37th DIVISION

Formed in Great Britain in March/April 1915 Service Battalions from various parts of the country. Arrived in France in July 1915. Served in France and Flanders until the Armistice.

Battles and Engagements.

France and Flanders.

Attack on the Gommecourt Salient. 1 Jul 1916.
Battle of the Ancre. 13-18 Nov 1916, including the capture of Beaumont Hamel.

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.
Battle of Arleux. 28-29 Apr 1917.
Battle of the Menin Road. 20-25 Sep 1917.
Battle of Polygon Wood. 26 Sep-3 Oct 1917.
Battle of Broodside. 4 Oct 1917.
Battle of Poelcappelle. 9 Oct 1917.
First Battle of Passchendaele. 12 Oct 1917.
Second Battle of Passchendaele. 26 Oct-10 Nov 1917.

Battle of the Ancre. 5 Apr 1918.
Battle of Havrincourt. 12 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 1917, including the capture of Villers Outreaux and Cambrai.
The pursuit to the Selle. 9-12 Oct 1917.
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

63rd Brigade. (Exchanged with the 110th Brigade in Jul 1916.)

8th Bn Lincolnshire Regt. 08 Jul 1916 - 11 Nov 1918.
8th Bn Somerset Light Infantry. 08 Jul 1916 - 11 Nov 1918.
4th Bn Middlesex Regt. 08 Jul 1916 - 11 Nov 1918.
10th Bn York and Lancaster Regt. 08 Jul 1916 - 04 Feb 1918. Disbanded.

102nd Brigade. (Served with the Division from 06 Jul 1916 until 22 Aug 1916.)

20th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers. 06 Jul 1916 - 22 Aug 1916. To the 34th Division.
21st Bn Northumberland Fusiliers. 06 Jul 1916 - 22 Aug 1916. To the 34th Division.
22nd Bn Northumberland Fusiliers. 06 Jul 1916 - 22 Aug 1916. To the 34th Division.
23rd Bn Northumberland Fusiliers. 06 Jul 1916 - 22 Aug 1916. To the 34th Division.

103rd Brigade. (Served with the Division from 06 Jul 1916 until 22 Aug 1916.)

24th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers. 06 Jul 1916 - 22 Aug 1916. To the 34th Division.
25th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers. 06 Jul 1916 - 22 Aug 1916. To the 34th Division.
26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers. 06 Jul 1916 - 22 Aug 1916. To the 34th Division.
27th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers. 06 Jul 1916 - 22 Aug 1916. To the 34th Division.

110th Brigade. (Exchanged with the 63rd Brigade, 21st Division in Jul 1916.)

6th Bn Leicestershire Regt. Apr 1915 - 07 Jul 1916. To the 21st Division.
7th Bn Leicestershire Regt. Apr 1915 - 07 Jul 1916. To the 21st Division.
8th Bn Leicestershire Regt. Apr 1915 - 07 Jul 1916. To the 21st Division.
9th Bn Leicestershire Regt. Apr 1915 - 07 Jul 1916. To the 21st Division.

111th Brigade. (The Brigade served with the 34th Division from 06 Jul 1916 until 22 Aug 1916. All the Battalions serving with the Brigade at this time went to the 34th Division.)

10th Bn Royal Fusiliers. Mar 1915 - 11 Nov 1918.
13th Bn Royal Fusiliers. 09 Apr 1915 - 04 Feb 1918. To the 112th Brigade.
13th Bn King’s Royal Rifle Corps. Apr 1915 - 11 Nov 1918.
13th Bn Rifle Brigade. Apr 1915 - 11 Nov 1918.

112th Brigade. (The Brigade served with the 34th Division from 06 Jul 1916 until 22 Aug 1916. All the Battalions serving with the Brigade at this time went to the 34th Division.)

11th Bn Royal Warwickshire Regt. Apr 1915 - 07 Feb 1918. Disbanded.
13th Bn Royal Fusiliers. 04 Feb 1918 - 11 Nov 1918.
6th Bn Bedfordshire Regt. Mar 1915 - 20 May 1918. Reduced to Cadre on 20 May 1918. Surplus personnel to the 1/1st Bn Hertfordshire Regt. Cadre to the 39th Division.
8th Bn East Lancashire Regt. Mar 1915 - 21 Feb 1918. Disbanded.
1st Bn Essex Regt. 04 Feb 1918 - 11 Nov 1918.
10th Bn Loyal North Lancashire Regt. Apr 1915 - 04 Feb 1918. Disbanded.
1/1st Bn Hertfordshire Regt. 11 May 1918 - 11 Nov 1918.

Pioneers.

18th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers. 06 Jul 1916 - 22 Aug 1916. To the 34th Division.
9th Bn North Staffordshire Regt. 20 Apr 1915 - 11 Nov 1918. (Served with the 34th Division 06 Jul 1916 - 22 Aug 1916.)