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536:, possibly because it was not considered to have recovered from its ordeal on the Somme a year before. By the beginning of 1918 the BEF was suffering a severe manpower crisis: brigades were reorganised on a three-battalion basis in February, with the surplus men being drafted to bring other units up to strength. In the 31st Division, however, this process was even more severe, with the whole of the 94th Brigade disappearing, to be replaced temporarily by the 4th Guards Brigade, and later by a reformed 94th Brigade composed of
31:
441:(the rest of 31st Division was still too shattered to take part). A 48-hour preliminary bombardment began on 11 November, and the brigade moved into the trenches on the night of 12/13, along communication trenches clogged with mud. Zero hour was 05.30 on 13 November, and fog, light rain and a smokescreen reduced visibility to a few yards, so that the leading battalions initially had little difficulty, but the 3rd Division on their right made no progress. Small-scale fighting went on all day, and Private
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261:, issued his famous call to arms: 'Your King and Country Need You', urging the first 100,000 volunteers to come forward. This group of six divisions with supporting arms became known as Kitchener's First New Army, or 'K1'. The flood of volunteers overwhelmed the ability of the army to absorb and organise them, and by the time the Fifth New Army (K5) was authorised, many of its constituent units were being organised as '
604:. Over successive days confused fighting went on, units fighting rearguards often finding their flanks left in the air and being forced to retire until on 14 April the division withdrew through a new line held by fresh Australian and British troops, who defeated the attacks and ensured the safety of Hazebrouck. A temporary 92nd Composite Battalion was formed from the 92nd Brigade to assist the Australians.
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The practice of wearing battalion specific insignia (often called battle patches) in the B.E.F. began in mid 1915 with the arrival of units of
Kitchener's Armies and was widespread after the Somme Battles of 1916. The patches shown were adopted by the division during late 1917, and were designed to a
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Casualties in the 12th East Yorks had been so severe that it was temporarily reduced to two composite companies attached to the 10th and 11th
Battalions respectively. A fresh attack on Oppy Wood was arranged for 28 June. This time the attack was to be made by the 94th Brigade with the 92nd Brigade in
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Once out of the line the division began training for offensive operations. 31st
Division took part in Operation Borderland, a limited attack on La Becque and other fortified farms in front of the Forest of Nieppe on 28 June, in what was described as 'a model operation' for artillery cooperation.
632:. The rest of the 93rd Brigade then crossed the Douve stream accompanied by artillery and engineers, the 94th (Yeomanry) Brigade was held up the rear). The general retirement of the Germans along the whole line then allowed the division to push on through Ploegsteert Wood and advance up to the
421:. The advancing lines were almost annihilated by German machine guns and shellfire, and only a few parties got into the enemy front line, where they remained pinned down. The division was unable to get any support to them across the fire-swept No man's land for the rest of the day.
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brigade scheme including a brigade sign worn by all ranks on the back, below the collar. Those signs for the 92nd and 93rd brigades indicated the battalion seniority, all brigades wore their battalion, M.G. company and T.M. battery signs at the top of both sleeves.
560:, improving the defences. Ervillers was attacked on the evening of 24 March, the defence being confused by British troops retreating from the forward defences. There was fighting in the village streets, but the next day the combined fire of 92nd Brigade and part of
402:
The 92nd
Brigade held the front line trenches during the British bombardment in the days leading up to the battle, suffering significant casualties from the German counter-bombardment. The night before the battle, working parties from the 92nd Brigade were out in
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Returning to the line on 12 October, patrols from the 92nd
Brigade slipped across the Lys on a raft during the night of 14/15 October and established posts on the far bank. The following afternoon further parties crossed and advanced under a barrage to the
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CLXIX Brigade was broken up in
January 1917: sections of D (H) Bty brought D (H)/CLXV and D (H)/CLXX up to six howitzers each, the remainder was distributed to various Army field brigades. V.31 Heavy and Z.31 Medium TMBs were broken up in February 1918.
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The 31st
Division returned to the line on the night of 6/7 November, crossing the Scheldt and sending forward the 11th East Yorks as part of a pursuit force including a field artillery battery and companies from the divisional machine gun battalion, the
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The division was back in the line from 28 October, with the 92nd
Brigade in the lead continuing to advance slowly against machine gun and shell fire, from rearguards who 'did not appear disposed to give ground'. The division then made an attack at
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of the 11th East Lancs was awarded a posthumous VC. During the night, a composite battalion of troops from the 92nd
Brigade's quartermaster details arrived to take over part of the Purple Line. The division was relieved on 31 March.
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Top: the brigade sign. Middle, from left to right, 11th East
Lancashire Regiment, 12th, 13th, and 14th (Service) Battalions York and Lancaster Regiment. Bottom row: 94th machine gun company M.G.C. and 94th trench mortar battery.
