Order of battle for the Battle of the Somme
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This is the order of battle
for the Battle of the Somme fought from 1 July to 18 November 1916 as one of the main engagements of the First World War
. It was fought between mixed French
, British
and Dominion
forces and the
German Empire
in the Somme River valley in northern France
.
battalions. Territorial battalions raised second line battalions which would be numbered 2/4th, 2/5th and 2/6th, initially from men who did not volunteer for overseas service. The terms of service in the Territoiral Force meant that men who had signed up on these could not be forced to serve outside the United Kingdom. The number of battalions depended on the recruitment potential of the area from which the battalions were raised (i.e. the Dorsetshire Regiment raised eleven battalions, whilst the London Regiment managed to raise eighty-eight battalions).
Regular Army Divisions were numbered 1st to 8th. "New Army" divisions raised by the Kitchener recruitment drive
were numbered 9th to 26th. The 27th to 29th Divisions were Regular Army divisions made up from units recalled from Imperial Garrison Duties. The 30th to 41st were again made up from New Army units while the 42nd to 74th were Territorial. The 63rd Division (Royal Naval Division) was made up from Naval Reserves and did not follow this numbering pattern.
French 6th Army Corps, which contained British or Dominion forces:
Battle of Albert
Subsidiary Attack at Gommecourt Salient
Battle of Bazentin Ridge
Subsidiary attack at Fromelles
Subsidiary attacks at High Wood
Battle of Delville Wood
Battle of Pozières
Battle of Guillemont
Battle of Ginchy
Battle of Flers-Courcelette
Battle of Morval
Battle of le Transloy
Battle of the Ancre
s - that is comprising three regiments, with each regiment containing three battalions.
During the Battle of Verdun
, General Pétain
had rotated the French Divisions through the battle - resulting in a large number of divisions entrering the battle with prior battle experience.
(Note: That a majority of the Corps/Divisions were rotated in from other Armies as the battle progressed.)
2nd Infantry Division
3rd Infantry Division
4th Infantry Division
10th Infantry Division
11th Infantry Division
12th Infantry Division
13th Infantry Division
14th Infantry Division
17th Infantry Division
18th Infantry Division
20th Infantry Division
25th Infantry Division
26th Infantry Division
39th Infantry Division
41st Infantry Division
42nd Infantry Division
43rd Infantry Division
45th Infantry Division
46th Infantry Division
47th Infantry Division
48th Infantry Division
51st Infantry Division
53rd Infantry Division
56th Infantry Division
61st Infantry Division
62nd Infantry Division
66th Infantry Division
70th Infantry Division
72nd Infantry Division
77th Infantry Division
120th Infantry Division
121st Infantry Division
125th Infantry Division
127th Infantry Division
132nd Infantry Division
152nd Infantry Division
153rd Infantry Division
Moroccan Infantry Division
2nd Colonial Infantry Division
3rd Colonial Infantry Division
10th Colonial Infantry Division
15th Colonial Infantry Division
16th Colonial Infantry Division
2nd Cavalry Division
3rd Cavalry Division
4th Cavalry Division
German Army Group Commander: von Gallwitz
Commander: General der Infanterie Fritz von Below
Chiefs of Staff: General Erich Falkenhayn (until 28 August 1916), General Paul von Hindenburg
Order of battle
In modern use, the order of battle is the identification, command structure, strength, and disposition of personnel, equipment, and units of an armed force participating in field operations. Various abbreviations are in use, including OOB, O/B, or OB, while ORBAT remains the most common in the...
for the Battle of the Somme fought from 1 July to 18 November 1916 as one of the main engagements of the First World War
World War I
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. It was fought between mixed French
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, British
Allies of World War I
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and Dominion
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forces and the
German Empire
Allies of World War I
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in the Somme River valley in northern 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...
.
British and Dominion forces
In typical British county regiments, the 1st and 2nd Battalions were regular army, the 3rd was the special reserve battalion which did not normally serve overseas but remained at home as the regimental depot and training unit from which replacemetns were sent to the regular battalions. The 4th, 5th and 6th Battalions were normally Territorial ForceTerritorial Force
The Territorial Force was the volunteer reserve component of the British Army from 1908 to 1920, when it became the Territorial Army.-Origins:...
battalions. Territorial battalions raised second line battalions which would be numbered 2/4th, 2/5th and 2/6th, initially from men who did not volunteer for overseas service. The terms of service in the Territoiral Force meant that men who had signed up on these could not be forced to serve outside the United Kingdom. The number of battalions depended on the recruitment potential of the area from which the battalions were raised (i.e. the Dorsetshire Regiment raised eleven battalions, whilst the London Regiment managed to raise eighty-eight battalions).
Regular Army Divisions were numbered 1st to 8th. "New Army" divisions raised by the Kitchener recruitment drive
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...
were numbered 9th to 26th. The 27th to 29th Divisions were Regular Army divisions made up from units recalled from Imperial Garrison Duties. The 30th to 41st were again made up from New Army units while the 42nd to 74th were Territorial. The 63rd Division (Royal Naval Division) was made up from Naval Reserves and did not follow this numbering pattern.
Army structures
- British Expeditionary Force: Commander: General Sir Douglas HaigDouglas Haig, 1st Earl HaigField Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, KT, GCB, OM, GCVO, KCIE, ADC, was a British senior officer during World War I. He commanded the British Expeditionary Force from 1915 to the end of the War...
- Third Army: Army Commander: General Sir Edmund H.H. AllenbyEdmund Allenby, 1st Viscount AllenbyField Marshal Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby GCB, GCMG, GCVO was a British soldier and administrator most famous for his role during the First World War, in which he led the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in the conquest of Palestine and Syria in 1917 and 1918.Allenby, nicknamed...
- Fourth Army: The Fourth Army was formed on 5 February 1916. Army Commander: General Sir Henry RawlinsonHenry Rawlinson, 1st Baron RawlinsonGeneral Henry Seymour Rawlinson, 1st Baron Rawlinson, GCB, GCSI, GCVO, KCMG , known as Sir Henry Rawlinson, Bt between 1895 and 1919, was a British First World War general most famous for his roles in the Battle of the Somme of 1916 and the Battle of Amiens in 1918.-Military career:Rawlinson was...
. - Reserve Army: The Reserve Army was formed on 23 May 1916 and took over VIII and X Corps from the Fourth Army on 4 July 1916 during the Battle of Albert. Army Commander: General Sir Hubert GoughHubert GoughGeneral Sir Hubert de la Poer Gough GCB, GCMG, KCVO was a senior officer in the British Army, who commanded the British Fifth Army from 1916 to 1918 during the First World War.-Family background:...
- Fifth Army: The Reserve Army was renamed the Fifth Army on 30 October 1916
- Third Army: Army Commander: General Sir Edmund H.H. Allenby
Corps structures
- II Corps. Corps Commander: Lieutenant-General Claude W.JacobClaud JacobField-Marshal Sir Claud William Jacob GCB GCSI KCMG was a British Army officer who served in the First World War.-Military career:...
- III Corps. Corps Commander: Major-General Henry Hudson later replaced by Lieutenant-General Sir William Pulteney
- V CorpsV Corps (United Kingdom)V Corps was an army corps of the British Army in both the First and Second World War. It was first organised in February 1915 and fought through World War I on the Western front...
. Corps Commander: Lieutenant-General Edward A. FanshaweEdward Fanshawe (British Army officer)Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Arthur Fanshawe KCB was a British Army general of the First World War, who commanded the 11th Division at Gallipoli and the V Corps on the Western Front during the Battle of the Somme, the Third Battle of Ypres, and the 1918 Spring Offensive... - VII Corps. Corps Commander: Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas d'Oyly SnowThomas D'Oyly SnowLieutenant-General Sir Thomas D’Oyly Snow KCB, KCMG was a British General in the First World War who commanded during some of the major battles of the Western Front. He had two nicknames, ‘Slush’ and ‘Snowball’, both plays on 'Snow'.-Education and early military career:Snow was born on 5 May 1858...
- VIII Corps. Corps Commander: Lieutenant-General Aylmer Hunter-WestonAylmer Hunter-WestonLieutenant-General Sir Aylmer Gould Hunter-Weston KCB DSO GStJ was a British Army general who served in World War I at Gallipoli and the Somme Offensive...
- X CorpsX Corps (United Kingdom)The X Corps was a British Army formation in the First World War and was later reformed in 1942 during the North African campaign of the Second World War as part of the Eighth Army.- First World War :...
. Corps Commander: Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas MorlandThomas MorlandGeneral Sir Thomas Lethbridge Napier Morland KCMG, DSO was a British general during the First World War.-Biography:Born in Montreal, Canada East, Morland was the son of Thomas Morland and Helen Servante... - XIII CorpsXIII Corps (United Kingdom)XIII Corps was a British infantry corps during World War I and World War II.-World War I:XIII Corps was formed in France on 15 November 1915 under Lieutenant-General Walter Congreve to be part of Fourth Army. It was first seriously engaged during the Battle of the Somme in 1916. On the First day on...
