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returned to the fight. The two centre companies succeeded in retiring to the railway embankment but the left company was almost surrounded and had to fight its way out. The right company, however, maintained its position in the
Marcoing Line. The following day 2/4th Duke's passed through the battalion's position and continued the advance.
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peninsula. This required nine S/L batteries of 24 lights, spaced at 6000 yard intervals, six rows deep. Each battery area was to have an orbit beacon, around which up to four fighters would be positioned at varying heights. These would be allocated by fighter controllers, and the S/Ls would assist by
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Reserve or 2nd Line units for each existing TF unit had been authorised on 31 August 1914. Initially these were formed from men who had not volunteered for overseas service, together with the recruits who were flooding in. Later they were mobilised for overseas service in
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British manpower crisis was so bad that one battalion in each brigade was broken up to provide reinforcements. At the end of January 1918 the 1/5th Duke of Wellingtons was disbanded. Some men were drafted to other battalions of 147 Bde, the remainder were transferred to
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The annual inspection of the battalion was a major social event: two or three thousand people attended the 1869 parade, when the
Huddersfield Rifles, Holmfirth Volunteers, and Mirfield and Meltham Companies were inspected, and the Saddleworth Volunteers 'kept the ground' with the police. Later, the
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came into force on 11 November there was no sign of the rapidly retreating enemy in front of the division's outposts. The division was selected to move into
Germany and occupy bridgeheads on the Rhine, taking up its positions on 25 December. It was the only TF division to cross the frontier into
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plateau. 147th
Brigade was moved up in the late morning, crossing the swampy River Ancre, and then occupying dug-outs previously occupied by the attacking divisions. The brigade thus escaped the casualties suffered by the rest of the 49th Division as it renewed the fruitless attacks on Thiepval.
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at 18.00 allowed the battalion to renew its advance to the final objective, the support trench of the German
Marcoing Line. At this point the centre and left companies were heavily counter-attacked, and were fired at from the rear where insufficiently guarded prisoners had picked up weapons and
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to form a bridgehead on 28 September. The canal here was 50 foot (15 m) wide, and the water had run out of the damaged locks, resulting in thick mud. However, 5th Duke's crossed the damaged bridge in single file and by 11.00 was aligned along the railway embankment beyond. From here any further
793:, a company of 5th Duke's waded across the River Selle unopposed at St Python even before Zero hour and the rest of the battalion crossed by bridges erected by the sappers in the dark. After some hard fighting they pushed on to their objective, forming a defensive flank to cover the capture of
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However, recruitment in the West Riding was unable to keep up with the demands of the units already raised there, and orders were issued on 14 March 1916 that for each draft reaching the units of the 62nd
Division an equal number had to be returned to the 3rd Line for drafting to the 1st Line
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on 9 October. The division started from its assembly area during the previous night. Ground conditions were atrocious, the approach routes were under enemy shellfire, and the men only just reached their jumping-off line before Zero hour. Much of the supporting artillery was unable to get into
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254:, with four companies. The title 'The Huddersfield' was added in 1868. It became the senior unit of the 5th Administrative Battalion of West Yorkshire RVCs when that was formed at Huddersfield on 18 September 1862 with the following organisation (dates are for first officers' commissions):
893:, with units manning their emergency positions within 24 hours, even though many did not yet have their full complement of men or equipment. The emergency lasted three weeks, and they were stood down on 13 October. In February 1939 the existing AA defences came under the control of a new
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for the participation of its volunteer detachment in the 2nd Boer War. The TF battalions contributed to the honours awarded to the parent regiment after World War I. The Royal
Artillery does not carry battle honours, so none were awarded for the battalion's service during World War II.
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of the regiment. At this time, battalion headquarters was at The
Armoury in Ramsden Street, Huddersfield. The uniform had been scarlet with sky blue facing, but the facings were changed to the standard white by 1887. Under the mobilisation scheme introduced by the
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on 4 November, 186th Bde led off, but the start was hampered by German counter-bombardment and mist. Resistance was slight at first, but stiffened as the advance continued. However, they pushed on again in the afternoon, the brigade taking hundreds of prisoners.
