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History

Formed in England in December 1914 - January 1915 from regular arm battalions returning from India , Singapore and Egypt . In January 1915 the division moved to France and on to the Western Front. Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... 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 division took part in the 2nd Battle of Ypres where they suffered massive casualties and in the Battle of Loos . In October 1915 the 28th Division embarked from Marseilles to Egypt and in November 1915 on to Salonika where the division would remain for the rest of the war. Combatants France Algeria United Kingdom  Australia  Canada Newfoundland  German Empire Commanders Horace Smith-Dorrien[1] Albrecht of Württemberg Strength 8 infantry divisions[2] 7 infantry divisions Casualties 70,000 dead, wounded, or missing 35,000 dead, wounded, or missing The Second Battle of Ypres was the first time Germany... The Battle of Loos was one of the major British offensives mounted on the Western Front in 1915 during World War I. The battle was the British component of the combined Anglo-French offensive known as the Second Battle of Artois. ... Marseilles redirects here. ...

Component units

• 83rd Brigade

This Brigade was temporarily under the command of 5th Division between 3 March and 7 April 1915, when it was replaced by 15th Brigade from that Division. The British Armys 5th Division is currently in charge of the majority of regiments in Wales, the West Midlands and South West England. ... // History This Second World War British Army brigade was part of the regular British 5th Infantry Division . ...

• 2nd Bn, The King's Own Regiment (Lancaster)

• 1/5th Bn, The King's Own Regiment (Lancaster) (joined March 1915, left October 1915)

• 2nd Bn, The East Yorkshire Regiment (joined December 1914)

• 1st Bn, The KOYLI (joined November 1914, left June 1918)

• 1st Bn, the York and Lancaster (joined December 1914)

• 1/3rd Bn, The Monmouthshire (joined March 1915, left September 1915. Absent May to August 1915 when amalgamated with its sister 1/1st and 1/2nd Bn following serious casualties at Ypres)

• 84th Brigade

This Brigade was temporarily under the command of 5th Division between 23 February and 7 April 1915, when it was replaced by 13th Brigade from that Division. The Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry was a regiment of the British Army. ... The York and Lancaster Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army. ... The 13th Infantry Brigade was a regular British Army formation during the Second World War. ...

• 2nd Bn, The Northumberland Fusiliers (joined December 1914, left June 1918)

• 1st Bn, The Suffolk Regiment (joined November 1914)

• 2nd Bn, The Cheshire Regiment (joined December 1914)

• 1st Bn, The Welsh Regiment (joined December 1914)

• 1/6th (Glamorgan) Bn, The Welsh (joined July1915, left October 1915)

• 1/1st Bn, The Monmouthshire Regiment (joined February 1915, left September 1915)

• 1/12th (County of London) Bn, The London Regiment (joined February 1915, left May 1915)

• 85th Brigade

Brigade transferred temporarily to 3rd Division between 19 February 1915 and 6 April 1915. It was replaced by the 9th Brigade from that Division. The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers was one of Englands premier county regiments and can trace its ancestry back to the year 1674. ... The 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army. ... Battalions of the London Regiment early 1900s by Richard Caton Woodville (1856-1927) The London Regiment is a Territorial Army regiment in the British Army. ... See: British 3rd Division (World War I) British 3rd Infantry Division This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

• 2nd Bn, The Buffs (joined December 1914)

• 3rd Bn, The Royal Fusiliers (joined December 1914, left July 1918)

• 2nd Bn, The East Surrey Regiment (joined December 1914)

• 3rd Bn, The Middlesex Regiment (joined December 1914)

• 1/8th Bn, The Middlesex (joined March 1915, left June 1915)

• 228th Brigade

This Brigade was formed on 26 February 1917, as Army Troops, although it was always associated with this Division. It came under the command of the Greek Crete Division from 30 September 1918, and was broken up on 4 October 1918. The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) had a history dating back to 1572 and was one of the oldest regiments in the British Army being the 3rd Regiment of Foot. ... The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) was a regiment in the British Army. ... The East Surrey Regiment was a regiment in the British Army formed in 1881 from the amalgamation of the 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot and the 70th (Surrey) Regiment of Foot . ... The Middlesex regiment is a defence made by indian people they died at the end of the war!! ... For the famous World War II battle, see: Battle of Crete For other uses, see Crete (disambiguation). ...

• 2nd (Garrison) Bn, The King's (Liverpool) Regiment (joined August 1917)

• 2/5th Bn, Durham Light Infantry (joined March 1917)

• 1st Garrison Bn, The Seaforth Highlanders (joined March 1917)

• 2nd Garrison Bn, The Royal Irish Fusiliers (joined March 1917, left August 1917)

• 22nd (Wessex & Welsh) Bn TF, The Rifle Brigade (joined November 1916)

// The Reforms In 1881, under Childers reforms, the continuation of Cardwells reforms, the army was further overhauled, with the regular, militia and volunteer battalions of the army being brought into one structure, as well as being given connections with cities and counties. ... The Durham Light Infantry (DLI) was formed in 1881 from the 68th Regiment of Foot which had originally been raised in County Durham by General John Lambton in 1758. ... The Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albanys) was a historic regiment of the British Army associated with large areas of the northern Highlands of Scotland. ... The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consorts Own) was a regiment of the British Army. ...

Divisional Troops

23rd (Service) Bn (Welsh Pioneers), The Welsh (joined August 1916)

Divisional Mounted Troops

B Squadron, 1/1st Surrey Yeomanry (joined 22 December 1914, left to join XVI Corps on 27 December 1916)

28th Cyclist Company (joined 29 December 1914, left to join XVI Corps on 8 December 1916)

Commanders

• Maj-Gen. E. Bulfin (17/12/1914) Sick
• Maj-Gen. C. Briggs (12/10/1915)
• Maj-Gen. H. Croker (21/5/1916)
• Brig-Gen. E. Morris (Acting, 27/1/1917)
• Maj-Gen. H. Croker (8/3/1917)

External links

• 28th Division History - British Army in the Great War
• Order of Battles World War I