56th
(1st LONDON) DIVISION
The 1st London
Division was a Territorial Force Division already in existence at the
outbreak of the war. The Division was broken up early in 1915 and the
Battalions went to serve in various other units. The Division was reformed
in France in February 1916 and this was when the Division and Brigades
were numbered. Served in France and Flanders until the Armistice.
Infantry
Units
1st
London Brigade. (Left the Division in Sep 1914 and went to Malta.)
1/1st
Bn London Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - Sep 1914. To Malta.
1/2nd Bn London Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - Sep 1914.
To Malta.
1/3rd Bn London Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - Sep 1914.
To Malta.
1/4th Bn London Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - Sep 1914.
To Malta.
2nd
London Brigade.
1/5th
Bn London Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - Nov 1914. To the 4th
Division.
1/6th Bn London Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - 05 Nov
1914. To the 47th Division.
1/7th Bn London Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - 05 Nov
1914. To the 47th Division.
1/8th Bn London Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - 06 Nov
1914. To the 47th Division.
3rd
London Brigade.
1/9th
Bn London Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - Nov 1914. To the 5th
Division.
1/10th Bn London Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - Apr 1915.
To the 54th Division.
1/11th Bn London Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - Apr 1915.
To the 54th Division.
1/12th Bn London Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - Dec 1914.
To the L of C Troops.
Attached
Troops.
2/25th
Bn London Regt. Nov 1914 - Apr 1915. To the coastal defences.
1/1st Bn Honourable Artillery Company. 04
Aug 1914 - 20 Sep 1914. To the L
of C Troops.
After
being reformed.
Battles
and Engagements.
France
and Flanders.
Attack
on the Gommecourt Salient. 1 Jul 1916.
Battle of Ginchy. 9 Sep 1916.
Battle of Flers-Courcelette. 15-22 Sep 1916,
including the capture of Martinpuich.
Battle of Morval. 25-28 Sep 1916, including
the capture of Combles, Lesboeufs and Gueudecourt.
Battle of Le Transloy. 1-18 Oct 1916, including
the capture of Eaucourt l’Abbaye, Le Sars and the attacks on Butte de
Warlencourt.
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.
The tank attack. 20-21 Nov 1917.
Capture of Bourlon Wood. 23-28 Nov 1917.
German counter attacks. 30 Nov-3 Dec 1917.
Battle
of Amiens. 8-11 Aug 1918.
Battle of Albert. 21-23 Aug 1918, including
the capture of Chuignes.
Battle of the Scarpe. 26-30 Aug 1918, including
the capture of Monchy le Preux.
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
167th
Brigade.
1/7th
Bn Middlesex Regt. 09 Feb 1916 - 11 Nov 1918.
1/8th Bn Middlesex Regt. 09 Feb 1916 - 11
Nov 1918.
4th Bn North Staffordshire Regt. Oct 1917
- Nov 1917. To the 35th Division.
1/1st Bn London Regt. 08 Feb 1916 - 11 Nov
1918.
1/3rd Bn London Regt. 09 Feb 1916 - 31 Jan
1918. To the 58th Division.
168th
Brigade.
1/4th
Bn London Regt. 09 Feb 1916 - 11 Nov 1918.
1/12th Bn London Regt. 12 Feb 1916 - 31 Jan
1918. To the 58th Division.
1/13th Bn London Regt. 11 Feb 1916 - 11 Nov
1918.
1/14th Bn London Regt. 08 Feb 1916 - 11 Nov
1918.
169th
Brigade.
1/2nd
Bn London Regt. 09 Feb 1916 - 11 Nov 1918.
1/5th Bn London Regt. 10 Feb 1916 - 11 Nov
1918.
1/9th Bn London Regt. 13 Feb 1916 - 01 Feb
1918. To the 58th Division.
1/16th Bn London Regt. 10 Feb 1916 - 11 Nov
1918.
Pioneers.
1/5th
Bn Cheshire Regt. 13 Feb 1916 - 11 Nov 1918.
Attached
Troops.
2/25th
Bn London Regt. Nov 1914 - Apr 1915. To the 1st Mounted Division.
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