The Battle of Loos Battle Order

British Order of Battle
Battle of Loos
1915
I Corps: Lieutenant General H. de la P. Gough

2nd Division: Major General H.S.Horn
5th Brigade: Brigadier General C.E.Corkran
1/Queen's
2/Worcester
2/Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
2/Highland Light Infantry
1/7/King's
1/9/Highland Light Infantry
6th Brigade Brigadier General A.C.Daly
1/King's
2/Worchester
1/Royal Berkshire
1/King's Royal Rifle Corps
5/King's
1/1/Hertfordshire
Mounted Troops:
B Sqn, South Irish Hussars
2nd Cyclist Company
XXXIV Artillery Brigade:
50th Battery (6-18pdrs)
XXXIV B.A.C.
XXXVI Artillery Brigade:
71st Battery (6-18pdrs)
XXXVI B.A.C.
XLI Artillery Brigade:
XLI B.A.C.
XLIV (H.) Artillery Brigade:
47th (H.) Battery (6-4.5" howitzers)
XLIV (H.) B.A.C.
Attached:
2nd Divisional Ammunition Columns
5th, 11th & 1/East Anglian Engineer Field Companies
2nd Divisional Signals Companies
4th, 5th & 19th Field Ambulances
3rd Mobile Veterinary Sections
2nd Divisional Train
7th Division: Major General T. Capper
20th Brigade: Brigadier General J.F.Hepburn-Stuart-ForbesTrefusis
2/Borderers
2/Gordon Highlanders
8/Devonshire
9/Devonshire
1/6/Gordon Highlanders
21st Brigade: Brigadier General H.E.Watts
2/Bedfordshire
2/Green Howards
2/Royal Scots Fusiliers
2/Wiltshire
1/4/Cameronian Highlanders
22nd Brigade: Brigadier General J. McC.Steele
2/Queen's
2/Royal Warwickshire
1/Royal Welsh Fusiliers
1/South Staffordshire
Mounted Troops:
HQ & A Sqn, 1/Northumberland Hussars
7th Cyclist Company
XIV Artillery Brigade, RHA:
T Battery, RHA
F Battery, RHA
XIV R.H.A. B.A.C.
XXII Artillery Brigade:
104th Battery
105th Battery
106th Battery
XXII B.A.C.
XXXV Artillery Brigade:
12th Battery
25th Battery
58th Battery
XXXV B.A.C.
XXXVIII (H.) Artillery Brigade:
31st (H.) Battery
35th (H.) Battery
XXXVII (H.) B.A.C.
Attached:
7th Divisional Ammunition Columns
54th, 55th, & 2/Highland Engineer Field Companies
7th Divisional Signals Company
21st, 22nd, & 23rd Field Ambulances
12th Mobile Veterinary Section
7th Divisional Train
9th Division: Major Genera. G.H.Thesiger
26th Brigade: Brigadier General A.B.Ritchie
8/Black Watch
7/Seaforth Highlander
8/Gordon Highlander
5/Cameron Highlander
27th Brigade: Brigadier General C.D.Bruce
11/Royal Scots
12/Royal Scots
6/Royal Scots Fusiliers
10/Argyll and Sutherland Highlander
28th Brigade: Brigadier General S.W.Scrase-Dickens
6/King's Own Scottish Borderers
9/Scottish Rifles
Mounted Troops:
B Sqn, Glasgow Yeomanry
9th Division Cyclist Company
L Artillery Brigade:
A Battery (4-18pdrs)
B Battery (4-18pdrs)
C Battery (4-18pdrs)
D Battery (4-18pdrs)
L B.A.C.
LI Artillery Brigade:
LI B.A.C.
LII Artillery Brigade:
LII B.A.C.
LIII (H.) Artillery Brigade:
B (H.) Battery (4-4.5" howitzers)
C (H.) Battery (4-4.5" howitzers)
D (H.) Battery (4-4.5" howitzers)
LIII (H.) B.A.C.
Attached:
63rd, 64th, & 90th Engineer Field Companies
9th Divisional Signals Companies
9/Seaforth Highlanders (Pioneers)
10th Motor Machine Gun Battery
27th, 28th & 29th Field Ambulances:
21st Mobile Veterinary Sections
28th Division: Major General E.S.Bulfin
83rd Brigade: Brigadier General H.S.L.Ravenshaw
2/King's Own
2/East Yorkshire
1/King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

