Wikipedia: British 61st (2nd South Midland) Division

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.

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

Battle of Fromelles

External Links

The British Army in the Great War: The 61st (2nd South Midland) Division