Operations on the Belgian Coast
…and Third Army areas, as did IV Corps of the Royal Flying Corps, and a similar sized force of the Royal Naval Air Service. A naval monitor ship (right) pushing…
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15th Indian Division
…Light Trench Mortar Batteries Joined September 1917 and allocated one to each infantry brigade, then numbered as shown below X.15 Medium Trench Mortar Battery Joined July 1918 Engineers UnitsDatesNotes4/1st Field…
Order of Battle of the Aden Brigade
…Royal Artillery, Aden Field Force.” Engineers (Sappers and Miners) UnitsDatesNotes23/3rd Fortress Company Arrived January 1915 5/1st Field Company Arrived June 1915, left April 1918 51/1st Field Company Arrived January 1918…
What was a battalion of infantry?
…or Lieutenant filled the role of Adjutant (in charge of administration); a Captain or Lieutenant was the Quartermaster (responsible for stores and transport); an officer of the Royal Army Medical…
The British Trench Mortar Batteries in the First World War
…rather haphazard and was left to local command. The infantry, artillery and engineers were all involved from time to time. By December 1915, high command ordered that light mortar units…
Wounded with 9th Northumberland Fusiliers during the German attack on the Bluff
…Cross. Reginald also later served successively with the Royal Air Force, Defence Force, Territorial Army and in the Auxiliary Air Force in the Second World War. Sadly, he took his…
17th Indian Division
…Battery Joined July 1918 Engineers UnitsDatesNotesSirmur Imperial Service Sappers Terhi Garhwal Imperial Service Sappers Maler-Kotla Imperial Service Sappers 17th Divisional Signal Company Infantry Units and sub-formationsDatesNotes34th Indian Infantry Brigade HQ…
18th Indian Division
…2/2nd Home Counties Brigade 337 Brigade RFA* Formerly known as 2/3rd Home Counties Brigade 18th Divisional Ammunition Column X.18 Medium Trench Mortar Battery Joined July 1918 Engineers UnitsDatesNotes2/1st Sappers &…
15th Indian Division
…hope to add the Indian ones in due course. Divisional headquarters 12th Indian Brigade 1/5th Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 128 Machine Gun Company (MGC) M Light Trench Mortar Battery…
6th (Poona) Division
…two squadrons that were with 12th Indian Division) Artillery: 10th Brigade Royal Field Artillery 1st Indian Mountain Artillery Brigade 6th Divisional Ammunition Column Engineers: 17th Company, 3rd Sappers & Miners…