
	Where results make sense

Topic: British 55th West Lancashire Division

Related Topics

British 51st (Highland) Infantry Division

Norman Whiteside

	British 55th (West Lancashire) Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 55th Division was reformed in January 1916.
		The brigade had joined the British 51st (Highland) Division in April 1915 (as the 154th Brigade) and returned to the 55th Division in January 1916.
		British 55th (West Lancashire) Division troops blinded by tear gas during the Battle of Estaires, 10 April 1918.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/55th_Division (214 words)

	British Gas -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		After the demerger of British Gas plc ownership of the name was split: in Britain it is used by Centrica plc, while in the rest of the world it is used by BG Group plc.
		As part of the preparations for the Battle of the Somme, the British launch a gas attack against German trenches in front of Montauban on the Somme, June 1916.
		British 55th (West Lancashire) Division troops blinded by tear gas await treatment at a dressing station near Bethune during the Battle of Estaires, 10 April 1918, part of the German offensive in Flanders.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/23/british-gas.html (722 words)

	Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Use of poison gas in World War I (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The British PH gas helmet, effective against phosgene and with which all infantry were equipped with at Loos, was impregnated with phenate hexamine.
		The SBR was the prized possession of the ordinary infantryman; when the British were forced to retreat during the German Spring Offensive of 1918, it was found that while some troops had discarded their rifles, hardly any had left behind their respirators.
		The British Livens projector (invented by Captain W.H. Livens in 1917) was a simple device; an 8-inch diameter tube sunk into the ground at an angle, a propellant was ignited by an electrical signal, firing the cylinder containing 30 or 40 lb (14 or 18 kg) of gas up to 1,900 metres.
	www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=Use_of_poison_gas_in_World_War_I (4038 words)

	42 Bde History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The 42nd (East Lancashire) Division fought in Egypt, the Dardanelles, France and Belgium, while the 55th (West Lancashire) Division operated exclusively in France and Belgium, where it established a reputation of being one of the elite divisions.
		Again the 42nd (East Lancashire) Division was one of the first TA Divisions to deploy and in 1940 formed part of the BEF in France.
		In 1947, the 42nd and 55th Divisions were amalgamated to form the 42nd (Lancashire) Division composed of the 125th, 126th and 127th Infantry Brigades.
	www.army.mod.uk /42Bde/about/History.htm (924 words)

	British 34th Division (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Infobox-British-WWI-division insignia name: 34th Division colour ddbbbb army New Army (British) formation-date April 1915 demobilization-date 1919 prev-name: British 33rd Division prev-colour ddbbbb next-name: British 35th Division next-colour ddbbbb The British 34th Division was a New Army (British) division (military) formed in April 1915 as part of the K4 Army Group.
		The division was originally made up of Pals battalions, notably the 10th Lincolns, known as the Grimsby Chums, and two brigades of Northumberland Fusiliers, the Tyneside Scottish and Tyneside Irish.
		The divisions first major action was the attack at La Boisselle on the first day on the Somme of the Battle of the Somme (1916) during which the division suffered heavy casualties and many of the original Pals were killed.
	read-and-go.hopto.org /British-World-War-I-divisions/British-34th-Division.html (478 words)

	42 Divisional History
		The Division was first formed in 1908 as the East Lancashire Division, with its headquarters at Preston.
		The Division was stationed in the United Kingdom and was disbanded in October 1943.
		Armoured Division, remaining as the Infantry Brigade in that Division until the end of the war.
	www.kellybadge.co.uk /42SqnHistory/42divisionhistory.htm (570 words)

	France at War - Portugal in the Great War
		The division was placed under the operational control of the British XI Corps, commanded by General Richard Haking, an officer with a reputation for launching costly, pointless attacks, and of indifference to casualty figures.
		The survivors of the CEP were used by the British as labour for digging trenches and road repairs as "punishment" for what the British perceived as their "cowardice".
		The 50th Division is transferred from the XV to the XI Corps.
	www.worldwar1.com /france/portugal.htm (3075 words)

