Original (Home Service) Labour Companies formed under Army Council Instruction 897 of 1917

Regiment	Existing Infantry Works Companies	Would form HS Labour Companies	Men numbered from	to
King's (Liverpool Regiment)	1 - 2, 16 - 18	305	170141	170440
King's (Liverpool Regiment)	1 - 2, 16 - 18	306	170441	170740
King's (Liverpool Regiment)	3, 6 - 7, 9- 12	307	170741	171040
King's (Liverpool Regiment)	3, 6 - 7, 9- 12	308	171041	171340
King's (Liverpool Regiment)	3, 6 - 7, 9- 12	309	171341	171640
Devonshire Regiment	1 - 13, 15 - 16, 20 - 21, 24 - 26, 29 - 32	310	171641	171940
Devonshire Regiment	1 - 13, 15 - 16, 20 - 21, 24 - 26, 29 - 32	311	171941	172240
Devonshire Regiment	1 - 13, 15 - 16, 20 - 21, 24 - 26, 29 - 32	312	172241	172540
Devonshire Regiment	1 - 13, 15 - 16, 20 - 21, 24 - 26, 29 - 32	313	172541	172840
Devonshire Regiment	1 - 13, 15 - 16, 20 - 21, 24 - 26, 29 - 32	314	172841	173140
Devonshire Regiment	1 - 13, 15 - 16, 20 - 21, 24 - 26, 29 - 32	315	173141	173440
Devonshire Regiment	1 - 13, 15 - 16, 20 - 21, 24 - 26, 29 - 32	316	173441	173740
Devonshire Regiment	1 - 13, 15 - 16, 20 - 21, 24 - 26, 29 - 32	317	173741	174040
Devonshire Regiment	1 - 13, 15 - 16, 20 - 21, 24 - 26, 29 - 32	318	174041	174340
Devonshire Regiment	1 - 13, 15 - 16, 20 - 21, 24 - 26, 29 - 32	319	174341	174640
Royal Irish Rifles	1	320	174641	174940
Royal Scots Fusiliers	1 - 4, 6 - 8	321	174941	175240
Royal Scots Fusiliers	1 - 4, 6 - 8	322	175241	175540
Royal Scots Fusiliers	1 - 4, 6 - 8	323	175541	175840
Royal Scots Fusiliers	1 - 4, 6 - 8	324	175841	176140
Royal Scots Fusiliers	1 - 4, 6 - 8	325	176141	176440
Middlesex Regiment	1 - 25, 27	326	176441	176740
Middlesex Regiment	1 - 25, 27	327	176741	177040
Middlesex Regiment	1 - 25, 27	328	177041	177340
Middlesex Regiment	1 - 25, 27	329	177341	177640
Middlesex Regiment	1 - 25, 27	330	177641	177940
Middlesex Regiment	1 - 25, 27	331	177941	178240
Middlesex Regiment	1 - 25, 27	332	178241	178540
Middlesex Regiment	1 - 25, 27	333	178541	178840
Middlesex Regiment	1 - 25, 27	334	178841	179140
Middlesex Regiment	1 - 25, 27	335	179141	179440
Middlesex Regiment	1 - 25, 27	336	179441	179740
Middlesex Regiment	1 - 25, 27	337	179741	180040
Middlesex Regiment	1 - 25, 27	338	180041	180340
Middlesex Regiment	1 - 25, 27	339	180341	180640
Middlesex Regiment	1 - 25, 27	340	180641	180940
Middlesex Regiment	1 - 25, 27	341	180941	181240
Middlesex Regiment	1 - 25, 27	342	181241	181540
Middlesex Regiment	1 - 25, 27	343	181541	181840
Durham Light Infantry	1 - 24, 26 - 30, 32 - 33	344	181841	182140
Durham Light Infantry	1 - 24, 26 - 30, 32 - 33	345	182141	182440
Durham Light Infantry	1 - 24, 26 - 30, 32 - 33	346	182441	182740
Durham Light Infantry	1 - 24, 26 - 30, 32 - 33	347	182741	183040
Durham Light Infantry	1 - 24, 26 - 30, 32 - 33	348	183041	183340
Durham Light Infantry	1 - 24, 26 - 30, 32 - 33	349	183341	183640
Durham Light Infantry	1 - 24, 26 - 30, 32 - 33	350	183641	183940
Durham Light Infantry	1 - 24, 26 - 30, 32 - 33	351	183941	184240
Durham Light Infantry	1 - 24, 26 - 30, 32 - 33	352	184241	184540
Durham Light Infantry	1 - 24, 26 - 30, 32 - 33	353	184541	184840
Durham Light Infantry*	1 - 24, 26 - 30, 32 - 33	354	184841	185040
Durham Light Infantry	1 - 24, 26 - 30, 32 - 33	355	185041	185340
Durham Light Infantry	1 - 24, 26 - 30, 32 - 33	356	185341	185640
Durham Light Infantry	1 - 24, 26 - 30, 32 - 33	357	185641	185940
Durham Light Infantry	1 - 24, 26 - 30, 32 - 33	358	185941	186240

*The men’s numbering sequence defined in the ACI changes at this point: we know of no reason for this and it is quite possibly an error.

In this reorganisation, a number of existing Infantry Works Companies were disbanded. They were:

• 26 and 28 Infantry Works Companies of the Middlesex Regiment;
• 5 Infantry Works Company of the Royal Scots Fusiliers;
• 14, 17 – 19, 22 – 23, 27 – 28 Infantry Works Companies of the Devonshire Regiment; and
• 31 Infantry Works Company of the Durham Light Infantry.

The personnel of these units were transferred to the Labour Battalions

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