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with 2/5th Duke of Wellington's as the reserve battalion. The last attack on Bourlon village was made on 27 November, when 2/5th Bn was checked by heavy machine-gun fire and was unable to link up with the flanking division. The division was then relieved.
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the 49th Division was engaged in peripheral activities along the Flanders Coast from 12 July to 23 September 1917, which came to nothing as the main Ypres attacks failed to break through the German lines. 49th Division made one attack at Ypres, at the
897:. In June, as the international situation worsened, a partial mobilisation of the TA was begun in a process known as 'couverture', whereby each AA unit did a month's tour of duty in rotation to man selected AA gun and searchlight positions.
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was suffering from such shortages of pilots, aircraft and fuel that serious aerial attacks on the UK could be discounted. At the same time 21st Army Group was experiencing a severe manpower shortage, particularly among the infantry. The
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began to reorganise surplus AA regiments in the UK into infantry units, primarily for duties in the rear areas, thereby releasing trained infantry for frontline service. On 1 October 1944, 43rd S/L Rgt was converted into
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This battalion was formed at Huddersfield on 25 March 1915 to provide drafts to the 1st and 2nd Line. In April 1916 it was designated the 5th Reserve Bn, and went with the other reserve battalions of the regiment to
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in March 1915. The 2nd Line battalions were already supplying reinforcements to the 1st Line; once they left their regimental stations in March, new 3rd Line or Reserve battalions were formed to take over this role.
924:, responsible for the air defence of Yorkshire and the Humber Estuary, with 31st AA Bde concentrating on defending the industrial cities of West Yorkshire. It remained with this formation for the next two years.
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At the end of July 1914, the units of the West Riding Division left for their annual training camps, but on 3–4 August the 2nd West Riding Brigade was ordered to its war stations, guarding coastal defences near
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illuminating targets and indicating raid approaches, while area boundaries would be marked by vertical S/Ls. 43rd (5th Duke of Wellington's) S/L Rgt was one of the regiments specially trained for this work.
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The battalion retained its Duke of Wellington's Regiment cap badge when converted to the searchlight role. 578th HAA Regiment wore it on a red backing, together with a red lanyard for sergeants and above.
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position. Consequently, the attack bogged down virtually on the start line. Casualties were heavy, and many of them could not be evacuated until the exhausted 49th Division was relieved by the
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their own right. These battalions were distinguished by the prefix '2/' being added to their title, while the parent battalions took '1/'; later, 3rd Line battalions were organised as well.
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units around Cherbourg having proved problematical once they were on the ground. 50 S/L Brigade therefore remained in AA Command, waiting to cross to Normandy until long after D-Day.
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In the 1930s the increasing need for anti-aircraft (AA) defence for Britain's cities was addressed by converting a number of TA infantry battalions into searchlight battalions of the
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In 1957, some personnel of the 5th Duke of Wellington's battery transferred to the 7th Bn Duke of Wellington's (originally the other half of the 2nd Volunteer Bn split up in 1908,
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In June 1918, the 2/7th Duke of Wellingtons in 186 Bde was broken up, and some of the men were drafted into the 5th Bn. Similarly, the battalion received some men from the 12th Bn
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on 10 December 1936, retaining its Duke of Wellington's cap badge. Consisting of HQ and four AA companies (370–373) at the Drill Hall, Huddersfield, the unit was subordinated to
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of December 1888 the units of the Volunteer Force were assigned to either garrisons or mobile brigades. The Volunteer Battalions of the Duke of Wellington's were assigned to the
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in 1908, Volunteer Battalions were renumbered as battalions of their parent regiments. The 2nd Volunteer Battalion of the Duke of Wellington's formed two new battalions: the
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846:(TA) in 1921) the 5th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment was reformed at Huddersfield, once again in 147th (2nd West Riding) Brigade of 49th (West Riding) Division.