	Guillemont Road Cemetery, Guillemont (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		On the 18th August it was reached by the 2nd Division, and on the 3rd September (in the Battle of Guillemont) the village was captured and cleared by the 20th (Light) and part of the 16th (Irish) Divisions.
		The 20th Division erected a Memorial at the cross roads 450 metres East of the village; which has now been replaced by a permanent monument near the same spot; and a permanent Memorial to the 16th Division has been erected between Guillemont and Ginchy.
		Five British Artillerymen were buried by their unit in the French Military Cemetery, in the middle of the village, in September, 1916; and in 1918 the 12th Division buried in the same cemetery 14 men of the 9th Royal Fusiliers and two of the 7th Royal Sussex.
	www.silentwitness.bravepages.com /cemeteryg/guillemont.htm (978 words)

	STORY OF THE 55TH (WEST LANCASHIRE) DIVISION...
		The 55th was a pre-war territorial division, recruited in an area extending northwards from the Mersey to the Lune.
		In April a complete brigade, the North Lancashire, was transferred to the 51st Highland Division and having been redesignated 3rd Highland Brigade went to France with that division in May, whether they were in kilts or not is not made clear.
		The division earned a high reputation, it won the highest number of VCs (12) among the non-regular divisions including the only double VC to be awarded during the war, Capt Noel Chavasse RAMC, the MO of the 1/10th King's (Liverpool) - the Liverpool Scottish.
	www.naval-military-press.com /books/titles/7443.htm (406 words)

	Vieille-Chapelle New Military Cemetery
		It contained the graves of 170 soldiers from the United Kingdom and one from Canada, almost all of whom fell in 1915 or 1918; it was begun by the 1st King's in February 1915, and used by the 55th Division in April 1918.
		Locon New Military Cemetery, begun by the 38th (Welch) Division in September 1915 and used in 1916 and 1918; it contained the graves of 30 soldiers from the United Kingdom, and it was 365 metres West of the village on the road to Merville.
		West Yorkshire Regiment, executed for desertion 05/09/1916 and buried in plot 5.
	www.ww1cemeteries.com /ww1frenchextension/vieillechapelle.htm (531 words)

	The British Expeditionary Force of the Great War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		62nd Division (West Yorkshire) placed in the front line fought hard through the ruins of Havrincourt, up to and through Graincourt and by nightfall were within sight of Anneux in the lee of the commanding height crowned by Bourlon Wood.
		With the latter succeeding in effectively destroying two Portuguese units to 55th Division's left the whole position appeared in danger of collapse, a 5.5km gap appearing in the Allied line.
		Nevertheless 55th Division held the ragged line in the face of fierce German attacks, an action which helped preserve the Channel ports and earned the division subsequent high praise from Commander in Chief Douglas Haig.
	www.expage.com /britishcombat (690 words)

	The 42nd (East Lancashire) Division 1914-1918
		Various units of the East Lancashire Division were engaged in defending against the Turk attack on 3 February 1915.
		British and French forces landed on the Gallipoli peninsula, and French on the other side of the Dardanelles Straits, on 25 April 1915.
		The Division was mostly used in the construction of concrete defence works (which, incidentally, were used to great advantage by the 55th (2nd West Lancashire) Division in stemming the enemy attack here in April 1918.
	www.1914-1918.net /42div.htm (1708 words)

	Major-General Richard Gale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		To lift a single division into combat required more aircraft than even Bomber Command then had available to it, and so, faced with their demands and those of Fighter, Coastal and Transport Commands, not to mention the insistence of the Army for close-support aircraft, there was very little room for the Airborne Forces to manoeuvre.
		The division further had itself to prove: it wanted to show that in pursuit it could be as determined and successful as it felt it had been in the assault and in defence.
		His Division was given responsibility for policing the north of the country, whilst curiously the south was entrusted to no less a formation than the 6th Airborne Division.
	www.ornebridgehead.org /richard_gale.htm (12239 words)

