Battles
and Engagements
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Gallipoli
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The landing at Suvla. 6-15 Aug 1915.
Capture of Karakol Dagh. 7 Aug 1915.
Russell’s Top. 7 Aug 1915.
Battle of Scimitar Hill. 21 Aug 1915.
Attack on ‘W’ Hills. 21 Aug 1915.
Evacuation of Suvla. 19-20 Dec 1915.
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France
and Flanders
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Battle of Flers-Courcelette. 15-22 Sep 1916,
including the capture of Martinpuich.
Battle of Thiepval. 26-28 Sep 1916.
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Battle of Messines. 7-14 Jun 1917, including
the capture of Wytschaete.
Battle of Langemarck. 16-18 Aug 1917.
Local operations around St. Julian. 19, 22, 27 Aug 1917.
Battle of Polygon Wood. 26 Sep-3 Oct 1917.
Battle of Broodside. 4 Oct 1917.
Battle of Poelcappelle. 9 Oct 1917.
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Battle of the Scarpe. 26-30 Aug 1918, including
the capture of Monchy le Preux.
Battle of Drocourt-Queant. 2-3 Sep 1918.
Battle of the Canal du Nord. 27 Sep-1 Oct 1918, including the
capture of Bourlon Wood.
Battle of Cambrai. 8-9 Oct 1918, including the capture of Villers
Outreaux and Cambrai.
The pursuit to the Selle. 9-12 Oct 1918.
Battle of the Sambre. 4 Nov 1918, including the passage of the
Sambre-Oise canal and the capture of Le Quesnoy.
Passage of the Grande Honelle. 5-7 Nov 1918.
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Infantry Units
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32nd
Brigade.
9th Bn West Yorkshire Regt. 25
Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.
6th Bn East Yorkshire Regt. 27 Aug 1914 - 18 Jan 1915. Became
the Pioneer Bn.
2nd Bn Yorkshire Regt. 14 May 1918 - 11
Nov 1918.
6th Bn Yorkshire Regt. 25 Aug 1914 - 18 May 1918. Reduced to
Cadre on 15 May 1918. Surplus personnel (21 officers and 640
men) to the 2nd Bn. Cadre to the 66th
Division.
8th Bn Duke of Wellington’s Regt. 18 Jan 1915 - 13 Feb 1918.
Disbanded.
6th Bn York and Lancaster Regt. Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.
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33rd
Brigade.
6th Bn Lincolnshire Regt.
Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.
6th Bn Border Regt. Aug 1914 - 09 Feb 1918. Disbanded.
7th Bn South Staffordshire Regt. Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.
9th Bn Sherwood Foresters. 24 Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.
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34th
Brigade.
8th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers.
Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.
9th Bn Lancashire Fusiliers. 31 Aug 1914 - 21 Feb 1918. Disbanded.
8th Bn Duke of Wellington’s Regt. Aug 1914 - 18 Jan 1915. To
the 32nd Brigade.
5th Bn Dorsetshire Regt. 18 Jan 1915 - 11 Nov 1918.
11th Bn Manchester Regt. Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.
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Pioneers.
6th Bn East Yorkshire Regt. 18
Jan 1915 - 11 Nov 1918.
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Attached
Troops.
5th Bn Dorsetshire Regt. Aug 1914
- 18 Jan 1915. To the 34th Brigade.
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Artillery
Units
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Royal
Field Artillery
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LVIII
Brigade.
184th Bty. Aug 1914 - Feb 1915.
Became A Bty.
185th Bty. Aug 1914 - Feb 1915. Became B Bty.
186th Bty. Aug 1914 - Feb 1915. Became C Bty.
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LVIII
Brigade. When the Brigade was reorganised a fourth Battery
was formed.
A Bty. Feb 1915 - 11 Nov 1918.
B Bty. Feb 1915 - 11 Nov 1918.
C Bty. Feb 1915 - 11 Nov 1918.
D Bty. Feb 1915 - 26 Apr 1916. To the CXXXIII
Brigade where it became A (Howitzer) Bty.
D (Howitzer) Bty. Jul 1916 - 11 Nov 1918.
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LIX
Brigade.
187th Bty. Aug 1914 - Feb 1915.
Became A Bty.