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battalions in France. This arrangement considerably delayed the despatch of 62nd Division on active service. It was only after spending the summer of 1916 training in
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An invasion scare in 1859 led to the creation of the Volunteer Force and huge enthusiasm for joining local Rifle Volunteer Corps (RVCs). The services of a corps at
1013:'s GHQ AA Troops for this purpose, although it retained responsibilities under AA Command. A detailed plan was drawn up for a belt of S/L positions deployed from
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in NW Europe for line of communication duties. The unit was placed in 'suspended animation' in February 1945 and its personnel drafted to other units.
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The division was not involved in the great Ypres offensive of 1917, and was therefore fresh when it was selected to take part in the tank attack at
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On 10 March 1955, AA Command was disbanded and there was a major reduction in the number of TA air defence units. 578 HAA Rgt was amalgamated with
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at Marcoing on 28 September (when he was wounded), making him the most highly decorated private soldier of the British Army in the war.
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Germany. From 21 February 1919 the infantry battalions were progressively relieved by other units and returned to England for
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on 25 August, and then attacked again in the afternoon of 29 August, when the 5th Bn was recorded as having followed the
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Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 1 October 1942, TNA file WO 212/82.
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981:), and all Home Defence searchlight regiments were reduced by one battery. On 1 June E Troop of 372 Bty left and joined
774:, a pre-war Regular soldier, had joined the battalion from 12th Bn Green Howards on 26 July. In a single month he won a
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where it provided the basis for a new 544 S/L Bty formed on 16 January 1941. This battery later joined a newly forming
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The battalion now underwent more than a year of trench warfare with few notable events except a peripheral part in the
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from the hip during street fighting in Anneaux. On the second day of the battle, 186th Bde attacked towards
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704:(28 March). After some four days' hard fighting the German advance was halted in the division's sector.
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However, the 49th Division was thrown into action repeatedly during the long Battle of the Somme:
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in early May, and was engaged in further actions along the Hindbenburg Line later in the month.
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area of Nottinghamshire and in south and east Yorkshire until November 1915, when it moved to
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the 62nd Division where they amalgamated with 2/5th Bn, which became simply the 5th Bn.
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in 39 AA Bde. On 23 January 1942 371 Bty left the regiment and permanently joined
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From 20 to 30 July the 62nd Division counter-attacked under French command in the
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853:(RE). The 5th Duke of Wellington's was one unit selected for this role, becoming
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had in the UK. 50 AA Brigade (now often referred to as 50 S/L Bde) joined
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and achieving a great success 'with the bayonet'. It continued with the
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service rifles until January 1916. Meanwhile, the troops trained in the
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in time for mobilisation just before the outbreak of World War II
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Order of Battle of AA Command, 27 April 1944, TNA file WO 212/85.
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The TA's AA units were mobilised on 23 September 1938 during the
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The Corps of Royal Engineers: Organization and Units 1889–2018
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Brig-Gen Sir James E. Edmonds & Lt-Col R. Maxwell-Hyslop,
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39 AA Bde War Diary June–December 1941, TNA file WO 166/2273.
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of experienced officers and men to 238th S/L Training Rgt at
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respectively. The division began to assemble for training in
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578th (5th Bn Duke of Wellington's) Searchlight Regiment, RA
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43rd (5th Duke of Wellington's) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, RE
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first raised in 1859. It later became a battalion of the
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of Home Defence, and began to train for active service.
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43rd (5th Bn Duke of Wellingtons) Garrison Regiment, RA
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in June) and then moving into winter quarters in the
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and in the event of war were expected to mobilise at
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1782:Routledge, Table LVIII, p. 376; Table LX, p. 378.
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327:Cap badge of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment
272:10 September 1860, joined 5th Admin Bn in 1877
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2461:Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945
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2385:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
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2119:564–591 Rgts RA at British Army 1945 on.
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2139:AA Bdes 67–106 at British Army 1945 on.
2114:
2112:
2110:
1845:
1843:
1162:
1986:Routledge, p. 304, Table XLIX, p. 319.
1679:
1677:
970:). By August 1943 the regiment was in
711:when that was broken up in July 1918.
