14th (LIGHT) DIVISION

Formed at Aldershot in August/September 1914 as part of the First New Army. Arrived in France in May 1915. Served in France and Flanders until April 1918. The Division was then reduced to Cadre, and returned to England, here the Division was reconstituted, it then returned to France. The Division served in France and Flanders until the Armistice.

Battles and Engagements.

France and Flanders.

Actions of Hooge. 19 Jul. 30 Jul. 9 Aug 1915.
Second attack on Bellewaarde. 25-26 Sep 1915.

Battle of Delville Wood. 15 Jul-3 Sep 1916.
Battle of Flers-Courcelette. 15-22 Sep 1916, including the capture of Martinpuich.

First Battle of the Scarpe. 9-14 Apr 1917, including the capture Monchy le Preux and the Wancourt Ridge.
Third Battle of the Scarpe. 3-4 May 1917, including the capture of Fresnoy.
Battle of Langemarck. 16-18 Aug 1917.
Local operations around St. Julian. 19, 22, 27 Aug 1917.
First Battle of Passchendaele. 12 Oct 1917.
Second Battle of Passchendaele. 26 Oct-10 Nov 1917.

Battle of St. Quentin. 21-23 Mar 1918.
Battle of the Avre. 4 Apr 1918.
Battle of Ypres. 28 Sep-2 Oct 1918.
Battle of Courtrai. 14-19 Oct 1918.

Infantry Units

41st Brigade.

Prior to being reduced to Cadre.

7th Bn King’s Royal Rifle Corps. 19 Aug 1914 - 02 Feb 1918. To the 43rd Brigade.
8th Bn King’s Royal Rifle Corps. 21 Aug 1914 - 16 Jun 1918. Reduced to Cadre on 27 Apr 1918. Cadre to the 34th Division.
7th Bn Rifle Brigade. 21 Aug 1914 - 17 Jun 1918. Reduced to Cadre on 27 Apr 1918. Cadre absorbed by the 33rd Bn London Regt.
8th Bn Rifle Brigade. 21 Aug 1914 - 16 Jun 1918. Reduced to Cadre on 27 Apr 1918. Cadre to the 34th Division.

After being reconstituted.

18th Bn York and Lancaster Regt. 18 Jun 1918 - 11 Nov 1918.
29th Bn Durham Light Infantry. 19 Jun 1918 - 11 Nov 1918.
33rd Bn London Regt. 19 Jun 1918 - 11 Nov 1918.

42nd Brigade.

Prior to being reduced to Cadre.

5th Bn Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Aug 1914 - 16 Jun 1918. Reduced to Cadre on 27 Apr 1918. Cadre to the 16th Division.
5th Bn King’s Shropshire Light Infantry. Aug 1914 - 04 Feb 1918. Disbanded, personnel to the 1st, 1/4th, 6th, 7th and 8th Bns.
9th Bn King’s Royal Rifle Corps. Aug 1914 - 16 Jun 1918. Reduced to Cadre on 27 Apr 1918. Cadre to the 34th Division.
9th Bn Rifle Brigade. 21 Aug 1914 - 16 Jun 1918. Reduced to Cadre on 27 Apr 1918. Cadre to the 34th Division.

After being reconstituted.

6th Bn Wiltshire Regt. 19 Jun 1918 - 11 Nov 1918. The Cadre of the Battalion joined the Division on 16 Jun 1918 and was reconstituted by absorbing the 9th Bn Dorsetshire Regt.
16th Bn Manchester Regt. 21 Jun 1918 - 11 Nov 1918. The Cadre of the Battalion joined the Division on 16 Jun 1918 and was reconstituted by absorbing the 29th Bn.
14th Bn Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Jun 1918 - 11 Nov 1918. The Cadre of the Battalion joined the Division on 16 Jun 1918 and was reconstituted by absorbing the 17th Bn.

43rd Brigade.

Prior to being reduced to Cadre.

6th Bn Somerset Light Infantry. Aug 1914 - 18 Jun 1918. Reduced to Cadre on 27 Apr 1918. Cadre to the 16th Division.
9th Bn Cameronians. 05 Feb 1918 - 21 Apr 1918. To the 9th Division.
6th Bn Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 07 Jun 1918 - 18 Jun 1918. To the 34th Division.
6th Bn Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry. Aug 1914 - 20 Feb 1918. Disbanded, personnel to the 1/5th, 7th and 10th Bns.
6th Bn King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 12 Aug 1914 - 12 Feb 1918. Disbanded, personnel to the 16th Entrenching Bn.
7th Bn King’s Royal Rifle Corps. 02 Feb 1918 - 16 Jun 1918. Reduced to Cadre on 25 Apr 1918. Cadre to the 16th Division.
10th Bn Durham Light Infantry. 22 Aug 1914 - 12 Feb 1918. Disbanded, personnel to the 16th Entrenching Bn.

After being reconstituted.

12th Bn Suffolk Regt. 19 Jun 1918 - 11 Nov 1918. The Cadre of the Battalion joined the Division on 16 Jun 1918 and was reconstituted by absorbing the 16th Bn.
20th Bn Middlesex Regt. 17 Jun 1918 - 11 Nov 1918. The Cadre of the Battalion joined the Division 16 Jun 1918 and was reconstituted by absorbing the 34th Bn.
10th Bn Highland Light Infantry. 17 Jun 1918 - 11 Nov 1918.

Pioneers.

11th Bn King’s. 11 Jan 1915 - 19 Jun 1918. Reduced to Cadre on 27 Apr 1918. Cadre absorbed by the 15th Bn Loyal North Lancashire Regt.
15th Bn Loyal North Lancashire Regt. 19 Jun 1918 - 11 Nov 1918.

Attached Troops.

Prior to being reduced to Cadre.

11th Bn King’s. 23 Aug 1914 - 11 Jan 1915. Became the Pioneer Bn.
8th Bn Devonshire Regt. 19 Aug 1914 - May 1915. To the 7th Division.

After being reduced to Cadre.

Cadre 2/7th Bn Duke of Wellington’s Regt. 18 Jun 1918 - Jun 1918. Absorbed by the 29th Bn Durham Light Infantry.
Cadre 10/11th Bn Highland Light Infantry. 16 Jun 1918 - 17 Jun 1918. Reconstituted by absorbing the 22nd Bn. The Battalion was now renamed the 10th Bn and joined the 43rd Brigade.
5th Bn Royal Irish Fusiliers. 03 Jun 1918 - 16 Jun 1918. To the 30th Division.
6th Bn Leinster Regt. 07 Jun 1918 - 19 Jun 1918. To the 34th Division.

 

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