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throughout the war, sustaining many casualties, before disbandment in 1919. The division was reactivated in
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took command on 19 September 1914. The division moved to France in
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from early 1900 until the war ended in 1902. It was under the command of
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879:1905–1906 Major-General
873:1903–1905 Major-General
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358:Battle of Neuve Chapelle
119:Battle of Neuve Chapelle
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875:Sir Reginald Pole-Carew
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461:Worcestershire Regiment
370:Battle of Passchendaele
337:at the outbreak of the
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262:East Yorkshire Regiment
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2006:59th (Staffordshire)
1961:48th (South Midland)
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988:Notes and references
908:R. S. Oxley (acting)
850:Royal Armoured Corps
842:12th Field Company,
769:Order of battle 1939
755:8th Division (Syria)
628:left 13 January 1917
364:, both in 1915, the
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1916:23rd (Northumbrian)
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423:until February 1918
407:Devonshire Regiment
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280:Manchester Regiment
270:Barrington Campbell
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2052:"County Divisions"
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258:Scots Guards
250:16th Brigade
227:South Africa
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191:Regular Army
179:British Army
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89:British Army
24:8th Division
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2864:(later 3rd)
2255:1st Cavalry
2100:West Sussex
900:F.J. Davies
479:Black Watch
321:during the
221:During the
115:Engagements
3179:Categories
2270:Y Division
2229:12th (SDF)
1689:(Scottish)
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1083:Cole p. 38
864:1902–1903
810:Brigadier
763:Ninth Army
144:commanders
137:Commanders
2185:Deception
2105:Yorkshire
2080:Hampshire
913:H. Hudson
738:Palestine
656:Engineers
617:Artillery
515:from the
386:Aldershot
372:in 1917.
199:Palestine
3088:Highland
2975:Colonial
2913:Infantry
2873:Yeomanry
2686:2nd Line
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1777:Armoured
1755:Airborne
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1498:Cold War
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2819:Cavalry
2812:Cavalry
2202:African
2090:Norfolk
1535:Queen's
1415:Queen's
1325:Queen's
746:Italian
325:, 1916.
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1330:Light
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1825:11th
1820:10th
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1223:ISBN
1195:ISBN
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1059:2020
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