The 11th (Northern) Division, was an

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division of the

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, raised from men who had volunteered for Lord Kitchener's New Armies. The division fought in the Gallipoli Campaign and on the Western Front. The division's insignia was an

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or ankhus.

History

The division came into existence on 21 August 1914 under Army Order No. 324, which authorised the formation of the first six new divisions of Kitchener's Army. The division was composed of early wartime volunteers and assembled at Belton Park near

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. By mid-1915, the recruits were judged to be ready for active service, and the division sailed for the

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in June-July 1915. As part of the Suvla Bay landing force, it reinforced the British expeditionary force at

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, on 7 August. The 6th (Service) Battalion,

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(32nd Brigade) was the first "Kitchener unit" to be involved in a major offensive operation of the war. Its action at Lala Baba Hill, on 7 August, was costly: all but three of its officers were killed, including the CO, Colonel E. H. Chapman, were killed. Afterwards the hill was known to the Allies as York Hill. The division continued to serve at Gallipoli, suffering high casualties, until the evacuation of Suvla in December 1915. It then spent a period of time in

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, guarding the

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. The division was transferred to France in mid-1916 and saw action in the

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. It remained on the Western Front until the

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. On 28 June 1919, exactly five years since the

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, the 11th (Northern) Division was officially disbanded, having sustained more than 32,100 casualties during the war.

Order of battle

The division comprised the following units and formations:Becke, pp. 19–25. ; 32nd Brigade : * 9th Battalion,

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– ''absorbed 1/1st Yorkshire Hussars October 1917 and became 9th (Yorkshire Hussars) Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment'' * 6th Battalion,

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– ''became divisional pioneers 18 January 1915'' * 6th Battalion,

(Green Howards) – ''absorbed into 2nd Battalion 16 May 1918'' * 8th Battalion,

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– ''from 34 Bde 18 January 1915; disbanded and drafted February 1918'' * 6th Battalion,

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* 2nd Battalion, Green Howards – ''joined from 30th Division 14 May 1918'' * 32nd Brigade Machine Gun Company – ''formed March 1916; joined 11th Battalion,

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(MGC), 28 February 1918'' * 32nd Brigade Trench Mortar Battery – ''joined July 1917'' ; 33rd Brigade : * 6th Battalion,

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* 6th Battalion,

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– ''disbanded and drafted February 1918'' * 7th Battalion,

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* 9th Battalion,

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(

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Regiment) * 5th Battalion,

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– ''from Army Troops; to 34 Bde 18 January 1915'' * 33rd Brigade Machine Gun Company – ''formed March 1916; joined 11th Battalion MGC 28 February 1918 '' * 33rd Brigade Trench Mortar Battery – ''joined July 1917'' ; 34th Brigade : * 8th Battalion,

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* 9th Battalion,

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– ''disbanded and drafted February 1918'' * 8th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment – ''to 32 Bde 18 January 1915'' * 11th Battalion,

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* 5th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment – ''from 33 Bde 18 January 1915'' * 34th Brigade Machine Gun Company – ''formed March 1916; joined 11th Battalion MGC 28 February 1918 '' * 34th Brigade Trench Mortar Battery – ''joined July 1917'' ; 1/2nd South-Western Mounted Brigade (Serving dismounted) – ''attached at Suvla 9 October to 15 November 1915'' * 1/1st Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry * 1/1st Royal North Devon Yeomanry * 1/1st West Somerset Yeomanry * 1/2nd South-Western Signal Troop,

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(RE) * 1/2nd South-Western Field Ambulance,

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(RAMC) ; Divisional Mounted Troops: * 11th Divisional Cyclist Company,

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– ''formed January–March 1915; to

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Cyclist Battalion 12 July 1916'' * B Squadron, 1/1st Hertfordshire Yeomanry – ''joined 4 April 1916 in Egypt; to VI Corps in France 12 July 1916'' ; Divisional

