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British First Army, 11th November 1918 v.1.0 August 26, 2001 Dr. Graham Watson General Sir Henry Horne First Army held a 14 mile front from a point 9 miles east of Ath to a point south-east of Mons near villers St Ghislain. VIII Corps was on the right, Canadian Corps in the centre and XXII Corps on the left of the advance. ARMY TROOPS 1st Guards Machine Gun Regiment 2nd Guards Machine Gun Regiment 102 Battalion, MGC 103 Battalion, MGC 18 Cyclist Battalion part 43rd Bn Royal Fusiliers part 44th Bn Royal Fusiliers A Company, 16th Bn Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 9th Bn West Indies Regiment First Army Signals
VIII CORPS [Lt General Hunter-Weston] The corps had reached a line between Jurbise and the Canal du Centre just north on Nimy with 52 Division on the left, and 8 Division on the right. V/VIII Heavy Trench Mortar Battery 8 Cyclist Battalion VIII Corps Signal Company 8th DIVISION [Major General Heneker] 23 Brigade [Brigadier General Grogan] 2nd Bn Devonshire Regiment 2nd Bn West Yorkshire Regiment 2nd Bn Middlesex Regiment 23 Light Trench Mortar Battery 24 Brigade [Brigadier General Livesay] 1st Bn Worcestershire Regiment 1st Bn Sherwood Foresters 2nd Bn Northamptonshire Regiment 24 Light Trench Mortar Battery 25 Brigade [Brigadier General Brand] 2nd Bn East Lancashire Regiment 2nd Bn Royal Berkshire Regiment 2nd Bn Rifle Brigade 25 Light Trench Mortar Battery Division Artillery [Brigadier General Lamont] 33 Brigade RFA: 32 33 36 55 Batteries 45 Brigade RFA: 1 3 5 57 Batteries X & Y Medium Trench Mortar Batteries 8 Machine Gun Battalion 22nd Bn Durham Light Infantry (pioneer bn) 2, 15, 490 Field Companies RE 8 Signal Company 20th (Light) DIVISION [Major General Carey] -in corps reserve 59 Brigade [Brigadier General Bayley] 2nd Bn Cameronians 11th Bn Kings Royal Rifle Corps 11th Bn Rifle Brigade 59 Light Trench Mortar Battery 60 Brigade [Brigadier General Dann] 6th Bn Kings Shropshire Light infantry 12th Bn Kings Royal Rifle Corps 12th Bn Rifle Brigade 60 Light Trench Mortar Battery 61 Brigade [Brigadier General Cochrane] 12th Bn Kings Liverpool Regiment 7th Bn Somerset Light Infantry 7th Bn Duke of Conrwalls Light Infantry 61 Light Trench Mortar Battery Division Artillery [Brigadier General Christie] 91 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries 92 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries X & Y Medium Trench Morter Batteries 20 Machine Gun Battalion 11th Bn Durham Light Infantry (pioneer bn) 83, 84, 96 Field Companies RE 20 Signal Company 12th (Eastern) DIVISION [Major General Higginson] -in corps reserve 35 Brigade [Brigadier General Vincent] 7 Bn Royal Norfolk Regiment 9th Bn Essex Regiment 1/1st Bn Cambridgeshire Regiment 35 Light Trench Mortar Battery 36 Brigade [Brigadier General Owen] 9th Bn Royal Fusiliers 7th Bn Royal Sussex Regiment 5th Bn Royal Berkshire Regiment 36 Light Trench Mortar Battery 37 Brigade [Brigadier General Incledon-Webster] 6th Bn Queens Regiment 6th Bn The Buffs 6th Bn Royal West Kent Regiment 37 Light Trench Mortar Battery Division Artillery [Brigadier General Thomas] 62 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries 63 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries X & Y Medium Trench Mortar Batteries 12 Machine Gun Battalion 5th Bn Northamptonshire Regiment (pioneer bn) 69, 70, 87 Field Companies RE 12 Signal Company
