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1145:, where they ended the war. Throughout its 10 months of almost continuous combat, the 53rd (Welsh) Division had suffered nearly 10,000 casualties: 113 officers and 1,396 other ranks killed, 387 officers and 7,221 other ranks wounded and 33 officers and 1,255 other ranks missing. Of those declared missing, 3 officers and 553 other ranks rejoined their units, bringing the total casualties for the division to 9,849 killed, wounded or missing. As with most divisions, the majority of these casualties were sustained by the average "
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946:"It was found that with three Battalions of one Regiment in the same Brigade – as in the case of the 158th Brigade with its three Battalions of Royal Welch Fusiliers – difficulties were experienced in providing reinforcements in the event of heavy casualties. This was particularly so with Officer reinforcements."
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Bay on the
Gallipoli Peninsula on 9 August 1915. The division was evacuated from Gallipoli during December 1915 and moved to Egypt. The evacuation was forced by a combination of combat, disease and harsh weather which saw the division reduced to just 162 officers and 2,428 men, approximately 15% of
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level. "It was a very different 53rd
Division which returned to near its own countryside in November 1941, from the comparatively untrained one which had moved to Ireland in driblets between October 1939 and April 1940." The 53rd Division, now commanded by Major-General
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53rd (Welsh) Division landed in
Normandy on 28 June 1944, the second last British infantry division to land and was placed under command of XII Corps, defending the Odon Valley position. The division was involved in much fighting in this area, with the
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training area; this included a river crossing and full-scale simulated attack. In May 'Exercise Bud' practised loading vehicles onto landing craft. Finally, in the last week of May, the division began moving into its concentration area at
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On 2 August, the GOC, Major-General Ross, decided that due to the casualties suffered by the division in
Normandy and an acute lack of infantry replacements, the battalions of 158th Brigade (the 4th, 6th and 7th Battalions of the
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818:(or Mixed Divisions) of one tank brigade and two infantry brigades. The experiment was abandoned in late 1943, being judged unsuitable for the terrain in North-western Europe and the 31st Tank Brigade was replaced by the
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Throughout
Veritable the 53rd Division suffered almost 2,500 casualties (including psychiatric casualties), roughly a quarter of what they suffered throughout the entire campaign, while capturing over 3,000 prisoners.
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The 53rd
Division was temporarily disbanded at the end of the war, but was reactivated in 1947 when the Territorial Army was reformed and reorganised. In 1968 the division was finally deactivated, but its
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558:, created earlier in the year, and containing many former members and much equipment, of the 53rd Division. In October, just over a month after the war began, most of the 53rd Division was sent to
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is the descendant formation of 53rd (Welsh) Divisional Signal
Regiment, and continues to serve in a very similar capacity, providing communications support to the 160th Brigade.
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were killed, 145 officers were wounded, 18 missing, 2,711 other ranks wounded and 360 missing for a total of 3,819 casualties. The division had managed to capture over 3,800
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53rd (Welsh) Divisional
Artillery (Divisional Artillery remained in England when the division embarked for Gallipoli. It embarked for France in November 1915 and joined the
944:) were replaced and sent to other brigades of the division, the 4th RWF transferring to 71 Brigade and 6th RWF to 160 Brigade while the 7th RWF remained in 158 Brigade.
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2/1st
Cheshire Field Company (raised after outbreak of war and joined in England; numbered 439 Field Company 4 February 1917; to 74th (Yeomanry) Division 9 April 1918)
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1/5th
Battalion, Welsh Regiment (from 17 April 1915, between 8 October 1915 and 20 February 1916 merged with 1/4th Battalion, fully amalgamated 30 July 1918)
519:, and created on a similar basis to the Territorial Force and the 53rd Division was reformed. The division saw a great change in its units between the wars.
795:. He commanded the 53rd (Welsh) Division until August 1945, training the division to a very high standard in England and Kent and leading it throughout the
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in Germany in early 1947. It was reactivated later that year, serving as part of the peacetime TA. In 1961 the division became a district headquarters as
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53rd (Welsh) Mobile Veterinary Section (raised after outbreak of war, remained in England when division embarked for Gallipoli; rejoined 11 April 1916)
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3rd Welsh Field Ambulance (attached to 54th (East Anglian) Division 11–18 August 1915; absorbed into 171 Combined Field Ambulance 11 September 1918)
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officially began. The early days of the war for the 53rd Division were spent in training the divisions' 2nd Line duplicate, the
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307:(TF), the division saw service in First World War, being designated 53rd (Welsh) Division in mid-1915, and fought in the
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was virtually destroyed in severe fighting. Advancing into the Netherlands, 53rd (Welsh) Division liberated the city of
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53rd (Welsh) Divisional Ammunition Column, RFA (only Small Arms Ammunition Section went to Gallipoli, remainder joined
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1/7th (Merionethshire & Montgomeryshire) Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers (from 158th Bde on 24 June 1918) Brigade)
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956:). By 31 August 1944 the 53rd (Welsh) Division had suffered many casualties; in just over two months of fighting 52
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fortifications. Despite gaining the advantage towards the end of the day, the British commander, Lieutenant-General
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In 1915, the Welsh Division was numbered as the 53rd (Welsh) Division and the brigades became, respectively, the
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arrived to help defend it, with the 53rd Division charged with responsibility for the southern half of
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captured some 35,000 prisoners of war and probably accounted for the same amount in dead and wounded.
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I Welsh (H) Brigade Ammunition Column (joined 53rd Divisional Ammunition Column 23–27 November 1916)
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The division was again serving under Western Command. In April 1942 the division was sent to defend
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Cheshire Brigade Ammunition Column (joined 53rd Divisional Ammunition Column 23–27 November 1916)
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in action during the advance of 53rd (Welsh) Division towards Laroche in Belgium, 5 January 1945.
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fighting. The Bosch reserves fought very well, stubborn and had to be dug out with the bayonet."
673:, returned to the Welsh Border counties again in November 1941, with the divisional HQ based in
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Headquarters and No 1 Section (attached to 54th (East Anglian) Division 10–23 August 1915; to
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where much fighting took place to secure an important bridgehead at the Junction Canal near
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is the regional brigade responsible for the administration of all TA units in Wales, while
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as a peacetime formation, the division again saw action in Second World War, fighting in
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2nd Welsh Field Ambulance (absorbed into 170 Combined Field Ambulance 11 September 1918)
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2029:(joined 18 August 1914; remained in England when the division embarked for Gallipoli)
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formation that had fought in France in 1940. The 53rd Division took part in many
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remains in service today. As the name suggests, the division recruited mainly in
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called off the attack so that the division's casualties, were suffered in vain.
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and the 61st Division the northern. The divisions came under the command of
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were detached early in the First World War to reinforce other divisions.
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in mid-July. In August it began to push beyond the Odon and crossed the
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Welsh Border Mounted Brigade Company (independent of division by 1914)
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1st Cheshire Battery (broken up between B and C Btys 25 December 1916)
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437 (H) Bty (formed 8 April 1918 with equipment from C (H)/CXVII Bty (
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53rd (Welsh) Reconnaissance Regiment at Reconnaissance Corps website.
