46th (NORTH MIDLAND) DIVISION

The North Midland Division was a Territorial Force Division already in existence at the outbreak of the war. The Division and Brigades were not numbered until April 1915 previously just named. Arrived in France in February 1915. Served in France and Flanders until the Armistice.

Battles and Engagements.

France and Flanders.

Actions of the Hohenzollern Redoubt. 13-19 Oct 1915.

Attack on the Gommecourt Salient. 1 Jul 1916.

German retreat to the Hindenburg Line. 14 Mar-5 Apr 1917.
Battle of Hill 70. 15-25 Aug 1917.

Advance in Flanders. 18 Aug-6 Sep 1918.
Battle of the St. Quentin Canal. 29 Sep-2 Oct 1918, including the passage at Bellenglise and the capture of the Bellicourt tunnel defences.
Battle of Beaurevoir. 3-5 Oct 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.

Infantry Units

137th (Staffordshire) Brigade.

4th Bn King’s. 10 Nov 1915 - 03 Dec 1915. To the 19th Division.
1/4th Bn Suffolk Regt. 10 Nov 1915 - 15 Nov 1915. To the 15th Division.
1/5th Bn South Staffordshire Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.
1/6th Bn South Staffordshire Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.
1/5th Bn North Staffordshire Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - 30 Jan 1918. To the 59th Division.
1/6th Bn North Staffordshire Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.
1/4th Bn Seaforth Highlanders. 06 Nov 1915 - 13 Nov 1915. To the 15th Division.
1/4th Bn London Regt. 11 Nov 1915 - 15 Nov 1915. To the 47th Division.

138th (Lincolnshire and Leicestershire) Brigade.

1/4th Bn Lincolnshire Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - 03 Jan 1918. To the 59th Division (after going to Egypt and then back to France).
1/5th Bn Lincolnshire Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.
1/4th Bn Leicestershire Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.
1/5th Bn Leicestershire Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.

139th (Notts and Derby) Brigade.

1/4th Bn Black Watch. 06 Nov 1915 - 14 Nov 1915. To the 15th Division.
1/5th Bn Sherwood Foresters. 04 Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.
1/6th Bn Sherwood Foresters. 04 Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.
1/7th Bn Sherwood Foresters. 04 Aug 1914 - 31 Jan 1918. To the 59th Division.
1/8th Bn Sherwood Foresters. 04 Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918.
1/3rd Bn London Regt. 06 Nov 1915 - 16 Nov 1915. To the 47th Division.

Pioneers.

1/1st Bn Monmouthshire Regt. 03 Sep 1915 - 11 Nov 1918.

 

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