South Midland Brigade RFA).
BATTERIES (NEW ARMIES)

148th Bty RFA Formed 1914 for XLVI Brigade RFA. 149th Bty RFA Formed 1914 for XLVI Brigade RFA. 150th Bty RFA Formed 1914 for XLVI Brigade RFA. 151st Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XLVII Brigade RFA. 152nd Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XLVII Brigade RFA. 153rd Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XLVII Brigade RFA. 154th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XLVIII Brigade RFA. 155th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XLVIII Brigade RFA. 156th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XLVIII Brigade RFA. 157th (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XLIX (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 158th (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XLIX (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 159th (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XLIX (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 160th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for L Brigade RFA. 161st Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for L Brigade RFA. 162nd Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for L Brigade RFA. 163rd Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LI Brigade RFA. 164th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LI Brigade RFA. 165th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LI Brigade RFA. 166th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LII Brigade RFA. 167th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LII Brigade RFA. 168th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LII Brigade RFA. 169th (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LIII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 170th (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LIII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 171st (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LIII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA.
Artillery 172nd Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LIV Brigade RFA. 173rd Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LIV Brigade RFA. 174th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LIV Brigade RFA. 175th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LV Brigade RFA. 176th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LV Brigade RFA. 177th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LV Brigade RFA. 178th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LVI Brigade RFA. 179th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LVI Brigade RFA. 180th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LVI Brigade RFA. 181st(How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LVII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 182nd (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LVII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 183rd (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LVII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 184th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LVIII Brigade RFA. 185th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LVIII Brigade RFA. 186th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LVIII Brigade RFA. 187th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LIX Brigade RFA. 188th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LIX Brigade RFA. 189th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LIX Brigade RFA. 190th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LX Brigade RFA. 191st Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LX Brigade RFA. 192nd Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LX Brigade RFA. 193rd (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXI (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 194th (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXI (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 195th (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXI (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 196th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXII Brigade RFA. 197th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXII Brigade RFA. 198th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXII Brigade RFA. 199th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXIII Brigade RFA. 200th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXIII Brigade RFA. 201st Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXIII Brigade RFA. 202nd Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXIV Brigade RFA. 203rd Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXIV Brigade RFA. 204th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXIV Brigade RFA. 205th (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXV (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 206th (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXV (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 207th (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXV (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 208th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXVI Brigade RFA. 209th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXVI Brigade RFA. 210th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXVI Brigade RFA. 211th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXVII Brigade RFA. 212th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXVII Brigade RFA. 213th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXVII Brigade RFA. 214th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXVIII Brigade RFA. 215th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXVIII Brigade RFA. 216th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXVIII Brigade RFA. 217th (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXIX (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 218th (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXIX (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 219th (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXIX (Howitzer) Brigade RFA.
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220th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXX Brigade RFA. 221st Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXX Brigade RFA. 222nd Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXX Brigade RFA. 223rd Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXI Brigade RFA. 224th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXI Brigade RFA. 225th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXI Brigade RFA. 226th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXII Brigade RFA. 227th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXII Brigade RFA. 228th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXII Brigade RFA. 229th (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXIII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 230th (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXIII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 231st (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXIII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 232nd Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXIV Brigade RFA. 233rd Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXIV Brigade RFA. 234th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXIV Brigade RFA. 235th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXV Brigade RFA. 236th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXV Brigade RFA. 237th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXV Brigade RFA. 238th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXVI Brigade RFA. 239th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXVI Brigade RFA. 240th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXVI Brigade RFA. 241st (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXVII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 242nd (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXVII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 243rd (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXVII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 244th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXVIII Brigade RFA. 245th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXVIII Brigade RFA. 246th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXVIII Brigade RFA. 247th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXIX Brigade RFA. 248th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXIX Brigade RFA. 249th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXIX Brigade RFA. 250th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXX Brigade RFA. 251st Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXX Brigade RFA. 252nd Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXX Brigade RFA. 253rd (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXXI (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 254th (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXXI (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 255th (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXXI (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 256th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXXII Brigade RFA. 257th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXXII Brigade RFA. 258th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXXII Brigade RFA. 259th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXXIII Brigade RFA. 260th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXXIII Brigade RFA. 261st Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXXIII Brigade RFA. 262nd Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXXIV Brigade RFA. 263rd Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXXIV Brigade RFA. 264th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXXIV Brigade RFA. 265th (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXXV (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 266th (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXXV (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 267th (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXXV (Howitzer) Brigade RFA.
Artillery 268th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXXVI Brigade RFA. 269th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXXVI Brigade RFA. 270th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXXVI Brigade RFA. 271st Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXXVII Brigade RFA. 272nd Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXXVII Brigade RFA. 273rd Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXXVII Brigade RFA. 274th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXXVIII Brigade RFA. 275th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXXVIII Brigade RFA. 276th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXXVIII Brigade RFA. 277th (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXXIX (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 278th (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXXIX (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 279th (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for LXXXIX (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 280th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XC Brigade RFA. 281st Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XC Brigade RFA. 282nd Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XC Brigade RFA. 283rd Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XCI Brigade RFA. 284th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XCI Brigade RFA. 285th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XCI Brigade RFA. 286th (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XCII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 287th (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XCII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 288th (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XCII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 289th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XCIII Brigade RFA. 290th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XCIII Brigade RFA. 291st Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XCIII Brigade RFA. 292nd Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XCIV Brigade RFA. 293rd Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XCIV Brigade RFA. 294th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XCIV Brigade RFA. 295th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XCV Brigade RFA. 296th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XCV Brigade RFA. 297th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XCV Brigade RFA. 298th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XCVI Brigade RFA. 299th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XCVI Brigade RFA. 300th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XCVI Brigade RFA. 301st (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XCVII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 302nd (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XCVII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 303rd (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XCVII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 304th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XCVIII Brigade RFA. 305th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XCVIII Brigade RFA. 306th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XCVIII Brigade RFA. 307th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XCIX Brigade RFA. 308th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XCIX Brigade RFA. 309th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for XCIX Brigade RFA. 310th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for C Brigade RFA. 311th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for C Brigade RFA. 312th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for C Brigade RFA. 313th (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CI (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 314th (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CI (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 315th (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CI (Howitzer) Brigade RFA.
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316th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CII Brigade RFA. 317th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CII Brigade RFA. 318th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CII Brigade RFA. 319th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CIII Brigade RFA. 320th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CIII Brigade RFA. 321st Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CIII Brigade RFA. 322nd Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CIV Brigade RFA. 323rd Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CIV Brigade RFA. 324th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CIV Brigade RFA. 325th (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CV (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 326th (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CV (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 327th (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CV (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 328th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CVI Brigade RFA. 329th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CVI Brigade RFA. 330th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CVI Brigade RFA. 331st Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CVII Brigade RFA. 332nd Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CVII Brigade RFA. 333rd Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CVII Brigade RFA. 334th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CVIII Brigade RFA. 335th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CVIII Brigade RFA. 336th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CVIII Brigade RFA. 337th (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CIX (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 338th (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CIX (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 339th (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CIX (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 340th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CX Brigade RFA. 341st Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CX Brigade RFA 342nd Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CX Brigade RFA 343rd Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CXI Brigade RFA 344th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CXI Brigade RFA 345th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CXI Brigade RFA 346th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CXII Brigade RFA 347th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CXII Brigade RFA 348th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CXII Brigade RFA 349th (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CXIII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 350th (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CXIII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 351st (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CXIII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 352nd Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CXIV Brigade RFA. 353rd Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CXIV Brigade RFA. 354th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CXIV Brigade RFA. 355th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CXV Brigade RFA. 356th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CXV Brigade RFA. 357th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CXV Brigade RFA. 358th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CXVI Brigade RFA. 359th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CXVI Brigade RFA. 360th Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CXVI Brigade RFA. 361st (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CXVII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. 362nd (How) Bty RFA....Formed 1914 for CXVII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA. [363rd (How) Bty RFA not formed until 1915]
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364th Bty RFA....Formed 23 November 1914 from parts of 99th and 100th Btys RFA in XX Brigade RFA (27th Division). th 365 Bty RFA....Formed 19 November 1914 at Winchester from part of 18th Bty RFA for III Brigade RFA (28th Division). th 366 Bty RFA....Formed 19 November 1914 for at Winchester from part of 62nd Bty RFA for CXLVI Brigade RFA (28th Division). th 367 Bty RFA....Formed 19 November 1914 for at Winchester from part of 75th Bty RFA for CXLVI Brigade RFA (28th Division).
AMMUNITION COLUMNS Regulars As with the RHA, ammunition columns existed only in India in peacetime. They were formed on mobilization, mainly with reservists, for the BEF. The intent was to have one ammunition column for each brigade in the field.
No. 1 Ammunition Column Nowshera (1st (Peshawar) Division). No. 2 Ammunition Column Rawalpindi (2nd (Rawalpindi) Division). No. 3 Ammunition Column Lahore Cantonment (3rd (Lahore) Division). No. 4 Ammunition Column Hyderabad (4th (Quetta) Division). No. 5 Ammunition Column Deesa (5th (Mhow) Division). No. 6 Ammunition Column Kirkee (6th (Poona) Division). No. 7 Ammunition Column Meerut (7th (Meerut) Division). No. 8 Ammunition Column Fyzabad (8th (Lucknow) Division). No. 9 Ammunition Column Secunderabad (9th (Secunderabad) Division). No. 10 Ammunition Column Bangalore (9th (Secunderabad) Division). No. 11 Ammunition Column Jubbulpore (5th (Mhow) Division). No. 12 Ammunition Column (How) Jhansi (5th (Mhow) Division).
Territorial Force Each TF brigade had an associated brigade ammunition column, bearing the same designation as the brigade and normally located in the same city as brigade headquarters. DEPOTS, RFA334
No. 1 Depot Newcastle-on-Tyne. No. 2 Depot Preston. No. 3 Depot Hilsea.
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The depots were commanded by the OC of the reserve brigade there; each depot and reserve brigade had the same number (e.g., I Reserve Brigade RFA was at No. 1 Depot RFA).
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No. 4 Depot Woolwich. No. 5 Depot Athlone. No. 6 Depot Glasgow.
Royal Garrison Artillery
The RGA was divided into mountain and garrison divisions. The former contained the mountain batteries, while the latter was a heterogeneous grouping of heavy batteries for the field and (mainly) companies and batteries of various types for coast defence or siege artillery. Most units were single batteries, generally allotted to coast defence, with few brigades existing in peacetime. MOUNTAIN DIVISION Regular335
II Mountain Artillery Brigade RGA Rawalpindi (Rawalpindi [4th Indian] Brigade). Comprised Nos. 1 and 9 Mtn Btys RGA. IV Mountain Artillery Brigade RGA Quetta (2nd Quetta Infantry Brigade). Comprised Nos. 3 and 8 Mtn Btys RGA. Pack Brigade RGA Formed December 1914 in France to control Nos. 2, 5 and 7 Mtn Btys RGA, which were all detached to other formations. No 1 Mtn Bty RGA Khairi Gali (II Mountain Artillery Brigade RGA). No 2 Mtn Bty RGA Jutogh (Sirhind [9th Indian] Brigade). Sent to France where attached to 4th Division from 14 December 1914. No 3 Mtn Bty RGA Quetta (IV Mountain Artillery Brigade RGA). No 4 Mtn Bty RGA Quetta (2nd Quetta Infantry Brigade). No 5 Mtn Bty RGA Jutogh; on notice for Rawalpindi (Sirhind [9th Indian] Brigade). Sent to France where attached 3rd Division from 14 December 1914. No 6 Mtn Bty RGA Rawalpindi (Rawalpindi [4th Indian] Brigade). No 7 Mtn Bty RGA Cairo. Sent to France where attached to 8th Division 13-24 December 1914 and 1st Division from 24 December 1914. No 8 Mtn Bty RGA Quetta; on notice for Rawalpindi (IV Mountain Artillery Brigade RGA). No 9 Mtn Bty RGA Kalabagh; on notice for Quetta (II Mountain Artillery Brigade RGA).
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The Army List does not show any brigades in the Mountain Division, although it lists three lieutenant colonels and three adjutants (at Jutogh, Quetta and Murree Hills), the combination normally found in listings for brigades in the Royal Artillery.
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4th Highland (Mtn) Bde RGA Rothesay (Highland Division). [Comprised the three batteries listed below.] Embodied 4 August 1914 with division. Argyllshire (Mtn) Bty RGA Campeltown. Embodied 4 August 1914 with brigade. Ross and Cromarty (Mtn) Bty RGA Lochcarron. Embodied 4 August 1914 with brigade. Buteshire (Mtn) Bty RGA Rothesay. Embodied 4 August 1914 with brigade.
BRIGADES
I Heavy Brigade RGA Fareham (Southern Command). Controlled 26th, 35th and 108th Hy Btys RGA (for 1st, 2nd and 5th Divisions). Lapsed on mobilization. II Heavy Brigade RGA Brighton (Eastern Command). Controlled 24th, 31st and 48th Hy Btys RGA (for 6th, 4th and 3rd Divisions). Lapsed on mobilization. II Siege Brigade RGA Formed 17 December 1914 in France to control Nos. 3 and 4 Siege Btys RGA. III Heavy Brigade RGA Formed ca. October 1914 with Nos. 111 and 112 Hy Btys RGA and assigned to 7th Division. III Siege Brigade RGA Formed August 1914 but given Nos. 5 and 6 Siege Btys RGA 17 December 1914 in France. IV Heavy Brigade RGA Formed September 1914 to control Nos. 109, 110 and 114 Hy Btys RGA. (Nos. 109 and 110 went to France and attached to Lahore and Meerut Divisions, respectively.) V Siege Brigade RGA Formed August 1914 but given Nos. 9 and 10 Siege Btys RGA 17 December 1914. VI Siege Brigade RGA Formed August 1914 at Fort Fareham but given Nos. 11 and 12 Siege Btys RGA 17 December 1914. VII Siege Brigade RGA Formed August 1914 at Fort Fareham but given Nos. 59 and 81 Siege Btys RGA 17 December 1914. VIII Heavy Brigade RGA Formed 3 October 1914 at Woolwich; given Nos. 118 and 119 Hy Btys RGA November 1914 and landed in France 7 November 1914, joining 8th Division. VIII Siege Brigade RGA Formed August 1914 at Bristol but given Nos. 13 and 14 Siege Btys RGA 17 December 1914. IX Siege Brigade RGA Formed August 1914 at Lydd; No 108 Hy Bty RGA temporary assigned 16 August 1914 but then rejoined 5th Division. Given Nos. 15 and 16 Siege Btys RGA 17 December 1914. X Heavy Brigade RGA Formed early October 1914 with Nos. 115 and 116 Hy Btys RGA.
Lancashire Brigade RGA TF (Toxteth Pk, Liverpool). Controlled 1st and 2nd Lancashire Hy Btys RGA. Lapsed on mobilization and the batteries went to the West and East Lancashire Divisions, respectively.
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London Brigade RGA TF (Islington). Controlled 1st and 2nd London Hy Btys RGA. Lapsed on mobilization and the batteries went to the 1st and 2nd London Divisions, respectively. GARRISON DIVISION (REGULAR) Heavy Batteries
No. 24 (Hy) Bty RGA mobilization. No. 26 (Hy) Bty RGA mobilization. No. 31 (Hy) Bty RGA mobilization. No. 35 (Hy) Bty RGA mobilization. No. 48 (Hy) Bty RGA mobilization. No. 60 (Hy) Bty RGA RGA. No. 68 (Hy) Bty RGA No. 71 (Hy) Bty RGA No. 72 (Hy) Bty RGA No. 86 (Hy) Bty RGA No. 90 (Hy) Bty RGA No. 91 (Hy) Bty RGA No. 104 (Hy) Bty RGA No. 108 (Hy) Bty RGA mobilization. No. 115 (Hy) Bty RGA 100 Coy RGA. No. 116 (Hy) Bty RGA 5 Coy RGA. No. 117 (Hy) Bty RGA 96 Coy RGA. Woolwich (II Hy Brigade RGA). Joined 6th Division on Fort Wellington (I Hy Brigade RGA). Joined 1st Division on Woolwich (II Hy Brigade RGA). Joined 4th Division on Fort Fareham (I Hy Brigade RGA) Joined 2nd Division on Woolwich (II Hy Brigade RGA). Joined 3rd Division on Formed November 1914 in India by conversion of No. 60 Coy Formed 1914 by conversion of No. 68 Coy RGA. Nowgong, India (Jubbulpore Brigade). Peshawar, India (Peshawar [1st Indian] Brigade). Multan, India (Ferozepore [7th Indian] Brigade). Nowgong, India (Jubbulpore Brigade). Rurki, India (Bareilly [21st Indian] Brigade). Campbellpore, India (Abbottabad [3rd Indian] Brigade). Fareham (I Heavy Brigade RGA). Joined 5th Division on Formed 27 September 1914 (at Malta?) by conversion of No. Formed 27 September 1914 (at Malta?) by conversion of No. Formed 27 September 1914 (at Malta?) by conversion of No.
Siege Batteries336
No. 1 Siege Bty RGA Formed 25 August 1914 from half of No. 39 Coy RGA. Landed in France 23 September 1914. [Equipped with four 6 30cwt BL howitzers.]
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The first six siege batteries each had 182 personnel, four (old) howitzers, eight ammunition wagons, 86 draught horses and 17 riding horses.
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No. 2 Siege Bty RGA Formed 25 August 1914 from half of No. 39 Coy RGA. Landed in France 23 September 1914. [Equipped with four 6 30cwt BL howitzers.] No. 3 Siege Bty RGA Formed August 1914 from half of No. 23 Coy RGA. Landed in France 23 September 1914. Assigned 17 December 1914 to II Siege Bde RGA. [Equipped with four 6 30cwt BL howitzers.] No. 4 Siege Bty RGA Formed August 1914 from half of No. 23 Coy RGA. Landed in France 23 September 1914. Assigned 17 December 1914 to II Siege Bde RGA. [Equipped with four 6 30cwt BL howitzers.] No. 5 Siege Bty RGA Formed 27 August 1914 from half of No. 107 Coy RGA. Landed in France ca. 30 September 1914. Assigned 17 December 1914 to III Siege Bde RGA. [Equipped with four 6 26cwt BL howitzers.] No. 6 Siege Bty RGA Formed 27 August 1914 from half of No. 107 Coy RGA. Landed in France ca. 30 September 1914. Assigned 17 December 1914 to III Siege Bde RGA. [Equipped with four 6 26cwt BL howitzers.] No. 7 Siege Bty RGA Formed 2 October 1914 at Woolwich from coast defence personnel. Finished landing in France 16 October 1914. [Had two 6 guns on mobile mounts and equipment originally included the sole new 9.2 howitzer, which was transferred to No. 8 Siege Bty RGA.]337 No. 8 Siege Bty RGA Formed October 1914 from coast defence personnel. Finished landing in France 16 October 1914. [Equipped with (two?) 6 coast defence guns on mobile mounts, and took over the 9.2 howitzer from No. 7 Siege Bty RGA.]. No. 9 Siege Bty RGA Formed by 17 December 1914338 when assigned V Siege Bde RGA. No. 10 Siege Bty RGA Formed by 17 December 1914 when assigned V Siege Bde RGA. No. 11 Siege Bty RGA Formed by 17 December 1914 when assigned VI Siege Bde RGA. No. 12 Siege Bty RGA Formed by 17 December 1914 when assigned VI Siege Bde RGA. No. 59 Siege Bty RGA Formed 23 December 1914 by conversion of No. 59 Coy RGA from India. Assigned from 17 December 1914 to VII Siege Bde RGA. No. 81 Siege Bty RGA Formed 23 December 1914 by conversion of No. 81 Coy RGA from India. Assigned from 17 December 1914 to VII Siege Bde RGA.
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No. 1 Coy RGA No. 2 Coy RGA
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Malta. Sheerness. Eastern Coast Defences.
The batterys war diary for October-December 1914 is available online at www.1914-1918.net/Diaries/wardiary-7siege.htm. 338 According to Farmdale, Western Front 1914-18, Nos. 9-12 Siege Batteries exhausted the supply of regulars evailable and so No. 13 became the first New Army siege battery formed (p 355). This suggests formation of Nos. 9-12 well before 17 December.
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No. 3 Coy RGA Bermuda. No. 4 Coy RGA Gibraltar. No. 5 Coy RGA Malta. Converted 27 September 1914 to No. 116 Hy Bty RGA. No. 6 Coy RGA Gibraltar. No. 7 Coy RGA Gibraltar. No. 8 Coy RGA Gibraltar. No. 9 Coy RGA Gibraltar. No. 10 Coy RGA Queenstown Harbour (South Irish Coast Defences). No. 11 Coy RGA Golden Hill, Isle of Wight (Southern Coast Defences). No. 12 Coy RGA Tynemouth (North Eastern Coast Defences). No. 13 Coy RGA Landguard Fort (Harwich Coast Defences). No. 14 Coy RGA Shoeburyness (Eastern Coast Defences). No. 15 Coy RGA Londonderry (North Irish Coast Defences). No. 16 Coy RGA Weymouth (Southern Coast Defences). No. 17 Coy RGA Guernsey and Alderney. No. 18 Coy RGA Sheerness (Eastern Coast Defences). No. 19 Coy RGA Sheerness (Eastern Coast Defences). No. 20 Coy RGA Jersey (Jersey District). No. 21 Coy RGA Leith (Scottish Coast Defences). No. 22 Coy RGA Sheerness (Eastern Coast Defences). No. 23 (Siege) Coy RGA Fort Grange (Gosport) (Southern Coast Defences). On mobilization August 1914 used to form Nos. 3 and 4 Siege Btys RGA. No. 28 Coy RGA Weymouth (Southern Coast Defences). No. 29 Coy RGA Outer Defences, Portsmouth (Southern Coast Defences). No. 30 Coy RGA Weymouth (Southern Coast Defences). No. 32 Coy RGA Sandown, Isle of Wight (Southern Coast Defences). No. 33 Coy RGA Golden Hill, Isle of Wight (Southern Coast Defences). No. 34 Coy RGA Sandown, Isle of Wight (Southern Coast Defences). No. 36 Coy RGA Eastern Section, Plymouth (South Western Coast Defences). No. 37 Coy RGA Inner Defences, Portsmouth (Southern Coast Defences). No. 38 Coy RGA Western Section, Plymouth (South Western Coast Defences). No. 39 (Siege) Coy RGA Plymouth (South Western Coast Defences). On mobilization August 1914 used to form Nos. 1 and 2 Siege Btys RGA. No. 40 Coy RGA Dover (South Eastern Coast Defences). No. 41 Coy RGA Western Section, Plymouth (South Western Coast Defences). No. 42 Coy RGA Inner Defences, Portsmouth (Southern Coast Defences). No. 43 Coy RGA Queenstown Harbour (South Irish Coast Defences). No. 44 Coy RGA Pembroke Dock (Western Coast Defences). No. 45 Coy RGA Eastern Section, Plymouth (South Western Coast Defences). No. 46 Coy RGA Dover (South Eastern Coast Defences). No. 47 Coy RGA Tynemouth (North Eastern Coast Defences). No. 49 Coy RGA Queenstown Harbour (South Irish Coast Defences). No. 50 Coy RGA Freetown, Sierra Leone. No. 51 Coy RGA Allahabad, India (Presidency Brigade). No. 52 Coy RGA Bombay, India; on notice for Karachi (Bombay Brigade). No. 54 Coy RGA Northern Section, Gibraltar. No. 55 Coy RGA Northern Section, Gibraltar. No. 56 Coy RGA Port Louis, Mauritius.
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No. 57 Coy RGA Pembroke Dock (Western Coast Defences). No. 59 (Siege) Coy RGA Rurki, India (Dehra Dun [19th Indian] Brigade). No. 60 Coy RGA Quetta, India (unbrigaded, under 4th (Quetta) Division). No. 61 Coy RGA Aden (Aden Brigade). No. 62 Coy RGA Calcutta, India; on notice for Aden (Presidency Brigade). No. 63 Coy RGA Central District, Malta. No. 64 Coy RGA Rangoon, Burma (Rangoon Brigade). No. 65 Coy RGA Central District, Malta. No. 66 Coy RGA Kingston, Jamaica. No. 67 Coy RGA Outer Defences, Portsmouth (Southern Coast Defences). No. 68 Coy RGA Barian, India (Abbottabad [3rd Indian] Brigade). No. 69 Coy RGA Manora, India; on notice for Aden (Karachi Brigade). No. 70 Coy RGA Aden; on notice for Bombay (Aden Brigade). No. 73 Coy RGA Delhi, India (Garhwal [20th Indian] Brigade). No. 74 Coy RGA Fort Agra, India (Garhwal [20th Indian] Brigade). No. 75 Coy RGA Rangoon, Burma (Rangoon Brigade). No. 76 Coy RGA Aden; on notice for Bombay (Aden Brigade). No. 77 Coy RGA Bombay, India (Bombay Brigade). No. 78 Coy RGA Singapore. Straits Settlements. No. 79 Coy RGA Bombay, India (Bombay Brigade). No. 80 Coy RGA Singapore. Straits Settlements. No. 81 (Siege) Coy RGA Rurki, India (Dehra Dun [19th Indian] Brigade). No. 82 Coy RGA Ferozepore, India (Ferozepore [7th Indian] Brigade). No. 83 Coy RGA Hong Kong. No. 84 Coy RGA Capetown, South Africa (Cape of Good Hope District). No. 85 Coy RGA Bombay, India; on notice for Calcutta (Bombay Brigade). No. 87 Coy RGA Hong Kong. No. 88 Coy RGA Hong Kong. No. 93 Coy RGA Colombo, Ceylon. No. 94 Coy RGA Rawalpindi, India (Abbottabad [3rd Indian] Brigade). No. 95 Coy RGA Bermuda. No. 96 Coy RGA Western District, Malta. Converted 27 September 1914 to No. 117 Hy Bty RGA. No. 97 Coy RGA Simonstown, South Africa (Cape of Good Hope District). No. 99 Coy RGA Western District, Malta. No. 100 Coy RGA Western District, Malta. Converted September 1914 to No. 115 Hy Bty RGA. No. 101 Coy RGA Quetta, India (4th (Quetta) Division). No. 102 Coy RGA Eastern District, Malta. No. 107 (Siege) Coy RGA Plymouth (South Western Coast Defences). On mobilization August 1914 used to form Nos. 5 and 6 Siege Btys RGA. No. 109 Coy RGA Formed ca. August 1914 by reorganization of the Jersey Artillery Militia.339 No. 110 Coy RGA Formed ca. August 1914 by reorganization of the Guernsey and Alderney Artillery Militia.
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Numbers 109 and 110 were also used by two New Armies heavy batteries.
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GARRISON DIVISION (SPECIAL RESERVE) It may be presumed that these survived because the TF did not extend to Ireland. Until 1914 they were designated Antrim Royal Garrison Reserve Artillery and Cork Royal Garrison Reserve Artillery, respectively, and then restyled in 1914. No details of their organization are available.
Antrim RGA Carrickfergus. North Irish Coast Defences. [With two majors, it might have had two companies.] Cork RGA Fort Westmorland, Spike Island, Queenstown Harbour. South Irish Coast Defences. [Had a lieutenant colonel and a major.]
GARRISON DIVISION (TERRITORIAL FORCE) Heavy Batteries340

East Anglian (Essex) Hy Bty RGA Stratford Green (East Anglian Division). Embodied 4 August 1914 with division. Highland (Fifeshire) Hy Bty RGA Dunfermline (Highland Division). Embodied 4 August 1914 with division. Home Counties (Kent) Hy Bty RGA Faversham (Home Counties Division). Embodied 4 August 1914 with division. 1st Lancashire Hy Bty RGA Toxteth Pk, Liverpool (Lancashire Brigade until mobilization, then West Lancashire Division). Embodied 4 August 1914 with division. 2nd Lancashire Hy Bty RGA Toxteth Pk, Liverpool (Lancashire Brigade until mobilization, then East Lancashire Division). Embodied 4 August 1914 with division. However, remained in the UK when the division left for Egypt September 1914. 1st London Hy Bty RGA Islington (London Brigade until mobilization, then 1st London Division). Embodied 4 August 1914 with division. 2nd London Hy Bty RGA Islington (London Brigade until mobilization, then 2nd London Division). Embodied 4 August 1914 with division. Lowland (City of Edinburgh) Hy Bty RGA Edinburgh (Lowland Division). Embodied 4 August 1914 with division. North Midland (Staffordshire) Hy Bty RGA Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent (North Midland Division). Embodied 4 August 1914 with division. South Midland (Warwickshire) Hy Bty RGA Saltley, Birmingham (South Midland Division). Embodied 4 August 1914 with division. Northumbrian (North Riding) Hy Bty RGA Middlesbrough (Northumbrian Division). Embodied 4 August 1914 with division. West Riding Hy Bty RGA York (West Riding Division). Embodied 4 August 1914 with division.
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Each battery had an associated ammunition column.
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Welsh (Carnarvonshire) Hy Bty RGA Bangor (Welsh Division). Embodied 4 August 1914 with division. Wessex (Hampshire) Hy Bty RGA Cosham (Wessex Division). Embodied 4 August 1914 with division. Remained in the UK when the division left for India October 1914. 2nd/1st Wessex (Hampshire) Hy Bty RGA Formed in 1914 for 2nd Wessex Division but remained in the UK when the division sailed for India in December 1914.
Defended Ports
Clyde RGA HQ at Port Glasgow. (Scottish Coast Defences). No. 1 Coy Port Glasgow. No. 2 Coy Helensburgh. No. 3 Coy Dumbarton. Cornwall (Duke of Cornwall's) RGA HQ at Falmouth. (South Western Coast Defences). No. 1 Hy Bty Padstow. No. 2 Hy Bty Penzance. No. 3 Coy Looe. No. 4 Coy Marazion. No. 5 Coy St. Ives. No. 6 Coy Falmouth. No. 7 Coy Truro. Devonshire RGA HQ at Lambhay Hill, Plymouth (South Western Coast Defences). No. 1 Hy Bty Ilfracombe. No. 2 Hy Bty Devonport. No. 3 Coy Plymouth. No. 4 Coy Plymouth. No. 5 Coy Devonport. No. 6 Coy Devonport. Dorsetshire RGA No. 1 Coy No. 2 Coy No. 3 Coy HQ at Weymouth (Southern Coast Defences). Swanage. Poole. Portland.
Durham RGA HQ at West Hartlepool. (North Eastern Coast Defences). Hy Bty Sunderland. No. 1 Coy West Hartlepool. No. 2 Coy West Hartlepool. No. 3 Coy West Hartlepool. No. 4 Coy Hartlepool.
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East Riding RGA No. 1 Coy No. 2 Coy No. 3 Coy No. 4 Coy
HQ at Hull. (North Eastern Coast Defences). Hull. Hull. Hull. Hull.
Essex and Suffolk RGA HQ at Dovercourt. (Eastern and Harwich Coast Defences). No. 1 Coy Harwich. No. 2 Coy Stratford. No. 3 Coy Southend. No. 4 Coy Ipswich. Forth RGA HQ at Edinburgh. (Scottish Coast Defences). No. 1 Coy Edinburgh. No. 2 Coy Edinburgh. No. 3 Coy Edinburgh. No. 4 Coy Edinburgh. No. 5 Coy Kirkcaldy. No. 6 Coy Burntisland. Glamorgan RGA No. 1 Coy No. 2 Coy No. 3 Coy No. 4 Coy No. 5 Coy HQ at Cardiff. (Western Coast Defences). Cardiff. Cardiff. Cardiff. Penarth. Barry.
Hampshire RGA HQ at Southampton. (Southern Coast Defences). No. 1 Hy Bty Southampton. No. 2 Coy Southampton. No. 3 Coy Eastleigh. No. 4 Coy Portsmouth. No. 5 Coy Southampton. No. 6 Coy Woolston. No. 7 Coy Southampton. No. 8 Coy Eastleigh. Kent RGA HQ at Sheerness. (Eastern and South Eastern Coast Defences). No. 1 Coy Fort Clarence, Rochester. No. 2 Coy Gravesend. No. 3 Coy Dover. Lancashire and Cheshire RGA HQ at Liverpool. (North Western Coast Defences). No. 1 Coy Low Hill, Liverpool. No. 2 Coy Low Hill, Liverpool. No. 3 Coy Low Hill, Liverpool. No. 4 Coy Low Hill, Liverpool. No. 5 Coy Seacombe.
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[Lancashire and Cheshire RGA] No. 6 Coy Seacombe. No. 7 Coy Barrow. No. 8 Coy Barrow. Orkney RGA HQ at Kirkwall. (Scottish Coast Defences). No. 1 Coy Kirkwall. No. 2 Coy Sanday. No. 3 Coy Shapensey. No. 4 Coy Stromness. No. 5 Coy Evie. No. 6 Coy Holm. No. 7 Coy Kirkwall. Pembroke RGA HQ at Milford Haven. (Western Coast Defences). No. 1 Coy Milford Haven. No. 2 Coy Saundersfoot. No. 3 Coy Fishguard. North Scottish RGA HQ at Broughty Ferry. (Scottish Coast Defences). No. 1 Coy Aberdeen. No. 2 Coy Cromarty. No. 3 Coy Broughty Ferry. No. 4 Coy Montrose. Sussex RGA HQ at Brighton. (South Eastern Coast Defences). No. 1 Coy Brighton. No. 2 Coy Lewes. Tynemouth RGA No. 1 Coy No. 2 Coy No. 3 Coy No. 4 Coy HQ at North Shields. (North Eastern Coast Defences). North Shields. North Shields. Seaton Delaval. Blyth.
GARRISON DIVISION (NEW ARMIES)341

8th Hy Bty RGA See 14th Hy Bty RGA 9th Hy Bty RGA Formed 26 August 1914 at Ft Brockhurst for 9th (Scottish) Division.342
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It is not now entirely clear if the divisional heavy batteries were given ordinal or cardinal designations (with No.). None would ever join their divisions. In the event, none of these every served with a New Armies division. 342 Per Frederick, Lineage Book of the British Land Forces, Vol Two, p 700. Beck, Order of Battle of Divisions (Vol 2a, p 5) has it raised 6 August 1914 at Woolwich; the location is possible but the date seems much too early.
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10th Hy Bty RGA Formed September 1914 at Woolwich for 10th (Irish) Division. 11th (Hull) Hy Bty RGA Formed 1914 for 11th (Northern) Division. 12th Hy Bty RGA Formed 21 August 1914 at Woolwich for 12th (Eastern) Division. 13th Hy Bty RGA Formed 21 August 1914 at Woolwich for 13th (Western) Division. 14th Hy Bty RGA Formed 12 October 1914 as 8th Hy Bty RGA for 8th (Light) Division and then renumbered for 14th (Light) Division). th 15 Hy Bty RGA Formed 11 September 1914 for 15th (Scottish) Division. 16th Hy Bty RGA Formed 11 September 1914 for 16th (Irish) Division. 17th Hy Bty RGA Formed 11 September 1914 at Woolwich for 17th (Northern) Division. 18th Hy Bty RGA Formed 11 September 1914 at Woolwich for 18th (Eastern) Division. 19th Hy Bty RGA Formed 11 September 1914 at Woolwich for 19th (Western) Division. 20th Hy Bty RGA Formed 11 September 1914 at Woolwich for 20th (Light) Division. 21st Hy Bty RGA Formed 13 September 1914 at Woolwich for 21st Division. 22nd Hy Bty RGA Formed 13 September 1914 at Woolwich for 22nd Division. 23rd Hy Bty RGA Formed 13 September 1914 at Blackheath for 23rd Division. 24th (New) Hy Bty RGA Formed 13 September 1914 at Lewisham for 24th Division.343 th 25 Hy Bty RGA Formed 13 September 1914 at Lewisham for 25th Division. 26th (New) Hy Bty RGA Formed 1914 at Lewisham for 26th Division.344 30th Hy Bty RGA Formed August 1914. 31st Hy Bty RGA Formed by October 1914. 32nd Hy Bty RGA Formed by October 1914. 33rd Hy Bty RGA Formed by October 1914. 34th Hy Bty RGA Formed by October 1914. 36th Hy Bty RGA Formed by October 1914. No. 109 Hy Bty RGA Formed 25 August 1914 at Woolwich. Assigned IV Hy Bde RGA 22 September 1914. Placed under Lahore Division in France by December 1914. [Equipped with 4x4.7 guns] No. 110 Hy Bty RGA Formed 25 August 1914 at Woolwich. Assigned IV Hy Bde RGA 20 September 1914. Placed under Meerut Division in France by December 1914. [Equipped with 4x4.7 guns] No. 111 Hy Bty RGA Formed 1 September 1914 at Lyndhurst. Assigned ca. October 1914 to III Hy Bde RGA, which was placed under 7th Division in France. [Equipped with 4x4.7 guns] No. 112 Hy Bty RGA Formed 7 September 1914 at Lyndhurst. Assigned ca. October 1914 to III Hy Bde RGA, which was placed under 7th Division in France. [Equipped with 4x4.7 guns] No. 113 Hy Bty RGA Formed 6 September 1914 at Woolwich. Sent to BEF by the end of the year. [Equipped with 4x4.7 guns] No. 114 Hy Bty RGA Formed 17 September 1914 at Woolwich. Assigned IV Hy Bde RGA September 1914. [Equipped with 4x4.7 guns] [Nos. 115-117 were formed by conversion of Regular companies RGA]
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There was a Regular No. 24 (Hy) Battery RGA. This unit later renumbered as 130. There was a Regular No. 26 (Hy) Battery RGA. This unit later renumbered as 131.
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No. 118 Hy Bty RGA Formed October 1914 at Woolwich. Assigned VIII Hy Bde RGA November 1914, which was placed under 8th Division in France. [Equipped with 4x4.7 guns] No. 119 Hy Bty RGA Formed October 1914 at Woolwich. Assigned VIII Hy Bde RGA 5 November 1914, which was placed under 8th Division in France. [Equipped with 4x4.7 guns] No. 121 Hy Bty RGA Formed October 1914 at Woolwich. No. 122 Hy Bty RGA Formed October 1914 at Woolwich. No. 123 Hy Bty RGA Formed October 1914 at Woolwich. No. 13 Siege Bty RGA RGA. No. 14 Siege Bty RGA RGA. No. 15 Siege Bty RGA RGA. No. 16 Siege Bty RGA RGA. Formed by 17 December 1914 when assigned VIII Siege Bde Formed by 17 December 1914 when assigned VIII Siege Bde Formed by 17 December 1914 when assigned IX Siege Bde Formed by 17 December 1914 when assigned IX Siege Bde
LOCAL UNITS
Hong-Kong Singapore Battalion of RGA No. 1 Coy Hong Kong. No. 2 Coy Hong Kong. No. 3 Coy Hong Kong. No. 4 Coy Mauritius. No. 5 Coy Singapore. Sierra Leone Coy of RGA Sierra Leone
ANTI-AIRCRAFT SECTIONS In August 1914 the Army had 30 anti-aircraft guns, 25 of which were 1-pdr pom-poms.345 These were initially deployed at key locations in the United Kingdom. On 21 August 1914 the RGA was directed to supply an anti-aircraft detachment for each division of the BEF. These were very small units (15 personnel, one Vickers 1-pdr pom-pom gun, and nine horses); personnel were drawn from all parts of the Regiment (RHA, RFA and RGA) as well as reservists. They were restyled by December 1914 as sections. In addition, by December 1914 the BEF had three motor-drawn sections with 13-pdr guns modified for the AA
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Messner, A Call to Arms, p 198.
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role, and a single horse-drawn 18-pdr modified for AA service.346 The sections assigned to divisions began to be relieved in December 1914, and all were relieved by the next month, becoming GHQ units.
No. 1 AA Section RGA Landed ca. September 1914; LofC Troops. No. 2 Pom-Pom Section (AA) RGA Attached to 6th Division 4 October 1914; relieved 16 December 1914. No. 3 Pom-Pom Section (AA) RGA Attached to 1st Division 22 September 1914; relieved 16 December 1914. No. 4 Pom-Pom Section (AA) RGA Attached to 4th Division 20 September 1914. No. 5 Pom-Pom Section (AA) RGA Attached to 3rd Division 20 September 1914. No. 6 Pom-Pom Section (AA) RGA Attached to 5th Division 12 September 1914. No. 7 Pom-Pom Section (AA) RGA Attached to 7th Division 25 September 1914. No. 11 Pom-Pom Section (AA) RGA Attached to 2nd Division 22 September 1914. No. 12 AA Section RGA Attached to 8th Division 28 November 1914; relieved 8 December 1914 [18-pdr gun] No. 14 AA Section RGA Landed ca. December 1914; LofC Troops.
AA guns (Vickers pom-poms or a small variety of larger caliber, such as modified 13pdrs) were posted at various locations in the UK, principally London andpushed by the Royal Navy and its new RNVR AA Corpsat main naval bases. How they were organized or designated is not clear, but they may well account for the missing numbers from the list of AA sections that went to the BEF. All transport was supposed to be motor rather than horse. DEPOTS RGA
No. 1 Depot RGA Newhaven. No. 2 Depot RGA Fort Rowner, Gosport. No. 3 Depot RGA Citadel, Plymouth. No. 4 Depot RGA Great Yarmouth.
Motor Machine Gun Service An Army order of November 1914 called for creation of a motor machine gun battery for each division. These were to be part of the Royal Artillery. A battery would (by 1915) be organized with 18 motorcycle sidecar combinations, carrying six Vickers machine guns, along with another sidecar combination for the commander, eight solo motorcycles, and two or three wagons or cars. The first seven batteries (Nos. 1 to 7) were soon organized, and one at least may have gone to the BEF in December 1914; all seven were on the Western Front
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Farmdale, Western Front 1914-18, p 364. However, neither he nor the volume specifically on AA artillery (Routledge, Anti-Aircraft Artillery, 1914-1955) provide complete lists of unit designations for 1914.
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by spring 1915.347 The original plan was to have one battery per division, soon changed to one battery per corps.
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It does not appear that any saw action before spring 1915. These units would be absorbed by the new Machine Gun Corps later that year.
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Organization For the Regulars at least, the most numerous unit was the fortress company, designed, along with the RGA, to help defend ports. There was no organization above company level save for the Commander RE (with a small staff) in infantry divisions. There were almost no units intended to serve as corps or army troops save for the siege and railway companies in the two Special Reserve organizations. The TF also had a large number of companies intended for use in coast defence, including a number (electric lights companies) who were equipped with searchlights.
Regular RE TROOPS AND SQUADRONS

1st Field Sqn RE Formed March 1914 for The [later 1st] Cavalry Division from former 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th Field Trps RE.348 nd 2 Field Sqn RE Formed by early October 1914 in the UK for 2nd Cavalry Division. (Absorbed 4th Field Trp RE 15 October 1914 after landing in France.) rd 3 Field Sqn RE Formed 16 September 1914 at Ludgershall for 3rd Cavalry Division, absorbing new 6th and 7th Field Trps RE. 4th Field Trp RE Curragh (3rd Cavalry Brigade). Assigned to 5th Cavalry Brigade on mobilization. Absorbed into 2nd Field Sqn RE 15 September 1914. th 6 Field Trp RE Formed September 1914 for 6th Cavalry Brigade but quickly absorbed by 3rd Field Sqn RE. th 7 Field Trp RE Formed September 1914 for 7th Cavalry Brigade but quickly absorbed by 3rd Field Sqn RE.
BRIDGING TRAIN349
1st Bridging Train Aldershot; sent to BEF 1914. Placed under First Army late December 1914 . 2nd Bridging Train Chatham; sent to BEF 1914. Placed under Second Army late December 1914.
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These field troops had been at Aldershot, Chatham, Canterbury and Chatham. It is not clear if they remained in place or moved to Aldershot. 349 In peacetime, these were cadres with only 10 NCOs and men; they increased to 302 NCOs and men on mobilization.
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REGULAR COMPANIES
1st Fortress Coy RE Gibraltar. 2nd Field Coy RE Egypt. Returned to the UK October 1914 and assigned to 8th Division. 3rd Fortress Coy RE Dover (South Eastern Coastal Defences). 4th Fortress Coy RE Gosport (Southern Coastal Defences). 5th Field Coy RE Aldershot (2nd Division). Mobilized with division. 6th Fortress Coy RE Weymouth. (Southern Coastal Defences). 7th Field Coy RE Woolwich (4th Division). Mobilized with division. 8th RW Coy RE Longmoor Camp. Sent to the BEF on mobilization. 9th Field Coy RE Woolwich (4th Division). Mobilized with division. 10th RW Coy RE Longmoor Camp. Sent to the BEF October 1914. 11th Field Coy RE Aldershot (2nd Division). Mobilized with division. 12th Field Coy RE Kilworth (6th Division). Mobilized with division. 13th Survey Coy RE York. 14th Survey Coy RE Dublin. 15th Fortress Coy RE Gibraltar. Returned to the UK September 1914 and redesignated October 1914 as 15th Field Coy RE; assigned to 8th Division. th 16 Coy RE North Shields (Coast Bn); sections at Paull-on-Humber and Middlesbrough.(North Eastern Coastal Defences). 17th Field Coy RE Curragh (5th Division). Mobilized with division. 18th Fortress Coy RE Falmouth (South Western Coastal Defences). 19th Survey Coy RE Southampton. Half of company used to form 46th Advanced Park Coy RE at Weymouth. 20th Fortress Coy RE Devonport (South Western Coastal Defences). Sent to the BEF September 1914 and reorganized for LofC work. 21st Fortress Coy RE Harwich (Harwich Coastal Defences). 22nd Fortress Coy RE Yarmouth, Isle of Wight (Southern Coastal Defences). 23rd Field Coy RE Aldershot (1st Division). Mobilized with division. 24th Fortress Coy RE Malta. 25th Fortress Coy RE Hong Kong. Returned to the UK November 1914 and reorganized for LofC work. Sent to the BEF the next month. 26th Field Coy RE Aldershot (1st Division). Mobilized with division. 27th Fortress Coy RE Bermuda. 28th Fortress Coy RE Malta. 29th Works, LofC Coy RE Chatham. Redesignated ca. August 1914 as 29th GHQ Tps Coy RE and sent to the BEF. 30th Fortress Coy RE Plymouth (South Western Coastal Defences). 31st Fortress Coy RE Colombo, Ceylon. Returned to the UK October 1914 and reorganized for LofC work. Sent to the BEF December 1914. 32nd Fortress Coy RE Gibraltar. Moved to Chatham Dec 1914 and redesignated 32nd LofC Fortress Coy RE. rd 33 Fortress Coy RE Fort Camden, Crosshaven; detachments at Berehaven and Lough Swilly (South Irish Coastal Defences). 34th Fortress Coy RE Channel Islands. Moved August 1914 to Queensferry.
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35th Fortress Coy RE Pembroke Dock; detachments at Liverpool and Cardiff (Western Coastal Defences; Liverpool element under North Western Coastal Defences). 36th Fortress Coy RE Freetown, Sierra Leone. 38th Field Coy RE Cork (6th Division). Mobilized with division. 39th Fortress Coy RE Sheerness; detachment at Gravesend (Eastern Coastal Defences). 40th Fortress Coy RE Hong Kong. 41st Fortress Coy RE Singapore. 42nd Fortress Coy RE Gosport (Southern Coastal Defences). Reorganized September 1914 for LofC work and sent to the BEF. 43rd Fortress Coy RE Port Louis, Mauritius. 44th Fortress Coy RE Kingston, Jamaica. (Reduced to one troop just before the outbreak of war, with the remainder sent to the UK.) 45th Fortress Coy RE Gibraltar. 46th Advanced Park Coy RE Former 46th Field Coy RE reformed 1914 at Weymouth from half of 19th Survey Coy RE. th 47 Fortress Coy RE Simonstown, South Africa. 49th Coy RE North Queensferry (Coast Bn); sections at Greenock and Broughty Ferry (Scottish Coastal Defences). 54th Field Coy RE Chatham by July 1914, returning from South Africa. Assigned September 1914 to 7th Division. th 55 Field Coy RE Pretoria, South Africa. Returned to the UK ca. August 1914 and assigned September 1914 to 7th Division. th 56 Field Coy RE Bulford (3rd Division). Mobilized with division. 57th Field Coy RE Bulford (3rd Division). Mobilized with division. 59th Field Coy RE Curragh (5th Division). Mobilized with division. 1st Printing Coy RE Chatham. Sent to the BEF.
Special Reserve RE
Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers Monmouth. 1st Siege Coy Embodied 4 August 1914; landed 4 November 1914 in France for BEF. 2nd RW Coy Embodied 4 August 1914; landed 10 November 1914 in France for BEF. 3rd RW Coy Embodied 4 August 1914; sent to BEF ca. November 1914. 4th Siege Coy Raised 1914; landed 14 November 1914 in France for BEF. 5th Siege Coy Raised ca. 1914. Royal Anglesey Royal Engineers Beamaris. 1st Siege Coy Embodied 4 August 1914; landed 3 November 1914 in France for BEF. 2nd Siege Coy Embodied 4 August 1914; landed 11 November 1914 in France for BEF.
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[Royal Anglesey Royal Engineers] 3rd RW Coy Embodied 4 August 1914; landed 11 November 1914 in France for BEF. 4th Siege Coy Raised ca. 1914. 5th Siege Coy Raised ca. 1914.
Territorial Force RE FIELD COMPANIES

