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3rd Division: Major General Hubert I.W.Hamilton 7th Brigade: Brigadier General C.R.Ballard 3/Worcester 2/South Lancashire 1/Wiltshire 2/Royal Irish Rifle Honorable Artillery Company 4/South Lancashire 8th Brigade: Brigadier General A.R.Hoskins 2/Royal Scots 2/Suffolk 4/Middlesex 1/Gordon Highlander 4/Gordon Highlander 9th Brigade: Brigadier General W.Douglas Smith 1/Northumberland Fusiliers 4/Royal Fusliers 1/Lincolnshire 1/Royal Scots Fusiler 10/The King's Mounted Troops: C Sqdn., 15th Hussars 3rd Cyclist Company XXIII Artillery Brigade: 107th Battery, RFA (6-18pdrs) 108th Battery, RFA (6-18pdrs) 109th Battery, RFA (6-18pdrs) XXIII B.A.C. XL Artillery Brigade: 6th Battery, RFA (6-18pdrs) 23rd Battery, RFA (6-18pdrs) 49th Battery, RFA (6-18pdrs) XL B.A.C. XLII Artillery Brigade: 29th Battery, RFA (6-18pdrs) 41st Battery, RFA (6-18pdrs) 45th Battery, RFA (6-18pdrs) XLII B.A.C. XXX (H.) Artillery Brigade: 128th (H.) Battery, RFA (6-4.5" howitzers) 129th (H.) Battery, RFA (6-4.5" howitzers) 130th (H.) Battery, RFA (6-4.5" howitzers) XXX B.A.C. Attached: 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column 56th & 1/Cheshire Engineer Field Companies 3rd Divisional Signals Company 7th, 8th & 9th Field Ambulances 11th Mobile Veterinary Sections 3rd Divisional Train
1 4th Division: Major General H.F.M.Wilson 10th Brigade: Brigadier General C.P.A.Hull 1/Royal Warwickshire 2/Seaforth Highlanders 1/Royal Irish Fusiliers 2/Royal Dublin Fusiliers 7/Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders 11th Brigade: Brigadier General J.Hasler 1/Somerset Light Infantry 1/East Lancashire 1/Hantfordshire 1/Rifle Brigade 1/London Rifle Brigade 12th Brigade: Brigadier General F.G.Anley 1/King's Own 2/Royal Irish 2/Lancashire Fusiliers 2/Essex 2/South Lancashire 2/Monmouthshire Mounted Troops: B Sqdn. 19/Hussars 4th Cyclist Company XIV Artillery Brigade: 68th Battery, RFA (6-18pdrs) 88th Battery, RFA (6-18pdrs) XIV B.A.C. XXIX Artillery Brigade: 125th Battery, RFA (6-18pdrs) 126th Battery, RFA (6-18pdrs) 127th Battery, RFA (6-18pdrs) XXIX B.A.C. XXXII Artillery Brigade: 27th Battery, RFA (6-18pdrs) 134th Battery, RFA (6-18pdrs) 135th Battery, RFA (6-18pdrs) XXXII B.A.C. XXXVII (H.) Artillery Brigade: 31st (H.) Battery, RFA (6-4.5" howitzers) 35th (H.) Battery, RFA (6-4.5" howitzers) 55th (H.) Battery, RFA (6-4.5" howitzers) XXXVII B.A.C. Attached: 2nd Mountain Battery, RGA Attached: 4th Divisional Ammunition Column 9th, & 1st West Lancashire Engineer Field Companies 4th Divisional Signals Company 10th, 11th, & 12th Field Ambulances 4th Mobile Veterinary Sections 4th Divisional Train 5th Division: Major General T.L.N. Morland 13th Brigade: Brigadier General R..Wanless O'Gowan 2/King's Own Scottish Borderers 2/Duke of Wellington's
2 1/Royal West Kent 2/King's On Yorkshire Light Infantry 9/London (Queen Victoria's Rifles) 14th Brigade: Brigadier General G.H.Thesiger 1/Devonshire 1/East Surry 1/Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 2/Manchester 1/Cheshire 15th Brigade: Brigadier General E.Northey 1/Norfolk 1/Bedfordshire 1/Chester 1/Dorsetshire 1/King's Mounted Troops: A Sqdn. 19/Hussars 5th Cyclist Company XV Artillery Brigade: 52th Battery, RFA (6-18pdrs) 80th Battery, RFA (6-18pdrs) XV B.A.C. XXVII Artillery Brigade: 119th Battery, RFA (6-18pdrs) 120th Battery, RFA (6-18pdrs) 121st Battery, RFA (6-18pdrs) XXVII B.A.C. XXVIII Artillery Brigade: 