52nd (Lowland) DIVISION [Major General Marshall] 155 Brigade [Brigadier General Harrison] 4th Bn Royal Scots Fusiliers 5th Bn Royal Scots Fusiliers 4th Bn Kings Own Scottish Borderers 155 Light Trench Mortar Battery 156 Brigade [Brigadier General Leggett] 4th Bn Royal Scots 7th Bn Royal Scots 7th Bn Cameronians 156 Light Trench Mortar Battery 157 Brigade [Brigadier General Hamilton-Moon] 5th Bn Highland Light Infantry 6th Bn Highland Light Infantry 7th Bn Highland Light Infantry 157 Light Trench Mortar Battery Division Artillery [Brigadier General Massy] 9 Brigade RFA: 19 20 29 D/69 Batteries 56 Brigade RFA: A B C 527 Batteries X & Y Trench Mortar Batteries 52 Machine Gun Battalion 17th Bn Nortumberland Fusiliers (pioneer bn) 410, 412, 413 Field Companies RE 52 Signal Company CANADIAN CORPS [Lt General Currie] The Canadian Corps had advanced along the south side of the Mons-conde canal and had taken Mons and then advanced towards Havre. 3 Canadian Division was on the left and 4th Canadian Division on the right. 1 and 2 Canadian Divisions were in corps reserve, as was 56 Division. Canadian Heavy Trench Mortar Battery Canadian Cyclist Battalion Canadian Corps Signal Company 1st CANADIAN DIVISION [Major General McDonnell] 1 Brigade [Brigadier General Greisbach] 1 Battalion (Western Ontario) 2 Battalion (Eastern Ontario) 3 Battalion (Toronto) 4 Battalion (Central Ontario) 1 Light Trench Mortar Battery 2 Brigade [Brigadier General Clark] 5 Battalion (Saskatchewan) 7 Battalion (1st British Columbia) 8 Battalion (90th Rifles of Winnipeg) 10 Battalion (Alberta) 2 Light Trench Mortar Battery 3 Brigade [Brigadier General Tuxford] 13 Battalion (Black Watch of Montreal) 14 Battalion (Royal Montreal) 15 Battalion (48th Hldrs of Toronto) 16 Battalion (Canadian Scottish) 3 Light Trench Mortar Battery Division Artillery [Brigadier General ] 1 Brigade RCFA: 1 3 4 2 Batteries 2 Brigade RCFA: 5 6 7 48 Batteries X & Y Medium Trench Mortar Batteries 1 Canadian Machine Gun Battalion 1 Canadian Engineer Brigade 1 Canadian Signal Company 2nd CANADIAN DIVISION [Major General Burstell] 4 Brigade [Brigadier McCurig] 18 Battalion (Western Ontario) 19 Battalion (Central Ontario) 20 Battalion (Central Ontario) 21 Battalion (Eastern Ontario) 4 Light Trench Mortar Battery 5 Brigade [Brigadier General Trembley] 22 Battalion (Canadien-Francais) 24 Battalion (Victoria Rifles of Montreal) 25 Battalion (Nova Scotia ) 26 Battalion (New Brunswick) 5 Light Trench Mortar Battery 6 Brigade [Brigadier General Ross] 27 Battalion (City of Winnipeg) 28 Battalion (Saskatchewan) 29 Battalion (British Columbia) 31 Battalion (Alberta) 6 Light Trench Mortar Battery Division Artillery [Brigadier General ] 5 Brigade RCFA: 17 18 20 23 Batteries 6 Brigade RCFA: 15 16 25 22 Batteries X & Y Medium Trench Mortar Batteries 2 Canadian Machine Gun Battalion 2 Canadian Engineer Brigade 2 Canadian Signal Company 3rd CANADIAN DIVISION [Major General Loomis] 7 Brigade [Brigadier General Clark] Royal Canadian Regiment Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry 42nd Battalion (Black Watch of Montreal) 49 Battalion (Edmonton) 7 Light Trench Mortar Battery 8 