British 6th Division (World War I)
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The British 6th Division was a permanently established Regular Army division that was sent to France on 10 September, 1914. It served on the Western Front for the duration of the First World War.
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Unit history
Formation
- 16th Brigade
- 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent) Regiment
- 1st Battalion, the King's Shropshire Light Infantry
- 2nd Battalion, The York and Lancaster Regiment
- 8th (Service) Battalion, The Bedfordshire Regiment (from 71st Bde. November 1915, disbanded February 1918)
- 1st Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment (to 71st Bde. November 1915)
- 1/5th Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (from February 1915 to June 1915)
- 17th Brigade (until October 14, 1915)
- 1st Battalion, the Royal Fusiliers
- 1st Battalion, The Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment)
- 2nd Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians)
- 3rd Battalion, The Rifle Brigade
- 1/2nd (City of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (from February 1915)
The brigade transferred to the 24th Division in October 1915, swapping with the 71st Brigade.
- 18th Brigade
- 1st Battalion, The West Yorkshire Regiment
- 1st Battalion, The East Yorkshire Regiment (until November 1915)
- 2nd Battalion, the Durham Light Infantry
- 11th (Service) Battalion, The Essex Regiment (from 71st Bde. October 1915)
- 2nd Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters (to 71st Bde. October 1915)
- 14th (Service) Battalion, the Durham Light Infantry (from November 1915, disbanded February 1918)
- 1/16th (County of London) Battalion, the London Regiment (until February 1916
- 19th Brigade (until May 31, 1915)
- 2nd Battalion, the Royal Welsh Fusiliers
- 1st Battalion, the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
- 1/5th Battalion, the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
- 1st Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
Originally an independent brigade before being attached to the division, the 19th Brigade moved to the 27th Division in May, 1915 and was not replaced, reducing the division to the standard three infantry brigades.
- 71st Brigade (from October 11 1915)
- 9th (Service) Battalion, The Norfolk Regiment
- 9th (Service) Battalion, The Suffolk Regiment (disbanded February 1918)
- 8th (Service) Battalion, the Bedfordshire Regiment (to 16th Bde. November 1915)
- 1st Battalion, the Leicestershire Regiment (from 16th Bde. November 1915)
- 2nd Battalion, the Sherwood Foresters (from 18th Bde. October 1915)
The brigade joined from the 24th Division in October 1915, swapping with the 17th Brigade.
Battles
External links
- The British Army in the Great War: The 6th Division (http://www.1914-1918.net/6div.htm)