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38th (Welsh) Division



 Divisional History  38th (Welsh) Division was formed after official sanction was given for a Welsh Army Corps to be raised by public subscription on 10th of October 1914. The Corps was never actually formed. The Division moved to France between 21st of November and 6th of December 1915 and remained in France and Flanders throughout the war.

1916

  • The Battle of Albert

1917

  • The Battle of Pilkem
  • The Battle of Langemark

1918

  • The Battle of Albert
  • The Battle of the Bapaume
  • The Battle of Havrincourt
  • The Battle of Epehy
  • The Battle of Beaurevoir
  • The Battle of Cambrai
  • The Battle of the Selle
  • The Battle of the Sambre

The Division was demobilised between December 1918 and June 1919, having suffered 28,600 casualties during the war.

The order of battle of the 38th (Welsh) Division

113th Brigade

  • 13th (1st North Wales) Btn, Royal Welsh Fusiliers joined November 1914
  • 14th Btn, Royal Welsh Fusiliers joined November 1914
  • 15th (1st London Welsh) Btn, Royal Welsh Fusiliers joined November 1914, disbanded 8 February 1918
  • 16th Btn, Royal Welsh Fusiliers joined November 1914
  • 17th (2nd North Wales) Btn, Royal Welsh Fusiliers joined February 1915, left July 1915
  • 113th Machine Gun Company joined 19 May 1916, moved into 38 MG Bn March 1918
  • 113th Trench Mortar Battery joined 26 December 1915

114th Brigade

  • 10th Btn, (1st Rhondda) Btn, Welsh Regiment joined September 1914, disbanded February 1918
  • 13th (2nd Rhondda) Btn, Welsh Regiment joined October 1914
  • 14th (Swansea) Btn, Welsh Regiment joined October 1914
  • 15th (Carmarthenshire County Committee) Btn, Welsh Regiment joined October 1914
  • 114th Machine Gun Company joined 19 May 1916, moved into 38 MG Btn March 1918
  • 114th Trench Mortar Battery joined 26 December 1915

115th Brigade

  • 16th Btn, (Cardiff City) Btn, Welsh Regiment joined October 1914, disbanded February 1918
  • 10th (1st Gwent) Btn, South Wales Borderers joined November 1914
  • 11th Btn, (2nd Gwent) Btn, South Wales Borderers joined January 1915, disbanded February 1918
  • 17th (2nd North Wales) Btn, Royal Welsh Fusiliers joined July 1915
  • 2nd Btn, Royal Welsh Fusiliers joined February 1918
  • 115th Machine Gun Company joined 19 May 1916, moved into 38 MG Bn March 1918
  • 115th Mortar Battery joined 26 December 1915

Divisional Troops

  • 19th (Glamorgan Pioneers) Btn, Welsh Regiment joined as Divisional pioneer battalion February 1915
  • 176th Machine Gun Company joined 28 March 1917, moved into 38 MG Btn March 1918
  • 38th Machine Gun Battalion formed 2 March 1918

Divisional Mounted Troops

  • HQ, MG Section and D Squadron, Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry joined by 4 December 1915, left 31 May 1916
  • 38th Divisional Cyclist Company joined 22 April 1915, left 10 May 1916

Divisional Artillery

  • CXIX Brigade, RFA joined by August 1915, left 14 January 1917
  • CXX Brigade, RFA joined by August 1915, broken up late August 1916
  • CXXI Brigade, RFA joined by August 1915
  • CXXII (Howitzer) Brigade, RFA joined by August 1915
  • 38 Heavy Battery, RGA raised with the Division but left for XLII Heavy Artillery Group soon after
  • 38th Divisional Ammunition Column joined December 1914. The four Brigade Ammunition Columns amalgamated into DAC in May 1916
  • V.38 Heavy Trench Mortar Battery RFA formed by 28 July 1916, left for V/XV Corps 9 February 1918
  • X.38, Y.38 and Z.38 Medium Mortar Batteries RFA formed April 1916; Z Bty broken up 9 February 1918 when batteries reorganised to have 6 x 6-inch weapons each

Royal Engineers

  • 123rd Field Company joined April 1915
  • 124th Field Company joined April 1915
  • 151st Field Company joined August 1915
  • 38th Divisional Signals Company

Royal Army Medical Corps units

  • 129th Field Ambulance joined December 1914
  • 130th Field Ambulance joined December 1914
  • 131st Field Ambulance joined December 1914
  • 77th Sanitary Section left April 1917
  • No 5 (Welsh) Bacteriological Section transferred to First Army 3rd of December 1915

