11th (NORTHERN) DIVISION

Formed at Grantham in August 1914 as part of the First New Army. The Division served in Gallipoli and arrived in France in July 1916. Served in France and Flanders until the Armistice.

Battles and Engagements.

Gallipoli.

The landing at Suvla. 6-15 Aug 1915.
Capture of Karakol Dagh. 7 Aug 1915.
Russell’s Top. 7 Aug 1915.
Battle of Scimitar Hill. 21 Aug 1915.
Attack on ‘W’ Hills. 21 Aug 1915.
Evacuation of Suvla. 19-20 Dec 1915.

France and Flanders.

Battle of Flers-Courcelette. 15-22 Sep 1916, including the capture of Martinpuich.
Battle of Thiepval. 26-28 Sep 1916.

Battle of Messines. 7-14 Jun 1917, including the capture of Wytschaete.
Battle of Langemarck. 16-18 Aug 1917.
Local operations around St. Julian. 19, 22, 27 Aug 1917.
Battle of Polygon Wood. 26 Sep-3 Oct 1917.
Battle of Broodside. 4 Oct 1917.
Battle of Poelcappelle. 9 Oct 1917.

Battle of the Scarpe. 26-30 Aug 1918, including the capture of Monchy le Preux.
Battle of Drocourt-Queant. 2-3 Sep 1918.
Battle of the Canal du Nord. 27 Sep-1 Oct 1918, including the capture of Bourlon Wood.
Battle of Cambrai. 8-9 Oct 1918, including the capture of Villers Outreaux and Cambrai.
The pursuit to the Selle. 9-12 Oct 1918.
Battle of the Sambre. 4 Nov 1918, including the passage of the Sambre-Oise canal and the capture of Le Quesnoy.
Passage of the Grande Honelle. 5-7 Nov 1918.

Infantry Units

32nd Brigade.

9th Bn West Yorkshire Regt. 25 Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.
6th Bn East Yorkshire Regt. 27 Aug 1914 - 18 Jan 1915. Became the Pioneer Bn.
2nd Bn Yorkshire Regt. 14 May 1918 - 11 Nov 1918.
6th Bn Yorkshire Regt. 25 Aug 1914 - 18 May 1918. Reduced to Cadre on 15 May 1918. Surplus personnel (21 officers and 640 men) to the 2nd Bn. Cadre to the 66th Division.
8th Bn Duke of Wellington’s Regt. 18 Jan 1915 - 13 Feb 1918. Disbanded.
6th Bn York and Lancaster Regt. Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.

33rd Brigade.

6th Bn Lincolnshire Regt. Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.
6th Bn Border Regt. Aug 1914 - 09 Feb 1918. Disbanded.
7th Bn South Staffordshire Regt. Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.
9th Bn Sherwood Foresters. 24 Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.

34th Brigade.

8th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers. Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.
9th Bn Lancashire Fusiliers. 31 Aug 1914 - 21 Feb 1918. Disbanded.
8th Bn Duke of Wellington’s Regt. Aug 1914 - 18 Jan 1915. To the 32nd Brigade.
5th Bn Dorsetshire Regt. 18 Jan 1915 - 11 Nov 1918.
11th Bn Manchester Regt. Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.

Pioneers.

6th Bn East Yorkshire Regt. 18 Jan 1915 - 11 Nov 1918.

Attached Troops.

5th Bn Dorsetshire Regt. Aug 1914 - 18 Jan 1915. To the 34th Brigade.

 

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