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6th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers (from 158th Bde 4 August 1944)
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2379:; joined and retitled 53rd (Welsh) Divisional Train 17 March 1916)
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The division spent the remaining period in the build-up to the
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363:(TF) was formed on 1 April 1908 following the enactment of the
303:. Originally raised in 1908 as the Welsh Division, part of the
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2/10th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)
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On 17 May 1942 the 53rd (Welsh) Division was reorganised, its
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31st Tank Brigade (from 17 May 1942, left 10 September 1943)
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1st Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment (left 3 August 1944)
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3rd Cheshire Battery (C Bty; renamed B Bty 25 December 1916)
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2nd Cheshire Battery (B Bty; renamed A Bty 25 December 1916)
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1/3rd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment (left February 1915)
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1/2nd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment (left November 1914)
716:. The 53rd Division was later earmarked to form part of the
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There remain a few remnants of the division in the TA. The
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Welsh (Carnarvonshire) Heavy Battery and Ammunition Column
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in France; reformed in Egypt from BACs 23–27 November 1916
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1/1st Battalion, Herefordshire Regiment (to 24 April 1915)
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1750:(newly formed on 25 April 1918 and joined on 4 June 1918)
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Cardigan Battery (C Bty; renamed B Bty 25 December 1916)
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4th Dismounted Brigade (attached 15 March–21 June 1916)
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Infantry divisions of the British Army in World War II
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640:. In March 1941, the garrison was reinforced with the
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Infantry divisions of the British Army in World War I
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History of the 53rd (Welsh) Division (T.F.) 1914–1918
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1/7th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment (left 1 June 1918)
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1/4th (Denbighshire) Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers
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27 years before but with the addition of the cold of
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1968
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1/5th Battalion, Welch Regiment (left 3 August 1944)
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171 Combined Field Ambulance (joined 23 August 1918)
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2nd County of London Yeomanry (Westminster Dragoons)
1069:) in February 1945 where the division, supported by
3890:
History of 555 Field Company Royal Engineers in WW2
3727:. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval and Military Press.
2416:
4th (Denbighshire) Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers
1962:2/1st London Brigade (attached January–April 1916)
1955:2nd South Western Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance,
1913:(joined from Karachi on 28 June 1918, left 19 July)
1706:
1/5th (Flintshire) Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
1217:, 1/5th Battalion, Welch Regiment, Second World War
2355:Welsh Divisional Company (HQ) (became 479 Company)
1949:2nd South Western Mounted Brigade Signal Section,
1836:1st Battalion, 153rd Punjabis (from 2 August 1918)
5855:Military units and formations established in 1908
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2641:(Divisional Cavalry Regiment, left February 1940)
2615:245th (Welsh) Field Company (left 8 October 1939)
2364:Welsh Border Brigade Company (became 482 Company)
2332:170 Combined Field Ambulance (joined 3 July 1918)
1972:2/3rd (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment
1969:2/2nd (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment
1966:2/1st (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment
1901:160th Trench Mortar Battery (formed 26 June 1917)
1819:159th Trench Mortar Battery (formed 28 June 1917)
1743:158th Trench Mortar Battery (formed 22 July 1917)
1171:. It served later as a peacekeeping force in the
1081:and fighting in terrain similar to that found at
543:, was mobilised on 1 September 1939, the day the
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2361:North Wales Brigade Company (became 481 Company)
2309:Cape Corps MG Company (joined 17 September 1918)
1030:in four days of heavy fighting from 24 October.
3900:The Regimental Warpath 1914–1918 (archive site)
3805:Watson, Graham E.; Rinaldi, Richard A. (2018).
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1977:4th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment
814:taking its place as part of an experiment with
755:In September 1942, the division received a new
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2595:(from 3 April 1942, disbanded 2 December 1944)
2537:Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
2382:246, 247, 248, 249 (Horse Transport) Companies
1224:
1018:, which ended in failure due to events at the
828:Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
42:of the 53rd (Welsh) Division, Second World War
4131:Multi-National Division (South-West) (Bosnia)
3929:
3828:. Men-at-Arms Series. Vol. 245. Osprey.
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3725:Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945
2714:British Army Order of Battle (September 1939)
2528:71st Infantry Brigade (from 18 October 1943)
2358:Cheshire Brigade Company (became 480 Company)
2055:(attached 19 December 1916 – 14 January 1917)
2046:(joined 1 February 1916; left 23 August 1917)
838:or International Brigade) from the disbanded
440:53rd (Welsh) Division commemoration plaque -
4853:British deception formations in World War II
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2257:15 December 1915; rejoined 22 January 1916)'
2037:(one squadron attached 22 June–19 July 1915)
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759:(General Officer Commanding), Major-General
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4136:Multi-National Division (South-East) (Iraq)
3672:(Thistle ed.). Brighton: Tom Donovan.
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2627:22nd Bridging Platoon (from 1 October 1943)
2621:555th Field Company (from 30 December 1939)
2430:(left 27 April 1945, rejoined 14 June 1945)
2405:53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division (1939–1945)
1727:(joined on 24 April 1915, left 1 June 1918)
948:(Curiously though, this did occur with the
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2632:53rd (Welsh) Divisional Signals Regiment,
2462:159th Infantry Brigade (left 17 May 1942)
1097:described the fighting in the forest as a
1057:, it was later sent north in front of the
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3199:
2709:List of British divisions in World War II
1892:(from 24 April 1915, left 19 August 1918)
1886:(from 24 April 1915, left 25 August 1918)
1333:Brigadier-General W.J.C. Butler (acting)
1325:Brigadier-General R. O'B Taylor (acting)
1309:Brigadier-General W.J.C. Butler (acting)
472:where the three brigades, along with the
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2840:"The 53rd (Welsh) Division in 1914-1918"
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2704:List of British divisions in World War I
2068:53rd (Welsh) Divisional Cyclist Company
1731:5th/6th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers
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934:British Army during the Second World War
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3468:"53 (W) Division at Regimental Warpath"
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3108:. Queen's Royal Surreys. Archived from
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2250:53rd (Welsh) Divisional Signal Company
975:Memorial to the 53rd (Welsh) Division,
920:(OC) B Company of the 1/5th Battalion,
515:which was reformed in the 1920s as the
365:Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907
5865:Military units and formations in Wales
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3337:. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 104.
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3090:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
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1884:Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
1879:(from 24 April 1915, left 30 May 1918)
1869:(from 24 April 1915, left 31 May 1918)
1368:Brigadier-General A.H. Short (acting)
1352:Brigadier-General A.H. Short (acting)
1167:The division ended the war in 1945 in
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2498:2nd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment
2306:160th MG Company (from 160th Brigade)
2303:159th MG Company (from 159th Brigade)
2300:158th MG Company (from 158th Brigade)
1502:12 September 1942 – 16 February 1945
771:who arrived to replace Major-General
379:. On formation, the TF contained 14
3358:Lord, Cliff; Watson, Graham (2004).
2824:
2731:
1920:(South African, joined 22 July 1918)
1867:Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
769:Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
491:Other division actions included the
16:World War-era British Army formation
3761:Roberts, John H. (September 2000).
2523:141st Regiment Royal Armoured Corps
2142:II Welsh Brigade Ammunition Column
2026:Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry
1679:
1330:27 December 1915 – 11 January 1916
1089:, where the mud was knee-deep. The
906:. It was during this fighting that
704:ready to defeat a German invasion (
522:
506:
13:
2742:1/5th and 1/6th Battalions of the
2593:116th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
2375:29th Divisional Train (originally
1924:17th Infantry (The Loyal Regiment)
1800:(from November 1914 to April 1915)
1798:2/6th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment
1789:1/6th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment
1687:53rd (Welsh) Division (1914–1918)
1552:Brigadier C.F.C. Coleman (acting)
621:in mid-1940, the threat grew of a
405:
14:
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3859:
3826:British Territorial Units 1914–18
3786:, London: Frederick Muller, 1967.
