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Order Of Battle of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, April 1916, Part 3, IX Corps Topic: AIF & MEF & EEF
Order Of Battle of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, April 1916
Part 3, IX Corps
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 2 which specifically detailed the Order Of Battle of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, April 1916 and is extracted below.
MacMunn, G. & Falls, C., Military operations: Egypt and Palestine, (London 1930), pp. 381 - 382:
IX Corps
G.O.C. –
Major-General (temp. Lieut.-General) Sir F. J. Davies, K.C.B., K.C.M.G.
Brigadier-General, General Staff –
Brevet Colonel (temp. Brig.-General) H. E. Street, C.M.G.
Brigadier-General, Royal Artillery -
Lieut.-Colonel (temp. Brig.-General) C. H. de Rougemont, M.V.O., D.S.O.
Chief Engineer -
Colonel (temp. Brig.-General) E.R. Bland.
Corps Troops.
Mounted Troops –
8th Mounted Brigade.
G.O.C –
Colonel (temp. Brig.-General) A. H. M. Taylor, D.S.O.
Order Of Battle of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, April 1917, Part 3, 52nd (Lowland) Division Topic: AIF & MEF & EEF
Order Of Battle of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, April 1917
Part 3, 52nd (Lowland) Division
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), pp. 397 - 398:
52nd (Lowland) Division.
G.O.C. -
Brevet Colonel (temp. Major General) W. E. B. Smith, C.B., C.M.G.
G.S.O. 1 -
Major (temp. Lieut. Colonel) G. W. V. Holdich, D.S.O.
C.R.A. -
Lieut. Colonel (temp. Brig. General) E. C. Massy, D.S.O.
C.R.E. -
Temp. Major (temp. Lieut. Colonel) L. F. Wells.
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. -
Temp. Lieut. Colonel (temp. Brig, General) A. H. Leggett, D.S.O.
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) C. D. H. Moore, D.S.O.
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.
Artillery -
1/2nd Lowland Brigade, R.F.A.
261st Brigade, R.F.A.
262nd Brigade, R.F.A.
263rd 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.
Order Of Battle of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, October 1917, Part 3, XX CORPS Topic: AIF & MEF & EEF
Order Of Battle of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, October 1917
Part 3, XX CORPS
As part of the Official British War History of the Great War, Captain Cyril Falls was commissioned to produce a commentary on the Sinai, Palestine and Syrian operations that took place. In 1930, his finished work, Military Operations Egypt and Palestine from June 1917 to the end of the war, produced in two parts, was published in London. The book included Appendix 2 which specifically detailed the Order Of Battle of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, October 1917 and is extracted below. Falls makes the comment that this Order of Battle was not as comprehensive as that produced in the earlier volume.
Falls, C, Military Operations Egypt and Palestine from June 1917 to the end of the war, Part II, London, 1930, Appendix 2 pp. 662 - 664:
XX CORPS.
G.O.C. -
Lieut. General Sir P. W. Chetwode, Bt., K.C.M.G., C.B., D.S.O.
Br.-General, General Staff -
Br. General W. H. Bartholomew, C.M.G.
Deputy Adjutant and Quartermaster-General -
Br. General E. Evans, D.S.O.
G.O.C. Royal Artillery -
Br. General A. H. Short, C.B.
Chief Engineer -
Br. General R. L. Waller.
53rd (Welsh) Division.
G.O.C. -
Major-General S. F. Mott.
158th Brigade
G.O.C. -
Br. General H. A. Vernon, D.S.O.
1/5th R. Welch Fusiliers.
1/6th R. Welch Fusiliers.
1/7th R. Welch Fusiliers.
1/1st Herefordshire Regt.
159th Brigade
G.O.C. -
Br. General N. E. Money, D.S.O.
1/4th Cheshire Regt.
1/7th Cheshire Regt.
1/4th Welch Regt.
1/5th Welch Regt.
160th Brigade
G.O.C. -
Br. General V. L. N. Pearson.
