British 49th (West Riding) Division - Definition

The British 49th (West Riding) Division was a Territorial Army division that was sent to France in April 1915 and served on the Western Front for the duration of the First World War.

See British 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division for the division's World War II history.

Unit history

Formation

146th (West Riding) Brigade 

• 1/5th Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
• 1/6th Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
• 1/7th Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
• 1/8th Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) (until January 1918)

147th (2nd West Riding) Brigade 

• 1/4th Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
• 1/5th Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) (until January 1918)
• 1/6th Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
• 1/7th Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

148th (3rd West Riding) Brigade 

• 1/4th Battalion, The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
• 1/5th Battalion, The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (until February 1918)
• 1/4th (Hallamshire) Battalion, The York and Lancaster Regiment
• 1/5th Battalion, The York and Lancaster Regiment

Pioneers 

• 19th (Service) Battalion (3rd Salford), Lancashire Fusiliers (from August 1916)

Battles

• Battle of the Somme (1916)

External links

The British Army in the Great War: The 49th (West Riding) Division (http://www.1914-1918.net/49div.htm)