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The 60th (2/2nd London) Division was an
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divisions formed from the surplus of London recruits in 1914. The divisional insignia was a
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Role

At first the division, headquartered at
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, Wiltshire, merely supplied the first-line Territorial divisions with drafts to replace losses through casualties. In late 1915 the division began to be equipped for field operations although it was not sent to France until July 1916, after 88 trains had conveyed the men to Southampton from camps around Warminster, Heytesbury, and Codford stations. Its engagements included the
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.Becke, pp. 25–32. As a "lesser" division it was sent to the minor fronts of
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. In mid-1918, most of its British battalions were replaced with Indian battalions and sent to the Western Front, the division effectively becoming a
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Order of Battle

The division had the following composition: ; 179th (2/4th London) Brigade * 2/13th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment * 2/14th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment – ''left 30 May 1918'' * 2/15th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment – ''left 30 May 1918'' * 2/16th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment – ''left 30 May 1918'' * 2nd Battalion,
19th Punjabis The 19th Punjabis was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1857, as the 7th Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 19th Punjabis in 1903 and became 1st Battalion 14th Punjab Regiment i.e. 1/14 Punjab Regi ...
– ''joined 23 June 1918'' * 2nd Battalion, 127th Baluchis – ''joined 26 June 1918'' * 3rd Battalion, 151st Punjabi Rifles – ''joined 4 June 1918'' * 179th Brigade Machine Gun Company – ''joined 29 June 1916; to No 60 MG Battalion 14–27 April 1918'' * 179th Brigade Trench Mortar Battery – ''joined 4 July 1916'' * Small Arms Ammunition Section – ''attached from Divisional Ammunition Column while in Macedonia'' ;
180th (2/5th London) Brigade The 180th (2/5th London) Brigade was a formation of the British Army during the First World War. It was assigned to the 60th (2/2nd London) Division and served in the Middle East. Formation All battalions of the London Regiment as follows: *2/17t ...
* 2/17th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment – ''left 27 May 1918'' * 2/18th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment – ''disbanded 4–7 July 1918'' * 2/19th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment * 2/20th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment – ''left 27 May 1918'' * 2nd Battalion,
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– ''joined 13 July 1918'' * 2nd Battalion,
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– ''joined 1 August 1918'' * 1st Battalion,
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– ''joined 23 July 1918'' * 180th Brigade Machine Gun Company – ''joined 29 June 1916; to No 60 MG Battalion 14–27 April 1918'' * 180th Brigade Trench Mortar Battery – ''joined 4 July 1916'' * Small Arms Ammunition Section – ''attached from Divisional Ammunition Column while in Macedonia'' ;
181st (2/6th London) Brigade The 181st (2/6th London) Brigade was a formation of the British Army during the First World War. It was assigned to the 60th (2/2nd London) Division and served in the Middle East. Formation All battalions of the London Regiment as follows: *2/21s ...
* 2/21st (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment – ''disbanded 3 June 1918'' * 2/22nd (County of London) Battalion (The Queen's) * 2/23rd (County of London) Battalion – ''left 26 May 1918'' * 2/24th (County of London) Battalion (The Queen's) – ''left 26 May 1918'' * 2nd Battalion,
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– ''joined 28 June 1918'' *
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– ''joined 26 June 1918'' * 2nd Battalion, 152nd Punjabis – ''joined 30 June 1918'' * 181st Brigade Machine Gun Company – ''joined 29 June 1916; to No 60 MG Battalion 14–27 April 1918'' * 181st Brigade Trench Mortar Battery – ''joined 4 July 1916'' * Small Arms Ammunition Section – ''attached from Divisional Ammunition Column while in Macedonia'' ;Divisional Mounted Troops * 2/2nd County of London Yeomanry – ''joined 24 June 1915; transferred to