1st Cheshire Field Coy RE Birkenhead (Welsh) Division). Embodied with division. Transferred 22 December 1914 to 3rd Division. st 1 (Res) Cheshire Field Coy RE Raised 1914 for 2nd Welsh Division. Transferred December 1914 to Welsh Division. 1st (Extra Res) Cheshire Field Coy RE Raised ca. 1914. 1st East Anglian Field Coy RE Bedford (East Anglian Division). Embodied with division 2nd East Anglian Field Coy RE Bedford (East Anglian Division). Embodied with division 3rd East Anglian Field Coy RE Raised September 1914. 1st (Res) East Anglian Field Coy RE Raised 1914 for 2nd East Anglian Division. 1st (Extra Res) East Anglian Field Coy RE Raised ca. 1914. 2nd (Res) East Anglian Field Coy RE Raised 1914 for 2nd East Anglian Division. 1st East Lancashire Field Coy RE Manchester (East Lancashire Division). Embodied with division. 2nd East Lancashire Field Coy RE Manchester (East Lancashire Division). Embodied with division. 3rd East Lancashire Field Coy RE Raised September 1914. 1st (Res) East Lancashire Field Coy RE Raised 1914 for 2nd East Lancashire Division. 2nd (Res) East Lancashire Field Coy RE Raised 1914 for 2nd East Lancashire Division. 3rd (Res) East Lancashire Field Coy RE Raised ca. 1914. 1st Glamorgan Field Coy RE Formed 1914 from part of Glamorgan Fortress Engineers. Assigned December 1914 to 2nd Welsh Division. 1st Highland Field Coy RE Glasgow (Highland Division). Embodied with division. 2nd Highland Field Coy RE Aberdeen (Highland Division). Embodied with division. 3rd Highland Field Coy RE Raised September 1914. 1st (Res) Highland Field Coy RE Raised 1914 for 2nd Highland Division. 2nd (Res) Highland Field Coy RE Raised 1914 for 2nd Highland Division. 2nd (Extra Res) Highland Field Coy RE Raised ca. 1914.
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1st Home Counties Field Coy RE Eastbourne (Home Counties Division). Embodied with division. Relieved October 1914. 2nd Home Counties Field Coy RE St Leonards (Home Counties Division). Embodied with division. Relieved October 1914. 3rd Home Counties Field Coy RE Raised September 1914. 1st (Res) Home Counties Field Coy RE Raised 1914 for 2nd Home Counties Division. 2nd (Res) Home Counties Field Coy RE Raised 1914 for 2nd Home Counties Division. 1st London Field Coy RE Bethnal Green (1st London Division). Embodied with division. Transferred 23 December 1914 to 6th Division. nd 2 London Field Coy RE Bethnal Green (1st London Division). Embodied with division. Relieved by December 1914. 3rd London Field Coy RE Chelsea (2nd London Division). Embodied with division. Relieved 22 December 1914. 4th London Field Coy RE Chelsea (2nd London Division). Embodied with division. 5th London Field Coy RE Raised September 1914. 6th London Field Coy RE Raised September 1914. 1st (Res) London Field Coy RE Raised 1914 for 2nd/1st London Division. 2nd (Res) London Field Coy RE Raised 1914 for 2nd/1st London Division. 3rd (Res) London Field Coy RE Raised 1914 for 2nd/2nd London Division. 4th (Res) London Field Coy RE Raised 1914 for 2nd/2nd London Division. 1st Lowland Field Coy RE Coatbridge (Lowland Division). Embodied with division. Transferred 28 December 1914 to 1st Division. nd 2 Lowland Field Coy RE Rutherglen (Lowland Division). Embodied with division. 3rd Lowland Field Coy RE Raised September 1914. 1st (Res) Lowland Field Coy RE Raised 1914 for 2nd Lowland Division; relieved 29 December 1914. 1st (Extra Res) Lowland Field Coy RE Raised ca. 1914. 2nd (Res) Lowland Field Coy RE Raised 1914 for 2nd Lowland Division; relieved 29 December 1914. 2nd (Extra Res) Lowland Field Coy RE Raised ca. 1914. 1st North Midland Field Coy RE Smethwick (North Midland Division). Embodied with division. Relieved ca. September 1914. Assigned by December 1914 to 28th Division. nd 2 North Midland Field Coy RE Cannock (North Midland Division). Embodied with division. 3rd North Midland Field Coy RE Raised September 1914. 1st (Res) North Midland Field Coy RE Raised 1914 for 2nd North Midland Division. 2nd (Res) North Midland Field Coy RE Raised 1914 for 2nd North Midland Division.
Engineers 1st (The Newcastle) Northumbrian Field Coy RE Newcastle (Northumbrian Division). Embodied with division. Transferred by December 1914 to 28th Division. 2nd (The Newcastle) Northumbrian Field Coy RE Newcastle (Northumbrian Division). Embodied with division. 3rd (The Newcastle) Northumbrian Field Coy RE Raised ca. 1914. 1st (Res) (The Newcastle) Northumbrian Field Coy RE Raised 1914 for 2nd Northumbrian Division. 1st (Extra Res) (The Newcastle) Northumbrian Field Coy RE Raised ca. 1914. 2nd (Res) (The Newcastle) Northumbrian Field Coy RE Raised 1914 for 2nd Northumbrian Division.
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1st South Midland Field Coy RE Bristol (South Midland Division). Embodied with division. Transferred by December 1914 to 27th Division. nd 2 South Midland Field Coy RE Bristol (South Midland Division). Embodied with division. 3rd South Midland Field Coy RE Raised 1914. 1st (Res) South Midland Field Coy RE Raised 1914 for 2nd South Midland Division. 2nd (Res) South Midland Field Coy RE Raised 1914 for 2nd South Midland Division. 1st Welsh Field Coy RE Llanelli (Welsh Division). Embodied with division. 1st (Res) Welsh Field Coy RE Raised 1914 for 2nd Welsh Division. 1st Wessex Field Coy RE Bath (Wessex Division). Embodied with division. Relieved September 1914. Assigned ca. December 1914 to 27th Division. nd 2 Wessex Field Coy RE Weston-super-Mare (Wessex Division). Embodied with division. Relieved September 1914. Assigned ca. December 1914 to 27th Division. 3rd Wessex Field Coy RE Raised September 1914. 1st (Res) Wessex Field Coy RE Raised 1914 for 2nd Wessex Division but did not accompany the division when it sailed for India December 1914. 2nd (Res) Wessex Field Coy RE Raised 1914 for 2nd Wessex Division but did not accompany the division when it sailed for India December 1914.. 3rd (Res) Wessex Field Coy RE Raised ca. 1914. 1st (The St. Helens) West Lancashire Field Coy RE St Helens (West Lancashire Division). Embodied with division. 2nd (The St. Helens) West Lancashire Field Coy RE St Helens (West Lancashire Division). Embodied with division. 3rd (The St. Helens) West Lancashire Field Coy RE Raised September 1914. 1st (Res) (The St. Helens) West Lancashire Field Coy RE Raised 1914 for 2nd West Lancashire Division. 2nd (Res) (The St. Helens) West Lancashire Field Coy RE Raised 1914 for 2nd West Lancashire Division. 1st West Riding Field Coy RE Sheffield (West Riding Division). Embodied with division.
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2nd West Riding Field Coy RE Sheffield (West Riding Division). Embodied with division. 3rd West Riding Field Coy RE Raised September 1914. 1st (Res) West Riding Field Coy RE Raised 1914 for 2nd West Riding Division. 2nd (Res) West Riding Field Coy RE Raised 1914 for 2nd West Riding Division. 3rd (Res) West Riding Field Coy RE Raised ca. 1914.
TF FORTRESS ENGINEERS350
Cinque Ports Fortress Engineers HQ Dover. Electric Lights Coy Dover. City of Aberdeen Fortress Engineers Works Coy Aberdeen. City of Dundee Fortress Engineers Works Coy Dundee HQ Aberdeen.
HQ Dundee.
City of Edinburgh Fortress Engineers HQ Edinburgh. No. 1 Works Coy Edinburgh No. 2 Electric Lights Coy Edinburgh. Cornwall Fortress Engineers HQ Falmouth. No. 1 Electric Lights Coy Falmouth. No. 2 Works Coy Fowey. No. 3 Works Coy Penryn. Devonshire Fortress Engineers HQ Plymouth. No. 1 Works Coy Torquay. No. 2 Works Coy Exeter. No. 3 Works Coy Exeter. No. 4 Electric Lights Coy Plymouth. No. 5 Electric Lights Coy Plymouth. Dorsetshire and Wiltshire Fortress Engineers351 Dorsetshire Electric Lights Coy352 Weymouth
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Wiltshire Works Coy Swindon Durham Fortress Engineers HQ Jarrow-on-Tyne. No. 1 Work Coys Jarrow. No. 2 Work Coys Jarrow. No. 3 Works Coy Gateshead. East Riding Fortress Engineers HQ Hull. No. 1 Works Coy Hull. No. 2 Electric Lights Coy Hull. Essex Fortress Engineers HQ Chelmsford. Electric Lights Coy Chelmsford. Glamorgan Fortress Engineers 353 HQ Cardiff. No. 1 Works Coy Cardiff. No. 2 Works Coy Barry. No. 3 Electric Lights Cardiff. Hampshire Fortress Engineers HQ Portsmouth. No. 1 Works Coy Portsmouth. No. 2 Works Coy Portsmouth. No. 3 Works Coy Eastleigh. No. 4 Electric Lights Coy Portsmouth. No. 5 Electric Lights Coy Freshwater. No. 6 Electric Lights Coy Gosport. Kent Fortress Engineers HQ Submarine Mining School, Gillingham. No. 1 Works Coy Tonbridge. No. 2 Works Coy Ashford. No. 3 Works Coy Southborough. No. 4 Electric Lights Coy Submarine Mining School, Gillingham. No. 5 Electric Lights Coy Gravesend. Lancashire Fortress Engineers HQ Liverpool. No. 1 Works Liverpool. No. 2 Electric Lights Coy Liverpool. No. 3 Electric Lights Coy Liverpool. North Riding Fortress Engineers HQ Middlesbrough. Electric Lights Coy Middlesbrough. Renfrewshire Fortress Engineers HQ Greenock. No. 1 Works Coy Paisley. No 2 Electric Lights Coy Greenock.
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Sussex Fortress Engineers HQ Seaford. Works Coy Seaford.
TF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS354
London Electrical Engineers HQ Westminster. No. 1 Coy Westminster. No. 2 Coy Westminster. No. 3 Coy Westminster. No. 4 Coy Westminster. No. 5 Coy Westminster. No. 6 Coy Westminster. Tyne Electrical Engineers HQ North Shields. No. 1 Coy North Shields. No. 2 Coy North Shields. No. 3 Coy North Shields. No. 4 Coy North Shields.
New Armies RE
61st Field Coy RE 62nd Field Coy RE 63rd Field Coy RE 64th Field Coy RE 65th Field Coy RE 66th Field Coy RE 67th Field Coy RE 68th Field Coy RE 69th Field Coy RE 70th Field Coy RE 71st Field Coy RE 72nd Field Coy RE 73rd Field Coy RE 74th Field Coy RE 75th Field Coy RE 76th Field Coy RE 77th Field Coy RE 78th Field Coy RE 79th Field Coy RE 80th Field Coy RE 81st Field Coy RE 82nd Field Coy RE 83rd Field Coy RE
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Electrical engineers manned searchlights (electric lights).
Engineers 84th Field Coy RE Raised ca. September 1914 for 20th (Light) Division. 85th Field Coy RE Raised ca. September 1914 for 21st Division. 86th Field Coy RE Raised ca. September 1914 for 21st Division. 87th Field Coy RE Raised ca. September 1914 for 22nd Division. 88th Field Coy RE Raised ca. September 1914 for 22nd Division. 89th Field Coy RE Raised ca. September 1914 for 23rd Division. 90th Field Coy RE Raised ca. September 1914 for 23rd Division.. 91st Field Coy RE Raised ca. September 1914 for 24th Division. 92nd Field Coy RE Raised ca. September 1914 for 24th Division. 93rd Field Coy RE Raised ca. September 1914 for 25th Division. 94th Field Coy RE Raised ca. September 1914 for 25th Division. 95th Field Coy RE Raised ca. September 1914 for 26th Division. 96th Field Coy RE Raised ca. September 1914 for 26th Division. 97th Field Coy RE Raised ca. October 1914 for 30th Division. 98th Field Coy RE Raised ca. October 1914 for 30th Division. 99th Field Coy RE Raised ca. October 1914 for 31st Division. 100th Field Coy RE Raised ca. October 1914 for 31st Division. 101st Field Coy RE Raised ca. October 1914 for 32nd Division. 102nd Field Coy RE Raised ca. October 1914 for 32nd Division. 103rd Field Coy RE Raised ca. October 1914 for 33rd Division. 104th Field Coy RE Raised ca. October 1914 for 33rd Division. 105th Field Coy RE Raised ca. October 1914 for 34th Division. 106th Field Coy RE Raised ca. October 1914 for 34th Division. 107th Field Coy RE Raised ca. October 1914 for 35th Division. 108th Field Coy RE Raised ca. October 1914 for 35th Division. 109th RW Coy RE Raised 1914 and sent to BEF late December 1914. 110th RW Coy RE Raised ca. 1914. 111th RW Coy RE Raised ca. 1914. 112th RW Coy RE Raised ca. 1914. 113th RW Coy RE Raised ca. 1914. 114th RW Coy RE Raised ca. 1914. . 121st Field Coy RE Raised ca. October 1914 for 36th (Ulster) Division. 122nd Field Coy RE Raised ca. October 1914 for 36th (Ulster) Division. 123rd Field Coy RE Raised ca. December 1914 for 43rd Division. 124th Field Coy RE Raised ca. December 1914 for 43rd Division.
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of Railways. The main depot was at Richborough. I do not have details as to which units began formation in 1914.355 RE Depot The RE Depot at Chatham had A, B, C, D, E, F, G, L and M [Depot] Coys RE. H [Depot] Coy was in India (under control of Army HQ, India) K Signal Coy was in Dublin The Training Depot for field units was at Aldershot. The Railway Depot was at Longmoor
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Introduction The Royal Engineers had been providing mechanical communications for the Army from 1870, and the RE Signal Service was formed in 1908 when they also took over responsibility for visual signaling.356 A cavalry division signal squadron had 8 officers and 198 other ranks, organized into four troops (A to D). It had riding horses, horse-drawn wagons, pack animals, and bicycles, along with 2 motor cars and 6 motorcycles. A cavalry brigade signal troop had an officer and 42 other ranks and similar equipage, albeit no motor cars. The signal squadron was formed on mobilization, absorbing most of the signal troops. The infantry division signal company had 5 officers and 157 other ranks, organized into four numbered sections. It had fewer wagons and horses than the cavalry division squadron and lacked any motor cars. The only non-animal form of transportation was the 9 motorcycles on establishment. Other units were fairly small. A GHQ signal company had 5 officers and 81 other ranks; an Army HQ signal company 4 officers and 63 other ranks; an airline section 1 officer and 57 other ranks; a cable section 1 officer and 35 other ranks; and a wireless section 1 officer and 52 other ranks. There were no motor cars in any of these units except for the airline section, which had one.
Regular Units SIGNAL SQUADRONS AND TROOPS

1st Signal Sqn RE Formed by July 1914 at Longmoor for The [1st] Cavalry Division. Ultimately absorbed 1st to 4th Signal Trps RE (elements to 2nd Signal Sqn RE September 1914). 2nd Signal Sqn RE Formed on the Western Front ca. 28 September 1914 for 2nd Cavalry Division. (Probably around 5th Signal Trp RE and elements from 1st Signal Sqn RE.) 3rd Signal Sqn RE Formed 12 September 1914 at Ludgershall for 3rd Cavalry Division.
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1st Signal Trp RE Aldershot (1st Cavalry Brigade). Absorbed on mobilization by 1st Signal Sqn RE. 2nd Signal Trp RE Tidworth (2nd Cavalry Brigade). Absorbed on mobilization by 1st Signal Sqn RE. 3rd Signal Trp RE Curragh (3rd Cavalry Brigade). Absorbed on mobilization by 1st Signal Sqn RE. Possibly sent to help form 2nd Signal Sqn RE September 1914. th 4 Signal Trp RE Canterbury (4th Cavalry Brigade). Absorbed on mobilization by 1st Signal Sqn RE. Possibly sent to help form 2nd Signal Sqn RE September 1914. 5th Signal Trp RE York (5th Cavalry Brigade). Absorbed by 2nd Signal Sqn RE late September 1914.
DIVISIONAL SIGNAL COMPANIES

1st Signal Coy RE Aldershot (1st Division). Mobilized with division. 2nd Signal Coy RE Aldershot (2nd Division). Mobilized with division. 3rd Signal Coy RE Bulford (3rd Division). Mobilized with division. 4th Signal Coy RE Woolwich (4th Division). Mobilized with division. 5th Signal Coy RE Carlow (5th Division). Mobilized with division. 6th Signal Coy RE Limerick (6th Division). Mobilized with division. 7th Signal Coy RE Pretoria, South Africa (Pretoria District). Returned to the UK and assigned to 7th Division ca. September 1914. th 8 Signal Coy RE Formed ca. October 1914 for 8th Division. [27th Signal Coy RE formed from Wessex Signal Coy RE] [28th Signal Coy RE formed from Home Counties Signal Coy RE]
ARMY TROOPS (PEACETIME)357

A Signal Coy RE Aldershot. B Signal Coy RE Limerick. E Signal Coy (Wireless) RE Aldershot. K Signal Coy RE Dublin.
WAR-FORMED NON-DIVISIONAL UNITS

British Expeditionary Force Signals Formed on mobilization and sent to France. First Army Signals Formed August 1914 at Bedford.358 Second Army Signals Formed August 1914 at Tunbridge Wells. Third Army Signals Formed September 1914 at Luton. First Army Signals Formed 26 December 1914 on the Western Front. Second Army Signals Formed 26 December 1914 on the Western Front.
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I Corps Signals Formed on mobilization and sent to France. II Corps Signals Formed on mobilization and sent to France. III Corps Signals Formed on mobilization and sent to France. IV Corps Signals Formed 5 October 1914 and sent to Western Front. Cavalry Corps Signals Formed 10 October 1914 on the Western Front.
In addition, the following GHQ signals units were established in the BEF by December 1914:
Headquarters, GHQ Engineers (Signal Service) 1st, 2nd and 3rd Companies, GHQ Engineers (Signal Service) A, B, C, D and E Airline Sections F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O and P Cable Sections Q Wireless Section
These units were probably formed from the separate Regular signal companies and from TF Army Troops signals.359
Territorial Force Units SIGNAL SQUADRONS

1st Mounted Divl Signal Sqn RE Formed ca. August 1914 for 1st Mounted Division. 2nd Mounted Divl Signal Sqn RE Formed ca. September 1914 for 2nd Mounted Division.
DIVISIONAL SIGNAL COMPANIES360

East Anglian Divl Signal Coy RE Bedford. Embodied with division. Highland Divl Signal Coy RE Aberdeen. Embodied with division Home Counties Divl Signal Coy RE Brighton. Embodied with division. Remained in the UK when division left for India. Used to form 28th Signal Coy RE ca. December 1914. East Lancashire Divl Signal Coy RE Manchester. Embodied with division West Lancashire (The St. Helens) Divl Signal Coy RE St. Helens. Embodied with division 1st London Div Signal Coy RE Bethnal Green. Embodied with division [Would be used to form 29th Div Signal Coy RE ca. January 1915.] nd 2 London Divl Signal Coy RE Duke of York's HQ, Chelsea. Embodied with division Lowland Divl Signal Coy RE Rutherglen. Embodied with division North Midland Divl Signal Coy RE Hanley. Embodied with division
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South Midland Divl Signal Coy RE Bristol. Embodied with division Northumbrian (The Newcastle) Divl Signal Coy RE Newcastle. Embodied with division West Riding Divl Signal Coy RE Sheffield. Embodied with division Welsh Divl Signal Co RE Cardiff. Embodied with division Wessex Divl Signal Coy RE Exeter. Embodied with division; remained in the UK when division left for India. Used to form 27th Signal Coy RE ca. November 1914.
ARMY TROOPS UNITS361

London Wireless Signal Coy RE Westminster (London District). London Cable Signal Coy RE Westminster (London District). London Airline Signal Coy RE Westminster (London District). Northern Signal Coy RE Leeds (Northern Command). Northern Cable Signal Coy RE Leeds (Northern Command). Northern Airline Signal Coy RE Leeds (Northern Command). Scottish Signal Coy RE Glasgow (Scottish Command). Scottish Cable Signal Coy RE Glasgow (Scottish Command). Scottish Airline Signal Coy RE Glasgow (Scottish Command). Southern Signal Coy RE Birmingham (Southern Command). Southern Cable Signal Coy RE Birmingham (Southern Command). Southern Airline Signal Coy RE Birmingham (Southern Command). Western Signal Coy RE Liverpool (Western Command). Western Cable Signal Coy RE Liverpool (Western Command). Western Airline Signal Coy RE Liverpool (Western Command).
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9th Signal Coy RE Formed 1914 for 9th (Scottish) Division. 10th Signal Coy RE Formed 1914 for 10th (Irish) Division. 11th Signal Coy RE Formed 1914 for 11th (Northern) Division. 12th Signal Coy RE Formed 1914 for 12th (Eastern) Division. 13th Signal Coy RE Formed 1914 for 13th (Western) Division. 14th Signal Coy RE Formed 1914 for 14th (Light) Division [formed as 8th and then renumbered]. 15th Signal Coy RE Formed 1914 for 15th (Scottish) Division. 16th Signal Coy RE Formed 1914 for 16th (Irish) Division. 17th Signal Coy RE Formed 1914 for 17th (Northern) Division.
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RE Signal Service 18th Signal Coy RE 19th Signal Coy RE 20th Signal Coy RE 21st Signal Coy RE 22nd Signal Coy RE 23rd Signal Coy RE 24th Signal Coy RE 25th Signal Coy RE 26th Signal Coy RE Formed 1914 for 18th (Eastern) Division. Formed 1914 for 19th (Western) Division. Formed 1914 for 20th (Light) Division. Formed 1914 for 21st Division. Formed 1914 for 22nd Division. Formed 1914 for 23rd Division. Formed 1914 for 24th Division. Formed 1914 for 25th Division. Formed 1914 for 26th Division.
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This section is limited to the Military Wing of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC). There was also a Naval Wing, which separated later as the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). The RFC sent 63 aircraft to France. Squadrons had an establishment of 12 aircraft. Headquarters of the Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing), along with its Recruit Depot, were at South Farnborough. South Farnborough was also the location of an Aircraft Park. The Central Flying School was at Upavon, Salisbury Plain.
Airship Detachment South Farnborough (Army Troops). Kite Section South Farnborough (Army Troops). 1st Squadron RFC South Farnborough (Army Troops). Until May 1914 this had been a balloon, airship and kite unit; they were all relinquished that month and the squadron equipped with a variety of aircraft. It remained in England after mobilization. 2nd Squadron RFC Montrose (Army Troops). Mobilized 4 August 1914, this became the first squadron to cross the Channel and join the BEF. It concentrated on recce duties. Equipped with BE2a aircraft. 3rd Squadron RFC Salisbury Plain (Army Troops). Mobilized 4 August 1914 and sent to join the BEF. Concentrated on spotting duties. It had BE2a aircraft, changing 1914 to Tabloids. 4th Squadron RFC Salisbury Plain (Army Troops). Mobilized 4 August 1914 and sent to join the BEF. It concentrated on recce duties. Equipped with BE2a aircraft. 5th Squadron RFC Gosport (Army Troops). Mobilized 4 August 1914 and sent to join the BEF, it also concentrated on recce duties.362 Equipped with the BE2a. 6th Squadron RFC South Farnborough (Army Troops). Mobilized 4 August 1914. Sent to join the BEF in October 1914. The squadron then surrendered its aircraft (BE2a) to other units. It was re-equipped later. 7th Squadron RFC This squadron only formed May 1914 at Farmborough and then was almost immediately disbanded to bring other units up to strength.363 It was reformed September 1914.
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9th Squadron RFC Formed 8 December 1914 at St. Omer in France by renaming of the Wireless Flight of RFC Headquarters. Headquarters Wireless Unit Formed ca. August 1914 for service with the BEF. 1st Aircraft Park Formed ca. August 1914 for service with the BEF.
Notes on aircraft types.364 The BE2 series was the major aircraft of the RFC, introduced in 1912 in the BE2a version. It was intended for reconnaissance and army cooperation, with a crew of two and a speed of 70mph and an endurance in the air of three hours. The Sopwith Tabloid was the first single-seat scout plane, with production beginning early in 1914. Its maximum speed was 92mph, and it had an operational endurance of three and a half hours. These could carry four 20-pound Hales bombs under the fuselage. This was the first of a number of more famous Sopwith aircraft. The Bristol Scout also went into production early in 1914, with a small number attached to units in France by the end of the year. This was another single-seat reconnaissance plane, with a speed similar to the Tabloid but an endurance time of only two and a half hours.
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Army Ordnance Corps REGULARS
No. 1 Coy AOC Aldershot (Aldershot Command). No. 2 Coy AOC the company had sections at Portsmouth, Tidworth and Devonport (Southern Command). No. 3 Coy AOC the company had sections at Dublin, Curragh and Haulbowline (Irish Command). No. 4 Coy AOC Aldershot (Aldershot Command). No. 5 Coy AOC the company had sections at York (Northern Command, Stirling (Western Command), Burscough and Pembroke Dock (Western Command). No. 6 Coy AOC the company had sections at Chatham, Colchester and Dover (Eastern Command). No. 7 Coy AOC Woolwich Depot (Eastern Command). No. 8 Coy AOC Woolwich Depot (Eastern Command). No. 9 Coy AOC This was basically the parent unit for a number of overseas sections: Egyptian Section (The Force in Egypt) Gibraltar Section (Gibraltar) Malta Section (Malta). Pretoria Section (Pretoria District) Capetown Section (Cape of Good Hope District)
The Army Ordnance Corps had independent detachments at the following locations: Guernsey, Jersey, Sierra Leone, Bermuda, North China, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Mauritius and Singapore. Army Service Corps365 INTRODUCTION The Army Service Corps was responsible for the supply and transportation of the British Army. It was extensively reorganized from 1902 in order to support the planned Expeditionary Force. A major change during the period before 1914 was the introduction of mechanical transport into the Corps. There were
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quite a number of redesignations among the Regular companies during this period, with the last batch occurring only in March 1914. All transport companies are horsed transport unless they contain MT (mechanical transport) in their title. Divisional trains were formed on mobilization; those for infantry divisions comprised four companiesone for each brigade and a HQ company for division troops. In addition, there were divisional ammunition parks and divisional supply columns for each division. Confusingly, while bearing the divisions number and intended for its support, the divisional ammunition parks and divisional supply columns were GHQ (later corps) units. ASC companies often acquired a second functional designation (e.g., 7th Ammunition Sub Park or No. 2 Auxiliary Bus Company) in addition to the normal company number.366 Mobilization required the acquisition of large numbers of horses to meet wartime needs. It also required the acquisition of motor vehicles, in particular London buses (omnibuses in the language of the day). These went overseas in their normal civilian colours, being painted over after arrival in the BEF. Their drivers were former bus drivers, enlisted in the ASC. These were used as troop transports. ASC ESTABLISHMENTS The divisional train for an infantry division had 26 officers and 402 men, along with 378 horses, 17 carts, 125 wagons, and 30 bicycles. There was a small headquarters (5 officers and 11 men), a headquarters company (6 officers and 254 men), and three brigade companies (each 5 officers and 122 men).367
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Apparently the use of peace numbers in lieu of functional designations was officially banned in a November 1914 order. See Young, Army Service Corps 19021918, p 64. Even in division trains, the companies were numbered as Nos. 1 to 4 of the particular division train, and those numbers were not always in the same sequence as the normal company designations. 367 This actually comes up to 657 total personnel. The company details are from Young, Army Service Corps 1902-1918, Annex N, but the overall total of 428 is from the official history, Edmonds, Military Operations, France and Belgium 1914, Vol I, Appendix 2. Young does note that his figures include attached personnel, and that a number of personnel are detached for service elsewhere in the division. Perhaps the 428 indicates those remaining after detachments? D. S. V. Fosten and R. J. Marrion, The British Army 1914-18, show (p 10) 656 personnel, 663 horses, 17 carts, 127 wagons, 4 motor cars and 30 bicycles. Young shows even more horses (778); agrees on the motor cars and bicycles; and shows more carts and wagons. However, some of the wagons appear to be for detachment to various divisional units.
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Surprisingly, cavalry divisions seem only to have had a HQ company and no divisional train. Although the November 1912 Expeditionary Force tables showed four additional ASC companies (one per brigade),368 there is no indication in any source of any companies actually assigned to this role in 1914.369 A company forming a divisional supply column 5 officers and 337 other ranks (342 personnel), with 45 3-ton lorries, 16 30-cwt lorries, and 7 motor cycles, along with 2 cars and 4 trucks for the supply columns own workshop and stores. Ammunition parks were also formed from MT companies. In the TF, a divisional transport and supply column was set in April 1908 as 513 personnel. The division headquarters company had 4 officers and 206 men, and each of the three brigade companies had 4 officers and 97 men. A mounted brigade company was set at 4 officers and 112 men. As with the rest of the TF, these units would have been below establishment in 1914. REGULARS370
No. 1Coy ASC (Trans Depot) Aldershot (Aldershot Command). Served as HT depot and as the discharge centre. No. 2 Coy ASC (Trans Depot) Woolwich (Eastern Command). HT depot. No. 3 Coy ASC (Trans Depot) Bradford (Northern Command). HT depot. No. 4 Coy ASC Dublin (Irish Command). Formed part of 5th Division Train [No. 2 Coy] on mobilization. No. 5 Coy ASC Woolwich (Eastern Command). Served as 6th Reserve Park (HT), GHQ Troops, in BEF. No. 6 Coy ASC Curragh (Irish Command). Formed part of 5th Division Train [No. 1 (HQ) Coy] on mobilization. No. 7 Coy ASC Aldershot (Aldershot Command). Formed part of 1st Division Train [No. 3 Coy] on mobilization. No. 8 Coy ASC Edinburgh (Scottish Command). Joined 19th Infantry Brigade as its train company September 1914.
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No. 9 Coy ASC Aldershot (Aldershot Command). Served as 1st Reserve Park (HT), GHQ Troops, in BEF. No. 10 Coy ASC Aldershot (Aldershot Command). Served as 1st Base (HT) Depot at Le Havre under LofC Tps BEF. No. 11 Coy ASC Kensington Barracks (London District). Formed part of 2nd Division Train [No. 3 Coy] on mobilization. No. 12 Coy ASC Portsmouth (Southern Command). Served as 5th Reserve Park (HT), GHQ Troops, in BEF. No. 13 Coy ASC Bordon (Aldershot Command). Formed part of 1st Division Train [No. 4 Coy] on mobilization. No. 14 Coy ASC Woolwich (Eastern Command). Served as 1st Advance (HT) Depot at Rouen under LofC Tps BEF. No. 15 Coy ASC Bulford (Southern Command). Formed part of 3rd Division Train [No. 2 Coy] on mobilization. No. 16 Coy ASC Aldershot (Aldershot Command). Formed part of 1st Division Train [No. 2 Coy] on mobilization. No. 17 Coy ASC Cork (Irish Command). Formed part of 6th Division Train on [No. 1 (HQ) Coy] mobilization. No. 18 Coy ASC Kensington Barracks (London District). Formed part of 4th Division Train [No. 3 Coy] on mobilization. No. 19 Coy ASC Dublin (Irish Command). Formed part of 6th Division Train [No. 2 Coy] on mobilization. No. 20 Coy ASC Aldershot (Aldershot Command). Served as 4th Reserve Park (HT), GHQ Troops, in France. No. 21 Coy ASC Devonport (Southern Command). Formed part of 3rd Division Train [No. 3 Coy] on mobilization. No. 22 Coy ASC Bulford (Southern Command). Formed part of 3rd Division Train [No. 1 (HQ) Coy] on mobilization. No. 23 Coy ASC Curragh (Irish Command). Formed part of 6th Division Train [No. 3 Coy] on mobilization. No. 24 Coy ASC York (Northern Command). Formed part of 6th Division Train [No. 4 Coy] on mobilization. No. 25 Coy ASC Woolwich (Eastern Command). Formed part of 4th Division Train [No. 1 (HQ) Coy] on mobilization. No. 26 Coy ASC Aldershot (Aldershot Command). Served as Army Troops Train (HT) for BEF. No. 27 Coy ASC Aldershot (Aldershot Command). Formed part of 1st Cavalry Division Train [No. 1 (HQ) Coy] on mobilization. No. 28 Coy ASC Aldershot (Aldershot Command). Formed part of 2nd Division Train [No. 3 Coy] on mobilization. No. 29 Coy ASC Portsmouth (Southern Command). Formed part of 3rd Division Train [No. 4 Coy] on mobilization. No. 30 Coy ASC Devonport (Southern Command). Served as 2nd Reserve Park (HT), GHQ Troops, in BEF. No. 31 Coy ASC Aldershot (Aldershot Command). Formed part of 2nd Division Train [No. 4 Coy] on mobilization. No. 32 Coy ASC Shorncliffe (Eastern Command). Formed part of 4th Division Train [No. 2 Coy] on mobilization.
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No. 33 Coy ASC Belfast (Irish Command). Formed part of 5th Division Train [No. 4 Coy] on mobilization. No. 34 Coy ASC Devonport (Southern Command). Served as 3rd Reserve Park (HT), GHQ Troops, in BEF. No. 35 Coy ASC Aldershot (Aldershot Command). Formed part of 2nd Division Train [No. 1 (HQ) Coy] on mobilization. No. 36 Coy ASC Aldershot (Aldershot Command). Formed part of 1st Division Train [No. 1 (HQ) Coy] on mobilization. No. 37 Coy ASC Curragh (Irish Command). Formed part of 5th Division Train [No. 3 Coy] on mobilization. No. 38 Coy ASC Dover (Eastern Command). Formed part of 4th Division Train [No. 4 Coy] on mobilization. No. 39 Coy ASC Gibraltar. Returned to the UK and became part of 7th Division Train [No. 1 (HQ) Coy] ca. September 1914. No. 40 Coy ASC Malta. Returned to the UK and became part of 7th Division Train [No. 2 Coy] ca. September 1914. No. 41 Coy ASC Cairo, Egypt (The Force in Egypt). Returned to the UK and became part of 8th Division Train [No. 2 Coy] ca. October 1914. No. 42 Coy ASC Pretoria, South Africa (Pretoria District). Returned to the UK and became part of 7th Division Train [No. 4 Coy] ca. September 1914. No. 43 Coy ASC Potchefstroom (Potchefstroom District). Returned to the UK and then served as 7th Reserve Park (HT), GHQ Troops, in BEF. No. 44 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 1 September 1914 at Bulford, becoming 7th Division divisional supply column. No. 45 (MT) Coy ASC Devonport (Southern Command). Formed 1st Cavalry Division divisional ammunition park on mobilization. No. 46 (MT) Coy ASC Woolwich (Eastern Command). Became 2nd Cavalry Division divisional supply column September 1914. No. 47 (MT) Coy ASC Woolwich (Eastern Command). Formed 4th Division divisional ammunition park on mobilization. No. 48 (MT) Coy ASC Dublin (Irish Command). Became 5th Division divisional supply column on mobilization. No. 49 (MT) Coy ASC Curragh (Irish Command). Formed 5th Division divisional ammunition park on mobilization. No. 50 Coy ASC Fermoy (Irish Command). Became 6th Division divisional supply column on mobilization. No. 51 (MT) Coy ASC Curragh (Irish Command). Formed 6th Division divisional ammunition park on mobilization. No. 52 Coy ASC (MT Depot) Aldershot (Aldershot Command). Served as home MT depot and as discharge centre. No. 53 (MT) Coy ASC Aldershot (Aldershot Command). Formed 1st Base (MT) Depot in LofC Tps, BEF. No. 54 (MT) Coy ASC Aldershot (Aldershot Command). Formed 1st Advanced (MT) Depot in LofC Tps, BEF. No. 55 (MT) Coy ASC Bulford (Southern Command). Became a GHQ troops supply company in BEF. No. 56 (MT) Coy ASC Bulford (Southern Command). Became 2nd Cavalry Division divisional ammunition park in September 1914.
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No. 57 (MT) Coy ASC Aldershot (Aldershot Command). Became 1st Cavalry Division divisional supply column [No. 1 Section] on mobilization. No. 58 (MT) Coy ASC Aldershot (Aldershot Command). Became 1st Cavalry Division divisional supply column [No. 2 Section] on mobilization. No. 59 (MT) Coy ASC Aldershot (Aldershot Command). Became 1st Division divisional supply column on mobilization. No. 60 (MT) Coy ASC Aldershot (Aldershot Command). Probably formed 1st Division divisional ammunition park on mobilization.371 No. 61 (MT) Coy ASC Aldershot (Aldershot Command). Became 2nd Division divisional supply column on mobilization. No. 62 (MT) Coy ASC Portsmouth (Southern Command). May have formed 2nd Division divisional ammunition park on mobilization. No. 63 (MT) Coy ASC Bulford (Southern Command). Became 3rd Division divisional supply column on mobilization. No. 64 (MT) Coy ASC Bulford (Southern Command). Probably formed 3rd Division divisional ammunition park on mobilization. No. 65 (MT) Coy ASC Chatham (Eastern Command). Became 4th Division divisional supply column on mobilization. No. 66 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 1 September 1914 at Bulford. Probably became 7th Division divisional ammunition park. No. 67 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 28 Aug 1914 at Avonmouth. Became Meerut Division divisional supply column. No. 68 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 28 Aug 1914 at Avonmouth. .Became Lahore Division divisional ammunition park. No. 69 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 28 September 1914 at Aldershot. Became Lahore Division divisional supply column. No. 70 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 7 September 1914 at Aldershot. Became Meerut Division divisional ammunition park. No. 71 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 19 September 1914 at Portsmouth. Became 2nd Indian Cavalry Division divisional supply column [No. 1 Section] December 1914. No. 72 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 19 September 1914 at Portsmouth. Became 2nd Indian Cavalry Division divisional ammunition park December 1914. No. 73 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 4 September 1914 at Woolwich. Became 3rd Cavalry Division divisional supply column [No. 1 Section]. No. 74 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 14 September 1914 at Bulford. Became 8th Division divisional supply column October 1914. No. 75 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 14 September 1914 at Bulford. Became 8th Division divisional ammunition park October 1914. No. 76 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 4 September 1914 at Woolwich. Became 3rd Cavalry Division divisional ammunition park. No source actually shows the companies forming an ammunition park for the 1st, 2 , 3rd and 7th Divisions, although each must have had one. I have inferred the assignments for those divisions from hints. For example, No. 60 (MT) Coy ASC served later as 1st Ammunition Sub Park, and No. 66 (MT) Coy ASC served later as 7th Ammunition Sub-Park.
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No. 77 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 1914 and became 27th Division divisional supply column November 1914. No. 78 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 1914 and became 27th Division divisional ammunition park October 1914. No. 79 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 15 October 1914. Became divisional ammunition park for 1st Indian Cavalry Division December 1914. No. 80 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 28 October 1914. Became divisional ammunition park for 2nd Mounted Division autumn 1914. No. 81 (MT) Coy ASC Formed14 September 1914 and became part of 3rd Cavalry Division Train [HQ Division ASC]. No. 82 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 10 October 1914. Became 1st Indian Cavalry Division divisional supply column [No. 2 Section] December 1914. No. 83 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 27 November 1914. Became 2nd Indian Cavalry Division divisional supply column [No. 2 Section] December 1914. No. 84 Coy ASC Formed 7 October 1914 and became part of 8th Division Train [No. 1 (HQ) Coy]. No. 85 Coy ASC Formed 7 October 1914 and became part of 8th Division Train [No. 3 Coy]. No. 86 Coy ASC Formed 24 September 1914 and became part of 7th Division Train [No. 3 Coy]. No. 87 Coy ASC Formed 7 October 1914 and became part of 8th Division Train [No. 4 Coy]. No. 88 Coy ASC Formed 7 October 1914 for service as 8th Reserve Park in GHQ Tps, BEF. No. 89 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 15 October 1914. Became 1st Indian Cavalry Division divisional supply column [No. 1 Section] December 1914. No. 90 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 16 October 1914 at Grove Park for service as No. 1 Auxiliary (Omnibus) Coy for BEF. Landed in France 23 October 1914. No. 91 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 22 October 1914 at Grove Park for service as No. 2 Auxiliary (Omnibus) Coy for BEF. Landed in France 27-29 October 1914. No. 92 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 26 October 1914 at Grove Park for service as 3rd Auxiliary (Omnibus) Coy. Remained in the UK. No. 93 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 28 October 1914 at Grove Park for service as 3rd Auxiliary (Omnibus) Coy. Remained in the UK (lost buses for lorries, possibly in 1914). No. 94 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 28 October 1914. An ammunition park for heavy artillery in the BEF. [Numbers 95 to 98 were used 28 November for former Home Counties Division companies on assignment to 27th Division as Nos. 1 to 4 Companies of its division train.] No. 99 Coy ASC Formed 21 November 1914 for service as 27th Reserve Park (HT). A (Depot) Supply Coy ASC Aldershot (Aldershot Command). B Supply Coy ASC Gosport (Southern Command). C Supply Coy ASC Aldershot (Aldershot Command). Went out of existence after providing all of its personnel to the BEF August 1914. D Supply Coy ASC Curragh (Irish Command).
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E Supply Coy ASC K Supply Coy ASC
Woolwich (Eastern Command). Formed December 1914 at Aldershot. Woolwich (Eastern Command).372 Dublin (Irish Command). Lusk (Irish Command). Dublin (Irish Command).
AA Remount Coy ASC BB Remount Coy ASC CC Remount Coy ASC DD Remount Coy ASC
No. 1 Reserve MT Depot Established September 1914 at Grove Park, London, for the reception and training of new personnel for MT companies. (It supplemented the pre-war depot companies.)
Independent Detachments ASC The ASC had independent detachments at the following stations: Guernsey, Jersey, Khartoum, Cyprus, Capetown, Bermuda, Ceylon, North China, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Mauritius, Sierra Leone, and Singapore. TERRITORIAL FORCE Each mounted brigade had a transport and supply column (of one company). These were all embodied with their parent brigades.
Eastern Mntd Bde Trans and Supply Column ASC Chelmsford. Highland Mntd Bde Trans and Supply Column ASC Inverness. London Mntd Bde Trans and Supply Column ASC Calthorpe Street, WC. Lowland Mntd Bde Trans and Supply Column ASC Edinburgh. North Midland Mntd Bde Trans and Supply Column ASC Leicester. 1st South Midland Mntd Bde Trans and Supply Column ASC Birmingham. 2nd South Midland Mntd Bde Trans and Supply Column ASC Reading. Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mntd Bde Trans and Supply Column ASC Chesterfield. South Eastern Mntd Bde Trans and Supply Column ASC Croydon. South Wales Mntd Bde Trans and Supply Column ASC Swansea. 1st South Western Mntd Bde Trans and Supply Column ASC Tilsbury. 2nd South Western Mntd Bde Trans and Supply Column ASC Weston-superMare. Welsh Border Mntd Bde Trans and Supply Column ASC Birkenhead. Yorkshire Mntd Bde Trans and Supply Column ASC York.
The divisional transport and supply columns had four companies; one for the division and one for each brigade. Most of the brigade companies contained the brigade name. In October 1914, these were brought into alignment with Regular designations and became the Division Train instead of transport and
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supply columns. All of the companies ended up numbered in the normal ASC company sequence.
East Anglian Divisional Transport and Supply Column ASC. Ilford. Embodied with division. East Anglian Divl Coy (HQ) ASC Ilford. Norfolk and Suffolk Bde Coy King's Lynn. East Midland Bde Coy Northampton. Essex Bde Coy Stratford. Highland Divisional Transport and Supply Column ASC . Perth. Embodied with division. 1st (HQ) Coy Perth. 2nd Coy Stirling. 3rd (Gordon Brigade) Coy Aberdeen. 4th Coy Dundee. Home Counties Divisional Transport and Supply Column ASC. Hounslow. Embodied with division but remained in England when the division went to India. It was assigned 28 November 1914 to 27th Division as its divisional train. Home Counties Divl Coy (HQ) Brighton. Redesignated 28 November 1914 as No. 95 Coy [No. 1 (HQ) Coy of 27th Division Train]. Surrey Bde Coy Woking. Redesignated 28 November 1914 as No. 96 Coy [No. 2 Coy of 27th Division Train]. Kent Bde Coy Maidstone. Redesignated 28 November 1914 as No. 97 Coy [No. 3 Coy of 27th Division Train]. Middlesex Bde Coy Barnet. Redesignated 28 November 1914 as No. 98 Coy [No. 4 Coy of 27th Division Train]. East Lancashire Divisional Transport and Supply Column ASC. Manchester. Embodied with division. East Lancashire Divl Coy (HQ) Manchester. Lancashire Fusiliers Brigade Coy Manchester. East Lancashire Brigade Coy Rawtenstall. Manchester Brigade Coy Manchester. West Lancashire Divisional Transport and Supply Column ASC. Southport. Embodied with division. West Lancashire Divl Coy (HQ) Liverpool. North Lancashire Brigade Coy Liverpool. Liverpool Brigade Coy Liverpool. South Lancashire Brigade Coy Warrington.
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1st London Divisional Transport and Supply Column ASC. Plumstead. Embodied with division. Assigned ca. 14 December 1914 to 28th Division as its divisional train. 1st London Divl Coy (HQ) Plumstead. Redesignated 14 December 1914 as No. 170 Coy [No. 1 (HQ) Coy of 28th Division Train]. st 1 London Brigade Coy Plumstead. Redesignated 14 December 1914 as No. 171 Coy [No. 2 Coy of 28th Division Train]. nd 2 London Brigade Coy Plumstead. Redesignated 14 December 1914 as No. 172 Coy [No. 3 Coy of 28th Division Train]. rd 3 London Brigade Coy Plumstead. Redesignated 14 December 1914 as No. 173 Coy [No. 4 Coy of 28th Division Train]. 2nd London Divisional Transport and Supply Column ASC. Chelsea. Embodied with division. 2nd London Divl Coy (HQ) Chelsea. 4th London Brigade Coy Chelsea. 5th London Brigade Coy Chelsea. 6th London Brigade Coy Chelsea. Lowland Divisional Transport and Supply Column ASC. Maryhill, Glasgow. Embodied with division. 1st (HQ) Coy Maryhill, Glasgow. 2nd Coy Edinburgh. 3rd (Scottish Rifle Brigade) Coy Motherwell. 4th (Highland Light Infantry Brigade) Coy Glasgow. North Midland Divisional Transport and Supply Column ASC. Leicester. Embodied with division. North Midland Divisl Coy (HQ) Handsworth, Birmingham. Lincolnshire and Leicestershire Brigade Coy Leicester. Staffordshire Brigade Coy Handsworth. Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Brigade Coy Nottingham. South Midland Divisional Transport and Supply Column ASC. Aston, Birmingham. Embodied with division. South Midland Divl Coy (HQ) Aston, Birmingham. Warwickshire Brigade Coy Harborne, Birmingham. Gloucestershire and Worcestershire Brigade Coy Stroud. South Midland Brigade Coy Taplow. Northumbrian Divisional Transport and Supply Column ASC. Newcastle-on-Tyne. Embodied with division. Northumbrian Divl Coy (HQ) Gateshead. Northumberland Brigade Company Newcastle-on-Tyne. Yorkshire and Durham Brigade Company Hull. Durham Light Infantry Brigade Coy Sunderland.
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West Riding Divisional Transport and Supply Column ASC. Leeds. Embodied with division. West Riding Divl Coy (HQ) York. 1st West Riding Brigade Coy Leeds. 2nd West Riding Brigade Coy Leeds. 3rd West Riding Brigade Coy Leeds. Welsh Divisional Transport and Supply Column ASC. Hereford. Embodied with division. Welsh Divl Coy (HQ) Weobley. Cheshire Bde Coy Birkenhead. North Wales Bde Coy Ruthin. Welsh Border Bde Coy Ystrad, Rhondda. Wessex Divisional Transport and Supply Column ASC. Exeter. Embodied with division but remained in the UK when division sent to India. [In January 1915 it would become the divisional train for 29th Division.] Wessex Divl Coy (HQ) Andover. Devonshire and Cornwall Bde Coy Plymouth. South Western Bde Coy Bridgwater. Hampshire Bde Coy Redan Hill, Aldershot.. 1st Mounted Divisional Coy ASC Division. 2nd Mounted Divisional Coy ASC Division. Formed by September 1914 for 1st Mounted Formed September 1914 for 2nd Mounted
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No. 100 Coy ASC No. 101 Coy ASC No. 102 Coy ASC No. 103 Coy ASC No. 104 Coy ASC No. 105 Coy ASC No. 106 Coy ASC No. 107 Coy ASC No. 108 Coy ASC No. 109 Coy ASC No. 110 Coy ASC No. 111 Coy ASC No. 112 Coy ASC Coy]. No. 113 Coy ASC
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Formed 28 August 1914 for 14th Division Train [No. 1 (HQ) Coy]. Formed 28 August 1914 for 14th Division Train [No. 2 Coy]. Formed 28 August 1914 for 14th Division Train [No. 3 Coy]. Formed 28 August 1914 for 14th Division Train [No. 4 Coy]. Formed August 1914 for 9th Division Train [No. 1 (HQ) Coy]. Formed 21 August 1914 for 9th Division Train [No. 2 Coy]. Formed 21 August 1914 for 9th Division Train [No. 3 Coy]. Formed 21 August 1914 for 9th Division Train [No. 4 Coy]. Formed 29 August 1914 for 10th Division Train [No. 1 (HQ) Coy]. Formed 29 August 1914 for 10th Division Train [No. 2 Coy]. Formed 29 August 1914 for 10th Division Train [No. 3 Coy]. Formed 29 August 1914 for 10th Division Train [No. 4 Coy]. Formed 28 August 1914 for 11th Division Train [No. 1 (HQ) Formed 28 August 1914 for 11th Division Train [No. 2 Coy].
It may be presumed that many of the missing numbers were already planned, and most would be given to companies formed in 1915.
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No. 114 Coy ASC Formed 28 August 1914 for 11th Division Train [No. 3 Coy]. No. 115 Coy ASC Formed 28 August 1914 for 11th Division Train [No. 4 Coy]. No. 116 Coy ASC Formed 31 August 1914 for 12th Division Train [No. 1 (HQ) Coy]. No. 117 Coy ASC Formed 31 August 1914 for 12th Division Train [No. 2 Coy]. No. 118 Coy ASC Formed 31 August 1914 for 12th Division Train [No. 3 Coy]. No. 119 Coy ASC Formed 31 August 1914 for 12th Division Train [No. 4 Coy]. No. 120 Coy ASC Formed 28 August 1914 for 13th Division Train [No. 1 (HQ) Coy]. No. 121 Coy ASC Formed 28 August 1914 for 13th Division Train [No. 2 Coy]. No. 122 Coy ASC Formed 28 August 1914 for 13th Division Train [No. 3 Coy]. No. 123 Coy ASC Formed 28 August 1914 for 13th Division Train [No. 4 Coy]. No. 124 Coy ASC Formed 28 August 1914 for service as Army Troops Train at home. No. 125 Coy ASC Formed 28 September 1914 for service as 9th Reserve Park, GHQ Tps, BEF. No. 126 Coy ASC Formed 21 September 1914 for service as 10th Reserve Park, GHQ Tps, BEF. No. 127 Coy ASC Formed 7 October 1914 for service as 11th Reserve Park, GHQ Tps, BEF. No. 128 Coy ASC Formed 26 September 1914 (intended for service as 12th Reserve Park but did not go to France). No. 129 Coy ASC Formed 3 October 1914 and remained in the UK as HT company for local duties. No. 130 Coy ASC Formed 28 September 1914 for service as 14th Reserve Park, GHQ Tps, BEF. . No. 138 Coy ASC Formed 14 October 1914 for 15th Division Train [No. 1 (HQ) Coy]. No. 139 Coy ASC Formed 14 October 1914 for 15th Division Train [No. 2 Coy]. No. 140 Coy ASC Formed 14 October 1914 for 15th Division Train [No. 3 Coy. No. 141 Coy ASC Formed 14 October 1914 for 15th Division Train [No. 4 Coy. No. 142 Coy ASC Formed 15 October 1914 for 16th Division Train [No. 1 (HQ) Coy]. No. 143 Coy ASC Formed 15 October 1914 for 16th Division Train [No. 2 Coy]. No. 144 Coy ASC Formed 15 October 1914 for 16th Division Train [No. 3 Coy]. No. 145 Coy ASC Formed 15 October 1914 for 16th Division Train [No. 4 Coy]. No. 146 Coy ASC Formed 14 October 1914 for 17th Division Train [No. 1 (HQ) Coy]. No. 147 Coy ASC Formed 14 October 1914 for 17th Division Train [No. 2 Coy]. No. 148 Coy ASC Formed 14 October 1914 for 17th Division Train [No. 3 Coy]. No. 149 Coy ASC Formed 14 October 1914 for 17th Division Train [No. 4 Coy]. No. 150 Coy ASC Formed 12 October 1914 for 18th Division Train [No. 1 (HQ) Coy]. No. 151 Coy ASC Formed 12 October 1914 for 18th Division Train [No. 2 Coy]. No. 152 Coy ASC Formed 12 October 1914 for 18th Division Train [No. 3 Coy]. No. 153 Coy ASC Formed 12 October 1914 for 18th Division Train [No. 4 Coy]. No. 154 Coy ASC Formed 12 October 1914 for 19th Division Train [No. 1 (HQ) Coy]. No. 155 Coy ASC Formed 12 October 1914 for 19th Division Train [No. 2 Coy].
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No. 156 Coy ASC Formed 12 October 1914 for 19th Division Train [No. 3 Coy]. No. 157 Coy ASC Formed 12 October 1914 for 19th Division Train [No. 4 Coy]. No. 158 Coy ASC Formed 15 October 1914 for 20th Division Train [No. 1 (HQ) Coy]. No. 159 Coy ASC Formed 15 October 1914 for 20th Division Train [No. 2 Coy]. No. 160 Coy ASC Formed 15 October 1914 for 20th Division Train [No. 3 Coy]. No. 161 Coy ASC Formed 15 October 1914 for 20th Division Train [No. 4 Coy]. No. 162 Coy ASC Formed 13 November 1914 for service as 15th Reserve Park, GHQ Tps, BEF. No. 163 Coy ASC Formed 3 November 1914 for service as 16th Reserve Park; remained in the UK on home duties. No. 164 Coy ASC Formed 12 November 1914 for service as 17th Reserve Park, GHQ Tps, BEF. No. 165 Coy ASC Formed 21 November 1914 for service as 18th Reserve Park, GHQ Tps, BEF. No. 166 Coy ASC Formed 4 November 1914 for service as 19th Reserve Park, GHQ Tps, BEF. No. 167 Coy ASC Formed 11 November 1914 for service as 20th Reserve Park, GHQ Tps, BEF. No. 168 Coy ASC Formed 17 October 1914 for service as an army troops train (HT) in the UK. No. 169 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 27 November 1914 for service as 28th Ammunition Sub Park. [Numbers 170 to 173 were used 14 December 1914 for 1st London Division ASC when it went to 28th Division as Nos. 1 to 4 Coys of its division train.] No. 174 Coy ASC Formed 19 December 1914 for service as 28th Reserve Park in GHQ Tps, BEF. . No. 181 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 27 December 1914 for 28th Division supply column but would later go to 33rd Division as its supply column. No. 182 Coy ASC Formed 26 November 1914 for 21st Division Train [No. 1 (HQ) Coy]. No. 183 Coy ASC Formed 26 November 1914 for 21st Division Train [No. 2 Coy]. No. 184 Coy ASC Formed 26 November 1914 for 21st Division Train [No. 3 Coy]. No. 185 Coy ASC Formed 26 November 1914 for 21st Division Train [No. 4 Coy]. No. 186 Coy ASC Formed 23 November 1914 for 22nd Division Train [No. 1 (HQ) Coy]. No. 187 Coy ASC Formed 23 November 1914 for 22nd Division Train [No. 2 Coy]. No. 188 Coy ASC Formed 23 November 1914 for 22nd Division Train [No. 3 Coy]. No. 189 Coy ASC Formed 23 November 1914 for 22nd Division Train [No. 4 Coy]. No. 190 Coy ASC Formed 28 November 1914 for 23rd Division Train [No. 1 (HQ) Coy]. No. 191 Coy ASC Formed 28 November 1914 for 23rd Division Train [No. 2 Coy]. No. 192 Coy ASC Formed 28 November 1914 for 23rd Division Train [No. 3 Coy]. No. 193 Coy ASC Formed 28 November 1914 for 23rd Division Train [No. 4 Coy]. No. 194 Coy ASC Formed 28 November 1914 for 24th Division Train [No. 1 (HQ) Coy]. No. 195 Coy ASC Formed28 November 1914 for 24th Division Train [No. 2 Coy].
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No. 196 Coy ASC Formed 28 November 1914 for 24th Division Train [No. 3 Coy]. No. 197 Coy ASC Formed 28 November 1914 for 24th Division Train [No. 4 Coy]. No. 198 Coy ASC Formed 23 November 1914 for 25th Division Train [No. 1 (HQ) Coy]. No. 199 Coy ASC Formed 23 November 1914 for 25th Division Train [No. 2 Coy]. No. 200 Coy ASC Formed 23 November 1914 for 25th Division Train [No. 3 Coy]. No. 201 Coy ASC Formed 23 November 1914 for 25th Division Train [No. 4 Coy]. No. 202 Coy ASC Formed 1 December 1914 for 26th Division Train [No. 1 (HQ) Coy]. No. 203 Coy ASC Formed 1 December 1914 for 26th Division Train [No. 2 Coy]. No. 204 Coy ASC Formed 1 December 1914 for 26th Division Train [No. 3 Coy]. No. 205 Coy ASC Formed 1 December 1914 for 26th Division Train [No. 4 Coy]. No. 206 Coy ASC Formed 1 December 1914 as Army Troops Train (HT) for local duties at home. No. 207 Coy ASC Formed 17 December 1914 for service as 21st Reserve Park, GHQ Tps, BEF. No. 208 Coy ASC Formed 14 December 1914 for service as 22nd Reserve Park; remained in the UK. No. 209 Coy ASC Formed 19 December 1914 for service as 23rd Reserve Park; remained in the UK. No. 210 Coy ASC Formed 18 December 1914 for service as 24th Reserve Park; remained in the UK on local duties. No. 211 Coy ASC Formed 16 December 1914 for service as 25th Reserve Park in the BEF. No. 212 Coy ASC Formed 20 December 1914 for service as 26th Reserve Park; remained in the UK on local duties. . No. 251 Coy ASC Formed 16 November 1914 at Enniskellen for 36th (Ulster) Division divisional train [No. 1 (HQ) Coy]. No. 252 Coy ASC Formed 3 December 1914 at Enniskellen for 36th (Ulster) Division divisional train [No. 2 Coy]. No. 253 Coy ASC Formed 12 December 1914 at Enniskellen for 36th (Ulster) Division divisional train [No. 3 Coy]. No. 254 Coy ASC Formed 8 December 1914 at Enniskellen for 36th (Ulster) Division divisional train [No. 4 Coy]. . No. 273 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 9 November 1914 for 2nd Mounted Division Supply Column. . No. 321 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 26 August 1914 for 19th Infantry Brigade Supply Column. . No. 386 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 19 August 1914 for service as I Corps Troops Supply Column. No. 387 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 18 August 1914 for service as II Corps Troops Supply Column. No. 388 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 2 September for service as III Corps Troops Supply Column.
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No. 389 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 2 October for service as IV Corps Troops Supply Column. . No. 391 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 1 November 1914 for service as Indian Corps Troops Supply Column. No. 392 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 10 October 1914 for service as Cavalry Corps Troops Supply Column. No. 393 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 15 December 1914 for service as Indian Cavalry Corps Troops Supply Column. . No. 412 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 22 September 1914 for service as 1st Canadian Ammunition Sub Park [or 1st Canadian Division Ammunition Column?]. No. 413 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 16 September 1914 for service as 2nd Cavalry Division Supply Column [No. 2 Section]. No. 414 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 16 September 1914 for service as 3rd Cavalry Division Supply Column. [No. 2 Section] No. 415 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 22 September 1914 for service as 1st Canadian Division Supply Column. . No. 418 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 5 October 1914 for service as No. 1 Motor Ambulance Convoy and quickly sent to the BEF.374 No. 419 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 8 October 1914 in Paris for service as No. 2 Motor Ambulance Convoy. No. 420 (MT) Coy ASC Formed 12 October 1914 for service as No. 3 Motor Ambulance Convoy. . No. 424 Coy ASC Formed 10 October 1914 for 2nd Cavalry Division Train [HQ Coy]. . No. 426 Coy ASC Formed 13 December 1914 for 1st Indian Cavalry Division Train [HQ Coy]. No. 427 Coy ASC Formed 13 December 1914 for 2nd Indian Cavalry Division Train [HQ Coy]. [On 8 January 1915, the Lahore Divisional Train was numbered as Nos. 428, 429, 430 and 431 Companies ASC; the Meerut Divisional Train was numbered as Nos. 432, 433, 434 and 435 Companies ASC. It is not clear if there were some form of divisional train before that date and this merely marked a redesignation, but this seems likely.] . No. 444 Coy ASC Formed 1 October 1914 for service as Lahore Reserve Park (HT) in BEF. No. 445 Coy ASC Formed 10 October 1914 for service as Meerut Reserve Park (HT) in BEF. No. 446 Coy ASC Formed 22 September 1914 for service as 1st Canadian Reserve Park (HT) (Canadian ASC).
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In fact, the unit consisted only of drivers who knew the type of vehicle, and went to France without any officers or NCOs. Young, Army Service Corps 1902-1918, p 53. It officially became No. 1 Motor Ambulance Convoy 10 days after formation.
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[Companies in TF divisions began with No. 447 Coy ASC in East Lancashire Division, but this probably occurred later than the October 1914 redesignation of their transport and supply columns as division trains.]
LABOUR COMPANIES These had 536 all ranks each; foremen and gangers were made NCOs. The companies, unplanned on mobilization, were intended to supplement local labourers on the continent.
No. 1 Labour Coy ASC Formed 24 August 1914 at Aldershot for the BEF. Arrived in France two days later. No. 2 Labour Coy ASC Formed 25 August 1914 at Aldershot and sent to the BEF. No. 3 Labour Coy ASC Formed 14 September 1914 and sent to the BEF. No. 4 Labour Coy ASC Formed 4 October 1914 and sent to the BEF. No. 5 Labour Coy ASC Formed 6 October 1914 and sent to the BEF. No. 6 Labour Coy ASC Formed 30 December 1914 for the BEF.
Royal Army Medical Corps In peacetime, the Regular Army RAMC was organized into companies. On mobilization, field ambulances were formed for infantry divisions (three, one per brigade) and cavalry field ambulances for the cavalry (one per brigade). However, there does not seem to be any source clearly showing which companies formed which ambulances. This section lists the companies, and then the various field ambulances. A great number of hospitals and other medical units were formed in the BEF following mobilization. Those are listed in the section detailing the BEFs order of battle. Presumptively, these drew on personnel from the companies and reservists. The TF RAMC were organized into field ambulances and cavalry field ambulances, along with a variety of other medical units. REGULAR Companies
No. 1 Coy RAMC Aldershot (Aldershot Command). No. 2 Coy RAMC Aldershot (Aldershot Command). No. 3 Coy RAMC Aldershot (Aldershot Command). No. 4 Coy RAMC Netley (Southern Command). No. 5 Coy RAMC Netley (Southern Command). No. 6 Coy RAMC Cosham; detachments on Guernsey and Alderney (Southern Command).
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No. 7 Coy RAMC Devonport (Southern Command). No. 8 Coy RAMC York (Northern Command). No. 9 Coy RAMC Colchester (Eastern Command). No. 10 Coy RAMC Chatham (Eastern Command). No. 11 Coy RAMC Shorncliffe (Eastern Command). No. 12 Coy RAMC Woolwich (Eastern Command). No. 13 Coy RAMC Edinburgh (Scottish Command). No. 14 Coy RAMC Dublin (Irish Command). No. 15 Coy RAMC Belfast (Irish Command). No. 16 Coy RAMC Cork (Irish Command). No. 17 Coy RAMC Curragh (Irish Command). No. 18 Coy RAMC Rochester Row, SW (London District). No. 19 Coy RAMC Chester (Western Command). No. 20 Coy RAMC Tidworth (Southern Command). No. 21 Coy RAMC Netley (Southern Command). No. 22 Coy RAMC Wynberg, South Africa (Cape of Good Hope District). No. 23 Coy RAMC Roberts Heights, South Africa (Pretoria District). No. 25 Coy RAMC Bermuda. No. 26 Coy RAMC Divided between Pretoria, South Africa and Colombo, Ceylon; company HQ at Ceylon. No. 27 Coy RAMC Hong Kong. No. 28 Coy RAMC Gibraltar. No. 29 Coy RAMC Jamaica. (The company had a Non-European Section divided between Sierra Leone and Jamaica.) No. 30 Coy RAMC Malta. No. 31 Coy RAMC Port Louis, Mauritius. No. 32 Coy RAMC Singapore, Straits Settlements. No. 33 Coy RAMC Cairo, Egypt (The Force in Egypt). No. 34 Coy RAMC Woolwich (Eastern Command). No. 35 Coy RAMC Grosvenor Row, SW (London District). A Coy RAMC (Depot) Aldershot (Aldershot Command). B Coy RAMC (Depot) Aldershot (Aldershot Command). C Coy RAMC (Depot) Aldershot (Aldershot Command).
There were also detachments in the Jersey District, and at Khartoum, Cyprus, Potchefstroom, Sierra Leone, and North China. Cavalry Field Ambulances
1st Cavalry Field Ambulance RAMC Formed on mobilization for the [1st] Cavalry Division. 2nd Cavalry Field Ambulance RAMC Formed on mobilization for the [1st] Cavalry Division. 3rd Cavalry Field Ambulance RAMC Formed on mobilization for the [1st] Cavalry Division. Transferred 6 September 1914 to Goughs Command, which became 2nd Cavalry Division 16 September 1914.
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4th Cavalry Field Ambulance RAMC Formed on mobilization for the [1st] Cavalry Division. Transferred 14 October 1914 to 2nd Cavalry Division. th 5 Cavalry Field Ambulance RAMC Formed on mobilization for the 5th Cavalry Brigade. Transferred 6 September 1914 to Goughs Command, which became 2nd Cavalry Division 16 September 1914. th 6 Cavalry Field Ambulance RAMC Formed ca. September 1914 for 3rd Cavalry Division. 7th Cavalry Field Ambulance RAMC Formed ca. September 1914 for 3rd Cavalry Division. 8th Cavalry Field Ambulance RAMC Formed ca. November 1914 for 3rd Cavalry Division.
Field Ambulances
1st Field Ambulance RAMC Formed on mobilization for the 1st Division. 2nd Field Ambulance RAMC Formed on mobilization for the 1st Division. 3rd Field Ambulance RAMC Formed on mobilization for the 1st Division. 4th Field Ambulance RAMC Formed on mobilization for the 2nd Division. 5th Field Ambulance RAMC Formed on mobilization for the 2nd Division. 6th Field Ambulance RAMC Formed on mobilization for the 2nd Division. 7th Field Ambulance RAMC Formed on mobilization for the 3rd Division. 8th Field Ambulance RAMC Formed on mobilization for the 3rd Division. 9th Field Ambulance RAMC Formed on mobilization for the 3rd Division. 10th Field Ambulance RAMC Formed on mobilization for the 4th Division. 11th Field Ambulance RAMC Formed on mobilization for the 4th Division. 12th Field Ambulance RAMC Formed on mobilization for the 4th Division. 13th Field Ambulance RAMC Formed on mobilization for the 5th Division. 14th Field Ambulance RAMC Formed on mobilization for the 5th Division. 15th Field Ambulance RAMC Formed on mobilization for the 5th Division. 16th Field Ambulance RAMC Formed on mobilization for the 6th Division. 17th Field Ambulance RAMC Formed on mobilization for the 6th Division. 18th Field Ambulance RAMC Formed on mobilization for the 6th Division. 19th Field Ambulance RAMC Formed ca. August 1914 for 19th Infantry Brigade. 20th Army Troops Field Ambulance RAMC Formed by December 1914; with BEF. 21st Field Ambulance RAMC Formed September 1914 for 7th Division. 22nd Field Ambulance RAMC Formed September 1914 for 7th Division. 23rd Field Ambulance RAMC Formed September 1914 for 7th Division. 24th Field Ambulance RAMC Formed November 1914 for 8th Division by redesignated of 1st Wessex Field Ambulance RAMC.375 th 25 Field Ambulance RAMC Formed November 1914 for 8th Division by redesignated of 2nd Wessex Field Ambulance RAMC. th 26 Field Ambulance RAMC Formed November 1914 for 8th Division by redesignated of 3rd Wessex Field Ambulance RAMC.
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The three Wessex field ambulances were transferred to 8th Division in October 1914 and numbered the next month. They are sometimes shown with their TF designation in parentheses.
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British field ambulances for Indian divisions were numbered in their own sequence and had British in their title.
7th British Field Ambulance 8th British Field Ambulance 16th British Field Ambulance 17th British Field Ambulance 19th British Field Ambulance 20th British Field Ambulance Formed for Lahore (3rd Indian) Division. Formed for Lahore (3rd Indian) Division. Formed for Poona (6th Indian) Division. Formed for Poona (6th Indian) Division. Formed for Meerut (7th Indian) Division. Formed for Meerut (7th Indian) Division.
SPECIAL RESERVE While the RAMC Special Reserve mainly consisted of individuals, there was No. 18 Field Ambulance at Manchester. I have seen no other details on this unit. TERRITORIAL FORCE Field Ambulanced (Mounted Brigades)
Eastern Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC Luton. Embodied with brigade. Highland Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC Inverness. Embodied with brigade. London Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC Garys Inn Road, WC. Embodied with brigade. Lowland Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC Glasgow. Embodied with brigade. North Midland Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC Handsworth, Birmingham. Embodied with brigade. Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC Nottingham. Embodied with brigade. South Eastern Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC Margate. Embodied with brigade. 1st South Midland Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC Birmingham. Embodied with brigade. 2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC Stony Stratford. Embodied with brigade. South Wales Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC Hereford. Embodied with brigade. 1st South Western Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC Swindon. Embodied with brigade. 2nd South Western Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC Frome. Embodied with brigade. Welsh Border Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC Chester. Embodied with brigade.
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Yorkshire Border Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC Embodied with brigade.
Wakefield.
Field Ambulances (Divisions)