1/York and Lancaster
1/5/King's Own
84th Brigade: Brigadier General T.H.F.Pearse
2/Northumberland Fusileirs
1/Suffolk
2/Cheshire
1/Welch
1/6/Welch
85th Brigade: Brigadier General C.E.Pereira
2/Buffs
3/Royal Fusiliers
2/Est Surrey
3/Middlesex
Mounted Troops:
B Sqn, Surrey Yeomanry
27th Divisional Cyclist Company
III Artillery Brigade:
18th Battery, RFA (4-18pdrs)
22nd Battery, RFA (4-18pdrs)
62nd Battery, RFA (4-18pdrs)
III B.A.C.
CXLVI Artillery Brigade:
CXLVI B.A.C.
XXXI Artillery Brigade:
103rd Battery, RFA (4-18pdrs)
XXXI B.A.C.
CXXX (H.) Artillery Brigade:
A (H.) Battery, RFA (4.5" howitzers)
B (H.) Battery, RFA (4.5" howitzers)
C (H.) Battery, RFA (4.5" howitzers)
CXXX (H.) B.A.C.
Attached:
38th & 1/Northumbrian Engineer Field Company
38th Divisional Signal Company
84th, 85th and 86th Field Ambulances
? Mobile Veterinary Section
III Corps: Lieutenant Genera. W.P.Pulteney
8th Division: Major General R.J.Pinney
23rd Brigade: Brigadier General H.D.Tuson
2/Devonshire
2/West Yorkshire
2/Scottish Rifle
2/Middlesex
1/6/Scottish Rifles
1/7/Middlesex
24th Brigade: Brigadier General R.S.Oxley
1/Worcester
2/East Lancashire
1/Sherwood Foresters
2/Northumberland
1/5/Black Watch
25th Brigade: Brigadier General R.B.Stephens
2/Lincolnshire
2/Royal Berkshire
1/Royal Irish Rifles
2/Rifle Brigade
1/8/Middlesex
1/1/London
Mounted Troops:
C Sqn. 1/Northumberland Hussars
8th Cyclist Company
V Artillery Brigade, RHA:
O Battery
Z Battery
V RHA B.A.C.
XXXIII Artillery Brigade:
32nd Battery (6-18pdrs)
33rd Battery (6-18pdrs)
XXXIII B.A.C.
XLV Artillery Brigade:
XLV B.A.C.
CXXVIII (H.) Artillery Brigade
CXXVIII (H.) B.A.C.
Attached:
8th Divisional Ammunition Column
2nd, 15th, 1/1/Home Counties Engineer Field Companies
24th, 25th, 26th Field Ambulances
20th (Light) Division: Major General R.H.Davies
59th Brigade: Brigadier General C.D.shute
10/Rifle Brigade
11/Rifle Brigade
60th Brigade: Brigadier General J.W.G.Ray
6/Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
6/King's Shropshire Light Infantry
12/Rifle Brigade
61st Brigade: Brigadier General C.Ross
12/King's
7/Somerset Light Infantry
7/Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
Mounted Troops:
HQ, D Sqn, & MG section 1/Westmidlands & Cumberland
Yoemanry
XC Artillery Brigade:
XC B.A.C.
XCI Artillery Brigade:
XCI B.A.C.
XCII Artillery Brigade:
XCII B.A.C.
XCIII Artillery Brigade:
XCIII B.A.C.
Attached:
83rd, 84th & 96th Engineer Field Companies
11/Durham Light Infantry (Pioneers)
60th, 61st, & 62nd Field Ambulances
32nd Mobile Veterinary Sections
23rd Division: Major General J.M.Babington
68th Brigade: Brigadier General E. Pearce Serocold
10/Northumberland Fusiliers
11/Northumberland Fusiliers
12/Durham Light Infantry
69th Brigade: Brigadier General F.S.Derham
11/West Yorkshire
8/Green Howards
9/Green Howards
10/Duke of Wellington's
70th Brigade: Brigadier General L.F.Phillips
11/Sherwood Foresters
8/York & Lancaster
9/York & Lancaster
Mounted Troops:
HQ, MG Section & C Sqn 1/Duke of Lancaster's Own
Yoemanry
23rd Divisional Cyclist Company
CII Artillery Brigade:
CII B.A.C.
CIII Artillery Brigade:
CIII B.A.C.
CIV Artillery Brigade:
CIV B.A.C.
CV (H.) Artillery Brigade:
A (H.) Battery (4-4.5" howitzers)
CV (H.) B.A.C.
Attached:
23rd D.A.C.Divisional Ammunition Column
101st, 102nd, & 128th Engineer Field Companies
23rd Signals Company
9/South STaffordshire (Pioneers)
69th, 70th & 71st Field Ambulances
23rd Divisional Train
IV Corps: Lieutenant General H.S.Rawlinson

