British 29th Division

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29th Division

Army Regular Army

Formed January, 1915

Demobilised ??

The British 29th Division was a World War I regular army infantry division formed in early 1915 by combining various units that had been acting as garrisons about the British Empire. Under the command of Major General Aylmer Hunter-Weston, the division fought throughout the Battle of Gallipoli, including the original landings at Cape Helles. From 1916 to the end of the war the division fought on the Western Front in France.

Table of contents

1 Formation
2 Unit History
3 Battles
4 External Links

Formation

The division comprised three infantry brigades which at various times contained the following battalions:

; 86th Brigade :

1st Battalion, the Lancashire Fusiliers
1st Battalion, the Royal Munster Fusiliers (until April 1916)
1st Battalion, the Royal Dublin Fusiliers
1st Battalion, the Royal Guernsey Regiment
2nd Battalion, the Royal Fusiliers
2/3rd (City of London) Battalion, the London Regiment (until January 1916)
16th Battalion, the Middlesex Regiment

; 87th Brigade :

1st Battalion, the King's Own Scottish Borderers
1st Battalion, the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
1st Battalion, the Border Regiment
2nd Battalion, the South Wales Borderers

; 88th Brigade :

1st Battalion, the Essex Regiment
1st Battalion, the Royal Newfoundland Regiment
1/5th Battalion, the Royal Scots Regiment (until July 1916)
2nd Battalion, the Hampshire Regiment
2nd Battalion, the Leinster Regiment
2/1st (City of London) Battalion, the London Regiment (until January 1916)
4th Battalion, the Worcesterss Regiment

Unit History

Helles landing. Battles of Krithia. Move to Suvla. Battle of Scimitar Hill.

Moved to France.

Battles

Battle of Gallipoli
- Second Battle of Krithia
- Third Battle of Krithia
- Battle of Gully Ravine
- Battle of Sari Bair
  - Battle of Scimitar Hill

External Links

The British Army in the Great War: The 29th Division