1st East Anglian Field Ambulance RAMC Ipswich (East Anglian Division). Embodied with division. 2nd East Anglian Field Ambulance RAMC Norwich (East Anglian Division). Embodied with division. 3rd East Anglian Field Ambulance RAMC Walthamstow (East Anglian Division). Embodied with division. 1st Highland Field Ambulance RAMC Aberdeen (Highland Division). Embodied with division. 2nd Highland Field Ambulance RAMC Aberdeen (Highland Division). Embodied with division. 3rd Highland Field Ambulance RAMC Dundee (Highland Division). Embodied with division. 1st Home Counties Field Ambulance RAMC Maidstone (Home Counties Division). Embodied with division. Remained in the UK when the division went to India. Assigned November 1914 to 27th Division. nd 2 Home Counties Field Ambulance RAMC Ashford (Home Counties Division). Embodied with division. Remained in the UK when the division went to India. Assigned November 1914 to 27th Division. rd 3 Home Counties Field Ambulance RAMC Surbiton (Home Counties Division). Embodied with division. Remained in the UK when the division went to India. Assigned November 1914 to 27th Division. 1st East Lancashire Field Ambulance RAMC Manchester (East Lancashire Division). Embodied with division. 2nd East Lancashire Field Ambulance RAMC Manchester (East Lancashire Division). Embodied with division. 3rd East Lancashire Field Ambulance RAMC Manchester (East Lancashire Division). Embodied with division. 1st West Lancashire Field Ambulance RAMC Liverpool (West Lancashire Division). Embodied with division. 2nd West Lancashire Field Ambulance RAMC Liverpool (West Lancashire Division). Embodied with division. 3rd West Lancashire Field Ambulance RAMC St. Helens (West Lancashire Division). Embodied with division. 1st London (City of London) Field Ambulance RAMC Chelsea (1st London Division). Embodied with division.
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2nd London (City of London) Field Ambulance RAMC Chelsea (1st London Division). Embodied with division. Transferred December 1914 to 28th Division. 3rd London (City of London) Field Ambulance RAMC Chelsea (1st London Division). Embodied with division. Transferred December 1914 to 28th Division. 4th London Field Ambulance RAMC Woolwich (2nd London Division). Embodied with division. 5th London Field Ambulance RAMC Greenwich Road, SE (2nd London Division). Embodied with division. 6th London Field Ambulance RAMC Chelsea (2nd London Division). Embodied with division. 1st Lowland Field Ambulance RAMC Glasgow (Lowland Division). Embodied with division. 2nd Lowland Field Ambulance RAMC Glasgow (Lowland Division). Embodied with division. 3rd Lowland Field Ambulance RAMC Edinburgh (Lowland Division). Embodied with division. 1st North Midland Field Ambulance RAMC Derby (North Midland Division). Embodied with division. 2nd North Midland Field Ambulance RAMC Leicester (North Midland Division). Embodied with division. 3rd North Midland Field Ambulance RAMC Wolverhampton (North Midland Division). Embodied with division. 1st South Midland Field Ambulance RAMC Birmingham (South Midland Division). Embodied with division. 2nd South Midland Field Ambulance RAMC Birmingham (South Midland Division). Embodied with division. 3rd South Midland Field Ambulance RAMC Bristol (South Midland Division). Embodied with division. 1st Northumbrian Field Ambulance RAMC Newcastle-on-Tyne (Northumbrian Division). Embodied with division. 2nd Northumbrian Field Ambulance RAMC Darlington (Northumbrian Division). Embodied with division. Transferred December 1914 to 28th Division. rd 3 Northumbrian Field Ambulance RAMC Hull (Northumbrian Division). Embodied with division. 1st West Riding Field Ambulance RAMC Leeds (West Riding Division). Embodied with division. 2nd West Riding Field Ambulance RAMC Leeds (West Riding Division). Embodied with division. 3rd West Riding Field Ambulance RAMC Sheffield (West Riding Division). Embodied with division.
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1st Welsh Field Ambulance RAMC Ebbw Vale (Welsh Division). Embodied with division. 2nd Welsh Field Ambulance RAMC Cardiff (Welsh Division). Embodied with division. 3rd Welsh Field Ambulance RAMC Swansea (Welsh Division). Embodied with division. 1st Wessex Field Ambulance RAMC Exeter (Wessex Division). Embodied with division. Remained in the UK when division left for India. Assigned 8th Division October 1914 and renumbered November 1914 as 24th Field Ambulance. 2nd Wessex Field Ambulance RAMC Plymouth (Wessex Division). Embodied with division. Remained in the UK when division left for India. Assigned 8th Division October 1914 and renumbered November 1914 as 25th Field Ambulance. 3rd Wessex Field Ambulance RAMC Portsmouth (Wessex Division). Embodied with division. Remained in the UK when division left for India. Assigned 8th Division October 1914 and renumbered November 1914 as 26th Field Ambulance.
Other Units
1st Eastern General Hospital RAMC Cambridge (Eastern Command). 2nd Eastern General Hospital RAMC Brighton (Eastern Command). 1st London (City of London) General Hospital RAMC Chelsea (London District). 2nd London General Hospital RAMC Chelsea (London District). 3rd London General Hospital RAMC Garys Inn Road, WC (London District). 4th London General Hospital RAMC Chelsea (London District). 1st Northern General Hospital RAMC 2nd Northern General Hospital RAMC 3rd Northern General Hospital RAMC 4th Northern General Hospital RAMC 5th Northern General Hospital RAMC 1st Scottish General Hospital RAMC 2nd Scottish General Hospital RAMC 3rd Scottish General Hospital RAMC 4th Scottish General Hospital RAMC 1st Southern General Hospital RAMC 2nd Southern General Hospital RAMC 3rd Southern General Hospital RAMC 4th Southern General Hospital RAMC 5th Southern General Hospital RAMC 1st Western General Hospital RAMC Newcastle-on-Tyne (Northern Command). Leeds (Northern Command). Sheffield (Northern Command). Lincoln (Northern Command). Leicester (Northern Command). Aberdeen (Scottish Command). Edinburgh (Scottish Command). Glasgow (Scottish Command). Glasgow (Scottish Command). Birmingham (Southern Command). Bristol (Southern Command). Oxford (Southern Command). Plymouth (Southern Command). Gosport (Southern Command). Liverpool (Western Command).
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2nd Western General Hospital RAMC Manchester (Western Command). 3rd Western General Hospital RAMC Cardiff (Western Command). 1st London (City of London) Sanitary Coy RAMC 2nd London Sanitary Coy RAMC Chelsea. Chelsea.
East Anglian Clearing Hospital RAMC Ispwich (East Anglian Division). Embodied with division. Highland Clearing Hospital RAMC Aberdeen (Highland Division). Embodied with division. Home Counties Clearing Hospital RAMC Surbiton (Home Counties Division). Embodied with division. Remained in England when the division went to India. East Lancashire Clearing Hospital RAMC Manchester (East Lancashire Division). Embodied with division. West Lancashire Clearing Hospital RAMC Kendal (West Lancashire Division). Embodied with division. 1st London Clearing Hospital RAMC Chelsea (1st London Division). Embodied with division. 2nd London Clearing Hospital RAMC Chelsea (2nd London Division). Embodied with division. Lowland Clearing Hospital RAMC Glasgow (Lowland Division). Embodied with division. North Midland Clearing Hospital RAMC Leicester (North Midland Division). Embodied with division. South Midland Clearing Hospital RAMC Birmingham South Midland Division). Embodied with division. Northumbrian Clearing Hospital RAMC Newcastle (Northumbrian Division). Embodied with division. West Riding Clearing Hospital RAMC Leeds (West Riding Division). Embodied with division. Welsh Clearing Hospital RAMC Cardiff (Welsh Division). Embodied with division. Wessex Clearing Hospital RAMC Exeter (Wessex Division).376 Embodied with division. Remained in England when the division went to India.
NEW ARMIES
27th Field Ambulance RAMC 28th Field Ambulance RAMC 29th Field Ambulance RAMC 30th Field Ambulance RAMC 31st Field Ambulance RAMC 32nd Field Ambulance RAMC
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Raised for 9th Division; joined October 1914. Raised for 9th Division; joined October 1914. Raised for 9th Division; joined October 1914. Raised for 10th Division; joined October 1914. Raised for 10th Division; joined October 1914. Raised for 10th Division; joined October 1914.
This is the only one of the clearing hospitals marked as recognized by the Army Council.
Technical Troops 33rd Field Ambulance RAMC 34th Field Ambulance RAMC 35th Field Ambulance RAMC 36th Field Ambulance RAMC 37th Field Ambulance RAMC 38th Field Ambulance RAMC 39th Field Ambulance RAMC 40th Field Ambulance RAMC 41st Field Ambulance RAMC 42nd Field Ambulance RAMC 43rd Field Ambulance RAMC 44th Field Ambulance RAMC Raised for 11th Division; joined October 1914. Raised for 11th Division; joined October 1914. Raised for 11th Division; joined October 1914. Raised for 12th Division; joined October 1914. Raised for 12th Division; joined October 1914. Raised for 12th Division; joined October 1914. Raised for 13th Division; joined October 1914. Raised for 13th Division; joined October 1914. Raised for 13th Division; joined October 1914. Raised for 14th Division; joined October 1914. Raised for 14th Division; joined October 1914. Raised for 14th Division; joined October 1914.
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[Field ambulances with numbers 45 and up were formed in series for the New Army divisions beginning with the 15th, but it appears they did not join their divisions until summer 1915 or later, indicating they might not have been formed until that year.]
108th Field Ambulance RAMC Raised November 1914 for 36th (Ulster) Division. 109th Field Ambulance RAMC Raised November 1914 for 36th (Ulster) Division. 110th Field Ambulance RAMC Raised November 1914 for 36th (Ulster) Division. 1st Welsh Field Ambulance RAMC Raised December 1914 for 43rd Division.377 2nd Welsh Field Ambulance RAMC Raised December 1914 for 43rd Division. 3rd Welsh Field Ambulance RAMC Raised December 1914 for 43rd Division.
Army Veterinary Corps REGULAR ARMY Two Veterinary Sections made up a Veterinary Hospital, of which there were four: the Station Veterinary Hospitals at Woolwich, Aldershot, Bulford, and the Curragh. The Corps Depot was at Woolwich. On mobilization the AVC used the peacetime home sections to form Mobile Veterinary Sections No. 1 through No. 11, plus six Veterinary Hospitals, all to accompany the Expeditionary Force.
No. 1 Section AVC No. 2 Section AVC No. 3 Section AVC No. 4 Section AVC No. 5 Section AVC No. 6 Section AVC
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Aldershot (Aldershot Command) Aldershot (Aldershot Command) Woolwich (Eastern Command). Woolwich (Eastern Command). Bulford (Southern Command). Bulford (Southern Command).
In March 1915 the three Welsh field ambulances would be numbered, in order as 129th, 130th (St. John) and 131st.
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No. 7 Section AVC Curragh (Irish Command). No. 8 Section AVC Curragh (Irish Command). No. 9 Section AVC Pretoria, South Africa (Pretoria District). No. 10 Section AVC Potchefstroom, South Africa (Potchefstroom District). No. 11 Section AVC Colchester (Eastern Command). No. 12 Section AVC Woolwich (Eastern Command). No. 13 Section AVC Woolwich (Eastern Command). Detachment AVC Shorncliffe (Eastern Command). Detachment AVC Cairo, Egypt (The Force in Egypt).
Wartime Units
1st Mobile Veterinary Section AVC 1st Cavalry Division on mobilization. 2nd Mobile Veterinary Section AVC 1st Division on mobilization. 3rd Mobile Veterinary Section AVC 2nd Division on mobilization. 4th Mobile Veterinary Section AVC 4th Division on mobilization. 5th Mobile Veterinary Section AVC 5th Division on mobilization n. 6th Mobile Veterinary Section AVC 6th Division on mobilization. 7th Mobile Veterinary Section AVC 5th Cavalry Brigade on mobilization; assigned 2nd Cavalry Division 16 September 1914. th 8 Mobile Veterinary Section AVC 1st Cavalry Division on mobilization. Transferred 16 September 1914 to 2nd Cavalry Division. th 9 Mobile Veterinary Section AVC 1st Cavalry Division on mobilization. Transferred 15 October 1914 to 2nd Cavalry Division. th 10 Mobile Veterinary Section AVC 1st Cavalry Division on mobilization. 11th Mobile Veterinary Section AVC 3rd Division on mobilization. 12th Mobile Veterinary Section AVC Formed September 1914 for 7th Division. 13th Mobile Veterinary Section AVC Formed September 1914 for 3rd Cavalry Division. 14th Mobile Veterinary Section AVC Formed September 1914 for 3rd Cavalry Division. 15th Mobile Veterinary Section AVC Formed October 1914 for 8th Division. 16th Mobile Veterinary Section AVC Formed ca. November 1914 for 27th Division. 17th Mobile Veterinary Section AVC Formed ca. November 1914 for 28th Division.
TERRITORIAL FORCE The TF AVC comprised individual personnel only. Army Order 66 of 1914 authorized the establishment of seven veterinary hospitals, TF, but these do not seem to have been organized before mobilization. Eventually each of the prewar TF divisions had a divisional veterinary hospital which stayed in Britain and did not accompany the division overseas. Accompanying each TF division overseas was a mobile veterinary section.
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NEW ARMIES These divisions would also have a mobile veterinary section, but it appears that they were probably not formed, or at least did not join their divisions, until 1915. Those for the first three New Armies were as follows:
9th (Scottish) Division 10th (Irish) Division 11th (Northern) Division 12th (Eastern) Division 13th (Western) Division 14th (Light) Division 15th (Scottish) Division 16th (Irish) Division 17th (Northern) Division 18th (Eastern) Division 19th (Western) Division 20th (Light) Division 21st Division 22nd Division 23rd Division 24th Division 25th Division 27th Division 21st Mobile Veterinary Section AS 25th Mobile Veterinary Section ASC378 22nd Mobile Veterinary Section ASC 23rd Mobile Veterinary Section ASC 24th Mobile Veterinary Section ASC379 26th Mobile Veterinary Section ASC 27th Mobile Veterinary Section ASC380 47th Mobile Veterinary Section ASC381 29th Mobile Veterinary Section ASC 30th Mobile Veterinary Section ASC382 31st Mobile Veterinary Section ASC383 32nd Mobile Veterinary Section ASC 33rd Mobile Veterinary Section ASC 34th Mobile Veterinary Section ASC 35th Mobile Veterinary Section ASC 36th Mobile Veterinary Section ASC 37th Mobile Veterinary Section ASC 38th Mobile Veterinary Section ASC
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Apparently formed and with the division by October 1914. Apparently formed and with the division by October 1914. 380 Apparently formed and with the division by October 1914. 381 Apparently formed and with the division by October 1914. 382 Apparently formed and with the division by October 1914. 383 Apparently formed and with the division by October 1914.
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Fourteen: The Indian Army

Background The Indian Army was always an all-volunteer force. Both in the first year of the war and later, it made significant contributions to the Allied cause in three theaters: France and Flanders (1914-15), Egypt and later Palestine (1914 on), and Mesopotamia (late 1914 on). In addition, some troops went to East Africa. The Indian Army proper (i.e., units recruited in India) had in round numbers 174,500 personnel (24,800 cavalry, 3,100 artillery, 4,800 engineers and 141,800 infantry). In addition, the British Army had another 100,000 personnel (6,000 cavalry, 17,000 artillery, and 77,000 infantry, along with 165 engineers) stationed there and brigaded with the Indian units. British units in India were paid for by the government of India. The normal goal was to have around one British battalion for every three Indian, and almost all of the artillery on the subcontinent was British.384 Just as the British Army underwent a number of changes between 1902 and 1908 to prepare for a future war, the Indian Army was also greatly changed during roughly the same period. These were the results of Lord Kitcheners tenure as Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army (1902-1909). The changes began with two plans, reorganizing and redistributing the Army in India (November 1903) and preparing the Army in India for war (January 1904). The Army was no longer scattered about, primarily for internal security, but organized into two armies and nine divisions. The main emphasis was on defence of the North-West frontier. Division and brigade areas were fixed, but units were to rotate among stations, so that all of them would gain experience on the frontier.385 The old Punjab Frontier Force was disbanded, but its former units added Frontier Force to their titles. A staff college was established at Quetta to help produce trained officers for staff positions required by the new organizations. One of the reforms was to eliminate designations referring to the three old Presidencies (Bengal, Bombay and Madras) and number units in a single sequence. The only exceptions were the Gurkha regiments, which were all
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Both of these decisions were the result of the 1857 mutiny. The rough ratio of three to one (Indian to British troops) lasted until the 1930s, when it rose to four to one. See Ron Farwell, Armies of the Raj, pp 50-51, on the ratio. 385 When three divisions were mobilized for overseas operations in 1914 their geographic responsibilities went to divisional areas with the divisions name and number, organized late in 1914. For example, 3rd Lahore Divisional Area.
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designated as such in one series of their own. Kitchener, like many others, was a firm believer in the martial races (the idea that certain races in India made good soldiers and that others did not). Carrying out this policy, Punjab ended up providing about half of the Army and many units from Madras were gradually disbanded. The officers of the Indian Army were all British.386 While a high standard was required for selection for the Indian Armyincluding learning the languages and customs of the troopsthere was little reserve of trained officers to handle either wartime expansion or casualties and no easy way to replace them.387 The overall organization of the Indian Army prior to the outbreak of war is contained in Appendix C, which also details the British units there. On mobilization, India provided four expeditionary forces in 1914 for service abroad. Force A comprised the 3rd (Lahore) and 7th (Meerut) Divisions and cavalry. Routed initially for Egypt, it was diverted to France. The infantry divisions became the Indian Corps in the BEF, and the cavalry (with additional brigades added) was expanded to two divisions, forming the Indian Cavalry Corps. Force B was the 27th (Bangalore) Infantry Brigade and the Imperial Service Brigade, sent to East Africa. Force C (unbrigaded infantry battalions) went to Uganda. Both Forces B and C were broken up by the end of the year and used in East Africa. Force D was the 6th (Poona) Division, which went to Basra (Mesopotamia) and the oil installations there in November 1914. After Force A left Egypt for France, additional Indian troops were sent there and two new divisions (10th and 11th) began organizing under control of the HQ Suez Defence Force. In the list of units below, units raised after the wars outbreak that remained in India are not listed.388
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A very small number of Indians (sons of princes and nobles) were given a special commission (not equal to the Kings Commission of the British officers) after attendance at one of the two Imperial Cadet Corps schools. They were limited to advancement to company/squadron command only. 387 A problem exacerbated when Kitchener took officers of the Indian Army on leave in the UK in 1914 and placed them in his New Armies divisions. 388 Pre-war assignments are taken from Graham Watson, The Indian Army 1914. A few units are missing from his tabulation, which covers India, Burma and Aden. In a few cases, his locations do not match those of the August 1914 Army List.
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Units of the Indian Army CAVALRY389

1st Duke of Yorks Own Lancers (Skinners Horse) Peshawar; assigned 1st Risalpur (Cavalry Brigade). 2nd Lancers (Gardners Horse) Saugor; assigned Jubbulpore Brigade. Moved to France with Mhow Cavalry Brigade (formed November 1914). 3rd Skinners Horse Meerut; assigned Meerut Cavalry Brigade. Moved to France with brigade. 4th Cavalry Bareilly; assigned Bareilly [21st Indian] Brigade. Moved to France as divisional cavalry with Meerut Division. 5th Cavalry Rawalpindi;390 assigned Rawalpindi [4th Indian] Brigade. 6th King Edwards Own Cavalry Sialkot; assigned 2nd Sialkot (Cavalry) Brigade. Moved to France with brigade, as Sialkot Cavalry Brigade. 7th Hariana Lancers Ferozepore; assigned Ferozepore [7th Indian] Brigade. 8th Cavalry Jhansi; assigned Jhansi Brigade. 9th Hodsons Horse Ambala; assigned 3rd Ambala (Cavalry) Brigade. Moved to France with brigade, as Ambala Cavalry Brigade. 10th Duke of Cambridges Own Lancers (Hodsons Horse) Loralai; unbrigaded troops under 4th (Quetta) Division. th 11 King Edwards Own Lancers (Probyns Horse) Delhi. 12th Cavalry Fyzabad; assigned Fyzabad Brigade. 13th Duke of Connaughts Lancers (Watsons Horse) Risalpur; assigned 1st Risalpur (Cavalry Brigade). 14th Murrays Jat Lancers Risalpur; assigned 1st Risalpur (Cavalry Brigade). 15th Lancers (Curetons Moultanis) Jullundur; assigned Jullundur [8th Indian] Brigade. Moved to France as divisional cavalry with Lahore Division. 16th Cavalry Lucknow; assigned 8th Lucknow (Cavalry) Brigade. 17th Cavalry Allahabad; assigned Allahabad Brigade. 18th King Georges Own Lancers Meerut; assigned Meerut Cavalry Brigade. Moved to France with brigade. 19th Lancers (Fanes Horse) Sialkot; assigned 2nd Sialkot (Cavalry) Brigade. Moved to France with brigade, as Sialkot Cavalry Brigade. 20th Decembercan Horse Bolarum; assigned Secunderabad (Cavalry) Brigade. Moved to France with brigade, as Secunderabad Cavalry Brigade. 21st Prince Albert Victors Own Cavalry (Frontier Force) (Dalys Horse) Jhelum; assigned Jhelum [5th Indian] Brigade. nd 22 Sam Brownes Cavalry (Frontier Force) Jacobabad; unbrigaded troops under 4th (Quetta) Division.
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In addition to the regiments shown, there was also the Governor-Generals BodyGuard; the Governor-Generals Body-Guard, Madras; the Governor-Generals BodyGuard, Bombay; and the Governor-Generals Body-Guard. Bengal. These were small units headed by captains. 390 In 1914, this was shown as Rawal Pindi.
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23rd Cavalry (Frontier Force) Lahore Cantonment; assigned to Lahore, under 3rd (Lahore) Division. 25th Cavalry (Frontier Force) Bannu; assigned Bannu Brigade. 26th King Georges Own Light Cavalry Bangalore; assigned Secunderabad (Cavalry) Brigade. 27th Light Cavalry Neemuch; assigned Nasirabad Brigade. 28th Light Cavalry Quetta; unbrigaded troops under 4th (Quetta) Division. 29th Lancers (Deccan Horse) Poona; assigned Poona [16th Indian] Brigade. Moved to France and joined Lucknow Cavalry Brigade. 30th Lancers (Gordons Horse) Ambala; assigned 3rd Ambala (Cavalry) Brigade. Moved to France with brigade, as Ambala Cavalry Brigade. 31st Duke of Connaughts Own Lancers Kohat; assigned Kohat Brigade. 32nd Lancers Jubbulpore; assigned Jubbulpore Brigade. 33rd Queen Victorias Own Light Cavalry Aurangabad; assigned Ahmednagar [17th Indian] Brigade. Two squadrons left for Mesopotamia with Force D [6th (Poona) Division] ca. October 1914 and landed in Basra area the next month; the remainder was there by 1 December 1914. 34th Prince Albert Victors Own Poona Horse Secunderabad; assigned Secunderabad (Cavalry) Brigade. Moved to France with brigade, as Secunderabad Cavalry Brigade. 35th Scinde Horse Dera Ismail Khan; assigned Derajat Brigade. 36th Jacobs Horse Cawnpore; assigned 8th Lucknow (Cavalry) Brigade. Moved to France with brigade, as Lucknow Cavalry Brigade. 37th Lancers (Baluch Horse) Multan; assigned Jullundur [8th Indian] Brigade. 38th King Georges Own Central India Horse Goona; Assigned Jhansi Brigade. Moved to France with Mhow Cavalry Brigade (formed November 1914). 39th King Georges Own Central India Horse Persia. Queen Victorias Own Corps of Guides (Lumsdens) Mardan; assigned 1st Risalpur (Cavalry) Brigade.391 Aden Troop Khor Maksar, Aden.
INFANTRY Gurkha Regiments

1st King Georges Own Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment) 1st Bn Dharmsala; assigned Jullundur [8th Indian] Brigade. Sent to France with Sirhind [9th Indian] Brigade nd 2 Bn Nowshera; assigned Nowshera [2nd Indian] Brigade. 2nd King Edwards Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) 1st Bn Dehra Dun; assigned Dehra Dun [19th Indian] Brigade. 2nd Bn Dehra Dun; assigned Dehra Dun [19th Indian] Brigade and sent to France with brigade.
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The Guides comprised both cavalry and infantry, but are carried under cavalry in the Army List.
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3rd Queen Alexandras Own Gurkha Rifles 1st Bn Almora; assigned Bareilly [21st Indian] Brigade. 2nd Bn Lansdowne; assigned Garhwal [20th Indian] Brigade and sent to France with brigade. 4th Gurkha Rifles 1st Bn Bakloh; assigned Jullundur [8th Indian] Brigade. Sent to France with Sirhind [9th Indian] Brigade nd 2 Bn Bakloh; assigned Jullundur [8th Indian] Brigade. 5th Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force) 1st Bn Abbottabad; assigned Abbottabad [3rd Indian] Brigade. Sent to Egypt October 1914 as part of new 28th Indian Infantry Brigade. nd 2 Bn Abbottabad; assigned Abbottabad [3rd Indian] Brigade. 6th Gurkha Rifles 1st Bn Abbottabad; assigned Abbottabad [3rd Indian] Brigade. Sent to Egypt October 1914 as part of new 29th Indian Infantry Brigade. nd 2 Bn Abbottabad; assigned Abbottabad [3rd Indian] Brigade. 7th Gurkha Rifles 1st Bn Quetta; assigned 1st Quetta Infantry Brigade. 2nd Bn Quetta; assigned 1st Quetta Infantry Brigade. Sent to Egypt October 1914 as part of new 30th Indian Infantry Brigade. 8th Gurkha Rifles 1st Bn Shillong; unbrigaded under 8th (Lucknow) Division. 2nd Bn Lansdowne; assigned Garhwal [20th Indian] Brigade. Sent to France with Bareilly [21st Indian] Brigade. 9th Gurkha Rifles 1st Bn Dehra Dun; assigned Dehra Dun [19th Indian] Brigade and sent to France with brigade. 2nd Bn Dehra Dun; assigned Dehra Dun [19th Indian] Brigade. 10th Gurkha Rifles 1st Bn Maymyo; assigned Mandalay Brigade. 2nd Bn Takdah, Darjeeling; assigned Presidency Brigade. Sent to Egypt September 1914 as part of 22nd (Lucknow) Indian Infantry Brigade.
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1st Brahmans Bolarum; assigned 1st Secunderabad Infantry Brigade. 2nd Queen Victorias Own Rajput Light Infantry Bombay; assignment unknown. Sent to Egypt ca. December 1914 and placed under new 31st Indian Infantry Brigade.
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3rd Brahmans Nowgung; probably under 8th (Lucknow) Division (returned from Singapore). Sent to Egypt November 1914 as part of 22nd (Lucknow) Indian Infantry Brigade. 4th Prince Albert Victors Rajputs Temporarily at Multan; assignment unknown. 5th Light Infantry Singapore (had been at Nowgong). 6th Jat Light Infantry Secunderabad; assigned 2nd Secunderabad Infantry Brigade. Went to France with Dehra Dun [19th Indian] Brigade. th 7 Duke of Connaughts Own Rajputs Ahmadabad; assigned Ahmednagar [17th Indian] Brigade. Left for Mesopotamia ca. October 1914 with Belgaum [18th Indian] Brigade, landing in Basra area November 1914. 8th Rajputs Hong Kong. 9th Bhopal Infantry Fyzabad; assigned Fyzabad Brigade. Went to France with Ferozepore [7th Indian] Infantry Brigade. th 10 Jats Jhansi; assigned Jhansi Brigade. 11th Rajputs Dacca; assigned Presidency Brigade. 13th Rajputs (The Shekhawati Regiment) Agra, assignment unknown (had been at Delhi, under 7th (Meerut) Division). Sent to East Africa September 1914 as part of Imperial Service Brigade. 14th King Georges Own Ferozopore Sikhs Peshawar; assigned Peshawar [1st Indian] Brigade. Sent to Egypt October 1914 as part of new 29th Indian Infantry Brigade. 15th Ludhiana Sikhs Loralai, unbrigaded under 4th (Quetta) Division. Went to France with Jullundur [8th Indian] Brigade. th 16 Rajputs (The Lucknow Regiment) Fort William; assigned Jubbulpore Brigade. 17th Infantry (The Loyal Regiment) Lucknow; assigned Lucknow [22nd Indian] Brigade. 18th Infantry Tank, assigned Derajat Brigade. 19th Punjabis Quetta; assigned 1st Quetta Infantry Brigade. 20th Duke of Cambridges Own Infantry (Bronlows Punjabis) Poona; assigned Poona [16th Indian] Brigade. Left for Mesopotamia with brigade October 1914, landing there the next month, occupying Abadan Island and Basra. 21st Punjabis Peshawar; assigned Peshawar [1st Indian] Brigade. 22nd Punjabis Dacca; assigned Presidency Brigade. Sent to Mesopotamia November 1914 with Ahmednagar [17th Indian] Brigade. th 24 Punjabis Nowshera; assigned Nowshera [2nd Indian] Brigade. Sent to Egypt October 1914 as part of new 30th Indian Infantry Brigade. th 25 Punjabis Hong Kong. 26th Punjabis Hong Kong. 27th Punjabis Tank; assigned Derajat Brigade. Sent to Egypt ca. October 1914 and placed under new 31st Indian Infantry Brigade. th 28 Punjabis Colombo, Ceylon (had been at Lahore). 29th Punjabis Hyderabad; assignment unknown (had been unbrigaded at Chaman under 4th (Quetta) Division). Left 1 September 1914 for East Africa (Force C). th 30 Punjabis Delhi, under 7th (Meerut) Division. 31st Punjabis Fort Sandeman; unbrigaded under 4th (Quetta) Division. 33rd Punjabis Bannu; assigned Bannu Brigade. Sent to Egypt ca. October 1914 and placed under new 32nd Imperial Service Infantry Brigade. th 35 Sikhs Rawalpindi; assigned Rawalpindi [4th Indian] Brigade.
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36th Sikhs Tientsin (had been assigned to Lucknow [22nd Indian] Brigade). 37th Dogras Jhelum; assigned Jhelum [5th Indian] Brigade. 38th Dogras Malakand; assigned Nowshera [2nd Indian] Brigade. 39th Garhwal Rifles 1st Bn Lansdowne; assigned Garhwal [20th Indian] Brigade. 2nd Bn Lansdowne; assigned Garhwal [20th Indian] Brigade. th 40 Pathans Hong Kong (had been assigned 2nd Quetta Infantry Brigade). 41st Dogras Bareilly; assigned Bareilly [21st Indian] Brigade and went to France with brigade. 42nd Deoli Regiment Deoli; assigned Nasirabad Brigade.392 43rd Erinpura Regiment Erinpura; assigned Nasirabad Brigade. 393 44th Merwara Regiment Ajmer; assigned Nasirabad Brigade. 45th Pattreys Sikhs Dera Ismaili Khan; assigned Derajat Brigade. 46th Punjabis Nowshera; assigned Nowshera [2nd Indian] Brigade. 47th Sikhs Jullundur; assigned Jullundur [8th Indian] Brigade and went to France with brigade. 51st Sikhs (Frontier Force) Dargai; assigned Peshawar [1st Indian] Brigade. Sent to Egypt October 1914 as part of new 28th Indian Infantry Brigade. nd 52 Sikhs (Frontier Force) Bannu; assigned Bannu Brigade. 53rd Sikhs (Frontier Force) Kohat; assigned Kohat Brigade. Sent to Egypt October 1914 as part of new 28th Indian Infantry Brigade. th 54 Sikhs (Frontier Force) Kohat; assigned Kohat Brigade. 55th Cokes Rifles (Frontier Force) Bannu; assigned Bannu Brigade. 56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force) Samana; assigned Kohat Brigade. 57th Wildes Rifles (Frontier Force) Dera Ismaili Khan; assigned Derajat Brigade. Went to France with Ferozepore [7th Indian] Infantry Brigade. th 58 Vaughans Rifles (Frontier Force) Chaman; assigned 1st Quetta Infantry Brigade. Went to France with Bareilly [21st Indian] Brigade. th 59 Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force) Jullundur; assigned Jullundur [8th Indian] Brigade and went to France with brigade. 62nd Punjabis Cawnpore; assigned Allahabad Brigade. Sent to Egypt September 1914 as part of 22nd (Lucknow) Indian Infantry Brigade. rd 63 Palmacottah Light Infantry Kamptee; assigned Jubbulpore Brigade. Sent to East Africa September 1914 as part of Bangalore [27th Indian] Brigade. th 66 Punjabis Rangoon; assigned Rangoon Brigade. 67th Punjabis Quetta; assigned 2nd Quetta Infantry Brigade. 69th Punjabis Jhelum; assigned Jhelum [5th Indian] Brigade. Sent to Egypt October 1914 as part of new 29th Indian Infantry Brigade. nd 72 Punjabis Peshawar; assigned Peshawar [1st Indian] Brigade. 73rd Carnatic Infantry Trichinopoly; assigned Southern Brigade. 74th Punjabis Hong Kong (had been assigned Lucknow [22nd Indian] Brigade). 75th Carnatic Infantry Cannanore; assigned Southern Brigade. 76th Punjabis Jhelum; assigned Jhelum [5th Indian] Brigade. Sent to Egypt October 1914 as part of new 30th Indian Infantry Brigade. th 79 Carnatic Infantry Rangoon; assigned Rangoon Brigade.
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Contains both infantry and cavalry according to the Army List. Contains both infantry and cavalry according to the Army List.
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80th Carnatic Infantry Bhamo; assigned Mandalay Brigade. 82nd Punjabis Nowshera; assigned Nowshera [2nd Indian] Brigade. 83rd Wallajahbad Light Infantry Secunderabad; assigned 2nd Secunderabad Infantry Brigade. 84th Punjabis Rawalpindi; assigned Rawalpindi [4th Indian] Brigade. 86th Carnatic Infantry St. Thomas Mount; assigned Southern Brigade. 87th Punjabis Jhelum; assigned Jhelum [5th Indian] Brigade. 88th Carnatic Infantry Secunderabad; assigned 1st Secunderabad Infantry Brigade. 89th Punjabis Dinapore; assigned Rangoon Brigade. Sent to Egypt October 1914 as part of new 29th Indian Infantry Brigade. th 90 Punjabis Nasirabad; assigned Nasirabad Brigade. 91st Punjabis (Light Infantry) Mandalay; assigned Mandalay Brigade. 92nd Punjabis Benares; assigned Allahabad Brigade. Sent to India September 1914 as part of 22nd (Lucknow) Indian Infantry Brigade. rd 93 Burma Infantry Barrackpore; assigned Presidency Brigade. Sent to Egypt ca. October 1914 and placed under new 31st Indian Infantry Brigade. th 94 Russells Infantry Bokarum; assigned 1st Secunderabad Infantry Brigade. 95th Russells Infantry Santa Cruz, Bombay; assigned Bombay Brigade. 96th Berar Infantry Mhow; unbrigaded under 5th (Mhow) Division. 97th Deccan Infantry Jubbulpore; assigned Jubbulpore Brigade. 98th Infantry Saugor; assigned Jubbulpore Brigade. Sent to East Africa September 1914 as part of Bangalore [27th Indian] Brigade. th 99 Deccan Infantry Sehore; assigned Jhansi Brigade. 101st Grenadiers Bangalore; assigned Bangalore [27th Indian] Brigade. Sent to East Africa September 1914 with brigade. 102nd King Edwards Own Grenadiers Muscat. 103rd Mahratta Light Infantry Ahmednagar; assigned Ahmednagar [17th Indian] Brigade. Sent to Mesopotamia with brigade November 1914. 104th Wellesleys Rifles Baroda; assigned Poona [16th Indian] Brigade. Left for Mesopotamia with brigade October 1914, landing there the next month, occupying Abadan Island and Basra. 105th Mahratta Light Infantry Poona; assigned Poona [16th Indian] Brigade. 108th Infantry Bangalore; assigned Bangalore [27th Indian] Brigade. 109th Infantry Aden (Aden Brigade.) 110th Mahratta Light Infantry Belgaum; assigned Belgaum [18th Indian] Brigade. 112th Infantry Nowshera; assigned Nowshera [2nd Indian] Brigade. 113th Infantry Dibrugarh; unbrigaded under 8th (Lucknow) Division. 114th Mahratttas Alipore; assigned 2nd Quetta Infantry Brigade. 116th Mahratttas Jhansi; assigned Jhansi Brigade. 117th Mahratttas Poona; assigned Poona [16th Indian] Brigade. Left for Mesopotamia with brigade October 1914, landing there the next month, occupying Abadan Island and Basra. 119th Infantry (The Moultan Regiment) Ahmednagar; assigned Ahmednagar [17th Indian] Brigade. Sent to Mesopotamia with brigade November 1914. 120th Rajputana Infantry Belgaum; assigned Belgaum [18th Indian] Brigade. Left for Mesopotamia with brigade ca. October 1914, landing in Basra area the next month. 122nd Rajputana Infantry Kohat; assigned Kohat Brigade.
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123rd Outrams Rifles Manipur; unbrigaded under 8th (Lucknow) Division. 124th Duchess of Connaughts Own Baluchistan Infantry Quetta (had been at Tientsin). 125th Napiers Rifles Mhow; unbrigaded under 5th (Mhow) Division. Went to France with Sirhind [9th Indian] Brigade. th 126 Baluchistan Infantry Fort Sandeman, assignment unknown (had been at Hong Kong). Sent to Egypt October 1914 as part of new 30th Indian Infantry Brigade. 127th Queen Marys Own Baluch Light Infantry Karachi; assigned Karachi Brigade. 129th (Duke of Connaughts Own) Baluchis Ferozepore; assigned Ferozepore [7th Indian] Brigade and went to France with brigade. 130th King Georges Own Baluchis (Jacobs Rifles) Aurangabad; assigned Ahmednagar [17th Indian] Brigade.
PIONEERS394
12th Pioneers (The KelatiI-Ghilazi Regiment) Quetta; assigned 1st Quetta Infantry Brigade. 23rd Sikh Pioneers Lahore Cantonment, under 3rd (Lahore) Division. Went to Egypt ca. late summer 1914. 32nd Sikh Pioneers Sialkot; assigned 2nd Sialkot (Cavalry) Brigade. 34th Sikh Pioneers Ambala; assigned Sirhind [9th Indian] Brigade (?). Sent to France with Lahore Division. 48th Pioneers Kirkee; assigned Poona [16th Indian] Brigade. Left for Mesopotamia with Force D [6th (Poona) Division] ca. October 1914 and landed in Basra area the next month. 61st (King Georges Own) Pioneers Bangalore; assigned Bangalore [27th Indian] Brigade. Sent to East Africa with Force B September 1914. 64th Pioneers Mandalay; assigned Mandalay Brigade. 81st Pioneers Belgaum; assigned Belgaum [18th Indian] Brigade. 106th Hazra Pioneers Quetta; assigned 2nd Quetta Infantry Brigade. 107th Pioneers Meerut; assigned Jhansi Brigade (?). Sent to France with Meerut Division. 121st Pioneers Jhansi; assignment unknown. 128th Pioneers Assigned Bareilly [21st Indian] Brigade. Sent to Egypt by October 1914 and placed under new 31st Indian Infantry Brigade.
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These are numbered within the sequence of infantry regiments, and included there in the Army List. They have been separated here for convenience.
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ARTILLERY Indian Artillery was restricted to mountain batteries (Indian Mountain Artillery, IMA), mainly for service on the frontier.
1st Brigade IMA Abbottabad (27th and 30th Mtn Btys). 27th Mtn Bty transferred 30 Oct 1914 to 5th Brigade IMA and 23rd Mtn Bty received in its place. Assigned Force D (6th (Poona) Division) and sent to Mesopotamia (landed November 1914), where also referred to as I Indian Mountain Artillery Brigade. 5th Brigade IMA Abbottabad (23rd, 28th and 29th Mtn Btys). 28th Mtn Bty left September 1914. 23rd Mtn Bty left late October 1914 and 27th Mtn Bty assigned in its place. 7th Brigade IMA Dehra Dun (21st and 26th Mtn Btys). 21st Kohat Mtn Bty (Frontier Force) Dehra Dun; assigned 7th Brigade IMA. 22nd Derajat Mtn Bty (Frontier Force) Bhama; assigned Rangoon Brigade. 23rd Peshawar Mtn Bty (Frontier Force) Abbottabad; assigned 7th Brigade IMA. Transferred late October 1914 to 1st Brigade IMA and went with it to Basra. th 24 Hazara Mtn Bty (Frontier Force) Hong Kong. 25th Mtn Bty Nowshera; assigned Nowshera [2nd Indian] Brigade. 26th Jacobs Mtn Bty Dehra Dun; assigned 7th Brigade IMA. 27th Mtn Bty Abbottabad; assigned 1st Brigade IMA. Transferred late October 1914 to 5th Brigade IMA. th 28 Mtn Bty Abbottabad; assigned 5th Brigade IMA. Sent to East Africa with Force B September 1914. 29th Mtn Bty Bannu; assigned Bannu Brigade (but also shown under control of 5th Brigade IMA). 30th Mtn Bty Abbottabad; assigned 1st Brigade IMA. Went with brigade to Basra. 31st Mtn Bty Kohat; assigned Kohat Brigade. 32nd Mtn Bty Dera Ismail Khan; assigned Derajat Brigade. Frontier Garrison Artillery Kohat [ex garrison battery of the Punjab Frontier Force].
SAPPERS AND MINERS395