1st Division: Major General A.E.A.Holland
1st Brigade: Brigadier General A.J.Reddie
1/Black Watch
1/Cameron Highlanders
10/Gloucestershire
8/Royal Berkshire
1/14/London (London Scottish)
2nd Brigade: Brigadier General J.H.W.Pollard
2/Royal Sussex
1/Northamptonshire
2/Loyal North Lancashire
1/9/King's
3rd Brigade: Brigadier Genera. H.R.Davies
1/South Wales Borderers
1/Gloucester
2/Welsh
2/Royal Munster Fusiliers
Mounted Troops:
B Sqdn. 1/Northumberland Hussars
1st Cyclist Company
XXV Artillery Brigade:
XXV B.A.C.
XXVI Artillery Brigade:
XXVI B.A.C.
XXXIX Artillery Brigade:
XXXIX B.A.C.
XLIII Artillery Brigade:
XLII (H.) B.A.C.
Attached:
1st Divisional Ammunition Columns
23rd, 26th, & 1/Lowland Engineer Field Companies:
1st Divisional Signals Company
1st, 2nd, & 141st Field Ambulances
2nd Mobile Veterinary Section
1st Divisional Train
15th (Scottish) Division:
44th Brigade: Brigadier General F.W.N.McCracken
9/Black Watch
8/Seaforth Highlanders
10/Gordon Highlander
45th Brigade: Brigadier F.E.WallerstonGeneral
13/Royal Scots
7/Royal Scottish Fusilier
11/Argyll & Sutherland Highlander
46th Brigade: Brigadier General T.G.Matheson
10/Scottish Rifles
Mounted Troops:
B Sqn, Westland and Cumberland Yeomanry
LXX Artillery Brigade:
LXX B.A.C.
LXXI Artillery Brigade:
LXXI B.A.C.
LXXII Artillery Brigade:
LXXII B.A.C.
LXXIII (H.) Artillery Brigade:
LXXIII (H.) B.A.C.
Attached:
73rd, 74th, & 91st Engineer Field Companies
9/Gordon Highlander (Pioneers)
47th (2nd London) Division: Major General C. St. L. Barter

140th (4th London) Brigade: Brigadier General G.J.Cuthbert
1/6/London (City of London)
1/7/London (City of London)
1/8/London (Post Office Rifle)
1/15/London (Civil Service Rifles)
141st (5th London) Brigade: Brigadier General W.Thwaites
1/17/London (Poplar & Stepney Rifles)
1/18/London (London Irish Rifle)
1/19/London (St.Pancras)
1/20/London (Blackheath & Woolwich)
142nd (6th London) Brigade: Brigadier General F.G.Lewis
1/21/London (1st Surrey Rifles)
1/22/London (Queen's)
1/23/London
1/24/London (Queen's)
Mounted Troops:
C Sqn, 1st King Edward's Horse
2nd London Division Cyclist Company
V London Artillery Brigade:
12/London Battery (6-15pdrs)
V London B.A.C.
VI London Artillery Brigade:
VI London B.A.C.
VII London Artillery Brigade:
VII London B.A.C.
VIII London (H.) Artillery Brigade:
21/London (H.) Battery (6-5" howitzers)
22/London (H.) Battery (6-5" howitzers)
VIII London (H.) B.A.C.
Attached:
47th (2nd London) Divisional Ammunition Column
3rd & 4th London , & 2/3rd London Engineer Field Companies
4/Royal Welsh Fusiliers (Pioneers)
47th (2nd London) Divisional Signals Companies
4th, 5th & 6th London Field Ambulances
2nd London Moblie Veterinary Column
47th (2nd London) Divisional Train
10
XI Corps: Lieutenant GeneralR.C.B.Haking

