British 48th (South Midland) Division - Definition and Overview

The British 48th (South Midland) Division was a Territorial Army division. Originally called the 'South Midland Division', it was redesignated as the 48th Division in 1915. The division was sent to France in March 1915 and served on the Western Front and in Italy during the First World War.

Unit history

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Formation

143rd Brigade (Warwickshire) 

• 1/5th Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment
• 1/6th Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment
• 1/7th Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment
• 1/8th Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment (until September 1918)

144th Brigade (Gloucester and Worcester) 

• 1/4th (City of Bristol) Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment
• 1/6th Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment
• 1/7th Battalion, The Worcestershire Regiment
• 1/8th Battalion, The Worcestershire Regiment (until September 1918)

145th Brigade (South Midland) 

• 1/5th Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment (until September 1918)
• 1/4th Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
• 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
• 1/4th Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment)

Pioneers 

• 1/5th (Cinque Ports) Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment

Battles

• Battle of the Somme (1916)
  • Battle of Pozières
• Third Battle of Ypres

External links

The British Army in the Great War: The 48th (South Midland) Division (http://www.1914-1918.net/48div.htm)