1st King Georges Own Sappers and Miners HQ at Rurki.396 No. 1 Coy Peshawar. No. 2 Coy Rurki. No. 3 Coy Rurki. Went to France with Meerut (7th Indian) Division. No. 4 Coy Rurki. Went to France with Meerut (7th Indian) Division. No. 5 Coy Rurki. Although field was not part of the company titles in the Army List, they are often shown as such in other works: e.g., No. 1 Coy would be 1st Field Coy. Note that all companies were numbered in a single sequence. 396 There were also a mounted detachment, two printing sections, and two photo-litho sections, along with sections at Karachi and Calcutta.
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338 [1st King Georges Own Sappers and Miners] No. 6 Coy Rawalpindi. B Coy [Depot] Rurki.
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2nd Queen Victorias Own Sappers and Miners HQ at Jask (Persian Gulf)397 No. 9 Coy Bangalore. No. 10 Coy Bangalore. No. 11 Coy Rawalpindi (one section at Kila Drosh). No. 12 Coy Secunderabad. No. 13 Coy Bangalore. No. 14 Coy Bangalore. No. 15 (Burma) Coy Mandalay. D Coy [Depot] Bangalore. 3rd Sappers and Miners HQ at Kirkee.398 No. 17 Coy Quetta. Went to Basra with Poona (6th Indian) Division No. 18 Coy Quetta. No. 19 Coy Kirkee. No. 20 Coy Kirkee. Went to France with Lahore (3rd Indian) Division. No. 21 Coy Kirkee. Went to France with Lahore 3rd Indian) Division. No. 22 Coy Kirkee. Went to Basra with Poona (6th Indian) Division. No. 23 (Fortress) Coy Aden. F Coy [Depot] Kirkee. No. 25 (RW) Coy Sialkot. No. 26 (RW) Coy Quetta. 1st Indian Field Trp Raised 1914 and went to France with Secunderabad Cavalry Brigade; transferred 23 December 1914 to 2nd Indian Cavalry Division. nd 2 Indian Field Trp Raised 1914 and sent to France, where it joined 1st Indian Cavalry Division December 1914. No. 31 (Divisional Signal) Coy Barian. No. 32 (Divisional Signal) Coy Kasauli. No. 33 (Divisional Signal) Coy Quetta. No. 34 (Divisional Signal) Coy Temporarily at Ahmednagar. Went to Basra with Poona (6th Indian) Division No. 41 (Wireless Signal) Coy Saugor. [Note: it is not clear if the Lahore and Meerut Divisional Signal Companies were one of the existing pre-war companies or newly formed.]
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There was also a Rangoon Section. There were also Aden and Bombay Sections.
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1st Indian Signal Sqn Raised 1914 and assigned December 1914 to Indian Cavalry Corps. 2nd Indian Signal Sqn Raised 1914 and assigned December 1914 to 1st Indian Cavalry Division. 3rd Indian Signal Sqn Raised 1914 and assigned December 1914 to 2nd Indian Cavalry Division.
IMPERIAL SERVICE UNITS This is only a partial listing, containing units dispatched outside of India in 1914. Imperial Service units were troops raised by the various princely states of India and organized similarly to units of the Indian Army, although they existed outside it. Some princely armed forces were fairly large, others little more than small ceremonial units.399
1st (Nizams Own) Hyderabad I.S. Lancers Sent to Egypt ca. September 1914 and placed under Imperial Service Cavalry Brigade. Jodhpur Lancers Went to France September 1914 with Sialkot Cavalry Brigade, and then became Corps Troops for Indian Cavalry Corps December 1914. Mysore Lancers Sent to Egypt ca. September 1914 and placed under Imperial Service Cavalry Brigade. Patiala Lancers Sent to Egypt ca. October 1914 and placed under Imperial Service Cavalry Brigade. Alwar Infantry Sent to Egypt ca. August 1914 and became part of new 32nd Imperial Service Infantry Brigade. Bharatpur Infantry Contributed half-battalion to Force C in East Africa. 2nd Jammu and Kashmir Infantry Sent to East Africa September 1914 as part of Imperial Service Brigade. 3rd Jammu and Kashmir Rifles Half of battalion sent to East Africa September 1914 as part of Imperial Service Brigade. Jind Imperial Service Regiment Contributed half-battalion to Force C in East Africa. 3rd Gwalior Rifles (Maharaja Scindias Battalion) Half of battalion sent to East Africa September 1914 as part of Imperial Service Brigade. 4th Gwalior Maharaja Bahadur Battalion Sent to Egypt ca. August 1914 and became part of new 32nd Imperial Service Infantry Brigade. Kapurthala Jagjit Infantry Contributed half-battalion to Force C in East Africa. 1st Patiala Rajindra Sikhs Infantry Sent to Egypt ca. August 1914 and became part of new 32nd Imperial Service Infantry Brigade.
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H. H. the Maharaja of Jaipur wrote a history, The Indian State Forces: Their Lineage and Insignia. The designations given in his work sometimes vary from designations shown in First World War histories, but that may be the result of later redesignations of the units involved. Alternatively, the units could have been given simpler or variant titles as IS units.
340 1st Bn Rampur Imperial Service Infantry East Africa.
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Africa. Kings African Rifles Formed in 1901, taking over the Central Africa Regiment, East African Rifles, and Ugandan Rifles. The 2nd, 5th and 6th Battalions of the regiment were all disbanded between 1904 and 1911.
1st (Central Africa) Bn Zomba, Nyasaland. 3rd (British East Africa) Bn Nairobi, East Africa. 4th (Uganda) Bn Bombo, Uganda.
West African Frontier Force Created in 1900 to administer the regular colonial forces in western Africa.
Nigeria Regiment: created only in January 1914 by union of the Northern Nigeria Regiment and Southern Nigeria Regiment.400 HQ at Kaduna. 1st Bn [former 1st Bn Northern Nigeria Regt] Kaduna. 2nd Bn [former 2nd Bn Northern Nigeria Regt] Lokoja. 3rd Bn[former 3rd Bn Northern Nigeria Regt] Calabar. 4th Bn [former 2nd Bn Southern Nigeria Regt] Lagos. 5th Bn (Mounted Infantry) [former 1st Bn Southern Nigeria Regt] Kano. No. 1 Bty Kaduna. No. 2 Bty Calabar. Gold Coast Regiment: this regiment comprised A through G Infantry Companies, a Pioneer Company, and the Gold Coast Battery.401 HQ at Kumasi. Sierra Leone Bn [organized 1901 from the Sierra Leone Frontier Police]402 HQ at Daru. Gambia Coy [generally associated with Sierra Leone Bn] Bathurst
West Africa Regiment. Raised for service in Sierra Leone (defence of the naval base at Freetown), and not part of the West African Frontier Force.403
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Earned the battle honour Duala. Earned the battle honours Kamina and Duala. 402 Earned the battle honour Duala. 403 Earned the battle honour Duala.
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Malta The Kings Own Royal Malta Regiment of Militia Formed in 1899. 1st Bn 2nd Bn The Royal Malta Artillery Also dated from 1899, but adopted as a Regular corps and under the administrative control of the Royal Artillery. No. 1 Coy No. 2 Coy No. 3 Coy No. 4 Coy raised 6 November 1914
Atlantic and West Indies The West India Regiment Created in 1888 by union of existing 1st and 2nd West India Regiments. 1st Bn Stationed in Sierra Leone; on notice for Jamaica 2nd Bn Stationed in Jamaica; on notice for Sierra Leone 1st Newfoundland Regiment404 Under the auspices of a newly-formed Newfoundland Patriotic Association, the colony issued a proclamation 22 August 1914 calling for a military contingent of 500 men to serve overseas. By late September nearly 1,000 had volunteered and half passed the medical examinations. These began to train at a new camp at Pleasantville. The regiment sailed for England on 4 October 1914 for training on Salisbury Plain. In December 1914 the regiment moved to Fort George, Inverness, Scotland. In 1915 the regiment a tactical battalion (it would serve with the 29th Division at Gallipoli) with the remainder as a depot at Ayr.
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Redesignated February 1918 as Royal Newfoundland Regiment. Newfoundland was a British colony and not a part of Canada until 1949.
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Sixteen: Royal Naval Division

The Royal Marines in 1914 were organized into the Royal Marine Artillery (RMA) and Royal Marine Light Infantry (RMLI). The former were gunners, and manned a main turret and some secondary guns on all battleships and cruisers. (Since RMA resources were insufficient, some RMLI personnel could serve in this role as well, with extra pay.) The RMLI normally were used for ships detachments and landing parties. All personnel were assigned to one of the three grand divisions (1st at Chatham, 2nd at Portsmouth, and 3rd at Plymouth) or the RM Depot at Deal. RM Headquarters was at Portsmouth. Just ahead of the declaration of war (2 August 1914), Chatham, Portsmouth, and Plymouth each formed a battalion from available personnel: the RMLI organized into a battalion with the grand division name and RMA personnel into an RMA battalion. These were grouped as the Royal Marine Brigade (initially named the Flying Column). This force landed at Ostend on 27 August 1914, and was withdrawn without serving any apparent purpose on the 31st. In the interim, Deal raised a fourth battalion, and the RMA Battalion dissolved. The four battalions remained named after their depot of origin. The brigade numbered around 2,200 personnel. Meanwhile, on 14 August 1914, the Admiralty authorized creation of a Royal Naval Division. Upon mobilization, the Royal Navy found itself with stokers of the Royal Fleet Reserve and ratings of the Royal Naval Reserve and Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve who were supernumerary to the needs of the fleet. These were organized into eight battalions, named after famous admirals, and formed into two brigades. By October, many of these men were withdrawn for naval purposes, and the brigades brought up to strength by a draft of 2,000 men from the Army (mainly from Yorkshire, Durham, and Northumberland). Officers were a mixture of Army, Royal Marines and Royal Navy, active and retired. The original plan was to number the naval battalions as 1st to 8th and the Royal Marine battalions as 9th to 12th, but these designations proved unpopular throughout the division and the battalions simply went by their names. The division only had around 8,000 personnel and lacked services, transport, and signals. The Royal Navy continued to pull naval personnel out to meet the fleets needs, interfering with both training and unit cohesion. The Marines went back to Belgium in mid September 1914, and were joined at Antwerp 6 October 1914 by the scratch naval brigades, thus bringing the Royal Naval Division together in one place for the first time. When the Belgian Army
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proved unable to defend Antwerp, it and the British managed to flee 9 October 1914, although much of the 1st Naval Brigade ended up crossing the Dutch border and were interned.405 The Belgian Army would reform on the left of the BEF, and the sailors and Marines remaining were withdrawn to England.
Royal Naval Division: Brig Gen Sir G. G. Aston, RM [appointed 21 Sep 1914]406 1st Royal Naval Brigade: Commodore W. Henderson [appointed 1 Sep 1914]407 Anson Battalion Collingwood Battalion Hood Battalion Howe Battalion 2nd Royal Naval Brigade: Commodore O. Backhouse [appointed 1 Sep 1914] Benbow Battalion Drake Battalion Hawke Battalion Nelson Battalion Royal Marine Brigade: Maj Gen E. L. McCausland [appointed 6 Aug 1914]408 Chatham Battalion RM Deal Battalion RM Portsmouth Battalion RM Plymouth Battalion RM RE Detachment409
The division was back in England 11 October 1914 and largely dispersed, with the Royal Marine battalions returning to their depots. The division began to move to an area around Blandford towards the end of November, but was not fully concentrated there until January 1915. Interestingly enough, the first armoured cars in the war on the British side came from the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). The Eastchurch Squadron RNAS under Commander C. R. Samson went to Antwerp early September 1914, equipped (in addition to its six aircraft) with 10 touring cars and 10 lorries.
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The brigade commander and about 1,500 of his men were interned. Falling sick, he was replaced 29 September 1914 by Brig Gen A. Paris, RM; Paris was promoted 3 October 1914. 407 Interned in Holland 9 October 1914. Replaced 11 November 1914 by Brig Gen D. Mercer. 408 Replaced 25 August 1914 by Brig Gen Sir G. G. Aston, RM, who was then replaced 24 September 1914 by Brig Gen A. Paris, RM. When Paris took over the division, Lt Col C. McN. Parsons, RM (29 September) and Col A. E. Marchant, RM (5 October) were named acting commanders. Brig Gen C. N. Trotman, RM was appointed commander 27 October 1914. 409 A detachment of Royal Engineers (2 officers, 4 NCOs and 28 other ranks) joined the brigade 20 September 1914.
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These were used to patrol and protect air bases. After the first engagements, a car with a Maxim machine gun was equipped with mild steel plates as armour, and another car followed suit. Two of the lorries were fitted with steel armour as well, and could carry 12 riflemen each. Additional cars (ultimately some 5060), fitted with armour, came out later in September 1914, and all had a machine gun mounted. Some 200 Royal Marines were sent as well to help man them.410 From around December 1914, the RNAS armoured cars were organized into four squadrons (Nos. 1 to 4).411
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This unit was attached to the Royal Marine Brigade for the period 20 September to 3 October 1914. 411 Details on the armoured car units are from Chris Baker, The Long, Long Trail: The British Army in the Great War and B. T. White, British Tanks and Fighting Vehicles 1914-1945, pp 89-90 and 99-100. The RNAS Armoured Car Division would grow to 15 squadrons before disbanding in 1915.
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In August 1914 the Army had six infantry divisions and a planned cavalry division available as an expeditionary force. Behind them were 14 TF divisions and the same number of Yeomanry brigades, intended for home defence and obligated only for service in the UK. These forces (including the Army Reserve and Special Reserve) totaled roughly 768,000 personnel. Following the declaration of war, 1,186,350 men volunteered for service by the end of the year. This marked an amazing expansion of the Army, especially given the fact that there were no mobilization plans at all beyond recalling the reservists and embodying the Special Reserve and Territorial Force. No one in Europe went to war in 1914 expecting the First World War. The British Army went to war in 1914 with little realization of how the conflict would turn out.412 Kitchener, as it turned out, was an optimist in thinking the war would last around three years, but he was right in predicting the need for a large number of divisions and vastly expanded Army. Voluntary enlistments continued through 1915, with conscription not introduced until the Military Service Act of January 1916. By the end of the war, 5,399,600 men served on the Western Front and 3,576,400 in other theatres.413 During the course of the war, Great Britain formed another 70 divisions (three cavalry, five mounted, and 62 infantry) to join the 20 that existed in peacetime. Of these, 69 served in a theatre of war, three went to India, and 18 served only at home. From 1914 to 1918 704,803 men and women from Great Britain were killed in action, or died from wounds, disease or in accidents. Another 251,900 from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India and other parts of the Empire died as well. Sixty-percent of all of the deaths were on the Western Front.414
Western Front By the end of 1914, both sides were dug in along the entire length of the front. As noted towards the end of the British Official History, the belligerents settled down to undiluted trench warfare.415 The German plans for a quick victory in the West were thwarted, but the cost was overwhelming. In the
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Messenger, Call to Arms, p 496. His final chapter, The Verdict, is well worth reading for a summary of the problems the Army faced and how it dealt with them during the course of the war. 413 Baker, The Long, Long Trail, www.1914-1918.net/growth.htm. 414 Rawson, British Army Handbook 1914-1918, p 349. 415 Edmonds, France and Belgium 1914, Vol II, p 460.
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British battalions which fought at the Marne and Ypres, there scarcely remained with the colours an average of one officer and thirty men of those who had landed in August 1914.416 Until 1918,both sides made bloody and largely unsuccessful attempts to find a way to bludgeon through the trench systems. For those even aware of the First World War, this expenditure of lives and material still forms their picture of the war, alongside the idea of a callous and incompetent high command. The BEF, with divisions from India and four new Regular divisions had helped thwart the Germans at the Marne and then halted their progress at (First) Ypres. It would not go on the offensive until Neuve Chappell in March 1915. By that time, it had begun to receive TF and New Army divisions (see the final section in this part) along with a division from Canada. While the two divisions of the Indian Corps would be withdrawn in 1915 as unsuitable for the theatreespecially in winterthe BEF would continue to grow. And would keep trying to find a way to break through the German trenches. General (later Field Marshal) Haig, the initial commander of I Corps and then First Army, replaced Field Marshal French as C-in-C of the BEF in December 1915. His concept of command emphasized the need for subordinate commanders to plan and fight battles for themselves, even if his inclination was often to interfere.417 He was able to retain his position to the end of the war, in spite of the huge losses the BEF suffered under his command and the resulting antipathy with the last wartime Prime Minister, David Lloyd George. SmithDorrien, the BEFs other initial army commander, was sacked in 1915 after disagreements with French. Of the corps commanders of 1914, Monro, Rawlinson, Plumer and Allenby would all become army commanders in the BEF. The six original infantry divisions of the BEF spent the war on the Western Front. The same was true of the three cavalry divisions of 1914, although they would have less role to play as the war went on. In many cases they were held ready to exploit breakthroughs that never occurred. The two Indian cavalry divisions survived (as the 4th and 5th Cavalry Divisions) to 1918 when they were disbanded in France and the Indian regiments sent to the Middle East. The 7th Division remained in the West until November 1917 when it went to Italy. Its sister division in the IV Corps, the 8th, remained with the BEF. The two divisions of the V Corps (27th and 28th) left France in late 1915 for Salonika, where they spent the remainder of the war. The various Guards battalions were
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Same, p 465. Dan Todman, The Grand Lamasery revisted: General Headquarters on the Western Front, 1914-1918, in Sheffield and Todman, Command and Control on the Western Front, p 57.
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concentrated 1915 into a Guards Division. The Canadian contribution to the BEF grew to a corps of four divisions. Despite often questionable leadership and the appalling losses of Loos, the Somme and Passchendaele, the troops and leadership of the BEF were not necessarily as unthinking or unwilling to learn as later historians might portray them. Although the circumstances of trench warfare made even successful attacks costly in lives, such limited assaults [in 1917] inflicted much heavier casualties on the Germans, and played a key part in the wearing down and eventual destruction of their army.418 The Army of 1918 was more professional and forward looking than is often credited.419 Despite the slow pace of change, they learned new ways, and how to make more effective use of new equipment such as tanks and ground attack aircraft. They defeated the German Army in the field and delivered a technical knockout.420 Or, as Messenger summed it up in his final sentence, The army did make mistakes, but in general the transition from a small Regular to vast citizen army in the space of just four years was a triumph in the face of adversity.421 Egypt/Mediterranean The primary concern in Egypt was defence of the Suez Canal, the lifeline between the United Kingdom and India. A headquarters for Suez Canal Defences was established in November 1914 for operational control of the forces deployed. Overall command remained with GHQ Egypt. The TF East Lancashire Division was sent out in September 1914 to replace Regulars returning to Britain. Two new Indian divisions were formed in Egypt, but both were very incomplete in 1914. There was also a separate infantry brigade. Finally, Egypt became the destination for the Australian and New Zealand Expeditionary Forces. Originally intended for the United Kingdom and then the Western Front, they were diverted and began to arrive in early December 1914.
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Same. This point is developed in Bidwell and Graham, Fire-Power, Ch 8. Messenger echoes this sentiment in his final chapter, In summary, the British Army of 1914-18 was not the rigid and dogmatic organization some would like us to believe. Call to Arms, p 505. He is referring to more than just tactics, including the care of soldiers, policies on awards, and other matters of modern warfare. 420 It appears the phrase originated with Field Marshal Haig, describing the last hundred days of the war, in the words of Bidell and Graham (p 131) as the last round of a long contest in which the British Army gained a technical knock out. 421 Messenger, Call to Arms, p 506.
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Australia sent a complete division along with a brigade of light horse (mounted infantry). In addition, another infantry brigade had been raised and would follow. There were also two more brigades of light horse en route. New Zealand had sent an infantry brigade and a mounted rifle brigade. On 21 December 1914, Maj Gen W. R. Birdwood arrived from India to begin forming the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, better known from its initials as ANZAC, around these troops from the two Dominions. Britain declared war on Turkey 5 November 1914 but the first Turkish attempts on the Canal did not occur until early 1915. Thereafter, the front remained quiet until 1916, although the need to defend the Canal required troops that might have been used elsewhere. Divisions sent to the Mediterranean in early 1915 (see the final section in this part) ended up being used in the mismanaged assault on the Dardanelles at Gallipoli, beginning in April.422 In 1916 a force of British, Indian, Australian and New Zealand troops would begin to advance across the Sinai, ultimately securing Palestine and advancing to Damascus and Beirut and then beyond. This theatre would see the last effective use of mounted regiments, giving false hope to some afterwards that horsed cavalry could still have a role in modern warfare. General Allenby, first commander of the Cavalry Division and then the Cavalry Corps in the BEF (and later an army commander) was C-in-C of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force from June 1917. The 42nd (East Lancashire) Division served at Gallipoli and then came back to Egypt in January 1916 with an effective strength of 6,600 all ranks. It returned to defence of the Suez Canal until early 1917 when it shipped to France and the Western Front. The 2nd Mounted Division also served at Gallipoli and then went out of existence. Following service at Gallipoli, the Anzac Corps would be sent to the Western Front in 1916, growing to a force of five Australian and one New Zealand divisions. Many of the Yeomanry regiments sent out ended up dismounted and formed into the 74th (Yeomanry) Division, which served in Palestine and then the Western Front.
Mesopotamia The end of the year saw the 6th (Poona) Indian Division secure at Basra. Additional troops from India came out in 1915, and that division advanced up the Tigris until it captured Kut-al-Amara in September. Attempts to advance further were unsuccessful, and the division ended up under siege by the end of
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General Hamilton returned to the Mediterranean to command the Gallipoli expedition, and was relieved of his command two and a half months before the troops there were finally evacuated.
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1915. With the failure of relief efforts, it surrendered in April 1916, beginning a terrible period of captivity for the survivors. Mesopotamia ultimately became a major theatre of operations for the Indian Army. The 3rd (Lahore) and 7th (Meerut) Divisions came here from the Western Front in 1915, and would later go on to Palestine for the final operations there. In addition to the 3rd (Lahore) and 7th (Meerut) and the unfortunate 6th (Poona) Divisions, five other Indian infantry divisions and a cavalry division would serve in this theatre, alongside one British division. Baghdad was secured in 1917 with further advances in 1918 to Mosul and its oilfields.
United Kingdom The Kingdom was largely denuded of Regular units with the departure of 27th Division the end of 1914 and 28th Division the beginning of 1915. 29th Division would form in early 1915, with the last 11 Regular infantry battalions brought back from overseas. The Royal Naval Division (little more than infantry) was also in country; it and the 29th would be sent to Gallipoli in 1915. Of the TF first-line divisions, one (East Lancashire) had gone complete to Egypt and most elements of two others (Home Counties and Wessex) to India. A number of individual battalions had gone to the BEF, and brigades and battalions had shipped to Gibraltar and Malta to replace Regulars. This left the West Lancashire and 1st London Divisions largely non-operational, with much of their infantry gone abroad. The remainder were mainly committed to coast defence, while undergoing training to prepare for service abroad. One secondline division (2nd Wessex) had gone to India and others were in the process of formation, although most formed in 1915. Some Yeomanry brigades had been formed into two mounted divisions in East Anglia, while others remained as separate brigades. Just as the divisions created duplicates, so did the Yeomanry brigades. Ultimately these would go mainly to the Middle East or become cyclist units at home. Central Force and its three armies remained the only organization above division level in the UK. It would survive to 1916. Field Marshal French took over as C-in-C, Central Force after being replaced at the BEF and remained with the successor, as C-in-C, GHQ Home Forces. The largest group of formed units were those of the New Armies, both the divisions and the many GHQ support units in the process of creation. The first three New Armies (9th to 26th Divisions) were formed or forming by the end of 1914. Although some individual units did not form until 1915, these were complete divisions with all artillery and services. The Fourth New Army (31st to 35th Divisions) were little more than infantry and engineers; in the event all
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would be broken up April 1915 as reserve units. The Fifth New Army (37th to 42nd Divisions) was just forming, built around pals battalions not even under War Office responsibility. Finally, Ulster and Wales had each formed a complete division (36th and 43rd, respectively). While short experienced cadre and equipment of all kinds, the fact remains that 20 full divisions were in process of formation, with another 12 in various stages of creation. In addition, the 1st Canadian Division had come to the UK to complete its formation and training. TF and New Armies divisions, along with the Canadians, began moving overseas in 1915. The Canadians went in February. First for the British was the North Midland Division, sent to the BEF in March 1915, followed the next month by the 2nd London Division. The West Riding and Northumberland Divisions went in April. The Highland, 9th (Scottish), 12th (Eastern), 14th (Light) and 18th (Eastern) Divisions went to the BEF in May 1915. The 15th (Scottish), 17th (Northern), 19th (Western) and 20th (Light) Divisions joined them in July. The 23rd and 37th Divisions went in August. The BEF, with six infantry divisions at the start and twelve (ten British and two Indian) by January 1915, thus gained another sixteen by the first anniversary of the war. Of those sixteen, eleven had not existed in any form at all before the outbreak of war. Other divisions went to the Mediterranean. The Royal Naval Division went the beginning of March 1915. The partly Regular 29th Division left in April, along with the TF 2nd Mounted Division. They were followed by the 13th (Western) Division, which went to Egypt in May (and, like the 29th, later to Gallipoli). The Lowland and Welsh Divisions went out in July 1915, and the 10th (Irish) and 11th (Northern) Divisions followed them in August 1915. Thus, the single TF division in the theatre in 1914 was joined by seven more British divisions. Five of them had only come into existence since the prior August.423 All of the New Armies divisions were abroad by 1916 and all saw combat. The same was true of the first-line TF divisions, and many of the second-line as well. From March 1917 there were only some second-line TF divisions left, along with three divisions raised late 1916 solely for home defence. Those three disappeared April 1918. By that point, only three second-line TF divisions and a cyclist division remained in the UK; the others had gone into combat or been dissolved.
The 2nd Mounted Division was technically new and would be an eight division, but it was simply a collection of first-line Yeomanry brigades which existed prior to August 1914.
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In the tables, data is given as officers / other ranks.424 Regular Forces
Established Strength Household CavalryUK CavalryUK CavalryIndia CavalryEgypt CavalrySouth Africa 81 / 1,224 405 / 11,177 243 / 5,373 23 / 640 51 / 1,147 Actual Strength
80 / 1,226 406 / 10,778 236 / 5,462 74 / 1,1787- actual strength for all colonies 1,072 / 24,778 553 / 14,431
Royal ArtilleryUK Royal ArtilleryIndia Royal ArtillerySouth Africa Royal ArtilleryWest Africa Royal ArtilleryBermuda Royal ArtilleryCeylon Royal ArtilleryChina Royal ArtilleryGibraltar Royal ArtilleryJamaica Royal ArtilleryMalta Royal ArtilleryMauritius Royal ArtilleryStraits Royal ArtilleryEgypt Royal EngineersUK Royal EngineersIndia Royal EngineersSouth Africa Royal EngineersWest Africa Royal EngineersBermuda Royal EngineersCeylon Royal EngineersChina Royal EngineersGibraltar Royal EngineersJamaica Royal EngineersMalta Royal EngineersMauritius Royal EngineersStraits Royal EngineersEgypt Royal Engineersmiscellaneous Royal Flying CorpsUK
1,037 / 25,562 579 / 15,145 32 / 709 12 / 189 16 / 188 10 / 213 38 / 655 46 / 1,254 9 / 233 62 / 1,383 10 / 128 17 / 308 12 / 350 553 / 7,243 377 / 3 18 / 357 4 / 46 4 / 84 4 / 68 16 / 232 16 / 385 6 / 90 21 / 394 5 / 70 7 / 105 7 / 154 54 / 4 165 / 1,264
264 / 5,660- actual strength for all colonies
513 / 7351 378 / 3
162 / 1,989 actual strength for all the colonies
103 / 1,097
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Foot GuardsUK InfantryUK InfantryIndia InfantrySouth Africa Infantry Bermuda InfantryChina InfantryCyprus InfantryGibraltar InfantryMalta InfantryMauritius InfantryStraits InfantryEgypt Infantrymiscellaneous ASCUK ASCSouth Africa ASCWest Africa ASCBermuda ASCCeylon ASCChina ASCCyprus ASCGibraltar ASCMauritius ASCStraits ASCEgypt ASCmiscellaneous RAMCUK RAMCIndia RAMCSouth Africa RAMCWest Africa RAMCBermuda RAMCCeylon RAMCChina RAMCCyprus RAMCGibraltar RAMCJamaica RAMCMalta RAMCMauritius RAMCStraits RAMCEgypt RAMCmiscellaneous VeterinaryUK VeterinaryIndia VeterinarySouth Africa
Established Strength 277 / 7,139 2,499 / 65,307 1,456 / 52,186 118 / 3,974 28 / 903 85 / 2,712 3 / 113 56 / 1,795 130 / 4,180 21 / 471 28 / 887 142 / 4,430 6 / 350 374 / 5,232 23 / 219 3/4 3 / 11 3/4 9 / 60 1/1 7 / 80 2/8 3/9 12 / 91 -/5 523 / 3,065 321 / 25 / 162 10 / 14 7 / 26 3 / 22 14 / 69 1/5 14 / 85 7 / 29 20 / 132 5 / 35 7 / 29 20 / 111 2 / 17 83 / 209 63 / 7 / 25
Actual Strength 276 / 7,036 2,472 / 57,392 1,401 / 51,999
617 / 19,815 actual strength for all the colonies
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VeterinaryChina VeterinaryGibraltar VeterinaryMalta VeterinaryEgypt OrdnanceUK OrdnanceIndia OrdnanceSouth Africa OrdnanceWest Africa OrdnanceBermuda OrdnanceCeylon OrdnanceChina OrdnanceGibraltar OrdnanceJamaica OrdnanceMalta OrdnanceMauritius OrdnanceStraits OrdnanceEgypt Army Pay CorpsUK Army Pay CorpsSouth Africa Army Pay CorpsWest Africa Army Pay Corps Bermuda Army Pay Corps Ceylon Army Pay Corps China Army Pay Corps Gibraltar Army Pay Corps Jamaica Army Pay Corps Malta Army Pay Corps Mauritius Army Pay Corps Straits Army Pay Corps Egypt
Established Strength 1/1 1/1 1/2/8 176 / 1,703 5 / 145 11 / 166 1 / 16 5 / 46 3 / 15 7 / 51 9 / 58 1 / 25 10 / 47 2 / 12 4 / 19 3 / 50 - / 448 - / 28 -/5 -/4 -/2 - / 10 - / 10 -/3 - / 21 -/3 -/5 - / 19
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West Africa South China Jamaica Malta Mauritius Straits 83 / 2,028 7 / 378 21 / 597 25 / 419 2 / 119 2 / 120
Indian Army
British IndianRegulars Indianreserves Indiannon-combatants 4,744 / 72,209 - / 159,134 - / 34,767 - / 45,660
Indian Troops Employed Outside India

Ceylon China Straits Egypt 30 / 829 155 / 4,421 32 / 808 0 / 201
Reserve Forces
Special Reserve Territorial Force Established Strength 2,882 / 77,238 12,700 / 303,394 Actual Strength 2,557 / 61,376 10,684 / 258,093
Special Reserve
Cavalry RA RE RFC Infantry ASC RAMC Veterinary Ordnance Established Strength 72 / 138 43 / 872 50 / 2,298 - / 450 2,707 / 63,170 - / 4,950 10 / 3,985 - / 65 - / 120 Actual Strength 138 / 1,229 198 / 4,532 136 / 1,797 22 / 1,723 / 47,893 25 / 4,477 245 / 1,435 21 / 13 -/-
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Yeomanry RA RE Infantry ASC RAMC Veterinary Established Strength 1,376 / 24,617 1,728 / 44,206 562 / 14,351 5,937 / 197,523 336 / 8,615 1,494 / 13,812 210 / 217 Actual Strength 1,230 / 24,188 1,458 / 38,519 534 / 13,274 5,154 / 161,547 301 / 7,883 1142 / 12,628 153 /TF Reserve 69 / 132 105 / 237 61 /105 383 / 875 22 / 37 20 / 35 1/-
Channel Islands, Malta & Bermuda Militia Bermuda and Isle of Man Volunteers
Established Strength 234 / 5,508 20 / 425
Actual Strength 176 / 5,378 18 / 312
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This is taken from the August 1914 Army List, making it effective 31 July 1914. Foreign royalty and British royals holding commissions have been excluded. Only those with a substantive rank of Major-General or higher have been included. Decorations other than the Victoria Cross are omitted. Field marshals are retained on the Army List until death, even after retirement from active service. No field marshal had an active assignment in July 1914. Sir J. D. P. French was recalled 1 August 1914 as Inspector-General of Home Forces, but only four days later was given command of the BEF. Earl Kitchener of Khartoum was recalled 6 August 1914 to serve as Secretary of State for War. Generals Hunter, Sir A. 8 Dec 1905 Hamilton, Sir I. S. M. 24 October 1907 between posts425 Barrow, Sir E. G. Indian Army, 27 Jul 1908 Rundle, Sir H. M. L. 10 September 1909 Governor and C-in-C Malta Douglas, Sir C. W. H. 31 October 1910 Chief of the Imperial General Staff Duff, Sir B. Indian Army, 3 June 1911 C-in-C India Adair, Sir W. T. 22 Feb 1912 Eagles, H. C. R. 11 Apr 1912 Smith-Dorrien, Sir H. 10 Aug 1912 GOC-in-C Southern Command Grant, Sir H. F. 4 September 1912 Paget, Rt Hon Sir A. H. 5 Mar 1913 GOC-in-C Irish Command Hamilton, Sir B. M. 3 Jun 1913426 Mackinnon, Sir W. H. 6 October 1913 GOC-in-C Western Command Wingate, Sir F. R. 5 November 1913 Sirdar, Egyptian Army and GovernorGeneral, Sudan Administration Nixon, Sir J. E. Indian Army, 4 May 1914 GOC Southern Army, India Hart, Sir R. C., VC 16 May 1914 Lieutenant-Generals Willcocks, Sir J. 16 Jul 1908 GOC Northern Army, India Plumer, Sir H. C. O. 4 Nov1908 GOC-in-C Northern Command Murray, Sir J. W. 1 Apr 1908 GOC-in-C South Africa
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Was GOC Mediterranean and Inspector-General of Overseas Forces; returned to the UK July 1914 as posting was due to expire. Placed as C-in-C, GHQ Central Force 5 August 1914. 426 Given command of First Army [in the UK] 5 August 1914.
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Miles, Sir H. S. G. 20 Aug1908 Governor and C-in-C Gibraltar Stopford, Hon Sir F. W. 10 September 1908 Lt of the Tower427 Grierson, Sir J. M. 7 May 1910 GOC-in-C Eastern Command Franklyn, Sir W. E. 31 Aug 1910 Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War and Secretary of the Selection Board Haig, Sir D. 31 October 1910 GOC-in-C Aldershot Command Gatliff, A. F. R. 22 Jan 1911 Lake, Sir P. H. N. Chief of the General Staff, HQ Army in India Pearson, Sir A. A. Indian Army, 3 May 1911 Woon, Sir J. B. Indian Army, 3 Jun 1911 replaced 15 Jun 1914 as GOC, 9th (Secunderabad) Division Bullock, Sir G. M. 19 Jun 1911 Governor and C-in-C Bermuda Ewart, Sir J. S. 19 Jun 1911 GOC-in-C Scottish Command Sclater, Sir H. C. 23 Jun 1911 Adj-Gen to the Forces Scallon, Sir R. L. Indian Army, 3 October 1911 8th (Lucknow) Division Barrett, Sir A. A. Indian Army, 3 October 1911 6th (Poona) Division Maxwell, Sir J. G. 8 Aug 1912 Mahon, Sir B. T. 4 September 1912 Grover, Sir M. H. Indian Army, 21 September 1912 4th (Quetta) Division Codrington, Sir A. E. 3 Jun 1913428 Campbell, W. P. 6 October 1913 Bethune, E. C. 5 November 1913 Dir-Gen of the Territorial Forces Woolcombe, C. L. 3 Dec 1913 Watkis, H. B. B. Indian Army, 4 May 1914 3rd (Lahore) Division Anderson, C. A. 13 May 1914 7th (Meerut) Division Surgeon-General (ranking as Lieutenant-General) Sloggett, Sir A. T. 1 Jun 1914 Dir-Gen Army Medical Services Major-General Stephenson, T. E. 14 May 1906 Alderson, E. A. H. 1 Dec 1906 Blomfeld, C. J. 3 Feb 1907 Lawson, H. M. 12 Feb 1907 Lt-Gov Guernsey and Alderney Pilcher, T. D. 18 Feb 1907 Burma Division Heath, C. E. 1 Mar 1907 Rochfort, Sir A. N. 10 Jun 1907 Lt-Gov Jersey Kitson, Sir G. C. 3 October 1907 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division
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Given command of Second Army [in the UK] 5 August 1914. Given command of Third Army [in the UK] 6 September 1914.
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Payne, R. L. 7 November 1907 5th (Mhow) Division Powell, C. H. Indian Army, 15 November 1907 Hastings, E. S. Indian Army, 15 November 1907 Forster, J. B. 31 Mar 1908 Phayre, A. Indian Army, 7 Apr 1908 9th (Secunderabad) Division Lomax, S. H. 28 Apr 1908 1st Division Mackenzie-Kennedy, S. C. W. Indian Army, 9 Jun 1908 Fergusson, Sir C., Bt 23 September 1908 5th Division Crutchley, Sir C. 9 Dec 1908 Lt-Gov Royal Hospital, Chelsea Pulteney, W. P. 1 Jan 1909 6th Division Bannatine-Allason, R. 1 Jan 1909 Aylmer, F. J., VC 19 Feb 1909 Adjutant-General, India Robb, Sir F. S. 24 Mar 1909 replaced 7 Jul 1914 as MG i/c Admin, Aldershot Command Byng, Hon. J. H. G. 1 Apr 1909 GOC The Force in Egypt Clayton, F. T. 2 Apr 1909 MG i/c Admin, South Africa Barker, J. S. S. 8 May 1909 Commanding RA, Malta Rawlinson, Sir H. S. 10 May 1909 Hamilton, H. I. W. 2 Jun 1909 3rd Division Keir, J. L. 7 Jul 1909 Drummond, Sir F. H. R. Indian Army, 27 Jul 1909 Maxwell, R. C. 28 Jul 1909 Eastern Coastal Defences Barter, C. St L. 14 Aug 1909 Allenby, E. H. H. 10 September 1909 Inspector of Cavalry Donald, C. G. 5 November 1909 Wessex Division Kelly, F. H. 4 Dec 1909 GOC South China Lloyd, Sir F. 7 Dec 1909 London District Penton, A. P. 7 Dec 1909 South-Western Coastal Defences Baldock, T. S. 1 Jan 1910 West Riding Division Young, J. C. 4 Feb 1910 Home Counties Division Cowans, Sir J. S. 21 Mar 1910 Quarter-Master-General to the Forces Snow, T. DO. 31 Mar 1910 4th Division Hadden, Sir C. F. 6 Apr 1910 President, Ordnance Board Hammersley, F. 7 May 1910 Ferrier, J. A. 15 Jun 1910 Brunker, J. M. S. 22 Jun 1910 Sirhind [9th Indian] Brigade Murray, Sir A. J. 13 Jul 1910 2nd Division Mackenzie, C. J. 14 Jul 1910 Highland Division Altham, E. A. 31 Aug 1910 MG i/c Admin Southern Command Rimington, M. F. 7 September 1910 Inspector of Cavalry, India Lindley, Hon. J. E. 1 October 1910 Welsh Division Mullaly, H. 9 October 1910 Money, H. 12 October 1910
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Monro, C. C. 31 October 1910 2nd London Division Macready, Sir C. F. N. 31 October 1910 Dir of Personal Services Cotter, F. G. 21 November 1910 Robertson, Sir W. R. 26 Dec 1910 Dir of Military Training May, E. S. 7 Jan 1911 Johnstone, J. R. R. 23 Jan 1911 Macbean, F. 19 Mar 1911 Bareilly [21st Indian] Brigade Wilson, A. 1 May 1911 Lucknow [22nd Indian] Brigade Wallace, A. Indian Army, 3 May 1911 Bell, Sir J. A. Indian Army, 6 May 1911 Aden Brigade Davidson, K. S. Indian Army, 3 Jun 1911 Nasirabad Brigade Adye, J. 19 Jun 1911 MG i/c Admin Eastern Command Townshend, C. V. F. 19 Jun 1911 Rawalpindi [4th Indian] Infantry Brigade Simpson, C. R. 23 Jun 1911 GOC Mauritius Campbell, F. Indian Army, 29 Jun 1911 Kohat Brigade Blewitt, W. E. 24 Jul 1911 Southern Coastal Defences Fry, W. 25 Aug 1911 1st London Division Younghusband, Sir G. J. Indian Army, 29 Aug 1911 Derajat Brigade Gorringe, G. F. 6 September 1911 Bombay Brigade Birdwood, W. R. Indian Army, 3 October 1911 Secretary, Army Department, Government of India Cookson, G. A. Indian Army, 23 October 1911 Lucknow [8th] Cavalry Brigade Keary, H. DU. Indian Army, 1 Dec 1911 Garhwal [20th Indian] Brigade Burton, B. 17 Dec 1911 Northumbrian Division Graham, E. R. C. 3 Feb 1912 South Midland Division Lindsay, W. F. L. 7 Feb 1912 West Lancashire Division Inglefield, F. S. 7 Mar 1912 East Anglian Division Mellis, C. J., VC Indian Army,19 Mar 1912 2nd Quetta Infantry Brigade Daniel, J. F. R. 11 Apr 1912 GOC Sierra Leone Bunbury, W. E. Indian Army, 1 May 1912 Quarter-Master General, India Friend, L. B. 3 Jun 1912 MG i/c Admin Irish Command Hanbury-Williams, Sir J. 10 Jul 1912 Reade, R. N. R. 16 Jul 1912 GOC Straits Settlements Wilkinson, P. S. 8 Aug1912 1st Secunderabad Infantry Brigade Douglas, W. 10 Aug 1912 East Lancashire Division Carnegy, P. M. Indian Army, 1 September 1912 Jullundur [8th Indian] Brigade Raitt, H. A. 4 September 1912 Mandalay Brigade Young, C. F. G. Indian Army, 21 September 1912 Peshawar [1st Indian] Infantry Brigade Scott-Moncrieff, G. K. 1 October 1912 Dir of Fortifications & Works Broome, R. C. 12 October 1912 Dir-Gen Army Remount Dept, India Egerton, G. G. A. 10 Dec 1912 Lowland Division Hamilton Gordon, A. 22 Jan 1913 MG i/c Admin Aldershot Command
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Drummond, L. G. 15 Feb 1913 Montagu-Stuart-Wortley, Hon E. J. 5 Mar 1913 North Midland Division Morland, T. L. N. 30 Mar 1913 Landon, F. W. B. 1 Apr 1913 Dir of Transport & Movements Davies, F. J. 18 May 1913 Dir of Staff Duties Johnston, J. T. 19 May 1913 Commanding RA, Gibraltar Hickman, H. P. 8 Jun 1913 Birbeck, W. H. 25 September 1913 Dir of Remounts Fanshawe, H. D. 6 October 1913 Jubbulpore Brigade Wilson, H. H. 5 November 1913 Dir of Military Operations Heath, H. N. C. 3 Dec 1913 Pirie, C. P. W. Indian Army, 30 Jan 1914 Ambala [3rd] Cavalry Brigade Turner, J. G. Indian Army, 5 Feb 1914 Risalpur Cavalry Brigade Fry, C. I. Indian Army. 11 Mar 1914 Belgaum [18th Indian] Infantry Brigade Shaw, D. G. L. Indian Army, 30 Mar 1914 Karachi Brigade Kemball, G. V. 8 Apr 1914 Jhansi Brigade Hunter-Blair, W. C. 22 Apr 1914 Macintyre, D. C. F. 4 May 1914 Jhelum [5th Indian] Brigade Capper, T. 12 May 1914 Inspector of Infantry Heath-Caldwell, F. C. 11 Jul 1914 Scottish Coastal Defences Surgeon-Generals (ranking as Major-Generals) Whitehead, H. R. 21 Jan 1909 DDMS, Eastern Command Lukis, Sir C. P. Indian Med Svce, 1 Jan 1910 Dir-Gen Indian Med Svce MacNeece, J. G. 23 Apr 1910 DDMS, Southern Command429 Bannerman, W. B. Indian Med Svce, 26 Jul 1911 Corker, T. M. 11 Dec 1911 Babtie, W., VC 11 Dec 1911 at Army HQ, India Bruce, Sir D. 1 Apr 1912 Nyasaland Anderson, L. E. 4 May 1912 DDMS, Irish Command Hathaway, H. G. 15 October 1912 Darjeeling Bedford, W. G. A. 1 Jan 1914 DDMS, South Africa Lyons, R. W. S. Indian Med Svce, 11 Jan 1914 Ford, R. W. 1 Jun 1914 DDMS, Northern Command Woodhouse, T. P. 14 Jul 1914 DDMS, Aldershot Command Macpherson, W. G. 14 Jul 1914 Deputy Dir-Gen Army Medical Service
429
Appointed DMS, GHQ Central Force on 5 August 1914.
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Appendix C: The Regular Army at Home