188th Bty. Aug 1914 - Feb 1915. Became B Bty.
189th Bty. Aug 1914 - Feb 1915. Became C Bty.
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LIX
Brigade. When the Brigade was reorganised a fourth Battery
was formed.
A Bty. Feb 1915 - 11 Nov 1918.
B Bty. Feb 1915 - 11 Nov 1918.
C Bty. Feb 1915 - 11 Nov 1918.
D Bty. Feb 1915 - 26 Apr 1916. To the CXXXIII
Brigade where it became B (Howitzer) Bty.
D (Howitzer) Bty. Jul 1916 - 11 Nov 1918.
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LX
Brigade.
199th Bty. Aug 1914 - Feb 1915.
Became A Bty.
191st Bty. Aug 1914 - Feb 1915. Became B Bty.
192nd Bty. Aug 1914 - Feb 1915. Became C Bty.
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LX
Brigade. When the Brigade was reorganised a fourth Battery
was formed. The Brigade was broken up 25 Jan 1917.
A Bty. Feb 1915 - 25 Jan 1917.
To the XXXIV Brigade Army Field Artilley.
B Bty. Feb 1915 - 25 Jan 1917. To the LXXXIV Brigade
Army Field Artilley.
C Bty. Feb 1915 - 25 Jan 1915. Broken up half of the battery
went to the XXXIV Brigade Army Field Artilley and the
other half went to the LXXXIV Brigade Army Field Artilley.
D Bty. Feb 1915 - 26 Apr 1916. To the CXXXIII Brigade
where it became CXXXIII (Howitzer) Brigade Ammunition
Column (BAC). On 22 Jun 1916 the BAC became C (Howitzer) Bty
CXXXIII Brigade.
D (Howitzer) Bty. Jul 1916 - 25 Jan 1917. Broken up half of
the battery to D (Howitzer) Bty, LVIII
Brigade and the other half to D (Howitzer)
Bty, LIX Brigade.
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LXI
(Howitzer) Brigade.
193rd (Howitzer) Bty. Aug 1914 -
Feb 1915. Became A (Howitzer) Bty.
194th (Howitzer) Bty. Aug 1914 - Feb 1915. Became B (Howitzer)
Bty.
195th (Howitzer) Bty. Aug 1914 - Feb 1915. Became C (Howitzer)
Bty.
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LXI
(Howitzer) Brigade. When the Brigade was reorganised
a fourth Battery was formed. The Brigade remained in the UK when
the Division went to Gallipoli and eventually joined the Guards
Division.
A (Howitzer) Bty. Feb 1915 - 24
Aug 1915. With the Brigade to the Guards
Division.
B (Howitzer) Bty. Feb 1915 - 24 Aug 1915. With the Brigade to
the Guards Division.
C (Howitzer) Bty. Feb 1915 - 24 Aug 1915. With the Brigade to
the Guards Division.
D (Howitzer) Bty. Feb 1915 - 24 Aug 1915. With the Brigade to
the Guards Division.
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CXVIII
(Howitzer) Brigade. Joined the Division from the 1st (Canadian)
Division Jul 1916.
A (Howitzer) Bty. Jul 1916 - Jul
1916. To the LVIII
Brigade where it became D (Howitzer) Bty.
B (Howitzer) Bty. Jul 1916 - Jul 1916. To the LIX
Brigade where it became D (Howitzer) Bty.
C (Howitzer) Bty. Jul 1916 - Jul 1916. To the LX
Brigade where it became D (Howitzer) Bty.
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CXXXIII
(Howitzer) Brigade. Formed at El Ferdan on 26 Apr 1916.
The Brigade was broken up Nov/Dec 1916.
A (Howitzer) Bty. 26 Apr 1916 -
Dec 1916. Broken up and divided between A, B and C Btys LVIII
Brigade.
B (Howitzer) Bty. 26 Apr 1916 - Dec 1916. Broken up and divided
between A, B and C Btys LIX
Brigade.
C (Howitzer) Bty. 26 Apr 1916 - 29 Aug 1916. Broken up one section
joined A (Howitzer) Bty and one section joined B (Howitzer) Bty
CXXXIII Brigade.
501st (Howitzer) Bty. 15 Nov 1916 - 27 Nov 1916. Left the Division.
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