122nd Battery, RFA (6-18pdrs) 123rd Battery, RFA (6-18pdrs) 124th Battery, RFA (6-18pdrs) XXVIII B.A.C. Det. XXX (H.) Artillery Brigade: 130th (H.) Battery, RFA (6-4.5" howitzers) Attached: 5th Divisional Ammunition Columns: 59th, 2nd Home Counties & 1/North Midland Engineer Field Companies 5th Divisional Signal Company 13th, 14th, & 15th Field Ambulances 5th Mobile Veterinary Sections 5th Divisional Train 27th Division: Major General T.D'O. Snow 80th Brigade: Brigadier General W.E.B.Smith 2/King's Shropshire Light Infantry 3/King's Royal Rifle Corps 4/King's Royal Rifle Corps 4/Rifle Brigade Princess Patricia's . Canadian Light Infantry 81st Brigade: Brigadier General H.L.Croker 1/Royal Scots 2/Gloucester 2/Camron Highlanders 1/Argyll & Sutherland Highland 9/Royal Scots
3 82nd Brigade: Brigadier General J.R.Longley 1/Royal Irish Regiment 2/Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry 2/Royal Irish Fusiliers 1/Leincester 1/Cambridgeshire Mounted Troops: A Sqn, 1/Surrey Yoemanry 27th Divisional Cyclist Company I Artillery Brigade: 11th Battery, RFA (4-18pdrs) 98th Battery, RFA (4-18pdrs) 132nd Battery, RFA (4-18pdrs) 133rd Battery, RFA (4-18pdrs) I B.A.C. XIX Artillery Brigade: 39th Battery, RFA (4-18pdrs) 95th Battery, RFA (4-18pdrs) 96th Battery, RFA (4-18pdrs) 131st Battery, RFA (4-18pdrs) XIX B.A.C. XX Artillery Brigade: 67th Battery, RFA (4-18pdrs) 99th Battery, RFA (4-18pdrs) 148th Battery, RFA (4-18pdrs) 364th Battery, RFA (4-18pdrs) XX B.A.C. CXXIX (H.) Artillery Brigade: A (H.) Battery, RFA (4.5" howitzers) B (H.) Battery, RFA (4.5" howitzers) C (H.) Battery, RFA (4.5" howitzers) CXXIX (H.) B.A.C. Attached: 27th Divisional Ammunition Columns 17th Engineer Field Company 1/Wessex Engineer Field Company 2/Wessex Engineer Field Company Wessex Divisional Signal Company 81st, 82nd , & 83rd Field Ambulances 16th Mobile Veterinary Section 27th Divisional Train 28th Division: Major General E.S.Bulfin 83rd Brigade: Brigadier General 2/King's Own 2/East Yorkshire 1/King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 1/York and Lancaster 5/King's Own 3/Monmouthshire 84th Brigade: Brigadier General L.J.Bols 2/Northumberland Fusileirs 1/Suffolk 2/Cheshire 1/Welch 12/London (Rangers)
4 1/Monmouthshire 85th Brigade: Brigadier General A.J.Chapman 2/Buffs 3/Royal Fusiliers 2/Est Surrey 3/Middlesex 8/Middlesex Mounted Troops: B Sqn, Surrey Yeomanry 27th Divisional Cyclist Company III Artillery Brigade: 18th Battery, RFA (4-18pdrs) 22nd Battery, RFA (4-18pdrs) 62nd Battery, RFA (4-18pdrs) 365th Battery, RFA (4-18pdrs) III B.A.C. CXLVI Artillery Brigade: 75th Battery, RFA (4-18pdrs) 149th Battery, RFA (4-18pdrs) 366th Battery, RFA (4-18pdrs) 367th Battery, RFA (4-18pdrs) CXLVI B.A.C. XXXI Artillery Brigade: 69th Battery, RFA (4-18pdrs) 100th Battery, RFA (4-18pdrs) 103rd Battery, RFA (4-18pdrs) 118th Battery, RFA (4-18pdrs) XXXI B.A.C. VIII (H.) Artillery Brigade: 37th (H.) Battery, RFA (4.5" howitzers) 65th (H.) Battery, RFA (4.5" howitzers) VIII (H.) B.A.C. Attached: 28th Divisional Ammunition Columns 38th & 1/Northumbrian Engineer Field Company 38th Divisional Signal Company 84th, 85th and 86th Field Ambulances(?)f ? Mobile Veterinary Section 28th Divisional Train 50th (Northumbrian) Division: Major General W.F.L.Lindsay 149th (1/Northumberland) Brigade: Brigadier General J.F.Riddell 4/Northumberland Fusilier 5/Northumberland Fusilier 6/Northumberland Fusilier 7/Northumberland Fusilier 150th (1/York and Durham) Brigade: Brigadier General J.E.Bush 4/East Yorkshire 4/Green Howards 5/Green Howards 5/Durham Light Infantry 151st (1/Durham Light Infantry) Brigade: Brigadier General H.Martin 6/Durham Light Infantry 7/Durham Light Infantry 8/Durham Light Infantry 9/Durham Light Infantry