	Regimental Histories
		The division was at Messines in June 1917, fighting side by side with fellow Irishmen from the South, the 16th (Irish) Division in the capture of Wytschaete.
		The division arrived in France at the end of August 1915 and fought on the Western Front till October 1917, when it was transferred to Italy where it remained for the rest of the war.
		Biographical Division, containing a rapid sketch of the war, maps, illustrating the operations and the movements of the forces, one hundred and forty photographs of officers who lost their lives in the campaigns and of recipients of the Victoria Cross, with memoirs prepared from materials furnished by their relations and surviving comrades.
	www.war-art.com /regimental_histories.htm (8590 words)

	Port Cities: - Liverpool Scottish Regiment and the Great War
		In late 1915, the 55th (West Lancashire) Division was re-formed, to include Territorial Force (TF) units that had previously been attached to regular army units.
		In early 1916 the Liverpool Scottish, as part of the 55th (West Lancashire) Division, moved from the Ypres Salient to Bellacourt in France, in preparation for the 'Big Push' planned for later that summer.
		As reservists, the 55th (West Lancashire) Division’s role was to follow up on the initial attacks on German positions made by the Regular Army units.
	www.mersey-gateway.org /education/server.php?show=ConNarrative.169&chapterId=1289 (245 words)

	The 55th (West Lancashire) Division, 1914-1918
		Many of the Division's original units including all of its infantry were sent to the Western Front, between November 1914 and April 1915, to join other formations as reinforcements.
		The complete Division was reformed in France 3rd - 27th January 1916, and served with distinction on the Western Front throughout the war.
		This Brigade joined the Highland Division on 18 April 1915, being redesignated 154th Brigade, and returned to this Division in January 1916.
	www.1914-1918.net /55div.htm (829 words)

	Paradox Interactive Forums - 1914-1924 'British interests; British honour; British obligations'
		The 55th (West Lancashire) Division bravely began its assault at the same time as the Ulsterman to their left, with their immediate objective being the capture of the formidable Bayerische Redoubt, overlooking the British line.
		The 16th (Irish) Division, raised from the irregular pre-war Irish Volunteers, and under the command of Major-General William Hickie, was tasked with attacking north-east of Bayonvillers.
		Men of the 20th (Light) Division, unlike those of 17th Division further north, were able to swiftly occupy the mine crater in front of their sector a few minutes after the beginning of the offensive, thereby giving them the ability to dominate the battlefield.
	www.europa-universalis.com /forum/showthread.php?p=3871978 (5159 words)

	British 55th (West Lancashire) Division -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Between November 1914 and April 1915 the division's (Army unit smaller than a division) brigades were detached as reinforcements with other divisions already in (A republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe) France.
		The brigade had joined the (additional info and facts about British 51st (Highland) Division) British 51st (Highland) Division in April 1915 (as the 154th Brigade) and returned to the 55th Division in January 1916.
		Pioneers : 1/4th Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire* Regiment)
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/br/british_55th_(west_lancashire)_division1.htm (302 words)

	The 51st (Highland) Division, War Sketches by Fred. A. Farrell, Text
		A serious natural obstacle confronted the Highlanders in a deep fold of the ground known as Y Ravine, which ran down from the village to the German trenches, and the ground in general over which their advance was made was horrible with the dead and the litter of the struggle here in the previous July.
		The 51st Division, which was in the XVII Corps under Sir Charles Fergusson, and part of Allenby's Third Army, was opposite Thélus and facing the outer spurs of Vimy Ridge, in front of which, to the Division's left, lay four Canadian divisions, while on its right was the 34th Division.
		In the first phase of the battle of the 20th November the Division had severe losses in its assault upon the strongly organized village of Flesquières, the approach to which was a long slope swept by machine-gun fire, which rendered the cooperation of the tanks unsatisfactory.
	www.lib.byu.edu /~rdh/wwi/memoir/docs/51st/51st1.htm (4195 words)

	mypage4.htm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Click here for exploits of the 42nd Division Richard was killed the day before the end of The Battle of the Selle, which lasted from the 17th - 25th October 1918.
		I assume Tom was in the 42nd division Click here for exploits of the 42nd Division However, he died after the Battle of the Selle, possibly with another Division as the 42nd was reduced by then.
		Serjeant in the Lancashire Fusiliers, 1st/5th Battalion, 42nd Division.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /laura.vizard/mypage4.htm (2925 words)

