35th Division (United Kingdom)
| 35th Infantry Division | |
|---|---|
| Active | April 1915 – June 1919 |
| Country |
 United Kingdom |
| Branch |
 British Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Engagements | World War I |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Reginald Pinney |
The 35th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army, raised during the Great War.
History
Origins
Originally raised for the Fifth New Army (K5) as the 42nd Division, it was renumbered as the 35th when the Fifth New Army was redesignated as the Fourth New Army in April 1915. By June 1915, the division had begun to congregate at Masham and in August it was moved to Salisbury Plain.[1]
France
Initially ordered to Egypt at the end of the year, it was instead transferred to the Western Front in February 1916. It would remain there for the rest of the war.[2]
The first major engagement of the division was the Battle of Albert during the Somme offensive in the summer of 1916.[3] In 1917 the division participated in the Battle of Arras and the third Battle of Ypres.[4]
In 1918 the division participated in final allied offensive, reaching the River Dendre when the armistice ended the fighting in November 1918.[5]
In January 1919, the division was called on to quell riots in the camps at Calais and was finally demobilized, in April 1919.[6]
Formation
- 17th (Service) Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers
- 18th (Service) Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers
- 19th (Service) Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers
- 23rd (Service) Battalion, Manchester Regiment
- 104th Machine Gun Company, Machine Gun Corps
- 104th Trench Mortar Battery
- 15th (Service) Battalion, Cheshire Regiment
- 16th (Service) Battalion, Cheshire Regiment
- 14th (Service) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment
- 15th (Service) Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
- 105th Machine Gun Company, Machine Gun Corps
- 105th Trench Mortar Battery
- 17th (Service) Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)
- 17th (Service) Battalion, Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
- 19th (Service) Battalion, Durham Light Infantry
- 18th (Service) Battalion, Highland Light Infantry
- 106th Machine Gun Company, Machine Gun Corps
- 106th Trench Mortar Battery
Commanders
- Major General Herman Landon
- Major General Reginald John Pinney
See also
References
- ↑ Davson 2003, pp. 1–8.
- ↑ Davson 2003, pp. 8–26.
- ↑ Davson 2003, pp. 27–55.
- ↑ Davson2003, pp. 56–150, 150–192.
- ↑ Davson 2003, pp. 193–297.
- ↑ Davson 2003, pp. 295–296.
Bibliography
- Davson, H. M. (2003) [1926]. The History of the 35th Division in the Great War (Naval & Military Press ed.). London: Sifton Praed. ISBN 1-84342-643-9.