Order Of Battle of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, April 1916

Part 10,  No. 3 Section Canal Defences

MacMunn, G. & Falls, C., Military operations: Egypt and Palestine, (London 1930), p. 388:

No. 3 Section Canal Defences.

G O.C., etc. - Headquarters, 52nd Division.

Corps Troops.

Mounted Troops -

5th Mounted Brigade.

G.O.C. -

Colonel (temp. Brig.-General) E. A. Wiggin, D.S.O.

1/Ist Warwick Yeomanry;

1/1st Gloucester Yeomanry;

1/1st Worcester Yeomanry;

1/1st S. Midland Signal Troop;

"A" Battery, H.A.C.;

No. 7 Field Troop ;

1/1st S. Midland Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance.

Engineers -

220th Army Troops Company, R.E.

Signal Service -

No. 21 Airline Section.

"WW" Cable Section.

       
52nd (Lowland) Division.   

G.O.C. -

Major-General Hon. H. A. Lawrence.

G.S.O. 1 -

Lieut.-Colonel F. W. J. Walshe.

C.R.A. -

Lieut.-Colonel (temp. Brig.-General) F. L. Parker, C.M.G.

C.R.E. -

Major (temp. Lieut.-Colonel) R. L. Waller.   

           
           
155th Infantry Brigade.   

G.O.C. -

Lieut.-Colonel (temp. Brig.-General)    J. B. Pollok-McCall.

1/4th Royal Scots Fusiliers;

1/5th Royal Scots Fusiliers;

1/4th King's Own Scottish Borderers;

1/5th King's Own Scottish Borderers;

155th Brigade Machine-Gun Company.

156th Infantry Brigade.

G.O.C.  -

Brevet Colonel (temp. Brig.-General) L. C. Koe.

1 /4th Royal Scots;

1/7th Royal Scots;

1/7th Scottish Rifles;

1/8th Scottish Rifles;

156th Brigade Machine-Gun Company.

157th Infantry Brigade.

G.O.C. -

Brevet Colonel (temp. Brig.-General) H. G. Casson, C.M.G.

1/5th Highland Light Infantry;

1/6th Highland Light Infantry;

1/7th Highland Light Infantry;

1/5th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders;

157th Brigade Machine-Gun Company.

Divisional Troops.

Mounted Troops -

H.Q. and "C" Squadron, Royal Glasgow Yeomanry.

52nd Cyclist Company.

Artillery -

1/2nd Lowland Brigade, R.F.A.

1/3rd Lowland Brigade, R.F.A.

1/4th Lowland Brigade, R.F.A.

1/5th Lowland Brigade, R.F.A.

52nd Divisional Ammunition Column (1 officer and 35 other ranks).

Engineers -

2/1st Lowland Field Company, R.E.

2/2nd Lowland Field Company, R.E.

1/2nd Lowland Field Company, R.E.

Signal Service -

52nd Divisional Signal Company.

A.S.C. -

52nd Divisional Train.

Medical Units -

1/1st, 1/2nd, 1/3rd Lowland Field Ambulances.

Attached -

1st Dismounted Brigade.

G.O.C. -

Temp. Brig.-General the Marques of Tullibardine, M.V.O., D.S.O.

1/1st Scottish Horse;

1/2nd Scottish Horse;

1/3rd Scottish Horse;

1/1st Ayr Yeomanry;

1/1st Lanark Yeomanry;

Machine-Gun Company;

1st Dismounted Brigade Signal Troop;

1/1st Scottish Horse and 1/1st Lowland Field Ambulances.

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Order Of Battle of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, April 1917

Part 10,  Northern Canal Section

As part of the Official British War History of the Great War, Captain Cyril Falls and Lieutenant General George MacMunn were commissioned to produce a commentary on the Sinai, Palestine and Syrian operations that took place. In 1928, their finished work, Military Operations, Egypt and Palestine - From the outbreak of war with Germany to June 1917,  was published in London. Their book included Appendix 3 which specifically detailed the Order Of Battle of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, April 1917 and is extracted below.

MacMunn, G. & Falls, C., Military operations: Egypt and Palestine, (London 1930), p. 402:

Northern Canal Section.

G.O.C. -

Colonel (temp. Brig.-General) H. D. Watson, C.M.G., M.V.O. (in addition to his duties as G.O.C., 20th Indian Brigade).

Mounted Troops -

1/2nd County of London Yeomanry (less 2 sqdns.).

16th Company Imperial Camel Corps (attached from 4th Battalion).

Infantry -

20th Indian Infantry Brigade.

Alwar Infantry.

Gwalior Infantry.

Patiala Infantry.

Signal Section (British).

121st (Indian) Field Ambulance.

1st Bn., British West Indies Regiment.

2nd Bn., British West Indies Regiment.

1st Garrison Bn., Notts and Derby Regiment (2 companies).

19th Garrison Bn., Rifle Brigade.

Medical Units -

1/lst Lowland Mounted Brigade, Field Ambulance.

