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Encyclopedia > British 49th (West Riding) Division


49th (West Riding) Division
Army Territorial Army
Formed 1 April 1908
Demobilised
British First World War divisions
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The British 49th (West Riding) Division was a Territorial Army division that was sent to France in April 1915 and served on the Western Front for the duration of the First World War.


See British 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division for the division's World War II history.

Contents
1 Unit history
2 Formation
3 Battles
4 External links

Unit history

Formation

146th (West Riding) Brigade 
  • 1/5th Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
  • 1/6th Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
  • 1/7th Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
  • 1/8th Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) (until January 1918)
147th (2nd West Riding) Brigade 
  • 1/4th Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
  • 1/5th Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) (until January 1918)
  • 1/6th Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
  • 1/7th Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
148th (3rd West Riding) Brigade 
  • 1/4th Battalion, The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
  • 1/5th Battalion, The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (until February 1918)
  • 1/4th (Hallamshire) Battalion, The York and Lancaster Regiment
  • 1/5th Battalion, The York and Lancaster Regiment
Pioneers 

Battles

External links

The British Army in the Great War: The 49th (West Riding) Division (http://www.1914-1918.net/49div.htm)




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British 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division (288 words)
This military division was formed on April 1, 1908 as the West Riding Division in the Territorial Force of the British Army.
The division was disbanded (in Germany) in 1946, but reformed in the Territorial Army (in 1947), having been renamed the 49th (West Riding) Armoured Division.
In 1956, it was renamed the 49th (West Riding and Midland) Infantry Division, its base moved to Leeds, and the 8th Armoured Brigade was removed from its order of battle.
British 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (354 words)
This military division was formed on April 1, 1908 as the West Riding Division in the Territorial Force of the British Army.
The division was disbanded (in Germany) in 1946, but reformed in the Territorial Army (in 1947), having been renamed the 49th (West Riding) Armoured Division.
In 1956, it was renamed the 49th (West Riding and Midland) Infantry Division, its base moved to Leeds, and the 8th Armoured Brigade was removed from its order of battle.
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