Guards Division: Major General F.R.Earl of Cvan
1st Guards Brigade: Brigadier General
2/Grenadier Guards
2/Coldstream Guards
3/Coldstream Guards
1/Irish Guards
1st Guards Brigade Machine Gun Company
2nd Guards Brigade: Brigadier General J. Ponsonby
3/Grenadier Guards
1/Coldstream Guards
1/Scots Guards
2/Irish Guards
2nd Guards Brigade Machine Gun Company
3rd Guards Brigade
1/Grenadier Guards
4/Grenadier Guards
2/Scots Guards
1/Welsh Guards
3rd Guards Brigade Machine Gun Company
Mounted Troops:
Household Cavalry Divisional Squadron
Household Cavalry Cyclist Company
LXXIV Artillery Brigade:
LXXIV B.A.C.
LXXV Artillery Brigade:
LXXV B.A.C.
11
LXXVI Artillery Brigade:

LXXVI B.A.C.
LXI (H.) Artillery Brigade:
A (H.)Battery (4-4.5" howitzers)
B (H.)Battery (4-4.5" howitzers)
C (H.)Battery (4-4.5" howitzers)
D (H.)Battery (4-4.5" howitzers)
LXI B.A.C.
Attached:
Guards Divisional Ammunition Columns
55th, 75th, & 76th Engineer Field Companies
Guards Divisional Signals Companies
4/Coldstream Guards (Pioneers)
3rd, 4th & 9th Field Ambulances
46th Mobile Veterinary Sections
Guards Divisional Train
12th (Eastern) Division: Major General F.D.V.Wing
35th Brigade: Brigadier General C.H.C. van Straubenzee
7/Norfolk
7/Suffolk
9/Essex
5/Royal Berkshire
36th Brigade: Brigadier General H.B.Borradaile
8/Royal Fusilier
9/Royal Fusilier
7/Royal Sussex
11/Middelsex
37th Brigade: Brigadier General C.A.Fowler
6/Queen's
6/Buffs
7/East Surry
6/Queen's Own Royal West Kent
Mounted Troops:
HQ, MG Section & A Sqn, 1/King Edward's Hussars
12th Cyclist Company
LXII Artillery Brigade:
LXII B.A.C.
LXIII Artillery Brigade:
12
LXIII B.A.C.
LXIV Artillery Brigade:
LXIV B.A.C.
LXV (H.) Artillery Brigade:
LXV B.A.C.
Attached:
9th Motor Machien Gun Battery
69th, 70th & 87th Engineer Field Companies
5/Northamptonshire Pioneers
23rd Mobile Veterinary Section
21st Division: Major General G.T.Forestier-Walker
62nd Brigade: Brigadier General E.B.Wilkinson
12/Northumberland Fusilier
13/Northumberland Fusilier
8/East Yorkshire
10/Green Howards
63rd Brigade: Brigadier General N.T.Nickalls
8/Lincolnshire
8/Somerset Light Infantry
12/West Yorkshire
10/York & Lancaster
64th Brigade: Brigadier General G.M.Gloster
Mounted Troops:
13
A Sqn, South Irish Horse