. Corps Commander: Lieutenant-General Walter N. CongreveWalter Norris CongreveGeneral Sir Walter Norris Congreve VC KCB MVO DL was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
VC - XIV CorpsXIV Corps (United Kingdom)XIV Corps was a British infantry corps during World War I.-World War I:XIV Corps was formed in France on 3 January 1916 under Lieutenant-General the Earl of Cavan...
. Corps Commander: Lieutenant-General Frederick Lambart, 10th Earl of CavanFrederick Lambart, 10th Earl of CavanField Marshal Frederick Rudolph Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan, KP, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE was a British Army officer and Chief of the Imperial General Staff.-Army career:... - XV CorpsXV Corps (United Kingdom)XV Corps was a British infantry corps during World War I.-World War I:XV Corps was formed in Egypt on 9 December 1915 and then reformed in France on 22 April 1916 under Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Horne...
. Corps Commander: Lieutenant General D.M.G. Campbell, then Lt–Gen Henry HorneHenry Horne, 1st Baron HorneGeneral Henry Sinclair Horne, 1st Baron Horne GCB, KCMG was a military officer in the British Army, most notable for his generalship during World War I. He was the only British artillery officer to command an army in the war. Until recently Horne was the unknown General of the Great War and did...
then Lt–General John du CaneJohn Philip Du CaneGeneral Sir John Du Cane GCB is a former Master-General of the Ordnance.-Military career:Du Cane was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1884.... - Canadian CorpsCanadian CorpsThe Canadian Corps was a World War I corps formed from the Canadian Expeditionary Force in September 1915 after the arrival of the 2nd Canadian Division in France. The corps was expanded by the addition of the 3rd Canadian Division in December 1915 and the 4th Canadian Division in August 1916...
. Corps Commander: Lieutenant-General the Honourable Sir Julian ByngJulian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of VimyField Marshal Julian Hedworth George Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy was a British Army officer who served as Governor General of Canada, the 12th since Canadian Confederation.... - ANZAC CorpsI Anzac CorpsThe I ANZAC Corps was a combined Australian and New Zealand army corps that served during World War I.It was formed in Egypt in February 1916 as part of the reorganisation and expansion of the Australian Imperial Force and the New Zealand Expeditionary Force following the evacuation of Gallipoli...
. Corps Commander: Lieutenant-General Sir William BirdwoodWilliam Birdwood, 1st Baron BirdwoodField Marshal William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, CIE, DSO was a First World War British general who is best known as the commander of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during the Gallipoli Campaign in 1915.- Youth and early career :Birdwood was born... - Machine Gun CorpsMachine Gun CorpsThe Machine Gun Corps was a corps of the British Army, formed in October 1915 in response to the need for more effective use of machine guns on the Western Front in World War I. The Heavy Branch of the MGC was the first to use tanks in combat, and the branch was subsequently turned into the Tank...
French 6th Army Corps, which contained British or Dominion forces:
- XX Corps.. The 11th and 39th Divisions were attached to the French XX Corps (French 6th Army) for the opening days of the Battle.
- XXXV Corps. The British 2nd Division was detached to XXXV Corps, French 6th Army.
Formations per Battle
Refer following section titled "Divisions" for brigades, regiments and battalions associated with each division participating in the listed battles. Battle nomenclature and participating units information taken from source British Army Council Command Notice 1138 unless specifically stated otherwise:| Regular Army and Naval divisions | New Army divisions recruited under Kitchener Recruitment Plan | Territorial divisions | Dominion divisions |
Battle of AlbertBattle of Albert (1916)The Battle of Albert, 1 July – 13 July 1916, was the opening phase of the British and French offensive that became the Battle of the Somme.-Haig's desire to break through versus Rawlinson's "bite and hold":...
: 1–13 July 1916
- Capture of Montauban
- Capture of Mametz
- Capture of Fricourt
- Capture of Contalmaison
- Capture of la Boiselle
Army Corps Divisions Fourth Army III Corps 1st Division 8th Division 12th Division 19th Division 23rd Division 34th Division VIII Corps 4th Division 29th Division 31st Division 48th Division X Corps 12th Division 25th Division 32nd Division 36th Division 49th Division XIII Corps 3rd Division 9th Division 18th Division 30th Division 35th Division XV Corps 7th Division 17th Division 21st Division 33rd Division 38th Division Reserve Army The Reserve Army took over the VIII and X Corps
from the Fourth Army on 4 July 1916
Subsidiary Attack at Gommecourt SalientGommecourt, Pas-de-CalaisGommecourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A small farming village situated south of Arras, on the D6 road.-Population:-World War I:...
: 1 July 1916
| Army | Corps | Divisions |
| Third Army | VII Corps | 37th Division |
| 46th Division | ||
| 56th Division | ||
Battle of Bazentin RidgeBattle of Bazentin RidgeThe Battle of Bazentin Ridge, launched by the British Fourth Army at dawn on 14 July 1916, marked the start of the second phase of the Battle of the Somme. Dismissed beforehand by one French commander as "an attack organized for amateurs by amateurs", it turned out to be "hugely successful" for...
: 14–17 July 1916
- Capture of Longueval
- Capture of Trônes Wood
- Capture of Ovillers
Army Corps Divisions Fourth Army Army Troops 2nd Indian Cavalry Division II Corps 1st Division 23rd Division 34th DivisionThe 102nd and 103rd Infantry Brigades of the 34th Division had suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Albert, 1916. These two brigades changed places with the 111th and 112th Infantry Brigades of the 37th Division and went into line with the 37th Division, IV Corps, First Army on Vimy Ridge while the two brigades of 37th Division mentioned above, fought in Battles of Bazentin and Pozieres under the 34th Division. Ref: Liddle p. 176 XIII Corps 3rd Division 9th Division 18th Division XV Corps 7th Division 21st Division 33rd Division Reserve Army X Corps 25th Division 32nd Division 48th Division 49th Division
Subsidiary attack at FromellesBattle of FromellesThe Battle of Fromelles, sometimes known as the Action at Fromelles or the Battle of Fleurbaix , occurred in France between 19 July and 20 July 1916, during World War I...
: 19 July 1916
| Army | Corps | Divisions |
| First Army | XI Corps | 61st Division |
| 5th Australian Division | ||
Subsidiary attacks at High WoodHigh WoodHigh Wood is a small forest near Bazentin le Petit in the Somme département of northern France which was the scene of intense fighting for two months from 14 July to 15 September 1916 during the Battle of the Somme.-Background:...
: 20–25 July 1916
| Army | Corps | Divisions |
| Fourth Army | III Corps | 19th Division |
| XV Corps | 5th Division | |
| 7th Division | ||
| 33rd Division | ||
| 51st Division |
Battle of Delville WoodDelville WoodThe Battle of Delville Wood was one of the early engagements in the 1916 Battle of the Somme in the First World War. It took place between 14 July and 3 September, between the armies of the German Empire and allied British and South African forces...
: 15 July - 3 September 1916
| Army | Corps | Divisions |
| Fourth Army | XIII Corps | 2nd Division |
| 3rd Division | ||
| 9th Division | ||
| 18th (Eastern) Division | ||
| 24th Division | ||
| 53rd Bde of 18th Division | ||
| XIV Corps | 20th Division | |
| 24th Division | ||
| XV Corps | 7th Division | |
| 14th Division | ||
Battle of PozièresBattle of PozièresThe Battle of Pozières was a two week struggle for the French village of Pozières and the ridge on which it stands, during the middle stages of the 1916 Battle of the Somme. Though British divisions were involved in most phases of the fighting, Pozières is primarily remembered as an Australian battle...
: 23 July - 3 September 1916
- Fighting for Mouquet Farm
Army Corps Divisions Fourth Army III Corps 1st Division 15th Division 19th Division 23rd Division 34th Division Reserve Army II Corps 12th Division 25th Division 48th Division 49th Division 1 ANZAC Corps 1st Australian Division 2nd Australian Division 4th Australian Division
Battle of GuillemontBattle of GuillemontThe Battle of Guillemont was a British assault on the German-held village of Guillemont during the 1916 Battle of the Somme. Guillemont lay on the right flank of the British sector where it linked with French forces and by holding it, the Germans prevented the Allied armies from operating in...
: 3–6 September 1916
| Army | Corps | Divisions |
| Fourth Army | XIV Corps | 5th Division |
| 16th Division | ||
| 20th Division | ||
| XV Corps | 7th Division | |
| 24th Division | ||
| 55th Division | ||
Battle of GinchyBattle of GinchyThe Battle of Ginchy took place on 9 September 1916 during the Battle of the Somme when the United Kingdom 16th Division captured the German-held village of Ginchy. However the Irish Royal Munster Fusiliers suffered heavy casualties in the process...
: 9 September 1916
| Army | Corps | Divisions |
| Fourth Army | XIV Corps | 16th Division |
| 56th Division | ||
| XV Corps | 55th Division | |
Battle of Flers-CourceletteBattle of Flers-CourceletteThe Battle of Flers-Courcelette, was a battle within the Franco-British Somme Offensive which took place in the summer and autumn of 1916. Launched on the 15th of September 1916 the battle went on for one week. Flers-Courcelette began with the overall objective of cutting a hole in the German...
