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39th Division    The 39th Division was formed near Winchester in early August 1915. The units who had already joined moved to the Marlborough Lines at Aldershot on 28th of September. The remainder (except the Divisional mounted squadron, 118th Infantry Brigade, the Field Ambulances and Veterinary Section) joined at Aldershot in mid October the entire Division moved to Witley, where it was completed. Mobilisation orders were received in February 1916 and advance parties departed late in the month. 118th Brigade was well behind in training and was left behind, but its HQ staff went to France and took over five new battalions on 29th February. The other units of the Division crossed to Le Havre and by 11th March all units were concentrated near Blaringhem. The Division then remained on the Western Front for the remainder of the war and took part in the following engagements: 1916 Attack near Richebourg l'Avoue The fighting on the Ancre The Battle of Thiepval Ridge The Battle of the Ancre Heights The Battle of the Ancre 1917 The Battle of Pilkem Ridge The Battle of Langemarck The Battle of the Menin Road The Battle of Polygon Wood The Second Battle of Passchendaele 1918 The Battle of St Quentin The actions at the Somme crossings The Battle of Bapaume The Battle of Rosieres The fighting on Wytschaete Ridge The First Battle of Kemmel The Second Battle of Kemmel The Battle of the Scherpenberg After suffering heavy losses during the Battles of the Lys a decision was taken to reduce the Division down to a cadre. This took place by 1 June. After this it was engaged in supervising courses of instruction for American troops, beginning with units of the 77th American Division. Divisional HQ was based at Eperlecques from 11th April to 7th June 1918, it then moved to Wolphus and then Varengeville and to Rouen. Orders were received on 1 November to demobilise the training cadres. The Division was reconstituted by taking over the 197th Brigade from 66th Division. They embarkation camps and reinforcement depots in early 1919. Demobilisation proceeded and by 10 July 1919 the Division ceased to exist. The Great War cost 39th Division 27869 men killed, wounded or missing. Order of Battle of the 39th Division 116th Brigade 116th Brigade was originally raised (numbered 121st) for the original 40th Division of the Fifth New Army. 11th Btn, Royal Sussex Regiment (1st South Down) left as cadre June 1918 12th Btn, Royal Sussex Regiment (2nd South Down) disbanded 8 February 1918 13th Btn, Royal Sussex Regiment (3rd South Down) left as cadre June 1918 14th Btn, Hampshire Regiment (1st Portsmouth) disbanded 23 February 1918 116th Machine Gun Company joined 18 May 1916, moved to 39th Bn MGC 14 March 1918 116th Trench Mortar Battery formed on 16 June 1916 from two sections that joined in April 1/1st Btn, Hertfordshire Regiment joined from 118th Brigade 8 February 1918, left 9 May 1918 Units attached as cadres for short periods after 21 May 1918 15th and 16th Royal Scots 18th and 23rd Northumberland Fusiliers; 1/4th and 10th Lincolnshire Regiment 7th Suffolk Regiment 1/4th East Yorkshire Regiment 6th Bedfordshire Regiment 1/4th and 1/5th Yorkshire Regiment 4th South Staffordshire Regiment 1/5th North Staffordshire Regiment 117th Brigade 16th Btn, Sherwood Foresters (Chatsworth Rifles) left as a cadre 16 August 1918 17th Btn, Sherwood Foresters (Welbeck Rangers) disbanded 8 February 1918 17th Btn, King's Royal Rifle Corps (British Empire League) left as a cadre 16 August 1918 16th Btn, Rifle Brigade (St Pancras) left