Other Divisional Troops

  • 38th Divisional Train ASC 330, 331, 332 and 333 Companies, formed April 1915
  • 235th Divisional Employment Company joined 23 June 1917
  • 49th Mobile Veterinary Section AVC joined December 1914
  • 38th Divisional Motor Ambulance Workshop joined from Meerut Division 30 November 1915, left April 1916


16th May 1915 Enemy Aircraft

7th of July 1915 

2nd Dec 1915 On the Move

3rd Dec 1915 On the Move

4th Dec 1915 On the Move

5th Dec 1915 On the Move

6th Dec 1915 Fatigues

7th Dec 1915 Route March

8th Dec 1915 Training

9th Dec 1915 Training

10th Dec 1915 Training

11th of December 1915 Artillery Entrains

11th Dec 1915 Wet Day

12th Dec 1915 Church Parade

13th Dec 1915 Musketry

14th Dec 1915 Training

15th Dec 1915 Training

16th Dec 1915 Training

17th Dec 1915 Training

18th Dec 1915 Baths

19th Dec 1915 Billeting Party

20th Dec 1915 On the March

21st Dec 1915 Instruction  location map

22nd Dec 1915 Instruction

23rd Dec 1915 Instruction

24th Dec 1915  In the Trenches

24th Dec 1915 Instruction

25th Dec 1915 Instruction

26th Dec 1915 Instruction

27th Dec 1915 Instruction

29th Dec 1915 On the Move  location map

30th Dec 1915 Cleaning up  location map

31st Dec 1915 Baths  location map

4th Jan 1916 Route March  location map

5th Jan 1916 Training  location map

6th Jan 1916 Preparations  location map

7th Jan 1916 On the March  location map

8th Jan 1916 Fatigues  location map

9th Jan 1916 Under Fire  location map

10th Jan 1916 Snipers

11th Jan 1916 Reliefs Complete  location map

12th Jan 1916 Heavy Firing  location map

13th Jan 1916 Artillery Active

14th Jan 1916 Into Billets  location map

15th Jan 1916 On the March  location map

16th Jan 1916 Patrols

17th Jan 1916 Inspection

18th Jan 1916 Parade

19th Jan 1916 Parade

20th Jan 1916 Quiet

21st Jan 1916 Route March

22nd Jan 1916 Training

23rd Jan 1916 Training

24th Jan 1916 Preparations

25th Jan 1916 Preparations

26th Jan 1916 Reliefs  location map

27th Jan 1916 Heavy Shelling  location map

28th Jan 1916 Some Shelling  location map

29th Jan 1916 Quiet  location map

30th Jan 1916 Machine Gun Fire  location map

1st Feb 1916 Cleaning up  location map

2nd Feb 1916 Working Parties  location map

3rd Feb 1916 Routine  location map

4th Feb 1916 Inspection  location map

5th Feb 1916 Concert  location map

6th Feb 1916 Church Parade  location map

7th Feb 1916 Fatigue Parties  location map

8th Feb 1916 On the March  location map

9th Feb 1916 Routine

10th Feb 1916 On the March  location map

11th Feb 1916 Working Parties

12th Feb 1916 Relief  location map

13th Feb 1916 Artillery Active  location map

14th Feb 1916 Snipers  location map

15th Feb 1916 Quiet  location map

16th Feb 1916 Reliefs  location map

17th Feb 1916 In Reserve

18th Feb 1916 In Reserve

19th Feb 1916 In Reserve

20th Feb 1916 Reliefs  location map

21st Feb 1916 Snow  location map

22nd Feb 1916 Snow  location map

23rd Feb 1916 Snow  location map

24th Feb 1916 Reliefs  location map

25th Feb 1916 In Billets

26th Feb 1916 Working Party

27th Feb 1916 Wet Day

28th Feb 1916 Reliefs  location map

29th Feb 1916 Quiet  location map

1st Mar 1916 Reliefs  location map

2nd Mar 1916 In Billets

3rd Mar 1916 In Billets

4th Mar 1916 In Billets

5th Mar 1916 Postings

6th Mar 1916 Inspection

7th Mar 1916 Preparations

8th Mar 1916 Reliefs  location map

9th Mar 1916 Working Parties  location map

10th Mar 1916 Working Parties  location map

11th Mar 1916 Working Parties  location map

12th Mar 1916 Working Parties  location map

13th Mar 1916 Heavy Shelling  location map

14th Mar 1916 Quiet  location map

15th Mar 1916 Artillery Active  location map

16th Mar 1916 Reliefs  location map

17th Mar 1916 In Reserve  location map

18th Mar 1916 In Reserve  location map

19th Mar 1916 In Reserve  location map

20th Mar 1916 In Reserve  location map

21st Mar 1916 Reliefs  location map

22nd Mar 1916 In the Trenches  location map

23rd Mar 1916 Snipers  location map

24th Mar 1916 Reliefs  location map

25th Mar 1916 Cleaning up

26th Mar 1916 Inspection

27th Mar 1916 Working Parties

28th Mar 1916 Working Parties

29th Mar 1916 Preparations

30th Mar 1916 Routine

31st Mar 1916 Routine

1st Apr 1916 On the March  location map

