46th Division, British Army

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

Unit war diaries

• Template:WarDiaryTNA

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 sources

• Chris Baker, The Long, Long Trail: The 46th (North Midland) Division in 1914-1918
• Alan MacDonald, "A lack of offensive spirit?": the 46th (North Midland) Division at Gommecourt 1st July 1916 (Iona Books, 2008).
  • Excerpts and background information available at the author's website.

References

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