Formations and units administered by the headquarters of VIII Corps on 17 September 1917.
The corps was headquartered in Fletre, Nord, France at the time and came under command of Second Army. It was also known as “H” Corps. Many of the units listed were located in and around Bailleul.
The figures given in brackets [] is the headcount of officers and men present.
Divisions
8th Division
14th (Light) Division
30th Division
Engineers
177th Tunnelling Company [230]
196th Land Drainage Company [76]
290th Army Troops Company [121]
295th Railway Construction Company [217]
339th and 342nd Road Construction Companies [total 368]
554th (Dundee) Army Troops Company [137]
“C”, “M and “X” Group Field Survey Companies [total 189]
“L” Special Company (gas) [179]
AD and WW Cable Sections [total 72]
2nd Pontoon Park [total 242]
Heavy Artillery
8th Corps Heavy Artillery HQ [60]
16th Heavy Artillery Group Headquarters [56]
– 82nd Siege Battery RGA [101]
– 112th Siege Battery RGA [142]
– 258th Siege Battery RGA [124]
– 274th Siege Battery RGA [179]
1/1st North Midland Heavy Battery RGA [260]
52nd Heavy Artillery Group Headquarters [67]
– 66th Siege Battery RGA [135]
– 250th Siege Battery RGA [206]
– 259th Siege Battery RGA [179]
– 366th Siege Battery RGA (one section) [36]
99th Heavy Artillery Group Headquarters [62]
– 6th Siege Battery RGA [181]
– 67th Siege Battery RGA [199]
– 89th Siege Battery RGA [81]
– 282nd Siege Battery RGA [111]
“H” Siege Park and Workshops [658]
Field Artillery
26th Army Brigade RFA
119th Army Brigade RFA
311th Army Brigade RFA
[Total 920 in all three brigades]
Anti-Aircraft Artillery
14th AA Artillery HQ Section [located at Steenwerck, 73]
– “J” AA Battery with 19, 53, 111 and 206 AA Sections
– “R” AA Battery with 56 and 78 Sections
– [Total 300 in all batteries and sections]
Royal Flying Corps
42 Squadron [240]
6 Balloon Company HQ [21] with 9, 16 and 32 Balloon Sections [total 198]
Medical
2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station [109, excluding patients]
53rd Casualty Clearing Station [not stated]
14th Motor Ambulance Convoy [120]
72, 75 and 84 Sanitary Sections [total 84]
Mechanical Transport
8th Corps Ammunition Park [not stated]
“H” Corps Supply Column [not stated]
2 and 14 Ammunition Sub-Parks [total 329]
6 and 14 Supply Columns [total 500]
Labour
63rd Labour Group HQ [18]
– 5 (half), 48 (half), 81, 135, 138, 162, 706 (half) and 733 Labour Companies [total 2946]
Miscellaneous other units
3 and 7 Motor Machine Gun Batteries [total 121]
8th Corps Cyclist Battalion [152]
9th Entrenching Battalion [25]
2nd Royal Marine Artillery Workshop [22]
Army Ordnance Corps La Creche Depot [62]
13th (Medical) and 30 Ordnance Workshops [90]
23 Mobile Ordnance Workshop [73]
Railway Operating Division Royal Engineers [53]
12th Light Railway Operating Company [138]
8th Corps Railway Troops [533]
Second Army Mobile Graves Registration Unit [70]
Intelligence Second Army [40]
Field Cashier [not stated]
Source
War diary of Adjutant of VIII Corps (National Archives WO95/823)