This is intended to list the troops and appointments immediately prior to mobilization on 4 August 1914.430
War Office
Secretary of State for War Parliamentary Under SofS for War Financial Secretary Chief of the Imperial General Staff Director of Military Operations Director of Staff Duties Director of Military Training Rt Hon H. H. Asquith Rt Hon H. J. Tenant H. T. Baker Gen Sir C. W. H. Douglas [6 Apr 1914] Maj Gen H. H. Wilson [1 Aug 1910] Maj Gen F. J. Davies [9 Oct 1912] Maj Gen Sir W. R. Robertson [9 Oct 1913] Lt Gen Sir H. C. Sclater [9 Apr 1914] Maj Gen C. F. N. Macready [1 Jun 1910] Maj Gen Sir J. S. Cowans [3 Jun 1912] Maj Gen F.W. B. Landon [1 Apr 1913] Maj Gen W. H. Birkbeck [12 Sep 1913] Maj Gen431 Sir S. B. Von Donop [8 Feb 1913] Maj Gen G. K. Scott-Moncrieff [7 Sep 1911] Field Marshal Sir J. D. B. French [1 Aug 1914] Maj Gen E. H. H. Allenby [25 Apr 1910] position vacant432
Adjutant General to the Forces Director of Personal Services Quartermaster-General to the Forces Director of Transport & Movements Director of Remounts Master-General of the Ordnance Director of Fortifications and Works
Inspector-General of the Home Forces Inspector of Cavalry Inspector-General of Overseas Forces

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Decorations and honours other than the Victoria Cross have been omitted. Officers in brigadier-general positions are all colonels (temporary brigadier-generals). Dates of appointment to the position are shown. Generally, officers below brigadier-general are ignored, but some colonels (generally brigade and district commanders) are shown. 431 A substantive colonel; local and temporary major-general. 432 The GOC-in-C Mediterranean also held this position. Gen Sir I. S. M. Hamilton held the positions; his appointment was scheduled to lapse 1 August 1914 and he had returned to the UK in July. A decision was made about that time to combine the two inspector-general positions.
The Regular Army at Home
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Aldershot Command
GOC-in-C: Lt Gen Sir D. Haig [1 March 1912] BG, GS: Brig Gen J. E. Gough, VC [9 October 1913] 1st Division: Maj Gen S. H. Lomax [7 Aug 1910] 1st (Guards) Brigade: Brig Gen F. I. Maxse [1 Aug 1910] 1st Bn Coldstream Guards 1st Bn Scots Guards 1st Bn Black Watch 2nd Bn Royal Munster Fusiliers nd 2 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen T. L. N. Bulfin [30 Jun 1913] 2nd Bn Royal Sussex Regiment 1st Bn Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Bn Northamptonshire Regiment 2nd Bn Kings Royal Rifle Corps rd 3 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen H. J. S. Landon [7Aug 1910] 1st Bn The Queens 1st Bn South Wales Borderers 1st Bn Gloucestershire Regiment 2nd Bn Welsh Regiment Artillery: Brig Gen N. D. Findlay [14 Jul 1910] XXV Brigade RFA 113th, 114th and 115th Batteries RFA XXVI Brigade RFA 116th, 117th and 118th Batteries RFA XXXIX Brigade RFA 46th, 51st and 54th Batteries RFA XLIII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 30th, 40th and 57th (Howitzer) Batteries RFA Engineers 23rd and 26th Field Companies RE 1st Signal Company RE 2nd Division:433 Maj Gen Sir A. J. Murray [1 Feb 1914] 5th Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen R. C. B. Haking [23 Sep 1911] 2nd Bn Worcestershire Regiment 2nd Bn Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2nd Bn Highland Light Infantry 2nd Bn Connaught Rangers th 6 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen R. H. Davies [18 Oct 1910] 1st Bn Kings (Liverpool Regiment) 2nd Bn South Staffordshire Regiment 1st Bn Princess Charlotte of Waless 1st Bn Kings Royal Rifle Corps
433
The divisions 4th (Guards) Brigade was under the London District in peacetime.
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[2nd Division] Artillery: Brig Gen E. M. Perceval [1 Apr 1914] XXXIV Brigade RFA 22nd, 50th and 70th Batteries RFA XXXVI Brigade RFA 15th, 48th and 71st Batteries RFA XLI Brigade RFA 9th, 16th and 17th Batteries RFA XLIV (Howitzer) Brigade RFA434 47th, 56th and 60th (Howitzer) Batteries RFA Engineers 5th and 11th Field Companies RE 2nd Signal Company RE 1st Cavalry Brigade: Brig Gen C. J. Briggs 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queens Bays) 5th (Princess Charlotte of Waless) Dragoon Guards 11th (Prince Alberts Own) Hussars 1st Signal Troop RE Attached IV Brigade RHA435 J Battery RHA VII Brigade RHA I and L Batteries RHA 1st Field Squadron RE Unallotted Cavalry 15th Hussars Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing) Headquarters Airship Detachment Kite Section 1st, 5th, 6th and 7th Squadrons Aircraft Park Army Service Corps No. 1 (Transport Depot) Company Nos. 7 ,9, 10, 13, 16, 20, 26, 27, 28, 31, 35, and 36 Companies No. 52 (MT Depot) Company Nos. 53, 54, 57, 58, 59, 60, and 61 (MT) Companies A and C Depot Companies
434 435
This brigade was actually located at Brighton in Eastern Command. The other battery was under London District in peacetime.
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Royal Army Medical Corps Nos. 1, 2, and 3 Companies A, B, and C Companies (Depot) RAMC Training Establishment Army Veterinary Corps Nos. 1 and 2 Sections Army Ordnance Corps Nos. 1 and 4 Companies Royal Engineers A Signal Company 1st Bridging Train 8th and 10th Railway Companies 1st Signal Squadron Royal Engineers Training Depot for Field Units
Eastern Command
GOC-in-C: Lt Gen J. M. Grierson [4 Apr 1912] BG, GS: Brig Gen Hon C. G. Fortescu [28 Apr 1912] 4th Division: Maj Gen T. DO. Snow [12 May 1911] 10th Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen J. A. L. Haldane [28 Apr 1912] 1st Bn Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Bn Seaforth Highlanders 1st Bn Princess Victorias 2nd Bn Royal Dublin Fusiliers th 11 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen A. G. Hunter-Weston [1 Feb 1914] 1st Bn Prince Alberts 1st Bn East Lancashire Regiment 1st Bn Hampshire Regiment 1st Bn Rifle Brigade th 12 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen H. F. M. Wilson [7 Jun 1912] 1st Bn The Kings Own (Royal Lancashire Regiment) 2nd Bn Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd Bn Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 2nd Bn Essex Regiment Artillery: Brig Gen G. F. Milne [1 Oct 1913] XIV Brigade RFA 39th, 68th and 88th Batteries RFA XXIX Brigade RFA 125th, 126th and 127th Batteries RFA XXXII Brigade RFA 27th, 134th and 135th Batteries RFA XXXVII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 31st, 35th and 55th (Howitzer) Batteries RFA
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[4th Division] Engineers 7th and 9th Field Companies RE 4th Signal Company RE 4th Cavalry Brigade:436 Brig Gen Hon C. E. Bingham [11 Nov 1910] 3rd (Kings Own) Hussars 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers) 4th Signal Troop RE Attached: 19th Hussars II Brigade RHA437 C Battery RHA X Brigade RHA P and R Batteries RHA King Edwards Horse (Special Reserve) II Heavy Brigade RGA 24th Heavy Battery RGA [allotted to 6th Division] 31st Heavy Battery RGA [allotted to 4th Division] 48th Heavy Battery RGA [allotted to 3rd Division] Unallotted Infantry 1st Bn Duke of Cambridges Own Eastern Coastal Defences: Maj Gen R. C. Maxwell [17 Dec 1911] <Defended ports of the Medway and the Thames> Nos. 2, 14, 18, 19, and 22 Companies RGA 39th Fortress Company RE Harwich Coastal Defences <Defended port of Harwich> No. 13 Company RGA 21st Fortress Company RE South Eastern Coastal Defences: Col E. F. Nelson [4 Jan 1914] <Defended ports of Dover and Newhaven> Nos. 40 and 46 Companies RGA 3rd Fortress Company RE No. 9 District: Col J. H. du B. Travers [16 May 1914] Regimental Depots Norfolk, Suffolk, Bedfordshire, Essex, and Northamptonshire Regiments 4th Depot RGA
436
The brigade was completed on mobilization by assignment of a Household Cavalry Composite Regiment from London District. 437 The brigade had only a single battery.
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No. 10 District: Col H. ODonnell [14 May 1914] Regimental Depots Royal West Surrey, East Kent, Royal Fusiliers, East Surrey, Royal Sussex, Royal West Kent, and Middlesex Regiments 1st Cavalry Depot (5th, 9th, 12th, 16th, 17th, and 21st Lancers) Depot RHA IV Reserve Brigade RFA 142nd and 143rd (Reserve) Batteries RFA th 4 Depot RFA 1st Depot RGA Army Service Corps No. 2 Transport Depot Company Nos. 5, 14, 25, 32, and 38 Transport Companies Nos. 46, 47, and 65 (MT) Transport Companies AA and E Companies Royal Army Medical Corps Nos. 9, 10, 11, 12, and 34 Companies Army Veterinary Corps Nos. 3, 4, 11, 12, and 13 Sections Army Ordnance Corps Nos. 6, 7, and 8 Companies Royal Engineers 29th Works Lines of Communications Company 54th Field Company 2nd Bridging Train 1st Printing Company A, B, C, D, E, F, G, L, and M Depot Companies
Irish Command
GOC-in-C: Gen Rt Hon Sir A. H. Paget [10 May 1912] BG, GS: Brig Gen G. T. Forestier-Walker [22 October 1913] 5th Division: Maj Gen Sir C. Fergusson, Bt [4 Feb 1913] 13th Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen G. J. Cuthbert [2 Feb 1914] 2nd Bn Kings Own Scottish Borderers 2nd Bn The Duke of Wellingtons 1st Bn The Queens Own 2nd Bn The Kings Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) th 14 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen Sir S. P. Rolt [30 Nov 1912] 2nd Bn Suffolk Regiment 1st Bn East Surrey Regiment 1st Bn Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry 2nd Bn Manchester Regiment
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[5th Division] 15th Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen A. E. W. Count Gleichen [1 Aug 1911] 1st Bn Norfolk Regiment 1st Bn Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Bn Cheshire Regiment 1st Bn Dorsetshire Regiment Artillery: Brig Gen J. E. W. Headlam [1 Oct 1913] XV Brigade RFA 11th, 52nd and 80th Batteries RFA XXVII Brigade RFA 119th, 120th and 121st Batteries RFA XXVIII Brigade RFA 122nd, 123rd and 124th Batteries RFA VIII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 37th, 61st and 65th (Howitzer) Batteries RFA th 108 Heavy Battery RGA Engineers 17th and 59th Field Companies RE 5th Signal Company RE 6th Division:438 Maj Gen W. P. Pulteney 16th Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen E. C. Ingouville-Williams [18 Jun 1912] 1st Bn The Buffs 1st Bn Leicestershire Regiment 1st Bn The Kings (Shropshire Light Infantry) 2nd Bn York and Lancaster Regiment th 17 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen W. R. B. Doran [8 Apr 1912] 1st Bn Royal Fusiliers 1st Bn The Prince of Waless 2nd Bn Prince of Waless Leinster Regiment 3rd Bn Rifle Brigade Artillery: Brig Gen W. L. H. Paget [12 Sep 1910] II Brigade RFA 21st, 42nd and 53rd Batteries RFA XXIV Brigade RFA 110th, 111th and 112th Batteries RFA XXXVIII Brigade RFA 24th, 34th and 72nd Batteries RFA XII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 37th, 61st, and 65th (Howitzer) Batteries RFA th 24 Heavy Battery RGA Engineers 12th and 38th Field Companies RE 6th Signal Company RE
438
The divisions 18th Infantry Brigade was stationed in Northern Command.
The Regular Army at Home 3rd Cavalry Brigade: Brig Gen H. De la P. Gough [1 Jan 1911] 16th (Queens) Lancers 4th (Queens Own) Hussars 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers 3rd Signal Troop RE Attached: III Brigade RHA D and E Batteries RHA 4th Field Troop RE North Irish Horse (Special Reserve) South Irish Horse (Special Reserve) North Irish Coastal Defences <Defended ports of Lough Swilly and Belfast> No. 15 Company RGA Antrim RGA (Special Reserve) South Irish Coastal Defences: Brig Gen C. Hill [4 Jul 1914] <Defended ports Queenstown Harbour and Berehaven> Nos. 10, 43, and 49 Companies RGA 33rd Fortress Company RE Cork RGA (Special Reserve)
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No. 11 District: Col H. E. Napier [25 Jun 1914] Regimental Depots Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Royal Irish Rifles, Royal Irish Fusiliers, and Royal Dublin Fusiliers 2nd Cavalry Depot (4th, 8th, 11th, and 13th Hussars) No. 12 District: Col S. W. Scrase-Dickins [29 Jul 1912] Regimental Depots Royal Irish Regiment, Connaught Rangers, Leinster Regiment, and Royal Munster Fusiliers V Reserve Brigade RFA 144th and 145th (Reserve) Batteries RFA th 5 Depot RFA Army Service Corps Nos. 4, 6, 7, 19, 23, 33, 37, 48, 49, 50, and 51 Companies D, BB, CC, and DD Companies Army Ordnance Corps No. 3 Company Royal Army Medical Corps Nos. 14, 15, 16, and 17 Companies Army Veterinary Corps Nos. 7 and 8 Sections Royal Engineers 6th Signal Company K Signal Company 14th Survey Company.
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Northern Command439
GOC-in-C: Lt Gen H. C. O. Plumer [10 Nov 1911] 18th Infantry Brigade:440 Brig Gen W. N. Congreve, VC [6 Dec 1911] 1st Bn The Prince of Waless Own 1st Bn East Yorkshire Regiment 2nd Bn Sherwood Foresters 2nd Bn Durham Light Infantry. 5th Cavalry Brigade:441 Brig Gen Sir P. W. Chetwode, Bt [15 May 1914] 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) 12th (Prince of Waless Royal) Lancers 20th Hussars 5th Signal Troop RE Attached: V Brigade RHA G and O Batteries RHA Artillery XXXI Brigade RFA 131st, 132nd 133rd Batteries RFA XLV Brigade RFA 1st, 3rd and 5th Batteries RFA North Eastern Coastal Defences <Defended ports of the Tyne, the Tees, Hartlepool and the Humber] Nos. 12 and 47 Companies RGA 16th Company (Coast Battalion) RE No. 5 District: Col J. E. Watson [24 Jun 1911] Regimental Depots Northumberland Fusiliers, West Yorkshire Regiment, East Yorkshire Regiment, Yorkshire Regiment, West Riding Regiment, Yorkshire Light Infantry, York and Lancaster Regiment, and Durham Light Infantry 3rd Cavalry Depot, (10th, 18th, 14th, and 20th Hussars) I Reserve Brigade RFA 136th and 137th (Reserve) Batteries RFA st 1 Depot RFA No. 6 District: Col P. R. S. Churchward [26 Dec 1912] Regimental Depots Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, South Staffordshire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, and North Staffordshire Regiments
439 440
The Command lacked a BG, GS. Part of 6th Division, the remainder of which was in Irish Command. 441 Some elements of the brigade are actually located in Eastern Command.
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Army Service Corps No. 3 (Transport Depot) Company No. 24 Company Royal Army Medical Corps No. 8 Company Army Ordnance Corps No. 5 Company (York Section) Royal Engineers 13th Survey Company
Scottish Command442
GOC-in-C: Lt Gen Sir J. S. Ewart [5 May 1914] Unallotted Infantry 1st Bn Cameronians Artillery I Brigade RFA 13th, 67th and 69th Batteries RFA Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing) 2nd Squadron Scottish Coastal Defences: Maj Gen F. C. Heath-Caldwell [15 Aug 1913] <Defended ports of the Forth, the Clyde, the Tay and Aberdeen] No. 21 Company RGA 49th Company (Coast Battalion) RE No. 1 District: Col G. Mackintosh [1 Apr 1912] Regimental Depots Royal Highlanders, Seaforth Highlanders, Gordon Highlanders, Cameron Highlanders, and Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders VI Reserve Brigade RFA 146th and 147th (Reserve) Batteries RFA th 6 Depot RFA No. 2 District: Col S. Paterson [27 Jul 1913] Regimental Depots Royal Scots, Royal Scots Fusiliers, Kings Own Scottish Borderers, Scottish Rifles, and Highland Light Infantry 6th Cavalry Depot, (1st and 5th Dragoon Guards, 1st and 2nd Dragoons). Army Service Corps No. 8 Company.
442
The Command lacked a BG, GS.
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Royal Army Medical Corps No. 13 Company Army Ordnance Corps No. 5 Company (Sterling Section)
Southern Command
GOCin-C: Gen Sir H. L. Smith-Dorrien [1 Mar 1912] BG, GS: Brig Gen R. A. K. Montgomery [18 Oct 1911] 3rd Division: Maj Gen H. I. W. Hamilton [1 Jun 1914] 7th Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen W. N. McCracken [2 Oct 1912] 2nd Bn The Prince of Waless Volunteers 1st Bn The Duke of Edinburghs 2nd Bn Royal Irish Rifles th 8 Infantry Brigade: Col B. J. C. Doran [3 May 1912] 2nd Bn Royal Scots 2nd Bn Royal Irish Regiment 1st Bn Gordon Highlanders th 9 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen F. G. Shaw [21 May 1913] 1st Bn Northumberland Fusiliers 1st Bn Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Bn Royal Scots Fusiliers Artillery: Brig-en F. D. V. Wing [16 Jan 1913] XXIII Brigade RFA 107th, 108th and 109th Batteries RFA XL Brigade RFA 6th, 23rd and 49th Batteries RFA XLII Brigade RFA 29th, 41st and 45th Batteries RFA XXX (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 128th, 129th and 130th (Howitzer) Batteries RFA th 48 Heavy Battery RGA Engineers 56th and 57th Field Companies RE 3rd Signal Company RE 2nd Cavalry Brigade: Brig Gen H. De B. De Lisle [5 Aug 1911] 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards 9th (Queens Royal) Lancers 18th (Queen Marys Own) Hussars 2nd Signal Troop RE Attached: VI Brigade RHA H and K Batteries RHA
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Unallotted Infantry 2nd Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers Artillery XXXIII Brigade RFA 32nd, 33rd and 36th Batteries RFA I Heavy Brigade RGA 26th Heavy Battery RGA [allotted to 1st Division] 35th Heavy Battery RGA [allotted to 2nd Division] 108th Heavy Battery RGA [allotted to 5th Division] Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing) 3rd and 4th Squadrons Southern Coastal Defences: Maj Gen W. E. Blewitt [24 Jul 1911] <Defended ports of Portsmouth and Portland> No. 23 (Siege) Company RGA Nos. 11, 16, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 37, 42, and 67 Companies RGA 4th, 6th, 22nd and 42nd Fortress Companies RE III Reserve Brigade RFA 140th and 141st (Reserve) Batteries RFA rd 3 Depot RFA 2nd Depot RGA South Western Coastal Defences: Maj Gen A. P. Penton [19 Apr 1912] <Defended ports of Plymouth and Falmouth> Nos. 36, 38, 39, 41, 45, and 107 Companies RGA 18th, 20th and 30th Fortress Companies RE 3rd Depot RGA No. 7 District: Col F. Haclat-Thompson [21 Apr 1911] Regimental Depots Royal Warwickshire Regiment, Gloucestershire Regiment, Worcestershire Regiment, Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, and Royal Berkshire Regiment 5th Cavalry Depot, (3rd, 7th, 15th and 19th Hussars) No. 8 District: Col W. G. B. Western [7 Feb 1911] Regimental Depots Devonshire, Somerset Light Infantry, Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry, Hampshire Regiment, Dorsetshire Regiment, and Wiltshire Regiment Rifle Depot. Army Service Corps Nos. 12, 15, 21, 22, 29, 30, and 34 Companies Nos. 45, 55, 56, 62, 63, and 64 (MT) Transport Companies B Company Royal Army Medical Corps 4, 5, 6, 7, 20, and 21 Companies
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Army Veterinary Corps Nos. 5 and 6 Sections Army Ordnance Corps No. 2 Company Royal Engineers 19th Survey Company 3rd Signal Company
Western Command443
GOC-in-C: Gen Sir W. H. Mackinnon [31 Oct 1910] Unallotted Infantry 2nd Bn Border Regiment Western Coastal Defences: Brig Gen C. P. Triscott [7 Aug 1912] <Defended ports of Milford Haven, Cardiff, Barry and Swansea> Nos. 44 and 57 Companies RGA 35th Fortress Company RE [less detachment] North Western Coastal Defences <Defended ports of the Mersey and Barrow> detachment, 35th Fortress Company RE No. 3 District: Col R. J. Tudway [5 Sep 1911] Regimental Depots Liverpool, Lancashire Fusiliers, East Lancashire, Border, Loyal North Lancashire, and Manchester Regiments 2nd Depot, RFA II Reserve Brigade RFA No. 4 District: Col H. J. Evans [18 Feb 1913] Regimental Depots Cheshire Regiment, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, South Wales Borderers, South Lancashire Regiment, Welsh Regiment, and Shropshire Light Infantry 4th Cavalry Depot, (2nd, 3rd, 6th, 4th, and 7th Dragoon Guards; 6th Dragoons) Royal Anglesey RE (Special Reserve) Royal Monmouthshire RE (Special Reserve) Royal Army Medical Corps No. 19 Company Army Ordnance Corps No. 5 Company.
443
The Command lacked a BG, GS.
375
London District
GOC: Maj Gen Sir F. Lloyd [3 Sep 1913] 4th (Guards) Brigade:444 2nd Bn Grenadier Guards 2nd Bn Coldstream Guards 3rd Bn Coldstream Guards 1st Bn Irish Guards Household Cavalry445 1st Life Guards 2nd Life Guards Royal Horse Guards Unallotted Infantry 1st Bn Grenadier Guards 3rd Bn Grenadier Guards 2nd Bn Scots Guards Artillery F Battery RHA446 Guards Depot Army Service Corps Nos. 11 and 18 Companies Royal Army Medical Corps Nos. 18 and 35 Companies
Channel Islands
Guernsey and Alderney District Lt Governor and Commanding the Troops: Maj Gen H. M. Lawson [8 Apr 1914] 17th Company RGA 34th Field Company RE [less detachment] Army Ordnance Corps Detachment Army Service Corps Detachment Detachment, No. 6 Company RAMC Assigned 2nd Division (remainder in Aldershot Command). No brigade commander is indicated in the Army List. 445 On mobilization, the Household Cavalry formed a composite regiment for 4th Cavalry Brigade in Eastern Command. 446 Part of IV Brigade RHA; Brigade HQ and the other battery were in Aldershot Command.
444
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Jersey District Lt Governor and Commanding the Troops: Maj Gen Sir A. N. Rochfort [16 Jun 1910] 1st Bn Devonshire Regiment 20th Company RGA Detachment, 34th Field Company RE Army Ordnance Corps Detachment Army Service Corps Detachment Detachment, No. 6 Company RAMC
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Appendix D: The Regular Army Overseas

The listing for India is limited to British Army units, as details on the Indian units is too fragmentary. For other overseas posts, Indian Army units are given, since their assignment is clear from the Army List.
India
Army Department, Government of India Member of Council in Charge Secretary Gen Sir B. Duff, IA Maj Gen W. R. Birdwood, IA
HQ Staff of the Army in India Commander-in-Chief Gen Sir B. Duff, IA [8 Mar 1914] Chief of the General Staff Lt Gen Sir P. H. N. Lake [21 Feb 1912] Insp of Cavalry Maj Gen M. F. Rimington [18 Mar 1911] Adjutant General Maj Gen F. J. Aylmer, VC [26 Mar 1912] Quarter Master General Maj Gen W. E. Bunbury, IA447 Dir-Gen Army Remount Dept Maj Gen R. C. Broome448 Director-General of Ordnance Maj Gen (temp) R. C. O. Stuart [8 May 1911] Director-General of Mil. Works Maj Gen (temp) G. Williams449
Northern Army
General Officer Commanding Brig Gen, General Staff Lt Gen Sir J. Willcocks [6 Oct 1910] Brig Gen H. Hudson, IA [1 Oct 1912]
1st (Peshawar) Division: Maj Gen C. J. Blomfield [30 Oct 1912] Peshawar [1st Indian] Infantry Brigade: Maj Gen C. F. G. Young, IA [16 May 1913] 2nd Bn The Kings (Liverpool Regiment) 1st Bn Royal Sussex Regiment HQ VIII Brigade RHA and M Battery RHA XVI Brigade RFA 89th, 90th, 91st Batteries RFA th 75 Battery RGA from III Brigade RFA No. 72 Heavy Battery RGA Nowshera [2nd Indian] Brigade: Brig Gen H. V. Cox, IA [1 Apr 1913] 2nd Bn East Surrey Regiment 1st Bn Durham Light Infantry
447 448
Date of appointment is illegible in the reprint of the Army List. Date of appointment is illegible in the reprint of the Army List. 449 Date of appointment is illegible in the reprint of the Army List.
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The Regular Army Overseas
[1st (Peshawar) Division] Risalpur Cavalry Brigade: Maj Gen J. G. Turner, IA [17 Nov 1912] No. 1 Ammunition Column RFA 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division: Maj Gen Sir G. C. Kitson [4 May 1912] Abbottabad [3rd Indian] Brigade: Brig Gen K. F. Loch, IA [20 Jun 1912] Q Battery RHA from VIII Brigade RHA VII Brigade RFA 4th, 38th, 78th Batteries RFA No. 104 Heavy Battery RGA Nos. 68 and 94 Companies RGA Rawalpindi [4th Indian] Infantry Brigade: Maj Gen C.. V. F. Townshend [30 Jun 1913] 21st (Empress of Indias) Lancers 4th Bn Kings Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Bn The Prince of Waless 2nd Bn Rifle Brigade W Battery RHA from II Mountain Brigade RGA Nos. 1 and 9 Mountain Batteries RGA No. 6 Mountain Battery RGA Jhelum [5th Indian] Brigade: Maj Gen D. C. F. Macintyre, IA [15 Apr 1912] Sialkot [2nd] Cavalry Brigade: Brig Gen H. P. Leader [1 Jun 1911] 17th (Duke of Cambridges Own) Lancers 1st Bn Princess Alexandras Own A Ammunition Column RHA B Ammunition Column RHA No. 2 Ammunition Column RFA 3rd (Lahore) Division: Lt Gen H. B. B. Watkis, IA [30 Oct 1912] Ferozepore [7th Indian] Brigade: Brig Gen R. G. Egerton, IA [4 Nov 1911] 1st Bn Connaught Rangers I Brigade RHA A and B Batteries RHA No. 86 Heavy Battery RGA No. 82 Company RGA Jullundur [8th Indian] Brigade: Maj Gen P. M. Carnegy, IA [20 Jun 1912] 2nd Bn The Queens Own 1st Bn Manchester Regiment III Brigade RFA (-) 18th and 62nd Batteries RFA th Sirhind [9 Indian] Brigade: Maj Gen J. M. S. Brunker [31 Dec 1911] 2nd Bn Northumberland Fusiliers 1st Bn The Prince of Wales Volunteers 1st Bn Highland Light Infantry 4th Bn Rifle Brigade XVIII Brigade RFA 59th, 93rd, 94th Batteries RFA Nos. 2 and 5 Mountain Batteries RGA
The Regular Army Overseas [3rd (Lahore) Division Ambala [3rd] Cavalry Brigade: Maj Gen C. P. W. Pirie, IA [1 Jul 1912] 8th (Kings Royal Irish) Hussars Unbrigaded 1st Bn The Duke of Wellingtons C Ammunition Column RHA I Ammunition Column RHA No. 3 Ammunition Column RFA 7th (Meerut) Division: Lt Gen C. A. Anderson450 Dehra Dun [19th Indian] Brigade: Brig Gen C. E. Johnson, IA451 1st Bn Welsh Regiment XII Brigade RHA V and W Batteries RHA Nos. 59 and 81 (Siege) Companies RGA Garhwal [20th Indian] Brigade: Maj Gen H. DU. Keary, IA452 77th (Howitzer) Battery RFA from VI (Howitzer) Brigade RFA IX Brigade RFA 19th, 20th, 28th Batteries RFA Nos. 73 and 74 Companies RGA Bareilly [21st Indian] Brigade: Maj Gen F. Macbean453 2nd Bn Leicestershire Regiment 2nd Bn East Surrey Regiment 2nd Bn Black Watch 3rd Bn Kings Royal Rifle Corps XI Brigade RFA 83rd, 84th, 85th Batteries RFA No. 91 Heavy Battery RGA Meerut Cavalry Brigade: Brig Gen Fitz J. M. Edwards, IA454 13th Hussars Unbrigaded 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons 1st Bn Seaforth Highlanders 79th Battery RFA from F Ammunition Column RHA No. 7 Ammunition Column RFA
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8th (Lucknow) Division: Lt Gen Sir R. I. Scallon455 Lucknow [22nd Indian] Brigade: Maj Gen A. Wilson [22 Oct 1911] 3rd Bn Royal Fusiliers 1st Bn Kings Own Scottish Borderers U Battery RHA from XI Brigade RHA456 V Brigade RFA 63rd, 64th, 73rd Batteries RFA Fyzabad Brigade: Brig Gen C. T. McM. Kavanagh [5 Jan 1914] 1st Bn Prince of Waless Own Leinster Regiment Allahabad Brigade: Brig Gen M. Cowper, IA [7 Jan 1912] 1st Bn Royal Scots 3rd Bn The Duke of Cambridges Own Presidency Brigade: Maj Gen E. S. May [25 May 1913] 2nd Bn Royal Fusiliers 2nd The Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 1st Bn Princess Louises XVII Brigade RFA 10th, 26th and 92nd Batteries RFA Nos. 51 and 62 Companies RGA Lucknow [8th] Cavalry Brigade: Maj Gen G. A. Cookson, IA457 1st (Kings) Dragoon Guards Unbrigaded No. 52 Company RGA G Ammunition Column RHA No. 8 Ammunition Column RFA Kohat Brigade: Maj Gen F. Campbell, IA [17 November 1912] Bannu Brigade: Maj Gen H. ODonnell, IA [1 Apr 1912] Derajat Brigade: Maj Gen Sir G. J. Younghusband, IA [1 Jun 1911]
455 456
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Southern Army
General Officer Commanding Brig Gen, General Staff Gen Sir J. E. Nixon, IA458 Brig Gen A. W. Money459
4th (Quetta) Division: Lt Gen Sir M. H. S. Grover [17 Nov 1912] 1st Quetta Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen W. H. Sitwell460 2nd Bn Prince Alberts XXI Brigade RFA 101st, 102nd, 113th Batteries RFA nd 2 Quetta Infantry Brigade: Maj Gen C. J. Mellis, VC, IA [11 Apr 1912] 1st Bn Prince of Waless Volunteers 2nd Bn Princess Victorias IV Mountain Brigade RGA Nos. 3 and 8 Mountain Batteries RGA No. 4 Mountain Battery RGA Karachi Brigade: Maj Gen D. G. L. Shaw, IA461 1st Bn Lancashire Fusiliers No. 69 Company RGA Unbrigaded Nos. 60 and 101 Companies RGA No. 4 Ammunition Column RFA 5th (Mhow) Division: Maj Gen R. L. Payne [30 Oct 1912] Nasirabad Brigade: Maj Gen K. S. Davison, IA [5 Jan 1911] 1st Bn Royal Irish Regiment XIII Brigade RHA X and Y Batteries RHA XI Brigade RFA 83rd, 84th and 85th Batteries RFA th 95 Battery RFA from XIX Brigade RFA Jubbulpore Brigade: Maj Gen H. D. Fanshawe [25 May 1913] 2nd Bn East Yorkshire Regiment 2nd Bn Cheshire Regiment 1st Bn York and Lancaster Regiment Nos. 71 and 90 Heavy Batteries RGA Jhansi Brigade: Maj Gen G.V. Kemball [20 Apr 1914] 2nd Bn Princess Charlotte of Waless Unbrigaded 14th (Kings) Hussars 2nd Bn Hampshire Regiment
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[5th (Mhow) Division] VI (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 74th (Howitzer) 79th Batteries RFA XX Brigade RFA 98th, 99th and 100th Batteries RFA E Ammunition Column RHA No. 5 Ammunition Column RFA No. 11 Ammunition Column RFA No. 12 Ammunition Column (Howitzer) RFA 6th (Poona) Division: Lt Gen Sir A. A. Barrett, IA [21 Feb 1912] Poona [16th Indian] Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen A. E. Aitken, IA [19 Jun 1913] 2nd Bn Dorsetshire Regiment 2nd Bn Queens Own Cameron Highlanders X Brigade RFA 76th, 81st and 82nd Batteries RFA th Ahmednagar [17 Indian] Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen W. H. Dobbie, IA [19 Jun 1913] 1st Bn Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 96th Battery RFA from XIX Brigade RFA Belgaum [18th Indian] Infantry Brigade: Maj Gen C. I. Fry, IA [7 Jan 1913] 2nd Bn Norfolk Regiment Bombay Brigade: Maj Gen G. F. Gorringe [1 May 1913] 1st Bn Sherwood Foresters Nos. 52, 77, 79 and 85 Companies RGA D Ammunition Column RHA No. 6 Ammunition Column RFA 9th (Secunderabad) Division: Maj Gen A. Phayre, IA [15 Jun 1914] 1st Secunderabad Infantry Brigade: Maj Gen P. S. Wilkinson [17 Nov 1913] 2nd Bn The Kings (Shropshire Light Infantry) 97th Battery RFA from XIX Brigade RFA nd 2 Secunderabad Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen E. H. Rodwell, IA [23 Nov 1910] 1st Bn Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers XIII Brigade RFA 2nd, 8th and 44th Batteries RFA th Bangalore [27 Indian] Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen R. Wapshare, IA [7 Jan 1913] 2nd Bn Loyal North Lancashire Regiment IV Brigade RFA 7th, 14th and 66th Batteries RFA Southern Brigade: (command vacant) 2nd Bn The Buffs 1st Bn Royal Dublin Fusiliers IX Brigade RHA N and S Batteries RHA Secunderabad Cavalry Brigade: Brig Gen F. W.G. Wadeson, IA [7 Jan 1913] 7th (Princess Royals) Dragoon Guards 7th (Queens Own) Hussars
The Regular Army Overseas [9th (Secunderabad) Division] H Ammunition Column RHA No. 9 Ammunition Column RFA No. 10 Ammunition Column RFA Burma Division: Maj Gen T. D. Pilcher [16 Aug 1913] Rangoon Brigade: Brig Gen A. A. Johnstone, IA [12 Apr 1913] 4th Bn Worcestershire Regiment 1st Bn Royal Munster Fusiliers Nos. 64 and 75 Companies RGA Mandalay Brigade: Maj Gen H. A. Raitt [3 May 1913] 1st Bn Border Regiment Aden Brigade: Maj Gen Sir J. A. Bell, IA462 1st Bn Royal Irish Rifles Nos. 61, 70 and 76 Companies RGA
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Other Overseas Locations Mediterranean Command

GOC-in-C: (post vacant)463
Force in Egypt GOC: Maj Gen Hon J. H. G. Byng [30 Oct 1912]464 3rd Dragoon Guards 2nd Bn Devonshire Regiment 1st Bn Worcestershire Regiment 2nd Bn Northamptonshire Regiment 2nd Bn Gordon Highlanders XI Brigade RHA T Battery RHA 7th Mountain Battery RGA 2nd Field Company RE No. 41 Company ASC 33 Company RAMC Egypt Section, 9th Company AOC
1st Bn Suffolk Regiment: Khartoum (one company on Cyprus)
462 463
Date of appointment illegible in reprint of Army List. This post lapsed following the outbreak of war. 464 Replaced 8 September 1914 by Lt Gen J. G. Maxwell when tasked for command of new 3rd Cavalry Division.
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Gibraltar Governor and C-in-C: Lt Gen Sir H. S. G. Miles [15 Aug 1913] 2nd Bn Royal Scots Fusiliers 2nd Bn Wiltshire Regiment Northern Section RGA Nos. 6, 9, 54 and 55 Companies RGA Southern Section RGA Nos. 4, 7 and 8 Companies RGA 1st, 15th. 32nd and 45th Fortress Companies RE No. 39 Company ASC 28th Company RAMC Gibraltar Section, 9th Company AOC Malta Governor and C-in-C: Gen Sir H. M.L. Rundle [21 Sep 1909] 2nd Bn Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Bn West Yorkshire Regiment 1st Bn Royal Welch Fusiliers 2nd Bn Cameronians 2nd Bn Duke of Cambridges Own Eastern District RGA Nos. 1 and 102 Companies RGA Central District RGA Nos. 63 and 65 Companies RGA Western District RGA Nos. 5, 96, 99 and 100 Companies RGA 24th and 28th Fortress Companies RE No. 40 Company ASC 30th Company RAMC Malta Section, 9th Company RAOC
Africa
South Africa GOC-in-C South Africa: Lt Gen Sir J. W. Murray [18 Apr 1914] Pretoria District: Brig Gen W. H. E. Murray 2nd Bn Queens 2nd Bn Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Bn South Staffordshire Regiment 1st Bn Essex Regiment XXII Brigade RFA 104th and 106th Batteries RFA th 55 Field Company RE 7th Signal Company RE
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[Pretoria District] 42nd Company ASC detachment 43rd Company ASC 28th Company RAMC Pretoria Section, 9th Company AOC 9th Section AVC Potchefstroom District: (position vacant) 1st (Kings) Dragoons 10th Hussars 105th Battery RFA (XXII Brigade RFA) 43rd Company ASC 10th Section AVC Cape of Good Hope District: Brig Gen C. W. Thompson 2nd Bn East Lancashire Regiment Nos. 84 and 97 Companies RGA 47th Fortress Company RE 22nd Company RAMC West Africa 1st Bn West India Regiment West Africa Regiment 50th Company RGA Sierra Leone Company RGA 36th Fortress Company RE detachments RAMC and AOC
Caribbean
Bermuda 2nd Bn Lincolnshire Regiment Nos. 3 and 95 Companies RGA 27th Fortress Company RE 25th Company RAMC detachments ASC and AOC Jamaica 2nd Bn West Indian Regiment No. 66 Company RGA 44th Fortress Company RE 29th Company RAMC detachments ASC and AOC
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Ceylon
Officer Commanding: Brig Gen H. H. L. Malcolm 4th Rajputs No. 93 Company RGA 31st Fortress Company RE 26th Company RAMC detachments ASC and AOC
China
Officer Commanding, North China: Brig Gen N. W. Barnardiston 2nd Bn South Wales Borderers 2nd Bn Gloucestershire Regiment 36th Sikhs detachments ASC, RAMC, IS&TC, IAHC, and AOC Officer Commanding, South China: Maj Gen F. H. Kelly 2nd Bn Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry 8th Rajputs 25th Punjabis 26th Punjabis Nos. 83, 87 and 88 Companies RGA Hong-Kong Singapore Bn Artillery (Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Companies) 25th and 40th Fortress Companies RE 27th Company RAMC detachments ASC, IS&TC, AOC Straits Settlements General Officer Commanding: Maj Gen R. N. R. Rade 1st Bn Kings Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) 3rd Brahmans Nos. 78 and 80 Companies RGA Hong-Kong Singapore Bn Artillery (No. 5 Company) 41st Fortress Company RE 32nd Company RAMC detachments ASC and AOC
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Appendix E: The Territorial Force 1914