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: * LVIII Brigade,

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(RFA) ** 184, 185, 186 Batteries – ''6-gun batteries reorganised by February 1915 as 4-gun batteries designated A, B, C and D'' ** LVIII Brigade Ammunition Column (BAC) * LIX Brigade, RFA ** 187, 188, 189 Batteries – ''A, B, C, D by February 1915'' ** LIX BAC * LX Brigade, RFA ** 190, 191, 192 Batteries – ''A, B, C, D by February 1915'' ** LX BAC * LXI (Howitzer) Brigade, RFA – ''remained in England when division went to Gallipoli; later joined

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'' ** 193 (H), 194 (H), 195 (H) Batteries – ''A, B, C, D by February 1915'' ** LIX (H) BAC * 11th Divisional Ammunition Column – ''remained in England when division went to Gallipoli'' * 1st Hull Heavy Battery,

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(RGA) and Ammunition Column – ''redesignated 11th (Hull) Heavy Battery May 1915; remained in England when division went to Gallipoli; later went to

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'' ''Also attached'': * LV Brigade, RFA – ''attached from

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at Suvla until the evacuation'' * LVII (H) Brigade, RFA – ''attached from 10th (Irish) Division at Suvla until the evacuation'' * IV Lowland (H) Brigade, RFA (TF) – ''attached from

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at Suvla until the evacuation'' * IV Highland (Mountain) Brigade, RGA (TF) – ''attached from 29th Division at Suvla until the evacuation'' * 10th Heavy Battery, RGA – ''attached from 10th (Irish) Division at Suvla until the evacuation'' * 91st Heavy Battery, RGA – ''attached in England; detached at Gallipoli and landed at

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'' ''After 1916 reorganisations''Farndale, p. 134. * LVIII Brigade, RFA ** A, B, C Batteries ** D Battery – ''became A (H) Battery, CXXXIII (H) Brigade 26 April 1916'' * LIX Brigade, RFA ** A, B, C Batteries ** D Battery – ''became B (H) Battery, CXXXIII (H) Brigade 26 April 1916'' * LX Brigade, RFA – ''broken up 25 January 1917'' ** A, B, C Batteries ** D Battery – ''became CXXXIII BAC 26 April 1916'' * CXXXIII (Howitzer) Brigade, RFA – ''formed in 26 April 1916 as 'The Howitzer Brigade, RFA', renamed 31 May 1916; broken up between LVIII and LIX Brigades November–December 1916'' ** A (H) Battery – ''from LVIII Brigade 26 April 1916'' ** B (H) Battery – ''from LIX Brigade 26 April 1916'' ** CXXXIII BAC – ''from LX Brigade 26 April; became C (H) Battery 22 June; broken up between A (H) and B (H) Batteries 29 August 1916'' ** 501 (H) Battery – ''joined 15, left 27 November 1916'' * CXVIII (H) Brigade, RFA – ''joined from

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15 July 1916 and broken up'' ** 458 (H) Battery – ''became D (H) Battery, LVIII Brigade'' ** 459 (H) Battery – ''became D (H) Battery, LIX Brigade'' ** 461 (H) Battery – ''became D (H) Battery, LX Brigade'' * X/11, Y/11, Z/11 Medium Trench Mortar Batteries – ''joined 9 August 1916'' * 11th Divisional Ammunition Column – ''rejoined in France 7 July 1916 and absorbed BACs'' ''After Winter 1916–17 reorganisation'' * LVIII Brigade, RFA ** A, B, C, D (H) Batteries * LIX Brigade, RFA ** A, B, C, D (H) Batteries * X/11 Medium Trench Mortar Battery * Y/11 Medium Trench Mortar Battery * Z/11 Medium Trench Mortar Battery – ''absorbed by X/11 and Y/11 on 3 February 1918'' * V/11 Heavy Trench Mortar Battery – ''left February 1918'' ;Divisional

: * 67th Field Company, RE * 68th Field Company, RE * 68th Field Company, RE – ''joined from 21st Division 7 February 1915'' * 11th Divisional Signal Company, RE ;Divisional Pioneers : * 6th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment ;Divisional Machine Gun Troops: * 11 Divisional Motor Machine Gun Company – ''joined 9 June 1915; remained in England when division went to Gallipoli'' * 250th Machine Gun Company, MGC - ''joined 16 November 1917'' * 11th Battalion, MGC – ''formed 28 February 1918'' ** 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 250th MG Companies ;Divisional Medical Services: * 33rd Field Ambulance,

