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*Nationality: UK
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*Service: British Army
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*Type: Formation
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| country = United Kingdom
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**Infantry Division
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| service = British Army
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*Regular/Territorial: Territorial
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| branch = Territorial Force
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| type = Formation
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| specific_type = Infantry division
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| size_at_full_strength = 19,000
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| unit_name1 = North Midland Division
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| unit_name1_start_date = 1/4/1908
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| unit_name1_end_date = 12/5/1915<ref>{{RefOB|2A|65|}}</ref>
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| unit_name1_reason_for_change = Renaming of territorial divisions.
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| unit_name2 = 46th (North Midland) Division
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| unit_name2_start_date = 12/5/1915
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| unit_name2_end_date = unknown
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| start_date = 1/4/1908
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| end_date = unknown
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| alternate_unit_names =
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}}
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{{Infobox command structure
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| command_start_date = 01/02/1915
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| command_end_date = 30/06/1919
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| subordinate = 137th Infantry Brigade, UK
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| subordinate_level = {{BritishBrigade}}
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| relationship_type = Tactical
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}}
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{{Infobox command structure
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| command_start_date = 01/02/1915
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| command_end_date = 30/06/1919
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| subordinate = 138th Infantry Brigade, UK
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| subordinate_level = {{BritishBrigade}}
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| relationship_type = Tactical
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}}
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{{Infobox command structure
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| command_start_date = 01/10/1914
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| command_end_date = 30/06/1919
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| subordinate = 139th Infantry Brigade, UK
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| subordinate_level = {{BritishBrigade}}
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| relationship_type = Tactical
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}}
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| command_start_date = unknown
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| command_end_date = unknown
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| subordinate = Divisional Mounted Troops, 46th Division, UK
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| subordinate_level = {{BritishBrigade}}
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| relationship_type = Tactical
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}}
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{{Infobox command structure
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| command_start_date = unknown
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| subordinate = Divisional Artillery, 46th Division, UK
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| subordinate_level = {{BritishBrigade}}
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| relationship_type = Tactical
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}}
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{{Infobox command structure
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| command_start_date = unknown
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| command_end_date = unknown
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| subordinate = Divisional Engineers and Pioneers, 46th Division, UK
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| subordinate_level = {{BritishBrigade}}
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| relationship_type = Tactical
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}}
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{{Infobox command structure
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| command_start_date = unknown
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| command_end_date = unknown
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| subordinate = Divisional Machine Gun Units, 46th Division, UK
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| subordinate_level = {{BritishBrigade}}
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| relationship_type = Tactical
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}}
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{{Infobox command structure
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| command_start_date = unknown
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| command_end_date = unknown
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| subordinate = Divisional Medical Services, 46th Division, UK
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| subordinate_level = {{BritishBrigade}}
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| relationship_type = Tactical
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}}
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{{Infobox command structure
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| command_start_date = unknown
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| subordinate = Divisional Veterinary Services, 46th Division, UK
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| subordinate_level = {{BritishBrigade}}
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| relationship_type = Tactical
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}}
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{{Infobox command structure
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| command_start_date = unknown
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| command_end_date = unknown
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| subordinate = Divisional Train, 46th Division, UK
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| subordinate_level = {{BritishBrigade}}
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| relationship_type = Tactical
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}}
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|ToW_name =
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|date_entered_ToW = 01/3/1915
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|date_left_ToW = 31/07/1919
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|ToW_code = 1
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|location =
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}}
  
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==Name and Organisation Changes==
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*1 April 1908: formed as North Midland Division
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*12 May 1915: renamed 46th (North Midland) Division, often abbreviated to 46th Division
 
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*1919: disembodied
 
  
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==Locations==
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== Personal narratives ==
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*Home: 1 April 1908-February 1915
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*France and Flanders: February 1915-January 1916
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*Egypt: January 1916-February 1916
 
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*France and Flanders: February 1916-1919
 
  
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===Battles===
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== Official sources ==
  