2nd Apr 1916 Working Party  location map

3rd Apr 1916 Working Party  location map

4th Apr 1916 In Reserve  location map

5th Apr 1916 Relief Complete  location map

6th Apr 1916 Enemy Active  location map

7th Apr 1916 Fire  location map

8th Apr 1916 Snipers  location map

9th Apr 1916 Reliefs  location map

10th Apr 1916 Working Parties  location map

11th Apr 1916 Working Parties  location map

12th Apr 1916 Quiet  location map

13th Apr 1916 Reliefs  location map

14th Apr 1916 Shelling  location map

15th Apr 1916 Quiet  location map

16th Apr 1916 Reliefs  location map

17th Apr 1916 Quiet

18th Apr 1916 On the March  location map

19th Apr 1916 In Billets  location map

20th Apr 1916 In Billets  location map

21st Apr 1916 In Billets  location map

22nd Apr 1916 In Billets  location map

23rd Apr 1916 In Billets  location map

24th Apr 1916 On the March  location map

25th Apr 1916 Working Parties  location map

26th Apr 1916 Working Parties  location map

27th Apr 1916 In Reserve  location map

28th Apr 1916 Reliefs  location map

29th Apr 1916 Retaliation

30th Apr 1916 Shelling

1st May 1916 Rapid Fire

2nd May 1916 Reliefs  location map

3rd May 1916 Working Parties  location map

4th May 1916 In Reserve  location map

5th May 1916 Baths  location map

6th May 1916 Preparations  location map

7th May 1916 Reliefs

8th May 1916 Relief Completed

9th May 1916 Artillery Active

10th May 1916 Wet Weather

11th May 1916 In Billets

15th May 1916 Inspection

19th May 1916 Shelling  location map

20th May 1916 Shelling

21st May 1916 Reliefs  location map

24th May 1916 Working Parties  location map

25th May 1916 Preparations  location map

26th May 1916 Relief Complete  location map

27th May 1916 Holding the Line  location map

28th May 1916 Trench Work  location map

29th May 1916 Reliefs  location map

30th May 1916 Cleaning up  location map

31st May 1916 Reliefs Completed  location map

1st Jun 1916 Working Parties  location map

2nd Jun 1916 Enemy Active  location map

3rd Jun 1916 Relief  location map

4th Jun 1916 Duty  location map

5th Jun 1916 Artillery Duel  location map

6th Jun 1916 On the March  location map

7th Jun 1916 Training  location map

8th Jun 1916 Training  location map

9th Jun 1916 Training  location map

10th Jun 1916 On the March  location map

11th Jun 1916 Into the Trenches  location map

12th Jun 1916 Route March

13th Jun 1916 On the March

14th Jun 1916 On the March

15th Jun 1916 Quiet

16th Jun 1916 Training

17th Jun 1916 Training

18th Jun 1916 Training

19th Jun 1916 Training

20th Jun 1916 Training

21st Jun 1916 Training

22nd Jun 1916 Training

23rd Jun 1916 Training

24th Jun 1916 Lectures

25th Jun 1916 Demonstration

26th Jun 1916 On the March

27th Jun 1916 On the March

28th Jun 1916 Awaiting Orders

29th Jun 1916 Awaiting Orders

30th Jun 1916 On the March

1st Jul 1916 On the March  location map

2nd Jul 1916 Training  location map

3rd Jul 1916 Stratigic Wood

3rd Jul 1916 On the March  location map

4th Jul 1916 On the March

5th Jul 1916 Attack Made

5th Jul 1916 On the March  location map

6th Jul 1916 Preparations  location map

7th Jul 1916 Attack Made

7th Jul 1916 Rapid Bombing

7th Jul 1916 Burried Alive

7th Jul 1916 Heavy Rain  location map

10th Jul 1916 Vicious Fighting

15th Jul 1916 Heavily Shelled

24th Dec 1917 Reorganisation

21st Jan 1918 Course

5th Feb 1918 Course Ends

8th of February 1918 Rain Again

11th of February 1918 Training  location map

13th Feb 1918 Personnel

21st Feb 1918 Reorganisation

29th of March 1918  Reliefs  location map

30th of March 1918 Reliefs  location map

31st of March 1918 Relief Completed  location map

8th Apr 1918 Reliefs Commence

9th Apr 1918 Heavy Bombardment  location map

10th Apr 1918 Under Fire  location map

11th Apr 1918 Orders to Withdraw  location map

13th of April 1918 Under Heavy Attack  location map

17th of April 1918 Batteries into Action  location map

25th of April 1918 Another Busy Day  location map

30th of April 1918 Aeroplanes Active

30th of April 1918 Reports  location map

15th of September 1918 EAs Active  location map

17th of September 1918 Back Areas Bombed  location map

18th of September 1918 Attack Commences  location map

30th of September 1918  Divisional Relief  location map