: 15–22 September 1916
- Capture of Martinpuich
Army Corps Divisions Fourth Army Army Troops 1st Cavalry Division 2nd Indian Cavalry Division III Corps 1st Division 15th Division 23rd Division 47th Division 50th Division 103rd Bde of 34th Division XIV Corps Guards Division 5th Division 6th Division 20th Division 56th Division XV Corps 14th Division 21st Division 41st Division 55th Division New Zealand Division Reserve Army II Corps 11th Division 49th Division Canadian Corps 1st Canadian Division 2nd Canadian Division 3rd Canadian Division
Battle of MorvalBattle of MorvalThe Battle of Morval, which began on 25 September 1916, was an attack by the British Fourth Army on the German-held villages of Morval, Gueudecourt and Lesboeufs during the Battle of the Somme. These villages were originally objectives of the major British offensive of 15 September, the Battle of...
: 25–28 September 1916
- Capture of Crombles
- Capture of Lesboeufs
- Capture of Gueudecourt
Army Corps Divisions Fourth Army III Corps 1st Division 23rd Division 50th Division XIV Corps Guards Division 5th Division 6th Division 20th Division 56th Division XV Corps 21st Division 55th Division New Zealand Division
Battle of Thiepval: 26–28 September 1916
| Army | Corps | Divisions |
| Reserve Army | II Corps | 11th Division |
| 18th Division | ||
| V Corps | 39th Division | |
| Canadian Corps | 1st Canadian Division | |
| 2nd Canadian Division | ||
| 3rd Canadian Division | ||
Battle of le TransloyBattle of Le TransloyThe Battle of Le Transloy was the final offensive mounted by the British Fourth Army during the 1916 Battle of the Somme.-Prelude:With the successful conclusion of the preceding Battle of Morval at the end of September, the Fourth Army of Lieutenant General Henry Rawlinson had finally captured the...
: 1–18 October 1916
- Capture of Eaucourt l'Abbaye
- Capture of le Sars
- Attacks on the Butte de Warlencourt
Army Corps Divisions Fourth Army III Corps 9th Division 15th Division 23rd Division 47th Division 50th Division XIV Corps 4th Division 6th Division 20th Division 56th Division XV Corps 12th Division 21st Division 30th Division 41st Division New Zealand Division 88th Bde of 29th Division Reserve Army Canadian Corps 1st Canadian Division 2nd Canadian Division 3rd Canadian Division 4th Canadian Division
Battle of Ancre Heights: 1–18 October 1916
- Capture of Schwaben Redoubt
- Capture of Stuff Redoubt
- Capture of Regina Trench
Army Corps Divisions Reserve Army II Corps 18th Division 19th Division 25th Division 39th Division 4th Canadian Division V Corps 39th Division
Battle of the AncreBattle of the AncreThe Battle of the Ancre was the final act of the 1916 Battle of the Somme. Launched on 13 November 1916 by the British Fifth Army of Lieutenant General Hubert Gough, the objective of the battle was as much political as military.-Prelude:The Allied commanders were due to meet at Chantilly on 15...
: 13–16 November 1916
- Capture of Beaumont Hamel
Army Corps Divisions Fourth Army III Corps 48th Division Fifth Army II Corps 18th Division 19th Division 39th Division 4th Canadian Division V Corps 2nd Division 3rd Division 32nd Division 37th Division 51st Division 63rd Naval Division XIII Corps 31st Division 120th Bde of 40th Division
Regular Army and Naval divisions
| Guards Division Guards Division (United Kingdom) The British Guards Division was formed in France in 1915 from battalions of the elite Guards regiments from the Regular Army. The division served on the Western Front for the duration of the First World War...  |
Major-General G.P.T. Feilding | |
| 1st Guards Brigade | 2nd Guards Brigade | 3rd Guards Brigade |
| 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards Grenadier Guards The Grenadier Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It is the most senior regiment of the Guards Division and, as such, is the most senior regiment of infantry. It is not, however, the most senior regiment of the Army, this position being attributed to the Life Guards... |
3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards | 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards |
| 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards Coldstream Guards Her Majesty's Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, also known officially as the Coldstream Guards , is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division or Household Division.... |
1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards | 4th Battalion, Grenadier Guards |
| 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards | 1st Battalion, Scots Guards Scots Guards The Scots Guards is a regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army, whose origins lie in the personal bodyguard of King Charles I of England and Scotland... |
2nd Battalion, Scots Guards |
| 1st Battalion, Irish Guards Irish Guards The Irish Guards , part of the Guards Division, is a Foot Guards regiment of the British Army.Along with the Royal Irish Regiment, it is one of the two Irish regiments remaining in the British Army. The Irish Guards recruit in Northern Ireland and the Irish neighbourhoods of major British cities... |
2nd Battalion, Irish Guards | 1st Battalion, Welch Guards |
| Pioneers | 4th Battalion, Coldstream Guards | |
| 1st Division |
Major-General F.P. Strickland | |
| 1st Brigade | 2nd Brigade | 3rd Brigade |
| 10th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment | 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment | 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers |
| 1st Battalion, Black Watch | 1 Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment | 1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment |
| 8th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment | 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment | 2nd Battalion, Welsh Regiment |
| 1st Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders | 2nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifles Corps | 2nd Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers |
| Pioneers | 1/6th Battalion, Welch Regiment | |
| 2nd Division |
Major General Charles Monro Sir Charles Monro, 1st Baronet General Sir Charles Carmichael Monro, 1st Baronet of Bearcrofts, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, was a British Army General during World War I and Governor of Gibraltar from 1923 to 1929.-Military career:... |
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| 5th Brigade | 6th Brigade | 99th Brigade |
| 17th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers | 1st Battalion, King's (Liverpool) Regiment | 22nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers |
| 24th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers | 2nd Battalion, Southern Staffordshire Regiment | 23rd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers |
| 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry | 13th Battalion, Essex Regiment | 1st Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment |
| 2nd Battalion, Highland Light Infantry | 17th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment | 1st Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps |
| Pioneers | 10th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry | |
| 3rd Division |
Major-General J.A. Haldane then Major-General C.J. Deverell | |
| 8th Brigade | 9th Brigade | 76th Brigade |
| 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots | 1st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers | 8th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment |
| 8th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment | 4th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers | 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment |
| 1st Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers | 13th Battalion, King’s Regiment | 10th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers |
| 7th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Inf. | 12th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment | 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders |
| Pioneers | 20th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps | |
| 4th Division 4th Infantry Division (United Kingdom) The 4th Infantry Division is a regular British Army division with a long history having been present at the Peninsular War the Crimean War , the First World War , and during the Second World War.- Napoleonic Wars :... |
Major-General the Honourable W. Lambton | |
| 10th Brigade | 11th Brigade | 12th Brigade |
| 1st Battalion, Royal Warwick Regiment | 1st Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry | 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment |
| 2nd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders | 1st Battalion, East Lancashires | 2nd Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers |
| 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers | 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment | 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment |
| 2nd Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers | 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade | 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment |
| Pioneers | 21st Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment | |
| 5th Division |
Major-General R.B. Stephens | |
| 13th Brigade | 15th Brigade | 95th Brigade |
| 14th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment | 16th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment | 1st Battalion, Devon Regiment |
| 15th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment | 1st Battalion, Norfolk Regiment | 12th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment |
| 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Scottish Borderers | 1st Battalion, Bedford Regiment | 1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment |
| 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment | 1st Battalion, Cheshire Regiment | 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry |
| Pioneers | 1/6th Battalion, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders | |
| 6th Division |
Major-General C. Ross | |
| 16th Brigade | 18th Brigade | 71st Brigade |
| 1st Battalion, Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) | 1st Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment | 9th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment |
| 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment | 11th Battalion, Essex Regiment | 9th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment |
| 1st Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry | 2nd Battalion, Durham Light Infantry | 1st Battalion, Leicester Regiment |
| 2nd Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment | 14th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry | 2nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters |
| Pioneers | 11th Leicester Regiment | |
| 7th Division |
Major General H.E. Watts | |
| 20th Brigade | 22nd Brigade | 91st Brigade |
| 8th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment | 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwick Regiment | 2nd Battalion, Queen's |
| 9th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment | 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment | 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment |
| 2nd Battalion, Border Regiment | 2nd Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers | 21st Battalion, Manchester Regiment |
| 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders | 20th Battalion, Manchester Regiment | 22nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment |
| Pioneers | 24th Battalion, Manchester Regiment | |
| 8th Division |
Major-General F. Davies | |
| 23rd Brigade | 24th Brigade | 25th Brigade |
| 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment | 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment | 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment |
| 2nd Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment | 1st Battalion, Sherwood Foresters | 2nd Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment |
| 2nd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment | 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment | 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles |
| 2nd Battalion, Scottish Rifles | 2nd Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment | 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade |
| Pioneers | 22nd Battalion, Durham Light Infantry | |
| 29th Division |
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| 86th Brigade | 87th Brigade | 88th Brigade |
| 2nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers | 2nd Battalion, South Wales Borderers | 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment |
| 1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers | 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers | 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment |
| 16th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment | 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers | 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment |
| 1st Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers | 1st Battalion, Border Regiment | Royal Newfoundland Regiment  |
| Pioneers | 2nd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment | |
| 63rd (Royal Naval) Division |
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| 188th (Royal Naval) Brigade | 189th (Royal Naval) Brigade | 190th Brigade |
| Anson Battalion | Drake Battalion | 1/1st Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company |
| Howe Battalion | Hood Battalion | 7th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers |
| 1st Royal Marine Battalion | Nelson Battalion | 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment |
| 2nd Royal Marine Battalion | Hawke Battalion | 10th Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers |
New Army divisions recruited under Kitchener Recruitment Plan
| 9th (Scottish) Division | Major-General W.T. Furse | |
| 26th Brigade |
27th Brigade |
South African Brigade  |
| 8th Battalion, Black Watch | 11th Battalion, Royal Scots | 1st South African Battalion (Cape) |
| 9th Battalion, Seaforth | 12th Battalion, Royal Scots | 2nd South African Battalion (Natal & OFS) |
| 5th Battalion, Camerons | 6th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers | 3rd South African Battalion (Transvaal & Rhodesia) |
| 10th Battalion, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders | 9th Battalion, Scottish Rifles | 4th South African Battalion (Scottish) |
| Pioneers | 9th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders | |
| 11th (Northern) Division |
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| 32nd Brigade | 33rd Brigade | 34th Brigade |
| 9th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment | 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment | 8th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers |
| 6th Battalion, Green Howards | 6th Battalion, Border Regiment | 9th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers |
| 8th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment | 7th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment | 5th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment |
| 6th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment | 9th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters | 11th Battalion, Manchester Regiment |
| Pioneers | 6th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment | |
| 12th (Eastern) Division |
Major-General A.B. Scott | |
| 35th Brigade | 36th Brigade | 37th Brigade |
| 7th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment | 8th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers | 6th Battalion, Queen's Regiment |
| 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment Suffolk Regiment The Suffolk Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army with a history dating back to 1685. It saw service for three centuries, before being amalgamated with the Royal Norfolk Regiment as the 1st East Anglian Regiment in 1959... |
9th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers | 6th Battalion, Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) |
| 9th Battalion, Essex Regiment Essex Regiment The Essex Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army that saw active service from 1881 to 1958. Members of the regiment were recruited from across Essex county. Its lineage is continued by the Royal Anglian Regiment.-Origins:... |
7th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Royal Sussex Regiment The Royal Sussex Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1966. The regiment was formed as part of the Childers reforms by the amalgamation of the 35th Regiment of Foot and the 107th Regiment of Foot... |
7th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment East Surrey Regiment The East Surrey Regiment was a regiment in the British Army formed in 1881 from the amalgamation of the 31st Regiment of Foot and the 70th Regiment of Foot... |
| 5th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment Royal Berkshire Regiment The Royal Berkshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 49th Regiment of Foot and the 66th Regiment of Foot.The regiment was originally formed as The Princess Charlotte of Wales's , taking the... |
11th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment Middlesex Regiment The Middlesex Regiment was a regiment of the British Army. It was formed in 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms when the 57th and 77th Regiments of Foot were amalgamated with the county's militia and rifle volunteer units.On 31 December 1966 The Middlesex Regiment was amalgamated with three... |
6th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment |
| Pioneers | 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment Northamptonshire Regiment The Northamptonshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1960. Its lineage is now continued by The Royal Anglian Regiment.-Formation:The regiment was formed as part of the reorganisation of the infantry by the Childers reforms... |
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| 41st Brigade | 42nd Brigade | 43rd Brigade |
| 7th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps | 5th Battalion, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Regt | 6th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry |
| 8th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps | 5th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry | 6th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Lt.Inf. |
| 7th Battalion, Rifle Brigade | 9th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps | 6th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Lt.Inf. |
| 8th Battalion, Rifle Brigade | 9th Battalion, Rifle Brigade | 10th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry |
| Pioneers | 11th Battalion, King's Regiment | |
| 15th (Scottish) Division |
Major-General F.W.N. McCracken | |
| 44th Brigade | 45th Brigade | 46th Brigade |
| 9th Battalion, Black Watch | 13th Battalion, Royal Scots | 10th Battalion, Scottish Rifles |
| 8th Battalion, Seaforth | 6/7th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusilers | 7/8th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers |
| 10th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders | 6th Battalion, Camerons | 10/11th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry |
| 7th Battalion, Camerons | 11th Battalion, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders | 12/11th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry |
| Pioneers | 9th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders | |
| 16th (Irish) Division |
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| 47th Brigade | 48th Brigade | 49th Brigade |
| 6th Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment | 7th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles | 7th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
| 6th Battalion, Connaught Rangers | 1st Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers | 8th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
| 7th Battalion, Leinster Regiment | 8th Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers | 7th Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers |
| 8th Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers | 9th Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers | 8th Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers |
| Pioneers | 11th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment | |
| 17th (Northern) Division |
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| 50th Brigade | 51st Brigade | 52nd Brigade |
| 10th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment | 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment | 9th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers |
| 7th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment | 7th Battalion, Border Regiment | 10th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers |
| 7th Battalion, Green Howards | 8th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment | 9th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment |
| 6th Battalion, Dorset Regiment | 10th Battalion, Sherwood Forest Regiment | 12th Battalion, Manchester Regiment |
| Pioneers | 7th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment | |
| 18th (Eastern) Division |
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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| 53rd Brigade | 54th Brigade | 55th Brigade |
| 8th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment | 11th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers | 7th Battalion, Queen's Regiment |
| 8th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment | 7th Battalion, Bedford Regiment | 7th Battalion, Buffs |
| 10th Battalion, Essex Regiment | 8th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment | 8th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment |
| 6th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment | 12th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment | 7th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment |
| Pioneers | 8th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment | |
| 19th (Western) Division |
Major-General G.T.M. Bridges | |
| 56th Brigade | 57th Brigade | 58th Brigade |
| 7th Battalion, Kings Own | 10th Battalion, Royal Warwick Regiment | 9th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment |
| 7th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment | 8th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment | 9th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers |
| 7th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment | 10th Battalion, Worcesters | 9th Battalion, Welch Regiment |
| 7th Battalion, North Lancashire Regiment | 8th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment | 6th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment |
| Pioneers | 5th Battalion, South Wales Border Regiment | |
| 20th (Light) Division |
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| 59th Brigade | 60th Brigade | 61st Brigade |
| 10th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps | 6th Battalion, Oxford & Buckinghamshire Lt. Regt | 7th Battalion, Somerset Lt.Inf. |
| 11th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps | 6th Battalion, King's Stropshire Lt. Inf. | 7th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Lt.Inf. |
| 10th Battalion, Rifle Brigade | 12th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps | 7th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Lt.Inf. |
| 11th Battalion, Rifle Brigade | 12th Battalion, Rifle Brigade | 12th Battalion, King's Regiment |
| Pioneers | 11th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry | |
| 21st Division |
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| 62nd Brigade | 63rd Brigade | 64th Brigade |
| 12th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers | 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment | 9th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Lt.Inf. |
| 13th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers | 8th Battalion, Somerset Regiment | 10th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Lt.Inf. |