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Individual units continued to make small advances through aggressive patrolling and seizing strongpoints (so-called 'peaceful penetration') until the Allies began a coordinated offensive in August. The division captured
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was a disaster for 31st Division. 93 and 94 Brigades went 'over the top' at 07.30 on 1 July, 10 minutes after the explosion of the nearby Hawthorn Ridge mine had alerted the enemy. Their objective was the village of
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Artillery was attached to 31st Division, and served with it for the rest of the war. (31st DA later joined 32nd Division in France). The 2nd County Palatine Artillery was originally raised in Lancashire by the
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Top: the brigade sign. Middle, from left to right, 15th, 16th and 18th (Service) Battalions West Yorkshire Regiment, 18th (Service) Battalion Durham Light Infantry. Bottom row: 93rd machine gun company M.G.C.
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for the assaulting troops to pass through. It then withdrew into the support trenches, to hold the front line while the other two brigades attacked on 1 July. Despite all the preparation and high hopes, the
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On 2 July the shattered division was pulled out of the line and sent north to a quiet sector for rest and refit, though there was the usual trickle of casualties associated with trench holding and raiding.
399:. Over the following weeks the battalions took their turns in the routine of trench holding, working parties, patrolling and trench raiding, with a constant drain on manpower from shelling and snipers.
2328:, London: Hutchinson, 1960 – a classic fictional account of the raising of a Yorkshire Pals battalion and its destruction at Serre, based closely on the experiences of the Sheffield City Battalion.
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started at 03.45 and the 92nd and 93rd Brigades set off, in the dark and mist, into severe machine gun fire from Oppy Wood. 92 Brigade was held up in No man's land and suffered severe casualties.
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713:(chiefly of coal miners) began on 11 December and proceeded at a steadily increasing rate during January 1919. On 29 January the two East Yorks Battalions were sent by rail to
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stopped the German advance. However, events elsewhere meant that the 31st and 42nd Divisions were ordered to retire on the morning of 27 March. 92 Brigade then defended
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Top: the brigade sign. Middle, from left to right, 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th (Service) Battalions East Yorkshire Regiment. Bottom row: 92nd machine gun company M.G.C.
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road. The brigade continued the advance on 16 and 17 October, liberating several villages. By 18 October the battalions were advancing in company columns screened by
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This brigade was attached to the division during February 1918 following the breakup of the 94th Brigade. It left when the 94th Brigade began reforming in May.
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on 31 October 1918 that was so successful that the 92 Brigade in reserve was not required while the 94th (Yeomanry) Brigade drove the enemy behind the Scheldt.
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628:). Although suffering heavy casualties, the 92nd Brigade and a battalion from the 93rd Brigade took their objectives, though they were shelled out part of
370:
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CLXIX – A + 1 section C, B + 1 section C, D (H)/CLXXI joined as C (H), D (H) remained 4 howitzers; 517 (H) Bty (4 howitzers) joined from UK on 20 November
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area the division received large numbers of reinforcements, mainly under the age of 19. The bombardment for the second phase of the German offensive (the
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to deal with possible riots by men working in the Ordnance depot. Demobilisation accelerated in February and by April the battalions had been reduced to
192:, the division was sent to Egypt in December 1915 before moving to France in March 1916 and spent the remainder of the First World War in action on the
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Further reorganisation of 31st DA occurred in August 1916 when CLXXI Brigade was broken up and the 18-pounder batteries were brought up to six guns:
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aerodrome against repeated attacks until, with both flanks 'in the air', it pulled back to the partly-dug 'Purple Line' in front of Ayette village.
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437:, which was to be the last big operation of the year. Serre had still not been taken, and the 92nd Brigade was assigned to the attack alongside
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opened on 21 March 1918, 31st Division was in reserve until it was sent up on 23 March; even then the 92nd Brigade remained in reserve at
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came into force on 11 November, the 11th East Lancs were leading the division, and scouts reported that there were no enemy in front.
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became casualties. At the end of the day the brigade had been driven back to its starting positions and suffered over 800 casualties.
373:. Although this was a quiet sector of the line, the troops suffered their first casualties during this short tour, mainly from German
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The brigade was disbanded in February 1918 then began reforming in May. In June it was brought up to strength with the addition of
345:. On 26 February orders arrived to reverse the process and on 1 March the division began re-embarking at Port Said. It unloaded at
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281:, where brigade training began in earnest. Musketry training was finally begun in August, and in September the division moved to
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721:, which left for England on 22 May. During the war the division's casualties amounted to 30,091 killed, wounded, and missing.
