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Encyclopedia > British 12th (Eastern) Division


12th (Eastern) Division
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Formed August, 1914
Demobilised 22 March 1919
British First World War divisions
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The 12th (Eastern) Division, was one of the Kitchener's Army divisions raised from volunteers by Lord Kitchener. It fought on the Western Front for the duration of the First World War.


The division's insignia was the "Ace of Spades".

Contents

Unit History

Formation

The division comprised the following infantry brigades:

35th Brigade 
  • 7th Battalion, The Norfolk Regiment
  • 7th Battalion, The Suffolk Regiment
  • 9th Battalion, The Essex Regiment
  • 5th Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment)
  • 1/1st Battalion, The Cambridge Regiment
36th Brigade 
  • 8th Battalion, the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
  • 9th Battalion, the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
  • 7th Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment
  • 11th Battalion, The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)
37th Brigade 
Pioneers 
  • 12th Battalion, The Northamptonshire Regiment

Battles

External links

The British Army in the Great War: The 12th (Eastern) Division (http://www.1914_1918.net/12div.htm)




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