3687:Falls, Cyril; G. MacMunn (1930).
3632:. London: Wm. Clowes & Sons.
3423:Royal United Services Institution
2860:
2837:
2599:25th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
2077:53rd (Welsh) Divisional Artillery
1491:29 July 1941 – 12 September 1942
1272:14 October 1913 – 19 August 1915
1141:, the crossing of the Rhine, and
888:15th (Scottish) Infantry Division
735:fixed, men of the 7th Battalion,
3864:
3708:. London: Samson Books Limited.
3364:. Helion & Company Limited.
2983:"53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division"
2688:
2468:King's Shropshire Light Infantry
2043:Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry
1940:1/1st Royal North Devon Yeomanry
1516:Brigadier M. Elrington (acting)
1314:13 September – 23 December 1915
779:, where he had been awarded the
460:) on 19 July 1915 and landed at
398:was, from 1909, at 3 Belmont in
390:. One of the divisions was the
262:Archibald Montgomery-Massingberd
79:
62:
5875:1968 disestablishments in Wales
3704:James, Brigadier E. A. (1978).
3651:His Majesty's Stationery Office
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2919:"53 (Welsh) Division (1930-38)"
2587:Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars
1338:11 January 1916 – 6 March 1916
1317:Major-General William Marshall
1175:, then disbanded to reform the
1087:"winter rain, mud and flooding"
710:43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division
564:British Troops Northern Ireland
394:. In peacetime, the divisional
327:from June 1944 until May 1945.
3846:, Barnsley: Leo Cooper, 2000,
3744:British Regiments at Gallipoli
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2877:
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2377:43rd (Wessex) Divisional Train
2319:1st Welsh Field Ambulance (to
2070:(raised after outbreak of war)
1992:1/1st Montgomeryshire Yeomanry
1935:1/1st Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry
1656:February 1961 – December 1963
1259:January 1909 – September 1913
1181:53rd (Welsh) Division/District
1045:In December 1944, attached to
998:The division took part in the
556:38th (Welsh) Infantry Division
282:53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division
28:53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division
1:
4016:6th (United Kingdom) Division
4011:3rd (United Kingdom) Division
4006:1st (United Kingdom) Division
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2492:4th Battalion, Welch Regiment
2245:3rd Bombay Sappers and Miners
2064:(attached 12–28 January 1917)
1911:110th Mahratta Light Infantry
1645:January 1958 – February 1961
1376:Major-General Alister Dallas
1373:28 June 1916 – 10 April 1917
1360:Major-General Alister Dallas
1295:25 August – 9 September 1915
1024:British 1st Airborne Division
1022:in late September, where the
894:(Operation Greenline) before
797:campaign in North-west Europe
700:, between 1942–1943, joining
5870:1908 establishments in Wales
4157:
3844:Army Service Corps 1902–1918
2424:(to 160th Bde 3 August 1944)
2198:54th (East Anglian) Division
2182:2nd Monmouth Battery (B Bty)
2179:1st Monmouth Battery (A Bty)
1945:1/1st West Somerset Yeomanry
1841:160th (Welsh Border) Brigade
1513:16 February – 10 March 1945
868:
680:
626:invasion of Northern Ireland
569:
478:54th (East Anglian) Division
427:160th (Welsh Border) Brigade
373:Honourable Artillery Company
354:
7:
3645:Becke, Major A. F. (1936).
3425:. 92:566 (566): 298. 1946.
2863:"The Royal Welsh Fusiliers"
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2612:244th (Welsh) Field Company
2606:53rd Divisional engineers,
2570:81st (Welsh) Field Regiment
2563:53rd Divisional artillery,
2418:(to 71st Bde 3 August 1944)
2266:No 4 (Welsh Border) Section
2135:), personnel from 53rd and
2084:British Expeditionary Force
2052:1/1st Lincolnshire Yeomanry
1736:158th Machine Gun Company,
1720:(to 160th Bde 24 June 1918)
1694:158th (North Wales) Brigade
1667:December 1963 – April 1967
1241:General officer commanding
1225:General officers commanding
1162:
1093:(CO) of the 1st Battalion,
1041:, Germany, 8 February 1945.
990:team of the 2nd Battalion,
886:detached to fight with the
810:(The Black Bull), with the
806:detaching to help form the
781:Distinguished Service Order
607:British Expeditionary Force
419:158th (North Wales) Brigade
10:
5891:
5403:66th (2nd East Lancashire)
5358:57th (2nd West Lancashire)
3957:
3765:. Oxford: Boldacre Books.
2297:(formed 15–25 April 1918)
2263:No 3 (North Wales) Section
2100:I Welsh (Howitzer) Brigade
2012:1/1st Denbighshire Hussars
1634:March 1955 – January 1958
1623:October 1952 – March 1955
1612:March 1950 – October 1952
1544:Major-General Robert Ross
1524:Major-General Robert Ross
1458:December 1932 – June 1935
1447:June 1930 – December 1932
1381:10 April 1917 – July 1919
1246:April 1908 – January 1909
1231:General officer commanding
1228:
1200:53 (Welsh) Signal Squadron
1121:Men of the 4th Battalion,
865:, ready for the invasion.
562:, coming under command of
452:, bound for Gallipoli via
315:. Remaining active in the
208:Battle of Jerusalem (1917)
198:Battle of Beersheba (1917)
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4374:1st Commonwealth Division
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4085:Scottish, Welsh and Irish
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3883:15 September 2020 at the
3763:Welsh Bridges to the Elbe
3706:British Regiments 1914–18
3431:10.1080/03071844709434007
2409:
2315:Royal Army Medical Corps
2019:Divisional Mounted Troops
2002:1/1st Shropshire Yeomanry
1702:(left on 6 November 1914)
1691:
1601:August 1947 – March 1950
1480:June 1939 – 29 July 1941
1436:October 1928 – June 1930
1425:June 1927 – October 1928
1206:Victoria Cross recipients
892:Second Battle of the Odon
751:, England, 27 March 1942.
739:charge down a bank on an
550:, and two days later the
497:Battle of El Buggar Ridge
448:The division sailed from
255:
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171:
120:
110:
100:
90:
75:
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23:
5408:67th (2nd Home Counties)
5378:61st (2nd South Midland)
5368:59th (2nd North Midland)
3746:. Barnsley: Leo Cooper.
2926:British Military History
2908:Falls 1930 Vol. 1 p. 307
2784:"The British Army, 1914"
2724:
2624:285th Field Park Company
2518:10th Royal Tank Regiment
2449:East Lancashire Regiment
2404:
2350:11th (Northern) Division
2213:Royal Garrison Artillery
2133:74th (Yeomanry) Division
1997:1/1st Glamorgan Yeomanry
1957:Royal Army Medical Corps
1773:159th (Cheshire) Brigade
1686:
1590:1 January – August 1947
1541:3 June – 26 August 1945
1129:, Germany, 3 March 1945.