This contains a complete listing of TF formations and their components, along with other TF units, under the appropriate Command, prior to the declaration of war. Note that brigade commanders and division CRAs in the TF were not given temporary promotions to brigadier-general until 5 August 1914 and mobilization. Command changes after that date are noted here for the divisions.
Eastern Command
Eastern Mounted Brigade: Col H. W. Hodgson [1 Apr 1912] Suffolk Yeomanry Norfolk Yeomanry Essex Yeomanry Essex Battery RHA Eastern Mounted Brigade Ammunition Column Eastern Mounted Brigade Transport and Supply Column ASC Eastern Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC Attached for training: Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, and Northamptonshire Yeomanry South Eastern Mounted Brigade:465 Col H. C. Brown [11 May 1913] East Kent Yeomanry West Kent Yeomanry Sussex Yeomanry South Eastern Mounted Brigade Transport and Supply Column ASC South Eastern Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC Attached for training: Surrey Yeomanry East Anglian Division: Maj Gen F. S. Inglefield [7 Jun 1913] Norfolk and Suffolk Infantry Brigade: Col R. Bayard [9 October 1911] 4th and 5th Bns Norfolk Regiment; 4th and 5th Bns Suffolk Regiment East Midland Infantry Brigade: Col C. de Winton [21 Aug 1911] 5th Bn Bedfordshire Regiment; 4th Bn Northamptonshire Regiment; 1st Bn Cambridgeshire Regiment; 1st Bn Hertfordshire Regiment Essex Infantry Brigade: Col S. T. B. Lawford [30 Jun 1913]466 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th Bs Essex Regiment Artillery: Col G. W. Biddulph [1 Jan 1913] 1st East Anglian Brigade RFA 1st, 2nd and 3rd Norfolk Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column
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B Battery, Honorable Artillery Company, their artillery, was under the London District in peacetime. 466 Replaced 9 Sep 1914 by Brig Gen F. F. W. Daniell.
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The Territorial Force
[East Anglian Division] 2nd East Anglian Brigade RFA 1st, 2nd and 3rd Essex Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column th 4 East Anglian Brigade RFA 1st and 2nd Hertfordshire and Northamptonshire Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column 3rd East Anglian (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 1st and 2nd Suffolk (Howitzer) Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column East Anglian (Essex) Heavy Battery and Ammunition Column RGA Engineers 1st and 2nd East Anglian Field Companies RE East Anglian Divisional Signal Company RE Services East Anglian Divisional Transport and Supply Column ASC 1st, 2nd, and 3rd East Anglian Divisional Field Ambulances RAMC East Anglian Clearing Hospital RAMC Home Counties Division: Maj Gen J. C. Young [25 October 1912] Surrey Infantry Brigade: Col J. Marriott [1 Apr 1913] 4th and 5th Bns The Queen's; 5th and 6th Bns East Surrey Regiment Kent Infantry Brigade: Col V. T. Bunbury [1 Jul 1911] 4th and 5th Bns The Buffs; 4th and 5th Bns The Queen's Own Middlesex Infantry Brigade: Col W. R. Clifford [26 Dec 1912] 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th Bns The Duke of Cambridge's Own Artillery: Col C. T. Caulfield [1 Oct 1913] 1st Home Counties Brigade RFA 1st, 2nd and 3rd Sussex Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column nd 2 Home Counties Brigade RFA 4th, 5th and 6th Sussex Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column rd 3 Home Counties Brigade RFA 1st, 2nd and 3rd Kent Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column th 4 Home Counties (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 4th and 5th Kent (Howitzer) Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column Home Counties (Kent) Heavy Battery and Ammunition Column RGA Engineers: Lt-Col W. F. Cheesewright 1st and 2nd Home Counties Field Companies RE Home Counties Divisional Signal Company RE Services Home Counties Divisional Transport and Supply Column ASC 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Home Counties Divisional Field Ambulances RAMC Home Counties Clearing Hospital RAMC Attached: 4th and 5th Bns Royal Sussex Regiment Unallocated Infantry 6th (Cyclist) Bn Norfolk Regiment 6th (Cyclist) Bn Suffolk Regiment 6th (Cyclist) Bn Royal Sussex Regiment
The Territorial Force 8th (Cyclist) Bn Essex Regiment Kent Cyclist Bn Huntingdonshire Cyclist Bn Eastern Coastal Defences Essex and Suffolk RGA [part] Nos. 2 and 3 Companies Kent RGA [part] Nos. 1 and 2 Companies Kent (Fortress) RE Nos. 1 to 3 Works and Nos. 4 to 6 EL Companies South Eastern Coastal Defences Kent RGA [part] No. 3 Company Sussex RGA Nos. 1 and 2 Companies Sussex (Fortress) RE No. 1 Works Company Cinque Ports (Fortress) RE No. 1 EL Company Harwich Coastal Defences Essex and Suffolk RGA [part] Nos. 1 and 4 Companies Essex (Fortress) RE No. 1 EL Company
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Northern Command
Yorkshire Mounted Brigade: Col N. T. Nickalls [1 Feb 1912] Yorkshire Hussars Yorkshire Dragoons East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry West Riding Battery RHA Yorkshire Mounted Brigade Ammunition Column Yorkshire Mounted Brigade Transport and Supply Column ASC Yorkshire Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC Attached for training: Northumberland Yeomanry Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade: Col P. A. Kenna, VC [1 Apr 1912] Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (Sherwood Rangers) South Nottinghamshire Hussars Derbyshire Yeomanry Nottinghamshire Battery RHA Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade Ammunition Column
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[Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade Transport and Supply Column ASC Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC North Midland Mounted Brigade: Col C. Williams [1 September 1911] Staffordshire Yeomanry Leicestershire Yeomanry Lincolnshire Yeomanry Leicestershire Battery RHA, North Midland Mounted Brigade Ammunition Column North Midland Mounted Brigade Transport and Supply Column ASC North Midland Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC Northumbrian Division: Maj Gen B. Burton [1 Mar 1912] Northumberland Infantry Brigade: Col J. F. Riddell [3 Jul 1911] 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Bns Northumberland Fusiliers Yorkshire and Durham Infantry Brigade: Col J. E. Bush [18 Jun 1911] 4th Bn East Yorkshire Regiment; 4th and 5th Bns Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own; 5th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry Durham Light Infantry Brigade: Col J. W. Sears [30 Mar 1913]467 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th Bns Durham Light Infantry Artillery: Col A. H. Hussey [1 Oct 1913]468 1st Northumbrian Brigade RFA 1st, 2nd and 3rd Northumbrian Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column 2nd Northumbrian Brigade RFA 1st and 2nd East Riding and North Riding Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column 3rd Northumbrian (County of Durham) Brigade RFA 1st, 2nd and 3rd Durham Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column th 4 Northumbrian (County of Durham) (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 4th and 5th Durham (Howitzer) Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column Northumbrian (North Riding) Heavy Battery and Ammunition Column RGA Engineers: Lt-Col F. S. Crawford 1st and 2nd Northumbrian Field Companies RE Northumbrian (The Newcastle) Divisional Signal Company RE Services Northumbrian Divisional Transport and Supply Column ASC 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Northumbrian Divisional Field Ambulances RAMC Northumbrian Clearing Hospital RAMC
467 468
Replaced 16 December 1914 by Brig General H. Martin. Replaced 12 September 1914 by Brig Gen C G. Henshaw.
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West Riding Division: Maj Gen T. S. Baldcock [19 September 1911] 1st West Riding Infantry Brigade: Col F. A. MacFarlan [25 November 1913] 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th Bns The Prince of Wales's Own nd 2 West Riding Infantry Brigade: Col E. F. Brereton [11 May 1912] 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th Bns The Duke of Wellington's rd 3 West Riding Infantry Brigade: Col R. Dawson [1 Apr 1912] 4th and 5th Bns The King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry); 4th and 5th Bns York and Lancaster Regiment Artillery: Col S. D. Browne [1 Jan 1913] 1st West Riding Brigade RFA 1st, 2nd and 3rd West Riding Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column nd 2 West Riding Brigade RFA 4th, 5th and 6th West Riding Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column rd 3 West Riding Brigade RFA 7th, 8th and 9th West Riding Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column th 4 West Riding (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 10th and 11th West Riding (Howitzer) Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column West Riding Heavy Battery and Ammunition Column RGA Engineers 1st and 2nd West Riding Field Companies RE West Riding Divisional Signal Company RE Services West Riding Divisional Transport and Supply Column ASC 1st, 2nd, and 3rd West Riding Divisional Field Ambulances RAMC West Riding Clearing Hospital RAMC North Midland Division: Maj Gen Hon E. J. Montagu-Stuart-Wortley [1 Jun 1914] Lincolnshire and Leicestershire Infantry Brigade: Col A. W. Taylor [9 Aug 1913] 4th and 5th Bns Lincolnshire Regiment; 4th and 5th Bns Leicestershire Regiment Staffordshire Infantry Brigade: Col W. Bromilow [10 Oct 1912] 5th and 6th Bns South Staffordshire Regiment; 5th and 6th Bns The Prince of Wales's Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Infantry Brigade: Col C. T. Shipley [9 Sep 1911] 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Bns Sherwood Foresters Artillery: Col H. M. Campbell [1 Aug 1914] 1st North Midland Brigade RFA 1st, 2nd and 3rd Lincolnshire Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column nd 2 North Midland Brigade RFA 1st, 2nd and 3rd Staffordshire Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column rd 3 North Midland Brigade RFA 4th, 5th and 6th Staffordshire Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column th 4 North Midland (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 1st and 2nd Derbyshire (Howitzer) Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column North Midland (Staffordshire) Heavy Battery and Ammunition Column RGA Engineers: Lt-Col W. E. Harrison 1st and 2nd North Midland Field Companies RE
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[North Midland Division] North Midland Divisional Signal Company RE Services North Midland Divisional Transport and Supply Column ASC 1st, 2nd, and 3rd North Midland Divisional Field Ambulances RAMC North Midland Clearing Hospital RAMC Unallocated Infantry 5th (Cyclist) Bn East Yorkshire Regiment Northern Cyclist Bn North Eastern Coastal Defences Tynemouth RGA Nos. 1 to 4 Companies East Riding RGA Nos. 1 to 4 Companies Durham RGA No. 1 Heavy Battery and Nos. 2 to 5 Companies North Riding (Fortress) RE No. 1 EL Company Durham (Fortress) RE Nos. 1 to 3 Works Companies East Riding (Fortress) RE No. 1 Works and No. 2 EL Companies Tyne Electrical Engineers RE Nos. 1 to 4 Companies Northern Wireless, Cable and Air Line Signal Companies
Scottish Command
Highland Mounted Brigade: Col J. D. T. Tyndale-Biscoe [1 Jan 1913] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry 1st Lovat's Scouts 2nd Lovat's Scouts Inverness-shire Battery RHA, Highland Mounted Brigade Ammunition Column Highland Mounted Brigade Transport and Supply Column ASC Highland Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC Lowland Mounted Brigade: Col F. Lee [27 Jun 1914] Ayrshire Yeomanry Lanarkshire Yeomanry Lothians and Border Horse Yeomanry Ayrshire Battery RHA Lowland Mounted Brigade Ammunition Column Lowland Mounted Brigade Transport and Supply Column ASC Lowland Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC
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Unallocated Yeomanry 1st Scottish Horse 2nd Scottish Horse Highland Division: Maj Gen C. J. Mackenzie [3 Mar 1914]469 Seaforth and Cameron Infantry Brigade: Col D. A. Macfarlane [9 May 1911]470 4th, 5th, and 6th Bns Seaforth Highlanders; 4th Bn Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders Gordon Infantry Brigade: Col G. C. I. Stockwell [22 Jan 1912] 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th Bns Gordon Highlanders Argyll and Sutherland Infantry Brigade: Col St G. E. W. Burton [1 Jun 1911] 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th Bns Princess Louise's Artillery: Col (TF) H. A. Brandon [15 May 1913] 1st Highland Brigade RFA 1st, 2nd and 3rd City of Aberdeen Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column 2nd Highland Brigade RFA Forfarshire, Fifeshire and City of Dundee Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column 3rd Highland (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 1st and 2nd Renfrewshire (Howitzer) Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column 4th Highland (Mountain) Brigade RGA Argyllshire, Ross and Cromarty, and Buteshire (Mountain) Batteries RGA and Ammunition Column Highland (Fifeshire) Heavy Battery and Ammunition Column RGA Engineers 1st and 2nd Highland Field Companies RE Highland Divisional Signal Company RE Services Highland Divisional Transport and Supply Column ASC 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Highland Divisional Field Ambulances RAMC Highland Clearing Hospital RAMC Attached: The Shetland Companies Lowland Division: Maj Gen G. G.A. Egerton [21 Mar 1914] South Scottish Infantry Brigade: Col J. F. Erskine [19 May 1911] 4th and 5th Bns Royal Scots Fusiliers; 4th and 5th Bns King's Own Scottish Borderers Scottish Rifle Infantry Brigade: Col S. W. Hare [20 Aug 1912] 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th Bns Cameronians Highland Light Infantry Brigade: Col P. W. Hendry [8 Jun 1911] 5th, 6th, 7th, and 9th Bns Highland Light Infantry
469
Replaced 23 August 1914 by Brig Gen D. A. Macfarlane (acting) and then 27 August 1914 by Maj Gen R. Bannatine-Allason. 470 Replaced 13 November 1914 by Brig Gen W. C. Ross.
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[Lowland Division] Artillery: Col F. B. Johnstone [1 Apr 1913] 1st Lowland Brigade RFA 1st and 2nd City of Edinburgh and Midlothian Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column 2nd Lowland Brigade RFA 1st and 2nd Ayrshire and Kirkcudbrightshire Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column 3rd Lowland Brigade RFA 1st, 2nd and 3rd City of Glasgow Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column 4th Lowland (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 4th and 5th City of Glasgow (Howitzer) Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column Lowland (City of Edinburgh) Heavy Battery and Ammunition Column RGA Engineers 1st and 2nd Lowland Field Companies RE Lowland Divisional Signal Company RE Services Lowland Divisional Transport and Supply Column ASC 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Lowland Divisional Field Ambulances RAMC Lowland Clearing Hospital RAMC Lothian Infantry Brigade: Col H. F. Kays [1 Oct 1913] 4th, 5th, 8th, and 9th Bs Royal Scots Attached: 6th and 7th Bns Royal Scots; 8th Bn Highland Light Infantry Black Watch Infantry Brigade: Col A. de S. McKerrell [1 Apr 1912] 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th Bs Black Watch Attached: 5th Bn Princess Louise's Unallocated Infantry 10th (Cyclist) Bn Royal Scots Highland Cyclist Bn Scottish Coastal Defences471 Forth RGA Nos. 1 to 6 Companies Clyde RGA Nos. 1 to 3 Companies North Scottish RGA Nos. 1 to 4 Companies Orkney RGA Nos. 1 to 7 Companies
471
The Lothian and Black Watch Infantry Brigades were intended for coast defences in Scotland and are shown here in the Army List.
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City of Aberdeen (Fortress) RE No. 1 Works Company Renfrewshire (Fortress) RE No. 1 Works and No. 2 EL Companies City of Edinburgh (Fortress) RE No. 1 Works and No. 2 EL Companies City of Dundee (Fortress) RE No. 1 Works Company Attached: Scottish Wireless, Cable and Air Line Signal Companies
Southern Command
1st South Midland Mounted Brigade: Col (TF) Sir E. A. Wiggin, Bt [27 Jun 1914] Warwickshire Yeomanry Gloucestershire Yeomanry Worcestershire Yeomanry Worcestershire Battery RHA, 1st South Midland Mounted Brigade Ammunition Column 1st South Midland Mounted Brigade Transport and Supply Column ASC 1st South Midland Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC 2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade: Col the Earl of Longford [1 Apr 1912] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry Berkshire Yeomanry Oxfordshire Yeomanry Berkshire Battery RHA 2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade Ammunition Column 2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade Transport and Supply Column ASC 2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC 1st South Western Mounted Brigade: Col (TF) the Earl of Shaftesbury [1 Jan 1913] Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry North Somerset Yeomanry Hampshire Yeomanry Hampshire Battery RHA, 1st South Western Mounted Brigade Ammunition Column 1st South Western Mounted Brigade Transport and Supply Column ASC 1st South Western Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC Attached for training: Dorset Yeomanry 2nd South Western Mounted Brigade: Col R. Hoare [1 Apr 1912] 1st Devon Yeomanry Royal North Devon Yeomanry West Somerset Yeomanry Somerset Battery RHA 2nd South Western Mounted Brigade Ammunition Column 2nd South Western Mounted Brigade Transport and Supply Column ASC
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[2nd South Western Mounted Brigade] 2nd South Western Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC South Midland Division: Maj Gen J. L. Keir [1 Jul 1912]472 Warwickshire Infantry Brigade: Col C. H. L. James [1 Jun 1911] 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th Bns Royal Warwickshire Regiment Gloucestershire and Worcestershire Infantry Brigade: Col E. K. Daubeny [7 Dec 1910] 4th and 6th Bns Gloucestershire Regiment; 7th and 8th Bns Worcestershire Regiment South Midland Infantry Brigade: Col W. K. McClintock [1 Jul 1911] 5th Bn Gloucestershire Regiment; 4th and Buckinghamshire Bns Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry; 4th Bn Princess Charlotte of Wales's Artillery: Col D. G. Prinsep [20 Mar 1911]473 1st South Midland (Gloucestershire) Brigade RFA 1st, 2nd and 3rd Gloucestershire Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column 2nd South Midland Brigade RFA 1st, 2nd and 3rd Worcestershire Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column 3rd South Midland Brigade RFA 1st, 2nd and 3rd Warwickshire Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column th 4 South Midland (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 4th and 5th Warwickshire (Howitzer) Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column South Midland (Warwickshire) Heavy Battery and Ammunition Column RGA Engineers 1st and 2nd South Midland Field Companies RE South Midland Divisional Signal Company RE Services South Midland Divisional Transport and Supply Column ASC 1st, 2nd, and 3rd South Midland Divisional Field Ambulances RAMC South Midland Clearing Hospital RAMC Wessex Division: Maj Gen C. G. Donald [10 Feb 1911] Devonshire and Cornwall Infantry Brigade: Col R. J. Pinney [16 Jul 1913] 4th and 5th Bns Devonshire Regiment; 4th and 5th Bns Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry South Western Infantry Brigade: Col G. S. McD. Elliot [16 Jan 1914] 4th and 5th Bs Prince Albert's; 4th Bn Dorsetshire Regiment; 4th Bn The Duke of Edinburgh's Hampshire Infantry Brigade: Col G. H. Nicholson [14 Feb 1914] 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th Bs Hampshire Regiment
472
Maj-Gen J. L. Keir went to the 6th Division and was replaced 27 Jul 1914 by Maj Gen E. R. C. Graham, who was then replaced 5 August 1914 by Maj Gen H. N. C. Heath. 473 Replaced 18 Jul 1914 by Col (Brig Gen 5 August 1914) H. H. Butler.
397
[Wessex Division] Artillery: Col E. A. Fanshawe [1 October 1913]474 1st Wessex Brigade RFA 1st, 2nd and 3rd Hampshire Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column rd 3 Wessex Brigade RFA 6th Hampshire, Dorsetshire and Wiltshire Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column 4th Wessex Brigade RFA 1st, 2nd and 3rd Devonshire Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column nd 2 Wessex (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 4th and 5th Hampshire (Howitzer) Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column Wessex (Hampshire) Heavy Battery and Ammunition Column RGA Engineers 1st and 2nd Wessex Field Companies RE Wessex Divisional Signal Company RE Services Wessex Divisional Transport and Supply Column ASC 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Wessex Divisional Field Ambulances RAMC Wessex Clearing Hospital RAMC Attached: 6th Bn Devonshire Regiment Unallocated Infantry 8th Bn Hampshire Regiment 9th (Cyclist) Bn Hampshire Regiment Southern Coastal Defences Dorsetshire RGA Nos. 1-3 Companies Hampshire RGA No. 1 Heavy Battery and Nos. 2-8 Companies Hampshire(Fortress) RE Nos. 1 to 3 Works and Nos. 4 to 6 EL Companies Wiltshire(Fortress) RE No. 1 Works Company Dorsetshire (Fortress) RE No. 1 EL Company South Western Coastal Defences Cornwall (Duke of Cornwall's) RGA Nos. 1 and 2 Heavy Batteries and Nos. 3-7 Companies Devonshire RGA Nos. 1 and 2 Heavy Batteries and Nos. 3-6 Companies Devonshire(Fortress) RE Nos. 1 to 3 Works and Nos. 4 and 5 EL Companies
474
Replaced by Lt Col G. R. Firtz R. Tablot as temporary commander 16 September 1914; Brig Gen J. J. MacMahon appointed 21 September 1914.
398
Cornwall (Fortress) RE No. 1 EL and Nos. 2 and 3 Works Companies Southern Wireless, Cable and Air Line Signal Companies
Western Command
Welsh Border Mounted Brigade: Col E. A. Herbert [4 Apr 1912] Shropshire Yeomanry Cheshire Yeomanry Denbighshire Yeomanry Shropshire Battery RHA Welsh Border Mounted Brigade Ammunition Column Welsh Border Mounted Brigade Transport and Supply Column ASC Welsh Border Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC Attached for training: Duke of Lancaster's Own, Westmorland and Cumberland, and Lancashire Hussars Yeomanry South Wales Mounted Brigade: Col F. A. B. Fryer [13 Jan 1913] Pembroke Yeomanry Montgomery Yeomanry Glamorgan Yeomanry Glamorgan Battery RHA South Wales Mounted Brigade Ammunition Column South Wales Mounted Brigade Transport and Supply Column ASC South Wales Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC East Lancashire Division: Maj Gen W. Douglas [5 May 1913] Lancashire Fusiliers Infantry Brigade: Col H. C. Frith [30 May 1914] 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th Bns Lancashire Fusiliers East Lancashire Infantry Brigade: Col D. G. Prendergast [20 Jul 1914] 4th and 5th Bns East Lancashire Regiment; 9th and 10th Bns Manchester Regiment Manchester Infantry Brigade: Col (TF) N. Lee [1 Sep 1911] 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th Bns Manchester Regiment Artillery: Brig Gen A. DA. King [5 Aug 1914; position vacant Jul 1914] 1st East Lancashire Brigade, RFA 4th, 5th and 6th Lancashire Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column nd 2 East Lancashire Brigade (The Manchester Artillery) RFA 15th, 16th and 17th Lancashire Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column 3rd East Lancashire Brigade (The Bolton Artillery) RFA 18th, 19th and 20th Lancashire Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column 4th East Lancashire (Howitzer) Brigade (The Cumberland Artillery) RFA 1st and 2nd Cumberland (Howitzer) Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column
399
[East Lancashire Division] 1st Lancashire Heavy Battery RGA and Ammunition Column Engineers 1st and 2nd East Lancashire Field Companies RE East Lancashire Divisional Signal Company RE Services East Lancashire Divisional Transport and Supply Column ASC 1st, 2nd, and 3rd East Lancashire Divisional Field Ambulances RAMC East Lancashire Clearing Hospital RAMC Attached: 4th and 5th Bns Border Regiment West Lancashire Division: Maj Gen F. L. Lindsay [3 Jun 1912]475 North Lancashire Infantry Brigade: Col G. L. Hibbert [17 Feb 1913] 4th and 5th Bns The King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment); 4th and 5th Bns Loyal North Lancaster Regiment Liverpool Infantry Brigade: Col A. H. Gilbert [11 May 1912] 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th Bns The King's (Liverpool Regiment) South Lancashire Infantry Brigade: Col (TF) A. L. Macfie [3 Oct 1911] 9th and 10th Bns The King's (Liverpool Regiment); 4th and 5th Bns The Prince of Wales's Volunteers Artillery: Col A. W. Gay [1 Apr 1914] 1st West Lancashire Brigade RFA 1st, 2nd and 3rd Lancashire Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column nd 2 West Lancashire Brigade RFA 9th, 10th and 11th Lancashire Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column rd 3 West Lancashire Brigade RFA 12th, 13th and 14th Lancashire Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column 4th West Lancashire (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 7th and 8th Lancashire (Howitzer) Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column 2nd Lancashire Heavy Battery and Ammunition Column RGA Engineers 1st and 2nd West Lancashire Field Companies RE West Lancashire (The St Helens) Divisional Signal Company RE Services West Lancashire Divisional Transport and Supply Column ASC 1st, 2nd, and 3rd West Lancashire Divisional Field Ambulances RAMC West Lancashire Clearing Hospital RAMC Attached: 7th (Isle of Man)Volunteer Battalion Welsh Division: Maj Gen Hon J. E. Lindley [14 Oct 1913] Cheshire Infantry Brigade: Col E. A. Cowans [25 Jun 1914] 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th Bns Cheshire Regiment
475
Appointed as MG, RA for the BEF and replaced 5 August 1914 by Maj Gen F. Hammersley, who was replaced 3 September 1914 by Maj Gen J. B. Forster.
400
[Welsh Division] North Wales Infantry Brigade: Col F. C. Lloyd [26 Jul 1912] 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Bns Royal Welsh Fusiliers Welsh Border Infantry Brigade: Col J. J. F. Hume [1 Jul 1910] 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Bns Monmouthshire Regiment; 1st Bn Herefordshire Regiment Artillery: Col W. K. McLeod [12 Aug 1912] 1st Welsh (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 1st and 2nd Glamorgan (Howitzer) Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column 2nd Welsh Brigade RFA 3rd and 4th Glamorgan and Cardiganshire Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column The Cheshire Brigade RFA 1st, 2nd and 3rd Cheshire Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column th 4 Welsh Brigade RFA 1st, 2nd and 3rd Monmouthshire Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column Welsh (Carnarvonshire) Heavy Battery and Ammunition Column RGA Engineers Cheshire and Welsh Field Companies RE Welsh Divisional Signal Company RE Services Welsh Divisional Transport and Supply Column ASC 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Welsh Divisional Field Ambulances RAMC Welsh Clearing Hospital RAMC South Wales Infantry Brigade: Col D. Campbell [16 May 1914] Brecknockshire Bn South Wales Borderers; 4th, 5th, and 6th Bns Welsh Regiment Attached: 4th Bn King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) Unallocated Infantry 7th (Cyclist) Bn Devonshire Regiment 7th (Cyclist) Bn Welsh Regiment North Western Coastal Defences Lancashire and Cheshire RGA Nos. 1 to 8 Companies Lancashire (Fortress) RE No. 1 Works and Nos. 2 and 3 EL Companies Western Coastal Defences Glamorgan RGA Nos. 1 to 5 Companies Pembroke RGA Nos. 1 to 3 Companies Glamorgan (Fortress) RE Nos. 1 and 2 Works and No. 3 EL Companies
401
Western Wireless, Cable and Air Line Signal Companies;
London District
London Mounted Brigade: Col A. H. M. Taylor [25 May 1914] City of London Yeomanry 1st County of London Yeomanry 3rd County of London Yeomanry A Battery, Honorable Artillery Company London Mounted Brigade Transport and Supply Column ASC London Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC Attached for training: 2nd County of London Yeomanry and B Battery, Honorable Artillery Company 1st London Division: Maj Gen W. Fry [22 Feb 1912] 1st London Infantry Brigade: Col (TF) G. C. Earl of Lucan [9 Dec 1912] 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Bns London Regiment nd 2 London Infantry Brigade: Col R. Scott-Kerr476 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Bns London Regiment rd 3 London Infantry Brigade: Col C. S. O. Monck477 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th Bns London Regiment Artillery: Col G. S. Duffes [29 Jul 1912] 1st London (City of London) Brigade RFA 1st, 2nd and 3rd City of London Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column 2nd London Brigade RFA 4th, 5th and 6th County of London Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column 3rd London Brigade RFA 7th, 8th and 9th County of London Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column 4th London (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 10th and 11th County of London (Howitzer) Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column 1st London Heavy Battery and Ammunition Column RGA Engineers 1st and 2nd London Field Companies RE 1st London Divisional Signal Company RE
476
Date of appointment as brigade commander not shown in the Army List. Scott-Kerr was the Officer Commanding, Grenadier Guards. 477 Date of appointment as brigade commander not shown in the Army List. Monck was the Officer Comanding, Coldstream Guards.
402
[1st London Division] Services 1st London Divisional Transport and Supply Column ASC 1st, 2nd, and 3rd London (City of London) Divisional Field Ambulances RAMC 1st London Clearing Hospital, RAMC, Attached: Honourable Artillery Company (Infantry) 2nd London Division: Maj Gen C. C. Monro [31 Mar 1912]478 4th London Infantry Brigade: Col F. J. Heyworth [9 Oct 1913]479 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th Bns London Regiment th 5 London Infantry Brigade: Col C. FitzClarence, VC [14 Jul 1913]480 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th Bns London Regiment th 6 London Infantry Brigade: Col (TF) Hon C. S. Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby [11 Apr 1912] 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 24th Bns London Regiment Artillery: Col (TF) J. C. Wray [1 Apr 1912] 5th London Brigade RFA 12th, 13th and 14th City of London Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column 6th London Brigade RFA 15th, 16th and 17th County of London Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column 7th London Brigade RFA 18th, 19th and 20th County of London Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column 8th London (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 21st and 22nd County of London (Howitzer) Batteries RFA and Ammunition Column 2nd London Heavy Battery and Ammunition Column RGA Engineers: Lt-Col H. H. Taylor 3rd and 4th London Field Companies RE 2nd London Divisional Signal Company RE Services 2nd London Divisional Transport and Supply Column ASC 4th, 5th, and 6th London Divisional Field Ambulances RAMC 2nd London Clearing Hospital RAMC Attached: 28th Bn London Regiment (Artists Rifles) Unallocated Infantry 25th (Cyclist) Bn London Regiment
478
Selected to command 2nd Division 5 August 1914 and replaced by Major General T. L. N. Morland, who was replaced 3 September 1914 by Major General C. St L. Barter. 479 Replaced 26 November 1914 by Brigadier General G. J. Cuthbert. 480 Replaced 29 August 1914 by Brigadier General G. C. Nugent.
403
London Electrical Engineers RE Nos. 1 to 6 Companies London Wireless, Cable and Air Line Signal Companies
404
Appendix F: Mounted Divisions 1914

Following mobilization, several of the TF mounted brigades were grouped into two mounted divisions. The 1st Mounted Division was formed on mobilization the 2nd Mounted Division the beginning of September. These divisions comprised little more than their mounted brigades. Three of the original four brigades in the [1st] Mounted Division shifted to the 2nd when the latter was formed.
1st Mounted Division: Maj Gen E. Alderson [appointed 5 Aug 1914]481 Eastern Mounted Brigade: Brig Gen H. W. Hodgson Suffolk Yeomanry Norfolk Yeomanry Essex Yeomanry [left late Nov 1914] King Edwards Horse [joined Dec 1914] Essex Battery RHA Eastern Mounted Brigade Ammunition Column Eastern Mounted Brigade Transport and Supply Column ASC Eastern Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC 1st South Midland Mounted Brigade:482 Brig Gen E. A. Wiggin Warwickshire Yeomanry Gloucestershire Yeomanry Worcestershire Yeomanry Worcestershire Battery RHA 1st South Midland Mounted Brigade Ammunition Column 1st South Midland Mounted Brigade Transport and Supply Column ASC 1st South Midland Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC nd 2 South Midland Mounted Brigade:483 Brig Gen Earl of Longford Buckinghamshire Yeomanry Berkshire Yeomanry Oxfordshire Yeomanry [left Sep 1914] Berkshire Battery RHA 2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade Ammunition Column 2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade Transport and Supply Column ASC 2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC
Replaced 28 September 1914 by Lt Gen R. G. Broadwood. The division was unnumbered until creation of the 2nd. 482 Transferred September 1914 to 2nd Mounted Division. Replaced by South Wales Mounted Brigade. 483 Transferred September 1914 to 2nd Mounted Division. Replaced by Welsh Border Mounted Brigade.
481
Mounted Divisions
405
[1st Mounted Division] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade:484Brig Gen P. A. Kenna, VC Nottinghamshire (Sherwood Rangers) Yeomanry South Nottinghamshire Hussars Yeomanry Derbyshire Yeomanry Nottinghamshire Battery RHA Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade Ammunition Column. Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade Transport and Supply Column ASC Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC South Wales Mounted Brigade [assigned Sep 1914]: Brig Gen F. A. B. Fryer Pembroke Yeomanry Montgomery Yeomanry Glamorgan Yeomanry Glamorgan Battery RHA South Wales Mounted Brigade Ammunition Column. South Wales Mounted Brigade Transport and Supply Column ASC South Wales Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC Welsh Border Mounted Brigade [assigned Sep 1914]: Brig Gen E. A. Herbert Shropshire Yeomanry Cheshire Yeomanry Denbighshire Yeomanry. Shropshire Battery RHA Welsh Border Mounted Brigade Ammunition Column Welsh Border Mounted Brigade Transport and Supply Column ASC Welsh Border Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC North Midland Mounted Brigade [assigned Sep 1914]: Brig Gen C. Williams Staffordshire Yeomanry Leicestershire Yeomanry [left late Oct 1914] Lincolnshire Yeomanry Leicestershire Battery RHA North Midland Mounted Brigade Ammunition Column North Midland Mounted Brigade Transport and Supply Column ASC North Midland Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC Signal Service London Wireless Signal Company Southern Wireless Signal Company section, Scottish Wireless Signal Company Services 1st Mounted Divisional Company ASC
Transferred September 1914 to 2nd Mounted Division. Replaced by North Midland Mounted Brigade.
484
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Mounted Divisions
[1st Mounted Division] Attached 6th (Cyclist) Bn Norfolk Regiment 6th (Cyclist) Bn Suffolk Regiment 6th (Cyclist) Bn Royal Sussex Regiment 25th (County of London) Cyclist Bn London Regiment 2nd Mounted Division: Maj Gen W. E. Peyton [appointed 31 Aug 1914] London Mounted Brigade: Brig Gen A. H. M. Taylor City of London Yeomanry 1st County of London Yeomanry 3rd County of London Yeomanry London Mounted Brigade Transport and Supply Column ASC London Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC 1st South Midland Mounted Brigade: Brig Gen E. A. Wiggin Warwickshire Yeomanry Gloucestershire Yeomanry Worcestershire Yeomanry 1st South Midland Mounted Brigade Transport and Supply Column ASC 1st South Midland Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC nd 2 South Midland Mounted Brigade: Brig Gen Earl of Longford Buckinghamshire Yeomanry Berkshire Yeomanry Oxfordshire Yeomanry [left ca. 22 Sep 1914] Dorset Yeomanry [assigned Sep 1914] 2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade Transport and Supply Column ASC 2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade: Brig Gen P. A. Kenna, VC Nottinghamshire (Sherwood Rangers) Yeomanry South Nottinghamshire Hussars Yeomanry Derbyshire Yeomanry Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade Transport and Supply Column ASC Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance RAMC Artillery485 I Brigade (TF) RHA II Brigade (TF) RHA A Battery, Honourable Artillery Company and Ammunition Column Berkshire Battery RHA and Ammunition Column Nottinghamshire Battery RHA and Ammunition Column Warwickshire Battery RHA and Ammunition Column [left 11 Sep 1914] B Battery, Honourable Artillery Company and Ammunition Column [assigned Sep 1914]
485
Becks Order of Battle of Divisions, Vol 2A, p 12, does not clearly indicate which battery is assigned to which of the two new TF brigades RHA, and I have located no other source that does. It may be B HAC and Berks in I and A HAC and Notts in II.
Mounted Divisions [2nd Mounted Division] Signal Service 2nd Mounted Division Signal Squadron Services 2nd Mounted Divisional Company ASC
407
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Appendix G: New Armies Divisions486

First New Army Divisions established 21 August 1914 under Army Order 324.
9th (Scottish) Division: Maj Gen C. J. Mackenzie [appointed 27 Aug 1914]487 26th Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen H. R. Kelham [appointed 21 Sep 1914]488 8th (S) Bn Black Watch 7th (S) Bn Seaforth Highlanders 8th (S) Bn Gordon Highlanders 5th (S) Bn Queens Own Cameron Highlanders th 27 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen W. E. Scott-Moncrieff [appointed 27 Aug 1194] 11th (S) Bn Royal Scots 12th (S) Bn Royal Scots 6th (S) Bn Royal Scots Fusiliers 10th (S) Bn Princess Louises th 28 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen S. W. Scrase-Dickens [appointed 9 Sep 1914] 6th (S) Bn Kings Own Scottish Borderers 9th (S) Bn Cameronians 10th (S) Bn Highland Light Infantry 11th (S) Bn Highland Light Infantry Army Troops 6th (S) Bn Bedfordshire Regiment 6th (S) Bn Leicestershire Regiment 9th (S) Bn Seaforth Highlanders [attached 3 Dec 1914]489 th 9 Cyclist Company CRA: Brig Gen E. H. Armitage [appointed 30 Sep 1914] L Brigade RFA 160th, 161st and 162nd Batteries RFA LI Brigade RFA 163rd, 164th and 165th Batteries RFA LII Brigade RFA 166th, 167th and 168th Batteries RFA LIII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 169th, 170th and 171st (Howitzer) Batteries RFA th 9 Heavy Battery RGA
486
Brigade and divisional ammunition columns were formed or forming but are not shown here. 487 Replaced 11 October 1914 by Brig Gen S. W. Scrase-Dickens as acting commander, and then 26 October 1914 by Lt-Gen Sir Charles Fergusson, Bt. Brig Gen S. ScraseDickens became acting commander again from 31 December 1914. 488 Replaced 16 November 1914 by Brig Gen E. G. Grogan. 489 Effectively a K3 battalion formed October 1914. It would become the divisions pioneer battalion in 1915.
New Armies Divisions [9th (Scottish) Division] Engineers 63rd Field Company RE 64th Field Company RE th 9 Signal Company RE Division Train Nos. 104, 105, 106 and 107 Companies ASC Medical 27th, 28th and 29th Field Ambulances RAMC 10th (Irish) Division: Lt Gen Sir B. T. Mahon [appointed 24 Aug 1914] 29th Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen R. J. Cooper [appointed 26 Aug 1914] 5th (S) Bn Royal Irish Regiment 6th (S) Bn Royal Irish Rifles 5th (S) Bn Connaught Rangers 6th (S) Bn Prince of Waless Leinster Regiment th 30 Infantry Brigade: Col L. L. Nicol [appointed 26 Aug 1914]490 6th (S) Bn Royal Munster Fusiliers 7th (S) Bn Royal Munster Fusiliers 6th (S) Bn Royal Dublin Fusiliers 7th (S) Bn Royal Dublin Fusiliers st 31 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen F. F. Hill [appointed 26 Aug 1914] 5th (S) Bn Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 6th (S) Bn Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 5th (S) Bn Princess Victorias 6th (S) Bn Princess Victorias Army Troops 10th Bn Hampshire Regiment th 10 Cyclist Company CRA: Brig Gen A. J. Abdy [appointed 8 Oct 1914] LIV Brigade RFA 172nd, 173rd and 174th Batteries RFA LV Brigade RFA 175th, 176th and 177th Batteries RFA LVI Brigade RFA 178th, 179th and 180th Batteries RFA LVII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 181st, 182nd and 183rd (Howitzer) Batteries RFA th 10 Heavy Battery RGA491 Engineers 65th Field Company RE 66th Field Company RE th 10 Signal Company RE Division Train Nos. 108, 109, 110 and 111 Companies ASC
490 491
409
Promoted 24 September 1914 to Brig Gen. Although formed for the division, it remained apart until 1915.
410
New Armies Divisions
[10th (Irish) Division] Medical 30th, 31st and 32nd Field Ambulances RAMC 11th (Northern) Division: Maj Gen F. Hammersley [appointed 22 Aug 1914] 32nd Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen H. Haggard [appointed 25 Aug 1914] 9th (S) Bn Prince of Wales Own 6th (S) Bn East Yorkshire Regiment 6th (S) Bn Alexandra, Princess of Wales Own 6th (S) Bn York and Lancaster Regiment rd 33 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen R. P. Maxwell [appointed 26 Aug 1914] 6th (S) Bn Lincolnshire Regiment 6th (S) Bn Border Regiment 7th (S) Bn South Staffordshire Regiment 9th (S) Bn Sherwood Foresters th 34 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen Hon. C. Lambton [appointed 24 Aug 1914] 8th (S) Bn Northumberland Fusiliers 9th (S) Bn Lancashire Fusiliers 8th (S) Bn Duke of Wellingtons 11th (S) Bn Manchester Regiment Army Troops 5th (S) Bn Dorsetshire Regiment CRA: Brig Gen R. D. Gubbins [appointed 5 Oct 1914] LVIII Brigade RFA 184th, 185th and 186th Batteries RFA LIX Brigade RFA 187th, 188th and 189th Batteries RFA LX Brigade RFA 190th, 191st and 192nd Batteries RFA LXI (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 193rd, 194th and 195th (Howitzer) Batteries RFA th 11 Heavy Battery RGA Engineers 67th Field Company RE 68th Field Company RE 11th Signal Company RE Division Train Nos. 112, 113, 114 and 115 Companies ASC Medical 33rd, 34th and 35th Field Ambulances RAMC 12th (Eastern) Division: Maj Gen J. Spens [appointed 24 Aug 1914] 35th Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen C. H. van Straubenzee [appointed 29 Aug 1914] 7th (S) Bn Norfolk Regiment 7th (S) Bn Suffolk Regiment 9th (S) Bn Essex Regiment 5th (S) Bn Princess Charlotte of Waless
New Armies Divisions [12th (Eastern) Division] 36th Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen H. B. Borradaile [appointed 24 Aug 1914] 8th (S) Bn Royal Fusiliers 9th (S) Bn Royal Fusiliers 7th (S) Bn Royal Sussex Regiment 11th (S) Bn Duke of Cambridges Own th 37 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen C. A. Fowler [appointed 26 Aug 1914] 6th (S) Bn The Queens 6th (S) Bn The Buffs 7th (S) Bn East Surrey Regiment 6th (S) Bn The Queens Own Army Troops 5th (S) Bn Northamptonshire Regiment th 12 Cyclist Company CRA: Brig Gen S. E. G. Lawless [appointed 3 Oct 1914] LXII Brigade RFA 196th, 197th and 198th Batteries RFA LXIII Brigade RFA 199th, 200th and 201st Batteries RFA LXIV Brigade RFA 202nd, 203rd and 204th Batteries RFA LXV (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 205th, 206th and 207th (Howitzer) Batteries RFA th 12 Heavy Battery RGA Engineers 69th Field Company RE 70th Field Company RE th 12 Signal Company RE Division Train Nos. 116, 117, 118 and 119 Companies ASC Medical 36th, 37th and 38th Field Ambulances RAMC 13th (Western) Division: Maj Gen R. G. Kekewich [appointed Aug 1914]492 38th Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen A. H. Baldwin [appointed 5 Sep 1914] 6th (S) Bn Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 6th (S) Bn East Lancashire Regiment 6th (S) Bn Prince of Waless Volunteers 6th (S) Bn Loyal North Lancashire Regiment th 39 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen W. de S. Cayley [appointed 28 Aug 1914] 9th (S) Bn Royal Warwickshire Regiment 7th (S) Bn Gloucestershire Regiment 9th (S) Bn Worcestershire Regiment 7th (S) Bn The Prince of Waless
492
411
Kekewich (who would die 5 November 1914) was replaced 26 October 1914 by Maj Gen H. B. Jeffreys.
412
[13th (Western) Division] 40th Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen J. H. du B. Travers [appointed 5 Sep 1914] 8th (S) Bn Cheshire Regiment 8th (S) Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers 4th (S) Bn South Wales Borderers 8th (S) Bn Welsh Regiment [pioneers Dec 1914] 5th (S) Bn The Duke of Edinburghs [Dec 1914 ex Army Troops] Army Troops 5th (S) Bn The Duke of Edinburghs [40th Brigade Dec 1914] 8th (S) Bn Welsh Regiment [Dec 1914 pioneers] th 13 Cyclist Company CRA: Brig Gen A. B. Helyar [appointed 12 Oct 1914] LXVI Brigade RFA 208th, 209th and 210th Batteries RFA LXVII Brigade RFA 211th, 212th and 213th Batteries RFA LXVIII Brigade RFA 214th, 215th and 216th Batteries RFA LXIX (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 217th, 218th and 219th (Howitzer) Batteries RFA th 13 Heavy Battery RGA Engineers 71st Field Company RE 72nd Field Company RE 13th Signal Company RE Division Train Nos. 120, 121, 122 and 123 Companies ASC Medical 39th, 40th and 41st Field Ambulances RAMC 14th (Light) Division493: Maj Gen T. L. N. Morland [appointed 7 Sep 1914]494 41st Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen F. A. Fortescue [appointed 23 Aug 1914] 7th (S) Bn Kings Royal Rifle Corps 8th (S) Bn Kings Royal Rifle Corps 7th (S) Bn The Rifle Brigade 8th (S) Bn The Rifle Brigade nd 42 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen C. J. Markham [appointed 24 Aug 1914] 5th (S) Bn Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 5th (S) Bn The Kings (Shropshire Light Infantry) 9th (S) Bn Kings Royal Rifle Corps 9th (S) Bn The Rifle Brigade
493
Began formation as 8th (Light) Division with 23rd, 24th and 25th Brigades and renumbered 17 Oct 1914 when a Regular 8th Division was authorized. 494 Replaced 17 Oct 1914 by Brig Gen F. A. Fortescue as acting commander and 22 October 1914 by Maj-Gen V. A. Couper. Brig Gen F. Fortescue was again acting commander beginning 30 December 1914.
New Armies Divisions [14th (Light) Division] 43rd Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen V. A. Couper [appointed 24 Aug 1914]495 6th (S) Bn Prince Alberts 6th (S) Bn The Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry 6th (S) Bn The Kings Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) 10th (S) Bn Durham Light Infantry Army Troops 11th (S) Bn The Kings (Liverpool Regiment) 8th (S) Bn Devonshire Regiment CRA: Brig Gen D. G. Prinsep XLVI Brigade RFA 148th, 149th and 150th Batteries RFA XLVII Brigade RFA 151st, 152nd and 153rd Batteries RFA XLVIII Brigade RFA 154th, 155th and 156th Batteries RFA XLIX (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 157th, 158th and 159th (Howitzer) Batteries RFA th 14 Heavy Battery RGA Engineers 61st Field Company RE 62nd Field Company RE 14th Signal Company RE Division Train Nos. 100, 101, 102 and 103 Companies ASC Medical 42nd, 43rd and 44th Field Ambulances RAMC
413
Second New Army Divisions established 11 September 1914 under Army Order 382..
15th (Scottish) Division Maj Gen A. Wallace [appointed 14 Sep 1914]496 44th Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen M. G. Wilkinson [appointed 14 Sep 1914] 9th (S) Bn Black Watch 8th (S) Bn Seaforth Highlanders 9th (S) Bn Gordon Highlanders 10th (S) Bn Gordon Highlanders th 45 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen F. E. Wallerstein [appointed 15 Sep 1914] 13th Bn Royal Scots 7th Bn Royal Scots Fusiliers
495 496
Replaced 31 Oct 1914 by Brig Gen G. Cockburn. Replaced 12 Decmeber 1914 by Brig Gen M. G. Wilinson (acting) and then 15 December 1914 by Maj-Gen C. J. Mackenzie.
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[15th (Scottish) Division] [45th Infantry Brigade] 6th (S) Bn Queens Own Cameron Highlanders 11th (S) Bn Princess Louises th 46 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen E. J. Cooper497 7th (S) Bn Kings Own Scottish Borderers 8th (S) Bn Kings Own Scottish Borderers 10th (S) Bn Cameronians 12th (S) Bn Highland Light Infantry Army Troops 7th (S) Bn Bedfordshire Regiment 7th (S) Bn Leicestershire Regiment th 15 Cyclist Company CRA: Brig Gen E. A. Lambart [appointed 3 Oct 1914] LXX Brigade RFA 220th, 221st and 222nd Batteries RFA LXX Brigade RFA 223rd, 224th and 225th Batteries RFA LXXII Brigade RFA 226th, 227th and 228th Batteries RFA LXXIII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 229th, 230th and 231st (Howitzer) Batteries RFA th 15 Heavy Battery RGA Engineers 73rd Field Company RE 74th Field Company RE th 15 Signal Company RE Division Train Nos. 138, 139, 140 and 141 Companies ASC 16th (Irish) Division: Lt Gen Sir I. W. Parsons [appointed 23 Sep 1914] 47th Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen P. J. Miles [appointed 15 Sep 1914] 6th (S) Bn Royal Irish Regiment 6th (S) Bn Connaught Rangers 7th (S) Bn Prince of Waless Leinster Regiment 8th (S) Bn Royal Munster Fusiliers th 48 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen K. G. Buchanon [appointed 18 Sep 1914] 7th (S) Bn Royal Irish Rifles 9th (S) Bn Royal Munster Fusiliers 8th (S) Bn Royal Dublin Fusiliers 9th (S) Bn Royal Dublin Fusiliers
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Replaced 30 November 1914 by Lt Col G. de W. Verner as acting commander, and then 9 Dec 1914 by Brig Gen A. G. Duff.
New Armies Divisions [16th (Irish) Division] 49th Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen R. D. Longe [appointed 15 Sep 1914] 7th (S) Bn Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 8th (S) Bn Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 7th (S) Bn Princess Victorias 8th (S) Bn Princess Victorias Army Troops 11th Bn Hampshire Regiment498 th 16 Cyclist Company CRA: Brig Gen C. E. Goulburn [appointed 25 Oct 1914] LXXIV Brigade RFA 232nd, 233rd and 234th Batteries RFA LXXV Brigade RFA 235th, 236th and 237th Batteries RFA LXXVI Brigade RFA 238th, 239th and 240th Batteries RFA LXXVII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 241st, 242nd and 243rd (Howitzer) Batteries RFA th 16 Heavy Battery RGA Engineers 75th Field Company RE 76th Field Company RE th 16 Signal Company RE Division Train Nos. 142, 143, 144 and 145 Companies ASC 17th (Northern) Division: Maj Gen W. R. Kenyon-Slaney [appointed 18 Sep 1914] 50th Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen C. T. Reay [appointed 11 Sep 1914] 10th (S) Bn Prince of Wales Own 7th (S) Bn East Yorkshire Regiment 7th (S) Bn Alexandra, Princess of Wales Own 7th (S) Bn York and Lancaster Regiment st 51 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen W. B. Capper [appointed 3 Sep 1914]499 7th (S) Bn Lincolnshire Regiment 7th (S) Bn Border Regiment 8th (S) Bn South Staffordshire Regiment 10th (S) Bn Sherwood Foresters nd 52 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen H. C. Surtees [appointed 14 Sep 1914] 9th (S) Bn Northumberland Fusiliers 10th (S) Bn Lancashire Fusiliers 9th (S) Bn Duke of Wellingtons 12th (S) Bn Manchester Regiment Army Troops 6th (S) Bn Dorsetshire Regiment
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Converted 3 December 1914 as pioneer battalion for the division. Replaced 1 October 1914 by Brig Gen W. S. Kays.
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[17th (Northern) Division] CRA: Brig Gen A. B. Purvis [appointed 13 Oct 1914] LXXVIII Brigade RFA 244th, 245th and 246th Batteries RFA LXXIX Brigade RFA 247th, 248th and 249th Batteries RFA LXXX Brigade RFA 250th, 251st and 252nd Batteries RFA LXXXI (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 253rd, 254th and 255th (Howitzer) Batteries RFA th 17 Heavy Battery RGA Engineers 77th Field Company RE 78th Field Company RE th 17 Signal Company RE Division Train Nos. 146, 147, 148 and 149 Companies ASC 18th (Eastern) Division: Lt Gen Sir L. W. Parsons [appointed 14 Sep 1914]500 53rd Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen F. B. W. Richardson [appointed 16 Sep 1914] 8th (S) Bn Norfolk Regiment 8th (S) Bn Suffolk Regiment 10th (S) Bn Essex Regiment 6th (S) Bn Princess Charlotte of Waless th 54 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen H. B. Scaife [appointed 16 Sep 1914] 10th (S) Bn Royal Fusiliers [Army Troops Oct 1914] 11th (S) Bn Royal Fusiliers 8th (S) Bn Royal Sussex Regiment 12th (S) Bn Duke of Cambridges Own 6th (S) Bn Northamptonshire Regiment [Nov 1914 ex Army Troops] th 55 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen J. H. Poett [appointed 19 Sep 1914] 7th (S) Bn The Queens 7th (S) Bn The Buffs 8th (S) Bn East Surrey Regiment 7th (S) Bn The Queens Own Army Troops 6th (S) Bn Northamptonshire Regiment [to 54th Brigade Nov 1914] 10th (S) Bn Royal Fusiliers [ex 54th Brigade Oct 1914] th 18 Cyclist Company CRA: F. G. Stone [appointed 28 Oct 1914] LXXXII Brigade RFA 256th, 257th and 258th Batteries RFA LXXXIII Brigade RFA 259th, 260th and 261st Batteries RFA
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Transferred 22 Sep 1914 to 16th (Irish) Division and replaced 2 October 1914 by Maj-Gen. P. I. Maxse.
New Armies Divisions [18th (Eastern) Division] LXXXIV Brigade RFA 262nd, 263rd and 264th Batteries RFA LXXXV (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 265th, 266th and 267th (Howitzer) Batteries RFA th 18 Heavy Battery RGA Engineers 79th Field Company RE 80th Field Company RE 18th Signal Company RE Division Train Nos. 150, 151, 152 and 153 Companies ASC 19th (Western) Division: Lt Gen Sir C. G. M. Fasken [appointed 25 Sep 1914] 56th Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen H. B. Lewis [appointed 18 Sep 1914] 7th (S) Bn Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 7th (S) Bn East Lancashire Regiment 7th (S) Bn Prince of Waless Volunteers 7th (S) Bn Loyal North Lancashire Regiment th 57 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen L. T. C. Twyford [appointed 14 Sep 1914] 10th (S) Bn Royal Warwickshire Regiment 8th (S) Bn Gloucestershire Regiment 10th (S) Bn Worcestershire Regiment 8th (S) Bn The Prince of Waless th 58 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen C. T. Becker [appointed 15 Sep 1914] 9th (S) Bn Cheshire Regiment 9th (S) Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers 5th (S) Bn South Wales Borderers [pioneers Dec 1914] 9th (S) Bn Welsh Regiment 6th (S) Bn The Duke of Edinburghs [Dec 1914 ex Army Troops] Army Troops 6th (S) Bn The Duke of Edinburghs [58th Brigade Dec 1914] 5th (S) Bn South Wales Borderers [Dec 1914, pioneers] th 19 Cyclist Company CRA: Brig Gen W. H. Stuart LXXXVI Brigade RFA 268th, 269th and 270th Batteries RFA LXXXVII Brigade RFA 271st, 272nd and 273rd Batteries RFA LXXXVIII Brigade RFA 274th, 275th and 276th Batteries RFA LXXXIX (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 277th, 278th and 279th (Howitzer) Batteries RFA th 19 Heavy Battery RGA
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[19th (Western) Division] Engineers 81st Field Company RE 82nd Field Company RE th 19 Signal Company RE Division Train Nos. 154, 155, 156 and 157 Companies ASC 20th (Light) Division: Maj Gen Sir E. O. F. Hamilton [appointed 15 Sept 1914]501 59th Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen G. F. Leslie [appointed 14 Sep 1914] 10th (S) Bn Kings Royal Rifle Corps 11th (S) Bn Kings Royal Rifle Corps 10th (S) Bn The Rifle Brigade 11th (S) Bn The Rifle Brigade th 60 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen A. E. W. Colville [appointed 12 Sep 1914] 6th (S) Bn Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 6th (S) Bn The Kings (Shropshire Light Infantry) 12th (S) Bn Kings Royal Rifle Corps 12th (S) Bn The Rifle Brigade st 61 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen OD. C. Grattan [appointed 18 Sep 1914] 7th (S) Bn Prince Alberts 7th (S) Bn The Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry 7th (S) Bn The Kings Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) 11th (S) Bn Durham Light Infantry Army Troops 12th (S) Bn The Kings (Liverpool Regiment) 9th (S) Bn Devonshire Regiment th 20 Cyclist Company CRA: Brig Gen J. Hotham [appointed 3 Nov 1914] XC Brigade RFA 280th, 281st and 282nd Batteries RFA XCI Brigade RFA 283rd. 284th and 285th Batteries RFA XCII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 286th, 287th and 288th (Howitzer) Batteries RFA XCIII Brigade RFA 289th, 290th and 291st Batteries RFA th 20 Heavy Battery RGA Engineers 83rd Field Company RE 84th Field Company RE th 20 Signal Company RE Division Train Nos. 158, 159, 160 and 161 Companies ASC
501
Replaced 19 October 1914 by Bgig Gen R. H. Davies (promoted 26 Oct 1914).
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Third New Army Divisions established 13 September 1914 by Army Order 388..
21st Division: Lt Gen Sir E. T. H. Hutton [appointed 16 Sep 1914] 62nd Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen T. G. L. H. Armstrong [appointed 18 Sep 1914] 12th (S) Bn Northumberland Fusiliers 13th (S) Bn Northumberland Fusiliers 8th (S) Bn East Yorkshire Regiment 10th (S) Bn Alexandra, Princess of Wales Own rd 63 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen G. J. Fitz M. Soady [appointed 18 Sep 1914] 8th (S) Bn Lincolnshire Regiment 8th (S) Bn Prince Alberts 12th (S) Bn The Prince of Wales Own 10th (S) Bn York and Lancaster Regiment th 64 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen H. S. Fitzgerald [appointed 18 Sep 1914] 9th (S) Bn The Kings Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) 10th (S) Bn The Kings Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) 14th (S) Bn Durham Light Infantry 15th (S) Bn Durham Light Infantry Army Troops 14th (S) Bn Northumberland Fusiliers 13th (S) Bn Kings Royal Rifle Corps 13th (S) Bn The Rifle Brigade CRA: Brig Gen C. H. Alexander [appointed 9 Nov 1914] XCIV Brigade RFA 292nd, 293rd and 294th Batteries RFA XCV Brigade RFA 95th, 296th and 297th Batteries RFA XCVI Brigade RFA 298th, 299th and 300th Batteries RFA XCVII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 301st, 302nd and 303rd (Howitzer)Batteries RFA st 21 Heavy Battery RGA Engineers 85th Field Company RE 86th Field Company RE st 21 Signal Company RE Division Train Nos. 182, 183, 184 and 185 Companies ASC 22nd Division: Maj Gen R. A. Montgomery [appointed 17 Sep 1914] 65th Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen F. W. J. Caulfeild [appointed 23 Sep 1914] 9th (S) Bn The Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 14th (S) Bn The Kings (Liverpool Regiment) 12th (S) Bn Lancashire Fusiliers 9th (S) Bn East Lancashire Regiment
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[22nd Division] 66th Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen C. P. Ridley [appointed 30 Sep 1914] 9th (S) Bn Border Regiment 9th (S) Bn The Prince of Waless Volunteers 8th (S) Bn The Kings (Shropshire Light Infantry) 13th (S) Bn Manchester Regiment502 th 67 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen R. B. Williams [appointed 19 Sep 1914]] 11th (S) Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers 7th (S) Bn South Wales Borderers 8th (S) Bn South Wales Borderers 11th (S) Bn Welsh Regiment Army Troops 12th (S) Bn Cheshire Regiment 9th (S) Bn The Prince of Waless 10th (S) Bn Loyal North Lancashire Regiment CRA: Brig Gen J. W. Hawkins [appointed 31 Oct 1914] XCVIII Brigade RFA 304th, 305th and 306th Batteries RFA XCIX Brigade RFA 307th, 308th and 309th Batteries RFA C Brigade RFA 310th, 311th and 312th Btys Batteries RFA CI (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 313th, 314th and 315th (Howitzer) Batteries RFA nd 22 Heavy Battery RGA Engineers 87th Field Company RE 88th Field Company RE nd 22 Signal Company RE Division Train Nos. 186, 187, 188 and 189 Companies ASC 23rd Division: Maj Gen J. M. Babington [appointed 18 Sep 1914] 68th Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen G. H. Ovens [appointed 29 Sep 1914]503 10th (S) Bn Northumberland Fusiliers 11th (S) Bn Northumberland Fusiliers 12th (S) Bn Durham Light Infantry 13th (S) Bn Durham Light Infantry th 69 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen F. S. Derham [appointed 29 Sep 1914] 11th (S) Bn The Prince of Waless Own 8th (S) Bn Alexandra, Princess of Waless Own 9th (S) Bn Alexandra, Princess of Waless Own 10th (S) Bn The Duke of Wellingtons
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14th (S) Bn of the regiment was supposed to go to 66th Brigade but was replaced by the 13th (S) Bn, which had been originally allotted as Army Troops, 25th Division. 503 Replaced 19 November 1914 by Brig Gen B. J. C. Doran.
New Armies Divisions [23rd Division] 70th Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen Sir D. A. Kinloch, Bt [appointed 25 Sep 1914] 11th (S) Bn Sherwood Foresters 8th (S) Bn The Kings Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) 8th (S) Bn York and Lancaster Regiment 9th (S) Bn York and Lancaster Regiment Army Troops 8th (S) Bn Leicestershire Regiment 9th (S) Bn Leicestershire Regiment 9th (S) Bn South Staffordshire Regiment CRA: Col F. B. Elmslie [appointed 6 Nov 1914]504 CII Brigade RFA 316th, 317th and 318th Batteries RFA CIII Brigade RFA 319th, 320th and 321st Batteries RFA CIV Brigade RFA 322nd, 323rd and 324th Batteries RFA CV (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 325th, 326th and 327th (Howitzer) Batteries RFA rd 23 Heavy Battery RGA Engineers 89th Field Company RE 90th Field Company RE rd 23 Signal Company RE Division Train Nos. 190, 191, 192 and 193 Companies ASC 24th Division: Maj Gen Sir J. G. Ramsay [appointed 19 Sep 1914] 71st Brigade: Brig Gen B. St J. Barter [appointed 17 Sep 1914] 9th (S) Bn Norfolk Regiment 9th (S) Bn Suffolk Regiment 8th (S) Bn Bedfordshire Regiment 11th (S) Bn Essex Regiment nd 72 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen R. B. Mitford [appointed 19 Sep 1914] 8th (S) Bn The Queens 8th (S) Bn The Buffs 9th (S) Bn East Surrey Regiment 8th (S) Bn The Queens Own rd 73 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen W. A. Oswald [appointed 19 Sep 1914] 12th (S) Bn Royal Fusiliers 9th (S) Bn Royal Sussex Regiment 7th (S) Bn Northamptonshire Regiment 13th (S) Bn The Duke of Cambridges Own
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Appointed as temporary commander and replaced 18 November 1914 by Brig Gen F. B. Elmslie.
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[24th Division] Army Troops 11th (S) Bn Royal Warwickshire Regiment 13th (S) Bn Royal Fusiliers 12th (S) Bn Sherwood Foresters CRA: Brig Gen Sir G. V. Thomas [appointed 9 Nov 1914] CVI Brigade RFA 328th, 329th and 330th Batteries RFA CVII Brigade RFA 331st, 332nd and 333rd Batteries RFA CVIII Brigade RFA 334th, 335th and 336th Batteries RFA CIX (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 337th, 338th and 339th (Howitzer) Batteries RFA th 24 Heavy Battery RGA Engineers 91st Field Company RE 92nd Field Company RE th 24 Signal Company RE Division Train Nos. 194, 195, 196 and 197 Companies ASC 25th Division: Maj Gen F. Ventris [appointed 18 Sep 1914] 74th Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen A. J. W. Allen [appointed 18 Sep 1914] 11th (S) Bn Lancashire Fusiliers505 13th (S) Bn Cheshire Regiment [joined Oct 1914] 8th (S) Bn East Lancashire Regiment 8th (S) Bn Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 9th (S) Bn Loyal North Lancashire Regiment th 75 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen J. A. H. Woodward [appointed 19 Sep 1914] 10th (S) Bn Cheshire Regiment 11th (S) Bn Cheshire Regiment 8th (S) Bn Border Regiment 8th (S) Bn The Prince of Waless Volunteers th 76 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen H. J. Archdale [appointed 20 Sep 1914] 8th (S) Bn The Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 10th (S) Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers 6th (S) Bn South Wales Borderers 7th (S) Bn The Kings (Shropshire Light Infantry) Army Troops506 13th (S) Bn The Kings (Liverpool Regiment)
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Briefly Army Troops, 25th Division but then assigned to 74th Brigade. 13th (S) Bn Manchester Regiment had been allotted as Army Troops, 25th Division but was then shifted to 66th Brigade, 22nd Division, replacing the regiments 14th (S) Bn.
New Armies Divisions [25th Division] CRA: Brig Gen H. A. Bethell [appointed 10 Nov 1914] CX Brigade RFA 340th, 341st and 342nd Batteries RFA CXI Brigade RFA 343rd, 344th and 345th Btys Batteries RFA CXII Brigade RFA 346th, 347th and 348th Batteries RFA CXIII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA 349th, 350th and 351st (Howitzer) Batteries RFA th 25 Heavy Battery RGA Engineers 93rd Field Company RE 94th Field Company RE 25th Signal Company RE Division Train Nos. 198, 199, 200 and 201 Companies ASC 26th Division: Maj Gen E. C. W. MacKenzie-Kennedy [appointed 18 Sep 1914] 77th Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen H. P. Shekelton [appointed 25 Sep 1914]507 8th (S) Bn Royal Scots Fusiliers 11th (S) Bn Cameronians 10th (S) Bn Black Watch 12th (S) Bn Princess Louises th 78 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen E. A. DA. Thomas [appointed 25 Sep 1914] 9th (S) Bn Gloucestershire Regiment 11th (S) Bn Worcestershire Regiment 7th (S) Bn Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 7th (S) Bn Princess Charlotte of Waless th 79 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen J. Fisher [appointed 17 Sep 1914] 10th (S) Bn Devonshire Regiment 8th (S) Bn Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry 12th (S) Bn Hampshire Regiment 7th (S) Bn The Duke of Edinburghs Army Troops 10th (S) Bn Gloucestershire Regiment 8th (S) Bn Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 8th (S) Bn Princess Charlotte of Waless CRA: Brig Gen E. M. Flint [appointed 17 Nov 1914] CXIV Brigade RFA 352nd, 353rd and 354th Batteries RFA CXV Brigade RFA 355th, 356th and 357th Batteries RFA CXVI Brigade RFA 358th, 359th and 360th Batteries RFA
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[26th Division] CXVII (Howitzer) Brigade RFA508 361st and 362nd (Howitzer) Batteries RFA th 26 Heavy Battery RGA Engineers 95th Field Company RE 96th Field Company RE 26th Signal Company RE Division Train Nos. 202, 203, 204 and 205 Companies ASC
Fourth New Army Divisions established 14 September 1914 under Army Order 389. They were to be numbered 27 to 32, but the planned final Regular divisions took the numbers 27 to 29, and the K4 divisions were renumbered 30th to 35th. A War Office letter of 25 October 1914 gave the composition of the infantry; this was changed somewhat by an Army Order in 19 November 1914 making some changes. This also indicated that brigade commanders would be appointed. The Fourth New Army had little beyond its infantry and engineer components formed in 1914. Training Centres for the infantry and artillery were identified on 5 December 1914, and these new divisions may have begun to assemble sometime after that date.509 The engineers (stripped in January 1915) were used to bring other divisions up to the new establishment of three companies each. In April 1915 its battalions became reserve units to support New Armies battalions committed to combat and the divisions were broken up. A subsequent Fourth New Army was then formed from existing divisions, which were renumbered as 30th to 35th.
30th Division 89th Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen +H. P. Leach [appointed 4 Dec 1914]] 15th (S) Bn Northumberland Fusiliers 11th (S) Bn Alexandra, Princess of Waless Own 16th (S) Bn Durham Light Infantry 17th (S) Bn Durham Light Infantry th 90 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen A. J. A. Wright [appointed 28 Nov 1914] 13th (S) Bn The Prince of Waless Own 9th (S) Bn East Yorkshire Regiment 11th (S) Bn The Kings Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) The third battery, 363rd, was not formed until 1915. No K4 battalions were attached to divisions as Army Troops, but six were unbrigaded: 13th (S) Bn Lancashire Fusiliers; 9th (S) Bn Royal Scots Fusiliers; 10th (S) Bn Border Regiment; 11th (S) Bn South Staffordshire Regiment; 11th (S) Bn The Prince of Waless; and 11th (S) Bn Gordon Highlanders.
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New Armies Divisions [30th Division] [90th Infantry Brigade] 11th (S) Bn York and Lancaster Regiment st 91 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen F. C. Godley [appointed 7 Dec 1914] 9th (S) Bn Lincolnshire Regiment 11th (S) Bn The Duke of Wellingtons 14th (S) Bn Sherwood Foresters 14th (S) Bn Manchester Regiment Engineers 97th Field Company RE 98th Field Company RE 31st Division 92nd Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen G. H. C. Colomb [appointed 1 Dec 1914] 14th (S) Bn Kings Royal Rifle Corps 15th (S) Bn Kings Royal Rifle Corps 14th (S) Bn Rifle Brigade 15th (S) Bn Rifle Brigade rd 93 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen W. H. H. Waters [appointed 1 Dec 1914] 9th (S) Bn The Queens 9th (S) Bn The Queens Own 14th (S) Bn The Duke of Cambridges Own 15th (S) Bn The Duke of Cambridges Own th 94 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen J. R. M. Dalrymple-Hay [appointed 28 Nov 1914] 10th (S) Bn Norfolk Regiment 10th (S) Bn Suffolk Regiment 9th (S) Bn Bedfordshire Regiment 12th (S) Bn Essex Regiment [left 28 Nov 1914] 11th (S) Bn Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [joined 28 Nov 1914] Engineers 99th Field Company RE 100th Field Company RE 32nd Division 95th Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen G. A. Mills [appointed 1 Dec 1914] 9th (S) Bn The Buffs 14th (S) Bn Royal Fusiliers 15th (S) Bn Royal Fusiliers 10th (S) Bn East Surrey Regiment th 96 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen J. E. W. S. Caulfeild [appointed 30 Nov 1914] 12th (S) Bn Royal Warwickshire Regiment [left 12 Dec 1914] 10th (S) Bn Leicestershire Regiment [joined 12 Dec 1914] 13th (S) Bn Hampshire Regiment 9th (S) Bn Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 9th (S) Bn Princess Charlotte of Waless th 97 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen F. F. English [appointed 30 Nov 1914] 10th (S) Bn Leicestershire Regiment [left 12 Dec 1914] 12th (S) Bn Royal Warwickshire Regiment [joined 12 Dec 1914]
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[32nd Division] [97th Infantry Brigade] 13th (S) Bn Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th (S) Bn Royal Sussex Regiment 13th (S) Bn Highland Light Infantry Engineers 101st Field Company RE 102nd Field Company RE 33rd Division 98th Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen J. M. Gordon [appointed 7 Dec 1914] 9th (S) Bn Prince Alberts 12th (S) Bn Worcestershire Regiment 13th (S) Bn Worcestershire Regiment 13th (S) Bn Sherwood Foresters th 99 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen P. Holland [appointed 5 Dec 1914] 10th (S) Bn The Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 10th (S) Bn East Lancashire Regiment 10th (S) Bn South Staffordshire Regiment 10th (S) Bn The Prince of Waless th 100 Infantry Brigade:510 Brig Gen H. D. McIntyre [appointed 1 Dec 1914] 11th (S) Bn Devonshire Regiment 11th (S) Bn East Surrey Regiment Engineers 103rd Field Company RE 104th Field Company RE 34th Division 101st Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen S. B. Jameson [appointed 4 Dec 1914] 12th (S) Bn Cameronians 11th (S) Bn Black Watch 10th (S) Bn Seaforth Highlanders 8th (S) Bn Queens Own Cameron Highlanders nd 102 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen R. B. Fell [appointed 29 Nov 1914] 14th (S) Bn The Royal Scots 9th (S) Bn Kings Own Scottish Borderers 7th (S) Bn Dorsetshire Regiment 8th (S) Bn The Duke of Edinburghs rd 103 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen G. de S. De Lisle [appointed 28 Nov 1914] 16th (S) Bn Royal Fusiliers 14th (S) Bn The Prince of Waless Own 9th (S) Bn Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry 8th (S) Bn Northamptonshire Regiment Engineers 105th Field Company RE 106th Field Company RE
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The brigade had only two battalions.
New Armies Divisions 35th Division 104th Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen M. Q. Jones [appointed 9 Dec 1914] 12th (S) Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers 9th (S) Bn South Wales Borderers 12th (S) Bn Welsh Regiment 9th (S) Bn The Kings (Shropshire Light Infantry) th 105 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen C. M. Brunker [appointed 1 Dec 1914] 15th (S) Bn The Kings (Liverpool Regiment) 16th (S) Bn The Kings (Liverpool Regiment) 14th (S) Bn Cheshire Regiment 10th (S) Bn The Prince of Waless Volunteers th 106 Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen E. H. Rodwell [appointed 29 Nov 1914] 10th (S) Bn Bedfordshire Regiment 11th (S) Bn Gloucestershire Regiment 11th (S) Bn Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [left 28 Nov 1914] 12th (S) Bn Essex Regiment [joined 28 Nov 1914] 13th (S) Bn Princess Louises Engineers 107th Field Company RE 108th Field Company RE
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Other Formations These were both the original Fifth New Army (which would become the new Fourth New Army) and some other formations. The Fifth New Army (37th to 42nd Divisions) was authorized 10 December 1914. The divisions were all formed from locally raised battalions. The Army did not take over these battalions until the summer of 1915 or later, but their designations and assignments flowed from the 10 December instructions. The K5 divisions werefor the most partnot assembled as divisions or brigades until 1915. And, except for the Ulster Division, did not have commanders until 1915 as well. In addition, there were two special locally raised divisions (from Ulster and Wales); the former had already been numbered as 36th and the latter took the number 43.511 In April 1915, the K5 37th to 42nd Divisions became the new K4 and were renumbered in sequence with the numbers 30 to 35. The three remaining
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A variety of K1, K2 and K3 battalions rendered surplus to needs of the first 18 divisions were grouped as the provisional 44th Division, although this did not actually occur until after December 1914. Many of the divisions battalions appear as Army Troops attached to earlier New Armies divisions.
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divisions of this group went into a Sixth New Army authorized in 1915, and were likewise renumbered at least in part: 36th (Ulster) Division kept its number; the provisional 44th Division became a new 37th Division, and the Welsh Division was renumbered as 38th. What would be the final New Armies divisions (39th to 41st) did not actually form until August and September 1915.
36th (Ulster) Division: Maj Gen C. H. Powell [appointed 23 Sep 1914] 107th (1st Ulster) Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen G. H. H. Couchman [appointed 14 Sep 1914] 8th (S) Bn Royal Irish Rifles (East Belfast) 9th (S) Bn Royal Irish Rifles (West Belfast) 10th (S) Bn Royal Irish Rifles (South Belfast) 15th (S) Bn Royal Irish Rifles (North Belfast) th nd 108 (2 Ulster) Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen G. W. Hacket Pain [appointed 14 Sep 1914] 11th (S) Bn Royal Irish Rifles (South Antrim) 12th (S) Bn Royal Irish Rifles (Central Antrim) 13th (S) Bn Royal Irish Rifles (1st Co. Down) 9th (S) Bn Princess Victorias (Co. Armagh) th rd 109 (3 Ulster) Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen T. E. Hickman [appointed 14 Sep 1914] 9th (S) Bn Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (Co. Tyrone) 10th (S) Bn Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (Derry) 11th (S) Bn Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (Donegal and Fermanagh) 14th (S) Bn Royal Irish Rifles (Young Citizens) Army Troops 16th (S) Bn Royal Irish Rifles (2nd Co. Down) Service Squadron, 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons Engineers 121st Field Company RE 122nd Field Company RE th 36 Signal Company Division Train Nos. 251, 252, 253 and 254 Companies ASC Services 108th Field Ambulance RAMC 109th Field Ambulance RAMC 110th Field Ambulance RAMC 37th Division 110th Infantry Brigade 17th (S) Bn The Kings (Liverpool Regiment) (1st City) 18th (S) Bn The Kings (Liverpool Regiment) (2nd City) 19th (S) Bn The Kings (Liverpool Regiment) (3rd City) 20th (S) Bn The Kings (Liverpool Regiment) (4th City) th 111 Infantry Brigade 16th (S) Bn Manchester Regiment (1st City) 17th (S) Bn Manchester Regiment (2nd City)
New Armies Divisions [37th Division] [111th Infantry Brigade] 18th (S) Bn Manchester Regiment (3rd City) 19th (S) Bn Manchester Regiment (4th City) th 112 Infantry Brigade 20th (S) Bn Manchester Regiment (5th City) 21st (S) Bn Manchester Regiment (6th City) 22nd (S) Bn Manchester Regiment (7th City) 24th (S) Bn Manchester Regiment (Oldham) 38th Division 113th Infantry Brigade 10th (S) Bn East Yorkshire Regiment (1st Hull) 11th (S) Bn East Yorkshire Regiment (2nd Hull) 12th (S) Bn East Yorkshire Regiment (3rd Hull) 13th (S) Bn East Yorkshire Regiment (4th Hull) th 114 Infantry Brigade512 15th (S) Bn The Prince of Waless Own (1st Leeds) 16th (S) Bn The Prince of Waless Own (1st Bradford) 18th (S) Bn Durham Light Infantry (1st County) th 115 Infantry Brigade 11th (S) Bn East Lancashire Regiment (Accrington) 12th (S) Bn York and Lancaster Regiment (Sheffield) 13th (S) Bn York and Lancaster Regiment (1st Barnsley) 14th (S) Bn York and Lancaster Regiment (2nd Barnsley) 39th Division 116th Infantry Brigade 14th (S) Bn Royal Warwickshire Regiment (1st Birmingham) 15th (S) Bn Royal Warwickshire Regiment (2nd Birmingham) 16th (S) Bn Royal Warwickshire Regiment (3rd Birmingham) 12th (S) Bn Gloucestershire Regiment (Bristol) th 117 Infantry Brigade513 16th (S) Bn Northumberland Fusiliers (Newcastle) 15th (S) Bn Lancashire Fusiliers (1st Salford) 16th (S) Bn Lancashire Fusiliers (2nd Salford) th 118 Infantry Brigade 11th (S) Bn Border Regiment (Lonsdale) 15th (S) Bn Highland Light Infantry (1st Glasgow) 16th (S) Bn Highland Light Infantry (2nd Glasgow) 17th (S) Bn Highland Light Infantry (3rd Glasgow)
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The final battalion of the brigade18th (S) Bn The Prince of Waless Own (2nd Bradford)was not raised until 22 January 1915. 513 The final battalion of the brigade19th (S) Bn Lancashire Fusiliers (3rd Salford) was raised 15 January 1915.
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40th Division 119th Infantry Brigade 18th (S) Bn Royal Fusiliers (1st Public Schools) 19th (S) Bn Royal Fusiliers (2nd Public Schools) 20th (S) Bn Royal Fusiliers (3rd Public Schools) 21st (S) Bn Royal Fusiliers (4th Public Schools) th 120 Infantry Brigade 17th (S) Bn Royal Fusiliers (Empire) 22nd (S) Bn Royal Fusiliers (Kensington) 23rd (S) Bn Royal Fusiliers (1st Sportsmans) 24th (S) Bn Royal Fusiliers (2nd Sportsmans) st 121 Infantry Brigade 13th (S) Bn Essex Regiment (West Ham) 16th (S) Bn The Duke of Cambridges Own (Public Schools) 17th (S) Bn The Duke of Cambridges Own (1st Football) 16th (S) Bn Kings Royal Rifle Corps (Church Lads Brigade) 41st Division 122nd Infantry Brigade 15th (S) Bn Royal Scots (1st Edinburgh) 16th (S) Bn Royal Scots (2nd Edinburgh) 10th (S) Bn Lincolnshire Regiment (Grimsby) 11th (S) Bn Suffolk Regiment (Cambridgeshire) rd 123 Infantry Brigade 20th (S) Bn Northumberland Fusiliers (1st Tyneside Scottish) 21st (S) Bn Northumberland Fusiliers (2nd Tyneside Scottish) 22nd (S) Bn Northumberland Fusiliers (3rd Tyneside Scottish) 23rd (S) Bn Northumberland Fusiliers (4th Tyneside Scottish) th 124 Infantry Brigade514 24th (S) Bn Northumberland Fusiliers (1st Tyneside Irish) 25th (S) Bn Northumberland Fusiliers (2nd Tyneside Irish) 26th (S) Bn Northumberland Fusiliers (3rd Tyneside Irish) 42nd Division515 125th Infantry Brigade516 17th (S) Bn Lancashire Fusiliers (1st South-East Lancashire) 18th (S) Bn Lancashire Fusiliers (2nd South-East Lancashire) 23rd (S) Bn Manchester Regiment (8th City)
The final battalion27th (S) Bn Northumberland Fusiliers (4th Tyneside Irish) was raised in January 1915. 515 The infantry of this division were bantam battalions. 516 The final battalion for this brigade20th (S) Bn Lancashire Fusiliers (4th Salford) was not raised until 23 March 1915.
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The final two battalions of the brigade14th (S) Bn Gloucestershire Regiment (West of England) and 15th (S) Bn Sherwood Foresters (Nottingham)were not raised until 22 April 1915 and February 1915, respectively. 518 The other three battalions in the brigade were all raised later: 17th (S) Bn The Royal Scots (Roseberry) in February 1915; 19th (S) Bn Durham Light Infantry (2nd County) 13 January 1915; and 18th (S) Bn Highland Light Infantry (4th Glasgow) 26 February 1915. 519 The final battalion of this brigade, 17th (S) Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd North Wales), was raised 2 February 1915. 520 These would be numbered in March 1915 as 129th, 130th (St John) and 131st Field Ambulances.
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Appendix H: Division Establishments