21st Divisional Cyclist Company
XCIV Artillery Brigade:
XCIV B.A.C.
XCV Artillery Brigade:
XCV B.A.C.
XCVI Artillery Brigade:
XCVI B.A.C.
XCVII Artillery Brigade:
A (H.) Battery (4-4/5" howitzers)
B (H.) Battery (4-4/5" howitzers)
C (H.) Battery (4-4/5" howitzers)
D (H.) Battery (4-4/5" howitzers)
XCVII (H.) B.A.C.
Attached:
21st Divisional Ammunition Columns
97th, 98th & 126th Engineer Field Companies
21st Divisional Signals Company
14/Northumberland Fusilier (Pioneers)
63rd, 64th & 65th Field Ambulances
33rd Mobile Veterinary Section
21st Divisional Train
24th Division: Major General J.G.Ramsay
71st Brigade: Brigadier General M.T.Shewen
9/Norfolk
9/Suffolk
8/Bedfordshire
11/Essex
72nd Brigade: Brigadier General B.R.Mitford
8/Queen's
14
8/Buffs
9/East Surry
8/Royal West Kent
73rd Brigade: Brigadier General W.A.Oswald
12/Royal Fusiliers
9/Royal Sussex
7/Northumberland
13/Middlesex
Mounted Troops:
A Sqn, 1/Royal Glasgow Yeomanry
CVI Artillery Brigade:
CVI B.A.C.
CVII Artillery Brigade:
CVII B.A.C.
CVIII Artillery Brigade:
CVIII B.A.C.
CIX (H.) Artillery Brigade:
CIX (H.) B.A.C.
Attached:
103rd, 104th & 129th Engineer Field Companies
12/Sherwood Foresters (Pioneers)
72nd, 73rd, & 74th Field Ambulances
36th Mobile Veterinary Sections
15
46th (North Midland) Division:

Major General E.J.Montagu-Stuwart-Wortley
137th (Staffordshire) Brigade: Brigadier General
1/5/South Staffordshire
1/6/South Staffordshire
1/5/North Staffordshire
1/6/North Staffordshire
138th (Lincoln and Leicester) Brigade: Brigadier General
1/4/Leicester
1/5/Leicester
1/4/Lincoln
1/5/Lincoln
139th (Sherwood Forester) Brigade: Brigadier General
1/5/Sherwood Forester
Mounted Troops:
B Sqn, 1/Yorkshire Hussars
North Midland Cyclist Company
I North Midland Artillery Brigade:
1/Lincoln Battery (4-15pdrs)
I North Midland B.A.C.
II North Midland Artillery Brigade:
1/Staffrordshire Battery (4-15pdrs)
II North Midland B.A.C.
III North Midland Artillery Brigade:
III North Midland B.A.C.
16
IV North Midland (H.) Artillery Brigade:

1/Derby (H.) Battery (4-5" howitzers)
2/Derby (H.) Battery (4-5" howitzers)
IV North Midland (H.) B.A.C.
Attached:
North Midland Divisional Ammunition Columns
1st & 2nd North Midland & 2/1st North Midland
Engineer Field Companies
1/Monmouthshire (Pioneers)
North Midland Divisional Signals Company
1st, 2nd, & 3rd North Midland Field Ambulances
46th Mobile Veterinary Column
Indian Corps: Lieutenant General J.Willcocks
19th (Western) Division: Major General C.G.M.Fasken
56th Brigade: Brigadier General B.G.Lewis
7/King's Own
7/East Lancashire
7/South Lancashire
7/Loyal North Lancashire
57th Brigade: Brigadier General L.T.C.Twyford
10/Royal Warwick
8/Gloucester
10/Worchester
8/North Staffordshire
58th Brigade: Brigadier General D.M.Stuart
9/Chester
9/Royal Welsh Fusilier
9/Welsh
6/Wiltshire
Mounted Troops:
C Sqn, 1/Yorkshire Dragoons
LXXXVI Artillery Brigade:
LXXXVI B.A.C.
LXXXVII Artillery Brigade:
17
LXXXVII B.A.C.
LXXXVIII Artillery Brigade:
LXXXVIII B.A.C.
LXXXIX (H.) Artillery Brigade:
LXXXIX B.A.C.
Attached:
19th Divisional Ammunition Column
81st, 82nd & 94th Engineer Field Companies
5/South Wales Borderers (Pioneers)
31st Mobile Veterinary Sections
The Lahore Division: Lieutenant General H.D'U. Keary
The Ferozepore Brigade: Brigadier General R.G.Edgerton
1/Connaught Rangers
57/Wilde's Rifles (Frontier Force)
89/Punjabis
129/Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis
1/4/London
The Jullundur Brigade: Brigadier General E.P.Strickland
1/Manchester
40/Panthas
47/Sikhs
59/Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force)
1/4/Suffolk
The Sirhind Brigade: Brigadier General W.G.Walker
27/Punjabis
1/1/King George's Own Gurkha Rifles (Malaun Regt)
4/King's
Mounted Troops:
15th Lancers (Cureton's Multanis)
V Artillery Brigade:
V B.A.C.
XI Artillery Brigade:
18

