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The following commanded the 18th
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The original 18th
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Lieutenant-Colonel A. E. Irvine (16 August 1916 - acting)
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Lieutenant-Colonel F. W. Towsey (5 August 1915 - acting)
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Brigadier-General G. S. G. Craufurd (14 September 1917)
567:"Regiments That Served With The 7th Armoured Division"
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British Army in World War I
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535:"British Infantry Brigades 1st thru 215th 1939-1945"
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651:. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval and Military Press.
351:with many other different formations, such as the
322:Brigadier-General R. J. Bridgford (19 August 1916)
313:Brigadier-General W. K. McClintock (29 April 1916)
307:Brigadier-General R. J. Bridgford (14 August 1915)
1933:United Kingdom military unit and formation stubs
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196:. It saw action on the
486:. The Long, Long Trail
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455:Brigadier O.H. Tidbury
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208:Components included:
150:18th Infantry Brigade
107:1st Infantry Division
103:1st Armoured Division
24:18th Infantry Brigade
1776:117th Royal Marines
1771:116th Royal Marines
138:Sir Walter Congreve
625:. Orders of Battle
603:. Orders of Battle
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