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22nd Division  Divisional History  The 22nd Division in 1914-1918 The history of 22nd Division This Division was established in September 1914 as part of Army Order 388 authorising Kitchener's Third New Army, K3. The units began to assemble in the area of Eastbourne and Seaford, with the artillery at Lewes, from September 1914. The Division remained in these areas, other than when the infantry moved for two weeks entrenchment training to Maidstone in April 1915, as it was trained and equipped. The Division crossed to France in early September 1915, all units being concentrated near Flesselles by 9th of the month. But the stay in France was to be very short. On 27 October 1915, the Division, having been moved by train to Marseilles, began to embark for Salonika. It completed concentration there in November, although the final artillery units were still coming in as late as 13 December 1915. The 22nd Division remained in the theatre for the rest of the war, taking part in the following operations: 1915 8-13 December: the Retreat from Serbia (Advanced Divisional HQ, 6th Brigade, 9th Border and 68th Field Ambulance only) 1916 10-18 August 1916: the Battle of Horseshoe Hill 13-14 September 1916: the Battle of Machukovo 1917 24-25 April and 8-9 May 1917: the Battles of Doiran 1918 The Division lost a number of units in mid 1918; they were transferred to France 18-19 September 1918: the Battle of Doiran An Armistice with Bulgaria was signed on 30 September 1918. By 18-20 October, units of the Division had marched back to Stavros. Here they embarked on destroyers with the intention of a landing at Dede Agach to continue the fight against Turkey. After one attempt was called off due to rough weather, the infantry finally landed on 28 October 1918. On reaching Makri, the Division learned that an Armistice with Turkey was imminent. Demobilisation began at Chugunsi and the Division ceased to exist by 31 March 1919. The 22nd Division had suffered casualties of 7,728 killed, wounded and missing during the war but vastly larger numbers sick with malaria, dysentery and other diseases rife in the Salonika theatre. The Units forming the Divisional Order of Battle of the 22nd Division 65th Brigade 9th Bn, the King's Own 14th Bn, the King's (Liverpool Regiment) left 11 June 1918 12th Bn, the Lancashire Fusiliers left 2 July 1918 9th Bn, the East Lancashire Regiment 65th Machine Gun Company joined 14 July 1916 65th SAA Section Ammunition Column joined by 17 July 1916 65th Trench Mortar Battery joined 3 November 1916 8th Bn, the South Wales Borderers joined July 1918 66th Brigade 9th Bn, the Border Regiment left February 1915 9th Bn, the South Lancashire Regiment 8th Bn, the King's Shropshire Light Infantry 13th Bn, the Manchester Regiment left 28 June 1918 12th Bn, the Cheshire Regiment joined February 1915 66th Machine Gun Company joined 14 July 1916 66th SAA Section Ammunition Column joined by 17 July 1916 66th Trench Mortar Battery joined 5 November 1916 67th Brigade 11th Bn, the Royal Welsh Fusiliers 7th Bn, the South Wales Borderers 8th Bn, the South Wales Borderers left 30 June 1918 11th Bn, the Welsh Regiment 67th Machine Gun Company joined 14 July 1916 67th SAA Section Ammunition Column joined by 17 July 1916 67th Trench Mortar Battery joined 4 November 1916 Divisional Troops 12th Bn, the Cheshire regiment left February 1915 10th Bn, the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment left April 1915 9th Bn, the North Staffordshire Regiment left April 1915 9th Bn, the Border Regiment joined as Divisional Pioneer Battalion in February 1915 10th Bn, the Hampshire Regiment joined January 1919, left February 1919 2nd Bn, the QVO Rajput Light Infantry joined January 1919, left February 1919 10th Bn, the Hampshire Regiment joined January 1919, left February 1919 1/10th Bn, the Jats briefly in January 1919 95th Bn, Russell's Infantry joined January 1919, left February 1919 Divisional Mounted Troops D Sqn, the Lothians & Border Horse Yeomanry joined July 1915, left 29 November 1916 22nd Divisional Cyclist Company, Army Cyclist Corps formed February 1915, left November 1916 Divisional Artillery XCVIII Brigade, RFA XCIX Brigade, RFA C Brigade, RFA CI Brigade, RFA 22nd Divisional Ammunition Column RFA transferred to become 'A' Section of XII Corps Ammunition Column, January 1915. 