This Appendix contains information on the two types of divisions (infantry and cavalry) and their constituent parts.521 However, the number of discrepancies among the sources is amazing; even two official history volumes give different numbers for a Regular infantry division in 1914.
Infantry Division A Regular infantry division had an establishment of just over 18,000 men.522
Headquarters 3 Infantry Brigades HQ Divl Artillery 3 Brigades RFA 1 Howitzer Brigade RFA 1 Heavy Battery RGA Divl Ammunition Column HQ Divl engineers 2 Field Companies RE 1 Signal Company 1 Cavalry Squadron Divisional Train 3 Field Ambulances Total Personnel 82 12,165 22 2,385 755 198 568 13 434 162 159 428 702 18,073 Horses 54 741 20 2,244 697 144 709 8 152 80 167 378 198 5,592
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I have generally followed the organizational details in Gudmundsson, The British Expeditionary Force 1914-15. However, his totals do not always match up with the summary totals given in Edmonds, Military Operations: France and Belgium, 1914, Vol I. I have not tried to recalculate division strengths from Gudmundssons individual details. Other sources are Fosten and Marrion, The British Army 1914-18 and Rawson, British Army Handbook 1914-1918. 522 This table is taken from Edmonds, Military Operations: France and Belgium, 1914, Vol I, p 487. However, Fosten and Marrion, The British Army 1914-18, p 9 give a somewhat different total of 18,675 (598 officers and 18,077 other ranks). In part this discrepancy is explained by a larger total for divisional trains. In addition, another official history, Becks Order of Battle of Divisions, Vol 1 (p 126) gives a total establishment of 18,179, but does not include strengths below that summary total that might show where he and Edmonds diverge.
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Transport was primarily horse-drawn, with 5,594 horses and 877 carts and vehicles. The division also had 382 bicycles, nine motorcycles and nine motor cars. Division headquarters had only 82 personnel (15 officers and 67 other ranks). Transport was mainly riding horses (54); organic transport consisted of one wagon, one cart, and five motorcycles. Infantry The infantry brigade had a headquarters of 27 (six officers and 21 other ranks), with 23 horses, a GS wagon, and a cart. The infantry battalion at war strength had 30 officers and 977 other ranks, for an aggregate of 1,007. The only weapons besides rifles and the officers side arms were two Vickers machine guns. Transport was limited: 56 horses, nine bicycles, three GS wagons, and nine carts. Battalion headquarters included a pioneer section (sergeant and 10 privates), a transport section (sergeant and 16 drivers), signaler section (sergeant and eight men), and the 16 bandsmen who served as stretcher bearers on active duty. Attached to HQ were a medical officer, armourer, and eight ASC drivers.523 The machine gun section had an officer and 17 other ranks to handle the two machine guns. In late 1914 the Army decided to increase machine guns in each battalion to four, but this did not begin until February 1915.524 A rifle company had 227officers and men, divided into four platoons. A platoon had four sections of 12 men each. With its four battalions, a brigade would total 4,055 personnel (126 officers and 3,929 other ranks). Reconnaissance On mobilization, each division received a cavalry squadron, with 158 personnel. The squadron had four troops (one officer and 35 other ranks each).
One problem with the different sources is that they do not always make clear if they include attached personnel such as ASC drivers. 524 The BEF established a machine gun school in November 1914 to train new crews, both to replace losses and to help staff the expansion of machine guns in each battalion. Not all of the Maxim machine guns had been replaced by the Vickers (adopted 1912) when the war began.
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In addition, each division formed a cyclist company of about 100 personnel. This unit was intended to help the cavalry with recce duties, and did not form part of the divisions establishment. Instead, it was formed from existing resources, mainly the 12 infantry battalions. If drafted evenly, each battalion would have given up eight men, or two from each company. Artillery Division artillery was led by the Commander, Royal Artillery (CRA, a brigadier general), with a total staff of four officers and 20 other ranks. A division had three RFA brigades with guns (54 18-pdrs), one RFA brigade with howitzers (18 4.5), and a heavy battery RGA (four 60-pdrs). A brigade RFA had 23 officers and 772 other ranks, for an aggregate of 795. There were 18 of the 18pdr field guns. The brigade had 748 horses, 60 GS wagons, and 36 carts. Brigade headquarters had 36 RA officers and other ranks, along with eight RAMC personnel (one officer, three orderlies, and four personnel for the water cart) and an AVC officer to care for the horses. A brigade ammunition column had 163 personnel.525 The howitzer brigade RFA was a little smaller, with 23 officers and 734 other ranks, or an aggregate of 757. It had 18 of the 4.5 howitzers, along with 679 horses, 57 GS wagons, and five carts. A battery RFA had 5 officers and 198 other ranks (197 other ranks if a howitzer battery). Armament was 6 guns or 6 howitzers. There were six ammunition wagons, 122 draught horses, and 50 riding horses. The single heavy battery RGA had five officers and 161 other ranks, with four 60pdr guns. It had eight ammunition wagons, 86 draught horses, and 26 riding horses. The divisional ammunition column had 15 officers and 533 other ranks, or 548 personnel. There were 709 horses, 101 GS wagons, three carts, and six
Rawson, British Army Handbook 1914-1918, pp 94-97. However, these numbers dont add up. His figures for brigade HQ (just the 36 RA personnel), brigade ammunition column (163), and three batteries (203 each) total 808 personnel (817 with RAMC and AVC added). Edmonds (see table at the beginning) has brigades of 795 personnel (guns) or 755 (howitzers). Gudmundsson, The British Expeditionary Force 1914-15, p 55 shows a brigade HQ with 5 officers and 34 other ranks, including 11 non-RA personnel (RAMC and AVC officers, two medical orderlies, two ASC drivers, and an armament artificer).
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bicycles.526 In addition, as noted, each brigade formed an ammunition column527 The RGA battery also formed an ammunition column. Each 18-pdr gun had 378 rounds (battery limbers and brigade and divisional ammunition columns). The divisional ammunition park had another 150 rounds per gun, and there were 472 rounds at ordnance parks. This provided an initial allowance of 1,000 rounds per gun. The 4.5 howitzers had 200 rounds each in the division, 80 in the divisional ammunition park, and 520 at ordnance parks. This provided an initial allowance of only 800 rounds per howitzer. The heavy battery RGA only 180 rounds in the division, with a further 70 in the divisional ammunition park, and 250 at ordnance parks, totaling only 500 rounds per gun. Engineers Divisional RE was led by the Commander, Royal Engineers (CRE), a lieutenant colonel. His entire staff (counting himself) was three officers and 12 other ranks. This headquarters had four riding horses, four draft horses (pulling two carts), and a bicycle for the messenger. Each of the two field companies had 6 officers and 211 other ranks, or 217 personnel. (This included two attached RAMC other ranks.) A company had 14 carts, four wagons, and 33 bicycles, along with four pack horses, 55 draught horses, and 17 riding horses. A company was divided into four sections. During autumn 1914, each division added a third field company, taken from the Territorial Force. Personnel were armed as infantrymen. The signal company had 5 officers and 157 other ranks; 162 personnel total. There were 33 riding horses and 47 draught and pack horses, two carts, ten wagons, nine motorcycles and 32 bicycles. The company was divided into four sections (one to connect the division to corps, and one to connection each brigade with division). Personnel were armed as infantrymen, although in the signal company they did not have bayonets.
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Note that this is 20 men fewer than the figure in the table above, although the number of horses is the same. However, an RA history (Farmdale, Western Front 191418, p 4, says the divisional ammunition column was 15 officers and 563 men (578 aggregate, or 10 more than the table), with 723 horses and 113 other vehicles. 527 Ammunition columns for gun brigades included a small arms ammunition section, giving them 42 more men, 14 more wagons, and 56 more draught animals than the column for a howitzer brigade. Each of these carried enough small arms ammunition to completely resupply an infantry brigade. Chris Baker, The Long, Long Trail, shows a brigade ammunition column as 158 personnel (including four officers). It is not clear if this is for the gun brigade or the howitzer brigade. However, Rawson has a brigade ammunition column of 163 personnel.
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Services The divisional train ASC (per Edmonds) had 26 officers and 402 other ranks (428 aggregate). It had 378 horses, 125 wagons, 17 carts and 30 bicycles. Another source528 gives 26 officers and 630 other ranks (656 total), with 127 wagons, 17 carts, four motor cars, and 30 bicycles, with 66 riding and 597 draught horses. Young529 shows four motor cars, 30 bicycles, 17 carts, and 127 wagons. A field ambulance RAMC had 10 officers and 224 other ranks (234 total). The unit was divided into three sections. A Section, which included the commanding officer, had 66 personnel, divided into stretcher bearer and tent subsections. B and C Sections had 64 personnel each and were also divided into stretcher bearer and tent subsections. A field ambulance could accommodate 150 patients.530 NCOs and other ranks from the ASC were attached as drivers and batmen; 15 for A Section and 13 each for B and C Sections. The unit had 14 riding and 52 draught horses, and ten ambulance wagons. There were another 23 wagons, 6 GS wagons, and a cook wagon, along with three forage carts, three water carts, and a bicycle. By the end of 1914, each field ambulance added seven motor ambulances to supplement the horse-drawn versions.
War-Formed Regular Divisions The 7th and 8th Divisions, the first to be formed from units returning overseas and some remaining in the United Kingdom had one organization. They had Regular infantry and Regular artillery and engineers, with some TF and newlyformed units. Their artillery was notably weaker than in a peacetime division. They had only a brigade RHA (18 13pdr guns) and two brigades RFA (36 18pdr guns all told). Each was joined by a brigade RGA (eight old 4.7 guns).
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Both divisions received a Yeomanry regiment for reconnaissance duties, and both formed cyclist companies as well. The 27th and 28th Divisions were the last to be formed in 1914. These had all Regular infantry battalions, but the remainder of their troops were a mixture of TF and New Armies. In particular, while most of the artillery brigades and batteries had Regular numbers, these were almost all new units, created that fall, and mainly with four-gun batteries. Each had three brigades RFA, giving them then somewhere between 36 and 54 guns. There were no howitzers or heavy guns. Each had a squadron of Yeomanry attached for recce work, along with a cyclist company.
Indian Infantry Divisions These were nominally similar to their British counterparts, and the British units would end up with the same establishments as their brethren. However, each division had a regiment of cavalry (unlike the squadron normal in the British divisions) and a battalion of pioneers. The major difference was in artillery. The two divisions in France had only three gun brigades RFA, lacking a howitzer brigade, along with an attached heavy battery RGA with older guns. The division at Basra, at least in 1914, had only a single brigade RFA and a brigade of mountain artillery. Indian infantry battalions were smaller than their British counterparts, only some 828 personnel.531 It appears that a division may have been around 14,500 personnel.532 Replacements were a special problem for Indian Army units, given the complexities of religion, tribe, caste and language.
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Differences for Territorial Force Divisions With two exceptions, a TF division was intended to have the same organization as its Regular counterpart.533 In their artillery brigades, the batteries were all of four guns instead of the six found in Regular RFA batteries. This gave them 36 instead of 54 guns and eight instead of 18 howitzers: the howitzer brigades had only two batteries.534 The other difference was that each had a regiment of Yeomanry attached for reconnaissance, in place of the squadron in the Regular divisions. The war establishment for a TF division was 17,484 personnel. It had 2,267 horses and 266 carts and wagons. There were also 61 bicycles and eight motorcycles. A new war establishment was adopted in October 1914. The Yeomanry regiment was replaced by a squadron, and the divisions were to form cyclist companies. This gave them the same mounted troops as a Regular division. Artillery was to add an AA gun detachment (a single 1-pdr Pom Pom) along with a divisional ammunition column. Finally, each division was to add a motor ambulance workshop and a mobile veterinary section. The revised establishment had 17,374 personnel. There were now 4,178 horses and 802 carts and wagons. Bicycles increased to 457. Mechanized transport was to be 23 motorcycles, 12 motor cars, three lorries, and 21 motor ambulance cars.
Differences for New Armies Divisions The original intent was that a New Armies division would mirror the composition and organization of a Regular division. Their infantry battalions had the same general organizationbattalion headquarters, machine gun
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section, and four rifle companies. Unlike the Regulars, there were no musicians on establishment. By early 1915, each infantry battalions to have four machine guns rather than the pre-war two. In December 1914, the War Office decided that each New Army division would have a pioneer battalion. A few were designated for the role that month, but it was early 1915 before each division had one. It was only later in 1915 that the Army began to assign pioneer battalions to Regular and TF divisions. These were trained and organized as infantry, but had additional equipment and stores so they could supplement the efforts of the engineers. The Army tried to select battalions with high proportions of miners or men from construction trades for this role. A pioneer battalion would also have four machine guns. No cavalry were allotted to New Armies divisions. As a partial compensation, their divisional cyclist companies had eight officers and 193 other ranks; at 201 personnel it was double the strength of a company in a Regular division. There was a small headquarters (two officers and 15 other ranks) and six platoons (an officer and 30 other ranks each).535 As in the Regular divisions, personnel were drawn from the assigned infantry battalions. Artillery was something of a theory for New Armies divisions in 1914, given the lack of guns. They began organizing to mirror the Regular establishments: three brigades (nine batteries) of guns and one brigade (three batteries) of howitzers. A battery was to have six guns. Given the lack of experienced artillery officers for these divisions, the War Office decided in December 1914 to alter brigades to comprise four batteries of four guns each. This reorganization began in 1915, with battery numbers disappearing. Instead, each brigade RFA had four batteries designated A through D. There was also a heavy battery. However, the heavy batteries were all withdrawn before any of the divisions moved overseas. A four-gun RFA battery would have had four officers and 123 other ranks (127 personnel). The divisions formed with two field companies RE and a signal company. However, in 1915 the Army began to shuffle companies around to give each division three, and forming new companies to replace the ones reassigned. Medical support was increased to add a sanitary section and motor ambulance workshop to the three field ambulances. The war establishment of a New Armies division (as of 1 April 1915) called for 19,614 personnel and 5,818 horses and mules. Artillery would be 48 18-pdr
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guns, 16 4.5 howitzers, and four 60-pdr guns. The division had 52 machine guns. Transport included 958 carts and wagons, 538 bicycles, 19 motorcycles, 11 motor cars, four motor lorries, and 21 motor ambulance cars.
Cavalry Division The original Cavalry Division, with four brigades, had the following organization and strength:536
Personnel 96 6,872 20 1,362 191 206 26 496 9,269 Horses 64 7,492 18 1,558 196 164 11 312 9,815
Headquarters 4 Cavalry Brigades HQ Cav Divl Artillery 2 Brigades RHA 1 Field Squadron RE 1 Signal Squadron HQ Cav Divl ASC 4 Cav Field Ambulances Total
Notably absent from this table are any ASC companies actually comprising the division train, so the actual strength had to be higher. Note that a cavalry brigade would total 1,718 personnel and 1,873 horses. Taking this table as a rough guide, a cavalry division with three brigades would have around 8,000 men. There would be one less cavalry brigade, and one RHA brigade instead of two (albeit the one brigade would have three batteries rather than two). 1st Cavalry Division, when reduced to two brigades, would only have around 6,700 men. Artillery strength was equally limited. The original division would have had four RHA batteries, with 24 13pdr QF guns. The 2nd and 3rd Cavalry Divisions ended up with three batteries (18 guns), while the shrunken 1st Cavalry Division would have had only 12 guns in its two remaining batteries. An RHA battery had 5 officers and 200 other ranks (205), with six guns and 12 ammunition wagons. It required 102 riding and 126 draught horses. Each brigade formed an ammunition column on mobilization. The ammunition column had 223
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personnel (including 4 officers), with 38 wagons, 1 card, 3 bicycles, 44 riding and 228 draught horses. A brigade (two batteries and including the ammunition column) would have 680 men (19 officers and 651 other ranks).537 Each 13-pdr gun had 396 rounds (between the battery and the ammunition column), with another 150 rounds per gun in the division ammunition park and 454 rounds at ordnance depots. Thus, the initial allowance was 1,000 rounds per gun. A cavalry brigade had a small headquarters, with 7 officers and 47 other ranks; 54 aggregate. This was more than double the strength of an infantry brigade headquarters. In part the greater strength was due to the inclusion of 2 officers and 10 other ranks from the ASC, assigned the task of securing forage for the horses. The cavalry regiment had 26 officers and 523 other ranks for an overall strength of 549 men. There was a headquarters, a machine gun section (two guns), and three squadrons of 158 personnel each (six officers and 152 other ranks). A squadron had four troops (one officer and 35 other ranks each). The regiment had 528 riding horses, 74 draught horses and six pack horses The table in Edmonds omits any ASC component for the cavalry division other than the HQ. Another source538 indicates the cavalry division train had 31 officers and 711 other ranks (742 aggregate), with 35 wagons, 27 carts, 5 motor cars and 37 bicycles, along with 79 riding and 664 draught horses. (However, since only a single company ASC has been identified as forming each cavalry division train in 1914, these figures seem large.) They also give the signal squadron a strength of 207 vs. the 206 in Edmonds (10 officers and 197 other ranks). The squadron had 17 wagons, 1 cart, 2 motor cars, 6 motorcycles, and 34 bicycles, along with 14 pack horses, 68 draught horses, and 80 riding horses.539 A cavalry field ambulance had six officers and 118 men, with 18 vehicles. It was organized in two sections.
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Fosten and Marrion, The British Army 1914-18., p 12. However, they give the brigade only 64 wagons, even though they show 38 wagons each in a battery RHA and the artillery column. 538 Fosten and. Marrion, The British Army 1914-18, p 11. 539 Lord and Watson, The Royal Corps of Signals, p 216, gives the cavalry division signal squadron 206 personnel (eight officers and 198 other ranks), 80 riding horses, 84 draught horses and pack animals, two carts, 17 wagons, two motor cars, 34 bicycles and six motorcycles. A Cavalry brigade signal troop had 43 personnel (one officer and 42 other ranks), 30 riding horses, 15 draught horses and pack animals, three wagons, six bicycles and three motorcycles.
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The TF had no mounted organization larger than brigade. A Yeomanry brigade would have been roughly similar to a cavalry brigade. However, their attached RHA batterylike other TF batterieshad four guns instead of the Regulars six. Each brigade had its own transport and supply column ASC, and the battery formed an ammunition column.
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Units left detachments at their base depots, with the role of looking after equipment that was not taken on campaign, providing a pool of first reinforcements, and training new personnel.540
An infantry battalion left a subaltern, two sergeants, and 91 privates at the depot. In addition, there were four storemen, a band sergeant, a sergeant master tailor and a sergeant-instructor of musketry. A cavalry regiment had a base depot with a subaltern, two sergeants, 46 privates and 48 riding horses. Other personnel included a sergeant master tailor and three storemen. A brigade RFA had a subaltern, two sergeants, and 40 or more drivers and gunners at base. There were also a sergeant clerk and four storemen.
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Appendix I: 1914 Battle Honours