Brigade [Brigadier General Draper] 1 Canadian Mounted Rifles (Saskatchewan) 2 Canadian Mounted Rifles (British Columbia) 4 Canadian Mounted Rifles (Central Ontario) 5 Canadian Mounted Rifles (Quebec) 8 Light Trench Mortar Battery 9 Brigade [Brigadier General Ormond] 43 Battalion (Cameron Hldrs of Winnipeg) 52 Battalion (New Ontario) 58 Battalion (Central Ontario) 116 Battalion (Ontario County) 9 Light Trench Mortar Battery Division Artillery [Brigadier General ] 9 Brigade RCFA: 31 33 45 D/36 Batteries 10 Brigade RCFA:38 39 40 D/35 Batteries X & Y Medium Trench Mortar Batteries 3 Canadian Machine Gun Battalion 3 Canadian Engineer Brigade 3 Canadian Signal Company
4th CANADIAN DIVISION [Major General Watson] 10 Brigade [Brigadier General Ross] 44 Battalion (Manitoba) 46 Battalion (Saskatchewan) 47 Battalion (Western Ontario) 50 Battalion (Alberta) 10 Light Trench Mortar Battery 11 Brigade [Brigadier General Odlam] 38 Battalion (Eastern Ontario) 54 Battalion (Central Ontario) 87 Battalion (Grenadier Guards of Montreal) 102 Battalion (Central Ontario) 11 Light Trench Mortar Battery 12 Brigade [Brigadier General MacBrian] 72 Battalion (Seaforth Hldrs of Vancouver) 75 Battalion (Mississauga Horse) 78 Battalion (Winnipeg Grenadiers) 85 Battalion (Nova Scotia Hldrs) 12 Light Trench Mortar Battery Division Artillery [Brigadier General ] 3 Brigade RCFA: 10 11 12 9 Batteries 4 Brigade RCFA: 13 19 27 D/21 Batteries X & Y Medium Trench Mortar Batteries 4 Canadian Machine Gun Battalion 4 Canadian Engineer Brigade 4 Canadian Signal Company
56th (London) DIVISION [Major General Hull] Division transferred from XXII Corps 11th November 167 Brigade [Brigadier General Freeth] 7th Bn Middlesex Regiment 8th Bn Middlesex Regiment 1/1st Bn London Regiment 167 Light Trench Mortar Battery 168 Brigade [Brigadier General Loch] 1/4th Bn London Regiment 1/13th Bn London Regiment 1/14th Bn London Regiment 168 Light Trench Mortar Battery 169 Brigade [Brigadier General Coke] 1/2nd Bn London Regiment 1/5th Bn London Regiment 1/6th Bn London Regiment 169 Light Trench Mortar Battery Division Artillery [Brigadier General Elkington] 280 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries 281 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries X & Y Medium Trench Mortar Batteries 56 Machine Gun Battalion 1/5th Bn Cheshire Regiment (pioneer bn) 416, 512, 513 Field Companies RE 56 Signal Company XXII CORPS [Lt General Godley] The corps had originally incliuded 56th Division control of which had passed to the Canadian Corps. By 11th November the corps had reached a line south-east of Mons between St Symphorien and Givry with 63 Division on the left and 11 Division on the right: the 49 and 51 Divisions were in corps reserve. V/XXII Heavy Trench Mortar Battery New Zealand Cyclist Battalion XXII Corps Signal Company 4th DIVISION [Major General Lucas] 10 Brigade [Brigadier General Greene] 1st Bn Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Bn Duke of Wellingtons Regiment 2nd Bn Seaforth Highlanders 10 Light Trench Mortar Battery 11 Brigade [Brigadier General Webb-Bowen] 1st Bn Somerset Light Infantry 1st Bn Hampshire Regiment 1st Bn Rifle Brigade 11 Light Trench Mortar Battery 12 Brigade [Brigadier General Macnaghten] 1st Bn Kings Own Royal Regiment 2nd