20th (Light) Division
| 20th (Light) Division | |
|---|---|
| Active | September 1914 - May 1919 |
| Country |
 United Kingdom |
| Branch |
 British Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Engagements | |
The 20th (Light) Division was an infantry division of the British Army, part of Kitchener's Army, raised in the First World War. The division was formed in September 1914 as part of the K2 Army Group. The division landed in France July 1915 and spent the duration of the First World War in action on the Western Front.
Formation
- 10th (Service) Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps (disbanded February 1918)
- 11th (Service) Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps
- 10th (Service) Battalion, Rifle Brigade (disbanded February 1918)
- 11th (Service) Battalion, Rifle Brigade
- 2nd Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (from February 1918)
- 6th (Service) Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry ( disbanded February 1918)
- 6th (Service) Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry
- 12th (Service) Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps
- 12th (Service) Battalion, Rifle Brigade
- 7th (Service) Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry
- 7th (Service) Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
- 7th (Service) Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry ( disbanded February 1918)
- 11th (Service) Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (to pioneers January 1915)
- 12th (Service) Battalion, King's (Liverpool Regiment) (from January 1915)
- Pioneers
- 11th (Service) Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (from 61 Bde January 1915)
Battles
Memorial to the division close to Delville Wood in the Somme
- Battle of Loos
- Battle of the Somme (1916)
- Battle of Messines (1917)
- Third Battle of Ypres
- Battle of Cambrai (1917)
General Officer Commanding
- Major General William Douglas Smith 1914–1915
- Major General Richard Hutton Davies 1915–1916
See also
External links
Further reading
- Inglefield, V.E. (1921). The History of the Twentieth (Light) Division. London: Nisbet and Co.
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