4th of October 1918   location map

5th of October 1918 Orders  location map

7th of October 1918   location map

8th of October 1918 

12th of October 1918 Orders  location map

17th of October   location map

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Those known to have served with

38th (Welsh) Division

during the Great War 1914-1918.

  • Cross Terriss Norman. Sig. D Battery, 155th Brigade
  • Jones Millard Fillmore. Pte. 16th Btn. (d.17th Dec 1916)
  • Meredith Stephen. Pte. 14th (1st Swansea) Btn. (d.5th Aug 1917)
  • Thomas Richard. Pte. 14th (Swansea) Battalion (d.16th Sept 1918)
  • Willaims William. Pte. 13th (2nd Rhondda) Btn. (d.13th Jul 1916)

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1206485

Pte. Millard Fillmore Jones 16th Btn. Welsh Regiment (d.17th Dec 1916)

Millard Fillmore & William Selwyn Jones  seated

I have had for years a postcard sent to my Nana. I have never quite understood the message on the back. It is from her brother William serving in France. He's wishing her good wishes for Xmas and New Year as he feels he has to but knows she will probably not enjoy the festive season because he's just had a wire that his brother Millard Fillmore has died of his wounds on 16th December. He is trying to get home. I have often wondered who Phil was but now can see that it was a nickname short for Fillmore! I assume, but do not have confirmation, that he was injured in or prior to July possibly Mametz Wood? as his battalion took no further part that year. It seems he was taken to hospital in North Wales where his regiment was based. He was buried in Cardiff on the 24th Jan 1917 with his mother and father.

19014 Private Millard Fillmore Jones served with the 16th Battalion, Welsh Regiment during WW1 and died age 24, in Cardiff on the 17th December 1916. He is buried at Cardiff (Cathays) Cemetery, Grave Ref. 1 CE 471. The family entry above states the 16th Battalion but the Commomwealth War Graves indicates the 3rd Battalion, Welsh Regiment. However the 3rd Battalion was a depot unit based in the UK and he was probably transferred to that units strength on evacuation to the UK because of his wounds. Phil was one of the sons of William and Maria Jones, of 74, Adeline St., Splott, Cardiff.

Sue Harding




261967

Pte. William Willaims 13th (2nd Rhondda) Btn. Welsh Regiment (d.13th Jul 1916)

William Williams, 13th (2nd Rhondda) Battalion, Welsh Regiment a postcard to his family

I know almost nothing about William Williams really. I know that he was my great-grandfather. I found a picture with the details on the back.

William Williams

Ricard Burgess




260320

Pte. Stephen Meredith 14th (1st Swansea) Btn. Welch Regiment (d.5th Aug 1917)

My great-grandfather, Stephen Meredith served with the 14th (1st Swansea) Battalion, Welch Regiment. He fathered 2 children with Florence Edith Williams and they never married (Florence was still married to her previous husband). He enlisted in Swansea and was killed during 3rd Ypres, otherwise known as Passchendaele. He has no known grave but is commemorated on Menin Gate as well as the War Memorial in Woolescote.

Connie Davis




260258

Sig. Terriss Norman Cross D Battery, 155th Brigade Royal Field Artillery

Terriss Cross enlisted on 11th of September 1916 at Woolwich. He served with 155 Brigade RFA in D Battery joining them on 30th September 1917 just before the Third Battle of Ypres (Second Battle of Passchendale). They moved into reserve east of Poperinghe on 22nd of November 1917 then some 75 miles south to Bapaume. They were heavily involved in the German Spring Offensive of March 1918. They fought in support of 38th Division on 18th of September in the area of Gouzeaucourt where Terriss Cross was gassed. He was taken to 30 Field Ambulance and then moved to No. 12 General Hospital at Rouen on 24th of September and then was moved to the Cambridge Military Hospital, Aldershot. He lived until March 1977.

Peter Cross




251162

Pte. Richard Thomas 14th (Swansea) Battalion Welch Regiment (d.16th Sept 1918)

Richard Thomas

Richard Thomas served with 14th Battalion, Welch Regiment.

Richard with fellow soldiers

Richards grave. RIP

Alan Jones








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