Bn Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd Bn Essex Regiment 12 Light Trench Mortar Battery Division Artillery [Brigadier General Sykes] 29 Brigade RFA: 125 126 127 128 Batteries 32 Brigade RFA: 27 134 135 136 Batteries X & Y Medium Trench Mortar Batteries 4 Machine Gun Battalion 21st Bn West Yorkshire Regiment (pioneer bn) 9, 406, 526 Field Companies RE 4 Signal Company 51st (Highland) DIVISION [Major General Carter-Campbell] 152 Brigade [Brigadier General Segrove] 5th Bn Seaforth Highlanders 6th Bn Seaforth Highlanders 6/7th Bn Gordon Highlanders 152 Light Trench Mortar Battery 153 Brigade [Brigadier General Green] 6th Bn Black Watch 7th Bn Black Watch 6th Bn Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders 153 Light Trench Mortar Battery 154 Brigade [Brigadier General Buchanan] 4th Bn Seaforth Highlanders 4th Bn Gordon Highlanders 7th Bn Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders 154 Light Trench Mortar Battery Division Artillery [Brigadier General Oldfield] 255 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries 257 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries X & Y Medium Trench Mortar Batteries 51 Machine Gun Battalion 1/8th Bn Royal Scots (pioneer bn) 400, 401, 404 Field Companies RE 51 Signal Company 11th (Northern) DIVISION [Major General Davies] 32 Brigade [Brigadier General Foord] 9th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment 2nd Bn Green Howards 6th Bn York & Lancaster Regiment 32 Light Trench Mortar Battery 33 Brigade [Brigadier General Spring] 6th Bn Lincolnshire Regiment 7th Bn South Staffordshire Regiment 9th Bn Sherwood Foresters 33 Light Trench Mortar Battery 34 Brigade [Brigadier General Clay] 8th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers 5th Bn Dorsetshire Regiment 11th Bn Manchester Regiment 34 Light Trench Mortar Battery Division Artillery [Brigadier General Winter] 58 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries 59 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries X & Y Medium Trench Mortar Batteries 11 Machine Gun Battalion 6th Bn East Yorkshire Regiment (pioneer bn) 67, 68, 86 Field Companies RE 11 Signal Company 49th (West Riding) DIVISION [Major General Cameron] 146 Brigade [Brigadier General Rennie] 5th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment 6th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment 7th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment 146 Light Trench Mortar Battery 147 Brigade [Brigadier General Morane] 4th Bn Duke of Wellingtons Regiment 6th Bn Duke of Wellingtons Regiment 7th Bn Duke of Wellingtons Regiment 147 Light Trench Mortar Battery 168 Brigade [Brigadier General Green-Wilkinson] 4th Bn Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 4th Bn York & Lancaster Regiment 5th Bn York & Lancaster Regiment 168 Light Trench Mortar Battery Division Artillery [Brigadier General Forman] 245 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries 246 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries X & Y Medium Trench Mortar Batteries 49 Machine Gun Battalion 19th Bn Lancashire Fusiliers (pioneer bn) 57, 456, 458 Field Companies RE 49 Signal Company 1st Tank Brigade 7 Tank Battalion 11 Tank Battalion 12 Tank Battalion 3rd Tank Brigade 3 Tank Battalion 6 Tank Battalion 15 