1095:East Lancashire Regiment
1014:in conjunction with the
824:East Lancashire Regiment
761:Robert Knox "Bobby" Ross
585:of the 1/4th Battalion,
499:in October 1917 and the
442:Ramleh military cemetery
423:159th (Cheshire) Brigade
386:and 14 mounted yeomanry
295:that fought in both the
238:Battle of the Reichswald
213:Battle of Megiddo (1918)
164:Battle of the Reichswald
5418:69th (2nd East Anglian)
5388:63rd (2nd Northumbrian)
4730:Durham and North Riding
3842:Young, Lt-Col Michael,
3789:Ward, Maj C.H. Dudley,
3723:Joslen, H. F. (2003) .
3668:Delaforce, P. (2015) .
3628:Barclay, C. N. (1956).
2885:"Royal Welsh Fusiliers"
2543:Highland Light Infantry
2513:9th Royal Tank Regiment
2488:160th Infantry Brigade
2411:158th Infantry Brigade
2338:Welsh Clearing Hospital
2260:No 2 (Cheshire) Section
2007:1/1st Cheshire Yeomanry
1987:1/1st Pembroke Yeomanry
1521:10 March – 27 May 1945
1403:March 1922 – June 1923
1357:11 March – 20 May 1916
1016:Operation Market Garden
950:131st (Queen's) Brigade
902:, helping to close the
832:Highland Light Infantry
527:
5383:62nd (2nd West Riding)
5332:55th (West Lancashire)
5272:42nd (East Lancashire)
4656:55th (West Lancashire)
4591:42nd (East Lancashire)
3907:The British Army, 1914
3824:Westlake, Ray (1992).
3742:Westlake, Ray (1996).
2865:. The Long, Long Trail
2842:. The Long, Long Trail
2804:Westlake, Ray (2011).
2634:Royal Corps of Signals
2601:(from 1 December 1944)
2553:Royal Norfolk Regiment
2480:Herefordshire Regiment
2474:Monmouthshire Regiment
2247:(joined 5 August 1918)
1848:Monmouthshire Regiment
1725:Herefordshire Regiment
1469:June 1935 – June 1939
1414:June 1923 – June 1927
1365:20 May – 28 June 1916
1143:advancing into Germany
1130:
1042:
995:
992:Monmouthshire Regiment
980:
936:to be awarded the VC.
878:
840:42nd Armoured Division
808:11th Armoured Division
804:159th Infantry Brigade
789:160th Infantry Brigade
752:
714:46th Infantry Division
675:Whitchurch, Shropshire
630:61st Infantry Division
619:evacuated from Dunkirk
602:
445:
414:in early August 1914.
203:Battle of Mughar Ridge
4935:British Army in India
3873:at Wikimedia Commons
3871:53rd (Welsh) Division
3492:Ward, pp. 10–12, 56–7
3106:"Commanding Officers"
2782:Conrad, Mark (1996).
2744:Royal Welch Fusiliers
2696:United Kingdom portal
2555:(from 17 August 1945)
2545:(left 17 August 1945)
2456:South Wales Borderers
2389:Army Veterinary Corps
2282:(from 12 August 1918)
2095:Royal Field Artillery
1877:Royal Sussex Regiment
1714:(until 2 August 1918)
1708:(until 2 August 1918)
1529:27 May – 3 June 1945
1177:2nd Infantry Division
1120:
1075:34th Armoured Brigade
1036:
986:
974:
954:7th Armoured Division
942:Royal Welch Fusiliers
876:
820:71st Infantry Brigade
737:Royal Welch Fusiliers
730:
691:South-Eastern Command
642:5th Infantry Division
577:
474:161st (Essex) Brigade
439:
243:Crossing of the Rhine
26:53rd (Welsh) Division
5297:48th (South Midland)
5287:46th (North Midland)
5282:44th (Home Counties)
4666:59th (Staffordshire)
4621:48th (South Midland)
4601:44th (Home Counties)
4379:17th Gurkha Division
4333:44th (Home Counties)
4168:Administrative units
4048:Administrative units
4038:Post-Cold War period
3975:Guards and Parachute
3968:Administrative units
3895:The Long, Long Trail
3809:. Tiger Lily Books.
3112:on 24 September 2015
3072:on 23 September 2015
2995:on 23 September 2015
2671:Royal Armoured Corps
2667:Reconnaissance Corps
2579:133rd Field Regiment
2458:(from 26 April 1945)
2451:(from 4 August 1944)
2444:(from 4 August 1944)
2435:Reconnaissance Corps
2321:Desert Mounted Corps
1926:(from 6 August 1918)
1850:(left February 1915)
1810:(from 17 April 1915)
1791:(left November 1914)
1733:(from 3 August 1918)
1463:James Dick-Cunyngham
1408:Archibald Montgomery
1322:23–27 December 1915
1306:9–13 September 1915
850:invasion of Normandy
822:(containing the 1st
708:), serving with the
501:action of Tell 'Asur
495:in August 1916, the
470:First Battle of Gaza
325:North-western Europe
193:First Battle of Gaza
136:First Battle of Gaza
5393:64th (2nd Highland)
5373:60th (2/2nd London)
5363:58th (2/1st London)
5337:56th (1/1st London)
5327:54th (East Anglian)
5307:50th (Northumbrian)
5292:47th (1/2nd London)
4651:54th (East Anglian)
4631:50th (Northumbrian)
4576:23rd (Northumbrian)
4338:50th (Northumbrian)
3474:on 14 November 2009
3331:Paxton, J. (1972).
3208:Barclay, pp. 66–67.
2810:. Pen & Sword.
2719:Independent Company
2657:Manchester Regiment
2639:Shropshire Yeomanry
2618:282nd Field Company
2575:83rd Field Regiment
2437:, 16 February 1941)
2137:60th (2/2nd London)
1595:Christopher Woolner
1079:German paratroopers
1065:(the Battle of the
1063:Operation Veritable
1055:First Canadian Army
1051:Battle of the Bulge
816:New Model Divisions
743:at Teddesley Hall,
589:, on manoeuvres at
233:Battle of the Bulge
186:Battle of Sari Bair
181:Battle of Gallipoli
173:Battle honours
159:Battle of the Bulge
5438:63rd (Royal Naval)
5398:65th (2nd Lowland)
5302:49th (West Riding)
4899:82nd (West Africa)
4894:81st (West Africa)
4884:11th (East Africa)
4720:Devon and Cornwall
4712:"County Divisions"
4626:49th (West Riding)
4401:Second World War (
4369:Artillery Division
4272:49th (West Riding)
3411:Becke, pp. 117–23.
3283:Delaforce, p. 219.
3262:Delaforce, p. 162.
3253:Delaforce, p. 160.
3235:Delaforce, p. 151.
2889:Forces War Records
2559:Divisional Troops
2343:Army Service Corps
1907:(from 26 May 1918)
1833:(from 5 June 1918)
1826:(from 4 June 1918)
1782:(left 31 May 1918)
1748:11th Gurkha Rifles
1283:19–25 August 1915
1185:Headquarters Wales
1131:
1091:Commanding Officer
1043:
996:
981:
918:Officer Commanding
896:Operation Goodwood
879:
854:Operation Overlord
753:
722:invasion of Europe
706:Operation Sea Lion
698:Bernard Montgomery
695:Lieutenant-General
603:
579:Universal Carriers
446:
309:Gallipoli Campaign
223:Battle of Normandy
218:Second World War:
149:Battle of Normandy
131:Gallipoli Campaign
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5771:Napoleonic Wars (
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5559:Second Boer War (
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5353:45th (2nd Wessex)
5258:Territorial Force
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4957:First World War (
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4323:42nd (Lancashire)
4190:Prince of Wales's
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4144:
4143:
4101:1st (UK) Armoured
4070:Prince of Wales's
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3944:Divisions of the
3869:Media related to
3835:978-1-85532-168-7
3799:978-1-845740-50-4
3734:978-1-84342-474-1
3679:978-1-91019-863-6
3444:Monthly Army List
3344:978-0-230-27101-2
3312:on 16 August 2007
3217:Delaforce, p. 85.