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Citation: Order Of Battle of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, April 1917, Part 10, Northern Canal Section

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Gallipoli Campaign - 1915

Questions to the Turkish General Staff, Part 9

During 1919, after the defeat of Turkey, a unique opportunity was opened up for CEW Bean to question the members of the Turkish General Staff about the Gallipoli Campaign. Bean presented a list of 111 questions. In June 1919, he received the answers. In the following transcription, the answers given by the Turkish General Staff will be qualified by the questions asked by Bean.

Question 84.

84. What was the Turkish appreciation of the attack at HELLES?

It was thought that if the British attack at Cape Helles was successful the result would be more decisive than an attack in another part of the front also that the cramped nature of the Anzac position would prevent free movement in attack.

Question 98

98. What was the first news of the evacuation of Anzac (ARI BURNU)?

The 19th Division reported as follows to the Fortress Group Command at 4.30 a.m. on 20/12/1915:-

The enemy exploded 3 mines in front of trench No. 18. Part of our front trenches has been destroyed. A Company Commander on his own initiative occupied the craters with his Company and met with no opposition. He therefore sent a patrol forward to the enemy trenches and found them empty.

This fact was reported to the Division who ordered the trenches on the divisional front to be occupied.

Question 99

99. Where did the Turks attack on the morning following our evacuation?

The Northern Group Command gave the general advance order to all divisions at 6.40 a.m. on 20/12/1915.

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Order Of Battle of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, April 1916

Part 11,  Western Frontier Force

MacMunn, G. & Falls, C., Military operations: Egypt and Palestine, (London 1930), pp. 389 - 390:

Western Frontier Force

G.O.C. -

Major-General W. E. Peyton, C.V.O., C.B., D.S.O.

G.S.O. 1 -

Major (temp. Lieut.-Colonel) R. E. M. Russell, D.S.O.

C.R.E. -

Major (temp. Lieut.-Colonel) D. M. Griffith, D.S.O.

Force Troops.

Mounted Troops -

6th Mounted Brigade.

G.O.C. -

Lieut.-Colonel (temp. Brig. General) Viscount Hampden, C.M.G.

1/1st Buckinghamshire Yeomanry;

1/1st Berkshire Yeomanry;

1/1st Dorsetshire Yeomanry;

1/2nd S. Midland Field Troop Signal;

No. 6 Field Troop

1/2nd S. Midland Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance.

Attached -

1/2nd County of London Yeomanry.

Royal Flying Corps -

No. 17 Squadron.

Artillery -

1/1st Berkshire Battery, R.H.A.

1/1st Nottinghamshire Battery, R.H.A.

Infantry -

1st Bn. British West Indies Regiment.

2nd Bn. British West Indies Regiment.

3rd Bn. British West Indies Regiment.

Signal Service -

2nd Mounted Divisional Signal Squadron.

No. 42 Airline Section.

"UU" Cable Section.

No. 6 Pack Wireless Section.

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Victoria Militia - Light Horse

(Five Regiments of Australian Light Horse.)

The Broadford, Avenel, Yea, Cathkin, Mansfield, Murchison, Rushworth, and Shepparton Detachments of Victorian Mounted Rifles to be formed into the 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment (Victorian Mounted Rifles).

The Euroa, Longwood, Violet Town, Benalla, Thoona, Wangaratta, Rutherglen, and Beechworth Detachments of Victorian Mounted Rifles to be formed into the 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment (Victorian Mounted Rifles).

The Rochester, Echuca, Kerang, and Macorna Detachments of Victorian Rangers, together with the Ballarat, Bacchus Marsh, Clunes, Talbot, Maryborough, Elmore, Wharparilla, Kerang, Durham Ox, and Pyramid Hill Detachments of Victorian Mounted Rifles, to be formed into the 9th Australian Light Horse Regiment (Victorian Mounted Rifles).

The Sale, Stratford. Rosedale, Cowwarr, Dandenong, Morwell, Warragul, and Drouin Detachments of Victorian Rangers, together with the Sale, Moe, Thorpdale, and Warragul Detachments of Victorian Mounted Rifles, to be formed into the 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment (Victorian Mounted Rifles).

The Melbourne, Pakenham, and Lilydale Detachments of Victorian Mounted Rifles to be formed into one squadron of Australian Light Horse, and attached to the 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment (Victorian Mounted Rifles).

The Warrnambool, Woodford, Nirranda, Panmure, Terang, Colac, Camperdown, Branxholme, Hamilton, Dunkeld, Byaduk, Casterton, and Narrawong Detachments of Victorian Mounted Rifles to be formed into the 11th Australian Light Horse Regiment (Victorian Mounted Rifles).

Further Reading:

Victoria Militia - 8th, 16th and 8th (Indi) Light Horse

Victoria Militia - 9th and 19th (Yarrowee) Light Horse

Victoria Militia - 10th and 13th (Gippsland) Light Horse

Victoria Militia - 11th, 20th and 4th (Corangamite) Light Horse

Victoria Militia - 17th (Campaspe) Light Horse

Victoria Militia - 29th (Port Phillip) Light Horse

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