Tank Battalion FIRST ARMY ARTILLERY [Major General Alexander] 18 Army Brigade RFA: A 59 94 D Batteries 26 Army Brigade RFA 116 117 A/26 Batteries 52 Army Brigade RFA A 122 C D Batteries 77 Army Brigade RFA A B C D Batteries 126 Army Brigade RFA 2/AHAC 2BHAC 2/1Warwicks 411 Batteries 147 Army Brigade RFA A 10 97 D/147 Batteries 175 Army Brigade RFA A B C D Batteries 189 Army Brigade RFA A/34 B C D Batteries 242 Army Brigade RFA A B C D Batteries 277 Army Brigade RFA A B C D Batteries 282 Army Brigade RFA A B C D Batteries 293 Army Brigade RFA 1SalopRHA 1GlosRHA C D Batteries 311 Army Brigade RFA A B C D Batteries 8 Canadian Army Brigade 24 30 43 Batteries 13 Canadian Field Brigade 52 53 54 51 Batteries 14 Canadian Field Brigade 60 61 6 58 Batteries 1 Brigade RGA 16 21 49 254 Batteries 7 Brigade RGA 115 125 27 28 193 158 Batteries 8 Brigade RGA 16 235 290 66 Batteries 16 Brigade RGA 23 146 204 280 Batteries 19 Brigade RGA 12 121 195 303 Batteries 29 Brigade RGA 288 297 321 46 Batteries 30 Brigade RGA 23 241 308 39 Batteries 34 Brigade RGA 112 142 278 48 Batteries 40 Brigade RGA 40 186 196 256 Batteries 45 Brigade RGA 32 38 208 62 Batteries 48 Brigade RGA 133 147 59 81 Batteries 50 South African Brigade RGA 72 74 75 275 Batteries 53 Brigade RGA 136 1/1Welsh 251 252 249 188 Batteries 67 Brigade RGA 17 110 149 162 234 79 Batteries 78 Brigade RGA 89 108 139 36 Batteries 81 Brigade RGA 31 1/1Low 163 179 239 184 Batteries 91 Brigade RGA 140 236 327 96 Batteries 1 Canadian Brigade ????? 2 Canadian Brigade ????? 3 Canadian Brigade ???? HQ 26 Army Brigade RGA HQ 31 Army Brigade RGA 60 Siege Battery RGA (4 x 6" guns) 192 Siege Battery RGA 393 Siege Battery RGA 450 Siege Battery RGA 488 Siege Battery RGA 520 Siege Battery RGA 521 Siege Battery RGA 527 Siege Battery RGA 544 Siege Battery RGA 366 Siege Battery RGA (2 x 9.2" railway guns) 461 Siege Battery RGA 523 Siege Battery RGA section 192 Siege Battery RGA (1 x 12" railway gun) section 543 Siege Battery RGA section 471 Siege Battery RGA (1 x 14" railway gun) section 515 Siege Battery RGA 65 Siege Battery RGA (2 x 12" howitzers) 493 Siege Battery RGA 52 Siege Battery RGA (2 x 12" railway howitzers) 86 Siege Battery RGA 444 Siege Battery RGA section 514 Siege Battery RGA (1 x 12" railway howitzer) 8 Siege Battery RGA (1 x 15" howitzer) C AA Battery RGA E AA Battery RGA K AA Battery RGA Y AA Battery RGA FIRST ARMY ENGINEERS [Major General Atkinson] 1 Siege Company, R Mon RE 411 Field Company RE 550 Field Company RE 25 Army Troops Company RE 216 Army Troops Company RE 217 Army Troops Company RE 282 Army Troops Company RE 565 Army Troops Company RE 568 Army Troops Company RE 1 Canadian Army Troops Company 2 Canadian Army Troops Company 3 Canadian Army Troops Company 4 Canadian Army Troops Company 5 Canadian Army Troops Company 172 Tunnelling Company RE 175 Tunnelling Company RE 176 Tunnelling Company RE 179 Tunnelling Company RE 185 Tunnelling Company RE 350 Electrical & Mechanical Company RE 1 Army Workshop Company RE 1 Field Survey Battalion 1 Pontoon Park RE 223 Transportation Works Company RE 1 Advanced RE Park 4 Advanced RE Park AA Searchlight Sections-3 5 9 13 15 18 22 25 32 39 42 Canadian Searchlight Company Back to Main Historical Contents Page
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