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British 51st (Highland) Division
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51st (Highland) Division
ArmyTerritorial Army
FormedAugust 1908
DemobilisedMarch 1919
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The British 51st (Highland) Division was a Territorial Army division that fought on the Western Front in France during World War I. The division's insignia was a stylised 'HD' inside a red circle.

Unit History

Formation

; 152nd (1st Highland) Brigade :

  • 1/5th (The Sutherland and Caithness) Bn, the Seaforth Highlanders
  • 1/6th (Morayshire) Bn, the Seaforth Highlanders
  • 1/8th (The Argyllshire) Bn, the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (from 154th Bde. April 1915)
  • 1/4th Bn, the Cameron Highlanders (until February 1915)
  • 1/6th (Renfrewshire) Bn, the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (from 154th Bde. April 1915 to June 1915)
  • 1/6th (Banff and Donside) Bn, the Gordon Highlanders (from June 1916)

; 153rd (2nd Highland) Brigade :
  • 1/6th Bn, the Black Watch
  • 1/7th Bn, the Black Watch
  • The Shetland Companies, the Gordon Highlanders
  • 1/4th Bn, the Gordon Highlanders (until February 1915)
  • 1/5th (Buchan and Formartin) Bn, the Gordon Highlanders (until February 1918)
  • 1/7th (Deeside Highland) Bn, the Gordon Highlanders (until October 1918)

; 154th (3rd Highland) Brigade :

The original brigade comprised the following battalions until April 1915 when some of the battalions moved to the 152nd Brigade:

  • 1/7th Bn, the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
  • 1/6th (Renfrewshire) Bn, the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
  • 1/8th (The Argyllshire) Bn, the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
  • 1/9th (The Dunbartonshire) Bn, the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders

Between April 18 1915 and January 1916, the brigade was replaced by the battalions of the 164th (North Lancashire) Brigade from the 55th (West Lancashire) Division.

  • 1/4th Bn TF, the King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment
  • 1/8th (Irish) Bn, the King's (Liverpool) Regiment
  • 2/5th Bn, the Lancashire Fusiliers
  • 1/4th Bn, the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
  • 1/6th Bn, the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

After early 1916, the brigade contained the following battalions:

  • 1/4th (Ross Highland) Bn, the Seaforth Highlanders
  • 1/4th Bn, the Gordon Highlanders
  • 1/9th (Highlanders) Bn, the Royal Scots Regiment
  • 1/7th Bn, the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders

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