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th 4 Division (1)

10 th Brigade (2)

2nd Bn. The Gloucestershire 1st Bn. The (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) 1st Bn. The 1st Bn. The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise’s)

11 th Infantry Brigade (3)

2nd Bn. The (City of London Regiment) 1st Bn. The Regiment 2nd Bn. The Northamptonshire Regiment 2nd Bn. The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own)

12 th Infantry Brigade (4)

2nd Bn. The Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey) 1st Bn. The Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Bn. The Royal Regiment 1st Bn. The (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany’s)

Divisional Troops

V Field Brigade, (5) (H.Q., 63 rd , 64 th , 73 rd & 81 st (Howitzer) Field Batteries, Royal Artillery) XVII Field Brigade, Royal Artillery (6) (H.Q., 10 th , 13 th , 26 th & 72 nd (Howitzer) Field Batteries, Royal Artillery) XVIII Field Brigade, Royal Artillery (7) (H.Q., 59 th , 93 rd , 94 th & 95 th (Howitzer) Field Batteries, Royal Artillery) III Light Brigade, Royal Artillery (8) (H.Q., 16 th , 18 th & 19 th Light Batteries, Royal Artillery)

7th (Field) Company, (9) 9th (Field) Company, Royal Engineers (10) 18th (Field Park) Company, Royal Engineers (10)

4th Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals (11)

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1. This was a Regular Army field division, with its headquarters based in Colchester, Essex. The division was part of . 2. Based in Shorncliffe in Kent, this brigade was a Regular Army formation. Three of the constituent units were based in Shorncliffe, with the 2 nd Bn. The Gloucestershire Regimen being detached and based at Gravesend. 3. This brigade was based in Colchester, with all the constituent units stationed in the garrison town. 4. The headquarters of this brigade was based in Dover, with all four battalions in the brigade also stationed in the town. 5. The V Field Brigade was formed in 1900. The headquarters and all four batteries were stationed at Shorncliffe in Kent. 6. This field brigade, including all four batteries, was stationed at Colchester. The regiment had been formed in 1900. 7. Another field regiment originally formed in 1900, this unit was stationed at Woolwich. 8. The light brigade was stationed at Norwich. 9. This company was stationed at Colchester. 10. These two companies were stationed at Shorncliffe in Kent. 11. The divisional signals was based at Colchester.

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