List of British divisions in World War I
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List of military divisions — List of British divisions in World War I
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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...
s that fought in World War I
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...
. Divisions were either infantry
Infantry
Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...
or cavalry
Cavalry
Cavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms...
. Divisions were categorised as being 'Regular Army' (professional), 'Territorial Force' (part-time) or 'New Army
Kitchener's Army
The New Army, often referred to as Kitchener's Army or, disparagingly, Kitchener's Mob, was an all-volunteer army formed in the United Kingdom following the outbreak of hostilities in the First World War...
' (wartime). The 'Territorial' cavalry was referred to as Yeomanry
Yeomanry
Yeomanry is a designation used by a number of units or sub-units of the British Territorial Army, descended from volunteer cavalry regiments. Today, Yeomanry units may serve in a variety of different military roles.-History:...
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Infantry
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| 6th Division British 6th Infantry Division The 6th Infantry Division was first established by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington for service in the Peninsula War as part of the Anglo-Portuguese Army and was active for most of the period since, including the First World War and the Second World War... |
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| 8th Division British 8th Infantry Division The British Army's 8th Infantry Division was active in both the First World War and the Second World War.-History:The British 8th Division was a Regular Army division that was formed by combining battalions returning from outposts in the British Empire at the outbreak of the First World War.... |
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| 9th (Scottish) Division British 9th (Scottish) Division The 9th Division, was one of the Kitchener's Army divisions raised from volunteers by Lord Kitchener to serve on the Western Front during the First World War.... |
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| 10th (Irish) Division British 10th (Irish) Division The 10th Division, was one of the first of Kitchener's New Army K1 Army Group divisions , authorized on 21 August 1914, after the outbreak of the Great War. It included battalions from the various provinces of Ireland... |
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| 11th (Northern) Division British 11th (Northern) Division The British 11th Division, was one of the Kitchener's Army divisions raised from volunteers by Lord Kitchener, it fought at Gallipoli and the Western Front during the First World War... |
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| 12th (Eastern) Division British 12th (Eastern) Division The 12th Infantry Division was a division raised by the British Army during the First World War. It was disbanded during the Second World War due to the number of casualties that it took.- Formation and First World War :... |
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| 13th (Western) Division British 13th (Western) Division The 13th Division was one of the Kitchener's Army divisions raised from volunteers by Lord Kitchener. It fought at Gallipoli and in Mesopotamia and Persia during the First World War.- 1914 - 1915 :... |
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| 14th (Light) Division British 14th (Light) Division The 14th Division was one of the Kitchener's Army divisions raised from volunteers by Lord Kitchener. It fought on the Western Front for the duration of the First World War.- Formation :... |
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| 15th (Scottish) Division British 15th (Scottish) Division The 15th Infantry Division was a British Army division in both the First and Second World Wars.- First World War :The division was a New Army unit formed in September 1914 as part of the K2 Army Group. The division moved to France in July 1915 and spent the duration of the First World War in... |
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| 16th (Irish) Division British 16th (Irish) Division The 16th Division was a voluntary 'Service' division of Kitchener's New Army raised in Ireland from the 'National Volunteers', initially in September 1914, after the outbreak of the Great War... |
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| 17th (Northern) Division British 17th (Northern) Division The British 17th Division was a New Army division formed in September 1914 as part of the K2 Army Group. The division moved to France in July 1915 and spent the duration of the First World War in action on the Western Front.- Formation :... |
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| 18th (Eastern) Division British 18th (Eastern) Division The British 18th Division was a New Army division formed in September 1914 as part of the K2 Army Group. The division landed in France on 25 May 1915 and spent the duration of the First World War in action on the Western Front, becoming one of the elite divisions of the British Army... |
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| 19th (Western) Division British 19th (Western) Division The British 19th Division was a New Army division formed in September 1914 as part of the K2 Army Group. The division landed in France July 1915 and spent the duration of the First World War in action on the Western Front.- Formation :... |
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| 20th (Light) Division British 20th (Light) Division The British 20th Division was a New Army division formed in September 1914 as part of the K2 Army Group. The division landed in France July 1915 and spent the duration of the First World War in action on the Western Front.- Formation :... |
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| 21st Division British 21st Division The British 21st Division was a New Army division raised in September 1914. The division moved to France in September 1915 and served on the Western Front for the duration of the First World War.The division's insignia was the "triple-seven".- Formation :... |
