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British 14th (Light) Division
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The 14th Division was one of the Kitchener's Army
division
s raised from volunteers by Lord Kitchener. It fought on the Western Front
for the duration of the First World War.
brigade
s, which underwent major changes between February and June 1918.
41st Brigade :
42nd Brigade
:
43rd Brigade
:
Pioneers :
Kitchener's Army
The New Army, often referred to as Kitchener's Army or, disparagingly, Kitchener's Mob, was an all-volunteer army formed in the United Kingdom following the outbreak of hostilities in the First World War...
division
Division (military)
A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of between 10,000 and 20,000 soldiers. In most armies, a division is composed of several regiments or brigades, and in turn several divisions typically make up a corps...
s raised from volunteers by Lord Kitchener. It fought on the Western Front
Western Front (World War I)
Following the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the German Army opened the Western Front by first invading Luxembourg and Belgium, then gaining military control of important industrial regions in France. The tide of the advance was dramatically turned with the Battle of the Marne...
for the duration of the First World War.
Formation
The division comprised the following infantryInfantry
Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...
brigade
Brigade
A brigade is a major tactical military formation that is typically composed of two to five battalions, plus supporting elements depending on the era and nationality of a given army and could be perceived as an enlarged/reinforced regiment...
s, which underwent major changes between February and June 1918.
41st Brigade :
- Before June 1918
- 7th Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle CorpsKing's Royal Rifle CorpsThe King's Royal Rifle Corps was a British Army infantry regiment, originally raised in colonial North America as the Royal Americans, and recruited from American colonists. Later ranked as the 60th Regiment of Foot, the regiment served for more than 200 years throughout the British Empire...
- 8th Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps
- 7th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)
- 8th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)
- 9th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)
- 7th Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps
- After June 1918
- 18th Battalion, The York and Lancaster RegimentYork and Lancaster Regiment-History:It was formed in 1881 through the amalgamation of two other regiments:*65th Regiment*84th RegimentThe title of the regiment was derived not from the cities of York and Lancaster, or from the counties...
- 29th Battalion, The Durham Light InfantryDurham Light InfantryThe Durham Light Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1968. It was formed by the amalgamation of the 68th Regiment of Foot and the 106th Regiment of Foot along with the militia and rifle volunteers of County Durham...
- 33rd Battalion, The London RegimentLondon RegimentThe London Regiment is a Territorial Army regiment in the British Army. It was first formed in 1908 in order to regiment the various Volunteer Force battalions in the newly formed County of London, each battalion having a distinctive uniform. The Volunteer Force was merged with the Yeomanry in 1908...
(Rifle Brigade)
- 18th Battalion, The York and Lancaster Regiment
42nd Brigade
British 42nd Infantry Brigade
The British Army's 42nd Infantry Brigade was originally a brigade of the 14th Division in World War I. It was re-formed during the Second World War as a security force to protect Lines of Communication in North Africa....
:
- Before June 1918
- 5th Battalion, The Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
- 5th Battalion, The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry)
- 9th Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps
- After June 1918
- 6th (Royal Wiltshire YeomanryYeomanryYeomanry is a designation used by a number of units or sub-units of the British Territorial Army, descended from volunteer cavalry regiments. Today, Yeomanry units may serve in a variety of different military roles.-History:...
) Battalion, the Duke of Cornwall's Light InfantryDuke of Cornwall's Light InfantryThe Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1959. Its lineage is continued today by The Rifles.... - 16th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment (1st City)
- 14th Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
- 6th (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry
43rd Brigade
British 43rd Infantry Brigade
The British Army's 43rd Infantry Brigade was originally created during World War I as part of the 14th Division. It was reformed as a Lines of Communication security force in North Africa during the Second World War....
:
- Before June 1918
- 6th Battalion, The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's)
- 6th Battalion, The Duke of Cornwall's Light InfantryDuke of Cornwall's Light InfantryThe Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1959. Its lineage is continued today by The Rifles....
- 6th Battalion, The King's Own Yorkshire Light InfantryKing's Own Yorkshire Light InfantryThe King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry was a regiment of the British Army. It officially existed from 1881 to 1968, but its predecessors go back to 1755. The regiment's traditions and history are now maintained by The Rifles.-The 51st Foot:...
- 10th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
- Early 1918
- 9th Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
- 7th Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps
- After June 1918
- 12th Battalion, The Suffolk RegimentSuffolk RegimentThe Suffolk Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army with a history dating back to 1685. It saw service for three centuries, before being amalgamated with the Royal Norfolk Regiment as the 1st East Anglian Regiment in 1959...
(East Anglia) - 20th Battalion, The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex RegimentMiddlesex RegimentThe Middlesex Regiment was a regiment of the British Army. It was formed in 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms when the 57th and 77th Regiments of Foot were amalgamated with the county's militia and rifle volunteer units.On 31 December 1966 The Middlesex Regiment was amalgamated with three...
) - 10th Battalion, The Highland Light InfantryHighland Light InfantryThe Highland Light Infantry was a regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1959. In 1923 the regimental title was expanded to the Highland Light Infantry ...
- 12th Battalion, The Suffolk Regiment
Pioneers :
- 11th Battalion The King's Regiment (Liverpool) (until June 1918)
- 15th Battalion The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)The Loyal Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army from 1881 to 1970...
(after June 1918)
Battles
- Trônes WoodCapture of Trônes WoodTrônes Wood is located to the south east of the town of Longueval in the département of the Somme in northern France. The Capture of Trônes Wood was an action in the First World War between British and German forces as part of the larger Battle of the Somme...
: 14–15 July 1916 - Holding of Delville Wood: 4 September 1916 – April 1917