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The British 27th Division was a First World War regular army infantry division formed in late 1914 by combining various units that had been acting as garrisons about the British Empire. The division spent most of 1915 on the Western Front in France before moving to Salonika where it remained with the British Salonika Army for the duration of the war. In Salonika the division took part in the Battle of Doiran . This article is becoming very long. ...
Infantry of the Royal Irish Rifles during the Battle of the Somme in World War I. Infantry are soldiers who fight primarily on foot with small arms in organized military units, though they may be transported to the battlefield by horses, ships, automobiles, skis, or other means. ...
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Infantry of the Royal Irish Rifles during the Battle of the Somme in World War I. Infantry are soldiers who fight primarily on foot with small arms in organized military units, though they may be transported to the battlefield by horses, ships, automobiles, skis, or other means. ...
Symbol of the Polish 1st Legions Infantry Division in NATO code A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of around ten to twenty thousand soldiers. ...
1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
For people named Garrison, see Garrison (disambiguation) Garrison House, built by William Damm in 1675 at Dover, New Hampshire Garrison (from the French garnison, itself from the verb garnir, to equip) is the collective term for the body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it, but...
The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ...
1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ...
Western Front was a term used during the First and Second World Wars to describe the contested armed frontier between lands controlled by Germany to the East and the Allies to the West. ...
The White Tower The Arch of Galerius Map showing the Thessaloníki prefecture Thessaloníki (Θεσσαλονίκη) is the second-largest city of Greece and is the principal city and the capital of the Greek region of Macedonia. ...
The British Salonika Army was formed in Salonika in October 1915 to oppose Bulgarian advances in the region. ...
The White Tower The Arch of Galerius Map showing the Thessaloníki prefecture Thessaloníki (Θεσσαλονίκη) is the second-largest city of Greece and is the principal city and the capital of the Greek region of Macedonia. ...
Combatants Great Britain, Greece Bulgaria Commanders George Milne Vladimir Vazov Strength - English: 4 divisions, Greeks: 2 divisions - 9-th Infantry division, with parts of 11-th Infantry division and the Mountain Division (Total: 34,500) Casualties English: 47,000 Greeks: 12,000 494 The Battle of Doiran was fought from...
Unit history
Formation - 80th Brigade
The Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry battalion served with the brigade from November 1914 until joining the Canadian 3rd Division in November 1915. The Kings Shropshire Light Infantry is a former regiment of the British Army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 53rd Regiment of Foot and the 85th (Kings Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot. ...
The Kings Royal Rifle Corps was a British Army formation. ...
The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consorts Own) was a regiment of the British Army. ...
Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) is an infantry regiment in the Canadian Forces (CF), belonging to 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (1 CMBG). ...
- 81st Brigade
The following battalions also served with the brigade for periods in 1915: Official name The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) Colonel-in-Chief Honorary-General HRH Mary, Princess Royal (1918) HRH Anne, Princess Royal (1983) Nicknames Pontius Pilates Bodyguard Motto Nemo me impune lacessit (Nobody touches me with impunity) Anniversaries Marches Quick March: Dumbartons Drums Slow March: Garb of Old...
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The 1st Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders was formed in 1881 when the 91st (Princess Louises Argyllshire Highlanders) Regiment of Foot were amalgamated with the 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot to form the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders . ...
Official name Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louises) Colonel_in_Chief HM Queen Elizabeth II Nicknames Motto Sans Peur Ne Obliviscaris Anniversaries Balaklava (25 October) Marches Quick: The Highland Laddie Quick: The Campbells Are Coming Charge: Monymusk Funerals: Lochaber No More Mascot A Shetland Pony called Cruachan Description Infantry regiment Creation...
Cap badge and back badge of the Gloucestershire Regiment The Gloucestershire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army. ...
The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. ...
- 1/9th (Highlanders) Battalion, the Royal Scots
- 1/9th (The Dumbartonshire) Battalion, the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
- 82nd Brigade
- 19th Brigade (May 31 1915 to August 19 1915)
The brigade joined the division in May 1915 from the 6th Division before joining the 2nd Division in August. The Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry was the 32nd Regiment of Foot of the British Army. ...
In the British Army, there have been two regiments titled the Royal Irish Regiment. ...
The Royal Irish Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1881 and amalgamated with The Royal Ulster Rifles and The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers to form The Royal Irish Rangers in 1968. ...
Cap badge and back badge of the Gloucestershire Regiment The Gloucestershire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army. ...
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May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining. ...
August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
The Royal Welch Fusiliers was a regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales Division. ...
The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) was an infantry regiment of the British Army, the only regiment of rifles amongst the Scottish regiments of infantry. ...
The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambriges Own) was regiment of the British Army . ...
The 2nd Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders were formed in 1881 when the 91st Regiment of Foot was amalgamated with the 93rd Regiment of Foot to form the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders . ...
Official name Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louises) Colonel_in_Chief HM Queen Elizabeth II Nicknames Motto Sans Peur Ne Obliviscaris Anniversaries Balaklava (25 October) Marches Quick: The Highland Laddie Quick: The Campbells Are Coming Charge: Monymusk Funerals: Lochaber No More Mascot A Shetland Pony called Cruachan Description Infantry regiment Creation...
See: British 6th Division (World War I) British 6th Infantry Division This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
See: British 2nd Division (World War I) British 2nd Infantry Division British 2nd Mounted Division This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Battles
See also List of military divisions — List of British divisions in WWI This page is a list of British divisions that fought in World War I. Divisions were either infantry or cavalry. ...
External links - The British Army in the Great War: The 27th Division
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