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21 January 1916'' * 60th (2/2nd London) Cyclist Company – ''formed May 1915; transferred to Cavalry Corps 5 September 1916'' * B Squadron, 1/1st Hampshire Carabiniers – ''joined 26 April 1916; to 1/1st Yorkshire Hussars 8 July 1916'' * B Squadron, 1/1st Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry – ''attached during August 1917'' ;Divisional Artillery ''In Britain and France'' * 2/V London Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery The Royal Field Artillery (RFA) of the British Army provided close artillery support for the infantry. It came into being when created as a distinct arm of the Royal Regiment of Artillery on 1 July 1899, serving alongside the other two arms of t ...
– ''joined 9 June 1915; renamed CCC (300) Bde and original batteries became A, B & C 17–18 May 1916; broken up 30–31 August 1916'' ** 2/12th London Battery – 4 x 18-pounder guns – ''A Bty; joined CCCII Bde 30–31 August 1916'' ** 2/13th London Battery – 4 x 18-pounders – ''B Bty; joined CCCII and CCCIII Bdes 30–31 August 1916'' ** 2/14th London Battery – 4 x 18-pounders – ''C Bty; broken up between A and C Btys 30–31 August 1916'' ** 1/3rd Wessex Battery – 4 x 18-pounders – ''joined 28 April 1916; became A/CCCIII Bty May 1916'' ** 2/21st London (H) Battery – 4.5-inch howitzer – ''joined from CCCIII Bde and became D (H) Bty May 1916; became D (H)/CCCI Bty 30–31 August 1916'' ** 2/V London Brigade Ammunition Column – ''absorbed by Divisional Ammunition Column before embarkation for France'' * 2/VI London Brigade, RFA – ''joined 15 June 1915; renamed CCCI (301) Bde and original batteries became A, B & C 17–18 May 1916'' ** 2/15th London Battery – 4 x 18-pounders – ''A Bty; broken up between B and C Btys 30–31 August 1916; reformed in Macedonia'' ** 2/16th London Battery – 4 x 18-pounders – ''B Bty'' ** 2/17th London Battery – 4 x 18-pounders – ''C Bty'' ** 3/2nd Wessex Battery – 4 x 18-pounders – ''joined 28 April 1916; became B/CCCIII Bty May 1916'' ** D (H) Battery – 4 x 4.5-inch – ''joined from CCC Bde 30–31 August 1916'' ** 519 (H) Battery – 4 x 4.5-inch – ''joined from England 20 October 1916 and became A (H) Bty; became D (H)/CCC Bty, then joined
3rd (Lahore) Division The 3rd (Lahore) Division was an infantry division of the British Indian Army, first organised in 1852. It saw service during World War I as part of the Indian Corps in France before being moved to the Middle East where it fought against troops ...
. ** 2/VI London Brigade Ammunition Column – ''absorbed by Divisional Ammunition Column before embarkation for France'' * 2/VII London Brigade, RFA – ''joined 9 April 1915; renamed CCCII (302) Bde and original batteries became A, B & C 17–18 May 1916'' ** 2/18th London Battery – 4 x 18-pounders – ''A Bty; made up to six guns by R Section A/CCC Bty August 1916'' ** 2/19th London Battery – 4 x 18-pounders – ''B Bty; made up to six guns by L Section A/CCC Bty August 1916'' ** 2/20th London Battery – 4 x 18-pounders – ''C Bty; made up to six guns by a Section of B/CCC Bty August 1916'' ** 3/3rd Wessex Battery – 4 x 18-pounders – ''joined 28 April 1916; became C/CCCIII Bty May 1916'' ** 2/22nd London (H) Battery – ''joined from CCCIII Bde and became D (H) Bty May 1916'' ** 2/VII London Brigade Ammunition Column – ''absorbed by Divisional Ammunition Column before embarkation for France'' * 2/VIII London Howitzer Brigade, RFA – ''joined 9 April 1915; renamed CCCIII (303) Bde and reorganised 17–18 May 1916'' ** 2/21st London (H) Battery – 4 x 4.5-inch – ''became D (H)/CCC Bty 17–18 May 1916'' ** 2/22nd London (H) Battery – 4 x 4.5-inch – ''became D (H)/CCCII Bty 17–18 May 1916'' ** 4/LX (H) Bty – ''joined 28 April 1916; became D (H)/CCCIII Bty 17–18 May 1916'' ** 1/3rd Wessex Battery – ''joined and became A/CCCIII Bty May 1916; made up to six guns by a Section of B/CCC Bty August 1916'' ** 3/2nd Wessex Battery – ''joined and became B/CCCIII Bty May 1916; made up to six guns by L Section C/CCC Bty August 1916'' ** 3/3rd Wessex Battery – ''joined and became C/CCCIII Bty May 1916; made up to six guns by R Section C/CCC Bty August 1916'' ** 2/VIII London (H) Brigade Ammunition Column – ''absorbed by Divisional Ammunition Column before embarkation for France'' * 2/2nd London Heavy Battery,
Royal Garrison Artillery The Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA) was formed in 1899 as a distinct arm of the British Army's Royal Regiment of Artillery serving alongside the other two arms of the Regiment, the Royal Field Artillery (RFA) and the Royal Horse Artillery (RHA) ...
– ''joined 9 April 1915; to
61st (2nd South Midland) Division The 61st (2nd South Midland) Division was an infantry division of the British Army raised in 1915 during the Great War as a second-line reserve for the first-line battalions of the 48th (South Midland) Division. The division was sent to the W ...