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592:) opened on 7 April, and on 11 April the division had been called forward in ex-London buses to form a defensive line near
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Hull Pals, 10th, 11th 12th and 13th Battalions East Yorkshire Regiment – A History of 92 Infantry Brigade, 31st Division
207:(1 July 1916). The division suffered 3,600 casualties and failed to reach any of its objectives. Later it served at the
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History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 3b: New Army Divisions (30–41) and 63rd (R.N.) Division
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The Division remained on the Ancre through the winter of 1916–17, following up the Germans when they retired to the
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661:. Pressure was kept up through 19 and 20 October, until the brigade was squeezed out of the advancing line between
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The Somme Offensive was still going on at the end of October when the 31st Division returned to the sector for the
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and went into support, while the 93rd Brigade held the junction between the two armies and continued up to the
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The division began to pull back on 13 November, and by the end of the month was established in camps south of
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support. The attack was made in the evening of 28 June and successfully took the trenches, completing the
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CLXX – A + 1 section C/CLXXI, B + 1 section C/CLXXI, C + 1 section B/CLXXI, D (H) remained 4 howitzers
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CLXV – A + 1 section A/CLXXI, B + 1 section A/CLXXI, C + 1 Section B/CLXXI, D (H) remained 4 howitzers
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When 31st Division embarked for Egypt, the divisional artillery (DA) did not accompany it. Instead,
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In April 1918 heavy casualties led to the brief amalgamation of the 92nd and 93rd brigades into the
490:. After a period of training and trench-holding, the division moved into assembly trenches opposite
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3132:
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CLXXI (2nd County Palatine) (Howitzer) Brigade, RFA – A (H), B (H), C (H), D (H) Batteries and BAC
1113:
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The 31st Division was not committed to the Third Ypres Offensive, which culminated in the dreadful
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3170:
1310:
929:
820:
746:
553:
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216:
117:
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The artillery originally assigned to the division was as follows (all batteries comprised four
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487:
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220:
204:
121:
113:
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CLXIV (Huddersfield) (Howitzer) Brigade, RFA – A (H), B (H), C (H), D (H) Batteries and BAC
418:
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518:
212:
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CLXXI – D/CLXV, D/CLXIX, and D/CLXX Btys joined and became A, B, and C; D (H) Bty remained
8:
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formed by 12 April 1916, merged as 94th TMB 14 June 1916, to 4th Gds Bde 12 February 1918
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491:
434:
396:
208:
173:
161:
109:
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196:. The 31st Division was the quintessential New Army division, being made up entirely of
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troops could withdraw. Next day the Germans threw in all their reserves to try to take
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12th (Service) Battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, the division pioneers.
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A formal attack was arranged for the morning of 28 September (the opening day of the
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on 13 August 1918 and pushed forward until running into serious opposition south of
273:
In late May and early June 1915 the units of the 31st Division began to assemble at
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265:' under the auspices of mayors and corporations of towns up and down the country.
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2154:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1939/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
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s (trench mortars). Shortly afterwards the 31st Division formed its own light
326:, the advance parties were recalled, and on 7 December the troops embarked at
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and formed in April 1915 as part of the K4 Army Group and taken over by the
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On 6 August 1914, less than 48 hours after Britain's declaration of war,
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CLXIX (2nd County Palatine) Brigade, RFA – A, B, C, D Batteries and BAC
2209:
History of the Great War: Military Operations, France and Belgium, 1916
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CLXX (2nd County Palatine) Brigade, RFA – A, B, C, D Batteries and BAC
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CLXV (2nd County Palatine) Brigade, RFA – A, B, C, D Batteries and BAC
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13th (Service) Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment (1st Barnsley) –
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12th (Service) Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (Miners)
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service rifles and carried out final intensive battle training in the
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John Lee, 'The British Divisions at Third Ypres', p. 226, in Liddle,
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CLXIX – D Bty left and B (H)/CLXXI Bty became D (H) Bty on 2 May 1916
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On 29 November 1915 the division received warning orders to join the
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CLXX – D Bty left and C (H)/CLXXI Bty became D (H) Bty on 2 May 1916
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CLXV – D Bty left and A (H)/CLXXI Bty became D (H) Bty on 2 May 1916
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14th (Service) Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment (2nd Barnsley)
860:
13th (Service) Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment (1st Barnsley)
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in France, and advance parties set out for the embarkation ports of
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The division was introduced to trench warfare in March in front of
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X.31, Y.31 and Z.31 Medium Trench Mortar Btys formed 31 March 1916
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11th (Service) Battalion (Accrington), East Lancashire Regiment –
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12th (Service) Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment (Sheffield)
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batteries (TMBs). It also provided working parties to assist the
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CLXVIII (Rotherham) Brigade, RFA – A, B, C, D Batteries and BAC
1097:(RFA) – A, B, C, D Batteries and Brigade Ammunition Column (BAC)
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On arrival in France the divisional artillery was reorganised:
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12th (Ayr and Lanark Yeomanry) Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers
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attached 11 February 1918, to No 31 Battalion MGC 3 March 1918
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On 8 April 1917, the division left the Ancre and moved to the
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CLXI (Yorkshire) Brigade, RFA – A, B, C, D Batteries and BAC
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24th (Denbighshire Yeomanry) Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers
483:
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449:(VC) for fighting on alone when all the rest of his team of
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in early 1918, and finally in the victorious battles of the
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joined on 20 May 1916, to No 31 Battalion MGC 3 March 1918
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during the night of 2/3 May, under shellfire. The British
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between 24 December and 23 January 1916 and went into the
2012:
Edmonds & Maxwell-Hyslop, pp. 278, 284, 288–90, 420.
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formed by 12 April 1916, merged as 93rd TMB 12 June 1916
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formed by 11 April 1916, merged as 92nd TMB 12 June 1916
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Passchendaele in Perspective: The Third Battle of Ypres
2211:, Vol I, London: Macmillan,1932/Woking: Shearer, 1986,
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on 21 August, where fighting continued into September.
2227:(1 ed.). Wokingham: The Military History Society.