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=== {{WarDiaryHeading}} ===
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*Neuve Chappelle: March 1915 (artillery only)
 
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*Loos: 13 October 1915
 
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*The Somme: 1 July 1916
 
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*Hindenburg Line: 29 September 1918
 
  
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==Parents==
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*{{WarDiaryTNA|http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/C138542|WO 95/2662-2695}}
  
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(Incomplete list)
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=== Unit histories ===
  
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*VII Corps: 1 July 1916
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*{{RefOB|2A|61|67}}
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*II Corps: March 1917-April 1917
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*Raymond Edward Priestley, ''Breaking the Hindenburg line : the story of the 46th (North Midland) Division'', (London, T. F. Unwin, 1919).
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*I Corps: April 1917-June 1918)
 
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*XIII Corps: June 1918-November 1918
 
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*IX Corps: November 1918
 
  
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==Children==
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(Sources: WO 95 and [http://www.1914-1918.net/46div.htm The Long Long Trail]
 
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*Headquarters and Staff:
 
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**General Staff
 
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**Adjutant and Quartermaster General
 
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**Commander Royal Artillery
 
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**Assistant Director Medical Services
 
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**Commander Royal Engineers
 
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**Deputy Assistant Director Ordnance Services
 
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*Divisional Troops:
 
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**B Squadron Yorkshire Hussars
 
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**46th Divisional Cyclist Company
 
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**230 Brigade Royal Field Artillery
 
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**231 Brigade Royal Field Artillery
 
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**232 Brigade Royal Field Artillery
 
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**233 Brigade Royal Field Artillery
 
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**7 Belgium Artillery Regiment
 
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**Divisional Trench Mortar Batteries:
 
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***V.46 Heavy Trench Mortar Battery, Royal Field Artillery
 
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***X.46 Medium Mortar Battery, Royal Field Artillery
 
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***Y.46 Battery, Royal Field Artillery
 
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***Z.46 Battery, Royal Field Artillery
 
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**46th Divisional Ammunition Column
 
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**465th Field Company Royal Engineers
 
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**466th Field Company Royal Engineers
 
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**468th Field Company Royal Engineers
 
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**46th Divisional Signals Company
 
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**1st Battalion Monmouthshire Regiment
 
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**46 Battalion Machine Gun Corps
 
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**178th Machine Gun Company
 
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**1/1st North Midland Field Ambulance
 
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**1/2nd North Midland Field Ambulance
 
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**1/3rd North Midland Field Ambulance
 
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**Divisional Field Ambulance Workshop Unit
 
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**17th Sanitary Section
 
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**1/1st North Midland Veterinary Section
 
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**Divisional Train:
 
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***451 Company Army Service Corps
 
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***452 Company Army Service Corps
 
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***453 Company Army Service Corps
 
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***454 Company Army Service Corps
 
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*137th Infantry Brigade:
 
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**Headquarters
 
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**1/5th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment, British infantry
 
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**1/6th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment, British infantry
 
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**1/5th Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment, British infantry
 
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**1/6 Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment, British infantry
 
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**4th Battalion King's (Liverpool) Regiment, British infantry (November-December 1915)
 
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**1/4th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, British infantry (November 1915 only)
 
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**1/4th Battalion London Regiment, British infantry (November 1915 only)
 
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**137th Machine Gun Company
 
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**137th Brigade Trench Mortar Battery
 
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*[[138th Infantry Brigade]]:
 
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**Headquarters
 
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**1/4th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, British infantry
 
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**1/5th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, British infantry
 
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**[[1/4th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, British infantry]]
 
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**[[1/5th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, British infantry]]
 
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**138th Machine Gun Company
 
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**138th Brigade Trench Mortar Battery
 
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*139th Infantry Brigade:
 
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**Headquarters
 
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**1/5th Battalion Sherwood Foresters, British infantry
 
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**1/6th Battalion Sherwood Foresters, British infantry
 
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**1/7th Battalion Sherwood Foresters, British infantry
 
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**1/8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters, British infantry
 