1/4th R. Sussex Regt.
2/4th R. West Surrey Regt.
2/4th R. West Kent Regt.
2/10th Middlesex Regt.
Artillery -
265th Brigade R.F.A. ("A" "B" and "C" Btys.).
266th Brigade R.F.A. ("A" "B" and "C" Btys.).
267th Brigade R.F.A. ("A" and "B" Btys.).
Engineers -
436th, 437th, and 439th Field Coys. R.E.
60th (London) Division.
G.O.C. -
Major General J. S. M. Shea, C.B., D.S.O.
179th Brigade
G.O.C. -
Br. General FitzJ. M. Edwards, C.M.G., D.S.O.
2/13th London Regt.
2/14th London Regt.
2/16th London Regt.
2/15th London Regt.
180th Brigade
G.O.C. -
Br. General C. F. Watson, C.M.G., D.S.O.
2/17th London Regt.
2/18th London Regt.
2/19th London Regt.
2/20th London Regt.
181st Brigade
G.O.C. -
Br. General E. C. Da Costa.
2/21st London Regt.
2/22nd London Regt.
2/23rd London Regt.
2/24th London Regt.
Artillery -
301st Brigade R.F.A. ("A," and "C" Btys.).
302nd Brigade R.F.A. ("A," 413th, and "C" Btys.).
303rd Brigade R.F.A. ("A," "B," and "C" Btys. ).
Engineers -
519th, 521st, and 522nd Field Coys. R.E.
Pioneers -
1/12th Loyal N. Lancashire Regt.
74th (Yeomanry) Division.
G.O.C. -
Major General E. S. Girdwood.
229th Brigade
G.O.C. -
Br. General R. Hoare.
16/Devonshire Regt.
14/R. Highlanders.
12/Somerset L.I.
12/R. Scots Fusiliers.
230th Brigade
G.O.C. -
Br. General A. J. McNeill.
10/E. Kent Regt.
15/Suffolk Regt.
16/R. Sussex Regt.
12/Norfolk Regt.
231st Brigade
G.O.C. -
Br. General C. E. Heathcote, D.S.O.
10/Shropshire L.I.
25/R. Welch Fusiliers.
24/R. Welch Fusiliers.
24/Welch Regt.
Artillery -
XLIV Brigade R.F.A. (340th and 382nd Btys.).
117th Brigade R.F.A. ("A," "B," and "C" Btys.).
268th Brigade R.F.A. ("A," 366th, and "C" Btys.).
Engineers -
5th (R. Monmouth) and Sth (R. Anglesey) Field Coys. R.E.
Corps Troops.
Mounted Troops -
1/2nd County of London Yeo.
Artillery -
XCVI Heavy Artillery Group (15th, 91st, and 181st Heavy Btys.; 378th, 383rd, and 440th Siege Btys.).
Order Of Battle of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, April 1916, Part 4, 42nd (East Lancashire) Division Topic: AIF & MEF & EEF
Order Of Battle of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, April 1916
Part 4, 42nd (East Lancashire) Division
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 2 which specifically detailed the Order Of Battle of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, April 1916 and is extracted below.
MacMunn, G. & Falls, C., Military operations: Egypt and Palestine, (London 1930), pp. 382 - 383:
42nd (East Lancashire) Division.
G.O.C. –
Major-General Sir W. Douglas, K.C.M.G., C.B.
G.S.O. 1 –
Major (temp. Lieut.-Colonel) A. Crookenden.
C.R.A. –
Brig.-General A. D'A. King, D.S.O.
C.R.E. –
Lieut.-Colonel S. L. Tennant.
125th Infantry Brigade.
G.O.C. –
Colonel (temp. Brig.-General) H. C. Frith.
1/5th Lancashire Fusiliers;
1/6th Lancashire Fusiliers;
1/7th Lancashire Fusiliers;
1/8th Lancashire Fusiliers;
125th Brigade Machine-Gun Company.