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Middlebrook, pp. 122–31, 150–1, 195–7, 216–20, 236–41.
1523:, pp. 26–40; Jackson, pp. 14–7; Middlebrook, pp. 9–11.
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joined on 21 May 1916, to 4th Gds Bde 11 February 1918
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Infantry divisions of the British Army in World War I
840:), Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) –
830:), Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) –
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92/1 and 92/2 Light Trench Mortar Batteries (TMBs) –
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cyclist battalion, leap-frogging forward to liberate
322:. At the last minute, the destination was changed to
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1919
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228th Divisional Employment Company, Labour Corps –
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of the 11th East Yorks was awarded a posthumous VC.
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between 6 and 16 March and then concentrated in the
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Formation sign of the 31st Division (first pattern).
1981:
Edmonds & Maxwell-Hyslop, pp. 71–2, 82, 85, 89.
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12th (Norfolk Yeomanry) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment
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395:that was to be exploded to launch the forthcoming
203:The 31st Division's first major action was on the
4276:Military units and formations established in 1915
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1380:Maj-Gen Robert James Bridgford from 21 March 1918
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1178:The BACs were absorbed by the DAC on 2 May 1916
729:The composition of the division was as follows:
2297:The Regimental Warpath 1914–1918 (archive site)
2225:Infantry Divisions, Identification Schemes 1917
1355:The following officers commanded the division:
1171:V.31 Heavy Trench Mortar Bty joined 4 June 1916
2043:Edmonds & Maxwell-Hyslop, pp. 444, 448–50.
246:sanctioned an increase of 500,000 men for the
180:on 10 August 1915. Comprising mainly infantry
2552:Multi-National Division (South-West) (Bosnia)
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1109:31st (Hull) Divisional Ammunition Column, RFA
3274:British deception formations in World War II
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353:area as part of the BEF. It remained on the
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2557:Multi-National Division (South-East) (Iraq)
1052:joined 27 November 1915; left on 9 May 1916
238:'s recruitment poster for Kitchener's Army.
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1736:"Oppy Wood at Humber Museums WWI Timeline"
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1307:217th, 218th, 219th and 220th Companies –
1223:31st (Leeds) Divisional Signal Company, RE
1046:HQ, Machine Gun Section and B Squadron, 1/
796:joined on 20 May 1916, to No 31 Battalion
215:. It took part in the defence against the
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2065:Edmonds & Maxwell-Hyslop, pp. 548–50.
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1144:32nd Divisional Ammunition Column, RFA –
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2280:, London: Allen Lane 1971/Fontana, 1975.
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1457:List of British divisions in World War I
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2278:The First Day on the Somme, 1 July 1916
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1484:Becke, Pt 3a, pp. 2, 8, 24, Appendix I.
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776:11th (Service) Battalion (Accrington)
596:through which retreating British and
2185:British Battle Insignia (1). 1914–18
2250:, Barnsley, Pen & Sword, 2013,
2235:, Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 1996,
2223:Hibbard, Mike; Gibbs, Gary (2016).
2169:, Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2014,
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1383:Maj-Gen J. Campbell from 6 May 1918
1319:joined in France from 32nd Division
1276:93rd, 94th, 95th Field Ambulances,
944:94th Brigade Machine Gun Company –
874:93rd Brigade Machine Gun Company –
794:92nd Brigade Machine Gun Company –
767:13th (Service) Battalion (4th Hull)
758:12th (Service) Battalion (3rd Hull)
752:11th (Service) Battalion (2nd Hull)
743:10th (Service) Battalion (1st Hull)
13:
2302:
1387:
1282:joined from original 31st Division
1056:31st Divisional Cyclist Company –
724:
407:cutting lanes through the British
14:
4297:
2285:
2248:Accrington's Pals: The Full Story
2233:Battleground Europe: Somme: Serre
1058:formed by 13 August 1915; joined
2309:
2231:Jack Horsfall & Nigel Cave,
1808:31 Division at Long, Long Trail.
1437:
1424:
1411:
1399:
1317:221st, 222nd, 223rd Companies –
1286:41st Mobile Veterinary Section,
1253:92nd, 93rd, 94th MG Companies –
1112:124th (2nd Hull) Heavy Battery,
70:
53:
2143:
2112:
2103:
2090:
2077:
2068:
2059:
2046:
2037:
2024:
2015:
2006:
1993:
1984:
1975:
1962:
1953:
1940:
1931:
1922:
1913:
1900:
1891:
1878:
1869:
1856:
1847:
1834:
1825:
1812:
1785:
1776:
1763:
1754:
1728:
1715:
1702:
1699:Horsfall & Cave, pp. 77–88.
1693:
1680:
1667:
1658:
1649:
1646:Horsfall & Cave, pp. 59–71.
1640:
1627:
1614:
1601:
1220:223rd (Leeds) Field Company, RE
1217:211th (Leeds) Field Company, RE
864:from 94th Brigade February 1918
784:from 94th Brigade February 1918
562:42nd (East Lancashire) Division
528:Oppy under shellfire, May 1917.
