The 24th Division was an infantry division of the British Army, raised in September 1914 from men volunteering for Lord Kitchener's New Armies during the First World War. After almost a year spent training in England the division was sent to the Western Front between August and September 1915. It served in Belgium and France in the trenches of the Western Front for the duration of the war.

History

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The division was one of the six created for the Third New Army on 13 September 1914. It moved to France in August 1915 and it saw action at the Battle of the Somme in 1916, the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917 and the Final Advance in Picardy in 1918. Shortly after its arrival in France to May 1917, it was commanded by Major-General John Capper.

It was disbanded by March 1919.

Order of Battle

The 24th Division was constituted as follows during the war:

  • Maj-Gen. Sir J. G. Ramsay: 19 September 1914 – 3 October 1915
  • Maj-Gen. John Capper: 3 October 1915 – 12 May 1917
  • Brig-Gen. H. C. Sheppard: 12 May 1917 – 18 May 1917 (Temporary)
  • Maj-Gen. Louis Bols: 18 May 1917 – 12 September 1917
  • Brig-Gen. E. S. Hoare Nairne: 12 September 1917 – 15 September 1917 (Temporary)
  • Maj-Gen. Arthur Daly: 15 September 1917 – 31 December 1918

See also

  • List of British divisions in World War I

References

  • The British Army in the Great War: The 24th Division