17th (NORTHERN) DIVISION

Formed at Wareham in September 1914 as part of the Second New Army. Arrived in France in July 1915. Served in France and Flanders until the Armistice.

Battles and Engagements.

France and Flanders.

Actions of the Bluff. 14-15 Feb 1916.
Battle of Albert. 1-13 Jul 1916, including the capture of Montauban, Mametz, Fricourt, Contalmaison and La Boisselle.

First Battle of the Scarpe. 9-14 Apr 1917, including the capture Monchy le Preux and the Wancourt Ridge.
Second Battle of the Scarpe. 23-24 Apr 1917, including the capture of Guemappe and Gavrelle.
Capture of Roeux. 13-14 May 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.
First Battle of Bapaume. 24-25 Mar 1918.
Battle of Amiens. 8-11 Aug 1918.
Battle of Albert. 21-23 Aug 1918, including the capture of Chuignes.
Second Battle of Bapaume. 31 Aug-3 Sep 1918.
Battle of Havrincourt. 12 Sep 1918.
Battle of Epehy. 18 Sep 1918.
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 Selle. 17-25 Oct 1918.
Battle of the Sambre. 4 Nov 1918, including the passage of the Sambre-Oise canal and the capture of Le Quesnoy.

Infantry Units

50th Brigade.

10th Bn West Yorkshire Regt. 03 Sep 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.
7th Bn East Yorkshire Regt. 16 Sep 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.
7th Bn Yorkshire Regt. Sep 1914 - 19 Feb 1918. Disbanded, personnel (34 officers, 700 men) to the 6th, 12th and 13th Bns.
7th Bn York and Lancaster Regt. Aug 1914 - Mar 1915. Became the Pioneer Bn.
6th Bn Dorsetshire Regt. Mar 1915 - 11 Nov 1918.

51st Brigade.

7th Bn Lincolnshire Regt. Sep 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.
7th Bn Border Regt. 07 Sep 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.
8th Bn South Staffordshire Regt. Sep 1914 - 23 Feb 1918. Disbanded, personnel to the 2/6th and 7th Bns.
10th Bn Sherwood Foresters. 13 Sep 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.
3/4th Bn Queen’s Own. 22 Jun 1917 - 03 Aug 1917. To the 52nd Brigade. (The Battalion served as Pioneers 12 Jul 1917 - 03 Aug 1917.)

52nd Brigade.

9th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers. Sep 1914 - 03 Aug 1917. To the 35th Division.
10th Bn Lancashire Fusiliers. Sep 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.
9th Bn Duke of Wellington’s Regt. Sep 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.
12th Bn Manchester Regt. Sep 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.
3/4th Bn Queen’s Own. 03 Aug 1917 - 20 Feb 1918. Disbanded, personnel to the 6th, 7th and 8th Bns.

Pioneers.

7th Bn York and Lancaster Regt. Mar 1915 - 11 Nov 1918.

Attached Troops.

6th Bn Dorsetshire Regt. 06 Sep 1914 - Mar 1915. To the 50th Brigade.

 

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