British 46th (North Midland) Division
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| Battle of Loos Battle of the Somme (1916) Battle of Albert
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The British 46th (North Midland) Division was a Territorial Army division . Originally called the 'North Midland Division', it was redesignated as the 46th Division in 1915 . The division was sent to France in February 1915 and served on the Western Front for the duration of the First World War .
Unit history
At the outbreak of the war, the 46th Division was commanded by Major General Hon. E.J. Montagu-Stuart-Wortley .
Battle of Loos to be done
As part of VII Corps , the southern-most corps of the Third Army , the 46th Division was involved in the diversion at Gommecourt on the first day on the Somme , 1 July , 1916 .
Formation
137th Brigade (Staffordshire) 138th Brigade (Lincoln and Leicester) 1/4th Battalion, The Lincolnshire Regiment (until January 1918 ) 1/5th Battalion, The Lincolnshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment 1/5th Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment 139th Brigade (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire) 1/5th Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters 1/6th Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters 1/7th (Robin Hood) Battalion , The Sherwood Foresters (until January 1918 ) 1/8th Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters Pioneers 1/1st Battalion, The Monmouthshire Regiment Battles
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