649:. 62nd Division attacked again at the
485:, which was tasked with capturing the
31:
2577:, London: Longmans, 1959/Corgi, 1966.
2575:In Flanders Fields: the 1917 Campaign
1587:Edmonds & Maxwell-Hyslop, p. 486.
1578:Edmonds & Maxwell-Hyslop, p. 340.
966:(both brigades being in what was now
633:. It served in the operations on the
7:
2496:, Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1992,
641:. On 11 April it was engaged in the
475:first day of the Battle of the Somme
305:E Company at Holmfirth (ex-32nd RVC)
37:5th Bn Duke of Wellington's Regiment
27:Former battalion of the British Army
1698:Watson & Rinaldi, pp. 110, 113.
920:, the brigade transferred again to
778:at Vaulx Vraucourt on 28 August, a
311:K Company at Mirfield (ex-41st RVC)
2274:, Aldershot: Ogilby Trusts, 1982,
2047:Garrison Regiments RA at RA 39–45.
1041:By the autumn of 1944, the German
766:Private Henry Tandey, VC, DCM, MM.
736:Battle of the Drocourt-Quéant Line
282:44th Yorkshire West Riding RVC at
275:41st Yorkshire West Riding RVC at
261:32nd Yorkshire West Riding RVC at
157:Battle of the Drocourt-Quéant Line
25:
2562:, Barnsley: Pen and Sword, 2010,
551:186th (2/2nd West Riding) Brigade
298:with the following organisation:
1862:The National Archives (TNA), Kew
1121:Sir Hildred Carlile, 1st Baronet
461:(9 May 1915) and sustaining the
76:
60:
2589:British Army units from 1945 on
2315:Brig-Gen Sir James E. Edmonds,
555:62nd (2nd West Riding) Division
450:, and the infantry embarked at
331:On 1 July 1881, as part of the
286:29 August 1868, disbanded 1875.
571:.256-in Japanese Ariska rifles
51:3 November 1859 – 1 April 1967
1:
1893:Routledge, Table LXV, p. 396.
859:31st (North Midland) AA Group
368:, gaining the unit its first
319:Duke of Wellington's Regiment
296:6th Yorkshire West Riding RVC
222:, serving as infantry on the
216:Duke of Wellington's Regiment
39:43rd Searchlight Regiment, RA
2560:Tracing the Rifle Volunteers
2511:, London: Leo Cooper, 1997,
2481:, London: Leo Cooper, 1970,
2447:, Stroud: Spellmount, 2012,
797:by the rest of the brigade.
597:(with 2/5th Bn stationed at
2604:The Royal Artillery 1939–45
1883:10 AA Division at RA 39–45.
1542:Griffiths, Table 9, p. 146.
776:Distinguished Conduct Medal
651:Second Battle of Bullecourt
507:Battle of Flers–Courcelette
448:British Expeditionary Force
167:Battle of the Canal du Nord
41:600th Infantry Regiment, RA
2653:
2547:, Tiger Lily Books, 2018,
2060:Farndale, Annex M, p. 339.
1902:Farndale, Annex D, p. 260.
1103:), which was redesignated
997:was to be responsible for
789:On 20 October, during the
643:First Battle of Bullecourt
388:(TF) was formed under the
2611:The Territorial Army 1947
2430:British Regiments 1914–18
2211:7th DWR at Regiments.org.
1800:Routledge, pp. 65–6, 371.
1614:5th DWR at Regiments.org.
1470:Cooper, pp. 97–9, 109–10.
1094:673 Light AA Regiment, RA
916:In November 1940, during
43:578 Heavy AA Regiment, RA
2594:British Military History
2492:Norman E.H. Litchfield,
2302:The Ironclads of Cambrai
2073:600 Inf Rgt at RA 39–45.
1649:Frederick, pp. 859, 867.
1506:Becke. Pt 3b, pp. 102–4.
1488:Cooper, pp. 129–31, 170.
1334:Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 85–91.
1282:Beckett, pp. 135, 185–6.