4286:1915 establishments in England
1588:
1575:
1562:
1509:
1500:
1487:
1478:
1469:
1093:CLV (West Yorkshire) Brigade,
700:
226:
1:
2437:6th (United Kingdom) Division
2432:3rd (United Kingdom) Division
2427:1st (United Kingdom) Division
2189:. Oxford: Osprey Publishing.
1350:
1240:Divisional Machine Gun Troops
1210:210th (Leeds) Field Company,
914:to 93rd Brigade February 1918
899:to 92nd Brigade February 1918
579:
445:of the 12th East Yorks won a
295:Salisbury Plain Training Area
2578:
2265:, London: Leo Cooper, 1997,
1793:Passchendaele in Perspective
1370:(acting) from 16 August 1915
769:, East Yorkshire Regiment –
760:, East Yorkshire Regiment –
709:and engaged in road repair.
477:
289:where the division received
7:
1450:
1269:Divisional Medical Services
938:94/1 and 94/2 Light TMBs –
868:93/1 and 93/2 Light TMBs –
312:British Expeditionary Force
268:
10:
4302:
4271:Kitchener's Army divisions
3824:66th (2nd East Lancashire)
3779:57th (2nd West Lancashire)
2378:
934:from May 1918 to June 1918
836:18th (Service) Battalion (
826:16th (Service) Battalion (
819:), Prince of Wales's Own (
815:15th (Service) Battalion (
639:
300:
259:Earl Kitchener of Khartoum
252:Secretary of State for War
16:WW1 British Army formation
4201:
4186:
4139:
4124:
4080:
4064:
3993:
3989:
3974:
3925:
3899:
3892:
3851:
3766:
3685:
3678:
3633:
3592:
3551:
3510:
3469:
3462:
3391:
3387:
3372:
3328:
3282:
3265:
3194:
3130:
2924:
2856:
2835:
2831:
2816:
2795:1st Commonwealth Division
2782:
2706:
2650:
2629:
2588:
2584:
2573:
2514:
2506:Scottish, Welsh and Irish
2468:
2464:
2453:
2419:
2388:
2384:
2373:
1368:Edward Hogarth Molesworth
1255:transferred from brigades
1039:Divisional Mounted Troops
1021:attached 12 February 1918
754:, East Yorkshire Regiment
608:La Becque and Ploegsteert
357:for the rest of the war.
132:
127:
101:
91:
81:
66:
48:
40:
28:
23:
3829:67th (2nd Home Counties)
3799:61st (2nd South Midland)
3789:59th (2nd North Midland)
1559:Becke, Pt 3b, pp. 11–19.
1462:
1336:Divisional Labour Troops
1278:Royal Army Medical Corps
1114:Royal Garrison Artillery
957:74th (Yeomanry) Division
847:18th (Service) Battalion
780:East Lancashire Regiment
468:Oppy Wood, 1917. Evening
428:
385:252nd Tunnelling Company
360:
305:
3839:69th (2nd East Anglian)
3809:63rd (2nd Northumbrian)
3151:Durham and North Riding
2181:Chappell, Mike (1986).
2109:Becke, Pt 3b, pp. 21–9.
1311:52nd (Lowland) Division
1301:31st Divisional Train,
1247:No 31 Battalion, MGC –
1027:took over 19 March 1918
961:94th (Yeomanry) Brigade
930:Royal Munster Fusiliers
923:disbanded February 1918
908:disbanded February 1918
842:disbanded February 1918
832:disbanded February 1918
821:West Yorkshire Regiment
771:disbanded February 1918
762:disbanded February 1918
747:East Yorkshire Regiment
687:Motor Machine Gun Corps
554:German spring offensive
534:Battle of Passchendaele
460:in the Spring of 1917.
217:German spring offensive
168:. It was raised in the
118:German spring offensive
44:April 1915 – March 1919
3804:62nd (2nd West Riding)
3753:55th (West Lancashire)
3693:42nd (East Lancashire)
3077:55th (West Lancashire)
3012:42nd (East Lancashire)
2261:Peter H. Liddle (ed),
1375:Robert Wanless O'Gowan
1325:joined in France from
883:92nd Composite Brigade
695:Armistice with Germany
529:
513:
512:Oppy Wood from the air
474:
414:First day on the Somme
239:
221:Hundred Days Offensive
205:first day on the Somme
143:Robert Wanless O'Gowan
122:Hundred Days Offensive
3356:British Army in India
2317:United Kingdom portal
2098:Hull in the Great War
1519:, pp. 37–42; Bilton,
1517:Hull in the Great War
1345:formed by 9 June 1917
1288:Army Veterinary Corps
1095:Royal Field Artillery
983:reformed 29 June 1918
855:Durham Light Infantry
626:Fifth Battle of Ypres
584:While resting in the
527:
511:
466:
333:The division reached
234:
3718:48th (South Midland)
3708:46th (North Midland)
3703:44th (Home Counties)
3087:59th (Staffordshire)
3042:48th (South Midland)
3022:44th (Home Counties)
2800:17th Gurkha Division
2754:44th (Home Counties)
2589:Administrative units
2469:Administrative units
2459:Post-Cold War period
2396:Guards and Parachute
2389:Administrative units
2292:The Long, Long Trail
2276:Martin Middlebrook,
1937:Jackson, pp. 188–94.
