The British 18th Division was a New Army division

Division (military)

A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of between 10,000 and 20,000 soldiers. In most armies, a division is composed of several regiments or brigades, and in turn several divisions typically make up a corps...

 formed in September 1914 as part of the K2 Army Group. The division landed in France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 on 25 May 1915 and spent the duration of the First World War

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

 in action on the Western Front

Western Front (World War I)

Following the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the German Army opened the Western Front by first invading Luxembourg and Belgium, then gaining military control of important industrial regions in France. The tide of the advance was dramatically turned with the Battle of the Marne...

, becoming one of the elite divisions of the British Army. During the Battle of the Somme, the Division was commanded by Major General Ivor Maxse

Ivor Maxse

General Sir Ivor Maxse, KCB, CVO, DSO, was a World War I general, best known for his innovative and effective training methods.-Early life:Maxse was educated at Mr...

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Formation

53rd Brigade

British 53rd Infantry Brigade

The 53rd Infantry Brigade was a British Army brigade active in the Second World War.- Unit history :The brigade was part of the British 18th Infantry Division that was sent to Singapore at the beginning of 1942. It was converted from the British 163rd Infantry Brigade on September 18, 1939...

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• 10th (Service) Battalion, The Essex Regiment
• 8th (Service) Battalion, The Norfolk Regiment (until February 1918)
• 8th (Service) Battalion, The Suffolk Regiment (until February 1918)
• 6th (Service) Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment) (until February 1918)
• 8th (Service) Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment) (from February 1918)
• 7th (Service) Battalion, The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) (from 55th Bde February 1918)

54th Brigade

British 54th Infantry Brigade

The 54th Infantry Brigade was a British Army infantry brigade.It was originally part of the 18th Division active on the Western Front during World War I....

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• 11th (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
• 6th (Service) Battalion, The Northamptonshire Regiment
• 12th (Service) Battalion, The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) (until February 1918)
• 8th (Service) Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment (to pioneers February 1915)
• 7th (Service) Battalion, The Bedfordshire Regiment (from February 1915 until May 1918)
• 2nd Battalion, The Bedfordshire Regiment (from May 1918)

55th Brigade

British 55th Infantry Brigade

The British 55th Infantry Brigade was a British Army brigade, part of the British 18th Infantry Division during the Second World War.- History :The brigade was sent to Singapore in 1942 where it was surrendered to the Japanese army.- Organisation :...

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• 7th (Service) Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
• 7th (Service) Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
• 8th (Service) Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment
• 7th (Service) Battalion, The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) (to 53rd Bde February 1918)

Pioneers :

• 8th (Service) Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment (from 54th Bde February 1915)

Battles

• Battle of the Somme (1916)
  Battle of the Somme (1916)
  The Battle of the Somme , also known as the Somme Offensive, took place during the First World War between 1 July and 14 November 1916 in the Somme department of France, on both banks of the river of the same name...
  
  
  • Capture of Trônes Wood
    Capture of Trônes Wood
    Trônes Wood is located to the south east of the town of Longueval in the département of the Somme in northern France. The Capture of Trônes Wood was an action in the First World War between British and German forces as part of the larger Battle of the Somme...
    
    : 14–15 July 1916.
  • Battle of Delville Wood
• Third Battle of Ypres
• Battle of Epehy
  Battle of Epéhy
  The Battle of Épehy was a World War I battle fought on 18 September 1918, involving the British Fourth Army against German outpost positions in front of the Hindenburg Line.- Prelude :...
  
  

External links

• The British Army in the Great War: The 18th (Eastern) Division