Difference between revisions of "42nd Division, British Army"
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| unit_name1 = East Lancashire Division | | unit_name1 = East Lancashire Division | ||
| unit_name1_start_date = 1/4/1908 | | unit_name1_start_date = 1/4/1908 | ||
− | | unit_name1_end_date = | + | | unit_name1_end_date = 26/5/1915<ref>{{RefOB|2A|39|}}</ref> |
| unit_name1_reason_for_change = Renaming of territorial divisions. | | unit_name1_reason_for_change = Renaming of territorial divisions. | ||
| unit_name2 = 42nd (East Lancashire) Division | | unit_name2 = 42nd (East Lancashire) Division | ||
− | | unit_name2_start_date = | + | | unit_name2_start_date = 26/5/1915 |
| unit_name2_end_date = unknown | | unit_name2_end_date = unknown | ||
| start_date = 1/4/1908 | | start_date = 1/4/1908 | ||
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− | {{ | + | *{{WarDiaryTNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/C138541|WO 95/2645-2661}} |
=== Unit histories === | === Unit histories === | ||
*{{RefOB|2A|35|41}} | *{{RefOB|2A|35|41}} | ||
+ | *Frederick P. Gibbon, ''42nd East Lancashire Division 1914-1918'' (Country Life, 1920). | ||
=== Other official documents === | === Other official documents === |
Revision as of 09:44, 4 January 2015
42nd Division, British Army | |
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Years active: | 1/4/1908 – unknown |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Service: | British Army |
Branch: | Territorial Force |
Type: | Formation |
Specific type: | Infantry division |
Full size: | 19,000 |
Sources for overview: | |
Created: | 1/4/1908. |
Sources for created: | |
Name1: | East Lancashire Division |
Name1 Start: | 1/4/1908 |
Name1 End: | 26/5/1915[1] |
Reason for change: | Renaming of territorial divisions. |
Sources for name1: | |
Name2: | 42nd (East Lancashire) Division |
Name2 Start: | 26/5/1915 |
Name2 End: | unknown |
Reason for change: | |
Sources for name2: | |
Alternate names: | |
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Disbanded: | unknown. |
Sources for disbanded: | |
For more information on what infobox fields mean, see documentation at military unit, command structure and theatre of war. |
Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Tactical |
Subordinate unit: | 125th Infantry Brigade, UK |
Subordinate level: | Brigade |
Start date: | 01/05/1915 |
End date: | 30/04/1919 |
Sources: |
Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Tactical |
Subordinate unit: | 126th Infantry Brigade, UK |
Subordinate level: | Brigade |
Start date: | 01/04/1915 |
End date: | 30/04/1919 |
Sources: |
Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Tactical |
Subordinate unit: | 127th Infantry Brigade, UK |
Subordinate level: | Brigade |
Start date: | 01/05/1915 |
End date: | 31/03/1919 |
Sources: |
Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Tactical |
Subordinate unit: | Divisional Mounted Troops, 42nd Division, UK |
Subordinate level: | Brigade |
Start date: | unknown |
End date: | unknown |
Sources: |
Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Tactical |
Subordinate unit: | Divisional Artillery, 42nd Division, UK |
Subordinate level: | Brigade |
Start date: | unknown |
End date: | unknown |
Sources: |
Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Tactical |
Subordinate unit: | Divisional Engineers and Pioneers, 42nd Division, UK |
Subordinate level: | Brigade |
Start date: | unknown |
End date: | unknown |
Sources: |
Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Tactical |
Subordinate unit: | Divisional Machine Gun Units, 42nd Division, UK |
Subordinate level: | Brigade |
Start date: | unknown |
End date: | unknown |
Sources: |
Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Tactical |
Subordinate unit: | Divisional Medical Services, 42nd Division, UK |
Subordinate level: | Brigade |
Start date: | unknown |
End date: | unknown |
Sources: |
Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Tactical |
Subordinate unit: | Divisional Veterinary Services, 42nd Division, UK |
Subordinate level: | Brigade |
Start date: | unknown |
End date: | unknown |
Sources: |
Command structure | |
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Relationship type: | Tactical |
Subordinate unit: | Divisional Train, 42nd Division, UK |
Subordinate level: | Brigade |
Start date: | unknown |
End date: | unknown |
Sources: |
Theatre of war | |
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Theatre name: | Egypt, Palestine and Syria |
Date entered: | 01/08/1914 |
Date left: | 28/02/1917 |
Sources: |
Theatre of war | |
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Theatre name: | Gallipoli |
Date entered: | 01/04/1915 |
Date left: | 31/12/1915 |
Sources: |
Theatre of war | |
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Theatre name: | France, Belgium and Germany |
Date entered: | 01/03/1917 |
Date left: | 30/04/1919 |
Sources: |
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- Frederick P. Gibbon, 42nd East Lancashire Division 1914-1918 (Country Life, 1920).