| 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment | 12th Bn, Prince of Wales' Own West Yorkshires | 14th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry |
| 10th Bn, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regt | 10th Bn, York and Lancaster Regiment | 15th Bn, Durham Light Infantry |
| Pioneers | 14th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers | |
| 110th Brigade | The 110th Brigade replaced the 63rd Brigade in July 1916 | |
| 6th Bn, Leicestershire Regiment | 7th Bn, Leicestershire Regiment | 8th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment |
| 9th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment | ||
| 23rd Division |
Major-General J.M. Babington | |
| 68th Brigade | 69th Brigade | 70th Brigade |
| 10th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers | 11th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment | 11th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters |
| 11th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers | 8th Battalion, Green Howards | 8th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
| 12th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry | 9th Battalion, Green Howards | 8th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment |
| 13th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry | 10th Battalion, Duke of Wellington Regiment | 9th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment |
| Pioneers | 9th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment | |
| 24th Division |
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| 17th Brigade | 72nd Brigade | 73rd Brigade |
| 8th Battalion, Buffs | 8th Battalion, Queen's Regiment | 9th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment |
| 1st Battalion, Royal Fusiliers | 9th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment | 7th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment |
| 12th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers | 8th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regt. | 13th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment |
| 3rd Battalion, Rifle Brigade | 1st Battalion, North Staffordshire Regt. | 2nd Battalion, Leinster Regiment |
| Pioneers | 12th Battalion, Sherwood Foreseter Regiment | |
| 25th Division 25th Division (United Kingdom) The 25th Division of the British Army was raised for the Third New Army during September 1914. It served on the Western Front for most of the First World War. The component units were assembled around Salisbury and moved to Aldershot in May 1915 to complete their training... |
Major-General E G T Bainbridge Guy Bainbridge Major-General Sir Guy Bainbridge KCB was a British Army officer who commanded 25th Division during World War I.-Military career:... |
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| 7th Brigade | 74th Brigade | 75th Brigade |
| 10th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment | 11th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers | 11th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment |
| 3rd Battalion, Worcester Regiment | 13th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment | 8th Battalion, Border Regiment |
| 8th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment | 9th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment | 2nd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment |
| 1st Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment | 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles Regiment | 8th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment |
| Pioneers | 6th Battalion, South Wales Border Regiment | |
| 30th Division |
Brigadier-General F.C. Stanley | |
| 21st Brigade | 89th Brigade | 90th Brigade |
| 18th Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment | 17th Battalion, King's (Liverpool) Regiment | 16th Battalion (1st City) Manchester Regiment |
| 19th Battalion (4th City) Manchester Regiment | 19th Battalion, King's (Liverpool)Regiment | 17th Battalion (2nd City) Manchester Regiment |
| 2nd Battalion, Princess of Wales' Own Yorkshire Regt | 20th Battalion, King's (Liverpool) Regiment | 18th Battalion (3rd City) Manchester Regiment |
| 2nd Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's Wiltshire Regiment | 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment | 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers |
| Pioneers | 11th Battalion (St.Helens Pioneers) Prince of Wales's Volunteers | |
| 31st Division |
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| 92nd Brigade | 93rd Brigade | 94th Brigade |
| 10th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment | 15th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment | 11th Battalion, East Lancaster Regiment |
| 11th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment | 16th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment | 12th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment |
| 12th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment | 18th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment | 13th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment |
| 13th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment | 18th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry | 14th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment |
| Pioneers | 12th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Regiment | |
| 32nd Division |
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| 14th Brigade | 96th Brigade | 97th Brigade |
| 19th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers | 16th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers | 11th Battalion, Border Regiment |
| 1st Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment | 15th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers | 2nd Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Inf. |
| 2nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment | 16th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers | 16th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry |
| 15th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry | 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers | 17th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry |
| Pioneers | 17th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers | |
| 33rd Division |
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| 98th Brigade | 100th Brigade | 19th Brigade |
| 4th Battalion, King's (Liverpool) Regiment | 1st Battalion, Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment | 20th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers |
| 1/4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment | 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment | 2nd Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers |
| 1st Battalion, Middlesex Regiment | 16th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps | 1st Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) |
| 2nd Battalion, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders | 1/9th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry | 1/5th Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) |
| Pioneers | 18th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment | |
| 34th Division |
Major-General E.G. Ingouville-Williams (killed) then Major-General C.L. Nicholson | |
| 101st Brigade | 102nd Tyneside Scottish Brigade | 103rd Tyneside Irish Brigade |
| 15th Battalion, Royal Scots | 20th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers | 24th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers |
| 16th Battalion, Royal Scots | 21st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers | 25th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers |
| 10th Battalion, Lincoln Regiment | 22nd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers | 26th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers |
| 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment | 23rd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers | 27th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers |
| Pioneers | 18th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers | |
| 35th (Bantam) Division |
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| 104th Brigade | 105th Brigade | 106th Brigade |
| 17th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers | 15th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment | 17th Battalion, Royal Scots Regiment |
| 18th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers | 16th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment | 17th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment |
| 20th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers | 14th Battalion, Gloster Regiment | 19th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry |
| 23rd Battalion, Manchester Regiment | 15th Battalion, Sherwood Foreseter Regiment | 18th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry |
| Pioneers | 19th Battalion, Nothumberland Fusiliers | |
| 36th (Ulster) Division |
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| 107th Brigade | 108th Brigade | 109th Brigade |
| 8th Bn,(East Belfast), Royal Irish Rifles | 9th Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers | 9th Bn (County Tyrone), Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
| 9th Bn, (West Belfast), Royal Irish Rifles | 12th Bn (Central Antrim), Royal Irish Rifles | 10th Bn (Derry), Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
| 10th Bn, (South Belfast), Royal Irish Rifles | 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles | 11th Bn (Donegal and Fermanagh), Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
| 11th Bn. (South Antrim), Royal Irish Rifles | 14th Bn (Young Citizens), Royal Irish Rifles | 15th Bn, (North Belfast), Royal Irish Rifles |
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| 37th Division 37th Division (United Kingdom) The 37th Infantry Division was a unit of the British Army during World War I. The divisional symbol was a gold horseshoe, open end up.Formed as part of the New Army, the division was established at Andover as the 44th Infantry Division in March 1915... |
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| 110th Brigade | 111th Brigade | 112th Brigade |
| 6th Battalion, Leicester Regiment | 10th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers | 11th Battalion, Royal Warwick Regiment |
| 7th Battalion, Leicester Regiment | 13th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers | 6th Battalion, Bedford Regiment |
| 8th Battalion, Leicester Regiment | 13th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps | 8th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment |
| 9th Battalion, Leicester Regiment | 13th Battalion, Rifle Brigade | 10th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment |
| Pioneers | 9th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment | |
| 38th (Welsh) Division |
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| 113th Brigade | 114th Brigade | 115th Brigade |
| 13th Bn, (1st North Wales), Royal Welch Fusiliers | 10th Battalion (1st Rhondda), Welch Regiment | 17th Bn, (2nd North Wales), Royal Welch Fusiliers |
| 14th Bn, Royal Welch Fusiliers | 13th Battalion (2nd Rhondda), Welch Regiment | 10th Bn, (1st Gwent), South Wales Borderers |
| 15th Bn, (1st London Welsh), Royal Welch Fusiliers | 14th Battalion (Swansea), Welch Regiment | 11th Bn, (2nd Gwent), South Wales Borderers |
| 16th Bn, Royal Welch Fusiliers | 15th Battalion (Carmarthenshire), Welch Regiment | 16th Bn, (Cardiff City), Welch Regiment |
| Pioneers | 19th Battalion (Glamorgan Pioneers), Welsh Regiment | |
| 39th Division 39th Division (United Kingdom) The 39th Infantry Division was a unit of the British Army during World War I.Raised as part of the Fifth New Army in August 1915 near Winchester, the division was also stationed at Aldershot and Whitley, before being transferred to the Western Front in March 1916.The division suffered heavy losses... |