24 January 1916'' * 1/1st Wessex (Hampshire) Heavy Battery, RGA – ''attached (without guns) 7 April 1915; to 61st (2nd South Midland) Division 24 January 1916'' * 2/1st Wessex (Hampshire) Heavy Battery, RGA – ''joined April 1915; to 61st (2nd South Midland) Division 24 January 1916'' * Trench Mortar Brigade ** X.60, Y.60, Z.60 Medium Trench Mortar Batteries – ''joined 6 July 1916'' ** W.60 Heavy Trench Mortar Battery – ''formed in France 28 July 1916; remained in France when division left for Macedonia'' * 60th (2/2nd London) Divisional Ammunition Column Before leaving for Macedonia the 18-pounder batteries reverted to four-gun establishment: A/CCC Bty was reformed from its original two sections and one from B/CCC; B/CCC Bty was reformed from the other section and those of C/CCC. A/CCC Battery then joined 5th Division and B/CCC Bty became an instructional battery at First Army School. ''In Macedonia, Egypt and Palestine'' * CCCI Brigade, RFA ** A Bty – 6 x 18-pdr – ''from B Bty + half A Bty, 20 December 1916'' ** B Bty – 6 x 18-pdr – ''from C Bty + half A Bty, 20 December 1916; to 74th (Yeomanry) Division 17 June 1917; rejoined 25 March 1918'' ** D (H) Bty – 4 x 4.5-inch – ''C (H) Bty from 20 June 1917'' ** CCCI Brigade Ammunition Column – ''reformed in Macedonia; disbanded on arrival in Egypt'' * CCCII Brigade, RFA ** A Bty – 6 x 18-pdr – ''from A Bty + half C Bty, 22 December 1916'' ** B Bty – 6 x 18-pdr – ''from B Bty + half C Bty, 22 December 1916'' ** D (H) Bty – 4 x 4.5-inch – ''to 74th (Yeomanry) Division 17 June 1917'' ** 413 (H) Bty – 4 x 4.5-inch – ''joined and became C (H) Bty 10 October 1917'' ** CCCII Brigade Ammunition Column – ''reformed in Macedonia; disbanded on arrival in Egypt'' * CCCIII Brigade, RFA ** A Bty – 6 x 18-pdr – ''from A Bty + R Section C Bty, 10 January 1917'' ** B Bty – 6 x 18-pdr – ''from B Bty + L Section C Bty, 10 January 1917'' ** D (H) Bty – 4 x 4.5-inch – ''C (H) Bty from 20 June 1917'' ** CCCIII Brigade Ammunition Column – ''reformed in Macedonia; disbanded on arrival in Egypt'' * Trench Mortar Brigade ** X.60, Y.60, Z.60 Medium Trench Mortar Batteries – ''disbanded on arrival in Egypt'' * 60th (2/2nd London) Divisional Ammunition Column ; 60th (2/2nd London) Divisional Engineers * 2/3rd London Field Company, Royal Engineers – ''to 47th (1/2nd London) Division 23 June 1915'' * 3/3rd London Field Company, Royal Engineers – ''became 519th (3/3rd London) Field Company, Royal Engineers on 5 February 1917'' * 2/4th London Field Company, RE – ''became 521st (2/4th London) Field Company, Royal Engineers on 7 February 1917'' * 1/6th London Field Company, RE – ''became 522nd (1/6th London) Field Company, Royal Engineers on 1 February 1917; to
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18 July 1918'' * No 1 Company,
King George V's Own Bengal Sappers and Miners The Bengal Engineer Group (BEG) (informally the Bengal Sappers or Bengal Engineers) is a military engineering regiment in the Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army. The unit was originally part of the Bengal Army of the East India Company's B ...
, ''joined 18 July 1918'' * 60th (2/2nd London) Divisional Signal Company, Royal Engineers ;Divisional Pioneers * 1/12th Battalion,
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– ''joined 1 June 1916; to 32nd Division16 November 1916; rejoined in Macedonia 13 February 1917; to
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10 April 1918'' * 2nd Battalion,
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– ''joined 28 June 1918; to
10th (Irish) Division The 10th (Irish) Division, was one of the first of Kitchener's New Army K1 Army Group divisions (formed from Kitchener's 'first hundred thousand' new volunteers), authorized on 21 August 1914, after the outbreak of the Great War. It included b ...
19 July 1918'' * 2nd Battalion,
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– ''joined 16/17 September 1918'' ;Divisional Machine Guns * No 60 Battalion,
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– ''formed 14–27 April 1918'' ** 179th MG Company – ''from 179th Brigade'' ** 180th MG Company – ''from 180th Brigade'' ** 181st MG Company – ''from 181st Brigade'' ;Divisional Medical Services * 2/4th, 2/5th, 2/6th London Field Ambulances,
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– ''broken up between 30 June and 4 July 1918'' * 121st Combined Field Ambulance – ''joined 26 June 1918'' * 160th Combined Field Ambulance – ''joined 30 June 1918'' * 179th Combined Field Ambulance – ''joined 1 July 1918'' * 60th Sanitary Section ;Divisional TransportYoung, Annex Q. * 60th (2/2nd London) Divisional Transport and Supply Column, Army Service Corps ** No 1 (HQ) Company (Horse Transport) – ''became 517 Company, ASC'' ** No 2 Company (Horse Transport) – ''became 518 Company, ASC'' ** No 3 Company (Horse Transport) – ''became 519 Company, ASC'' ** No 4 Company (Horse Transport) – ''became 520 Company, ASC'' On arrival in Macedonia the HT companies became the Wheeled Echelon and a Pack Echelon was formed on 27 October 1916; merged back into the wheeled echelon June 1917 in Egypt): * 861, 862, 863, 864 Companies, ASC