as a cadre August 1918 117th Machine Gun Company joined 18 May 1916, moved to 39th Bn MGC 14 March 1918 117th Trench Mortar Battery formed 18 June 1916 from two sections that joined on 15 April Units attached as cadres for short periods after 21 May 1918 2/10th Btn, King's (Liverool Regiment) 1/4th Btn, Lincolnshire Regiment 11th Btn, Cheshire Regiment 2/5th Btn, Sherwood Foresters 8th Btn, King's Royal Rifle Corps 9th Btn, King's Royal Rifle Corps 1/5th Btn, North Staffordshire Regiment 1/5th Btn, Durham Light Infantry 1/6th Btn, Durham Light Infantry 1/8th Btn, Durham Light Infantry 6th Btn, Connaught Rangers 8thBtn, Rifle Brigade 9th Btn, Rifle Brigade 6th Btn, Royal Munster Fusiliers 118th Brigade 118th Brigade was raised in London in July 1915 but reorganised at Aldershot on 16 October 1915. It moved to Witley and joined 39th Division in November 1915. 10th Btn, Royal West Kent Regiment (Kent County) left 16 October 1915 11th Btn, Royal West Kent Regiment (Lewisham) left 16 October 1915 13th Btn, East Surrey Regiment (Wandsworth) remained in England 23 February 1916 20th Btn, Middlesex Regiment (Shoreditch) remained in England 23 February 1916 21st Btn, Middlesex Regiment (Islington) remained in England 23 February 1916 14th Btn, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders remained in England 23 February 1916 1/6th Btn, Cheshire Regiment joined in France 29 February 1916, left 28 May 1918 1/4th Btn, Black Watch joined in France 29 February 1916, amalgamated with 1/5th Btn, March 1916 and became 4/5th Btn, resumed own identity 6 May 1918, left 14 May 1918 1/5th Btn, Black Watch joined in France 29 February 1916, amalgamated with 1/5th Bn March 1916 and became 4/5th Bn 1/1st Btn, Cambridgeshire Regiment joined in France 29 February 1916, left 9 May 1918 1/1st Btn, Hertfordshire Regiment joined in France 29 February 1916, left for 116th Brigade 8 February 1918 118th Machine Gun Company joined 21 March 1916, moved to 39th Bn MGC 14 March 1918 118th Trench Mortar Battery formed 1 July 1916 from two sections that joined 7 April 1916 Units attached as cadres for short periods after 21 May 1918 1/4th Btn, Northumberland Fusiliers 1/5th Btn, Northumberland Fusiliers 1/6th Btn, Northumberland Fusiliers 18th Btn, Northumberland Fusiliers 1/4th Btn, Lincolnshire Regiment 6th Btn, Bedfordshire Regiment 4th Btn, East Lancashire Regiment 11th Btn, Royal Sussex Regiment 13th Btn, Royal Sussex Regiment 9th Btn, Black Watch 8/10th Btn, Gordon Highlanders 7th Btn, Cameron Highlanders 11th Btn, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders 39th Divisional Composite Brigade Formed on 10th April 1918 after the Division suffered heavy losses and placed under command of Brig-Gen. A. Hubback. Fought in the Battles of the Lys as an independent command attached to XXII Corps. Returned to Division and men deployed to old units by 6 May 1918 1st Btn, formed from remnants of 11th Royal Sussex and 1/1st Hertfordshire 2nd Btn, formed from remnants of 13th Gloucestershire and 13th Royal Sussex 3rd Btn, formed from remnants of units of 117th Brigade 4th Btn, formed from remnants of units 118th Brigade 5th Btn, formed from remnants of units of all three Brigades 118th Trench Mortar Battery No 4 (287) Company, 39th Divisional Train ASC Divisional Troops 13th Btn, the Gloucestershire Regiment (Forest of Dean) left as a cadre by 6 May 1918 228th Machine Gun Company joined 19 July 1917, moved to 39th Bn MGC 14 March 1918, left for 40th Division 11 September 1918 39th Battalion MGC formed 14 March 1918 Units attached as cadres for short periods after 