| The 49th (West Riding) Division |  |
What
else but the White Rose of Yorkshire? |
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| A Territorial Force Division | ||||||||||
| History | Units | Commanders | ||||||||||
| Summary history of the division | ||||||||||
The Division was a formation created by the establishment of the Territorial Force in 1908. It moved to France 12th-19th April 1915, and served with distinction on the Western Front 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 Pozieres (third phase of the Battle of the Somme 1916) The Battle of Flers-Courcelette (sixth phase of the Battle of the Somme 1916) The Battle of Poelcapelle (sixth phase of the Third Battle of Ypres) The Battle of Messines, 1918 (second phase of the Battles of the Lys) The Battle of Bailleul (fourth phase of the Battles of the Lys) In the above action, the Division played a part in the Defence of Neuve Eglise The First Battle of Kemmel (fifth phase of the Battles of the Lys) The Second Battle of Kemmel (seventh phase of the Battles of the Lys) |
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146th (West Riding) Brigade 1/5th Bn, the West Yorkshires (joined August 1914) 1/6th Bn, the West Yorkshires (joined August 1914) 1/7th Bn, the West Yorkshires (joined August 1914) 1/8th Bn, the West Yorkshires (joined August 1914, left January 1918) 146th Machine Gun Company (formed 27 January 1916, left 1 March 1918) 146th
Trench Mortar Battery (formed 12 June1916) 147th (2nd West Riding) Brigade 1/4th Bn, the Duke of Wellington's (joined August 1914) 1/5th Bn, the Duke of Wellington's (joined August 1914, left January 1918) 1/6th Bn, the Duke of Wellington's (joined August 1914) 1/7th Bn, the Duke of Wellington's (joined August 1914) 147th Machine Gun Company (joined 26 January 1916, left 1 March 1918) 147th Trench Mortar Battery (formed 12 June 1916)
148th (3rd West Riding) Brigade 1/4th Bn, the KOYLI (joined August 1914) 1/5th Bn, the KOYLI joined August 1914, left February 1918) 1/4th (Hallamshire) Bn, the York and Lancaster (joined August 1914) 1/5th Bn, the York and Lancaster (joined August 1914) 148th Machine Gun Company (joined 6 February 1916, left 1 March 1918) 148th Trench Mortar Battery (formed 12 June1916) Divisional Troops 19th (Service) Bn (3rd Salford) (Pioneers) , the Lancashire Fusiliers (joined August 1916) 1/3rd Bn, the Monmouthshire (joined September 1915, left August 1916) 199th Machine Gun Company (joined 19 December 1916, left 29 October 1917) 254th Machine Gun Company (joined 26 November 1917, joined Divisional MG Battalion 1 March 1918) No 49 Machine Gun Battalion (created 1 March 1918) Divisional Mounted Troops C Squadron, the 1/1st Yorkshire Hussars (left 8 May 1916) F Squadron , the North Irish Horse (briefly, between April and June 1916) 1st West Riding Divisional Cyclist Company (left 26 May 1916) CCXLV (I West Riding) Brigade, RFA CCXLVI (II West Riding) Brigade, RFA CCXLVII (III West Riding) Brigade, RFA (broken up by 28 February 1917) CCXLVIII (IV West Riding) (H) Brigade, RFA (broken up 18 October 1916) West Riding Heavy Battery, RGA (a Battery of 4 4.7-inch guns which left the Division to join VIII Brigade, II Group HA on 24 April 1915; returned to Division 13 May 1915, and finally left on 28 June 1915, rejoining VIII Brigade 49th (West Riding) Divisional Ammunition Column W.49, V.49 Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries RFA (formed by 17 May 1916; V absorbed W by 7 June 1917, transferred to X Corps on 7 February 1918) X.49, Y.49 and Z.49 Medium Mortar Batteries RFA (formed by 4 April 1916 from former 34, 37 and 48 TMB's; by 9 February 1918, Z broken up and batteries reorganised to have 6 x 6-inch weapons each) Engineer Units, RE 57th Field Company (joined July 1915) 456th Field Company (joined Aug 14, renamed from 2nd (West Riding) Field Coy) 458th Field Company (formed Sep 14 but joined Division June 1915, renamed from 2/1st (West Riding) Field Coy) 49th Divisional Signal Company (renamed from 1st West Riding Divisional Signal Company) Field Ambulances, RAMC 1st (West Riding) Field Ambulance (joined August 1914) 2nd (West Riding) Field Ambulance (joined August 1914) 3rd (West Riding) Field Ambulance (joined August 1914) 49th Divisional Train ASC (redesignated from the 1st West Riding Divisional Train - itself made from the Divisional Transport and Supply Column. Composed of 463, 464, 465 and 466 Companies ASC) 243rd Divisional Employment Company (joined by 16 June 1917, adopting its number in July) 1st West Riding Mobile Veterinary Section 49th Sanitary Section ( left for XI Corps area on 2 April 1917) 49th Divisional Ambulance Workshop ( joined 1914, left 4 April 1916, absorbed by Divisional Supply Column) |
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