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The British 30th Division was a New Army division that was originally made up of battalions raised by public subscription or private patronage. The division was taken over by the British War Office in August 1915 and moved to France in December. It served on the Western Front for the duration of the First World War. Following the outbreak of hostilities in the Great War the then British Secretary of State for War Horatio Kitchener, Lord Kitchener of Khartoum, advised forming a volunteer army of a million men. ...
1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
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. ...
The British 29th Division, known as the Incomparable Division, was a First World War regular army infantry division formed in early 1915 by combining various units that had been acting as garrisons about the British Empire. ...
The British 31st Division was a New Army division formed in April 1915 as part of the K4 Army Group and taken over by the War Office on 10 August 1915. ...
Following the outbreak of hostilities in the Great War the then British Secretary of State for War Horatio Kitchener, Lord Kitchener of Khartoum, advised forming a volunteer army of a million men. ...
A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of around ten to fifteen thousand soldiers. ...
Old War Office Building, Whitehall, London - the former location of the War Office The War Office was a former department of the British Government, responsible for the administration of the British Army between the 17th century and 1963, when its functions were transferred to the Ministry of Defence. ...
1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
For most of World War I, Allied Forces, predominantly those of France and the United Kingdom, were stalled at trenches on the Western Front. ...
World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machine guns, and poison gas World War I, also known as the First World War, the Great War, the War of the Nations and...
Unit history
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Formation - 21st Brigade
The brigade joined from the 7th Division in December 1915, swapping with the 91st Brigade. The British 7th Division was a Regular Army division that was formed by combining battalions returning from outposts in the British Empire at the outbreak of the France on 6 October, 1914. ...
Until May/June 1918 the brigade comprised the following battalions:
From July 1918 the brigade comprised the following battalions: 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 intor one structure, as well as being given connections with cities and counties. ...
In 1881 The Manchester Regiment was formed with the amalgamation of the 63rd Regiment of Foot and the 96th Regiment of Foot. ...
Official name The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Waless Own Yorkshire Regiment) Colonel-in-Chief HM King Harald V of Norway Nicknames Original nickname was the Green Howards. ...
- 89th Brigade
Until June 1918 the brigade comprised the following battalions: 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. ...
- 17th (Service) Battalion, The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
- 18th (Service) Battalion, The King's (Liverpool Regiment) (to 21 Bde December 1915, from 21 Bde February 1918)
- 19th (Service) Battalion, The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
- 20th (Service) Battalion, The King's (Liverpool Regiment) (disbanded February 1918)
- 2nd Battalion, The Bedfordshire Regiment (from December 1915, to 90 Bde February 1918)
From June/July 1918 the brigade comprised the following battalions: - 90th Brigade
Until June 1918, the brigade comprised the following battalions: The South Lancashire Regiment (The Prince of Waless Volunteers) was a regiment of the British Army. ...
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Motto: Nec Aspera Terrent (By Difficulties Undaunted) In 1688 the inhabitants of Inniskillen, Ireland, organized a town millitia to defend the area aginst James II. The millitia fought the enemy with such succes that it was later incorporated into the army of William III as the Inniskilling...
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. ...
- 16th (Service) Battalion (1st City), The Manchester Regiment
- 17th (Service) Battalion (2nd City), The Manchester Regiment (until February 1918)
- 18th (Service) Battalion (3rd City), The Manchester Regiment (disbanded February 1918)
- 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers (until April 1918)
- 2nd Battalion, The Bedfordshire Regiment (from 89 Bde February 1918 until May 1918)
- 14th (Service) Battalion, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (from April 1918)
From June 1918, the brigade comprised the following battalions: The Royal Scots Fusiliers is a Regiment of the British army. ...
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...
- 2/14th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment
- 2/15th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment
- 2/16th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment
- 91st Brigade
The brigade formed in April 1915 and moved to the 7th Division in December of that year, swapping with the 21st Brigade. The British 7th Division was a Regular Army division that was formed by combining battalions returning from outposts in the British Empire at the outbreak of the France on 6 October, 1914. ...
- 20th (Service) Battalion (5th City), The Manchester Regiment
- 21st (Service) Battalion (6th City), The Manchester Regiment
- 22nd (Service) Battalion (7th City), The Manchester Regiment
- 24th (Service) Battalion (Oldham), The Manchester Regiment
- Pioneers
- 11th (Service) Battalion (St.Helens Pioneers), The Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) (until June 1918)
- 6th (Service) Battalion (Pioneers), South Wales Borderers (from July 1918)
The South Wales Borderers was an infantry regiment of the British Army. ...
Battles The 1916 Battle of the Somme was one of the largest battles of the First World War, with more than one million casualties. ...
First Day on the Somme Conflict First World War Date 1 July 1916 Place Somme, Picardy, France Result Decisive German victory The first day on the Somme, 1 July 1916, was the opening day of the British and French offensive that became the Battle of the Somme. ...
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