1928:Farndale, pp. 283–4.
1897:Jackson, pp. 179–86.
1831:Jackson, pp. 169–70.
1782:Jackson, pp. 149–52.
1655:Jackson, pp. 99–114.
1327:Royal Naval Division
1294:Divisional Transport
955:battalions from the
548:Ervillers and Ayette
540:units recalled from
519:Capture of Oppy Wood
3814:64th (2nd Highland)
3794:60th (2/2nd London)
3784:58th (2/1st London)
3758:56th (1/1st London)
3748:54th (East Anglian)
3728:50th (Northumbrian)
3713:47th (1/2nd London)
3072:54th (East Anglian)
3052:50th (Northumbrian)
2997:23rd (Northumbrian)
2759:50th (Northumbrian)
2326:Covenant with Death
2074:Jackson, pp. 205–6.
2021:Jackson, pp. 203–4.
1990:Jackson, pp. 200–2.
1959:Jackson, pp. 195–8.
1875:Jackson, pp. 171–4.
1760:Jackson, pp. 146–7.
1637:, Vol I, pp. 441–9.
1377:from 24 August 1915
1261:joined 18 July 1917
1259:243rd MG Company –
1249:formed 3 March 1918
1228:Divisional Pioneers
1062:Cyclist Battalion,
693:cyclists. When the
435:Battle of the Ancre
397:Battle of the Somme
393:Hawthorn Ridge mine
209:Battle of the Ancre
172:by volunteers from
110:Battle of the Ancre
106:Battle of the Somme
3859:63rd (Royal Naval)
3819:65th (2nd Lowland)
3723:49th (West Riding)
3320:82nd (West Africa)
3315:81st (West Africa)
3305:11th (East Africa)
3141:Devon and Cornwall
3133:"County Divisions"
3047:49th (West Riding)
2822:Second World War (
2790:Artillery Division
2693:49th (West Riding)
1742:on 28 January 2018
1497:, Vol II, pp. 1–4.
1303:Army Service Corps
1087:4.5-inch howitzers
1064:Army Cyclist Corps
1048:Lancashire Hussars
990:4th Guards Brigade
800:(MGC) 3 March 1918
590:Battles of the Lys
530:
514:
475:
240:
4253:
4252:
4249:
4248:
4192:Napoleonic Wars (
4182:
4181:
4120:
4119:
4116:
4115:
3980:Second Boer War (
3970:
3969:
3966:
3965:
3962:
3961:
3847:
3846:
3774:45th (2nd Wessex)
3679:Territorial Force
3674:
3673:
3378:First World War (
3368:
3367:
3364:
3363:
2812:
2811:
2808:
2807:
2744:42nd (Lancashire)
2611:Prince of Wales's
2569:
2568:
2565:
2564:
2522:1st (UK) Armoured
2491:Prince of Wales's
2449:
2448:
2445:
2444:
2365:Divisions of the
2256:978-1-84884-469-8
2175:978-1-78346-185-1
1919:Blaxland, p. 149.
1448:
1447:
1363:from 26 July 1915
1150:10 September 1915
1009:Coldstream Guards
798:Machine Gun Corps
148:
147:
4293:
4188:
4187:
4126:
4125:
3991:
3990:
3976:
3975:
3897:
3896:
3834:68th (2nd Welsh)
3683:
3682:
3467:
3466:
3389:
3388:
3374:
3373:
3341:Beauman Division
2833:
2832:
2818:
2817:
2586:
2585:
2575:
2574:
2466:
2465:
2455:
2454:
2386:
2385:
2375:
2374:
2359:
2352:
2345:
2336:
2335:
2319:
2314:
2313:
2312:
2246:Andrew Jackson,
2228:
2205:James E. Edmonds
2200:
2188:
2150:Maj A.F. Becke,
2137:
2134:
2119:
2116:
2110:
2107:
2101:
2094:
2088:
2081:
2075:
2072:
2066:
2063:
2057:
2050:
2044:
2041:
2035:
2028:
2022:
2019:
2013:
2010:
2004:
1997:
1991:
1988:
1982:
1979:
1973:
1966:
1960:
1957:
1951:
1944:
1938:
1935:
1929:
1926:
1920:
1917:
1911:
1904:
1898:
1895:
1889:
1882:
1876:
1873:
1867:
1860:
1854:
1853:Jackson, p. 171.