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**1/4th Battalion Black Watch, British infantry (November 1915 only)
 
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**1/3rd Battalion London Regiment, British infantry (November 1915 only)
 
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**139th Machine Gun Company
 
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**139th Brigade Trench Mortar Battery
 
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==Sources==
 
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===Personal Narratives===
 
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*{{RefTLLT|http://www.1914-1918.net/46div.htm|The 46th (North Midland) Division in 1914-1918}}
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*Alan MacDonald, ''"A lack of offensive spirit?": the 46th (North Midland) Division at Gommecourt 1st July 1916'' (Iona Books, 2008).
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**Excerpts and background information available at [http://www.gommecourt.co.uk/ the author's website].
  
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===Official Sources===
 
  
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====War Diaries====
 
  
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*[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/C138542 WO 95/2662-2695] (images can be downloaded from TNA for a fee)
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[[Category:Infantry divisions]]
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[[Category:British divisions]]
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[[Category:All British Army units]]
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[[Category:North Midland territorial region]]
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[[Category:Units needing personal narratives]]
  
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== References ==
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====Published Histories====
 
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*Raymond Edward Priestley, ''Breaking the Hindenburg Line : the story of the 46th (North Midland) Division'' (London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1919).
 
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*Alan MacDonald, ''"A lack of offensive spirit?": the 46th (North Midland) Division at Gommecourt 1st July 1916'' (Iona Books, 2008).
 
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**Excerpts and background information available at [http://www.gommecourt.co.uk/ gommecourt.co.uk]
 

Revision as of 11:49, 20 February 2015

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46th Division, British Army
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: North Midland Division
Name1 Start: 1/4/1908
Name1 End: 12/5/1915[1]
Reason for change: Renaming of territorial divisions.
Sources for name1:
Name2: 46th (North Midland) Division
Name2 Start: 12/5/1915
Name2 End: unknown
Reason for change:
Sources for name2:
Alternate names:
Sources for alternate names:
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
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: 137th Infantry Brigade, UK
Subordinate level: Brigade
Start date: 01/02/1915
End date: 30/06/1919
Sources:
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: 138th Infantry Brigade, UK
Subordinate level: Brigade
Start date: 01/02/1915
End date: 30/06/1919
Sources:
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: 139th Infantry Brigade, UK
Subordinate level: Brigade
Start date: 01/10/1914
End date: 30/06/1919
Sources:
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: Divisional Mounted Troops, 46th Division, UK
Subordinate level: Brigade
Start date: unknown
End date: unknown
Sources:
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: Divisional Artillery, 46th Division, UK
Subordinate level: Brigade
Start date: unknown
End date: unknown
Sources:
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: Divisional Engineers and Pioneers, 46th Division, UK
Subordinate level: Brigade
Start date: unknown
End date: unknown
Sources:
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: Divisional Machine Gun Units, 46th Division, UK
Subordinate level: Brigade
Start date: unknown
End date: unknown
Sources:
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: Divisional Medical Services, 46th Division, UK
Subordinate level: Brigade
Start date: unknown
End date: unknown
Sources:
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: Divisional Veterinary Services, 46th Division, UK
Subordinate level: Brigade
Start date: unknown
End date: unknown
Sources:
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: Divisional Train, 46th Division, UK
Subordinate level: Brigade
Start date: unknown
End date: unknown
Sources:
Theatre of war
Theatre name: France, Belgium and Germany
Date entered: 01/3/1915
Date left: 31/07/1919
Sources:


Personal narratives

Related media

Official sources

Unit war diaries

Unit histories

  • Template:RefOB
  • Raymond Edward Priestley, Breaking the Hindenburg line : the story of the 46th (North Midland) Division, (London, T. F. Unwin, 1919).

Other official documents

Other sources

  • Template:RefTLLT
  • Alan MacDonald, "A lack of offensive spirit?": the 46th (North Midland) Division at Gommecourt 1st July 1916 (Iona Books, 2008).

References

  1. ↑ Template:RefOB
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