Engagements

The division was engaged in the following actions: Macedonian Campaign 1917 * Battle of Doiran Sinai and Palestine Campaign 1917 *
Third Battle of Gaza The Third Battle of Gaza was fought on the night of 1–2 November 1917 between British and Ottoman forces during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I and came after the British Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) victory at the B ...
* Battle of Beersheba *
Battle of Jerusalem The Battle of Jerusalem occurred during the British Empire's "Jerusalem Operations" against the Ottoman Empire, in World War I, when fighting for the city developed from 17 November, continuing after the surrender until 30 December 1917, to ...
1918 * Attack on Shunet Nimrin and Es Salt * Battle of Megiddo *
Battle of Sharon The Battle of Sharon fought between 19 and 25 September 1918, began the set piece Battle of Megiddo half a day before the Battle of Nablus, in which large formations engaged and responded to movements by the opposition, according to pre-existi ...
*
Battle of Nahr el Faliq The Battle of Tulkarm took place on 19 September 1918, beginning of the Battle of Sharon, which along with the Battle of Nablus formed the set piece Battle of Megiddo fought between 19 and 25 September in the last months of the Sinai and Pale ...


General Officer Commanding

The following officers commanded the division: * Colonel E.W.D. Baird (acting) 9–24 October 1914 * Brigadier-General
Thomas Charles Pleydell Calley Major-General Thomas Charles Pleydell Calley (28 January 1856 – 14 February 1932) was a British military officer and Liberal Unionist politician. Military career Calley was the son of Henry Calley, JP, DL, of Burderop Park, Wiltshire, and wa ...
24 October 1914 – 20 December 1915 * Major-General Edward Stanislaus Bulfin 20 December 1915 – 6 August 1917 * Major-General John Stuart Mackenzie Shea 6 August 1917 – 31 May 1919


See also

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List of British divisions in World War I List of military divisions — List of British divisions in the First World War This page is a list of British divisions that existed in the First World War. Divisions were either infantry or cavalry. Divisions were categorised as bei ...


Notes


References

* Becke, Maj A.F. ''History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 2b: The 2nd-Line Territorial Force Divisions (57th–69th), with the Home-Service Divisions (71st–73rd) and 74th and 75th Divisions,'' London: HM Stationery Office, 1937/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007, . * Dalbiac, Col P.H. (2003) ''History of the 60th Division (2/2nd London Division'', London: George Allen & Unwin, 1927/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, . * Watson Graham E. & Rinaldi, Richard A. (2018) ''The Corps of Royal Engineers: Organization and Units 1889–2018'', Tiger Lily Books, . * Young, Lt-Col Michael (2000) ''Army Service Corps 1902–1918'', Barnsley: Leo Cooper, .


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