5 Mounted Troops: A Sqn, 1/Yorkshire Hussars Northumbrian Division Cyclist Company I Northumberland Artillery Brigade: 1/Northumberland Battery, RFA (4-15pdrs) 2/Northumberland Battery, RFA (4-15pdrs) 3/Northumberland Battery, RFA (4-15pdrs) I Northumberland B.A.C. II Northumberland Artillery Brigade: 1/East Riding Battery, RFA (4-15pdrs) 2/East Riding Battery, RFA (4-15pdrs) 3/East Riding Battery, RFA (4-15pdrs) II Northumberland B.A.C. III Northumberland Artillery Brigade: 1/Durham Battery, RFA (4-15pdrs) 2/Durham Battery, RFA (4-15pdrs) 3/Durham Battery, RFA (4-15pdrs) III Northumberland B.A.C. IV Northumberland (H.) Artillery Brigade: 4/Durham (H.) Battery, RFA (4-5" howitzers) 5/Durham (H.) Battery, RFA (4-5" howitzers) IV Northumberland B.A.C. Attached: Northumberland Divisional Ammunition Column 2/Northumberland Engineer Field Company Northumberland Divisional Signals Company 1/, 3/, 2/2/I Northumberland Field Ambulances 1/Northumberland Mobile Veterinary Column 1/Northumberland Divisional Train 1st Canadian Division: Lieutenant General E.A.H.Alderson 1st Canadian Brigade: Brigadier General M.S.Mercer 1st Battalion,Western Ontario Regiment 2nd Battalion,Western Ontario Regiment 3rd Battalion,Toronto Regiment 4th Battalion 2nd Canadian Brigade: Brigadier General A.W.Currie 5th Battalion, Western Cavarly 6th Battalion, 1st British Columbian Regiment 7th Battalion, Winnipeg Rifles 8th Battalion, 10th Canadians 3rd Canadian Brigade: Brigadier General R.E.W.Turner 13th Battalion, Royal Highlanders of Canada 14th Battalion, RoyalMontreal Regiment 15th Battalion, 48th Highlanders of Canada 16th Battalion, Canadian Scottish Mounted Troops: Service Sqn/19th Alberta Dragoons 1st Canadian Divisional Cyclist Company I Canadian Field Artillery Brigade 1st Battery (4-18pdrs) 2nd Battery (4-18pdrs) 3rd Battery (4-18pdrs) 4th Battery (4-18pdrs) I Canadian B.A.C. II Canadian Field Artillery Brigade
6 5th Battery (4-18pdrs) 6th Battery (4-18pdrs) 7th Battery (4-18pdrs) 8th Battery (4-18pdrs) II Canadian B.A.C. III Canadian Field Artillery Brigade 9th Battery (4-18pdrs) 10th Battery (4-18pdrs) 11th Battery (4-18pdrs) 12th Battery (4-18pdrs) III Canadian B.A.C. CXVIII (H.) Artillery Brigade: 458th (H.) Battery 459th (H.) Battery CXVIII B.A.C. Attached: 1st Canadian D.A.C. 1st Canadian Signals Company 1st, 2nd & 3rd Canadian Engineering Field Companies 1st, 2nd & 3rd Canadian Ambulance Companies 1st Canadian Mobile Veterinary Column 1st Canadian Divisional Train The Lahore Division: Lieutenant General H.D'U. Keary The Ferozepore Brigade: Brigadier General R.G.Edgerton 1/Connaught Rangers 9/Bhopal Infantry 57/Wilde's Rifles (Frontier Force) 129/Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis 4/London The Jullundur Brigade: Brigadier General E.P.Strickland 1/Manchester 40/Panthas 47/Sikhs 59/Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force) 4/Suffolk The Sirhind Brigade: Brigadier General W.G.Walker 1/Highland Light Infnatray 15/Sikhs 1/1/King George's Own Gurkha Rifles (Malaun Regt) 1/4/Gurkha Rifles 4/King's Mounted Troops: 15th Lancers (Cureton's Multanis) V Artillery Brigade: 64th Battery (6-18pdrs) 73rd Battery (6-18pdrs) 81st Battery (6-18pdrs) V B.A.C. XI Artillery Brigade: 83rd Battery (6-18pdrs) 84th Battery (6-18pdrs) 85th Battery (6-18pdrs) XI B.A.C. XVIII Artillery Brigade: 59th Battery (6-18pdrs)