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| 22nd Division British 22nd Division The British 22nd Division was a New Army division raised in September 1914. The division moved to France in September 1915, but it was transferred to Greece only one month later... |
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| 23rd Division British 23rd Division The British 23rd Division was a New Army division that was sent to France in August, 1915, under the command of Major-General Sir James Melville Babington... |
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| 24th Division British 24th Division The British 24th Division was a New Army division that was sent to France between August and September, 1915. It served on the Western Front for the duration of the First World War... |
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| 27th Division British 27th Division The British 27th Division was a First World War regular army infantry division formed in late 1914 by combining various units that had been acting as garrisons about the British Empire. The division spent most of 1915 on the Western Front in France before moving to Salonika where it remained with... |
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| 29th Division British 29th Division The British 29th Division, known as the Incomparable Division, was a First World War regular army infantry division formed in early 1915 by combining various units that had been acting as garrisons about the British Empire. Under the command of Major General Aylmer Hunter-Weston, the division... |
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| 30th Division British 30th Division The British 30th Division was a New Army division that was originally made up of battalions raised by public subscription or private patronage. The division was taken over by the British War Office in August 1915 and moved to France in December... |
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| 31st Division British 31st Division The British 31st Division was a New Army division formed in April 1915 as part of the K4 Army Group and taken over by the War Office on 10 August 1915. Comprising mainly battalions from Yorkshire and Lancashire, the division was sent to Egypt in December 1915 before moving to France in March 1916... |
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| 32nd Division British 32nd Division The British 32nd Division was a New Army division that was originally made up of battalions raised by public subscription or private patronage. The division was taken over by the British War Office in September 1915... |
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| 33rd Division British 33rd Division The British 33rd Division was a New Army division formed in 1914 as the 40th Division in the K5 Army group then renumbered in April 1915 as part of the new K4 Army Group.... |
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| 34th Division British 34th Division The British 34th Division was a New Army division formed in April 1915 as part of the K4 Army Group. The division landed in France on January 1916 and spent the duration of the First World War in action on the Western Front.... |
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| 36th (Ulster) Division British 36th (Ulster) Division The 36th Division was a division of Lord Kitchener's New Army formed in September 1914. Originally called the Ulster Division, it was made up of members of the Ulster Volunteer Force, who formed thirteen additional battalions for three existing regiments: the Royal Irish Fusiliers, the Royal Irish... |
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| 38th (Welsh) Division British 38th (Welsh) Division The 38th Infantry Division was a British Army division. A 38th Division was in existence in both the First and Second World Wars, but not between the wars and there is no direct link between the two formations.... |
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| 40th Division British 40th Infantry Division - World War I :The 40th Infantry Division was originally formed as a Kitchener's Army 'Bantam' division between September and December 1915 for service in World War I. 'Bantam' personnel were those who were under the Army regulation height but otherwise fit for service. It comprised the 119th,... |
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| 41st Division British 41st Division The British 41st Division is a New Army division formed in September 1915 as part of the K5 Army. The division landed in France in May 1916 and spent the duration of the First World War in action on the Western Front.- Formation :122nd Brigade :... |
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| 42nd (East Lancashire) Division | |
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| 44th (Home Counties) Division | |
| 45th (2nd Wessex) Division | |
| 46th (North Midland) Division British 46th (North Midland) Division - World War I :The British 46th Division was a 1st Line Territorial Force division. At the outbreak of the war, the 46th Division was commanded by Major General Hon. E.J. Montagu-Stuart-Wortley. Originally called the 'North Midland Division', it was redesignated as the 46th Division in 1915... |
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| 47th (1/2nd London) Division British 47th (1/2nd London) Division The British 47th Division was a first-line Territorial Force division. Originally called the "2nd London Division" it was designated the 47th Division in 1915 and referred to as the "1/2nd London Division" after the raising of the second-line 60th Division... |
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| 48th (South Midland) Division British 48th (South Midland) Division The British 48th Division was a Territorial Force division. Originally called the 'South Midland Division', it was redesignated as the 48th Division in 1915.- 1914 - 1918 :... |
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| 50th (Northumbrian) Division British 50th (Northumbrian) Division The British 50th Division was a first-line Territorial Force division. The division was sent to France in April 1915 and served on the Western Front for the duration of the First World War... |
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| 51st (Highland) Division British 51st (Highland) Division (World War I) The 51st Division was a British Territorial Force division that fought on the Western Front in France during the First World War. The division's insignia was a stylised 'HD' inside a red circle. Early doubts about the division's performance earned it the nickname of "Harper's Duds" after the... |