21 May 1918 25th Btn, Northumberland Fusiliers 13th Btn, Yorkshire Regiment 13th Btn, East Surrey Regiment 7th Btn, Sherwood Foresters 21st Btn, Middlesex Regiment 14th Btn, Highland Light Infantry 8th Btn, Suffolk Regiment Divisional Mounted Troops E Sqn, South Irish Horse joined 17 March 1916, left for I Corps Cavalry Regiment 10 May 1916 39th Divisional Cyclist Company, Army Cyclist Corps joined 14 November 1915, left for XV Corps Cyclist Battalion 10 May 1916 Divisional Artillery < ul> CLXXIV Brigade, RFA raised by the Thames Ironworks Company. CLXXIX Brigade, RFA raised by the Thames Ironworks Company, broken up 18 January 1917 CLXXXIV Brigade, RFA raised by the Thames Ironworks Company, broken up 30 November 1916 CLXXXVI (Howitzer) Brigade, RFA 39th Divisional Ammunition Column RFA V.39 Heavy Trench Mortar Battery, RFA formed 27 August 1916, broken up 7 February 1918 X.39, Y.39 and Z.39 Medium Mortar Batteries, RFA formed by 17 June 1916; on 7 February 1918, Z broken up and batteries reorganised to have 6 x 6-inch weapons each Royal Engineers 225th (Stockton on Tees) Field Company 227th (Stockton on Tees) Field Company 234th (Stockton on Tees) Company 39th Divisional Signals Company (Empire) Royal Army Medical Corps 132th Field Ambulance 133rd Field Ambulance 134th Field Ambulance 82nd Sanitary Section left 17 April 1917 Other Divisional Troops 39th Divisional Train ASC 284, 285, 286 and 287 Companies 50th Mobile Veterinary Section AVC 236th Divisional Employment Company joined 30 June 1917 39th Divisional Motor Ambulance Workshop absorbed into Divisional Supply Column 9 April 1916 30th September 1915 Entraining 16th October 1915 Reorganisation 8th January 1916 Defences   6th Mar 1916 On the Move 7th Mar 1916 On the Move 8th Mar 1916 On the Move   9th Mar 1916 On the Move   10th Mar 1916 Training   11th Mar 1916 Training   13th Mar 1916 On the March   14th Mar 1916 On the March   15th Mar 1916 In Reserve   16th Mar 1916 Inspections   17th Mar 1916 In Reserve   18th Mar 1916 Training   19th Mar 1916 Instruction   20th Mar 1916 Instruction   21st Mar 1916 Instruction   22nd Mar 1916 Instruction   24th Mar 1916 Instruction   25th Mar 1916 Baths   26th Mar 1916 Church Parade   27th Mar 1916 Attachment   28th Mar 1916 On the March   29th Mar 1916 In Billets   30th Mar 1916 In Billets   31st Mar 1916 In Billets   3rd Apr 1916 Shelling   4th Apr 1916 Misty   5th Apr 1916 Shelling   6th Apr 1916 Reorganisation   7th Apr 1916 Training 10th Apr 1916 Re;iefs   10th Apr 1916 Inspection 11th Apr 1916 Trench Work   12th Apr 1916 Trench Work   13th Apr 1916 Bombardment   14th Apr 1916 Reliefs   15th Apr 1916 Baths   15th Apr 1916 Change of Command 16th Apr 1916 In Reserve   16th Apr 1916 Reliefs 17th Apr 1916 In Reserve   17th Apr 1916 Training 18th Apr 1916 In Reserve   19th Apr 1916 Working Parties 20th Apr 1916 Working Parties 21st Apr 1916 Church Parade 21st Apr 1916 Recce 22ndApr 1916 In Reserve 23nd Apr 1916 On the March   23rd Apr 1916 Reliefs   24th Apr 1916 Working Party   24th Apr 1916 Some Shelling   25th Apr 1916 Working Party   25th Apr 1916 Trench Work   26th Apr 1916 Working Party   26th Apr 1916 Trench Work   27th Apr 1916 Reliefs   27th Apr 1916 Reliefs   28th Apr 1916 Gas   28th Apr 1916 In Reserve 29th Apr 1916 Test   29th Apr 1916 In Reserve 30th Apr 1916 Trench Work   30th Apr 1916 Working Parties 1st May 1916 Reliefs   2nd May 1916 Working Parties   3rd May 1916 Gas Alarm   4th May 1916 Working Party   5th May 1916 Reliefs   6th May 1916 Trench Work   7th May 1916 Trench Work   8th May 1916 Trench Work   9th May 1916 