23rd Division (United Kingdom)

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unit_name= 23rd Division


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dates= World War I
September 1914 - March 1919
country= United Kingdom
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type= Infantry
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battles=Battle of the Somme
Battle of Albert
Battle of Bazentin Ridge
Battle of Pozières
Battle of Flers-Courcelette
Battle of Morval
Battle of Le Transloy
Battle of Messines
Third Battle of Ypres
Battle of Vittorio Veneto
anniversaries=The British 23rd Division was a New Army division that was sent to France in August, 1915. During the First World War the division served on the Western Front until October 1917 when it moved to Italy.

Unit History

Formation

; 68th Brigade :

*10th (Service) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers
*11th (Service) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers
*12th (Service) Battalion, Durham Light Infantry
*13th (Service) Battalion, Durham Light Infantry ("until September 1918")

; 69th Brigade :

*11th (Service) Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
*8th (Service) Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment)
*9th (Service) Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment) ("until September 1918")
*10th (Service) Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

; 70th Brigade :

Between October 1915 and July 1916 the brigade transferred to the British 8th Division, swapping with the 24th Brigade.

*11th (Service) Battalion, Sherwood Foresters ("until September 1918")
*8th (Service) Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
*8th (Service) Battalion, The York and Lancaster Regiment
*9th (Service) Battalion, The York and Lancaster Regiment
*1/8th Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment ("from October 1915 until February 1916")

; 24th Brigade:

Between October 1915 and July 1916 the brigade joined from the British 8th Division, replacing the 70th Brigade.

; Pioneers :

*9th (Service) Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment

Battles

*Battle of the Somme
**Battle of Albert
**Battle of Bazentin Ridge
**Battle of Pozières
**Battle of Flers-Courcelette
**Battle of Morval
**Battle of Le Transloy
*Battle of Messines
*Third Battle of Ypres
*Battle of Vittorio Veneto

See also

*List of British divisions in WWI

External links

* [http://www.1914-1918.net/23div.htm The British Army in the Great War: The 23rd Division]