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19th (Western) Division
19th (Western) Division
Active	World War I; September 1914 - March 18, 1919
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	New Army
Type	Infantry
Engagements	Battle of Loos; Battle of the Somme (1916); o Battle of Albert; o Battle of Pozières; o Battle of the Ancre Heights; o Battle of the Ancre; Battle of Messines; Third Battle of Ypres; Battle of the Sambre

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The 19th (Western) Division was an infantry division of the British Army, part of Kitchener's Army, formed in the Great War in September 1914 as part of the K2 Army Group. The division landed in France July 1915 and spent the duration of the First World War in action on the Western Front.

Unit history

Formation

56th Brigade

The brigade initially comprised the following four battalions which were all disbanded in February 1918 due to an Army-wide reorganisation.

7th (Service) Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
7th (Service) Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment
7th (Service) Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment
7th (Service) Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

From February 1918, the brigade comprised:

1/4th Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry)
8th (Service) Battalion, Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) (from 57 Bde)

57th Brigade

10th (Service) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
8th (Service) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment
9th (Service) Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment (until June 1918)
3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment (from June 1918)
8th (Service) Battalion, Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) (to 56 Bde February 1918)

58th Brigade

9th (Service) Battalion, Cheshire Regiment
9th (Service) Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
9th (Service) Battalion, Welsh Regiment
2nd Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) (from May 1918)
6th (Service) Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) (from December 1915 until June 1918)

Pioneers

5th (Service) Battalion, South Wales Borderers

Battles

External links

The British Army in the Great War: The 19th (Western) Division

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-The '''19th (Western) Division''' was a [[Kitchener's Army|New Army]] [[Division (military)|division]] of the [[British Army]] formed in September 1914 as part of the K2 Army Group. The division landed in France July 1915 and spent the duration of the [[World War I|First World War]] in action on the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]].
+The '''19th (Western) Division''' was an [[infantry]] [[Division (military)|division]] of the [[British Army]], part of [[Kitchener's Army]], formed in the [[World War I|Great War]] in September 1914 as part of the K2 Army Group. The division landed in France July 1915 and spent the duration of the First World War in action on the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]].
 == Unit history ==
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 == Formation ==
-; [[56th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)|56th Brigade]] :
+; '''[[56th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)|56th Brigade]]''' :
+The brigade initially comprised the following four battalions which were all disbanded in February 1918 due to an Army-wide reorganisation.
+* 7th (Service) Battalion, [[King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)|King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)]]
-The brigade initially comprised the following four battalions which were all disbanded in February 1918.
+* 7th (Service) Battalion, [[East Lancashire Regiment]]
-*7th (Service) Battalion, [[King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)|King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)]]
+* 7th (Service) Battalion, [[South Lancashire Regiment]]
-*7th (Service) Battalion, [[East Lancashire Regiment]]
+* 7th (Service) Battalion, [[Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)|Loyal North Lancashire Regiment]]
-*7th (Service) Battalion, [[South Lancashire Regiment]]
-*7th (Service) Battalion, [[Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)|Loyal North Lancashire Regiment]]
 From February 1918, the brigade comprised:
+* 1/4th Battalion, [[King's Shropshire Light Infantry|King's (Shropshire Light Infantry)]]
+* 8th (Service) Battalion, [[North Staffordshire Regiment|Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment)]] (''from 57 Bde'')
+; '''[[57th Brigade (United Kingdom)|57th Brigade]]''' :
-*1/4th Battalion, [[King's Shropshire Light Infantry|King's]]
-*8th (Service) Battalion, [[North Staffordshire Regiment|Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment)]] (''from 57 Bde'')
+* 10th (Service) Battalion, [[Royal Warwickshire Regiment]]
+* 8th (Service) Battalion, [[Gloucestershire Regiment]]
+* 9th (Service) Battalion, [[Worcestershire Regiment]] (''until June 1918'')
-; [[57th Brigade (United Kingdom)|57th Brigade]] :
+* 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment (''from June 1918'')
-*10th (Service) Battalion, [[Royal Warwickshire Regiment]]
+* 8th (Service) Battalion, Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) (''to 56 Bde February 1918'')
-*8th (Service) Battalion, [[Gloucestershire Regiment]]
-*9th (Service) Battalion, [[Worcestershire Regiment]] (''until June 1918'')
-*3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment (''from June 1918'')
-*8th (Service) Battalion, Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) (''to 56 Bde February 1918'')
-; [[58th Brigade (United Kingdom)|58th Brigade]] :
-*9th (Service) Battalion, [[Cheshire Regiment]]
-*9th (Service) Battalion, [[Royal Welch Fusiliers|Royal Welsh Fusiliers]]
-*9th (Service) Battalion, [[Welch Regiment|Welsh Regiment]]
-*2nd Battalion, [[Wiltshire Regiment|Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment)]] (''from May 1918'')
-*6th (Service) Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) (''from December 1915 until June 1918'')
+; '''[[58th Brigade (United Kingdom)|58th Brigade]]''' :
-; Pioneers :
+* 9th (Service) Battalion, [[Cheshire Regiment]]
+* 9th (Service) Battalion, [[Royal Welch Fusiliers|Royal Welsh Fusiliers]]
+* 9th (Service) Battalion, [[Welch Regiment|Welsh Regiment]]
+* 2nd Battalion, [[Wiltshire Regiment|Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment)]] (''from May 1918'')
+* 6th (Service) Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) (''from December 1915 until June 1918'')
+; '''Pioneers''' :
-*5th (Service) Battalion, [[South Wales Borderers]]
+* 5th (Service) Battalion, [[South Wales Borderers]]
 == Battles ==
-*[[Battle of Loos]]
+* [[Battle of Loos]]
-*[[Battle of the Somme (1916)]]
+* [[Battle of the Somme|Battle of the Somme (1916)]]
-**[[Battle of Albert (1916)|Battle of Albert]]
+** [[Battle of Albert (1916)|Battle of Albert]]
-**[[Battle of Pozières]]
+** [[Battle of Pozières]]
-**[[Battle of the Ancre Heights]]
+** [[Battle of the Ancre Heights]]
-**[[Battle of the Ancre]]
+** [[Battle of the Ancre]]
-*[[Battle of Messines (1917)]]
+* [[Battle of Messines (1917)]]
-*[[Third Battle of Ypres]]
+* [[Battle of Passchendaele|Third Battle of Ypres]]
-*[[Battle of the Sambre (1918)|Battle of the Sambre]]
+* [[Battle of the Sambre (1918)|Battle of the Sambre]]
 ==See also==
-*[[List of British divisions in WWI]]
+*[[List of British divisions in World War I]]
 == External links ==