List of military divisions — List of British divisions in WWI The article provides links to lists of military divisions arranged by ordinal number, name, country or conflict. ...

This page is a list of British divisions that fought in World War I. Divisions were either infantry or cavalry. Divisions were categorised as being 'Regular Army' (professional), 'Territorial Force' (part-time) or 'New Army' (wartime). The 'Territorial' cavalry was referred to as Yeomanry. Symbol of the Polish 1st Legions Infantry Division in NATO code A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of around ten to fifteen thousand soldiers. ... Combatants Allies: Serbia, Russia, France, Romania, Belgium, British Empire, United States, Italy, and others Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire Casualties Military dead:5 million Civilian dead:3 million Total dead:8 million Military dead:4 million Civilian dead:3 million Total dead:7 million The First World... Infantry of the Royal Irish Rifles during the Battle of the Somme in World War I. Infantry are soldiers or marines who fight primarily on foot with small arms in organized military units. ... Cavalry is also a common misspelling of the Biblical hill Calvary. ... In the United Kingdom the Territorial Army is a part of the British Army composed of reserve units, or part-time soldiers. ... Following the outbreak of hostilities in the Great War the then British Secretary of State for War Horatio Kitchener, Lord Kitchener of Khartoum, advised forming a volunteer army of a million men. ... In the 1790s, the threat of invasion of England was high, with the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. ...