Reliefs   18th May 1916 In Reserve   19th May 1916 Working Party   20th May 1916 Working Party   21st May 1916 Reliefs   22nd May 1916 Bombardment   23rd May 1916 Trench Work   24th May 1916 Trench Work   25th May 1916 Reliefs   26th May 1916 Working Parties   27th May 1916 Working Parties   28th May 1916 Working Parties   29th May 1916 Reliefs   30th May 1916 Holding the Line   31st May 1916 Holding the Line   1st Jun 1916 Holding the Line 2nd Jun 1916 Holding the Line 3rd Jun 1916 Reliefs   4th Jun 1916 In Reserve   5th Jun 1916 Baths   6th Jun 1916 Reliefs   7th Jun 1916 Cleaning up   8th Jun 1916 Training   11th Jun 1916 Reliefs   12th Jun 1916 Trench Work   13th Jun 1916 Digging Trenches 13th Jun 1916 Trench Work   14th Jun 1916 Trench Visit 14th Jun 1916 Trench Work   15th Jun 1916 Trench Work   16th Jun 1916 Line Adjusted   17th Jun 1916 Baths   18th Jun 1916 Reliefs   19th Jun 1916 Routine   20th Jun 1916 Reliefs   21st Jun 1916 Baths   22nd Jun 1916 Reliefs   22nd Jun 1916 Into the Line   23rd Jun 1916 Quiet   24th Jun 1916 Training and Baths   24th Jun 1916 Quiet   25th Jun 1916 Quiet   26th Jun 1916 Artillery Active   27th Jun 1916 Artillery Active   28th Jun 1916 Holding the Line   29th Jun 1916 Holding the Line   30th Jun 1916 Holding the Line   1st Jul 1916 Holding the Line   2nd Jul 1916 Holding the Line   3rd Jul 1916 Trench Raid   4th Jul 1916 Holding the Line   5th Jul 1916 Artillery Active   6th Jul 1916 Holding the Line   7th Jul 1916 Holding the Line   8th Jul 1916 Holding the Line   9th Jul 1916 Holding the Line   10th Jul 1916 Holding the Line   11th Jul 1916 Holding the Line   12th Jul 1916 Trench Raid   13th Jul 1916 Inspection   14th Jul 1916 Reliefs   20th Sep 1916 Reliefs   31st Oct 1916 Warning   16th July 1917 Attack   19th July 1917 Preliminary Instructions.   22nd July 1917 Engaged in fitting new unditching Gear 25th July 1917 Starting points of the Tanks   31st Jul 1917 Attack Made 31st July 1917 The 18th Corps. attacked 2nd Aug 1917 In the Trenches 2nd Aug 1917 Message of Congratulation   3rd Aug 1917 Continuous Rain 5th Aug 1917 In Bivouacs 9th Aug 1917 In Camp 10th Aug 1917 Inspection 2nd Sep 1917 Reliefs 19th Sep 1917 Equipment 20th Sep 1917 Attack Made 21st Sep 1917 Reliefs 22nd Sep 1917 Reliefs 23rd Sep 1917 Reliefs 25th Sep 1917 Into Position   26th Sep 1917 Into Support 27th Sep 1917 Bringing in the Wounded   30th Sep 1917 The Cost 1st Oct 1917 Inspection 2nd Oct 1917 Inspection 15th Oct 1917 Reliefs   20th Oct 1917 Cinematographer Visits Camp 23rd Oct 1917 On the March 31st Oct 1917 Reliefs Completed 5th of November 1917 An Attempted Raid   8th of November 1917 Fairly Quiet   24th Dec 1917 Reorganisation 21st Jan 1918 Course 25th Jan 1918 Fog   27th Jan 1918 Orders Received 28th Jan 1918 Shelling   2nd Feb 1918 Reliefs Complete   5th Feb 1918 Course Ends 13th Feb 1918 Personnel 16th Feb 1918 On the Move   21st Feb 1918 Reorganisation 25th of March 1918 Orders 28th of March 1918 Orders   16th Apr 1918 Orders 22nd Apr 1918 Defensive Plans 10th June 1918 Operational Order No.26 10th June 1918 Absorbtion of the 7th Camerons commenced. 11th June 1918 Operational Order No.26    28th of July 1918 Quiet    31st December 1918 Chapter 2. The Salient. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 39th Division? There are:186 items tagged 39th 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 39th Division during the Great War 1914-1918. Beach James. Pte. 1/6 Btn. (d.20th Sep 1918) Keeble Frederick William. CSM 7th Btn. Morrow Frederick Roulstone. Cpl. D Bty. 174th Brigade (d.27th Sep 1917) Roberts Lionel John. 2nd Lt. 16th (St Pancras) Btn. (d.3rd Sep 1916) Targett Frederick. Rfmn. 16th Btn. Walton John George. Dvr. 225 Field Coy. (d.30th Sep 1916) Watmough Walter. Gnr. 174th Bde. 