This Division was originally part of the Fifth New Army, and was numbered 39th. However, the Fourth New Army was broken up in April 1915, and the Division was renumbered 32nd, part of K4. It was formed of many units that had been raised by public subscription and private projects, and was only taken over by the War Office on 1st September 1915. It served on the Western Front with distinction throughout the war.

The Battle of Albert (first phase of the Battle of the Somme 1916)

The Battle of Bazentin (second phase of the Battle of the Somme 1916)

The Battle of the Ancre (tenth phase of the Battle of the Somme 1916)

Operations on the Ancre

The German Retreat to the Hindenburg Line

The First Battle of Arras, 1918 (fourth phase of the First Battles of the Somme 1918) (97th Brigade)

The Battle of Amiens

The Battle of Albert (first phase of the Second Battles of the Somme 1918)

The Battle of Bapaume (second phase of the Second Battles of the Somme 1918)

The Battle of the St Quentin Canal (fourth phase of the Battles of the Hindenburg Line)

The Battle of Beaurevoir (fifth phase of the Battles of the Hindenburg Line)

The Battle of the Sambre

In the above action, the Division fought the Passage of the Sambre-Oise Canal

95th Brigade

Brigade transferred to 5th Division on 26 December 1915

14th (Service) Bn , the Royal Warwicks (joined June 1915, left December 1915)

15th (Service) Bn , the Royal Warwicks (joined June 1915, left December 1915)

16th (Service) Bn , the Royal Warwicks (joined June 1915, left December 1915)

12th (Service) Bn (Bristol), the Gloucesters (joined June 1915, left December 1915)

1st Bn, the Dorsets (joined December 1915, left January 1916)

96th Brigade

16th (Service) Bn , the Northumberland Fusiliers (joined June 1915)

15th (Service) Bn (1st Salford) , the Lancashire Fusiliers (joined June 1915)

16th (Service) Bn (2nd Salford) , the Lancashire Fusiliers (joined June 1915)

19th (Service) Bn (3rd Salford) , the Lancashire Fusiliers (joined June 1915, left January 1916)

2nd Bn, the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (joined December 1915, left February 1918)

2nd Bn, the Manchesters (joined February 1918)

96th Brigade Machine Gun Company (joined 15 March 1916, moved into 32 MG Bn 21 February 1918)

96th Trench Mortar Battery (joined from March 1916)

97th Brigade

1/5th (Cumberland) Bn, the Border (joined May 1918)

11th (Service) Bn (Lonsdale), the Border (joined May 1915, left as a cadre May 1918)

2nd Bn, the KOYLI(joined December 1915)

15th (Service) Bn (1st Glasgow), the Highland Light Infantry (joined May 1915, left January 1916)

16th (Service) Bn (2nd Glasgow), the Highland Light Infantry (joined May 1915, left February 1918)

17th (Service) Bn (3rd Glasgow), the Highland Light Infantry (joined May 1915, disbanded February 1918)

10th (Service) Bn, the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (joined February 1918)

97th Brigade Machine Gun Company (joined 15 March 1916, moved into 32 MG Bn 21 February 1918)

97th Trench Mortar Battery (joined from March 1916)

14th Brigade

Brigade transferred from 5th Division on 30 December 1915

1/5th Bn, the Royal Scots (joined 29 July 1916)

1/9th (Highlanders) Bn, the Royal Scots (joined December 1915, left January 1916)

15th (Service) Bn , the Royal Warwicks (joined December 1915, left January 1916)

1st Bn, the Devons (joined December 1915, left January 1916)

19th (Service) Bn (3rd Salford) , the Lancashire Fusiliers (joined January 1916, left July 1916)

1st Bn, the East Surreys (joined December 1915, left January 1916)

1st Bn, the DCLI (joined December 1915, left January 1916)

1st Bn, the Dorsets (joined January 1916)

2nd Bn, the Manchesters (joined December 1915, left February 1918)

15th (Service) Bn (1st Glasgow), the Highland Light Infantry (joined January 1916)

14th Brigade Machine Gun Company (joined by February 1916, moved into 32 MG Bn 21 February 1918)

14th Trench Mortar Battery (joined from March 1916)

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Divisional Troops

17th (Service) Bn , the Northumberland Fusiliers (joined June 1915 as Pioneer Bn, left October 1916, returned September 1917, finally left November 1917)

1/12th Bn TF (Pioneers), the Loyal North Lancs (joined November 1916, left January 1917)

16th (Service) Bn (2nd Glasgow), the Highland Light Infantry (joined as Pioneer Bn February 1918)

219th Machine Gun Company (joined 25 March 1917, moved into 32 MGB 21 February 1918)

No 32 Machine Gun Battalion (created 21 February 1918)

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Divisional Mounted Troops

F Squadron , the North Irish Horse (briefly, between April and June 1916)

32nd Divisional Cyclist Company (formed 10 August 1915, left 31 May 1916)

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Divisional Artillery

The original Divisional Artillery remained in England, and on 2 December 1915 joined the 31st Division, then embarking for Egypt

CLXV Brigade, RFA (joined by 21 May 1915)

CLXIX Brigade, RFA (joined by 21 May 1915)

CLXX Brigade, RFA (joined by 21 May 1915)

CLXXI (H) Brigade, RFA (joined by 21 May 1915)

The original Divisional Artillery of the 31st Division joined to replace them between 30 December 1915 and 3 January 1916

CLV Brigade, RFA (joined New Year 1916, left 20 January 1917)

CLXI Brigade, RFA (joined New Year 1916)

CLXIV (H) Brigade, RFA (joined New Year 1916, broken up September 1916)

CLXVIII Brigade, RFA (joined New Year 1916) War diary

133 Heavy Battery, RGA (joined 27 May 1916, left 29 May 1916)

32nd Divisional Ammunition Column (joined September 1915, left December 1915, replaced)

V.32, W.32 Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries RFA (formed by June 1916; W Bty broken up 28 December 1916; V redesignated X on 12 February 1918)

X.32, Y.32 and Z.32 Medium Mortar Batteries RFA (formed by May 1916; on 12 February 1918, Z broken up and batteries reorganised to have 6 x 6-inch weapons each)

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Royal Engineers Units

206th (Glasgow) Field Company (joined Jan 1915)

218th (Glasgow) Field Company (joined Jan 1915)

219th (Glasgow) Field Company (joined Jan 1915)

32nd Divisional Signal Company (joined Jan 1915)

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Field Ambulances of the RAMC

90th Field Ambulance (joined November 1915)

91st Field Ambulance (joined November 1915)

92nd Field Ambulance (joined November 1915)

96th Field Ambulance (joined June 1915, left November 1915)

97th Field Ambulance (joined June 1915, left November 1915)

98th Field Ambulance (joined June 1915, left November 1915)

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32nd Divisional Train ASC (joined December 1914, consisting of 221, 222, 223 and 224 Compnaies ASC. This Train remained behind when the Division sailed in November 1915 and was replaced by 202, 203, 204 and 205 Companies. The original train later joined 31st Division.)

229th Divisional Employment Company (joined 25 March 1917)

42nd Mobile Veterinary Section (joined December 1914)

72nd Sanitary Section (left 17 April 1917)

32nd Divisional Motor Ambulance Workshop (joined 20 November 1915, disbanded 6 April 1916)