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This listing shows the timing of the first movement of each Division to a theatre of war. In each case, the movement occurred over a number of days. The month shown is generally when disembarkation was completed.
   
 Division  Date, Theatre
 Guards Division  Formed in France
 1st Division  August 1914, France
 2nd Division  August 1914, France
 3rd Division  August 1914, France
 4th Division  August 1914, France
 5th Division  August 1914, France
 6th Division  September 1914, France
 7th Division  October 1914, Belgium
 8th Division  November 1914, France
 9th (Scottish) Division  May 1915, France
 10th (Irish) Division  August 1915, Gallipoli
 11th (Northern) Division  August 1915, Gallipoli
 12th (Eastern) Division  May 1915, France
 13th (Western) Division  June 1915, Egypt
 14th (Light) Division  May 1915, France
 15th (Scottish) Division  July 1915, France
 16th (Irish) Division  December 1915, France
 17th (Northern) Division  July 1915, France
 18th (Eastern) Division  May 1915, France
 19th (Western) Division  July 1915, France
 20th (Light) Division  July 1915, France
 21st Division  September 1915, France
 22nd Division  September 1915, France
 23rd Division  August 1915, France
 24th Division  September 1915, France
 25th Division  September 1915, France
 26th Division  September 1915, France (but soon to Salonika)
 27th Division  December 1914, France
 28th Division  January 1915, France
 29th Division  April 1915, Gallipoli
 30th Division  November 1915, France
 31st Division  December 1915, Egypt
 32nd Division  November 1915, France
 33rd Division  November 1915, France
 34th Division  January 1916, France
 35th Division  January 1916, France
 36th (Ulster) Division  October 1915, France
 37th Division  August 1915, France
 38th (Welsh) Division  November 1915, France
 39th Division  March 1916, France
 40th Division  June 1916, France
 41st Division  May 1916, France
 42nd (East Lancashire) Division  September 1914, Egypt
 43rd (Wessex) Division  October 1914, India
 44th (Home Counties) Division  October 1914, India
 45th (2nd Wessex) Division  December 1914, India
 46th (North Midland) Division  February 1915, France
 47th (2nd London) Division  March 1915, France
 48th (South Midand) Division  March 1915, France
 49th (West Riding) Division  April 1915, France
 50th (Northumbrian) Division  April 1915, France
 51st (Highland) Division  May 1915, France
 52nd (Lowland) Division  July 1915, Gallipoli
 53rd (Welsh) Division  July 1915, Gallipoli
 54th (East Anglian) Division  August 1915, Gallipoli
 55th (West Lancashire) Division  Re-formed in France
 56th (1st London) Division  Re-formed in France
 57th (2nd West Lancs) Division  February 1917, France
 58th (2/1st London) Division  January 1917, France
 59th (2nd North Midland) Division  February 1917, France
 60th (2/2nd London) Division  June 1916, France
 61st (2nd South Midand) Division  May 1916, France
 62nd (2nd West Riding) Division  January 1917, France
 63rd (Royal Naval) Division  October 1914, Belgium
 66th (2nd East Lancs) Division  March 1917, France
 74th (Yeomanry) Division  Formed in Palestine
  2nd Mounted Division  April 1915, Egypt