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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. 1206623 CSM Frederick William Keeble MM 7th Btn. Suffolk Regiment CSM Frederick Keeble MM was my Grandfather, the only thing he told me about the trenches was they had to eat candles when food was short. I'm told he was wounded 4 times and I know he had bullet holes in his legs that Dad said you could put your finger in and that on his death bed the doctor took off his shirt to reveal a lump of shrapnel visible under the skin on his chest, my Grandmother had never seen him without his shirt on so had no idea it was there. I don't really know how he won the MM but the story is they were pinned down by a German machine gun nest and no-one could move, after a while Grandad said 'well I've had enough of this' he advanced on the nest, under fire, lobbed some grenades in and bayoneted the men who came out. After the war Grandads unit were guarding supply trains bound for Germany he was instructed to shoot anyone caught stealing from the trains, an Australian troop train pulled up and the men on board promptly raided the trains which were full of bully beef and all sorts, Grandad is said to have stepped out and on seeing the Australians said 'best we go round the back and have another fag', he wouldn't give the order to open fire, as a result he left the Army without reference which made it hard to get a job. Paul Keeble Add to this record. 263317 Rfmn. Frederick "Jerry" Targett 16th Btn. Rifle Brigade Frederick Targett served with the 16th Battalion, Rifle Brigade since 1915 to 1918 when the 39th Division was disbanded due to losses. He then served in the Labour Corps. He survived the war and was demobbed in 1919 receiving the 1914 - 1918 and Victory medals. He was my maternal grandfather. Add to this record. 261761 Cpl. Frederick Roulstone Morrow D Bty. 174th Brigade Royal Field Artillery (d.27th Sep 1917) Frederick Morrow was born in Belfast in 1895, son of Alexander and Frances Morrow. The family moved to Londonbridge Rd., Dublin, and Frederick was educated at Pembroke Technical school (now the Ballsbridge College of Further Education on Shelbourne Road). He joined the Boys’ Brigade in St. Matthew’s and was a keen footballer, captaining the Irish Boys’ Brigade team against England at the age of 15. He became a law clerk, but continued his football, playing for Bohemians, Shelbourne, and Tritonville. He also played as a junior Irish international. He enlisted in the Royal Field Artillery in August 1915 and served with the Expeditionary Force in France from February 1916. He became a corporal, and at the time of his death he was Acting Sergeant. His commanding officer wrote “I can only say what a loss he is to the battery and also that I was sending him home for his commission as soon as we came out of action”. He was badly injured on 25th of September 1917 and died in the casualty clearing station the next day. He is buried in Outtersteene Cemetery near Bailleul in France. T. James Add to this record. 