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The 10th (Irish) Division, was one of the Kitchener's Army divisionss raised from Irish volunteers by Lord Kitchener in 1914 It fought at Gallipoli, Salonika and Palestine during World War I.
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The division comprised the following brigades:
; 29th Brigade :
The 10th Division was sent to Gallipoli where, as part of General Sir Frederick Stopford's IX Corps, it landed at Suvla Bay on August 7 to participate in the August offensive.
In September, 1915, when the Suvla front became a stalemate, the division was moved to Salonika where it remained for two years.
In September 1917 the division moved to Egypt where it joined General Chetwode's XX Corps. The division fought in the Third Battle of Gaza which succeeded in breaking the resistance of the Turkish defenders in southern Palestine.
The British Army in the Great War: The 10th (Irish) DivisionFormation
; 30th Brigade :
; 31st Brigade :
; Pioneers :
Unit History
Battles
Notes
External Links