The British 50th (Northumbrian) Division was a first-line Territorial Force division. The division was sent to France in April 1915 and served on the Western Front for the duration of the First World War. The division suffered heavily during the Second Battle of the Aisne in May–June 1918 and underwent a reorganisation in July 1918. 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). ... 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 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. ... The British 51st (Highland) Division was a Territorial Army division that fought on the Western Front in France during the First World War. ... 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. ... 1915 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. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Unit history

Formation

149th (Northumberland) Brigade 

Until July 1918:

• 1/4th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (to 150 Bde)
• 1/5th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers
• 1/6th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers
• 1/7th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (until February 1918)
• 1/5th (Cumberland) Battalion, The Border Regiment (from May 1915 to 151 Bde December 1915)

From July 1918:

• 3rd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
• 13th (Scottish Horse Yeomanry) Battalion, Black Watch

150th (York and Durham) Brigade 

Until July 1918: The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) was a regiment in the British Army. ... 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...

• 1/4th Battalion, The East Yorkshire Regiment
• 1/4th Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment)
• 1/5th Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment)
• 1/5th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (to 151 Bde February 1918)

From July 1918:

• 1/4th Battalion, The East Yorkshire Regiment (until August 1918)
• 1/4th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (from 149 Bde)
• 1/7th (Service) Battalion, The Wiltshire Regiment
• 2nd Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers

151st (Durham Light Infantry) Brigade 

Until February 1918:

• 1/6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry
• 1/7th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (to pioneers November 1915)
• 1/8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry
• 1/9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry
• 1/5th (Cumberland) Battalion, The Border Regiment (from 149 Bde December 1915)
• 1/5th Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (from June 1915 until December 1915)

From February to July 1918:

• 1/5th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (from 150 Bde February 1918 until July 1918)

From July 1918:

• 6th (Service) Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
• 1st Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
• 4th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps

Pioneers 

• 1/7th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (until June 1918)

The Kings Royal Rifle Corps was a British Army formation. ...

Battles

• Second Battle of Ypres
• Battle of the Somme (1916)
  • Battle of Flers-Courcelette
  • Battle of Morval
  • Battle of Le Transloy
• Battle of Arras
• Third Battle of Ypres
  • Second Battle of Passchendaele

The Second Battle of Ypres was the first time Germany used chemical weapons on a large scale on the Western Front in World War I. The Second Battle of Ypres consisted of four separate battles: The Battle of Gravenstafel - 22nd to 23rd April 1915 The Battle of St Julien - 24th... The 1916 Battle of the Somme was one of the largest battles of the First World War, with more than one million casualties. ... The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, which began on 15 September 1916 and lasted for one week, was the third and last of the large-scale offensives mounted by the British Army during the Battle of the Somme. ... The Battle of Morval, which began on 25 September 1916, was an attack by the British Fourth Army on the German-held villages of Morval, Gueudecourt and Lesboeufs during the Battle of the Somme. ... The Battle of Le Transloy was the final offensive mounted by the British Fourth Army during the 1916 Battle of the Somme. ... The Battle of Arras is the name of a number of battles near the town of Arras in Artois, France: Battle of Arras (1654) Battle of Arras (1917) - British offensive during the First World War. ... Passchendaele village, before and after the Battle of Passchendaele The Battle of Passchendaele, otherwise known as the Third Battle of Ypres, was one of the major battles of World War I, fought by British, ANZAC, and Canadian soldiers against the German army near Ypres (Ieper in Flemish) in West Flanders... Passchendaele village, before and after the Battle of Passchendaele The Battle of Passchendaele, otherwise known as the Third Battle of Ypres, was one of the major battles of World War I, fought by British, ANZAC, and Canadian soldiers against the German army near Ypres (Ieper in Flemish) in West Flanders...

External links

The British Army in the Great War: The 50th (Northumbrian) Division (http://www.1914-1918.net/50div.htm)