Major General Charles Monro Sir Charles Monro, 1st Baronet General Sir Charles Carmichael Monro, 1st Baronet of Bearcrofts, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, was a British Army General during World War I and Governor of Gibraltar from 1923 to 1929.-Military career:... |
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| 116th Brigade | 117th Brigade | 118th Brigade |
| 11th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment | 16th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters | 1/6th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment |
| 12th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment | 17th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters | 1/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment |
| 13th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment | 17th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps | 1/1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment |
| 14th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment | 16th Battalion, Rifle Brigade | 4/5th Battalion, Black Watch |
| Pioneers | 13th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment | |
| 41st Division |
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| 122nd Brigade | 123rd Brigade | 124th Brigade |
| 12th Bn, East Surrey RegimentThe Bermondsey Battalion | 11th Bn, Queen's Royal West Surrey Regt | 10th Bn, The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regt |
| 15th Bn, Hampshire RegimentThe 2nd Portsmouth Battalion | 10th Bn, Royal West Kent RegimentThe Kent County Battalion | 26th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers |
| 11th Bn, Royal West Kent RegimentThe Lewisham Battalion | 23rd Bn, Middlesex RegimentThe 2nd Football Battalion | 32nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers |
| 18th Bn, King's Royal Rifle CorpsThe Arts and Crafts Battalion | 20th Bn, Durham Light InfantryThe Wearside Battalion | 21st Bn, King's Royal Rifle CorpsThe Yeomen Rifles Battalion |
| Pioneers | 19th Battalion, Middlesex RegimentThe 2nd Public Works Battalion | |
Territorial divisions
| 46th (North Midland) Division |
Major-General Hon. Edward James Montagu-Stuart-Wortley Edward James Montagu-Stuart-Wortley Major General Edward James Montagu-Stuart-Wortley CB, CMG, DSO, MVO was a British general during the First World War who is best remembered as the first British general to be dismissed during the Battle of the Somme... |
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| 137th Brigade | 138th Brigade | 139th Brigade |
| 1/5th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment | 1/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment | 1/5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters |
| 1/6th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment | 1/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment | 1/6th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters |
| 1/5th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment | 1/4th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment | 1/7th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters |
| 1/6th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment | 1/5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment | 1/8th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters |
| Pioneers | 1st Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment | |
| 47th 1/2nd London Division |
Major-General Sir C. St L. Barter (relieved) then Major-General G.K Gorringe | |
| 140th Brigade | 141st Brigade | 142nd Brigade |
| 1/6th Battalion, London RegimentCity of London Regiment | 1/17th Battalion, London RegimentPopular and Stepney Rifles Regiment | 1/21st Battalion, London Regiment |
| 1/7th Battalion, London RegimentCity of London Regiment | 1/18th Battalion, London RegimentLondon Irish Rifles Regiment | 1/22nd Battalion, London Regiment |
| 1/8th Battalion, London RegimentPost Office Rifles Regiment | 1/19th Battalion, London RegimentSt. Pancras Regiment | 1/23rd Battalion, London Regiment |
| 1/15th Battalion, London RegimentCivil Service Rifles Regiment | 1/20th Battalion, London RegimentBlackheath and Woolwich Regiment | 1/24th Battalion, London RegimentThe Queen's Regiment |
| Pioneers | 1st Battalion, 4th Royal Welch Fusiliers | |
| 48th (South Midland) Division |
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| 143rd Brigade (Warwickshire) | 144th Brigade (Gloucester and Worcester) | 145th Brigade (South Midland) |
| 1/5th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment | 1/4th (City of Bristol) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regt. | 1/5th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regt |
| 1/6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment | 1/6th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment | 1/4th Battalion, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Lt. Inf. |
| 1/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment | 1/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment | 1/1st Battalionn, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Lt. Inf. |
| 1/8th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment | 1/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment | 1/4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment |
| Pioneers | 1/5th (Cinque Ports) Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment | |
| 49th (West Riding) Division |
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| 146th Brigade | 147th Brigade | 148th Brigade |
| 1/5th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment | 1/4th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment | 1/4th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
| 1/6th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment | 1/5th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment | 1/5th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
| 1/7th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment | 1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment | 1/4th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regt. |
| 1/8th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment | 1/7th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment | 1/5th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regt. |
| Pioneers | 3rd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment (replaced by 19th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers 6 August 1916) | |
| 50th Northumbrian Division |
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| 149th Brigade | 150th Brigade | 151st Brigade |
| 1/4th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers | 1/4th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment | 1/6th Battalion, Durham Lt Inf |
| 1/5th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers | 1/4th Bn, Green Howards | 1/8th Battalion, Durham Lt Inf |
| 1/6th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers | 1/5th Bn, Green Howards | 1/9th Battalion, Durham Lt Inf |
| 1/7th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers | 1/5th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry | 1/5th Battalion, Border Regiment |
| Pioneers | 1/7th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry | |
| 51st (Highland) Division |
Major-General G.M. Harper George Montague Harper Lieutenant General Sir George Montague Harper KCB, DSO was a British general during the First World War.-Military career:... |
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| 152nd (1st Highland) Brigade | 153rd (2nd Highland) Brigade | 154th (3rd Highland) Brigade |
| 1/5th Battalion, Seaforth HighlandersThe Sutherland and Caithness Battalion | 1/6th Battalion, Black Watch | 1/4th Bn, Seaforth HighlandersThe Ross Highland Battalion |
| 1/6th Battalion, Seaforth HighlandersThe Morayshire Battalion | 1/7th Battalion, Black WatchThe Fife Battalion | 1/4th Bn, Gordon Highlanders |
| 1/8th Battalion, Argyll & Sutherland HighlandersThe Argyllshire Battalion | 1/5th Battalion, Gordon HighlandersThe Buchan and Formartine Battalion | 1/9th Bn, Royal Scots The Highlanders Battalion |
| 1/6th Battalion, Gordon HighlandersThe Banff and Donside Battalion | 1/7th Battalion, Gordon HighlandersThe Deeside Highland Battalion | 1/7th Bn, the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders |
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| 55th (West Lancashire) Division |
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| 164th (North Lancashire) Brigade | 165th (Liverpool) Brigade | 166th (South Lancashire) Brigade |
| 1/4th Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment | 1/5th Battalion, King's (Liverpool) Regiment | 1/5th Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regt. |
| 1/4th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment | 1/6th Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment | 1/10th Battalion, King's (Liverpool) Regt. |
| 1/8th (Irish) Battalion, King's (Liverpool) Regiment | 1/7th Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment | 1/5th Battalion, Prince of Wales's Volunteers |
| 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers | 1/9th Battalion, King's (Liverpool) Regiment | 1/5th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment |
| Pioneers | 1/4th Battalion, Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) | |
| 56th (1st London) Division |
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| 167th Brigade | 168th Brigade | 169th Brigade |
| 1/1st Battalion, London Regiment | 1/4th Battalion, London Regiment | 1/2nd Battalion, London Regiment |
| 1/3rd Battalion, London Regiment | 1/12th (London Rangers) Battalion, London Regiment | 1/5th (London Rifle Brigade) Battalion, London Regiment |
| 1/7th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment | 1/13th (Kensington) Battalion, London Regiment | 1/9th (Queen's Victoria Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment |
| 1/8th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment | 1/14th (London Scottish) Battalion, London Regiment | 1/16th (Queen's Westminster Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment |
| Pioneers | 1/5th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment | |
Dominion divisions
| 2nd Indian Cavalry Division 2nd Indian Cavalry Division The 2nd Indian Cavalry Division was a regular division of the British Indian Army during World War I.-History:The division sailed for France from Bombay on October 16, 1914, under the command of Major General G A Cookson. During the war the division would serve in the trenches as infantry...  |
Major-General G. A. Cookson | |
| 5th (Mhow) Cavalry Brigade | 3rd (Ambala) Cavalry Brigade | 9th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade |
| 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons | 13th Hussars | 7th (Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards |
| 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse) | 3rd Skinner's Horse | 20th Deccan Horse |
| 38th King George's Own Central India Horse | 18th King George's Own Lancers | 34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse |
Canadian Cavalry Brigade  |
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| Royal Canadian Dragoons | Lord Strathcona's Horse | Fort Garry Horse |
| Canadian Cavalry Brigade Machine Gun Squadron | ||
| New Zealand Division New Zealand Division The New Zealand Division was a World War I infantry division formed in Egypt in January 1916 following the evacuation of Gallipoli. At the outbreak of war the New Zealand Expeditionary Force contained a single infantry brigade which was combined with the unattached Australian 4th Infantry Brigade... The New Zealand Division later joined II ANZAC Corps together with the 3rd and 5th Australian Divisions  |
Major-General Andrew Hamilton Russell Andrew Hamilton Russell Major General Sir Andrew Hamilton Russell KCB, KCMG was a World War I general from New Zealand, who rose swiftly to high command during the Gallipoli campaign in 1915–1916 and to prominence as the inspirational commander of the New Zealand Division on the Western Front in 1917 and 1918.-Early life... |
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| 1st New Zealand Brigade | 2nd New Zealand Brigade | 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| 1st Auckland Battalion | 2nd Auckland Battalion | 1st Battalion, NZ Rifle Brigade |
