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48th (South Midland) Division    The 48th (South Midland) Division was a formation of the Territorial Force, formed as the South Midland Division as a result of the reforms of the army carried out in 1908 under the Secretary of State for War, Richard Burdon Haldane and was one of 14 Divisions of the peacetime TF. 1914 The units of the Division had just departed for annual summer camp when emergency orders recalled them to the home base. All units were mobilised for full time war service on 5 August 1914 and moved to concentrate in the Chelmsford area by mid August 1914. On 13th of March the Division was warned that it would go on overseas service and entrainment began a week later. Divisional HQ, the Gloucester & Worcester and South Midlland Brigades went via Folkestone-Boulogne while all other units went from Southampton to Le Havre. By 3 April the Division had concentrated near Cassel. The Division then remained in France and Flanders until late 1917 and took part in the following engagements: 1916 The Battle of Albert - Somme The Battle of Bazentin Ridge - Somme, in which the Division captured Ovillers The Battle of Pozieres Ridge - Somme The Battle of the Ancre Heights - Somme The Battle of the Ancre - Somme 1917 The German Retreat to the Hindenburg Line, in which the Division occupied Peronne The Battle of Langemarck - Third Battles of the Ypres The Battle of Polygon Wood - Third Battles of the Ypres The Battle of Broodseinde - Third Battles of the Ypres The Battle of Poelcapelle - Third Battles of the Ypres Divisional HQ received orders on 10th of November for a move to Italy. Entrainment began on 21st of November and all units had detrained around Legnano (Adige) by 1 December. The Division them moved north to the area allotted to XI Corps. 1918 The Division relieved 7th Division to hold the front line sector at the Montello between 1st and 16th of March. It then moved west, to the Asiago sector. The Division took part in: The fighting on the Asiago Plateau The Battle of the Vittoria Veneto, in the Val d'Assa rather than the Vittoria Veneto itself. The Division had the distinction on 3 November of surrounding and capturing the commander of the Austrian III Corps (General von Ritter-Romer), three Divisional commanders and about 14 battalions. By the Armitice (which here was at 1500 on 4 November), the Division had pushed forward into the Trentino and was eight miles NW of Levico. In so doing the Warwickshire Brigade also took the distinction of being the first British formation to enter into what had been European enemy "home ground" before the war. By 10 November the Division had withdrawn and was at Granezza; by five days later it was at Trissino. The demobilisation of the Division began in early 1919 and the service of the Division came to an end on 31 March when the final cadres left for England. The Division reformed as part of the Territorial Army in April 1920. Order of Battle of the 48th (South Midland) Division 143rd (Warwickshire) Brigade 1/5th Battalion, Warwickshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion, Warwickshire Regiment 1/7th Battalion, Warwickshire Regiment 1/8th Battalion, Warwickshire Regiment left September 1918 143rd Machine Gun Company formed 8 January 1916, moved to 48th Battalion, MGC 22 March 1918 143rd Trench Mortar Battery formed 14 June 1916 144th (Gloucester & Worcester) Brigade 1/4th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment 1/6th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment 1/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment 1/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment left September 1918 144th Machine Gun Company formed 23 January 1916, moved to 48th Battalion, MGC 22 March 1918 144th Trench Mortar Battery formed 14 June 1916 145th (South Midland) Brigade 1/5th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment left September 1918 1/4th Battalion, Oxford & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1/1st Bucks Battalion, Oxford & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1/4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment 145th Machine Gun Company formed 11 January 1916, moved to 48th Battalion, MGC 22 March 1918 145th Trench Mortar Battery formed 14 June 1916 Divisional Troops 1/5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment joined as Divisional Pioneers August 1915 251st Machine Gun Company joined 16 Nov 1917, moved to 48th Battalion, MGC 22 March 1918 48th Battalion MGC formed 22 March 1918 Divisional Mounted Troops B Sqn, 1st King Edward's Horse joined April 1915, left June 1916 South Midland Divisional Cyclist Company left 14 May 1916 Divisional Artillery CCXL (I South Midland) Brigade, RFA CCXLI (II South Midland) Brigade, RFA CCXLII (III South Midland) Brigade, RFA left to become Army Brigade 20 January 1917 CCXLIII (IV S.M.) (Howitzer) Brigade, RFA broken up October 1916 South Midland (Warwicks) Heavy Battery, RGA left 16 April 1915 48th Divisional Ammunition Column RFA V.48 Heavy Trench Mortar Battery, RFA formed 21 April 1916; disbanded 10 November 1917 X.48, Y.48 and Z.48 Medium Mortar Batteries, RFA formed by 15 March 1916; on 21 March 1918, Z broken up and batteries reorganised to have 6 x 6-inch weapons each Royal Engineers 474th (1st South Midland) Field Company left December 1914, rejoined May 1915 475th (2nd South Midland) Field Company 7th Field Company joined April 1915, left June 1915 419th (1st West Lancashire) Field Company attached 18-28 April 1915 476th (2/1st South Midland) Field Company joined June 1915 48th Divisional Signal Company Royal Army Medical Corps 1st South Midland Field Ambulance 2nd South Midland Ambulance 3rd South Midland Field Ambulance 48th Sanitary Section formed 21 February 1915, left for III Corps 4 April 1917 Other Divisional Troops 48th Divisional Train ASC retitled from the South Midland Divisional Transport and Supply Column, and the units also retitled as 459, 460, 461 and 462 Companies ASC 1st South Midland Mobile Veterinary Section AVC 48th Divisional Ambulance Workshop absorbed into Divisional Supply Column 4 April 1916 242nd Divisional Employment Company joined June 1917 7th Sep 1914 Training 8th Sep 1914 Inspection 14th Sep 1914 Course 26th of March 1915 Enemy Guns Active    27th of March 1915 German Air Activity   28th of March 1915 German Guns Active   30th of March 1915  Hostile MG Damaged?    31st of March 1915 Orders Issued   2nd Apr 1915 Inspection 4th Apr 1915 On the March 5th of April 1915 Quiet Day 7th Apr 1915 On the March 7th Apr 1915 On the March 7th of April 1915 Mostly Quiet    8th Apr 1915 Instruction   8th Apr 1915 Instruction 9th Apr 1915 Instruction   9th Apr 1915 Instruction 10th Apr 1915 Instruction 11th Apr 1915 Instruction 12th Apr 1915 On the March 12th Apr 1915 On the March 15th Apr 1915 Reliefs   16th Apr 1915 In the Trenches   17th Apr 1915 Reliefs   17th Apr 1915 Reliefs   18th Apr 1915 Orders   18th Apr 1915 In Billets   19th Apr 1915 Orders   19th Apr 1915 Reliefs   20th Apr 1915 Holding the Line   21st Apr 1915 Holding the Line   22nd Apr 1915 Holding the Line   23rd Apr 1915 Reliefs   23rd Apr 1915 Reliefs   24th