51st (Highland) Division Army Territorial Army Formed August 1908 Demobilised March 1919 British First World War divisions Previous Next 50th (Northumbrian) 52nd (Lowland)

The British 51st (Highland) Division was a Territorial Army division that fought on the Western Front in France during the First World War. The division's insignia was a stylised 'HD' inside a red circle. Early doubts about the division's performance earned it the nickname of "Harper's Duds" after the name of its commander Major General G.M. Harper. During the Second World War the division was also referred to as the "Highway Decorators" by other divisions who became used to discovering the 'HD' insignia painted wherever the Highlanders had passed through. In the United Kingdom the Territorial Army is a part of the British Army composed of reserve units, or part-time soldiers. ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1919 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 50th (Northumbrian) Division was a first-line Territorial Force division. ... The British 52nd (Lowland) Division was a Territorial Army division. ... In the United Kingdom the Territorial Army is a part of the British Army composed of reserve units, or part-time soldiers. ... A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of around ten to fifteen thousand soldiers. ... See Western Front (disambiguation) for other meanings. ... 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, machineguns, and poison gas. ... A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or things real name (for example, Tom is short for Thomas). ... Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

Unit history

Formation

152nd (1st Highland) Brigade 

• 1/5th (The Sutherland and Caithness) Bn, the Seaforth Highlanders
• 1/6th (Morayshire) Bn, the Seaforth Highlanders
• 1/8th (The Argyllshire) Bn, the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (from 154th Bde. April 1915)
• 1/4th Bn, the Cameron Highlanders (until February 1915)
• 1/6th (Renfrewshire) Bn, the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (from 154th Bde. April 1915 to June 1915)
• 1/6th (Banff and Donside) Bn, the Gordon Highlanders (from June 1916)

153rd (2nd Highland) Brigade 

• 1/6th Bn, the Black Watch
• 1/7th Bn, the Black Watch
• The Shetland Companies, the Gordon Highlanders
• 1/4th Bn, the Gordon Highlanders (until February 1915)
• 1/5th (Buchan and Formartin) Bn, the Gordon Highlanders (until February 1918)
• 1/7th (Deeside Highland) Bn, the Gordon Highlanders (until October 1918)

154th (3rd Highland) Brigade 

The original brigade comprised the following battalions until April 1915 when some of the battalions moved to the 152nd Brigade: Sutherland (Cataibh in Gaelic), or Sutherlandshire, is a traditional county in the north of Scotland, bordering on Caithness to the north and both Ross-shire and Cromartyshire to the south. ... Caithness (Gallaibh in Gaelic) is a traditional county and former administrative county within the Highland area of Scotland. ... Morayshire or Elginshire (Siorrachd Mhoireibh in Gaelic) is one of the traditional counties of Scotland, bordering Nairnshire to the west, Inverness-shire to the south, and Banffshire to the east. ... Argyll, sometimes called Argyllshire, is one of the traditional counties of Scotland. ... 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... Renfrewshire (Siorrachd Rinn Friù in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority regions in Scotland. ... Banff and Macduff are twin burghs in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. ... Official name The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) Colonel-in-Chief HRH The Prince of Wales Nicknames Motto Nemo Me Impune Lacessit Anniversaries Red Hackle Day (5 January) Marches Quick: All the Blue Bonnets are oer the Border Slow: The Garb of Old Gaul Pipes & Drums Quick: Hielan Laddie... See Shetland (disambiguation) for other meanings. ... Buchan comprises a traditional area and earldom of north-eastern Scotland. ... Disambiguation:For the Scottish towns, please see North Queensferry and South Queensferry Queensferry is a town in Flintshire, north Wales, lying on the River Dee near the border with England. ...

• 1/7th Bn, the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
• 1/6th (Renfrewshire) Bn, the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
• 1/8th (The Argyllshire) Bn, the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
• 1/9th (The Dunbartonshire) Bn, the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders

Between April 18 1915 and January 1916, the brigade was replaced by the battalions of the 164th (North Lancashire) Brigade from the 55th (West Lancashire) Division. Dunbartonshire is one of the Traditional counties of Scotland, in that part of the country formerly called Lennox (which was a title of nobility). ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ... The British 55th (West Lancashire) Division was a Territorial Force division which served on the Western Front during the First World War. ...

• 1/4th Bn TF, the King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment
• 1/8th (Irish) Bn, The King's (Liverpool) Regiment
• 2/5th Bn, the Lancashire Fusiliers
• 1/4th Bn, the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
• 1/6th Bn, the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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• 1/4th (Ross Highland) Bn, the Seaforth Highlanders
• 1/4th Bn, the Gordon Highlanders
• 1/9th (Highlanders) Bn, the Royal Scots Regiment
• 1/7th Bn, the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders

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...

Battles

External links

• The British Army in the Great War: The 51st (Highland) Division