This Appendix lists the official battle honours. as awarded to regiments.541 In addition, there are a variety of actions, affairs and other operations that did not become battle honours, but are often shown for formations.542 It is often the case that regiments can be entitled to a battle honour even if their assigned formation is not also credited, and crediting a formation does not indicate that every assigned unit also received the battle honour.
France and Flanders Mons (23-24 August 1914) Formations: I Corps (1st and 2nd Divisions), II Corps (3rd and 5th Divisions), 19th Infantry Brigade, Cavalry Division Cavalry: Household Cavalry Composite Regiment, Royal Horse Guards, 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queens Bays), 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards, 5th (Princess Charlotte of Waless) Dragoon Guards, 6th Dragoon Guards, (Carabiniers), 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys), 3rd (Kings Own) Hussars, 4th (Queens Own) Hussars, 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers, 9th (Queens Royal) Lancers, 11th (Prince Alberts Own) Hussars, 12th (Prince of Waless Royal) Lancers, 15th (The Kings) Hussars, 16th (The Queens) Lancers, 18th (Queen Marys Own) Hussars, 20th Hussars Infantry: Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards, Irish Guards, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment), Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment), Northumberland Fusiliers, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), Kings (Liverpool Regiment), Norfolk Regiment, Lincolnshire Regiment, Suffolk Regiment, Bedfordshire Regiment, Royal Irish Regiment, Royal Scots Fusiliers, Cheshire Regiment, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, South Wales Borderers, Kings Own Scottish Borderers, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), Gloucestershire Regiment, Worcestershire Regiment, East Surrey Regiment, Duke of
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I have worked primarily from Anthony Baker, Battle Honours of the British and Commonwealth Armies, and material from T. F. Mills web site, Regiments.org. 542 For the Western Front, these were captured by Capt E. A. James, A Record of the Battles and Engagements of the British Armies in France and Flanders, 1914-1918. Where there are discepancies between him and Becks Order of Battle of Divisions I have followed James, since Beck admits in the introduction to Volume 1 (p iv) that he has made occasional deviations from the list assembled by the Battles Nomenclature Committee.
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(Mons) Cornwalls Light Infantry, Duke of Wellingtons (West Riding Regiment), Royal Sussex Regiment, South Staffordshire Regiment, Dorsetshire Regiment, Prince of Waless Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment), Welsh Regiment, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, Northamptonshire Regiment, Princess Charlotte of Waless (Royal Berkshire Regiment), Queens Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), Kings Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry), Duke of Cambridges Own (Middlesex Regiment), Kings Royal Rifle Corps, Duke of Edinburghs (Wiltshire Regiment), Manchester Regiment, Highland Light Infantry, Gordon Highlanders, Royal Irish Rifles, Connaught Rangers, Princess Louises (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders), Following the Battle of Mons Action of louges (24 August 1914), with 1st and 3rd Cavalry Brigades and two battalions of 5th Division Rearguard Action of Solesmes (25 August 1914), with Cavalry Division, 7th Infantry Brigade (3rd Division) and 19th Infantry Brigade Affair of Landrecies (25 August 1914), with 4th Guards Brigade (2nd Division) Le Cateau (26 August 1914) Formations: II Corps (3rd and 5th Divisions), 4th Division of III Corps, 19th Infantry Brigade, Cavalry Division Cavalry: Household Cavalry Composite Regiment, 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queens Bays), 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards, 5th (Princess Charlotte of Waless) Dragoon Guards, 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers), 3rd (Kings Own) Hussars, 4th (Queens Own) Hussars, 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers, 9th (Queens Royal) Lancers, 11th (Prince Alberts Own) Hussars, 16th (The Queens) Lancers, 18th (Queen Marys Own) Hussars, 19th (Queen Alexandras Own Royal) Hussars, Infantry: Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment), Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment), Northumberland Fusiliers, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), Norfolk Regiment, Lincolnshire Regiment, Suffolk Regiment, Prince Alberts (Somerset Light Infantry), Bedfordshire Regiment, Royal Irish Regiment, Lancashire Fusiliers, Royal Scots Fusiliers, Cheshire Regiment, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, Kings Own Scottish Borderers, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers,
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(Le Cateau) Worcestershire Regiment, East Lancashire Regiment, East Surrey Regiment, Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry, Duke of Wellingtons (West Riding Regiment), Royal Sussex Regiment, Dorsetshire Regiment, Prince of Waless Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment), Essex Regiment, Queens Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), Kings Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry), Duke of Cambridges Own (Middlesex Regiment), Duke of Edinburghs (Wiltshire Regiment), Manchester Regiment, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-Shire Buffs, the Duke of Albanys), Gordon Highlanders, Royal Irish Rifles, Princess Victorias (Royal Irish Fusiliers), Princess Louises (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders), Royal Dublin Fusiliers, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consorts Own) Retreat from Mons (24 August-5 September 1914) Formations: I Corps (1st and 2nd Divisions), II Corps (3rd and 5th Divisions), Cavalry Division, 5th Cavalry Brigade, 19th Infantry Brigade Cavalry: Household Cavalry Composite Regiment, 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queens Bays), 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards, 5th (Princess Charlotte of Waless) Dragoon Guards, 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers), 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys), 3rd (Kings Own) Hussars, 4th (Queens Own) Hussars, 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers, 9th (Queens Royal) Lancers, 11th (Prince Alberts Own) Hussars, 12th (Prince of Waless Royal) Lancers, 15th (The Kings) Hussars, 16th (The Queens) Lancers, 18th (Queen Marys Own) Hussars, 19th (Queen Alexandras Own Royal) Hussars, 20th Hussars, North Irish Horse Infantry: Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards, Scots Guards, Irish Guards, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment), Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment), Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment), Northumberland Fusiliers, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), Kings (Liverpool Regiment), Norfolk Regiment, Lincolnshire Regiment, Suffolk Regiment, Prince Alberts (Somerset Light Infantry), Bedfordshire Regiment, Royal Irish Regiment, Lancashire Fusiliers, Royal Scots Fusiliers, Cheshire Regiment, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, South Wales Borderers, Kings Own Scottish Borderers, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Gloucestershire Regiment, Worcestershire Regiment, East Lancashire Regiment, East Surrey Regiment, Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry, Duke of Wellingtons (West Riding Regiment), Royal Sussex Regiment, Royal Sussex Regiment, South Staffordshire Regiment, Dorsetshire Regiment, Prince of Waless Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment), Welsh Regiment, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), Oxfordshire and
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(Retreat from Mons) Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, Essex Regiment, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, Northamptonshire Regiment, Princess Charlotte of Waless (Royal Berkshire Regiment), Queens Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), Kings Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry), Duke of Cambridges Own (Middlesex Regiment), Kings Royal Rifle Corps, Duke of Edinburghs (Wiltshire Regiment), (Retreat from Mons) Manchester Regiment, Highland Light Infantry, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-Shire Buffs, the Duke of Albanys), Gordon Highlanders, Queens Own Cameron Highlanders, Royal Irish Rifles, Princess Victorias (Royal Irish Fusiliers), Connaught Rangers, Princess Louises (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders), Royal Munster Fusiliers, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consorts Own) Under the Retreat from Mons Rearguard Affair of Le Grand Fayt (26 August 1914), with a battalion of 2nd Divisions 5th Infantry Brigade Rearguard Affair of treux (26 August 1914), with a battalion from 1st Guards Brigade of 1st Division and two troops 15th Hussars of 1st Division Affair of Crizy (28 August 1914), with 5th Cavalry Brigade Affair of Nry (1 September 1914),543 with 1st Cavalry Brigade and a battalion of 19th Infantry Brigade Rearguard Action of Crpy en Valois (1 September 1914), with 13th Infantry Brigade of 5th Division Rearguard Actions of Villers Cottrts (1 September 1914), with 3rd Cavalry Brigade and 4th Guards and 6th Infantry Brigades of 2nd Division Marne 1914 (7-10 September 1914) Formations:544 I Corps (1st and 2nd Divisions), II Corps (3rd and 5th Divisions), III Corps (4th Division and 19th Infantry Brigade), Cavalry Division, Goughs Command
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On 18 October 1926, L Battery RHA became L (Nry) Battery RHA in recognition of its service at this action. 544 The Battle of the Marne includes two tactical incidents (Passage of the Petit Morin and Passage of the Marne), with exactly the same formations as that for the battle itself.
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(Marne 1914) Cavalry: Household Cavalry Composite Regiment, 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queens Bays), 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards, 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards, 5th (Princess Charlotte of Waless) Dragoon Guards, 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers), 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys), 3rd (Kings Own) Hussars, 4th (Queens Own) Hussars, 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers, 9th (Queens Royal) Lancers, 11th (Prince Alberts Own) Hussars, 12th (Prince of Waless Royal) Lancers, 15th (The Kings) Hussars, 16th (The Queens) Lancers, 19th (Queen Alexandras Own Royal) Hussars, 20th Hussars, North Irish Horse Infantry: Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards, Scots Guards, Irish Guards, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment), Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment), Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment), Northumberland Fusiliers, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), Kings (Liverpool Regiment), Norfolk Regiment, Lincolnshire Regiment, Suffolk Regiment, Prince Alberts (Somerset Light Infantry), Bedfordshire Regiment, Royal Irish Regiment, Lancashire Fusiliers, Royal Scots Fusiliers, Cheshire Regiment, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, South Wales Borderers, Kings Own Scottish Borderers, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Gloucestershire Regiment, Worcestershire Regiment, East Lancashire Regiment, East Surrey Regiment, Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry, Duke of Wellingtons (West Riding Regiment), Royal Sussex Regiment, Royal Sussex Regiment, South Staffordshire Regiment, Dorsetshire Regiment, Prince of Waless Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment), Welsh Regiment, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, Essex Regiment, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, Northamptonshire Regiment, Princess Charlotte of Waless (Royal Berkshire Regiment), Queens Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), Kings Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry), Duke of Cambridges Own (Middlesex Regiment), Kings Royal Rifle Corps, Duke of Edinburghs (Wiltshire Regiment), Manchester Regiment, Highland Light Infantry, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-Shire Buffs, the Duke of Albanys), Gordon Highlanders, Queens Own Cameron Highlanders, Royal Irish Rifles, Princess Victorias (Royal Irish Fusiliers), Connaught Rangers, Princess Louises (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders), Royal Munster Fusiliers, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consorts Own)
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Aisne 1914 (12-16 September 1914) Formations: I Corps (1st and 2nd Divisions), II Corps (3rd and 5th Divisions), III Corps (4th Division and 19th Infantry Brigade), Cavalry Division, Goughs Command Cavalry: Household Cavalry Composite Regiment, 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queens Bays), 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards, 5th (Princess Charlotte of Waless) Dragoon Guards, 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers), 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys), 3rd (Kings Own) Hussars, 4th (Queens Own) Hussars, 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers, 9th (Queens Royal) Lancers, 11th (Prince Alberts Own) Hussars, 12th (Prince of Waless Royal) Lancers, 15th (The Kings) Hussars, 16th (The Queens) Lancers, 18th (Queen Marys Own) Hussars, 19th (Queen Alexandras Own Royal) Hussars, 20th Hussars, North Irish Horse Infantry: Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards, Scots Guards, Irish Guards, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment), Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment), Buffs (East Kent Regiment), Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment), Northumberland Fusiliers, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), Kings (Liverpool Regiment), Norfolk Regiment, Lincolnshire Regiment, Devonshire Regiment, Suffolk Regiment, Prince Alberts (Somerset Light Infantry), Prince of Waless Own (West Yorkshire Regiment), East Yorkshire Regiment, Bedfordshire Regiment, Leicestershire Regiment, Royal Irish Regiment, Lancashire Fusiliers, Royal Scots Fusiliers, Cheshire Regiment, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, South Wales Borderers, Kings Own Scottish Borderers, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Gloucestershire Regiment, Worcestershire Regiment, East Lancashire Regiment, East Surrey Regiment, Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry, Duke of Wellingtons (West Riding Regiment), Royal Sussex Regiment, Royal Sussex Regiment, South Staffordshire Regiment, Dorsetshire Regiment, Prince of Waless Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment), Welsh Regiment, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, Essex Regiment, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, Northamptonshire Regiment, Princess Charlotte of Waless (Royal Berkshire Regiment), Queens Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), Kings Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry), Kings (Shropshire Light Infantry), Duke of Cambridges Own (Middlesex Regiment), Kings Royal Rifle Corps, Duke of Edinburghs (Wiltshire Regiment), Manchester Regiment, Prince of Waless (North Staffordshire Regiment), York and Lancaster Regiment, Durham Light Infantry, Highland Light Infantry, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-Shire Buffs, the Duke of Albanys), Gordon Highlanders, Queens Own Cameron Highlanders, Royal Irish Rifles,
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(Aisne 1914) Princess Victorias (Royal Irish Fusiliers), Connaught Rangers, Princess Louises (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders), Prince of Waless Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians), Royal Munster Fusiliers, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consorts Own) Subsequent to the Battle of the Aisne, Actions on the Aisne Heights (20 September 1914), with 2nd Cavalry Brigade, I Corps (1st and 2nd Divisions; 18th Infantry Brigade of 6th Division was attached to the 1st), 3rd Division of II Corps Action of Chivy (26 September 1914), with 1st Division of I Corps La Basse 1914 (10 October-2 November 1914) Formations: II Corps (3rd and 5th Divisions), Indian Corps (Lahore Division [less Sirhind Brigade], Meerut Division, Secunderabad Cavalry Brigade), 2nd Cavalry Brigade [from 1st Cavalry Division] Cavalry: 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards, 5th (Princess Charlotte of Waless) Dragoon Guards, 7th (Princess Royals) Dragoon Guards, 9th (Queens Royal) Lancers, 18th (Queen Marys Own) Hussars 4th Cavalry, 34th Prince Albert Victors Own Poona Horse Infantry: Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment), Northumberland Fusiliers, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), Norfolk Regiment, Lincolnshire Regiment, Devonshire Regiment, Suffolk Regiment, Bedfordshire Regiment, Leicestershire Regiment, Royal Irish Regiment, Royal Scots Fusiliers, Cheshire Regiment, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, Kings Own Scottish Borderers, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), Worcestershire Regiment, East Surrey Regiment, Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry, Duke of Wellingtons (West Riding Regiment), Dorsetshire Regiment, Prince of Waless Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment), Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), Queens Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), Kings Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry), Duke of Cambridges Own (Middlesex Regiment), Duke of Edinburghs (Wiltshire Regiment), Manchester Regiment, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-Shire Buffs, the Duke of Albanys), Gordon Highlanders, Royal Irish Rifles, Princess Louises (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
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(La Basse 1914) 2nd King Edwards Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles), 3rd Queen Alexandras Own Gurkha Rifles, 8th Gurkha Rifles, 9th Gurkha Rifles, 6th Jat Light Infantry, 9th Bhopal Infantry, 15th Ludhiana Sikhs, 39th Garhwal Rifles, 41st Dogras, 47th Sikhs, 57th Wildes Rifles (F.F.), 58th Vaughans Rifles (F.F.), 59th Scinde Rifles (F.F.) Messines 1914 (12 October-2 November 1914) Formations: Cavalry Corps (1st and 2nd Cavalry Divisions), Ferozepore Brigade [from Lahore Division], two battalions each from 3rd, 4th and 5th Divisions Cavalry: Household Cavalry Composite Regiment, 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queens Bays), 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards, 5th (Princess Charlotte of Waless) Dragoon Guards, 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers), 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys), 3rd (Kings Own) Hussars, 4th (Queens Own) Hussars, 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers, 9th (Queens Royal) Lancers, 11th (Prince Alberts Own) Hussars, 12th (Prince of Waless Royal) Lancers, 16th (The Queens) Lancers, 18th (Queen Marys Own) Hussars, 20th Hussars, Oxfordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars) Infantry: Northumberland Fusiliers, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), Lincolnshire Regiment, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, Kings Own Scottish Borderers, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Prince of Waless Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment), Essex Regiment, Queens Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), Kings Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry), Duke of Cambridges Own (Middlesex Regiment), Duke of Edinburghs (Wiltshire Regiment), Gordon Highlanders, Royal Irish Rifles, Connaught Rangers, Princess Louises (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders), 14th (County of London) Bn The London Regiment (London Scottish) 9th Bhopal Infantry, 57th Wildes Rifles (F.F.), 58th Vaughans Rifles (F.F.), 59th Scinde Rifles (F.F.), 129th (Duke of Connaughts Own) Baluchis
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Armentires 1914 (13 October-2 November 1914) Formations:545 III Corps (4th and 6th Divisions [latter included 19th Infantry Brigade]), one battalion each from 3rd and 5th Divisions Cavalry: Household Cavalry Composite Regiment, 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queens Bays), 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards, 5th (Princess Charlotte of Waless) Dragoon Guards, 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers), 3rd (Kings Own) Hussars, 4th (Queens Own) Hussars, 9th (Queens Royal) Lancers, 11th (Prince Alberts Own) Hussars, 16th (The Queens) Lancers, 18th (Queen Marys Own) Hussars, 19th (Queen Alexandras Own Royal) Hussars, North Irish Horse, Oxfordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars) 34th Prince Albert Victors Own Poona Horse Infantry: Buffs (East Kent Regiment), Kings Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment), Northumberland Fusiliers, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), Lincolnshire Regiment, Devonshire Regiment, Prince Alberts (Somerset Light Infantry), Prince of Waless Own (West Yorkshire Regiment), East Yorkshire Regiment, Leicestershire Regiment, Lancashire Fusiliers, Cheshire Regiment, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Worcestershire Regiment, East Lancashire Regiment, East Surrey Regiment, Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry, Royal Sussex Regiment, Dorsetshire Regiment, Prince of Waless Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment), Essex Regiment, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), Kings (Shropshire Light Infantry), Duke of Cambridges Own (Middlesex Regiment), Duke of Edinburghs (Wiltshire Regiment), Manchester Regiment, Prince of Waless (North Staffordshire Regiment), York and Lancaster Regiment, Durham Light Infantry, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-Shire Buffs, the Duke of Albanys), Gordon Highlanders, Royal Irish Rifles, Princess Victorias (Royal Irish Fusiliers), Connaught Rangers, Princess Louises (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders), Prince of Waless Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians), Royal Dublin Fusiliers, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consorts Own) 3rd Queen Alexandras Own Gurkha Rifles, 9th Gurkha Rifles, 9th Bhopal Infantry, 15th Ludhiana Sikhs, 39th Garhwal Rifles, 47th Sikhs, 57th Wildes Rifles (F.F.), 58th Vaughans Rifles (F.F.), 59th Scinde Rifles (F.F.), 129th (Duke of Connaughts Own) Baluchis
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4th Division also credited for the Tactical Incident, Capture of Meteren.
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Ypres 1914 (19 October-22 November 1914) Formations: I and IV Corps; 3rd Cavalry Division; 1st, 2nd and 3rd and 7th Divisions546 Cavalry: 1st Life Guards, 2nd Life Guards, Royal Horse Guards, 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queens Bays), 3rd (Prince of Waless) Dragoon Guards, 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards, 5th (Princess Charlotte of Waless) Dragoon Guards, 1st (Royal) Dragoons, 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys), 3rd (Kings Own) Hussars, 4th (Queens Own) Hussars, 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers, 9th (Queens Royal) Lancers, 10th (Prince of Waless Own Royal) Hussars, 11th (Prince Alberts Own) Hussars, 12th (Prince of Waless Royal) Lancers, 15th (The Kings) Hussars, 16th (The Queens) Lancers, 18th (Queen Marys Own) Hussars, 20th Hussars, Leicestershire Yeomanry (Prince Albert's Own), North Somerset Yeomanry Infantry: Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards, Scots Guards, Irish Guards, Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment), Northumberland Fusiliers, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), Kings (Liverpool Regiment), Norfolk Regiment, Lincolnshire Regiment, Bedfordshire Regiment, Alexandra, Princess of Waless Own (Yorkshire Regiment), Royal Scots Fusiliers, Cheshire Regiment, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, South Wales Borderers, Kings Own Scottish Borderers, Gloucestershire Regiment, Worcestershire Regiment, Duke of Wellingtons (West Riding Regiment), Border Regiment, Royal Sussex Regiment, South Staffordshire Regiment, Prince of Waless Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment), Welsh Regiment, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, Northamptonshire Regiment, Princess Charlotte of Waless (Royal Berkshire Regiment), Queens Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), Kings Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry), Kings Royal Rifle Corps, Duke of Edinburghs (Wiltshire Regiment), Highland Light Infantry, Gordon Highlanders, Queens Own Cameron Highlanders, Royal Irish Rifles, Connaught Rangers, Royal Munster Fusiliers, 14th (County of London) Bn The London Regiment (London Scottish), Hertfordshire Regiment 129th (Duke of Connaughts Own) Baluchis
During this fighting, 3rd Division had its own 7th and 9th Infantry Brigades and 15th Infantry Brigade from 5th Division; the 7th and 15th were short one or two battalions, but two other battalions of 5th Division were present.
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Langemarck 1914 (21-24 October 1914) Formations: I Corps (1st and 2nd Divisions), IV Corps (3rd Cavalry and 7th Divisions) Cavalry: 1st Life Guards, 2nd Life Guards, Royal Horse Guards, 1st (Royal) Dragoons, 4th (Queens Own) Hussars, 10th (Prince of Waless Own Royal) Hussars, 15th (The Kings) Hussars, Infantry: Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards, Scots Guards, Irish Guards, Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment), Royal Warwickshire Regiment, Kings (Liverpool Regiment), Bedfordshire Regiment, Alexandra, Princess of Waless Own (Yorkshire Regiment), Royal Scots Fusiliers, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, South Wales Borderers, Gloucestershire Regiment, Worcestershire Regiment, Border Regiment, South Staffordshire Regiment, Welsh Regiment, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, Northamptonshire Regiment, Princess Charlotte of Waless (Royal Berkshire Regiment), Kings Royal Rifle Corps, Duke of Edinburghs (Wiltshire Regiment), Highland Light Infantry, Gordon Highlanders, Queens Own Cameron Highlanders, Connaught Rangers, Royal Munster Fusiliers Gheluvelt (29-31 October 1914) Formations: I Corps (1st, 2nd and 7th Divisions and 3rd Cavalry Division) Cavalry: 1st Life Guards, 2nd Life Guards, Royal Horse Guards, 1st (Royal) Dragoons, 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys), 3rd (Kings Own) Hussars, 4th (Queens Own) Hussars, 10th (Prince of Waless Own Royal) Hussars, 15th (The Kings) Hussars, 16th (The Queens) Lancers, Infantry: Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards, Scots Guards, Irish Guards, Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment), Royal Warwickshire Regiment, Kings (Liverpool Regiment), Bedfordshire Regiment, Alexandra, Princess of Waless Own (Yorkshire Regiment), Royal Scots Fusiliers, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, South Wales Borderers, Gloucestershire Regiment, Worcestershire Regiment, Border Regiment, Royal Sussex Regiment, South Staffordshire Regiment, Welsh Regiment, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, Northamptonshire Regiment, Princess Charlotte of Waless (Royal Berkshire Regiment), Kings Royal Rifle Corps, Highland Light Infantry, Gordon Highlanders, Queens Own Cameron Highlanders,
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(Gheluvelt) Connaught Rangers, Royal Munster Fusiliers, 14th (County of London) Bn The London Regiment (London Scottish) 129th (Duke of Connaughts Own) Baluchis Nonne Boschen (11 November 1914) Formations: I Corps (1st, 2nd and 3rd Divisions547 and 3rd Cavalry Division) Cavalry: 1st Life Guards, 2nd Life Guards, Royal Horse Guards, 3rd (Prince of Waless) Dragoon Guards, 1st (Royal) Dragoons, 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers, 10th (Prince of Waless Own Royal) Hussars, 15th (The Kings) Hussars, Infantry: Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards, Scots Guards, Irish Guards, Northumberland Fusiliers, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), Kings (Liverpool Regiment), Lincolnshire Regiment, Bedfordshire Regiment, Royal Scots Fusiliers, Cheshire Regiment, South Wales Borderers, Kings Own Scottish Borderers, Gloucestershire Regiment, Worcestershire Regiment, Duke of Wellingtons (West Riding Regiment), Royal Sussex Regiment, South Staffordshire Regiment, Prince of Waless Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment), Welsh Regiment, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, Northamptonshire Regiment, Princess Charlotte of Waless (Royal Berkshire Regiment), Kings Royal Rifle Corps, Duke of Edinburghs (Wiltshire Regiment), Highland Light Infantry, Gordon Highlanders, Queens Own Cameron Highlanders, Royal Irish Rifles, Connaught Rangers, Royal Munster Fusiliers, 14th (County of London) Bn The London Regiment (London Scottish), Hertfordshire Regiment Festubert 1914 (23-24 November 1914) Formation: Meerut Division of Indian Corps Cavalry: 17th (Duke of Cambridges Own) Lancers Infantry: Leicestershire Regiment, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-Shire Buffs, the Duke of Albanys), Connaught Rangers 2nd King Edwards Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles), 3rd Queen Alexandras Own Gurkha Rifles, 8th Gurkha Rifles, 9th Gurkha Rifles, 6th Jat Light Infantry, 9th Bhopal Infantry, 39th Garhwal Rifles, 41st Dogras,
3rd Division had parts of 7th and 15th Infantry Brigades present, and there were two additional battalions from 5th Division engaged..
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(Festubert 1914) 57th Wildes Rifles (F.F.), 58th Vaughans Rifles (F.F.), 59th Scinde Rifles (F.F.), 129th (Duke of Connaughts Own) Baluchis The Attack on Wytschaete (14 December 1914), involving the 3rd Division, was part of the winter operations 1914-15 but not recognized by a battle honour. Givenchy 1914 (20-21 December 1914)548 Formations: Indian Corps (1st, Lahore and Meerut Divisions) Cavalry: 7th (Princess Royals) Dragoon Guards, 8th (Kings Royal Irish) Hussars 4th Cavalry, 9th Hodsons Horse, 20th Deccan Horse, 30th Lancers (Gordons Horse) Infantry: Coldstream Guards, Scots Guards, Suffolk Regiment, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, South Wales Borderers, Gloucestershire Regiment, Royal Sussex Regiment, Welsh Regiment, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), Northamptonshire Regiment, Kings Royal Rifle Corps, Manchester Regiment, Highland Light Infantry, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-Shire Buffs, the Duke of Albanys), Queens Own Cameron Highlanders, Connaught Rangers, Royal Munster Fusiliers, 14th (County of London) Bn The London Regiment (London Scottish) 1st King Georges Own Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment), 2nd King Edwards Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles), 3rd Queen Alexandras Own Gurkha Rifles, 4th Gurkha Rifles, 8th Gurkha Rifles, 9th Gurkha Rifles, 9th Bhopal Infantry, 15th Ludhiana Sikhs, 41st Dogras, 47th Sikhs, 57th Wildes Rifles (F.F.), 58th Vaughans Rifles (F.F.), 59th Scinde Rifles (F.F.), 129th (Duke of Connaughts Own) Baluchis
France and Flanders All regiments earning a specific battle honour also received the theatre honour France and Flanders with a beginning date of 1914. In addition, a few regiments without a specific battle honour were entitled to use 1914 as the starting date for this theatre honour.
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This battle honour also covers 25 January 1915. The period 20-21 December 1914 is sometimes called the Defence of Givenchy, and 25 January 1915 is the First Action of Givenchy; for regiments the two form a single battle honour.
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Cavalry: 1st (Kings) Dragoon Guards, 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons, 13th Hussars, Essex Yeomanry 3rd Skinners Horse, 6th King Edwards Own Cavalry, 15th Lancers (Curetons Moultanis), 18th King Georges Own Lancers, 19th Lancers (Fanes Horse), 29th Lancers (Deccan Horse), 36th Jacobs Horse, 38th King Georges Own Central India Horse Infantry: Honourable Artillery Company [Infantry Battalion], Monmouthshire Regiment, 5th (City of London) Bn The London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade), 9th (County of London) Bn (Queen Victoria's Rifles), 13th (County of London) Princess Louises Kensington Bn The London Regiment, 16th (County of London) Bn The London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) 125th Napiers Rifles, 34th Sikh Pioneers, 107th Pioneers
Mesopotamia Basra (6 November 1914-14 April 1915) Infantry: Dorsetshire Regiment 7th Duke of Connaughts Own Rajputs, 20th Duke of Connaughts Own Infantry (Brownlow's Punjabis), 22nd Punjabis, 103rd Mahratta Light Infantry, 104th Wellesley's Rifles, 110th Mahratta Light Infantry, 117th Mahrattas
Mesopotamia A unit earning a specific battle honour was also entitled to the theatre honour Mesopotamia, with a 1914 starting date. As with other theatre honours, it was possible for a regiment to be credited with a 1914 starting date even in the absence of a specific battle honour. Cavalry: 33rd Queen Victorias Own Light Cavalry Infantry: Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 119th Infantry, 120th Rajputana Infantry, 48th Pioneers
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India North-West Frontier This is effectively a theatre honour, covering the period 26 November 1914 to 10 August 1917. No British regiment has been identified as earning this honour with a 1914 starting date, and I cannot verify which Indian regiments may have 1914 as the their starting date.
China Tsingtao (23 September-7 November 1914) Infantry: South Wales Borderers 36th Sikhs
West Africa Kamina (8-26 August 1914) Infantry: Gold Coast Regiment Duala (26-27 September 1914) Infantry: Nigeria Regiment, Gold Coast Regiment, Sierra Leone Battalion, West African Regiment Cameroons A theatre honour; regiments with a 1914 battle honour received 1914 as the starting date for Cameroons.
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ALEXANDER, Maj E. W. (RA)
On 24 August 1914 at Elouges, Belgium, when the flank guard was attacked by a German corps, Major Alexander handled his battery against overwhelming odds with such conspicuous success that all his guns were saved notwithstanding that they had to be withdrawn by hand by himself and volunteers led by a Captain of the 9th Lancers [see Grenfell]. This enabled the retirement of the 5th Division to be carried out without serious loss. Subsequently, Major Alexander rescued a wounded man under heavy fire.
BRODIE, Lt W. L. (Highland Light Infantry)

On 11th November 1914 near Becelaere, Belgium, Captain Brodie led a charge to evict the enemy from a portion of our trenches which they had succeeded in occupying. He bayoneted several of the enemy himself and relieved a dangerous situation. As a result of the Captain's prompt action, 80 of the enemy were killed and 51 taken prisoner.
BROOKE, Lt J. A. O. (Gordon Highlanders) (posthumous)

On 29th October 1914 near Gheluvelt, Belgium, Lieutenant Brooke led two attacks on the German trenches under heavy rifle and machine-gun fire, regaining a loss trench at a very critical moment. By his marked coolness promptitude on this occasion, Lieutenant Brooke prevented the enemy from breaking through our line at a time when a general counter-attack could not have been organised. Having regained the lost trench, he went back to bring up supports, and while doing so, was killed
DEASE, Lt M. J. (Royal Fusiliers) (died of wounds)

On 23rd August 1914 at Mons, Belgium, Nimy Bridge was being defended by a single company of Royal Fusiliers and a machine gun section with Lieutenant Dease in command. The gunfire was intense, and the casualties were heavy, but the lieutenant went on firing in spite of his wounds, until he was hit for the 5th time and was carried away to a place of safety where he died. A private [see Godley] of the same Battalion who had been assisting the Lieutenant while he was still able to operate the guns, took over, and alone he used the gun to such a good effect that he covered the retreat of his comrades.
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The list was compiled from the footnotes in Edmonds, Military Operations: France and Belgium, so if a VC was awarded in December 1914 I have missed it. (I did run across one December 1914 award from another source.) The citation references were primarily from Victoria Cross Research, a web site (www.victoriacross.co.uk/) created by Alfred J. Askin and now maintained by Rhys Adams.
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DRAIN, Driver J. H. C. (RA)

On 26th August 1914 at Le Cateau, France, when a captain [see Reynolds] of the same battery was trying to recapture two guns, Driver Drain and another driver [see Luke] volunteered to help and gave great assistance in the eventual saving of one of the guns. At the time they were under heavy artillery and infantry fire from the enemy who were only 100 yards away.
GODLEY, Pvt S. F. (Royal Fusiliers)

On 23rd August 1914 at Mons, Belgium, Private Godley took over a machine gun on Nimy Bridge when the Lieutenant [see Dease] in charge of the section had been mortally wounded. Private Godley held the enemy from the bridge single handed for two hours under very heavy fire and was wounded twice. His gallant action covered the retreat of his comrades, but he was eventually taken prisoner. His final act and was to destroy the gun and throw the pieces into the canal.
GRENFELL, Capt F. (9th Lancers)

On 24th August, 1914 at Audregnies, Belgium, Captain Grenfell rode with the Regiment in a charge against a large body of unbroken German infantry. The casualties and were very heavy and the captain was left as the senior officer. He was rallying part of the regiment behind a railway embankment when he was twice hit and severely wounded. In spite of his injuries, however, when asked for help in saving the guns, by the commander [see Alexander] of the 119th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, he and some volunteers, under a hail of bullets, help to manhandle and push the guns out a range of enemy fire.
HOGAN, Sgt J. (Manchester Regiment)

On 29th October, 1914 near Festubert, France, after their trench had been taken by the enemy and two attempts to recapture it had failed, Sergeant Hogan went with a second lieutenant [see Leach] and a party of 10 volunteers to recover it themselves. They took the Germans by surprise with a sudden bayonet attack and then, working from traverse to traverse, they gradually succeeded in regaining possession, killing eight of the enemy, wounding two and taking 16 prisoners.
JARVIS, Lance-Cpl C. A. (RE)

On 23rd August 1914 and Jernappse, Belgium, Lance-Corporal Jarvis worked for one on a half hours under heavy fire, in full view of the enemy until he had succeeded in firing charges for the demolition of a bridge.
JOHNSTON, Capt W. H. (RE)

On the 14th September, 1914 at Missy, France, Captain Johnston worked with his own hands two rafts on the River Aisne. He returned with a wounded from one side and took back ammunition. He continued to do this under heavy fire all day, thus enabling an advanced Brigade to maintain its position across the river.
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KENNY, Drummer W. (Gordon Highlanders)

On 23rd October 1914 near Ypres, Belgium, Drummer Kenny rescued wounded men on five occasions under very heavy fire. Twice previously he had saved machine guns by carrying them out of action, and on numerous occasions he conveyed urgent messages under very dangerous circumstances over fire-swept ground.
LEACH, Lt J. (Manchester Regiment)

After two attempts, on 29th October, 1914 near her Festubert, France, to recapture their trench, that had been taken by the enemy, had failed, Second Lieutenant Leach and Sergeant John Hogan [see above] and a party of 10 volunteers went to recapture it themselves. With a sudden bayonet attack they took the Germans by surprise. Then working from traverse to traverse, at close quarters and with great bravery, they gradually succeeded in repossessing the trench. They killed eight of the enemy, wounded two and made 16 prisoners.
LUKE, Driver F. (RA)

On 26th August 1914 at Le Cateau, France, when Captain REYNOLDS [see below] of the 37th battery was trying to save two guns which had been recaptured. Driver Luke and Driver Drain [see above] volunteered to help save the guns, with the enemy only 100 yards away. They were, all the time, under extremely heavy fire but they managed to save one of the guns.
MARTIN-LEAKE, Lt A. (RAMC)550
During the period 29 October to 8 November 1914 near Zonnebeke, Belgium, Lieutenant Martin-Leake showed most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty in rescuing , whilst exposed to constant fire, a large number of the wounded who were lying close to the enemy's trenches.
MAY, Pvt H. (Cameronians)

Private May showed most conspicuous bravery on 22nd October 1914 near La Boutillerie, France, when he voluntarily attempted to rescue, under extremely heavy fire, a wounded man who unfortunately was killed before he could save him. On the same day he carried a wounded officer a distance of 300 yards. to a place of safety, all the time being exposed to severe enemy fire.
NEAME, Lt P. (Royal Engineers)

Near Neuve Chapelle, France, on the 19th December, 1914, Lieutenant Neame, despite the heavy rifle fire and bombing by the enemy, succeeded in holding back German counter-attacks by making single-handed bombing attacks. He was covered by rifle and machine gun fire from the trenches, that had been recently captured from the Germans. During this act he killed and
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One of only three men to receive a second award (Bar) to the Victoria Cross. His first award was from 1902 during the Boer War.
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wounded many of them.. He was able to delay the enemy advance long enough to rescue any of our wounded that were able to be moved.
RENDLE, Bandsman T. E. (Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry)

On 20th November 1914, Bandsman Rendle attended to the wounded, near Wulverghem, Belgium, all the time under heavy rifle and shellfire. He rescued men, who had been buried in the trenches when the enemy heavy howitzer fire had blown in the parapets, causing the debris to envelop the occupants.
REYNOLDS, Capt D. (RA)

At Le Cateau, France, on 26th August 1914, Captain REYNOLDS took two teams of horses, along with volunteer drivers, Driver Luke and Driver Drain, to recapture two British guns, and limbered up two guns, under both heavy artillery and infantry fire, and in spite of the enemy being only 100 yards away, he got one gun away. On 9th September ,at Pysloup, France, he reconnoitred, at close range and under fire, and discovered a battery which was holding up the advance and silenced it.
WRIGHT, Capt T. (RE) (posthumous)

On 23 August 1914 at Jemappes, Mons, Belgium, Captain Wright, along with Lance-Corporal Charles Jarvis [see above], tried to connect up the lead to demolish a bridge, under heavy fire and although wounded in the head, he made a second attempt. At Vailly, France, on 14 September he assisted the passage of the 5th Cavalry Brigade over the pontoon bridge and was mortally wounded whilst helping a wounded man into shelter.
WYATT, Lance-Cpl G. H. (Coldstream Guards)

On 25/26 August 1914 at Landrecies, France, part of Lance-Corporal Wyatt's battalion was hotly engaged close to some farm buildings, when the enemy set alight some straw sacks in the farmyard. The lance-corporal twice dashed out under very heavy fire from the enemy, only 25 yards away, and extinguished the burning straw, making it possible to hold the position. Later, although wounded in the head, he continued firing until he could no longer see owing to the blood pouring down his face. The medical officer bound up his wound and ordered him to the rear, but he returned to the firing line and went on fighting.
YATE, Maj C. A. L. (KO Yorkshire Light Infantry) (posthumous)

Major Yate was commanding a company, one of two, that had remained to the end in the trenches on the 26th August, 1914, at Le Cateau in France. When all the officers were killed or wounded, and their ammunition finished, he led the remaining 19 survivors in a charge against the enemy. He was severely wounded in this charge and was eventually captured by the Germans and taken eventually to a prison camp. It was here, at Targau, POW Camp that he died on the 20th September 1914.
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Appendix K: Troops from the Dominions

This section contains information on the forces raised by Canada, Australia and New Zealand during 1914. Canada Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry Privately raised unit formed from British Army veterans and named after the daughter of Governor General. It departed Canada September 1914. After landing in England, it moved to Winchester 16 November 1914 and joined 80th Infantry Brigade 20 November.551 Canadian Expeditionary Force Canada in 1914 had a very small Regular force (termed the Permanent Active Militia, or Permanent Force) with an establishment of 3,110 and a reserve force (the Non- Permanent Active Militia) with an establishment of 74,213. Actual strength was lower. A call for Volunteers (from the Militia) was issued 6 August 1914, to be mobilized at a new camp at Valcartier. The first men arrived 18 August, and by 8 September 1914 the camp had reached its maximum capacity of just over 32,600 personnel. These ended up being organized into four provisional brigades of four battalions each, along with units of other arms and services. Artillery followed the pattern for a British division, except the lack of howitzers made it impossible to organize that brigade. The division had three brigades of 18-pdr guns, each with an ammunition column, and a heavy battery with 60-pdr guns and an ammunition column, along with a divisional ammunition column. There were two, later three, field companies of engineers, a signal company, and a divisional train of four companies. Additional supporting units were also raised: a Divisional Ammunition Park, a Divisional Supply Column, a Reserve Park and a Railway Supply Detachment. The three field ambulances were supplemented by a casualty clearing station, two stationary hospitals (each of 400 beds), and two general hospitals (1040 beds each). The division formed a cavalry squadron and a cyclist company. The 17th and later 18th Battalions were raised for surplus infantry; the latter was disbanded September 1914.
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The only Permanent Force infantry unit (the Royal Canadian Regiment) departed 6 September 1914 for Bermuda, to replace a British battalion. The other Permanent Force unitsThe Royal Canadian Dragoons and Lord Strathconas Horse (Royal Canadians), along with the Royal Canadian Horse Artilleryhad no role in the initial plans for a Canadian Expeditionary Force. However, the government later decided to send them to Great Britain along with the division. Following discussions between the government of Canada and Lord Kitchener, Major General E. A. H. Anderson was appointed commander of the division effective 25 September 1914, and he was promoted to lieutenant general 14 October. The first troops began to sail from Canada on 3 October 1914, and arrived on the 14th (the day of General Andersons promotion); the last disembarked ten days later. They were sent to a tented camps on Salisbury Plain, where TF units had done summer training. Efforts to build huts were overtaken by winter, and 11,000 men were still under canvas at Christmas. It was only after arrival in England that the infantry changed from the eightcompany battalion to the new British standard of four companies. Following additional reorganization, the division began moving to France in February 1915. 1st Canadian Division: Lt Gen E. A. H. Anderson552 1st Infantry Brigade:553 Brig Gen M. S. Mercer 1st Bn CEF 2nd Bn CEF 3rd Bn CEF 4th Bn CEF nd 2 Infantry Brigade:554 Brig Gen A. W. Currie 5th Bn CEF 6th Bn CEF [left 15 Dec 1914]555 7th Bn CEF 8th Bn CEF 10th Bn CEF [joined 15 Dec 1914]
All of the command appointments are as of 29 September 1914. Provincial or regimental titles were not in use during this period. All of the battalions were from Ontario, with the 3rd from Toronto. 554 The battalions in this brigade were from western provinces. The 6th Bn was formed from the Fort Garry Horse. 555 Became a reserve cavalry regiment (or depot).
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3rd Infantry Brigade556: Brig Gen R. E. W. Turner, VC 13th Bn CEF 14th Bn CEF 15th Bn CEF) 16th Bn CEF Divisional Artillery:557 Brig Gen H. E. Burstall 1st Brigade CFA 1st, 2nd and 3rd Field Batteries and ammunition column nd 2 Brigade CFA 4th, 5th and 6th Field Batteries and ammunition column rd 3 Brigade CFA 7th , 8th and 9th Field Batteries and ammunition column st 1 Divisional Ammunition Column Engineers 1st Field Company Cdn Engineers 2nd Field Company Cdn Engineers 3rd Field Company Cdn Engineers [formed ca. Dec 1914] 1st Divisional Signal Company Medical 1st Field Ambulance 2nd Field Ambulance 3rd Field Ambulance st 1 Motor Ambulance Workshop 1st Division Trains 4th Infantry Brigade558 9th Bn CEF 10th Bn CEF [to 3rd Bde 15 Dec 1914] 11th Bn CEF 12th Bn CEF 17th Bn CEF Royal Canadian Dragoons Lord Strathconas Horse (Royal Canadians) Royal Canadian Horse Artillery [A and B Btys RCHA]
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The 14th Bn was from Montreal; the other three were Canadian highland units. Reorganized into four batteries of four guns each by January 1915. 558 One battalion (12th) from the Maritimes and three from the Prairies. This brigade would be disbanded in January 1915; its three battalions and the 17th became reinforcement units in the Canadian Training Depot.
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Automobile Machine Gun Brigade559 Line of Communication ASC 1st Divisional Ammunition Park 1st Divisional Supply Park Reserve Park Railway Supply Detachment Line of Communication Medical No. 1 General Hospital No. 2 General Hospital No. 1 Stationary Hospital No. 2 Stationary Hospital No. 1 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station
Australia Australia, like Canada, had small peacetime forces, primarily reservists intended for home defence.560 With the outbreak of war, they determined to raise a force of one infantry division and a light horse brigade. When creation of what would be the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) was announced 8 August 1914, the intent was that half of the personnel would come from the citizen army and half would be veterans of the former militia or with prior service in the South African war or elsewhere. The number of recruits allowed creation of a fourth infantry brigade, outside of the division, as well as another light horse brigade. In October, a third light horse brigade was offered and accepted. 1st Australian Division:561 Maj Gen W. T. Bridges 1st Infantry Brigade:562 Brig Gen H. N. MacLaurin 1st Australian Battalion 2nd Australian Battalion 3rd Australian Battalion 4th Australian Battalion
This unit included eight armoured cars, purchased in the United States, and also had 20 Colt .303 automatic guns [machine guns], also purchased there. 560 However, from 1911 they had instituted a scheme of compulsory service in lieu of the old volunteer militia. This gave them around 45,000 men in 1914, primarily 19-21 year olds. 561 The division was originally formed without a number, simply as the Australian Division. The Australian official history is unclear as to whether it was numbered as the 1st during this period. 562 Recruited in New South Wales.
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2nd Infantry Brigade:563 Brig Gen J. W. MCay 5th Australian Battalion 6th Australian Battalion 7th Australian Battalion 8th Australian Battalion 3rd Infantry Brigade:564 Brig Gen E. G. Sinclair-MacLagen 9th Australian Battalion 10th Australian Battalion 11th Australian Battalion 12th Australian Battalion th 4 Australian Light Horse Regiment565 Division Artillery:566 Brig Gen J. J. T. Hobbs 1st Field Artillery Brigade 1st, 2nd and 3rd Batteries and ammunition column nd 2 Field Artillery Brigade 4th, 5th and 6th Batteries and ammunition column rd 3 Field Artillery Brigade 7th, 8th and 9th Batteries and ammunition column Engineers 1st Field Company 2nd Field Company 3rd Field Company Army Medical Corps 1st Field Ambulance 2nd Field Ambulance 3rd Field Ambulance st 1 Australian Divisional Train
Recruited in Victoria, the other populous state at the time. Recruited from the remaining four states: Queensland (9th), South Austalia (10th), Western Australia (11th) and Tasmania. The 12th Battalion was half from Tasmania and the other half drawn from South and Western Australia. 565 Raised in Victoria. 566 Each battery had four guns. Like the infantry, these were organized by state: New South Wales (1st Brigade), Victoria (2nd Brigade), Queensland, Western Australia and Tasmania (one battery each, 3rd Brigade). In fact, every component of the division was divided among the states.
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4th Infantry Brigade:567 Brig Gen J. Momash 13th Australian Battalion 14th Australian Battalion 15th Australian Battalion 16th Australian Battalion 1st Australian Light Horse Brigade:568 Brig Gen H. G. Chauvel 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment 3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment 1st Australian Light Horse Brigade Signal Troop 1st Australian Light Horse Brigade Field Ambulance 1st Australian Light Horse Brigade Trains 2nd Australian Light Horse Brigade:569 Brig Gen G. Ryrie 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment 6th Australian Light Horse Regiment 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment 2nd Australian Light Horse Brigade Signal Troop 2nd Australian Light Horse Brigade Field Ambulance 2nd Australian Light Horse Brigade Trains 3rd Australian Light Horse Brigade:570 Brig Gen F. G. Hughes 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment 9th Australian Light Horse Regiment 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment 3rd Australian Light Horse Brigade Signal Troop 3rd Australian Light Horse Brigade Field Ambulance 3rd Australian Light Horse Brigade Trains Transport of this force was delayed due to uncertainty about the locations of two German cruisers in the Pacific. Originally the AIF was to go to England, and the transports from New Zealand and various ports in Australia began to
Recruited from New South Wales (13th), Victoria (14th), Queensland and Tasmania (15th), and South and Western Australia (16th). 568 Raised in New South Wales (1st), Queensland (2nd), and South Australia and Tasmania (3rd). Chauvel at the time was in England, and instructed to join the brigade on its arrival overseas. 569 Formed in Queensland (5th) and New South Wales (6th and 7th). Ryrie was appointed 17 September 1914. 570 Formed in Victoria (8th), South Australia and Victoria (9th) and Western Australia (10th). Hughes was appointed 17 October 1914.
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meet up the end of October 1914.571 They set sail, with stops at Colombo and Aden. While leaving there, the force was diverted to Egypt, possibly due to the problems in housing the Canadians in England, or perhaps simply the need for troops in Egypt following the declaration of war against Turkey. While senior officers had gone on ahead, the first troop ships began arriving at Alexandria on 3 December 1914. The troops would disembark there and then move by train to camps near Cairo. The Australians and New Zealanders were to form a corps under the command of Major General W. R. Birdwood. Plans for the new corpsto be called the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, and better known by the shortened form ANZACbegan to be laid out on 24 December 1914. A division would be formed from the 4th Australian Infantry Brigade, the New Zealand Brigade, and an additional infantry brigade if one could be found. The three Australian light horse brigades and the New Zealand mounted rifles brigade would be formed into a mounted division. In the event, the latter never formed, and Major General A. J. Godley (head of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force) would be placed in charge of the New Zealand and Australian Division with the two separate infantry brigades and the two horsed brigades then in Egypt. The 4th Australian Infantry and 2nd Light Horse Brigades did not arrive until the end of January 1915, the 3rd Light Horse Brigade did not arrive until March.
New Zealand New Zealand, like Australia, had compulsory military training, a small Permanent Force (under 600) and a part-time militia force of some 25,000 men. Drawing mainly on this source, the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) had a strength of around 8,300 personnel when it departed that nation. It was under the command of Major General A. J. Godley. The infantry brigade was formed into four regiments [battalions], one from each of the four military districts. Within the new regiments, one company was formed from each of the four infantry regiments in the district. These would later by the 1st Battalions of each regiment, as additional battalions formed. The mounted rifles likewise formed a regiment from each military district, drawing on the three mounted rifles regiments in each.
This first contingent included the 1st Division and 1st Light Horse Brigade from Australia, and an infantry brigade and mounted rifles brigade from New Zealand.
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New Zealand Infantry Brigade: Brig Gen F.E. Johnston Auckland Regiment Wellington Regiment Canterbury Regiment Otago Regiment 1st New Zealand Artillery Brigade572 1st, 2nd and 3rd Batteries New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade Auckland Mounted Rifles Wellington Mounted Rifles Canterbury Mounted Rifles Otago Mounted Rifles I presume that the infantry brigade included an engineer field company, along with brigade trains and a field ambulance, and that the mounted rifles brigade included trains and a field ambulance as well.
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Appendix L: Ireland 1914

It may seem odd for an order of battle work to devote space to events in Ireland in 1914, but those events, including the Curragh Mutiny, had an impact on the Army and its leadership. Although the Curragh Mutiny is often mentioned,573 it is usually in the form of a brief throwaway line or two about the commander and officers in the 3rd Cavalry Brigade indicating they would resign rather than coerce Ulster Protestants into accepting Irish Home Rule, along perhaps with mention of the CIGS (Field Marshal French) and the Secretary of State for War (Seeley) losing their jobs.574 This misses the larger context and problems. Ireland had long bedeviled British politics.575 Liberal governments had been attempting to devise and pass an Irish Home Rule bill since the 1880s. This was consistently opposed by the Conservative (Tory) party, the House of Lords (most of whom were Tory), andmost spectacularlyby the Protestants concentrated mainly in the province of Ulster in the north of Ireland.576 The latter, then and later, simply refused to be ruled by the mainly Catholic majority of the island. They became known as Unionists (supporting a continued union as part of the United Kingdom); those (elsewhere in Ireland) wishing to end the union took the designation as Nationalists. Asquiths Liberal government, pushing for both Irish Home Rule and various reforms in the United Kingdom generally, was able to enact a bill in 1911 that curtailed the power of the House of Lords from rejecting legislation passed by
It even gets a paragraph (pp 90-91) in Makepeace-Warnes Brasseys Companion to the British Army. 574 Events surrounding the Curragh mutiny affected relations among some officers long afterwards. Even in 1916, after two years of war and promotion to army command, Gough (the 1914 3rd Cavalry Brigade commander) still based opinions and had his personal relations with other senior officers affected by their stand on the Curragh. See Gary Sheffield, An Army Commander on the Somme: Hubert Gough, in Sheffield and Todman (eds), Command and Control on the Western Front, pp 74-75 and 85. 575 In this account I have largely followed A. T. Q. Stewart, The Ulster Crisis, a very detailed but somewhat dated (and openly pro-Unionist) work, and Frank Welsh, The Four Nations, a newer and more readable volume andif you take in his whole bookone that provides much more of the history behind 1914 even if it contains a much briefer account of the events that year. 576 Ulster proper comprised nine counties in the north of Ireland. The four in the northeast were overwhelmingly Protestant, and two more majority Protestant (albeit with sizeable Catholic minorities). These six countieslater Northern Irelandwere the Ulster of the Unionists, and the other three (Catholic) counties of the old province were never part of the opposition to Home Rule.
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Commons; now they could simply delay it. The Home Rule bill introduced in 1912, then, would become law in 1914 even if the Lords remained opposed.577 While opposition in Ulster could be presumed, the head of the Conservative Party (Andrew Bonar Law) made a 1912 speech pledging opposition by whatever means seem to us most effective since there are things stronger than parliamentary majorities.578 In addition, the Protestants in Ireland began organizing, forming the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) in January 1913. By 1914 the UVF had some 90,000 to 100,000 men, and was headed by a retired officer of the Indian Army, Lieutenant General Sir George Richardson. Other retired and reserve officers joined the new force. It was mainly infantry, but formed motorcycle, signal, and medical units as well. Only partly armed, however, they raised money and were able to land 24,000 modern rifles and three million rounds of ammunition purchased from Germany in April 1914. This gave them about 40,000 rifles all told. The Conservatives were open in their support of any efforts to resist Home Rule,579 and some military officers and local officials were also clearly sympathetic. While the Nationalists began to organize a force as well, they were much smaller andin this period at leastlargely irrelevant. The basic situation by spring 1914, then, was that the opposition party openly appealed to the Army to refuse lawful orders from the government and openly supported an armed group pledged to oppose that government by force. This latter group, the UVF, included retired and reserve officers in its ranks. There is no question that there were active duty officers unwilling to act against the Unionists.580 This was an extraordinary situation considering that the Army would end up in war against Germany that summer.
It should be noted that the Liberals won successive elections, largely over Home Rule. 578 Quoted in Frank Welsh, The Four Nations, p 334. 579 In November 1913, Law stated that the Army should refuse to obey orders if called to force settlement on Ulster, and in April 1914 urged the House of Lords to refuse passage of the Army Act (Frank Welsh, The Four Nations, p 340). The Army Act held that a standing army in time of peace was illegal, unless approved annually by Parliament (Makepeace-Warne, Brasseys Companion to the British Army, p 22). In essence, Law was willing to see the Army dissolved over this issue. It seems unlikely that even the Tory peers would have taken this plea seriously. At least some of the leading Conservatives knew of the planned April 1914 landing of rifles for the UVF. 580 Major General Sir Heny Wilson, Director of Military Operations since 1910, was one of them, and kept Bonar Law informed of the state of opinion in the Army (A. T. Q. Stewart, The Ulster Crisis, p 110). Wilson felt that a serious percentage of the Armys officers would quit if ordered against the Unionists, but that it would be less than the 40-percent estimated by some others talking to Law.
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The Curragh mutiny had occurred in March, the month before the UVF landed the rifles and ammunition from Germany. Brigadier General H. de la P. Gough and 56 of the 59 officers in the 3rd Cavalry Brigade, located at the Curragh, indicated they would resign their commissions rather than force the Protestants to accept Home Rule in an Ireland that was mainly Catholic. Both the Secretary for War, J. E. B. Seely and Field Marshal French indicated that officers should not be forced to serve against the Protestants, and both submitted their resignations when the Cabinet held otherwise. General Wilson had to make a special trip to France to assure the French General de Castelnau that the affair was less serious than it seemed.581 The Irish Home Rule Billwith a provision allowing the six Protestant counties to opt out for six yearspassed Commons in May 1914, and passed Lords after war had been declared. However, implementation was to be delayed until after the war ended. This did not change the fact that a large, organized and armed force existed in the north, opposed to any solution that would place the six Protestant majority counties under control of the Catholic south. The Germanswho ran guns to themcertainly hoped that difficulties in Ireland would tie up British troops in case of war.582 In July, the Irish National Volunteers (a pro home rule group from the south) had their own landing of rifles. When British troops tried to intervene, the Volunteers managed to make off into Dublin with almost all of the rifles, and the troops ended up firing on the crowd stoning them, killing three and wounding 38.583 At the same time, the UVF was ready to stage a coup dtat in the north. The declaration of war 4 August 1914 presented a major problem for the Unionists. Reserve officers were recalled to their regiments and many in IrelandCatholic and Protestantwere among those answering the call for the First Hundred Thousand and its 10th (Irish) Division. Following negotiations, Lord Kitchener finally agreed in September that a division with Ulster in its title could be formed from UVF personnel. The division (except for artillery, which the government refused to form in Ulster) was quickly recruited and formed. The 36th (Ulster) Division was one of those who stepped off 1 June 1916 at the Somme for the bloodiest single day of the war. In its first two days in action, the division lost some 5,500 personnel killed, wounded and missing. It would remain in action until the end of the war, becoming a symbol (ironic in its own way) of Unionist loyalty to Great Britain.
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Abbreviations
AA AG AOC ASC AVC Bde BEF BG, GS BG, RA BG, RE BL Bn Brig Gen Bty CE CGS CIGS C-in-C Col Col, RE Coy Anti-Aircraft Adjutant General [staff position] Army Ordnance Corps Army Service Corps Army Veterinary Corps Brigade British Expeditionary Force Brigadier General, General Staff [staff position] Brigadier General, Royal Artillery [staff position] Brigadier General, Royal Engineers [staff position] Breech loading Battalion Brigadier General Battery Chief Engineer Chief of the General Staff [e.g., at army or corps level] Chief of the Imperial General Staff Commander-in-Chief Colonel Colonel, Royal Engineers [staff position] Company
DA and QMG Deputy Adjutant and Quarter Master General Divl Divisional DMS Director of Medical Services GBD Gen GHQ GOC GS How HQ HT IBD General Base Depots (handled replacements except infantry) General General Headquarters General Officer Commanding General Service Howitzer Headquarters Horsed Transport Infantry Base Depots (handled infantry replacements for divisions)
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i/c IS
in charge of [as in, Major General in Charge of Administration] Imperial Service; could indicate pre-war TF personnel who volunteered for service abroad or, more commonly, troops from Indian princely states accepted for service alongside the Indian Army Common abbreviation for the successive New Armies (First to Fifth: K1, K2, K3, K4, K5) Line of Communications Lieutenant Colonel Lieutenant General Major General Major General, General Staff [staff position] Major General, Royal Artillery [staff position] Mounted Mechanical Transport [primarily trucks or lorries] Non-commissioned officer Officer Commanding pounder (the weight of a guns shell; e.g., an 18-pdr) Quick Fire (cannon) Quartermaster-General [staff position] Royal Artillery (divided into RFA, RGA and RHA) Royal Army Medical Corps Royal Engineers Reserve Royal Field Artillery Royal Flying Corps Royal Garrison Artillery Royal Horse Artillery Royal Marines (divided into RMA and RMLI) Royal Marine Artillery Royal Marine Light Infantry Royal Navy Royal Naval Air Service Railway
K1, etc. LofC Lt Col Lt Gen Maj Gen MG, GS MG, RA Mntd MT NCO OC pdr QF QMG RA RAMC RE Res RFA RFC RGA RHA RM RMA RMLI RN RNAS RW
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(S) Sqn SR TF Tps Trans Trp WO
(Service) [added to designations of New Armies infantry] Squadron Special Reserve (formed 1908 from the Militia) Territorial Force (formed 1908 from the Volunteers) Troops [as in GHQ troops] Transportation Troop War Office
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ORDER OF BATTLE OF THE BRITISH ARMY 1914

ORDER OF BATTLE OF THE BRITISH ARMY 1914

One: The Army at Home and Abroad

The Army at Home and Abroad

The Army at Home and Abroad

The Army at Home and Abroad

The Army at Home and Abroad

The Army at Home and Abroad

The Army at Home and Abroad

The Army at Home and Abroad

The Army at Home and Abroad

The Army at Home and Abroad

The Army at Home and Abroad

The Army at Home and Abroad

The Army at Home and Abroad

The Army at Home and Abroad

The Army at Home and Abroad

The Army at Home and Abroad

Two: Military Operations 1914

Military Operations 1914

Military Operations 1914

Military Operations 1914

Three: GHQ, Army and Corps

GHQ, Army and Corps

GHQ, Armies and Corps

Four: Divisions and Brigades

Divisions and Brigades

Divisions and Brigades

Divisions and Brigades

Divisions and Brigades

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Divisions and Brigades

The 16th Irish Division, freespace.virgin.net/sh.k/xvidiv.html.

Divisions and Brigades

Divisions and Brigades

Divisions and Brigades

Divisions and Brigades

Divisions and Brigades

Divisions and Brigades

Divisions and Brigades

Divisions and Brigades

Divisions and Brigades

Divisions and Brigades

Divisions and Brigades

Divisions and Brigades

This brigade is sometimes shown as the 20th (Guards) Brigade.

Divisions and Brigades

Divisions and Brigades

Divisions and Brigades

Divisions and Brigades

Divisions and Brigades

Divisions and Brigades

Divisions and Brigades

Divisions and Brigades