Formed in Great Britain in March/April
1915 Service Battalions from various parts of the country. Arrived in
France in July 1915. Served in France and Flanders until the Armistice.
Battles
and Engagements |
France
and Flanders |
Attack on the Gommecourt Salient. 1 Jul
1916.
Battle of the Ancre. 13-18 Nov 1916, including the capture of
Beaumont Hamel.
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First Battle of the Scarpe. 9-14 Apr 1917,
including the capture Monchy le Preux and the Wancourt Ridge.
Second Battle of the Scarpe. 23-24 Apr 1917, including the capture
of Guemappe and Gavrelle.
Battle of Arleux. 28-29 Apr 1917.
Battle of the Menin Road. 20-25 Sep 1917.
Battle of Polygon Wood. 26 Sep-3 Oct 1917.
Battle of Broodside. 4 Oct 1917.
Battle of Poelcappelle. 9 Oct 1917.
First Battle of Passchendaele. 12 Oct 1917.
Second Battle of Passchendaele. 26 Oct-10 Nov 1917.
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Battle of the Ancre. 5 Apr 1918.
Battle of Havrincourt. 12 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 1917, including the capture of Villers
Outreaux and Cambrai.
The pursuit to the Selle. 9-12 Oct 1917.
Battle of the Selle. 17-25 Oct 1918.
Battle of the Sambre. 4 Nov 1918, including the passage of the
Sambre-Oise canal and the capture of Le Quesnoy.
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Infantry
Units
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63rd
Brigade. (Exchanged with the 110th Brigade in Jul 1916).
8th Bn Lincolnshire Regt. 08 Jul
1916 - 11 Nov 1918.
8th Bn Somerset Light Infantry. 08 Jul 1916 - 11 Nov 1918.
4th Bn Middlesex Regt. 08 Jul 1916 - 11 Nov 1918.
10th Bn York and Lancaster Regt. 08 Jul 1916 - 04 Feb 1918.
Disbanded.
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102nd
Brigade. (Served with the Division from 06 Jul 1916 until
22 Aug 1916).
20th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers.
06 Jul 1916 - 22 Aug 1916. To the 34th
Division.
21st Bn Northumberland Fusiliers. 06 Jul 1916 - 22 Aug 1916.
To the 34th
Division.
22nd Bn Northumberland Fusiliers. 06 Jul 1916 - 22 Aug 1916.
To the 34th
Division.
23rd Bn Northumberland Fusiliers. 06 Jul 1916 - 22 Aug 1916.
To the 34th
Division.
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103rd
Brigade. (Served with the Division from 06 Jul 1916 until
22 Aug 1916).
24th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers.
06 Jul 1916 - 22 Aug 1916. To the 34th
Division.
25th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers. 06 Jul 1916 - 22 Aug 1916.
To the 34th
Division.
26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers. 06 Jul 1916 - 22 Aug 1916.
To the 34th
Division.
27th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers. 06 Jul 1916 - 22 Aug 1916.
To the 34th
Division.
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110th
Brigade. (Exchanged with the 63rd Brigade, 21st
Division in Jul 1916).
6th Bn Leicestershire Regt. Apr
1915 - 07 Jul 1916. To the 21st
Division.
7th Bn Leicestershire Regt. Apr 1915 - 07 Jul 1916. To the 21st
Division.
8th Bn Leicestershire Regt. Apr 1915 - 07 Jul 1916. To the 21st
Division.
9th Bn Leicestershire Regt. Apr 1915 - 07 Jul 1916. To the 21st
Division.
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111th
Brigade. (The Brigade served with the 34th
Division from 06 Jul 1916 until 22 Aug 1916. All the Battalions
serving with the Brigade at this time went to the 34th Division).
10th Bn Royal Fusiliers. Mar 1915
- 11 Nov 1918.
13th Bn Royal Fusiliers. 09 Apr 1915 - 04 Feb 1918. To the 112th
Brigade.
13th Bn King’s Royal Rifle Corps. Apr 1915 - 11 Nov 1918.
13th Bn Rifle Brigade. Apr 1915 - 11 Nov 1918.
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112th
Brigade. (The Brigade served with the 34th
Division from 06 Jul 1916 until 22 Aug 1916. All the Battalions
serving with the Brigade at this time went to the 34th Division).
11th Bn Royal Warwickshire Regt.
Apr 1915 - 07 Feb 1918. Disbanded.
13th Bn Royal Fusiliers. 04 Feb 1918 - 11 Nov 1918.
6th Bn Bedfordshire Regt. Mar 1915 - 20 May 1918. Reduced to
Cadre on 20 May 1918. Surplus personnel to the 1/1st
Bn Hertfordshire Regt. Cadre to the 39th
Division.
8th Bn East Lancashire Regt. Mar 1915 - 21 Feb 1918. Disbanded.
1st Bn Essex Regt. 04 Feb 1918 - 11 Nov 1918.
10th Bn Loyal North Lancashire Regt. Apr 1915 - 04 Feb 1918.
Disbanded.
1/1st Bn Hertfordshire Regt. 11 May
1918 - 11 Nov 1918.
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Pioneers.
18th Bn Northumberland
Fusiliers. 06 Jul 1916 - 22 Aug 1916. To the 34th
Division.
9th Bn North Staffordshire Regt. 20 Apr 1915 - 11 Nov 1918.
(Served with the 34th Division
06 Jul 1916 - 22 Aug 1916).
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