Kitchener’s Army divisional structure 1918
Published May 13th, 2008 in UncategorizedA typical 1918 Great War division of Kitchener’s Army would have comprised the following units:
- Divisional HQ.
- Infantry
- 3 brigades, each comprising 3 battalions, with 36 machine guns each.
- 3 light trench mortar batteries with 8 x 3 in (76 mm) Stokes
- Artillery
- H.Q. Divisional Artillery
- 2 field artillery brigades, 8 batteries - 6 x 18 pounders (8 kg) and 2 4,5 Howitzers
- 2 medium trench mortar batteries with 6 x 2 in (51 mm)
- 1 divisional ammunition column
- Engineers
- H.Q. Divisional Engineers
- 3 field companies
- Signals Service
- 1 signal company
- Pioneers
- 1 pioneer battalion, comprising 4 companies, with 16 Vickers machine guns each
- 3 field ambulances
- 1 sanitary section
- 1 mobile veterinary section
- 1 motor ambulance workshop
- 1 divisional train
Number of troops and equipment:
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