46th (North Midland) Infantry Division
| 46th (North Midland) Division | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1908 – June 1919 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Branch | Territorial Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Engagements | World War I |
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[edit] History
[edit] World War I
The British 46th (North Midland) Division was a 1st Line Territorial Force division. At the outbreak of the war, the 46th Division was commanded by Major General Hon. E.J. Montagu-Stuart-Wortley. Originally called the 'North Midland Division', it was redesignated as the 46th Division in 1915. The division was sent to France in February 1915 and served on the Western Front for the duration of the First World War. During the Battle of Loos the Division was decimated in an attack on the Hohenzollern Redoubt on 13 October 1915. It was later involved in the Battle of the Somme (1916) and the Battle of Albert.
As part of VII Corps, the southern-most corps of the Third Army, the 46th Division was involved in the diversion at Gommecourt on the first day on the Somme, 1 July 1916.
On 29 September 1918 the 46th Division crossed the St. Quentin Canal with the help of life-belts and collapsible boats, and used scaling ladders to seize the fortified machine gun positions on the far bank.
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The 46th (North Midland) Division memorial.
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The memorial honouring the casualties of the 46th Division at the Hohenzollern Redoubt
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46th Division Memorial near Bellenglise (Hindenburg Line)
[edit] World War I Order of Battle
- 137th Brigade (Staffordshire)
- 1/5th Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment
- 1/6th Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment
- 1/5th Battalion, The Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) (until January 1918)
- 1/6th Battalion, The Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment)
- 138th Brigade (Lincoln and Leicester)
- 1/4th Battalion, The Lincolnshire Regiment (until January 1918)
- 1/5th Battalion, The Lincolnshire Regiment
- 1/4th Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment
- 1/5th Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment
- 139th Brigade (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire)
- 1/5th Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters
- 1/6th Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters
- 1/7th (Robin Hood) Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters (until January 1918)
- 1/8th Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters
- R.F.A Bdes.
- I N. Midlands (1, 2,3 Lincs. Btys.)
- II N. Midlands (1, 2,3 Staffs. Btys.)
- III N. Midlands (4, 5, 6 Staffs. Btys.)
- IV N. Midlands (How.) 1 & 2 Derbyshire Btys.
- Pioneers
- 1/1st Battalion, The Monmouthshire Regiment
[edit] After WWI
The division was disbanded in 1936 but the 46th Infantry Division was formed in 1939.
[edit] See also
- List of British divisions in WWI
- 46th Infantry Division; a British Army Second World War division
[edit] External links
- The British Army in the Great War: The 46th (North Midland) Division
- 46 (West Riding) Infantry Division at Orders of Battle.com?
