The British 30th 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...

 that was originally made up of battalions raised by public subscription or private patronage. The division was taken over by the British War Office

War Office

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 in August 1915 and moved to France in December. It served on the Western Front for the duration of the First World War

World War I

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Formation

21st Brigade :

The brigade joined from the 7th Division in December 1915, swapping with the 91st Brigade.

Until May/June 1918 the brigade comprised the following battalions:

• 18th (Service) Battalion, The King's (Liverpool Regiment) (to 89 Bde February 1918)
• 19th (Service) Battalion (4th City), The Manchester Regiment
  The Manchester Regiment
  The Manchester Regiment was a regiment of the British army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 63rd Regiment of Foot and the 96th Regiment of Foot...
  
   (disbanded February 1918)
• 2nd Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment)
• 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment)
• 17th (Service) Battalion (2nd City), The Manchester Regiment (from February 1918)

From July 1918 the brigade comprised the following battalions:

• 7th (South Irish Horse) Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment
  Royal Irish Regiment (1684-1922)
  The Royal Irish Regiment, until 1881 the 18th Regiment of Foot, was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, first raised in 1684. Also known as the 18th Regiment of Foot and the 18th Regiment of Foot, it was one of eight Irish regiments raised largely in Ireland, its home depot in...
  
  
• 1/6th Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment
• 2/23rd (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment

89th Brigade :

Until June 1918 the brigade comprised the following battalions:

• 17th (Service) Battalion, The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
• 18th (Service) Battalion, The King's (Liverpool Regiment) (to 21 Bde December 1915, from 21 Bde February 1918)
• 19th (Service) Battalion, The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
• 20th (Service) Battalion, The King's (Liverpool Regiment) (disbanded February 1918)
• 2nd Battalion, The Bedfordshire Regiment (from December 1915, to 90 Bde February 1918)

From June/July 1918 the brigade comprised the following battalions:

• 2nd Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment)
• 7/8th (Service) Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
  Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
  The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers was a Irish infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 27th Regiment of Foot and the 108th Regiment of Foot...
  
  
• 2/17th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment

90th Brigade :

Until June 1918, the brigade comprised the following battalions:

• 16th (Service) Battalion (1st City), The Manchester Regiment
• 17th (Service) Battalion (2nd City), The Manchester Regiment (until February 1918)
• 18th (Service) Battalion (3rd City), The Manchester Regiment (disbanded February 1918)
• 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers
  Royal Scots Fusiliers
  -The Earl of Mar's Regiment of Foot :The regiment was raised in Scotland in 1678 by Stuart loyalist Charles Erskine, de jure 5th Earl of Mar for service against the rebel covenanting forces during the Second Whig Revolt . They were used to keep the peace and put down brigands, mercenaries, and...
  
   (until April 1918)
• 2nd Battalion, The Bedfordshire Regiment (from 89 Bde February 1918 until May 1918)
• 14th (Service) Battalion, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (from April 1918)

From June 1918, the brigade comprised the following battalions:

• 2/14th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment
• 2/15th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment
• 2/16th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment

91st Brigade :

The brigade formed in April 1915 and moved to the 7th Division in December of that year, swapping with the 21st Brigade.

• 20th (Service) Battalion (5th City), The Manchester Regiment
• 21st (Service) Battalion (6th City), The Manchester Regiment
• 22nd (Service) Battalion (7th City), The Manchester Regiment
• 24th (Service) Battalion (Oldham), The Manchester Regiment

Pioneers :

• 11th (Service) Battalion (St.Helens Pioneers), The Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) (until June 1918)
• 6th (Service) Battalion (Pioneers), South Wales Borderers (from July 1918)

External links

• The British Army in the Great War: The 30th Division