1851:
1845:
1838:
1832:
1829:
1823:
1816:
1810:
1805:
1796:
1789:
1783:
1780:
1774:
1767:
1761:
1758:
1752:
1751:
1749:
1747:
1738:. Archived from
1732:
1726:
1719:
1713:
1706:
1700:
1697:
1691:
1684:
1678:
1671:
1665:
1662:
1656:
1653:
1647:
1644:
1638:
1631:
1625:
1618:
1612:
1605:
1599:
1592:
1586:
1579:
1573:
1566:
1560:
1557:
1524:
1513:
1507:
1504:
1498:
1491:
1485:
1482:
1476:
1473:
1441:
1428:
1415:
1403:
1396:
1395:
1323:279th Company –
1003:Grenadier Guards
959:and renamed the
630:Ploegsteert Wood
496:creeping barrage
174:Kitchener's Army
74:
59:
57:
56:
33:
21:
20:
4301:
4300:
4296:
4295:
4294:
4292:
4291:
4290:
4256:
4255:
4254:
4245:
4197:
4178:
4135:
4112:
4076:
4060:
3985:
3958:
3921:
3888:
3879:74th (Yeomanry)
3843:
3762:
3733:51st (Highland)
3670:
3629:
3588:
3547:
3528:17th (Northern)
3518:15th (Scottish)
3506:
3487:11th (Northern)
3458:
3383:
3360:
3324:
3278:
3261:
3190:
3126:
3057:51st (Highland)
2987:15th (Scottish)
2920:
2852:
2827:
2804:
2778:
2702:
2646:
2625:
2580:
2561:
2510:
2460:
2441:
2415:
2380:
2369:
2363:
2332:
2315:
2310:
2308:
2305:
2303:Further reading
2288:
2283:
2197:
2146:
2141:
2140:
2135:
2122:
2117:
2113:
2108:
2104:
2095:
2091:
2082:
2078:
2073:
2069:
2064:
2060:
2051:
2047:
2042:
2038:
2029:
2025:
2020:
2016:
2011:
2007:
1998:
1994:
1989:
1985:
1980:
1976:
1967:
1963:
1958:
1954:
1945:
1941:
1936:
1932:
1927:
1923:
1918:
1914:
1905:
1901:
1896:
1892:
1883:
1879:
1874:
1870:
1861:
1857:
1852:
1848:
1839:
1835:
1830:
1826:
1817:
1813:
1806:
1799:
1790:
1786:
1781:
1777:
1768:
1764:
1759:
1755:
1745:
1743:
1734:
1733:
1729:
1720:
1716:
1707:
1703:
1698:
1694:
1685:
1681:
1672:
1668:
1663:
1659:
1654:
1650:
1645:
1641:
1632:
1628:
1619:
1615:
1606:
1602:
1593:
1589:
1580:
1576:
1567:
1563:
1558:
1527:
1514:
1510:
1506:Jackson, p. 13.
1505:
1501:
1492:
1488:
1483:
1479:
1474:
1470:
1465:
1453:
1390:
1388:Battle Insignia
1361:Edward Fanshawe
1353:
1212:Royal Engineers
1202:Royal Engineers
1074:Royal Artillery
1013:2nd Battalion,
1007:3rd Battalion,
1001:4th Battalion,
928:2nd Battalion,
727:
725:Order of Battle
703:
642:
610:
582:
550:
488:Arras Offensive
486:sector for the
480:
458:Hindenburg Line
443:John Cunningham
431:
389:Royal Engineers
363:
308:
303:
271:
263:Pals battalions
229:
198:Pals battalions
151:
141:
139:Edward Fanshawe
134:
120:
116:
114:Battle of Arras
112:
108:
54:
52:
36:
17:
12:
11:
5:
4299:
4289:
4288:
4283:
4278:
4273:
4268:
4251:
4250:
4247:
4246:
4244:
4243:
4238:
4233:
4228:
4223:
4218:
4213:
4208:
4202:
4199:
4198:
4184:
4183:
4180:
4179:
4177:
4176:
4171:
4166:
4161:
4156:
4151:
4146:
4140:
4137:
4136:
4122:
4121:
4118:
4117:
4114:
4113:
4111:
4110:
4105:
4100:
4095:
4090:
4084:
4082:
4078:
4077:
4075:
4074:
4068:
4066:
4062:
4061:
4059:
4058:
4053:
4048:
4043:
4038:
4033:
4028:
4023:
4018:
4013:
4008:
4003:
3997:
3995:
3987:
3986:
3972:
3971:
3968:
3967:
3964:
3963:
3960:
3959:
3957:
3956:
3951:
3946:
3940:
3935:
3929:
3927:
3923:
3922:
3920:
3919:
3914:
3909:
3903:
3901:
3894:
3890:
3889:
3887:
3886:
3881:
3876:
3871:
3866:
3861:
3855:
3853:
3849:
3848:
3845:
3844:
3842:
3841:
3836:
3831:
3826:
3821:
3816:
3811:
3806:
3801:
3796:
3791:
3786:
3781:
3776:
3770:
3768:
3764:
3763:
3761:
3760:
3755:
3750:
3745:
3740:
3738:52nd (Lowland)
3735:
3730:
3725:
3720:
3715:
3710:
3705:
3700:
3695:
3689:
3687:
3680:
3676:
3675:
3672:
3671:
3669:
3668:
3663:
3658:
3653:
3648:
3643:
3637:
3635:
3631:
3630:
3628:
3627:
3622:
3617:
3612:
3607:
3602:
3596:
3594:
3590:
3589:
3587:
3586:
3581:
3576:
3571:
3566:
3561:
3555:
3553:
3549:
3548:
3546:
3545:
3540:
3538:19th (Western)
3535:
3533:18th (Eastern)
3530:
3525:
3520:
3514:
3512:
3508:
3507:
3505:
3504:
3499:
3497:13th (Western)
3494:
3492:12th (Eastern)
3489:
3484:
3479:
3477:9th (Scottish)
3473:
3471:
3464:
3460:
3459:
3457:
3456:
3451:
3446:
3441:
3436:
3431:
3426:
3421:
3416:
3411:
3406:
3401:
3395:
3393:
3385:
3384:
3370:
3369:
3366:
3365:
3362:
3361:
3359:
3358:
3353:
3348:
3343:
3338:
3332:
3330:
3326:
3325:
3323:
3322:
3317:
3312:
3307:
3302:
3300:11th (African)
3297:
3292:
3286:
3284:
3280:
3279:
3277:
3276:
3269:
3267:
3263:
3262:
3260:
3259:
3254:
3249:
3244:
3239:
3234:
3229:
3224:
3219:
3214:
3209:
3204:
3198:
3196:
3192:
3191:
3189:
3188:
3183:
3178:
3176:Northumberland
3173:
3168:
3163:
3158:
3153:
3148:
3143:
3137:
3135:
3131:Anti-Invasion
3128:
3127:
3125:
3124:
3119:
3114:
3109:
3104:
3099:
3094:
3089:
3084:
3079:
3074:
3069:
3064:
3062:52nd (Lowland)
3059:
3054:
3049:
3044:
3039:
3034:
3029:
3024:
3019:
3014:
3009:
3004:
2999:
2994:
2989:
2984:
2982:12th (Eastern)
2979:
2977:9th (Highland)
2974:
2969:
2964:
2959:
2954:
2949:
2944:
2939:
2934:
2928:
2926:
2922:
2921:
2919:
2918:
2913:
2908:
2903:
2898:
2893:
2888:
2883:
2878:
2873:
2868:
2862:
2860:
2854:
2853:
2851:
2850:
2845:
2839:
2837:
2829:
2828:
2814:
2813:
2810:
2809:
2806:
2805:
2803:
2802:
2797:
2792:
2786:
2784:
2780:
2779:
2777:
2776:
2771:
2761:
2756:
2751:
2746:
2741:
2736:
2731:
2726:
2721:
2716:
2710:
2708:
2704:
2703:
2701:
2700:
2695:
2690:
2685:
2680:
2675:
2670:
2665:
2660:
2654:
2652:
2648:
2647:
2645:
2644:
2639:
2633:
2631:
2627:
2626:
2624:
2623:
2618:
2613:
2608:
2603:
2598:
2592:
2590:
2582:
2581:
2571:
2570:
2567:
2566:
2563:
2562:
2560:
2559:
2554:
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1746:13 February
1585:, pp. 67–9.
1572:, pp. 61–5.
1200:Divisional
1072:Divisional
1019:94th TMB –
981:94th TMB –
701:Disbandment
663:Second Army
619:Ploegsteert
409:barbed wire
376:Minenwerfer
320:Southampton
227:Recruitment
102:Engagements
4260:Categories
3351:Y Division
3310:12th (SDF)
2770:(Scottish)
1351:Commanders
1148:Heytesbury
1146:formed at
1083:18-pounder
1060:VIII Corps
851:1st County
667:Fifth Army
602:Hazebrouck
598:Portuguese
580:Hazebrouck
339:Suez Canal
316:Folkestone
275:South Camp
244:Parliament
190:Lancashire
182:battalions
178:War Office
135:commanders
128:Commanders
3266:Deception
3186:Yorkshire
3161:Hampshire
2100:, p. 196.
2085:Hull Pals
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647:Deûlémont
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558:Ervillers
552:When the
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472:John Nash
347:Marseille
335:Port Said
328:Devonport
213:Oppy Wood
186:Yorkshire
170:Great War
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3463:New Army
2925:Infantry
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1451:See also
1373:Maj-Gen
1359:Maj-Gen
1313:in Egypt
1085:guns or
953:Yeomanry
655:XV Corps
651:Warneton
594:Estaires
538:Yeomanry
371:Y Ravine
285:Camp at
283:Hurdcott
269:Training
162:division
159:infantry
96:Division
86:Infantry
76:New Army
4164:Cavalry
4081:Mounted
4072:Cavalry
4065:Cavalry
3926:Mounted
3900:Cavalry
3893:Cavalry
3283:African
3171:Norfolk
2616:Queen's
2496:Queen's
2406:Queen's
1309:joined
707:St-Omer
679:Tieghem
671:Scheldt
640:Pursuit
451:bombers
343:Qantara
301:Service
211:and at
164:of the
157:was an
133:Notable
49:Country
3399:Guards
3146:Dorset
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2866:Guards
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3852:Other
3329:Other
3156:Essex
2783:Other
2606:Light
2486:Light
2411:Light
2401:Union
1463:Notes
484:Arras
429:Ancre
419:Serre
361:Somme
351:Somme
324:Egypt
306:Egypt
279:Ripon
184:from
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2267:ISBN
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1748:2018
1635:1916
1495:1914
1214:(RE)
689:and
665:and
492:Oppy
369:and
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291:SMLE
188:and
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92:Size
82:Type
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