| 1st Canterbury Battalion | 2nd Canterbury Battalion | 2nd Battalion, NZ Rifle Brigade |
| 1st Otago Battalion | 2nd Otago Battalion | 3rd Battalion, NZ Rifle Brigade |
| 1st Wellington Battalion | 2nd Wellington Battalion | 4th Battalion, NZ Rifle Brigade |
| Pioneers | New Zealand Pioneer Battalion | |
| 1st Canadian Division 1st Canadian Division Formed in August 1914, the 1st Canadian Division was a formation of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. The division was initially made up from provisional battalions that were named after their province of origin but these titles were dropped before the division arrived in Britain on October 14,... |
Major General A.W. Currie | |
| 1st Brigade | 2nd Brigade | 3rd Brigade |
| 1st Battalion (Ontario) | 5th Battalion (Western Cavalry) | 13th Battalion (Royal Highlanders) |
| 2nd Battalion (East Ontario) | 7th Battalion (1st British Columbia) | 14th Battalion (Royal Montreal) |
| 3rd Battalion (Toronto) | 8th Battalion (90th Rifles) | 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders) |
| 4th Battalion | 10th Battalion | 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish) |
| Pioneers | 1st Canadian Pioneer Battalion | |
| 2nd Canadian Division 2nd Canadian Division The 2nd Canadian Division was an infantry formation that saw service in the First World War. A 2nd Canadian Infantry Division was raised for the Second World War.-History:... |
Major General R.E.W. Turner | |
| 4th Brigade | 5th Brigade | 6th Brigade |
| 18th (West Ontario) Battalion | 22nd (Canadien Francaise) Battalion | 27th (City of Winnipeg) Battalion |
| 19th (Central Ontario) Battalion | 24th (Victoria Rifles) Battalion | 28th (North West) Battalion |
| 20th (Central Ontario) Battalion | 25h (Nova Scotia Rifles) Battalion | 29th (Vancouver) Battalion |
| 21st (Eastern Ontario) Battalion | 26th (New Brunswick) Battalion | 31st (Alberta) Battalion |
| Pioneers | 2rd Canadian Pioneer Battalion | |
| 3rd Canadian Division 3rd Canadian Division The 3rd Canadian Division was a formation of the Canadian Corps during the First World War.The 3rd Canadian Division was formed in France in December 1915 under the command of Major-General M.S. Mercer. Its members served in both France and Flanders until Armistice Day... |
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| 7th Brigade | 8th Brigade | 9th Brigade |
| Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry | 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles | 43rd (Cameron Highlanders) Battalion |
| Royal Canadian Regiment | 2nd Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles | 52nd (North Ontario) Battalion |
| 42nd (Royal Highlanders) Battalion | 4th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles | 58th (Central Ontario) Battalion |
| 49th (Edmonton) Battalion | 5th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles | 60th (Victoria Rifles) Battalion |
| Pioneers | 3rd Canadian Pioneer Battalion | |
| 4th Canadian Division 4th Canadian Division The Canadian Corps - 4th Canadian Division – World War I:The 4th Canadian Division was formed in the Britain in April 1916 from several existing units and others scheduled to arrive shortly thereafter. Under the command of Major-General David Watson, the Division embarked for France in August of... |
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| 10th Brigade | 11th Brigade | 12th Brigade |
| 44th Battalion | 54th (Kootenay) Battalion | 38th (Ottawa) Battalion |
| 46th (South Saskatchewan) Battalion | 75th (Mississauga) Battalion | 72nd (Seaforth Highlanders) Battalion |
| 47th (British Columbia) Battalion | 87th (Canadian Grenadier Guards) Battalion | 73rd (Royal Highlanders) Battalion |
| 50th (Calgary) Battalion | 102nd Battalion | 78th (Winnipeg Grenadiers) Battalion |
| Pioneers | 67th Canadian Pioneer Battalion | |
| 1st Australian Division 1st Division (Australia) The 1st Division is the main formation of the Australian Army and contains the majority of the army's regular forces. Its headquarters is in Enoggera, a suburb of Brisbane...  |
Major General Harold Walker Harold Bridgwood Walker Lieutenant General Sir Harold Bridgwood Walker KCB, KCMG, DSO was an English general who led Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War... |
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| 1st (New South Wales) Brigade | 2nd (Victoria) Brigade | 3rd Brigade |
| 1st Battalion | 5th Battalion | 9th (Queensland) Battalion |
| 2nd Battalion | 6th Battalion | 10th (South Australia) Battalion |
| 3rd Battalion | 7th Battalion | 11th (West Australia) Battalion |
| 4th Battalion | 8th Battalion | 12th (Tasmania, S and W Australia) Battalion |
| Pioneers | 1st Australian Pioneer Battalion | |
| 2nd Australian Division |
Major General J.G. Legge James Gordon Legge Lieutenant General James Gordon Legge CB, CMG was an Australian Army Lieutenant General who served in World War I. His son Stanley Ferguson Legge reached the rank of Major General.-Early life and career:... |
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| 5th (New South Wales) Brigade | 6th (Victoria) Brigade | 7th Brigade |
| 17th Battalion | 21st Battalion | 25th (Queensland) Battalion |
| 18th Battalion | 22nd Battalion | 26th (Queensland & Tasmania) Battalion |
| 19th Battalion | 23rd Battalion | 27th (South Australia) Battalion |
| 20th Battalion | 24th Battalion | 28th (West Australia) Battalion |
| Pioneers | 2nd Australian Pioneer Battalion | |
| 4th Australian Division |
Major General Sir H. Cox Herbert Cox General Sir Herbert Vaughan Cox GCB KCMG CSI was a British officer in the Indian Army.Cox was born in Watford, the son of the Rector of Upper Chelsea. He was educated at Charterhouse and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and was commissioned into the 25th Foot in 1880... |
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| 4th Brigade | 12th Brigade | 13th Brigade |
| 13th (New South Wales) Battalion | 45th (New South Wales) Battalion | 49th (Queensland) Battalion |
| 14th (Victoria) Battalion | 46th (Victoria) Battalion | 50th (South Australia & Tasmania) Battalion |
| 15th (Queensland & Tasmania) Battalion | 47th (Queensland & Tasmania) Battalion | 51st (West Australia) Battalion |
| 16th (South & West Australia) Battalion | 48th (South & West Australia) Battalion | 52nd (West & South Australia, Tasmania) Battalion |
| Pioneers | 4th Australian Pioneer Battalion | |
| 5th Australian Division |
Major General the Honourable J.W. McCay James Whiteside McCay Lieutenant General Sir James Whiteside McCay KCMG, KBE, CB, VD was an Australian general and politician. A graduate of the University of Melbourne, where he earned Master of Arts and Master of Laws degrees, he established a successful legal practice, McCay & Thwaites... |
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| 8th Brigade | 14th (New South Wales) Brigade | 15th (Victoria) Brigade |
| 29th (Victoria) Battalion | 53rd Battalion | 57th Battalion |
| 30th (New South Wales) Battalion | 54th Battalion | 58th Battalion |
| 31st (Queensland & Victoria) Battalion | 55th Battalion | 59th Battalion |
| 32nd (South & West Australia) Battalion | 56th Battalion | 60th Battalion |
| Pioneers | 5th Australian Pioneer Battalion | |
Royal Flying Corps
- No. 1 Squadron RFC
- No. 2 Squadron RFC
- No. 3 Squadron RFC
- No. 4 Squadron RFC
- No. 6 Squadron RFC
- No. 9 Squadron RFC
- No. 10 Squadron RFC
- No. 41 Squadron RFC
- No. 70 Squadron RFC
French forces
A majority of the French Divisions were triangular divisionTriangular division
A triangular division is a designation given to the way divisions are organized. In a triangular organization, the division's main body is composed of three regimental maneuver elements. These regiments may be controlled by a brigade headquarters or directly subordinated to the division commander...
s - that is comprising three regiments, with each regiment containing three battalions.
During the Battle of Verdun
Battle of Verdun
The Battle of Verdun was one of the major battles during the First World War on the Western Front. It was fought between the German and French armies, from 21 February – 18 December 1916, on hilly terrain north of the city of Verdun-sur-Meuse in north-eastern France...
, General Pétain
Philippe Pétain
Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain , generally known as Philippe Pétain or Marshal Pétain , was a French general who reached the distinction of Marshal of France, and was later Chief of State of Vichy France , from 1940 to 1944...
had rotated the French Divisions through the battle - resulting in a large number of divisions entrering the battle with prior battle experience.
Army and Corps organisation
List of Army/Corp/Divisions involved taken from Organigramme des Grandes Batailles.Army structures
- Northern Army Group (Groupe d'armées du Nord): Commander: General Ferdinand FochFerdinand FochFerdinand Foch , GCB, OM, DSO was a French soldier, war hero, military theorist, and writer credited with possessing "the most original and subtle mind in the French army" in the early 20th century. He served as general in the French army during World War I and was made Marshal of France in its...
- Sixth ArmySixth Army (France)The Sixth Army was a Field army of the French Army during World War I and World War II.-World War I:*General Maunoury *General Dubois *General Fayolle...
: Army Commander: General Marie Émile FayolleMarie Émile FayolleMarie Émile Fayolle was a Marshal of France.Fayolle studied at the École polytechnique, where he graduated with the class of 1873. During his career he served in the artillery. From 1897 to 1908 he taught artillery at the École supérieure de Guerre... - Tenth ArmyTenth Army (France)The Tenth Army was a Field army of the French Army during World War I. It took part in the Battle of the Somme in 1916. After the armistice it was part of the occupation of the Rhineland...
: Army Commander: General Joseph Alfred Micheler
- Sixth Army
Corps structures
- I Corps. Corps Commander: General Adolphe GuillaumatAdolphe GuillaumatMarie Louis Adolphe Guillaumat was a French Army general during World War I.-Early years:Adolphe Guillaumat graduated first from his class of 1884 at the Saint-Cyr military academy....
- II Corps. Corps Commander: General Denis Auguste DuchêneDenis Auguste DuchêneDenis Auguste Duchene was a French World War I general. He was born on 23 September 1862 at Juzennecourt, Haute-Marne and died on 9 June 1950 at Bihorel, Seine-Inférieure...
- V Corps. Corps Commander: General Antoine Baucheron de Boissoudy
- VI Corps. Corps Commander: General Marie Jean Auguste Paulinier
- VII Corps. Corps Commander: General Georges de Bazelaire
- IX Corps. Corps Commander: General Horace Fernand Achille Pentel
- XI Corps. Corps Commander: General Charles ManginCharles ManginCharles Emmanuel Marie Mangin was a French general during World War I.-Early career:...
- XX Corps. Corps Commander: Generals Georges Prosper Anne Claret de la Touche and Émile Alexis Mazillier
- XXI Corps. Corps Commander: General Paul Maistre
- XXX Corps. Corps Commander: General Paul Chrétien
- XXXII Corps. Corps Commander: Generals Henri Mathias BerthelotHenri Mathias BerthelotHenri Mathias Berthelot was a French general during World War I. He served as chief of staff under Joseph Joffre, the French commander-in-chief.-Biography:...
and Marie-Eugène DebeneyMarie-Eugène DebeneyMarie-Eugène Debeney was a French Army general. Several streets in his birthplace are named after him-Life:Marie-Eugène Debeney was born in Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain. A student at Saint-Cyr, Marie-Eugène Debeney became Lieutenant des Chasseurs in 1886... - XXXIII Corps. Corps Commander: General Alphonse Nudant
- XXXV Corps. Corps Commander: General Charles Jacquot
- I Colonial Corps. Corps Commander: General Pierre Berdoulat
- II Colonial Corps. Corps Commander: General Ernest Blondlat
- I Cavalry Corps. Corps Commander: General Louis Conneau
- II Cavalry Corps. Corps Commander: General Antoine de Mitry
(Note: That a majority of the Corps/Divisions were rotated in from other Armies as the battle progressed.)
