13th (Western) Division

Insignia: A black horseshoe

13th (Western) Division Army New Army Formed August 21, 1914 Demobilised March, 1919

The 13th (Western) Division was one of the Kitchener's Army divisionss raised from volunteers by Lord Kitchener. It fought at Gallipoli and in Mesopotamia (including the capture of Baghdad) and Persia during World War I.

Table of contents

1 Formation 2 Unit History 3 Battles 4 External Links

Formation

The division was comprised of the following brigades:

; 38th Brigade :

• 6th Battalion, The King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
• 6th Battalion, The East Lancashire Regiment
• 6th Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment)
• 6th Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

; 39th Brigade :

• 9th Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment
• 7th Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment
• 9th Battalion, The Worcestershire Regiment
• 7th Battalion, The Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment)

; 40th Brigade :

• 8th Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment
• 8th Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers
• 4th Battalion, The South Wales Borderers
• 5th Battalion, The Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment)

; Pioneers :

• 8th Battalion The Welsh Regiment

Unit History

The 13th Division had landed at Anzac on the Gallipoli peninsula in July 1915 in preparation for the August Offensive that was launched on August 6. Initially in reserve to the main breakout from Anzac by units of the New Zealand and Australian Division, the 38th and 39th Brigades were sent in as reinforcements as the attack stalled.

Attack on Hill Q. Chunuk Bair. Baldwin's brigade at The Farm.

Division moved to Helles? Withdrawn from Gallipoli in January 1916. Sent to Mesopotamia in February 1916.

Battles

• Battle of Gallipoli
  • Battle of Sari Bair
    • Battle of Chunuk Bair

External Links

The British Army in the Great War: The 13th (Western) Division