22nd Division retained the Brigade Ammunition Columns 22nd Heavy Battery, RGA raised with the Division but moved to France joining XXIII Heavy Artillery Brigade on 31 August 1915 Royal Engineers 87th Field Company left February 1915 88th Field Company left February 1915 99th Field Company joined February 1915 100th Field Company joined February 1915 127th Field Company joined by June 1915 22nd Divisional Signals Company Royal Army Medical Corps 66th Field Ambulance 67th Field Ambulance 68th Field Ambulance 39th Sanitary Section Other Divisional Troops 22nd Divisional Train ASC 186, 187, 188 and 189 Coys ASC joined October 1914 but moved to 30th Division when 22nd Division left France; 108, 109, 110 and 111 Coys ASC joined from 10th (Irish) Division when in Salonika 34th Mobile Veterinary Section AVC 816th Divisional Employment Company formed 10 October 1917 22nd Divisional Motor Ambulance Workshop remained in France 5th Sep 1915 On the March 29th Aug 1915 65th Bde Advance Party leave for France 3rd Sep 1915 65th Bde Proceed to France 3rd of September 1915 Off to France 3rd Sep 1915 Advance Party Leave 4th Sep 1915 On the Move 5th of September 1915 In France 5th of September 1915 Concentration of Units 5th Sep 1915 On the Move 6th of September 1915 More Arrivals 6th Sep 1915 On the Move 7th Sept 1915 65th Bde in Billets 7th Sep 1915 Division Assembles 7th of September 1915 More Units Join 7th Sep 1915 In Billets 8th Sept 1915 65th Bde Inspected 8th Sep 1915 Inspection 8th of September 1915 More Troops Join 8th Sep 1915 Inspection 9th Sep 1915 65th Bde attach for training 9th of September 1915 Trench Training 9th of September 1915 Moves Made 9th Sep 1915 On the March 9th of September 1915  Quiet Time   10th Sep 1915 9th Kings Own at work 10th Sep 1915 9th East Lancs at work 10th Sep 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Want to know more about 22nd Division? There are:194 items tagged 22nd Division available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served with 22nd Division during the Great War 1914-1918. Brown Herbert. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.28th April 1917) Deeble Arthur. Pte. 11th Btn. (d.18th Sep 1918) Doran James. Pte. 12th Btn. (d.14th Sep 1916) Drake Denis Timothy. Sgt. 90th Heavy Battery (d.11th Jun 1917) Fishwick George. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.14th Sep 1916) Gatenby Joseph. Pte. Graham George Frederick. Pte. 12th Btn. (d.30th Sep 1918) Kendall James Edward. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.4th Jun 1917) Metcalfe Sam. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.28th Apr 1917) O'Grady B.. Capt. 12th Btn. 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If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. We are now on Facebook. Like this page to receive our updates, add a comment or ask a question. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great battalion regiment artillery Did you know? We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. 1206568 Pte. Joseph Gatenby South Wales Borderers I found my Grandfather's service records on line, and discovered he was notified of the death of his one-year old daughter at the end of his service in Salonika (Thessalonica). What a terrible shock for him and the family. 48246 Private Joseph Gatenby served with the South Wales Borderers during WW1. He also served as a Driver in the Army Service Corps (T/359186) On 21 May 1918, he had been alarmed by a machine gun opening up, ran for cover and in the darkness fell into a trench/drain where he sprained an ankle. He was demobilized in November, 1919 to return to house painting in Middlesbrough, with a 10% disability arising from malaria, and a very sore ankle. Ian Black Add to this record. 243932 Capt. B. O'Grady 12th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers Captain O'Grady ran the 22nd Division Grenade School at Guillaucourt in the autumn of 1915. Add to this record. 218368 Pte. James Doran 12th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers (d.14th Sep 1916) James Doran served with the 12th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers during WW1 and was killed in action at the Battle of Machukovo on the 14th September 1916, aged 38. He is commemorated on the Doiran Memorial within the Doiran Military Cemetery in Greece. He was the son of Michael and Sarah Doran, of Burnley, Lancs. His brother Michael 64372 Scottish Rifles of 10 Bedford St. was twice wounded during WW1. S Flynn Add to this record. 218358 Pte. Sam Metcalfe 9th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment (d.28th Apr 1917) Sam Metcalfe served with the 9th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment during WW1 and died on the 28th April 1917, aged 26. He is buried in Karasouli Military Cemetery, Greece. He was the son of George William and Mary Elizabeth Metcalfe, of 4, Norman St., Burnley. S Flynn Add to this record. 