3169:Smyth, pp. 101–7.
3148:Delaforce, p. 23.
3031:Delaforce, p. 15.
3013:Delaforce, p. 13.
2679:
2678:
2673:, 1 January 1944)
2646:Cheshire Regiment
2440:1/5th Battalion,
2400:
2399:
2295:Machine Gun Corps
2293:No 53 Battalion,
2034:South Irish Horse
1882:2/4th Battalion,
1846:1/1st Battalion,
1806:1/4th Battalion,
1780:Cheshire Regiment
1778:1/4th Battalion,
1768:on 3 August 1918)
1738:Machine Gun Corps
1723:1/1st Battalion,
1677:
1676:
1392:July 1919 – 1921
1250:Brigadier-General
1189:HQ UK Land Forces
1139:Operation Plunder
1067:Reichswald Forest
1039:Reichswald Forest
812:31st Tank Brigade
513:Territorial Force
361:Territorial Force
305:Territorial Force
301:Second World Wars
275:
274:
228:Battle of Falaise
177:First World War:
5882:
5767:
5766:
5705:
5704:
5570:
5569:
5555:
5554:
5476:
5475:
5413:68th (2nd Welsh)
5262:
5261:
5046:
5045:
4968:
4967:
4953:
4952:
4920:Beauman Division
4412:
4411:
4397:
4396:
4165:
4164:
4154:
4153:
4045:
4044:
4034:
4033:
3965:
3964:
3954:
3953:
3938:
3931:
3924:
3915:
3914:
3868:
3839:
3820:
3776:
3757:
3738:
3719:
3700:
3683:
3664:
3641:
3614:
3613:Barclay, p. 199.
3611:
3605:
3602:
3596:
3593:
3587:
3584:
3578:
3573:
3560:
3557:
3551:
3548:
3542:
3539:
3533:
3527:
3521:
3515:
3502:
3499:
3493:
3490:
3484:
3483:
3481:
3479:
3470:. Archived from
3464:
3458:
3453:
3447:
3441:
3435:
3434:
3418:
3412:
3409:
3376:
3375:
3355:
3349:
3348:
3328:
3322:
3321:
3319:
3317:
3306:"Wales District"
3302:
3293:
3292:Barclay, p. 178.
3290:
3284:
3281:
3272:
3271:Barclay, p. 147.
3269:
3263:
3260:
3254:
3251:
3245:
3244:Barclay, p. 125.
3242:
3236:
3233:
3227:
3224:
3218:
3215:
3209:
3206:
3197:
3196:
3185:
3179:
3176:
3170:
3167:
3161:
3158:
3149:
3146:
3140:
3137:
3131:
3128:
3122:
3121:
3119:
3117:
3102:
3096:
3095:
3089:
3081:
3079:
3077:
3071:
3065:. Archived from
3064:
3056:
3050:
3047:
3041:
3038:
3032:
3029:
3023:
3020:
3014:
3011:
3005:
3004:
3002:
3000:
2994:
2988:. Archived from
2987:
2979:
2973:
2970:
2964:
2963:Joslen, pp. 87–8
2961:
2930:
2929:
2928:. 20 March 2016.
2923:
2915:
2909:
2906:
2900:
2899:
2897:
2895:
2881:
2875:
2874:
2872:
2870:
2858:
2852:
2851:
2849:
2847:
2835:
2822:
2821:
2801:
2795:
2794:
2792:
2790:
2779:
2770:
2764:
2747:
2740:
2698:
2693:
2692:
2691:
2402:
2401:
2205:Heavy Artillery
2174:IV Welsh Brigade
2151:Cheshire Brigade
2117:II Welsh Brigade
1684:
1683:
1680:Orders of battle
1562:Francis Matthews
1507:Robert Knox Ross
1349:8–11 March 1916
1300:William Marshall
1288:Herbert Lawrence
1235:
1234:
1061:to take part in
1028:'s-Hertogenbosch
1020:Battle of Arnhem
1002:(swift advance)
977:'s-Hertogenbosch
966:prisoners of war
924:was awarded the
834:, nicknamed the
599:Northern Ireland
560:Northern Ireland
552:Second World War
523:Second World War
517:Territorial Army
507:Between the wars
493:Battle of Romani
429:. Some original
319:(TA) during the
317:Territorial Army
270:Robert Knox Ross
142:Second World War
85:Territorial Army
83:
68:
66:
65:
37:
21:
20:
5890:
5889:
5885:
5884:
5883:
5881:
5880:
5879:
5835:
5834:
5833:
5824:
5776:
5757:
5714:
5691:
5655:
5639:
5564:
5537:
5500:
5467:
5458:74th (Yeomanry)
5422:
5341:
5312:51st (Highland)
5249:
5208:
5167:
5126:
5107:17th (Northern)
5097:15th (Scottish)
5085:
5066:11th (Northern)
5037:
4962:
4939:
4903:
4857:
4840:
4769:
4705:
4636:51st (Highland)
4566:15th (Scottish)
4499:
4431:
4406:
4383:
4357:
4281:
4225:
4204:
4159:
4140:
4089:
4039:
4020:
3994:
3959:
3948:
3942:
3885:Wayback Machine
3862:
3857:
3836:
3817:
3816:978-171790180-4
3773:
3754:
3735:
3716:
3680:
3661:
3623:
3618:
3617:
3612:
3608:
3604:Joslen, p. 204.
3603:
3599:
3595:Joslen, p. 348.
3594:
3590:
3586:Joslen, p. 347.
3585:
3581:
3574:
3563:
3559:Joslen, p. 346.
3558:
3554:
3550:Becke, pp. 1–7.
3549:
3545:
3540:
3536:
3528:
3524:
3516:
3505:
3501:Young, Annex D.
3500:
3496:
3491:
3487:
3477:
3475:
3466:
3465:
3461:
3454:
3450:
3442:
3438:
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3415:
3410:
3379:
3372:
3356:
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3345:
3329:
3325:
3315:
3313:
3304:
3303:
3296:
3291:
3287:
3282:
3275:
3270:
3266:
3261:
3257:
3252:
3248:
3243:
3239:
3234:
3230:
3226:Barclay, p. 69.
3225:
3221:
3216:
3212:
3207:
3200:
3187:
3186:
3182:
3178:Barclay, p. 60.
3177:
3173:
3168:
3164:
3160:Joslen, p. 302.
3159:
3152:
3147:
3143:
3139:Barclay, p. 52.
3138:
3134:
3130:Barclay, p. 47.
3129:
3125:
3115:
3113:
3104:
3103:
3099:
3083:
3082:
3075:
3073:
3069:
3062:
3060:"Archived copy"
3058:
3057:
3053:
3049:Barclay, p. 42.
3048:
3044:
3040:Barclay, p. 41.
3039:
3035:
3030:
3026:
3022:Barclay, p. 36.
