British 61st (2nd South Midland) Division
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The British 61st (2nd South Midland) Division was a second-line Territorial Army division raised in 1915 as a reserve for the first-line battalions of the 48th (South Midland) Division. The division was sent to the Western Front in May 1916 and served there for the duration of the First World War.
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Unit history
Formation
- 182nd (2nd Warwickshire) Brigade
- 2/5th Battalion, the Royal Warwickshire Regiment (disbanded February 1918)
- 2/6th Battalion, the Royal Warwickshire Regiment
- 2/7th Battalion, the Royal Warwickshire Regiment
- 2/8th Battalion, the Royal Warwickshire Regiment (disbanded February 1918)
- 2/8th Battalion, the Worcestershire Regiment (from 183rd Bde. February 1918)
- 183rd (2nd Gloucester and Worcester) Brigade
The brigade contained the following battalions until February 1918 when most of them were disbanded.
- 2/4th (City of Bristol) Battalion, the Gloucestershire Regiment
- 2/6th Battalion, the Gloucestershire Regiment
- 2/7th Battalion, the Worcestershire Regiment
- 2/8th Battalion, the Worcesters (to 182nd Bde. February 1918)
Between February and June 1918 the Brigade contained the following battalions.
- 1/9th (Highlanders) Battalion, the Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)
- 1/5th (Buchan and Formartin) Battalion, the Gordon Highlanders
- 1/8th (The Argyllshire) Battalion, the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
From May 1918 the following battalions joined the Brigade.
- 1st Battalion, the East Lancashire Regiment
- 9th (Service) Battalion, the Northumberland Fusiliers
- 11th (Service) Battalion, the Suffolk Regiment
- 184th (2nd South Midland) Brigade
- 2/5th Battalion, the Gloucestershire Regiment
- 2/4th Battalion, the Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
- 2/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion, the Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (disbanded February 1918)
- 2/4th Battalion, the Royal Berkshire Regiment
Battles
External links
The British Army in the Great War: The 61st (2nd South Midland) Division (http://www.1914-1918.net/61div.htm)