126th Infantry Brigade.
G.O.C. –
Major (temp. Brig.-General) A. W. Tufnell.
1/4th East Lancashire Regiment;
1/5th East Lancashire Regiment;
1/9th Manchester Regiment;
1/10th Manchester Regiment;
126th Brigade Machine-Gun Company.
127th Infantry Brigade.
G.O.C. –
Lieut.-Colonel (temp. Brig.-General V. A. Ormsby, C.B.
1/5th Manchester Regiment;
1/6th Manchester Regiment; 1/7th Manchester Regiment;
1/8th Manchester Regiment;
127th Brigade Machine-Gun Company.
Divisional Troops.
Mounted Troops –
1 Sqdn. Duke of Lancaster's Yeomanry.
13th Cyclist Company.
Artillery –
1/lst E. Lancashire Brigade, R.F.A.
1/2nd E. Lancashire Brigade, R.F.A.
1/3rd E. Lancashire Brigade, R.F.A.
1 /4th E. Lancashire (How.) Brigade, R.F.A.
42nd Divisional Ammunition Column.
Engineers –
1/1st E. Lancashire Field Company, R. E.
1/2nd E. Lancashire Field Company, R. E.
1/2nd W. Lancashire Field Company, R.E.
Signal Service -
42nd Divisional Signal Company.
A.S.C. -
42nd Divisional Train.
Medical -
1/1st, 1/2nd and 1/3rd E. Lancashire Field Ambulances.
Attached -
3rd Dismounted Brigade.
G.O.C. –
Lieut.-Colonel Lord Kensington, D.S.O.(Acting).
1/1st E. Kent Yeomanry;
1/1st W. Kent Yeomanry;
1/1st Sussex Yeomanry;
1/1st Welsh Horse;
1/1st Norfolk Yeomanry;
1/1st Suffolk Yeomanry;
Machine-Gun Company;
3rd Dismounted Brigade Signal Troop;
1/1st Eastern and 1/1st S. Eastern Mounted Brigade Field Ambulances.
Order Of Battle of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, April 1917, Part 4, 53rd (Welsh) Division Topic: AIF & MEF & EEF
Order Of Battle of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, April 1917
Part 4, 53rd (Welsh) Division
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. 398:
53rd (Welsh) Division.
G.O.C. -
Major-General A. G. Dallas, C.B., C.M.G.
G.S.O. 1 -
Major (temp. Lieut.-Colonel) A. E. M. Sinclair-Thomson, D.S.O.
C.R.A. -
Lieut.-Colonel (temp. Brig.-General) R. E. A. Le Mottée.
158th Infantry Brigade.
G.O.C. -
Major (temp. Brig.-General) S. F. Mott.
1/5th Royal Welch Fusiliers;
1/6th Royal Welch Fusiliers;
1 /7th Royal Welch Fusiliers;
1/1st Herefordshire Regiment;
158th Brigade Machine-Gun Company.
159th Infantry Brigade.
G.O.C. -
Colonel (temp. Brig. General) J. H. du B. Travers, C.B.
1/4th Cheshire Regiment;
1/7th Cheshire Regiment;
1/4th Welch Regiment;
1/5th Welch Regiment;
159th Brigade Machine-Gun Company.
160th Infantry Brigade.
G.O.C. -
Colonel (temp. Brig.-General) W. J. C. Butler.
1/4th Royal Sussex Regiment;
2/4th Royal West Surrey Regiment;
2/4th Royal West Kent Regiment;
2/10th Middlesex Regiment;
160th Brigade Machine-Gun Company.
Divisional Troops.
Mounted Troops -
1 Sqdn., 1/1st Hertfordshire Yeomanry.
53rd Divisional Cyclist Company.
Artillery -
265th Brigade, R.F.A.
266th Brigade, R.F.A.
267th Brigade, R.F.A.
53rd Divisional Ammunition Column (1 officer and 35 other ranks).
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