Infantry

Unit History Formation The division comprised the following infantry brigades: 1st Guards Brigade  2nd Battalion, the Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion, the Coldstream Guards 3rd Battalion, the Coldstream Guards 1st Battalion, the Irish Guards 2nd Guards Brigade  3rd Battalion, the Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion, the Coldstream Guards 1st Battalion, the Scots... Unit history Formation The division comprised the following infantry brigades: 1st Brigade  1st Battalion, the Black Watch 1st Battalion, the Cameron Highlanders 1/14th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (until February 1916) 10th (Service) Battalion, The Gloucester Regiment (until February 1918) 8th (Service) Battalion, The Royal Berkshire Regiment... The British 2nd Division was originally formed in 1809 by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington for service in the Peninsula War. ... The British 3rd Division, known as the Iron Division, was originally formed in 1809 by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington for service in the Peninsula War. ... The British 4th Division was was originally formed in 1809 by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington for service in the Peninsula War. ... Unit history Formation 13th Brigade  2nd Battalion, the Kings Own Scottish Borderers 1st Battalion, The Royal West Kent Regiment 2nd Battalion, the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (until December 1915) 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Wellingtons (West Riding Regiment) (until January 1916) 1/9th (City of London... Unit history Formation 16th Brigade  1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent) Regiment 1st Battalion, the Kings Shropshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion, The York and Lancaster Regiment 8th (Service) Battalion, The Bedfordshire Regiment () 1st Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment () 1/5th Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (from February 1915 to... The British 7th Division was a Regular Army division that was formed by combining battalions returning from outposts in the British Empire at the outbreak of the France on 6 October, 1914. ... The British 8th Division was a Regular Army division that was formed by combining battalions returning from outposts in the British Empire at the outbreak of the France in November, 1914, following the First Battle of Ypres. ... The 9th (Scottish) Division, was one of the Kitcheners Army divisions raised from volunteers by Lord Kitchener to serve on the Western Front during the First World War. ... The 10th (Irish) Division, was a New Army division, one of Kitcheners New Army K1 Army Group divisions raised largely in Ireland from the Irish National Volunteers in 1914. ... The British 11th (Northern) Division, was one of the Kitcheners Army divisions raised from volunteers by Lord Kitchener, it fought at Gallipoli and the Western Front during the First World War. ... The 12th (Eastern) Division, was one of the Kitcheners Army divisions raised from volunteers by Lord Kitchener. ... The 13th (Western) Division was one of the Kitcheners Army divisions raised from volunteers by Lord Kitchener. ... The 14th (Light) Division was one of the Kitcheners Army divisions raised from volunteers by Lord Kitchener. ... The British 15th (Scottish) Division was a New Army division formed in September 1914 as part of the K2 Army Group. ... The 16th (Irish) Division was a division of the New Army, raised in Ireland from the Irish National Volunteers in September 1914 as part of the K2 Army Group. ... The British 17th (Northern) Division was a New Army division formed in September 1914 as part of the K2 Army Group. ... The British 18th (Eastern) Division was a New Army division formed in September 1914 as part of the K2 Army Group. ... The British 19th (Western) Division was a New Army division formed in September 1914 as part of the K2 Army Group. ... The British 20th (Light) Division was a New Army division formed in September 1914 as part of the K2 Army Group. ... The British 21st Division was a New Army division raised in September France in September 1915 and served on the Western Front for the duration of the First World War. ... The British 23rd Division was a New Army division that was sent to France in August, 1915. ... The British 24th Division was a New Army division that was sent to France between August and September, 1915. ... The British 27th Division was a First World War regular army infantry division formed in late 1914 by combining various units that had been acting as garrisons about the British Empire. ... The British 29th Division, known as the Incomparable Division, was a First World War regular army infantry division formed in early 1915 by combining various units that had been acting as garrisons about the British Empire. ... The British 30th Division was a New Army division that was originally made up of battalions raised by public subscription or private patronage. ... The British 31st Division was a New Army division formed in April 1915 as part of the K4 Army Group and taken over by the War Office on 10 August 1915. ... The British 32nd Division was a New Army division that was originally made up of battalions raised by public subscription or private patronage. ... The British 33rd Division was a New Army division formed in April France on November 1915 and spent the duration of the First World War in action on the Western Front. ... The British 34th Division was a New Army division formed in April France on January 1916 and spent the duration of the First World War in action on the Western Front. ... The British 36th (Ulster) Division was a New Army division formed in September 1914. ... The British 38th (Welsh) Division was a New Army division formed in December 1914 comprising battalions from Wales raised by public subscription and private patronage. ... The British 41st Division was a New Army division formed in September 1915 as part of the K5 Army. ... The British 42nd (East Lancashire) Division was a Territorial Army division. ... The 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division was a British Territorial Army division formed in September 1939. ... The British 46th (North Midland) Division was a Territorial Army division. ... The British 47th (1/2nd London) Division was a first_line Territorial Force division. ... The British 48th (South Midland) Division was a Territorial Army division. ... 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 50th (Northumbrian) Division was a first-line Territorial Force division. ... The British 51st (Highland) Division was a Territorial Army division that fought on the Western Front in France during the First World War. ... The British 52nd (Lowland) Division was a Territorial Army division. ... The British 53rd (Welsh) Division was a Territorial Army division. ... The British 54th (East Anglian) Division was a Territorial Army division. ... The British 55th (West Lancashire) Division was a Territorial Force division which served on the Western Front during the First World War. ... The British 56th (1/1st London) Division was a first-line Territorial Army division. ... The British 60th (2/2nd London) Division was the second of two second_line Territorial Force divisions formed from the surplus of London recruits in 1914. ... The British 61st (2nd South Midland) Division was a second-line Territorial Army division raised in 1915 as a reserve for the first-line battalions of the 48th (South Midland) Division. ... The British 62nd (2nd West Riding) Division was a Territorial Army division. ... The British 63rd (Royal Naval) Division was a First World War division of the New Army. ... The British 74th (Yeomanry) Division was an First World War infantry division formed in Egypt in early 1917 from brigades of dismounted yeomanry (Territorial Army cavalry). ...

Cavalry

The 2nd Mounted Division, was a yeomanry (Territorial Army cavalry) division that served during 1915 in the First World War. ... The British Yeomanry Mounted Division was a Territorial Army cavalry division formed in Palestine in mid-1917 from three yeomanry mounted brigades. ...

External link

• The British Army in the Great War