(RAMC) * 34th Field Ambulance, RAMC * 35th Field Ambulance, RAMC * 22nd Mobile Veterinary Section, Army Veterinary Corps * 21st Sanitary Section – ''joined in Egypt; joined

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9 December 1916'' ;Divisional Transport: * 11th Divisional Train, Army Service Corps (ASC) – ''remained in England when division went to Gallipoli; later joined 26th Division in

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''Young, Annex Q. ** 112th, 113th, 114th 115th Companies, ASC * 11 Divisional Motor Ambulance Workshop – ''remained in England when division went to Gallipoli and absorbed into Divisional Train'' * 11th Divisional Train, ASC – ''former 53rd (Welsh) Divisional Train left in England; joined 6 July 1916'' ** 479th, 480th, 481st, 482nd Companies, ASC

Commanders

The following officers served as General Officer Commanding: * Major General

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''(August 1914 – August 1915)'' * Major General Sir

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''(August 1915 – July 1916)'' * Lieutenant General Sir

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''(July–December 1916)'' * Brigadier-General J. Erskine (acting) ''(December 1916)'' * Major General Archibald Ritchie (wounded in action) ''(December 1916 – May 1917)'' * Major General Henry Davies (wounded in action) ''(May 1917 – September 1918)'' * Brigadier General Sir

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(acting) ''(September 1918)'' * Major-General H. Davies ''(September–October 1918)''

Battles

The division took part in the following actions: Gallipoli Campaign
1915 *Battle of Suvla (in

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) **

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, 6–15 August ** Capture of Karakol Dagh (34th Bde), 7 August **

Battle of Scimitar Hill The Battle of Scimitar Hill ( Turkish: Yusufçuk Tepe Muharebesi, literally: ''Battle of the Dragonfly Hill'') was the last offensive mounted by the British at Suvla during the Battle of Gallipoli in World War I. It was also the largest single-d ...

, 21 August ** Attack on 'W' Hills, 21 August ** Evacuation of Suvla, night 19/20 December Western Front
1916 *

(in

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, Reserve Army) ** Capture of the Wonder Work (32nd Bde) 14 September **

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, 15–22 September **

Battle of Thiepval Ridge The Ba ...

, 26–28 September 1917 * Operations on the

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, 11–19 January (in

, Fifth Army) * Battle of Messines, 9–14 June (in IX Corps, Second Army) *

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(in XVIII Corps, Fifth Army) ** Battle of Langemarck, 16–18 August ** Fighting around St Julien, 19, 22 & 27 August **

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, 26 September–3 October **

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, 4 October **

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, 9 October 1918 * Second Battle of Arras (in XXII Corps, First Army) ** Battle of the Scarpe, 30 August ** Battle of the Drocourt-Quéant Line, 2–3 September * Battles of the

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(in

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, First Army) **

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, 27 September–1 October ** Battle of Cambrai, 8–9 September ** Pursuit to the

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, 9–12 October * The Final Advance in

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(in XXII Corps, First Army) ** Battle of the Sambre, 4 November ** Passage of the Grande Honnelle, 5–7 November

Footnotes

References

* * Maj A.F. Becke,''History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 3a: New Army Divisions (9–26)'', London: HM Stationery Office, 1938/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007, . * Rupert Drake, ''The Road to Lindi: Hull Boys in Africa: The 1st (Hull) Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery in East Africa and France 1914–1919'', Brighton: Reveille Press, 2013, . * Gen Sir

Martin Farndale General Sir Martin Baker Farndale, (6 January 1929 – 10 May 2000) was a British Army officer who reached high office in the 1980s. Military career Educated at Yorebridge Grammar School, Askrigg, and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Farn ...

, ''History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: Western Front 1914–18'', Woolwich: Royal Artillery Institution, 1986, . * * Lt-Col Michael Young, ''Army Service Corps 1902–1918'', Barnsley: Leo Cooper, 2000, .

External links

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