218357 Pte. James Edward Kendall 9th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment (d.4th Jun 1917) James Edward Kendall served with the 9th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment during WW1 and died on the 4th June 1917. He is buried in Karasouli Military Cemetery, Greece. S Flynn Add to this record. 218356 Pte. George Frederick Graham 12th Btn. Cheshire Regiment (d.30th Sep 1918) Frederick George Graham served with the 12th Battalion Cheshire Regiment during WW1 and died on the 30th September 1918, aged 22. He is buried in Karasouli Military Cemetery, Greece. He was the son of Frederick and Martha Graham, of 5, Whittlefield St., Burnley. S Flynn Add to this record. 218355 Pte. George Fishwick 9th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment (d.14th Sep 1916) George Fishwick served with the 9th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment during WW1 and died on the 14th September 1916, aged 26. He is buried in Karasouli Military Cemetery, Greece. S Flynn Add to this record. 218353 Pte. Arthur Deeble 11th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers (d.18th Sep 1918) Arthur Deeble served with the 11th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers during WW1 and died on the 18th September 1918, aged 23. He is buried in Karasouli Military Cemetery in Greece. Arthur was the son of John and Sarah Ann Deeble, of 59, Cavour St., Burnley. S Flynn Add to this record. 218352 Pte. Herbert Brown 9th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment (d.28th April 1917) Herbert Brown served with the 9th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment during WW1 and died on the 28th April 1917. He is buried in Karasouli Military Cemetery in Greece. S Flynn Add to this record. 213331 Sgt. Denis Timothy Drake 90th Heavy Battery Royal Garrsion Artillery (d.11th Jun 1917) My Great Grand Uncle Denis Drake enlisted in Waterford on the 7th December 1903 aged 18 years. He was then sent to the Royal Garrison Artillery's No. 3 Depot at the Citadel in Plymouth, England in order to undertake his basic training. From the 1911 census I know that Denis was serving with the RGA 90th Heavy Battery at Multan in India and had the rank of Gunner. On the 1st June 1915 Denis and the 90th Heavy Battery landed at Cape Helles in Gallipoli having departed from Nowgong in Central India. The 90th Heavy Battery served throughout the rest of the Gallipoli campaign and was under the command of the 29th Artillery Division. In January 1916 the 90th was evacuated along with the rest of the British force at Cape Helles and moved to Egypt where it was reorganised and resumed training. In April 1916, the 90th was sent to the Western Front and came under the command of the 22nd Heavy Artillery Group. The 90th spent the rest of 1916 on the battlefield of the Somme and was heavily engaged at times during that battle. In early 1917, Denis and the 90th were moved to Flanders and came under the orders of the 2nd New Zealand and Australian Army Corps. In June 1917 the British Army launched the "Battle of Messines" at Ypres. The intention of this battle was to capture a ridge of high ground running southwards from Ypres. This was required before a larger offensive could be undertaken aimed at breaking out of the Ypres area and recapturing the Belgian coast. The British attack involved a heavy artillery bombardment of enemy positions and the detonation of 19 enormous mines below key German strong points. This attack was a success and the Ridge was gained. However once the German's recovered from the initial shock they launched Heavy Artillery down on the newly won ground and on the British Artillery behind it. It was in one of these artillery attacks on the 11th June 1917 that Sergeant Denis Drake was killed aged 32 years. According to the war diary for the 90th Heavy Battery, during the initial British attack at Messines the 90th Battery's job was "Counter Battery work" - that is firing to destroy or neutralise enemy artillery. During this work the Germans responded by "the battery and vicinity was shelled by asphyxiating gas shell from dusk to dawn", but the gunners toiled away throughout this wearing gas masks. The entry in the War Diary for the 11th June 1917 states that an enemy gun fired several high explosive shells into the battery's position at about 1600 hrs and "Sgt Drake was severely wounded and died in a few minutes". Three other men were also badly wounded, one dying in Hospital later in the day. Sergeant Denis Drake is buried at Saint Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery in Belgium. Alan Roche Add to this record.

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