Infantry Divisions
1st Infantry Division2nd Infantry Division
3rd Infantry Division
4th Infantry Division
10th Infantry Division
11th Infantry Division
12th Infantry Division
13th Infantry Division
14th Infantry Division
17th Infantry Division
18th Infantry Division
20th Infantry Division
25th Infantry Division
26th Infantry Division
39th Infantry Division
41st Infantry Division
42nd Infantry Division
43rd Infantry Division
45th Infantry Division
46th Infantry Division
47th Infantry Division
48th Infantry Division
51st Infantry Division
53rd Infantry Division
56th Infantry Division
61st Infantry Division
62nd Infantry Division
66th Infantry Division
70th Infantry Division
72nd Infantry Division
77th Infantry Division
120th Infantry Division
121st Infantry Division
125th Infantry Division
127th Infantry Division
132nd Infantry Division
152nd Infantry Division
153rd Infantry Division
Moroccan Infantry Division
2nd Colonial Infantry Division
3rd Colonial Infantry Division
10th Colonial Infantry Division
15th Colonial Infantry Division
16th Colonial Infantry Division
Cavalry Divisions
1st Cavalry Division2nd Cavalry Division
3rd Cavalry Division
4th Cavalry Division
German Forces: 2nd Army
All German order of battle derived from Hart, Appendix C unless stated otherwise.German Army Group Commander: von Gallwitz
Commander: General der Infanterie Fritz von Below
Fritz von Below
Fritz Wilhelm Theodor Karl von Below was a Prussian general in the German Army during the First World War.-Biography:...
Chiefs of Staff: General Erich Falkenhayn (until 28 August 1916), General Paul von Hindenburg
Guards Divisions
| 2nd Army: General Fritz von Below Fritz von Below Fritz Wilhelm Theodor Karl von Below was a Prussian general in the German Army during the First World War.-Biography:...  |
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| 3rd Guards Infantry Division | Guards Fusiliers | Lehr Regiment | Grenadier Regiment No. 9 |
| 4th Guards Infantry Division | 5th Foot Guards | 5th Guards Grenadiers 5th Guards Grenadiers The 5th Guard Grenadiers was a regiment of the Imperial German Army prior to and during the First World War. Established in 1897, it was part of the 5th Guard Infantry Brigade. The regiment was disbanded following the war and perpetuated by 5th and 6th Company, 4th Infantry Regiment of the... |
93rd Reserve Infantry Regiment 93rd Reserve Infantry Regiment The 93rd Reserve Infantry Regiment was unit in the Imperial German Army during the First World War. Established shortly after the outbreak of war in 1914, it was affiliated with the 4th Foot Guards in Berlin... |
Line Divisions
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| 5th Division | Grenadier Regiment 8 | Grenadier Regiment No. 12 | Regiment 52 |
| 6th Division | Regiment 20 | Regiment 24 | Regiment 64 |
| 7th Division | Regiment 26 | Regiment 27 | Regiment 165 |
| 8th Division | Regiment 72 | Regiment 93 | Regiment 153 |
| 12th Division | Regiment 23 (2nd Upper Silesian) | Regiment 62 (3rd Upper Silesian) | Regiment 63 (4th Upper Silesian) |
| 16th Division | Regiment 28 | Regiment 29 | Regiment 68 and 69 |
| 24th Division | Regiment 133 | Regiment 139 | Regiment 179 |
| 26th Division(Württemberg) | Grenadier Regiment 119 | Regiment 121 | Regiment 125 |
| 27th Division | Regiment 120 | Grenadier Regiment 123 | Regiment 124 and 127 |
| 38th Division | Regiment 94 | Regiment 95 | Regiment 96 |
| 40th Division | Regiment 104 | Regiment 134 | Regiment 181 |
| 52nd Division | Regiment 66 (3rd Magdeburg) | Regiment 169 (8th Baden) | Regiment 170 (9th Baden) |
| 56th Division | Fusilier Regiment 35 | Regiment 88 | Regiment 118 |
| 58th Division | Regiment 106 | Regiment 107 | Reserve Regiment 120 |
| 111th Division | Fusilier Regiment 20 | Regiment 76 | Regiment 164 |
| 117th Division | Regiment 157 | Reserve Regiment 11 | Reserve Regiment 22 |
| 183rd Division | Regiment 183 | Regiment 184 | Reserve Regiment 122 |
| 185th Division | Regiment 185 | Regiment 186 | Regiment 190 |
| 208th Division | Regiment 25 | Regiment 185 | Reserve Regiment 65 |
| 222nd Division | Regiment 193 | Regiment 397 | Reserve Regiment 81 |
| 223rd Division | Regiment 144 | Regiment 173 | Ersatz Regiment 29 |
| 4th Ersatz Division | Regiment 359 | Regiment 360 | Regiment 361 & 362 |
| 5th Ersatz Division | Landwehr Regiment 73 | Landwehr Regiment 74 | Reserve Ersatz Regiment 3 |
| 2nd Bavarian Division | Bavarian Regiment 12 | Bavarian Regiment 15 | Bavarian Regiment 20 |
| 3rd Bavarian Division | Bavarian Regiment 17 | Bavarian Regiment 18 | Bavarian Regiment 23 |
| 4th Bavarian Division | Bavarian Regiment 5 | Bavarian Regiment 9 | Bavarian Reserve Regiment 5 |
| 5th Bavarian Division | Bavarian Regiment 7 | Bavarian Regiment 14 | Bavarian Regiment 19 & 21 |
| 6th Bavarian Division | Bavarian Regiment 6 | Bavarian Regiment 10 | Bavarian Regiment 11 & 13 |
| 10th Bavarian Division | Bavarian Infantry Regiment 16 | Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment 6 | Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment 8 |
| Marine Brigade | Marine Regiment 1 | Marine Regiment 2 | Marine Regiment 3 |
Reserve Guards Divisions
| Reserve Guards Divisions | |||
| 1st Guards Reserve Division | Guards Reserve Regiment 1 | Guards Reserve Regiment 2 | Reserve Regiment 64 |
| 2nd Guards Reserve Division] | Reserve Guards Infantry Regiment 15 | Reserve Guards Infantry Regiment 55 | Reserve Guards Infantry Regiment 77 & 91 |
Reserve Infantry Divisions
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| 7th Reserve Infantry Division | Reserve Regiment 36 | Reserve Regiment 66 | Reserve Regiment 72 |
| 12th Reserve Infantry Division | Reserve Regiment 23 | Reserve Regiment 38 | Reserve Regiment 51 |
| 17th Reserve Infantry Division | Regiment 162 | Regiment 163 | Reserve Regiment 75 & 76 |
| 18th Reserve Infantry Division | Reserve Regiment 31 | Reserve Regiment 84 | Reserve Regiment 86 |
| 19th Reserve Infantry Division | Reserve Regiment 73 | Reserve Regiment 78 | Reserve Regiment 79 & 92 |
| 23rd Reserve Infantry Division | Reserve Grenadier Regiment 101 | Reserve Regiment 101 | Reserve Regiment 102 |
| 24th Reserve Infantry Division | Reserve Regiment 101 | Reserve Regiment 107 | Reserve Regiment 133 |
| 26th Reserve Infantry Division | Infantry Regiment 180 (10th Württemberg) | Reserve Infantry Regiment 99 | Reserve Infantry Regiment 119 & 121 (1st & 3rd Württemberg) |
| 28th Reserve Infantry Division | Reserve Infantry Regiment 109 | Reserve Infantry Regiment 110 | Reserve Infantry Regiment 111 |
| 45th Reserve Infantry Division | Reserve Regiment 210 | Reserve Regiment 211 | Reserve Regiment 212 |
| 50th Reserve Infantry Division | Reserve Regiment 229 | Reserve Regiment 230 | Reserve Regiment 231 |
| 51st Reserve Infantry Division | Reserve Regiment 233 | Reserve Regiment 234 | Reserve Regiment 235 & 236 |
| 52nd Reserve Infantry Division | Reserve Regiment 238 | Reserve Regiment 239 | Reserve Regiment 240 |
| 6th Bavarian Reserve Infantry Division | Bavarian Reserve Regiment 16 | Bavarian Reserve Regiment 17 | Bavarian Reserve Regiments 20 & 21 |
| Bavarian Ersatz Division | Bavarian Reserve Regiment 14 | Bavarian Reserve Regiment 15 | Ersatz Regiment 28 |
| 89th Reserve Brigade | Reserve Regiment 209 | Reserve Regiment 213 | |