	Commonwealth War Graves Commission (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Houchin British Cemetery is on the south-west side of Houchin village.
		In March, 1918, the 6th Casualty Clearing Station to Houchin, and the British Cemetery were opened.
		From April to September the German advance made Houchin unsafe for hospitals, and the Cemetery was used by the 55th (West Lancashire) Division; 432 British and Dominion burials in the Cemetery belong to that Division, and recall the part it played in the Battles of the Lys.
	www.wheatleyhill.com /images/people/War_Deaths/todd.htm (172 words)

	George Daniel Lovell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Chateau was occupied early in the War by British and Indian troops; and the Cemeteries, in the South-East corner of the Chateau grounds, were begun in the autumn of 1914.
		The British Cemetery was used by units holding the sector until April, 1918, when, in the Battles of the Lys, Gorre became a support post close behind the front line.
		The 55th (West Lancashire) Division, which held this front before and during the German attack, buried many of their dead in Plots V and VI.
	www.easywell.co.uk /wfh/wickwarmemorial/g-lovell.htm (341 words)

	1st Line Territorial Force Infantry Division 1918
		One of the most apparent differences is that the number of infantry battalions in Divisions on the Western Front was reduced from 13 to 10 (including the pioneer battalion).
		The 43rd and 44th Division were sent to India in 1914, and by the end of the war they had lost much of their infantry which had been sent mostly to the Middle-East as reinforcements.
		Another exception was the 53rd Division which changed to the Indian establishment between 4 June and 29 August 1918.
	www.win.tue.nl /~drenth/BritArmy/Divisions/tf_divs1918.html (273 words)

	42 (NW) Brigade
		The North West region is home to two Infantry Battalions and a General Support Medical Regiment from the Regular Army totalling 2000 soldiers.
		The brigade's role is to provide a firm base and communal focus for the Army in the North West of England and the Isle of Man. It's units train for operations and take part in exercises at home and overseas.
		The 42nd (East Lancashire) Division was one of the first TA Divisions to deploy and in 1940 formed part of the BEF in France.
	www.army.mod.uk /42bde (479 words)

	57th (2nd West Lancashire) Division
		The 57th Division was formed from the Home Service men of the Territorial Force units in the 55th Division, it was formed in Great Britain in February 1915.
		The 57th Division was made ready for overseas in January 1917.
		The Battalions then went to Indian the 1/1st Kent Bn joining the Southern Brigade, 9th (Indian) Division.
	orbat.com /site/warpath/divs/57_div.htm (174 words)

	Arras Road Cemetery, Roclincourt, Pas de Calais, France
		Arras Road Cemetery is on the west side of the main N17 road from Arras to Lens, about 6 kilometres north of Arras, and north of the village of Roclincourt.
		Roclincourt was just within the British lines before the Battles of Arras, 1917; the 51st (Highland) and 34th Divisions advanced from the village on the 9th April, 1917, and the 1st Canadian Division attacked on their left, across the Lens road.
		Givenchy is associated with (among other episodes) the stand made by the 55th (West Lancashire) Division in April, 1918, and it has been "adopted" by the City of Liverpool.
	www.ww1cemeteries.com /ww1frenchcemeteries/arrasroad.htm (282 words)

	Maghull War Memorial
		Rocquigny and Equancourt are approximately 8 kilometres apart and the Rocquigny-Equancourt British Cemetery lies about halfway between the two villages on the north side of the road just west of the crossing road from Etricourt to Ytres.
		The cemetery was begun by British troops in March, 1916, and used until August, 1917 (largely by the 47th (London) Division and the Canadian Corps) and - at intervals - until September, 1918.
		The Military Cemetery is to the north of the town, on the west side of the road to Boulogne.
	www.cus.cam.ac.uk /~jry20/warmem.htm (4278 words)

	Axis History Forum :: View topic - Portuguese division
		I think it is of the 2nd portuguese division at the time of the Lys offensive (9 april 1918).
		I will try to post the OOB of the 2nd division that included the third brigade of 1st division.
		I suppose that the assets of 2nd division would be more or less the same that the 1st division,
	forum.axishistory.com /viewtopic.php?t=48787 (720 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)