219473 2nd Lt. Lionel John Roberts 16th (St Pancras) Btn. Rifle Brigade (d.3rd Sep 1916) Lionel John Roberts was my Great Uncle, the second born son of Edwin James Roberts and his wife Caroline. He had an older brother, Edwin, and younger brother(my father, Charles Thomas) and one sister. He was born in Jersey, Channel Islands in 1895 where my Grandfather was born and married my Grandmother who came from Alderney. They decided to bring their young family to England where there appeared to be better prospects for work and education and settled in the Gospel Oak Area, living at 88 Mansfield Road. My Grandfather was a builder/plasterer. After war was declared, Lionel who was learning to be a teacher, decided, like so many others,to join up at 20 years old. On 8th March 1916, the Battalion arrived in France. He was reported missing on 3rd September 1916, lost in the Battle of the Somme aged 21 years. He has no known grave but his name is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial along with over 72000 others who also have no known grave. I would like to know more about the particular battle that took place on the day he died. As a young man, he liked to draw and as a child, I was fascinated by his sketch book that contained carefully drafted pen and ink drawings. They were my inspiration to follow suit and I owe him my gratitude for showing me the way. God Bless you Lionel. You were so brave. Angela Stannard Add to this record. 216752 Pte. James Beach 1/6 Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.20th Sep 1918) James Beach was my Great-great-uncle. He was the son of William and Rachel Beach, of 9, Letchwell Cottages, Forest Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne. He lived at Letchwell Cottages and was 18 years old in 1914 when he enlisted at Westmoor, Newcastle upon Tyne. To begin with he was in the 5th Battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers, Reg No: 5/2165, and was later moved to the 1/6th 'A' Coy (Territorial) Battalion. He fought on The Western Front and in August 1916 the 1/6th were transferred to 118th Infantry Brigade, 39th Division. James was only 23 when he died in France and Flanders, tragically, with only a couple of months to go before the war ended. He is buried in Belgium at the Leuze Communal Cemetery. His Roll medal card shows he was awarded the Victory Medal and British War Medal. When I was small I found a small bible in a drawer at my Grandmother's house and she said it belonged to James. It was stained through with his blood. Rest in Peace, James. K Brough Add to this record. 216086 Gnr. Walter Watmough 174th Bde. Royal Field Artillery (d.9th Apr 1918) Walter Watmough enlisted at Preston, Lancashire and served in 'A' Battery, 174th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. He died age 30 on the 9th April 1918 and is remembered at Jarrow Library and is buried in Namps-au-Val British Cemetery. His is medal card records the award of the War and Victory Medals. Walter was born in St Peters, Lancaster 1888, son of Thomas and Elizabeth Ann Watmough. In the 1901 census the family were living at 114 Bedford Street, Preston. Thomas(40) was a Coal Dealer and Elizabeth Ann(38) his wife. Walter(13) was a reacher in a cotton mill. Ethel(10) and Thomas(7) were at school and Doris was 1 year old. Walter was married to Florence Watmough nee Brown of 69 Howard Street, Jarrow. Vin Mullen Add to this record. 216038 Dvr. John George Walton 225 Field Coy. Royal Engineers (d.30th Sep 1916) John George Walton enlisted at West Hartlepool and served in 225th Field Company, Royal Engineers. He died age 20 on the 30th September 1916 and is buried at Englebelmer Communal Cemetery. His medal card records the award of the War and Victory Medals. John was born in Jarrow in 1895, son of John and Elizabeth Walton of Belmont Elwick, West Hartlepool. Vin Mullen Add to this record.

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