7 93rd Battery (6-18pdrs) 94th Battery (6-18pdrs) XVIII B.A.C. XLIII (H.) Artillery Brigade: 40thy Battery (6-4.5" howitzers) 57th Battery (6-4.5" howitzers) XLIII (H.) B.A.C. Attached: Lahore Divisional Ammunition Column 20th Co, & 21st Co, 3rd Sappers and Miners Lahore Signal Company 34th Sikh Pioneers 7th & 8th British Field Ambulances 111th, 112th and 113th Indian Field Ambulances Lahore Divisional Train 1st Cavalry Division: Major General H. de B. de Lisle 1st Cavalry Brigade: Brigadier General C.J.Briggs 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) 5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales) Dragoon Guards 11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars 1st Signal Troop 2nd Cavalry Brigade: Brigadier General R.L.Mullens 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers 18th (Queen Mary's Own) Hussars 2nd Signal Troop 9th Cavalry Brigade: Brigadier General W.H.Greenley 15th Hussars 19th Hussars VII RHA Brigade: I Battery H Battery Warwickshire Battery VII Brigade Ammunition Column Attached: 1st Engineer Field Squadron, RE 1st Signal Squadron 1st & 3rd Cavalry Field Ambulances 1st, 8th, 9th, & 10th Mobile Veterinary Sections 27th (H.T.) Army Service Corps (ASC) 57th (M.T.) Supply Column (ASC) 58th (M.T.) Supply Column (ASC) 45th (M.T.) Ammunition Park (ASC) 2nd Cavalry Division: Major General C.T.McM. Kavanugh 3rd Cavalry Brigade: Brigadier General J. Vaughan 4th Hussars 5th Royal Irish Lancers 16th Lancers 3rd Signal Troop 4th Cavalry Brigade: Brigadier General C.E.Bingham Oxfordshire Hussars 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers) 3rd Hussars 4th Signal Troop 5th Cavalry Brigade: Brigadier General P.W.Chetwode
8 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) 12th Royal Lancers 20th Hussars 5th Signal Troop III RHA Brigade: D Battery,RHA (6-18pdrs) E Battery,RHA (6-18pdrs) J Battery,RHA (6-18pdrs) III Brigade Ammunition Column Attached: 2nd Engineer Field Squadron, RE 2nd Divisional Signals Squadron 2nd & 4th Cavalry Field Ambulances 7th & 8th Mobile Veterinary Sections 424th (H.T.) Army Service Corps (ASC) 46th (M.T.) & 413th (M.T.) Supply Column (ASC) 50th (M.T.) Ammunition Park (ASC) 3rd Cavalry Division: 6th Cavalry Brigade: Brigadier General D. Campbell 3rd Dragoon Guards 1st Royal Dragoons North Somerset Yeomanry 6th Signal Troop 7th Cavalry Brigade: Brigadier General A.A.Kennedy 1st Life Guards 2nd Life Guards Leicester Yeomanry 7th Signal Troop 8th Cavalry Brigade: Brigadier General C.B.Bulkeley-Johnson Royal Horse Guards 10th Hussars Essex Yeomanry 8th Signal Troop XV RHA Brigade: C Battery (6-18pdrs) K Battery (6-18pdrs) G Battery (6-18pdrs) XV B.A.C. Attached: 3rd Engineer Field Squadron, RE 3rd Divisional Signals Squadron 6th & 7th Cavalry Field Ambulances 13th & 14th Mobile Veterinary Sections 81st (H.T.) Army Service Corps (ASC) 73rd (M.T.) & 414th (M.T.) Supply Column (ASC) 76th (M.T.) Cavalry Ammunition Park
J.E.Edmonds, Editor Military Operations, France and Belgium, 1914, Official History, MacMillan, London.
Becke, A.F., History of the Great War Based on Official Docu- ments, Order of Battle of Divisions, His Majesty's Stationary Office, 1937 Copyright GFN 1992
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