The British 51st (Highland) Division was a Territorial Armydivision 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.
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:
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.
1/4th Bn TF, the King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment
The attack would be made by 13 Britishdivisions (11 from the Fourth Army and two from the Third Army) north of the Somme River and 11 divisions of the French Sixth Army astride and south of the river.
The British made gains across the length of their front, the greatest being in the centre at Flers with an advance of 3,500 yards, a feat achieved by the newest Britishdivision in France, the 41st Division, in their first action.
The average casualties per division (consisting of circa 10,000 soldiers) on the British sector up until 19 November was 8,026 — 6,329 for the four Canadian divisions, 7,408 for the New Zealand Division, 8,133 for the 43 Britishdivisions and 8,960 for the three Australian divisions.
The British51st (Highland) Division was a Territorial Force division that fought on the Western Front in France during the First World War.
See British51st (Highland) Infantry Division (World War II) for the division's formation and history during the Second World War.
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.
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