983:58th (Middlesex) S/L Rgt
958:60th (Middlesex) S/L Rgt
932:The regiment supplied a
724:Second Battle of Bapaume
629:and concentrated around
501:Battle of Pozières Ridge
495:Battle of Bazentin Ridge
318:
210:was a unit of Britain's
152:Second Battle of Bapaume
2459:Joslen, H. F. (2003) .
2129:Litchfield, Appendix 5.
1850:43 S/L Rgt at RA 39–45.
1625:Titles and Designations
1497:Blaxland, pp. 75, 84–5.
1461:Becke, Pt 2b, pp. 41–8.
1090:382 Medium Regiment, RA
694:German spring offensive
402:2nd West Riding Brigade
337:2nd Volunteer Battalion
208:The Huddersfield Rifles
142:German spring offensive
2164:Litchfield, pp. 267–9.
1178:Beckett, Appendix VII.
800:At the opening of the
767:
720:Hundred Days Offensive
525:Battle of Poelcappelle
473:For the attack on the
459:Battle of Aubers Ridge
328:
132:Battle of Poelcappelle
2522:Brig N.W. Routledge,
2351:The Defeat of Germany
946:30th (Surrey) S/L Rgt
895:Anti-Aircraft Command
765:
722:, beginning with the
520:Third Ypres Offensive
326:
246:were accepted by the
162:Battle of Havrincourt
2083:Ellis, pp. 369, 380.
1828:on 23 September 2015
1791:Routledge, pp. 62–3.
1753:on 23 September 2015
1721:on 23 September 2015
1404:Edmonds, pp. 158–62.
1234:Westlake, pp. 260–7.
1142:South Africa 1900–02
1109:Yorkshire Volunteers
802:Battle of the Sambre
530:New Zealand Division
465:(19 December 1915).
406:West Riding Division
374:South Africa 1900–02
177:Battle of the Sambre
2176:Frederick, p. 1009.
2104:Frederick, p. 1023.
1671:Litchfield, p. 268.
1431:Pugsley, pp. 281–3.
1395:Becke, Pt 2b, p. 6.
964:32 (Midland) AA Bde
861:(later Brigade) in
791:Battle of the Selle
746:(27–30 September).
742:(12 September) and
716:Battle of Tardenois
583:Newcastle upon Tyne
342:Stanhope Memorandum
172:Battle of the Selle
147:Battle of Tardenois
122:Battle of the Somme
35:Huddersfield Rifles
2398:J.B.M. Frederick,
2383:J.B.M. Frederick,
2285:Gregory Blaxland,
2270:Ian F.W. Beckett,
2034:Routledge, p. 421.
2016:Routledge, p. 316.
1977:Routledge, p. 409.
1911:Frederick, p. 862.
1479:Griffiths, p. 134.
1422:Wolff, pp. 223–37.
1081:It formed part of
989:Operation Overlord
979:Operation Overlord
768:
609:(with 2/5th Bn at
329:
2568:978-1-84884-211-3
2470:978-1-84342-474-1
2453:978-0-7524-6613-2
2438:978-1-84342-197-9
2428:Brig E.A. James,
2025:Ellis, pp. 141–2.
1864:, file WO 212/79.
1684:Monthly Army List
1551:Blaxland, p. 223.
1533:Blaxland, p. 208.
1524:Blaxland, p. 153.
1218:Frederick, p. 95.
1115:Honorary Colonels
509:(15–22 September)
386:Territorial Force
380:Territorial Force
202:
201:
195:North West Europe
137:Battle of Cambrai
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1037:600 Regiment, RA
995:No. 85 Group RAF
922:10th AA Division
844:Territorial Army
732:Creeping barrage
479:Battle of Albert
350:Northern Command
333:Childers Reforms
220:Territorial Army
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2443:David Johnson,
2366:Martin Farndale
2255:Maj A.F. Becke,
2240:Maj A.F. Becke,
2225:Maj A.F. Becke,
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874:7th AA Division
863:2nd AA Division
851:Royal Engineers
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700:(25 March) and
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563:Nottinghamshire
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