3021:
3017:
3012:
3008:
2998:
2996:
2992:
2985:
2981:
2980:
2976:
2972:Barclay, p. 26.
2971:
2967:
2962:
2933:
2921:
2917:
2916:
2912:
2907:
2903:
2893:
2891:
2883:
2882:
2878:
2868:
2866:
2859:
2855:
2845:
2843:
2836:
2825:
2818:
2802:
2798:
2788:
2786:
2780:
2773:
2765:
2761:
2756:
2751:
2750:
2741:
2732:
2727:
2694:
2689:
2687:
2684:
2655:1st Battalion,
2644:5th Battalion,
2608:Royal Engineers
2565:Royal Artillery
2551:1st Battalion,
2541:1st Battalion,
2535:1st Battalion,
2478:1st Battalion,
2472:3rd Battalion,
2466:4th Battalion,
2454:2nd Battalion,
2447:1st Battalion,
2323:21 August 1918)
2278:1st Battalion,
2222:Royal Engineers
1951:Royal Engineers
1916:1st Battalion,
1873:1/4th Battalion
1863:2/4th Battalion
1829:2nd Battalion,
1822:3rd Battalion,
1760:3rd Battalion,
1753:3rd Battalion,
1746:4th Battalion,
1682:
1672:Douglas Darling
1573:George Richards
1549:26 August 1945
1534:Charles Coleman
1496:Gerard Bucknall
1386:Stanley F. Mott
1233:
1227:
1208:
1165:
1137:, took part in
1071:Churchill tanks
871:
773:Gerard Bucknall
683:
671:Gerard Bucknall
601:, 22 July 1941.
572:
541:Western Command
530:
525:
509:
503:in March 1918.
486:Philip Chetwode
465:full strength.
412:First World War
408:
406:First World War
369:Volunteer Force
357:
321:interwar period
278:
268:
266:Gerard Bucknall
264:
257:
125:First World War
63:
61:
52:
43:
40:Formation patch
27:
25:
17:
12:
11:
5:
5888:
5878:
5877:
5872:
5867:
5862:
5857:
5852:
5847:
5830:
5829:
5826:
5825:
5823:
5822:
5817:
5812:
5807:
5802:
5797:
5792:
5787:
5781:
5778:
5777:
5763:
5762:
5759:
5758:
5756:
5755:
5750:
5745:
5740:
5735:
5730:
5725:
5719:
5716:
5715:
5701:
5700:
5697:
5696:
5693:
5692:
5690:
5689:
5684:
5679:
5674:
5669:
5663:
5661:
5657:
5656:
5654:
5653:
5647:
5645:
5641:
5640:
5638:
5637:
5632:
5627:
5622:
5617:
5612:
5607:
5602:
5597:
5592:
5587:
5582:
5576:
5574:
5566:
5565:
5551:
5550:
5547:
5546:
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5538:
5536:
5535:
5530:
5525:
5519:
5514:
5508:
5506:
5502:
5501:
5499:
5498:
5493:
5488:
5482:
5480:
5473:
5469:
5468:
5466:
5465:
5460:
5455:
5450:
5445:
5440:
5434:
5432:
5428:
5427:
5424:
5423:
5421:
5420:
5415:
5410:
5405:
5400:
5395:
5390:
5385:
5380:
5375:
5370:
5365:
5360:
5355:
5349:
5347:
5343:
5342:
5340:
5339:
5334:
5329:
5324:
5319:
5317:52nd (Lowland)
5314:
5309:
5304:
5299:
5294:
5289:
5284:
5279:
5274:
5268:
5266:
5259:
5255:
5254:
5251:
5250:
5248:
5247:
5242:
5237:
5232:
5227:
5222:
5216:
5214:
5210:
5209:
5207:
5206:
5201:
5196:
5191:
5186:
5181:
5175:
5173:
5169:
5168:
5166:
5165:
5160:
5155:
5150:
5145:
5140:
5134:
5132:
5128:
5127:
5125:
5124:
5119:
5117:19th (Western)
5114:
5112:18th (Eastern)
5109:
5104:
5099:
5093:
5091:
5087:
5086:
5084:
5083:
5078:
5076:13th (Western)
5073:
5071:12th (Eastern)
5068:
5063:
5058:
5056:9th (Scottish)
5052:
5050:
5043:
5039:
5038:
5036:
5035:
5030:
5025:
5020:
5015:
5010:
5005:
5000:
4995:
4990:
4985:
4980:
4974:
4972:
4964:
4963:
4949:
4948:
4945:
4944:
4941:
4940:
4938:
4937:
4932:
4927:
4922:
4917:
4911:
4909:
4905:
4904:
4902:
4901:
4896:
4891:
4886:
4881:
4879:11th (African)
4876:
4871:
4865:
4863:
4859:
4858:
4856:
4855:
4848:
4846:
4842:
4841:
4839:
4838:
4833:
4828:
4823:
4818:
4813:
4808:
4803:
4798:
4793:
4788:
4783:
4777:
4775:
4771:
4770:
4768:
4767:
4762:
4757:
4755:Northumberland
4752:
4747:
4742:
4737:
4732:
4727:
4722:
4716:
4714:
4710:Anti-Invasion
4707:
4706:
4704:
4703:
4698:
4693:
4688:
4683:
4678:
4673:
4668:
4663:
4658:
4653:
4648:
4643:
4641:52nd (Lowland)
4638:
4633:
4628:
4623:
4618:
4613:
4608:
4603:
4598:
4593:
4588:
4583:
4578:
4573:
4568:
4563:
4561:12th (Eastern)
4558:
4556:9th (Highland)
4553:
4548:
4543:
4538:
4533:
4528:
4523:
4518:
4513:
4507:
4505:
4501:
4500:
4498:
4497:
4492:
4487:
4482:
4477:
4472:
4467:
4462:
4457:
4452:
4447:
4441:
4439:
4433:
4432:
4430:
4429:
4424:
4418:
4416:
4408:
4407:
4393:
4392:
4389:
4388:
4385:
4384:
4382:
4381:
4376:
4371:
4365:
4363:
4359:
4358:
4356:
4355:
4350:
4340:
4335:
4330:
4325:
4320:
4315:
4310:
4305:
4300:
4295:
4289:
4287:
4283:
4282:
4280:
4279:
4274:
4269:
4264:
4259:
4254:
4249:
4244:
4239:
4233:
4231:
4227:
4226:
4224:
4223:
4218:
4212:
4210:
4206:
4205:
4203:
4202:
4197:
4192:
4187:
4182:
4177:
4171:
4169:
4161:
4160:
4150:
4149:
4146:
4145:
4142:
4141:
4139:
4138:
4133:
4128:
4123:
4118:
4113:
4108:
4103:
4097:
4095:
4091:
4090:
4088:
4087:
4082:
4077:
4072:
4067:
4062:
4057:
4051:
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4026:
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4022:
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4019:
4018:
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4008:
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3995:
3993:
3992:
3987:
3982:
3977:
3971:
3969:
3961:
3960:
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3860:External links
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3780:Sir John Smyth
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1860:
1857:
1854:
1851:
1838:
1837:
1834:
1831:153rd Punjabis
1827:
1824:152nd Punjabis
1820:
1817:
1814:
1811:
1808:Welsh Regiment
1804:
1801:
1795:
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1786:
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1659:Major-General
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1652:
1648:Major-General
1646:
1642:
1641:
1637:Major-General
1635:
1631:
1630:
1626:Major-General
1624:
1620:
1619:
1615:Major-General
1613:
1609:
1608:
1604:Major-General
1602:
1598:
1597:
1593:Major-General
1591:
1587:
1586:
1584:Philip Balfour
1582:Major-General
1580:
1576:
1575:
1571:Major-General
1569:
1565:
1564:
1560:Major-General
1558:
1554:
1553:
1550:
1546:
1545:
1542:
1538:
1537:
1530:
1526:
1525:
1522:
1518:
1517:
1514:
1510:
1509:
1505:Major-General
1503:
1499:
1498:
1494:Major-General
1492:
1488:
1487:
1483:Major-General
1481:
1477:
1476:
1474:Gervase Thorpe
1472:Major-General
1470:
1466:
1465:
1461:Major-General
1459:
1455:
1454:
1450:Major-General
1448:
1444:
1443:
1441:Charles Deedes
1439:Major-General
1437:
1433:
1432:
1428:Major-General
1426:
1422:
1421:
1417:Major-General
1415:
1411:
1410:
1406:Major-General
1404:
1400:
1399:
1397:Cyril Deverell
1395:Major-General
1393:
1389:
1388:
1384:Major-General
1382:
1378:
1377:
1374:
1370:
1369:
1366:
1362:
1361:
1358:
1354:
1353:
1350:
1346:
1345:
1343:Alister Dallas
1341:Major-General
1339:
1335:
1334:
1331:
1327:
1326:
1323:
1319:
1318:
1315:
1311:
1310:
1307:
1303:
1302:
1298:Major-General
1296:
1292:
1291:
1286:Major-General
1284:
1280:
1279:
1275:Major-General
1273:
1269:
1268:
1260:
1256:
1255:
1247:
1243:
1242:
1239:
1226:
1223:
1222:
1221:
1218:
1215:Tasker Watkins
1207:
1204:
1164:
1161:
1123:Welch Regiment
1059:Siegfried Line
926:Victoria Cross
922:Welch Regiment
914:Tasker Watkins
904:Falaise Pocket
870:
867:
842:, in October.