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| 52nd (Lowland) Division British 52nd (Lowland) Division The British 52nd Division was a Territorial Army division that was originally formed as part of the Territorial Force in 1908.- World War I :... |
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| 53rd (Welsh) Division British 53rd (Welsh) Division The British 53rd Infantry Division was a Territorial Army division that fought in both World Wars. During the First World War the division fought at Gallipoli and in the Middle East. Remaining active during the interwar years as a peace-time formation, the division again saw action in the Second... |
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| 54th (East Anglian) Division British 54th (East Anglian) Division The British 54th Division was a Territorial Army division. During the First World War the division fought at Gallipoli and in the Middle East. During the Second World War it was a home service division and did not see any combat.... |
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| 55th (West Lancashire) Division British 55th (West Lancashire) Division The 55th Infantry Division was a British Territorial Force division which served on the Western Front during the First World War.- First World War:... |
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| 57th (2nd West Lancashire) Division | |
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| 59th (2nd North Midland) Division | |
| 60th (2/2nd London) Division British 60th (2/2nd London) Division The British 60th Division was the second of two second-line Territorial Force divisions formed from the surplus of London recruits in 1914. Originally the division merely supplied the first-line Territorial divisions with drafts to replace losses through casualties... |
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| 61st (2nd South Midland) Division British 61st (2nd South Midland) Division The British 61st Division was a second-line Territorial Force division raised in 1915 as a reserve for the first-line battalions of the 48th Division... |
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| 63rd (Royal Naval) Division British 63rd (Royal Naval) Division The British 63rd Division was a First World War division of the New Army. The division had been formed at the outbreak of war as the Royal Naval Division... |
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| 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division The British 66th Division was raised as a second-line Territorial Force division in August 1914 shortly after the commencement of the First World War. It went on to serve as a full-fledged frontline division on the Western Front in 1917 and 1918... |
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| 74th (Yeomanry) Division British 74th (Yeomanry) Division The British 74th Division was a First World War infantry division formed in Egypt in early 1917 from brigades of dismounted yeomanry... |
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Cavalry
| 1st Cavalry Division British 1st Cavalry Division The 1st Cavalry Division was a regular Division of the British Army during the First World War where it fought on the Western Front. During the Second World War it was a second line formation, formed from Yeomanry Regiments... |
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| 2nd Cavalry Division 2nd Cavalry Division (United Kingdom) The 2nd Cavalry Division was a regular British Army division that saw service in World War I. It also known as Gough's Command, after its commanding General and was part of the initial British Expeditionary Force which landed in France in September 1914.... |
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| 3rd Cavalry Division 3rd Cavalry Division The 3rd Cavalry Division was a division of the British Army in the First World War. It was formed in Ludgershall, Wiltshire England in September 1914 under the command of General Major General Julian Byng... |
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| 1st Mounted Division 1st Mounted Division The 1st Mounted Division was formed in August 1914 for the home defence of the United Kingdom. It was formed from existing mounted brigades of the Territorial Force, each of three regiments of Yeomanry.... - renamed 1st Cyclist Division in July 1916 then broken up in November 1916 |
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| 2nd Mounted Division British 2nd Mounted Division The 2nd Mounted Division, was a yeomanry division that served in the First World War. At the outbreak of war it was assigned to defence of the Norfolk coast. In March 1915 it formed a second-line duplicate of itself, the 2/2nd Mounted Division... - broken up in January 1916 |
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| 2/2nd Mounted Division 2/2nd Mounted Division The 2/2nd Mounted Division was a British cavalry division composed of Yeomanry and Territorial Force units active during World War I.It was formed on 6 March 1915 as a replacement/depot formation for the 2nd Mounted Division which was being sent abroad on active service... - renamed 3rd Mounted Division in March 1916, 1st Mounted Division in July 1916, then The Cyclist Division in September 1917 |
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| 4th Mounted Division British 4th Mounted Division The 4th Mounted Division was a short-lived British cavalry division composed of Yeomanry and Territorial Force units during World War I.It was formed on 20 March 1916 from three existing second line mounted brigades and the newly formed 2/1st Southern Mounted Brigade. In July 1916 the yeomanry... - renamed 2nd Cyclist Division in July 1916, then broken up in November 1916 |
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| Yeomanry Mounted Division British Yeomanry Mounted Division The Yeomanry Mounted Division was a Territorial Force cavalry division formed at Khan Yunis in Palestine in June 1917 from three yeomanry mounted brigades. In April 1918 it was renamed 1st Mounted Division, the third such division to bear that title... - renamed 1st Mounted Division in April 1918 then 4th Cavalry Division in July 1918 |