Apr 1915 Quiet   24th Apr 1915 In Billets   25th Apr 1915 In Billets   26th Apr 1915 In Billets   27th Apr 1915 Reliefs   27th Apr 1915 Reliefs   28th Apr 1915 Reliefs   28th Apr 1915 In the Trenches   29th Apr 1915 Quiet   29th Apr 1915 In the Trenches   30th Apr 1915 In the Trenches   1st May 1915 In the Trenches   2nd May 1915 In the Trenches   5th May 1915 In the Trenches   7th May 1915 New CO   8th May 1915 Visit   9th May 1915 Artillery in Acton   10th May 1915 In the Trenches   20th May 1915 In the Trenches   24th May 1915 In the Trenches   26th May 1915 In the Trenches   29th May 1915 In the Trenches   31st May 1915 Instruction   2nd Jun 1915 In the Trenches   4th Jun 1915 In the Trenches   7th Jun 1915 Reliefs   8th Jun 1915 In Reserve 9th Jun 1915 In Reserve 9th Jun 1915 In Reserve 10th Jun 1915 In Reserve 10th Jun 1915 Reliefs   11th Jun 1915 Reliefs   12th Jun 1915 In Reserve   13th Jun 1915 In Reserve   14th Jun 1915 In Reserve   15th Jun 1915 Reliefs   15th Jun 1915 Reliefs   16th Jun 1915 Holding the Line   16th Jun 1915 In Reserve 17th Jun 1915 Holding the Line   18th Jun 1915 Holding the Line   19th of June 1915    19th Jun 1915 Reliefs   19th Jun 1915 On the Move 20th Jun 1915 In Reserve   21st Jun 1915 In Reserve   22nd Jun 1915 In Reserve   23rd Jun 1915 In Reserve   23rd Jun 1915 Reliefs 24th Jun 1915 Reliefs   25th Jun 1915 Reliefs 26th Jun 1915 Reliefs 27th Jun 1915 On the March 27th Jun 1915 On the March   28th Jun 1915 In Billets 28th Jun 1915 On the March 29th June 1915 Formation Changes  Up to this date the 47th (London) Division, in which the 6th London Brigade is included formed part of the 1st Army Corps, commanded by Lt General Sir Charles Munro. From this date the 47th (London) Division, the 1st Division and 48th (South Midland) Division, form the 4th Army Corps, commanded by Lt General Rawlinson. The 4th Corps is still part of the First Army, commanded by General Sir Douglas Haig. 6th London Brigade RFA Report Major P.J. Clifton proceeded to England on 5 days leave. The 15th & 16th Batteries are attached to the 1st Division. War Diaries 29th Jun 1915 In Billets 29th Jun 1915 On the March 29th Jun 1915 On the March 30th Jun 1915 In Billets 30th Jun 1915 Wet Weather 1st Jul 1915 Training 2nd Jul 1915 Training 3rd Jul 1915 Training 8th Jul 1915 Inspection 9th Jul 1915 Recce 10th Jul 1915 Sports 11th July 1915 In Brigade Reserve in S. Maroc. 11th Jul 1915 Sports 12th Jul 1915 On the March 13th Jul 1915 In Bivouac 14th Jul 1915 Working Parties   15th Jul 1915 Working Party   16th Jul 1915 Dugouts 17th Jul 1915 In Billets 18th Jul 1915 On the Move 19th Jul 1915 On the March 20th Jul 1915 On the March 21st Jul 1915 In Billets 22nd Jul 1915 Reliefs   23rd Jul 1915 In Billets 24th Jul 1915 Reliefs 25th Jul 1915 Retaliation 26th Jul 1915 Holding the Line 27th Jul 1915 Orders   28th Jul 1915 Shelling   29th Jul 1915 Enemy Aircraft 30th Jul 1915 In Billets 31st Jul 1915 In Billets 1st Aug 1915 Church Parade 2nd Aug 1915 Thunder Storms 3rd Aug 1915 Route March 4th Aug 1915 Route March 5th Aug 1915 Reliefs 6th Aug 1915 Wet Weather   7th Aug 1915 Trench Work   8th Aug 1915 Trench Work   9th Aug 1915 Thunder Storm   10th Aug 1915 Dugouts   11th Aug 1915 Artillery in Action   12th Aug 1915 Comforts and War Correspondants   13th Aug 1915 Reliefs   14th Aug 1915 Working Parties 15th Aug 1915 Working Parties 16th Aug 1915 Working Parties 17th August 1915 Working Parties   17th Aug 1915 Working Parties 18th Aug 1915 Heavy Rain 19th Aug 1915 Working Parties 20th Aug 1915 Training 21st Aug 1915 Reliefs 22nd Aug 1915 Patrol 23rd Aug 1915 Patrol 