785:Military Cross
741:assault course
682:
679:
652:, training by
587:Welch Regiment
571:
568:
548:invaded Poland
539:serving under
529:
526:
524:
521:
508:
505:
407:
404:
392:Welsh Division
356:
353:
339:, but also in
276:
273:
272:
259:
253:
252:
248:
247:
246:
245:
240:
235:
230:
225:
216:
215:
210:
205:
200:
195:
190:
189:
188:
175:
169:
168:
167:
166:
161:
156:
154:Falaise Pocket
151:
139:
138:
133:
122:
118:
117:
112:
108:
107:
102:
98:
97:
92:
88:
87:
77:
73:
72:
70:United Kingdom
59:
55:
54:
49:
45:
44:
38:
30:
29:
24:Welsh Division
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
5887:
5876:
5873:
5871:
5868:
5866:
5863:
5861:
5858:
5856:
5853:
5851:
5848:
5846:
5843:
5842:
5840:
5821:
5818:
5816:
5813:
5811:
5808:
5806:
5803:
5801:
5798:
5796:
5793:
5791:
5788:
5786:
5783:
5782:
5779:
5774:
5768:
5764:
5754:
5751:
5749:
5746:
5744:
5741:
5739:
5736:
5734:
5731:
5729:
5726:
5724:
5721:
5720:
5717:
5712:
5709:Crimean War (
5706:
5702:
5688:
5685:
5683:
5680:
5678:
5675:
5673:
5670:
5668:
5665:
5664:
5662:
5658:
5652:
5649:
5648:
5646:
5642:
5636:
5633:
5631:
5628:
5626:
5623:
5621:
5618:
5616:
5613:
5611:
5608:
5606:
5603:
5601:
5598:
5596:
5593:
5591:
5588:
5586:
5583:
5581:
5578:
5577:
5575:
5571:
5567:
5562:
5556:
5552:
5534:
5531:
5529:
5526:
5523:
5520:
5518:
5515:
5513:
5510:
5509:
5507:
5503:
5497:
5494:
5492:
5489:
5487:
5484:
5483:
5481:
5477:
5474:
5470:
5464:
5461:
5459:
5456:
5454:
5451:
5449:
5446:
5444:
5441:
5439:
5436:
5435:
5433:
5429:
5419:
5416:
5414:
5411:
5409:
5406:
5404:
5401:
5399:
5396:
5394:
5391:
5389:
5386:
5384:
5381:
5379:
5376:
5374:
5371:
5369:
5366:
5364:
5361:
5359:
5356:
5354:
5351:
5350:
5348:
5344:
5338:
5335:
5333:
5330:
5328:
5325:
5323:
5320:
5318:
5315:
5313:
5310:
5308:
5305:
5303:
5300:
5298:
5295:
5293:
5290:
5288:
5285:
5283:
5280:
5278:
5277:43rd (Wessex)
5275:
5273:
5270:
5269:
5267:
5263:
5260:
5256:
5246:
5243:
5241:
5238:
5236:
5233:
5231:
5228:
5226:
5223:
5221:
5220:36th (Ulster)
5218:
5217:
5215:
5211:
5205:
5202:
5200:
5197:
5195:
5192:
5190:
5187:
5185:
5182:
5180:
5177:
5176:
5174:
5170:
5164:
5161:
5159:
5156:
5154:
5151:
5149:
5146:
5144:
5141:
5139:
5136:
5135:
5133:
5129:
5123:
5120:
5118:
5115:
5113:
5110:
5108:
5105:
5103:
5100:
5098:
5095:
5094:
5092:
5088:
5082:
5079:
5077:
5074:
5072:
5069:
5067:
5064:
5062:
5059:
5057:
5054:
5053:
5051:
5047:
5044:
5040:
5034:
5031:
5029:
5026:
5024:
5021:
5019:
5016:
5014:
5011:
5009:
5006:
5004:
5001:
4999:
4996:
4994:
4991:
4989:
4986:
4984:
4981:
4979:
4976:
4975:
4973:
4969:
4965:
4960:
4954:
4950:
4936:
4933:
4931:
4928:
4926:
4925:Royal Marines
4923:
4921:
4918:
4916:
4913:
4912:
4910:
4906:
4900:
4897:
4895:
4892:
4890:
4887:
4885:
4882:
4880:
4877:
4875:
4874:2nd (African)
4872:
4870:
4869:1st (African)
4867:
4866:
4864:
4860:
4854:
4850:
4849:
4847:
4843:
4837:
4834:
4832:
4829:
4827:
4824:
4822:
4819:
4817:
4814:
4812:
4809:
4807:
4804:
4802:
4799:
4797:
4794:
4792:
4789:
4787:
4784:
4782:
4779:
4778:
4776:
4774:Anti-Aircraft
4772:
4766:
4763:
4761:
4758:
4756:
4753:
4751:
4748:
4746:
4743:
4741:
4738:
4736:
4733:
4731:
4728:
4726:
4723:
4721:
4718:
4717:
4715:
4713:
4708:
4702:
4699:
4697:
4694:
4692:
4689:
4687:
4684:
4682:
4679:
4677:
4674:
4672:
4669:
4667:
4664:
4662:
4661:56th (London)
4659:
4657:
4654:
4652:
4649:
4647:
4644:
4642:
4639:
4637:
4634:
4632:
4629:
4627:
4624:
4622:
4619:
4617:
4616:47th (London)
4614:
4612:
4609:
4607:
4604:
4602:
4599:
4597:
4596:43rd (Wessex)
4594:
4592:
4589:
4587:
4584:
4582:
4579:
4577:
4574:
4572:
4569:
4567:
4564:
4562:
4559:
4557:
4554:
4552:
4549:
4547:
4544:
4542:
4539:
4537:
4534:
4532:
4529:
4527:
4524:
4522:
4519:
4517:
4514:
4512:
4509:
4508:
4506:
4502:
4496:
4493:
4491:
4488:
4486:
4483:
4481:
4478:
4476:
4473:
4471:
4468:
4466:
4463:
4461:
4458:
4456:
4453:
4451:
4448:
4446:
4443:
4442:
4440:
4438:
4434:
4428:
4425:
4423:
4420:
4419:
4417:
4413:
4409:
4404:
4398:
4394:
4380:
4377:
4375:
4372:
4370:
4367:
4366:
4364:
4360:
4354:
4351:
4348:
4344:
4341:
4339:
4336:
4334:
4331:
4329:
4328:43rd (Wessex)
4326:
4324:
4321:
4319:
4316:
4314:
4311:
4309:
4306:
4304:
4301:
4299:
4296:
4294:
4291:
4290:
4288:
4284:
4278:
4277:56th (London)
4275:
4273:
4270:
4268:
4265:
4263:
4260:
4258:
4255:
4253:
4250:
4248:
4245:
4243:
4240:
4238:
4235:
4234:
4232:
4228:
4222:
4221:16th Airborne
4219:
4217:
4214:
4213:
4211:
4207:
4201:
4198:
4196:
4193:
4191:
4188:
4186:
4183:
4181:
4178:
4176:
4173:
4172:
4170:
4166:
4162:
4155:
4151:
4137:
4134:
4132:
4129:
4127:
4124:
4122:
4119:
4117:
4114:
4112:
4109:
4107:
4104:
4102:
4099:
4098:
4096:
4092:
4086:
4083:
4081:
4078:
4076:
4073:
4071:
4068:
4066:
4063:
4061:
4058:
4056:
4053:
4052:
4050:
4046:
4042:
4035:
4031:
4017:
4014:
4012:
4009:
4007:
4004:
4003:
4001:
3997:
3991:
3988:
3986:
3983:
3981:
3978:
3976:
3973:
3972:
3970:
3966:
3962:
3955:
3951:
3947:
3939:
3934:
3932:
3927:
3925:
3920:
3919:
3916:
3910:
3908:
3905:Mark Conrad,
3903:
3901:
3898:
3896:
3893:
3891:
3888:
3886:
3882:
3879:
3876:
3875:
3874:
3872:
3867:
3853:
3852:0-85052-730-9
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3845:
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3822:
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3808:
3803:
3800:
3796:
3792:
3788:
3785:
3781:
3778:
3774:
3772:1-898893-00-4
3768:
3764:
3759:
3755:
3753:0-85052-511-X
3749:
3745:
3740:
3736:
3730:
3726:
3721:
3717:
3715:0-906304-03-2
3711:
3707:
3702:
3698:
3694:
3690:
3685:
3681:
3675:
3671:
3666:
3662:
3660:1-871167-12-4
3656:
3652:
3648:
3643:
3639:
3635:
3631:
3626:
3625:
3610:
3601:
3592:
3583:
3577:
3572:
3570:
3568:
3566:
3556:
3547:
3541:Becke, p. 15.
3538:
3532:, p. 117
3531:
3526:
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3498:
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3473:
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3463:
3457:
3452:
3445:
3440:
3432:
3428:
3424:
3417:
3408:
3406:
3404:
3402:
3400:
3398:
3396:
3394:
3392:
3390:
3388:
3386:
3384:
3382:
3373:
3371:9781874622925
3367:
3363:
3362:
3354:
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3340:
3336:
3335:
3327:
3311:
3307:
3301:
3299:
3289:
3280:
3278:
3268:
3259:
3250:
3241:
3232:
3223:
3214:
3205:
3203:
3194:
3190:
3184:
3175:
3166:
3157:
3155:
3145:
3136:
3127:
3111:
3107:
3101:
3093:
3087:
3068:
3061:
3055:
3046:
3037:
3028:
3019:
3010:
2991:
2984:
2978:
2969:
2960:
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2927:
2920:
2914:
2905:
2890:
2886:
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2841:
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2830:
2828:
2819:
2813:
2809:
2808:
2800:
2785:
2778:
2776:
2768:
2767:Westlake 1992
2763:
2759:
2745:
2739:
2737:
2735:
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2720:
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2715:
2712:
2710:
2707:
2705:
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2701:
2697:
2686:
2672:
2668:
2664:
2661:
2658:
2654:
2651:
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2643:
2640:
2637:
2635:
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2617:
2614:
2611:
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2609:
2605:
2600:
2597:
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2584:
2581:
2578:
2576:
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2497:
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2360:
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2299:
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2292:
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2290:
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2276:
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2274:
2265:
2262:
2259:
2256:
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2249:
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2239:
2236:
2232:
2229:
2226:
2225:
2224:
2223:
2214:
2210:
2207:
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2204:
2199:
2195:
2190:
2187:
2184:
2181:
2178:
2177:
2175:
2172:
2167:
2164:
2161:
2158:
2155:
2154:
2152:
2149:
2145:
2141:
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2130:
2127:
2124:
2121:
2120:
2118:
2115:
2110:
2107:
2104:
2103:
2101:
2098:
2097:
2096:
2093:
2092:
2091:
2089:
2088:Western Front
2085:
2078:
2075:
2074:
2071:
2067:
2065:
2062:
2058:
2056:
2053:
2049:
2047:
2044:
2040:
2038:
2035:
2032:
2030:
2027:
2024:
2023:
2020:
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2016:
2013:
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2008:
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2003:
2000:
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1995:
1993:
1990:
1988:
1985:
1984:
1983:
1978:
1974:
1971:
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1964:
1963:
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1954:
1952:
1948:
1946:
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1941:
1938:
1936:
1933:
1932:
1931:
1925:
1922:
1919:
1915:
1912:
1909:
1906:
1905:21st Punjabis
1903:
1900:
1897:
1894:
1891:
1888:
1885:
1881:
1878:
1874:
1871:
1868:
1864:
1861:
1858:
1855:
1852:
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1845:
1844:
1843:
1842:
1835:
1832:
1828:
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1821:
1818:
1815:
1812:
1809:
1805:
1802:
1799:
1796:
1793:
1790:
1787:
1784:
1781:
1777:
1776:
1775:
1774:
1767:
1764:(joined from
1763:
1759:
1756:
1752:
1749:
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1735:
1732:
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1726:
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1698:
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1673:
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1658:
1655:
1654:
1651:
1647:
1644:
1643:
1640:
1636:
1633:
1632:
1629:
1628:Edric Bastyan
1625:
1622:
1621:
1618:
1614:
1611:
1610:
1607:
1603:
1600:
1599:
1596:
1592:
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1567:
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1559:
1556:
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1528:
1527:
1523:
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1512:
1511:
1508:
1504:
1501:
1500:
1497:
1493:
1490:
1489:
1486:
1482:
1479:
1478:
1475:
1471:
1468:
1467:
1464:
1460:
1457:
1456:
1453:
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