| > > > The
Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry |
| |
Regular Army |
| 1st
Battalion |
August
1914 : in Ahmednagar, India. Attached to 17th Indian Brigade of 6th
(Poona) Division, Indian Army. 27 November 1914 : moved to Mesopotamia.
29 April 1916 : Bn captured at Kut-el-Amara.
A Provisional Bn was formed from the reinforcements and details who
were not captured, which was attached to 28th Indian Brigade, 6th
Poona Division. This Provisional Bn was renamed 1st Bn on 6 July
1916. 19 October 1917 : transferred to 50th Indian Brigade, 15th
Indian Division. Remained in Mesopotamia throughout the war. |
| 2nd
Battalion |
August
1914 : in Aldershot. Part of 5th Brigade, 2nd
Division. |
| 3rd
(Reserve) Battalion |
| August
1914 : in Oxford. Remained in UK throughout the war. |
|
| |
Territorial
Force |
| 1/4th
Battalion |
August
1914 : in Oxford. Part of South Midland Brigade, South Midland
Division.
30 March 1915 : landed at Boulogne and proceeded to the
Western Front.
15 May 1915 : formation became the 145th Brigade, 48th
Division. |
| 1/1st
Buckinghamshire Battalion |
August
1914 : in Aylesbury. Part of South Midland Brigade, South Midland
Division.
30 March 1915 : landed at Boulogne and proceeded to the
Western Front.
15 May 1915 : formation became the 145th Brigade, 48th
Division. |
| 2/4th
Battalion > Article |
| Formed
at Oxford in September 1914. February 1915 : attached to 184th Brigade, 61st
Division. |
| 2/1st
Buckinghamshire Battalion |
Formed
at Aylesbury in September 1914. February 1915 : attached to 184th
Brigade, 61st Division.
22 February 1918
: disbanded in France. |
| 3/4th
and 3/1st Buckinghamshire Battalions |
Formed
at Oxford and Aylesbury, May and April 1915 respectively.
8 April
1916 : became 4th (Reserve) and 1st Reserve Bucks. Bns; eventually
latter was absorbed. Remained in UK throughout the war. |
| 10th
Battalion |
Originally formed
as the 83rd Provisional Bn in June 1915 and intended for home service
only.
1 January 1917, became the 10th Ox & Bucks.
Remained
in UK until disbanded in November 1917. |
|
| |
New Armies |
| 5th
(Service) Battalion |
Formed
at Oxford, August 1914, as part of K1.
August 1914 : attached to
42nd Brigade, 14th (Light) Division.
27
April 1918 : reduced to cadre strength.
16 June 1918 : transferred
to 16th Division.
20 June 1918 : absorbed
by 18th Bn, the Gloucesters. |
| 6th
(Service) Battalion |
Formed
at Oxford, September 1914, as part of K2.
September 1914 : attached
to 60th Brigade, 20th (Light) Division.
15
February 1918 : disbanded in France. |
| 7th
(Service) Battalion |
Formed
at Oxford, September 1914, as part of K3.
October 1914 : attached
to 78th Brigade, 26th Division. |
| 8th
(Service) Battalion (Pioneers) |
Formed
at Oxford, October 1914, as part of K3.
October 1914 : attached as
Army Troops to 26th Division.
25 January
1915 : became Pioneer Bn to 26th Division. |
| 9th
(Reserve) Battalion |
Formed
in Portsmouth, October 1914, as a Service battalion, part of K4.
October 1914 : attached to 96th Brigade, original 32nd Division.
10 April 1915 : converted into a reserve battalion .
1 September
1916 : became 36th Training
Reserve battalion of 8th Reserve Brigade. |
|
| |
Other units |
| 1st
Garrison Battalion |
| Formed
in Portland in September 1915, and moved to India in February 1916,
where it then remained. |
| 2nd
(Garrison) Battalion |
Formed
in Portland in July 1916, and moved to France in the same month
where it then remained. Renamed the 11th (Garrison) Bn on 13 July
1918. |
|
| |