33rd Division

Formed at Clipstone Camp, Nottinghamshire in July 1915 from the Locally Raised or Pals Battalions mainly from the south of England. Arrived in France in November 1915. Served in France and Flanders until the Armistice.

Battles and Engagements
France and Flanders

Battle of Albert. 1-13 Jul 1918, including the capture of Montauban, Mametz, Fricourt, Contalmaison and La Boisselle.
Battle of Bazentin. 14-17 Jul 1918, including the capture of Longueval, Trones Wood and Ovillers.
Attacks on High Wood. 20-25 Jul 1916.

 

  

Second Battle of the Scarpe. 23-24 Apr 1917, including the capture of Guemappe and Gavrelle.
Actions on the Hindenburg line. 20 May-16 Jun 1917.
Battle of the Menin Road. 20-25 Sep 1917.
Battle of Polygon Wood. 26 Sep-3 Oct 1917.

 

Battle of Messines. 10-11 Apr 1918.
Battle of Hazebrouck. 12-15 Apr 1918, including the defence of the Hinges Ridge and the Nieppe Forest.
Battle of Bailleul. 13-15 Apr 1918, including the defence of Neuve Eglise.
First Battle of Kemmel. 17-19 Apr 1918.
Battle of the St. Quentin Canal. 29 Sep-2 Oct 1918, including the passage at Bellenglise and the capture of the Bellicourt tunnel defences.
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 Selle. 17-25 Oct 1918.

 

    

 

Infantry Units

 

19th Brigade. (Replaced the 99th Brigade).

1st Bn Queen’s. 05 Feb 1918 - 11 Nov 1918.
18th Bn Royal Fusiliers. 27 Nov 1915 - 26 Feb 1916. To the GHQ Troops.
20th Bn Royal Fusiliers. 27 Nov 1915 - 16 Feb 1918. Disbanded.
2nd Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers. 25 Nov 1915 - 04 Feb 1918. To the 38th Division.
1st Bn Cameronians. 25 Nov 1915 - 11 Nov 1918.
1/5th Bn Cameronians. 25 Nov 1915 - 29 May 1916. Amalgamated with the 1/6th Bn to form the 5/6th Bn.
5/6th Bn Cameronians. 29 May 1916 - 11 Nov 1918.

 

  

98th Brigade.

18th Bn Royal Fusiliers. Jun 1915 - 27 Nov 1915. To the 19th Brigade.
19th Bn Royal Fusiliers. Jun 1915 - 27 Feb 1916. To the GHQ Troops.
20th Bn Royal Fusiliers. Jun 1915 - 27 Nov 1915. To the 19th Brigade.
21st Bn Royal Fusiliers. Jun 1915 - 28 Feb 1916. To the GHQ Troops.
4th Bn King’s. 27 Feb 1916 - 11 Nov 1918.
1/4th Bn Suffolk Regt. 27 Feb 1916 - 15 Feb 1918. To the 58th Division.
1st Bn Middlesex Regt. 27 Nov 1915 - 11 Nov 1918.
2nd Bn Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. 27 Nov 1915 - 11 Nov 1918.

 

99th Brigade. (Moved to the 2nd Division in Nov 1915).

17th Bn Royal Fusiliers. Jun 1915 - 25 Nov 1915. To the 2nd Division.
22nd Bn Royal Fusiliers. Jun 1915 - 25 Nov 1915. To the 2nd Division.
23rd Bn Royal Fusiliers. Jun 1915 - 25 Nov 1915. To the 2nd Division.
24th Bn Royal Fusiliers. Jun 1915 - 25 Nov 1915. To the 2nd Division.

 

  

100th Brigade.

1st Bn Queen’s. 15 Dec 1915 - 05 Feb 1918. To the 19th Brigade.
1/6th Bn Cameronians. 25 Feb 1916 - 29 Feb 1916. Amalgamated with the 1/5th Bn to form the 5/6th Bn.
2nd Bn Worcestershire Regt. 20 Dec 1915 - 11 Nov 1918.
13th Bn Essex Regt. Aug 1915 - 22 Dec 1915. To the 2nd Division.
16th Bn Middlesex Regt. Jun 1915 - 25 Feb 1916. To the GHQ Troops.
17th Bn Middlesex Regt. Jul 1915 - 08 Dec 1915. To the 2nd Division.
16th Bn King’s Royal Rifle Corps. Jun 1915 - 11 Nov 1918.
1/9th Bn Highland Light Infantry. 29 May 1916 - 11 Nov 1918.

 

Pioneers.

18th Bn Middlesex Regt. Jul 1915 - 11 Nov 1918.

 

  

Attached Troops.

1/6th Bn Cameronians. 21 Feb 1916 - 25 Feb 1916. To the 100th Brigade.

 

 

Artillery Units
Royal Field Artillery

CLVI (Camberwell) Brigade.

A Bty. Aug 1915 - 11 Nov 1918.
B Bty. Aug 1915 - 11 Nov 1918.
C Bty. Aug 1915 - 11 Nov 1918.
D Bty. Aug 1915 - 19 May 1916. Went to CLXVII Bde where it became A Bty.
D (Howitzer) Bty. 19 May 1916 - 11 Nov 1918.

 

  

CLXII (Camberwell) Brigade.

A Bty. Aug 1915 - 11 Nov 1918.
B Bty. Aug 1915 - 11 Nov 1918.
C Bty. Aug 1915 - 11 Nov 1918.
D Bty. Aug 1915 - 19 May 1916. Went to CLXVII Bde where it became B Bty.
D (Howitzer) Bty. 19 May 1916 - 11 Nov 1918.

 

CLXVI (Camberwell) Brigade. Broken up 14 Jan 1917.

A Bty. Aug 1915 - 14 Jan 1917. Went to XXVI Army Field Artillery Bde where it became A Bty.
B Bty. Aug 1915 - 14 Jan 1917. Went to XCIII Army Field Artillery Bde where it became C Bty.
C Bty. Aug 1915 - 12 Sep 1916. Broken up and divided between A and B Btys.
D Bty. Aug 1915 - 19 May 1916. Went to CLXVII Bde where it became C Bty.
D (Howitzer) Bty. 19 May 1916 - 14 Jan 1917. Broken up and divided between D (Howitzer) Bty, CLVI Bde and D (Howitzer) Bty, CLXII Bde.

 

  

CLXVII (Camberwell) (Howitzer) Brigade. Reorganisation took place in May 1916 when the Brigade lost its Howitzer designation.

A (Howitzer) Bty. Aug 1915 - 19 May 1916. Went to CLVI Bde where it became D (Howitzer) Bty.
B (Howitzer) Bty. Aug 1915 - 14 Feb 1916. Left the brigade and joined IV London(Howitzer) Bde, 56th Division where it became R (Howitzer) Bty.
C (Howitzer) Aug 1915 - 19 May 1916. Went to CLXII Bde where it became D (Howitzer) Bty.
D (Howitzer) Bty. Aug 1915 - 19 May 1916. Went to CLXVI Bde where it became D (Howitzer) Bty.

 

CLXVII (Camberwell) Brigade. Broken up 12 Sep 1916.

A Bty. 19 May 1916 - 12 Sep 1916. Broken up and divided between the Btys of CLVI Bde.
B Bty. 19 May 1916 - 12 Sep 1916. Broken up and divided between the Btys of CLVI and CLXII Bdes.
C Bty. 19 May 1916 - 12 Sep 1916. Broken up and divided between the Btys of CLXII Bde.

 

    

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