24th Aug 1915 Shelling 25th Aug 1915 Patrol 26th Aug 1915 Reorganisation 11th of September 1915 Moves 17th of September 1915 Advance Units Arrive   9th of October 1915  10th of October 1915  13th of October 1915 First Casualties 18th of October 1915 Instruction 20th of October 1915 Moves 21st Oct 1915 Instruction 22nd Oct 1915 Instruction 23rd Oct 1915 Instruction 24th Oct 1915 Instruction 25th of October 1915 Royal Inspection 25th Oct 1915 Instruction 26th of October 1915 More Instruction 26th Oct 1915 Instruction 27th Oct 1915 Instruction 28th Oct 1915 Instruction 29th Oct 1915 Instruction 14th of November 1915 Trench Instruction 25th of November 1915 Orders 5th of December 1915 Leaving and Joining 14th of December 1915 Trench Mortar Batteries 1st of January 1916 Move   5th of January 1916 Under 48th Division 8th of January 1916 Moves   15th of January 1916 Divisional Transfers 16th of May 1916 Enemy attack 24th Jun 1916 Trench Mortars   24th Jun 1916 Artillery In Action 1st July 1916 Bombardment   10th Jul 1916 Orders 11th Jul 1916 In Billets 12th Jul 1916 Great Sucess   19th Jul 1916 Under Fire 19th Jul 1916 Gas   21st Jul 1916 The Effects of Gas 22nd Jul 1916 Working Party   27th Jul 1916 Relieved   31st Jul 1916 Difficult Conditions 31st Jul 1916 Effects of Gas 10th Sep 1916 Inspection 22nd of October 1916 Signals 25th of October 1916 Situation   30th of October 1916 Orders   31st of October 1916  31st of October 1916 Orders   2nd of November 1916 Heavy Rain 2nd November 1916 Brigade reliefs   3rd of November 1916 Orders   6th of November 1916 Orders 11th of November 1916    12th of November 1916  14th of November 1916    15th of November 1916  18th of November 1916  19th of November 1916  20th of November 1916  14th December 1916 March Table   15th December 1916 45th Brigade relieved 46th Brigade, 48th Division. 23rd of December 1916  23rd of December 1916  24th of December 1916  26th of December 1916  28th of December 1916  1st of January 1917    5th Jan 1917 Orders 18th of February 1917  20th of February 1917  23rd of February 1917 Orders 24th of February 1917 Orders 15th of March 1917  5th Apr 1917 Posts Established 16th July 1917 Attack   10th August 1917 Order No.4.   13th August 1917 Ammendment to Order No.4.   15th of August 1917 Thirty Hostile Planes   16th August 1917 18th Corps. Attacked with the 48th Division 17th August 1917 lst Brigade Tank Corps. Order No.15.   17th August 1917 48th Division Order No.12.   18th August 1917 llth Division Order No.101. 18th August 1917 Tank Corps. Order No.5.   19th August 1917  27th Sep 1917 Instructions   29th Sep 1917 Instructions   3rd Oct 1917 Instructions   3rd Oct 1917 Instructions   3rd Oct 1917 Instructions   3rd Oct 1917 Instructions   24th Dec 1917 Reorganisation 21st Jan 1918 Course 5th Feb 1918 Course Ends 13th Feb 1918 Personnel 21st Feb 1918 Reorganisation 25th of March 1918 Battn Falls Back   Apr 1918 Football     © IWM (Q 26359)                                                 © IWM (Q 26361) Final of the 48th Divisional (Fanshawe) Cup. 7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment versus 7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment at Trissino, April 1918. © IWM (Q 26362)                                                         © IWM (Q 26358) 27th Aug 1915 Instruction 28th Aug 1915 Instruction 29th Aug 1915 Instruction 30th Aug 1915 Shelling 1st Sep 1915 Patrol 2nd Sep 1915 Reliefs 3rd Sep 1915 Snipers Active 31st December 1918 Chapter 2. The Salient. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. 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