XI B.A.C.
XVIII Artillery Brigade:
XVIII B.A.C.
XLIV Brigade:
Attached:
Lahore Divisional Ammunition Column
20th Co, & 21st Co, 3rd Sappers and Miners
Lahore Signal Company
34th Sikh (Pioneers)
7th & 8th British Field Ambulances
111th, 112th and 113th Indian Field Ambulances
Lahore Divisional Train
Meerut Division: Lieutenant General C.W.Jacob
The Dehra Dun Brigade: Brigadier General S.J.St.J.Harvey
93rd Burma Infantry
2/2/King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles (Sirmoor Rifles)
1/9/Gurkha Rifles
The Garlwal Brigade: Brigadier General C.G.Blackader
2/Leicestershire Regiment
39/Garwal Rifles
2/3/Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles
2/8/Gurkhas
1/3/London
The Bareilly Brigade: Brigadier General C.E. de M. Norie
2/Black Watch
41/Dogras
58/Vaughan's Rifles (Frontier Force)
69/Punjabis
1/4/Black Watch
Mounted Troops
4th Cavarly
Attached:
Meerut Divisional Ammunition Column
3rd & 4th Cos, 1st King George's Own Sappers & Miners
Meerut Signal Company
107th Pioneers
9th and 10th British Field Ambulances
128th, 129th and 130th Indian Field Ambulances
Meerut Divisional Train
3rd Cavalry Division: Major General C.J.Briggs
6th Cavalry Brigade: Brigadier General D. Campbell
3/Dragoon Guards
1/Royal Dragoons
North Somerset Yeomanry
6th Signal Troop
7th Cavalry Brigade: Brigadier General A.A.Kennedy
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1/Life Guards
2/Life Guards
Leicester Yeomanry
7th Signal Troop
8th Cavalry Brigade: Brigadier General C.B.Bulkeley-Johnson
Royal Horse Guards
10/Hussars
Essex Yeomanry
8th Signal Troop
XV RHA Brigade:
K Battery (6-18pdrs)
G Battery (6-18pdrs)
XV B.A.C.
Attached:
3rd Engineer Field Squadron, RE
3rd Divisional Signals Squadron
6th & 7th Cavalry Field Ambulances
13th & 14th Mobile Veterinary Sections
81st (H.T.) Army Service Corps (ASC)
73rd (M.T.) & 414th (M.T.) Supply Column (ASC)
76th (M.T.) Cavalry Ammunition Park
Royal Flying Corps:
Headquarters: 12th Squadron
1st Wing: Lieutenant Colonel E.B.Ashmore
2nd Squadron
3rd Squadron
10th Squadron
16th Squadron
6th Kite Balloon Sections (RNAS)
2nd Wing: Lieutenant Colonel J.M.Salmond
1st Squadron
5th Squadron
6th Squadron
7th Squadron
2nd Kite Balloon Sections (RNAS)
3rd Wing: Lieutenant Colonel W.S.Brancker
4th Squadron
8th Squadron
11th Squadron
Total 161 airplanes and 4 kite balloons
J.E.Edmonds, Editor Military Operations,
1914, Official History, MacMillan, London.
Becke, A.F.,
ments, Order
Office, 1937
France
and
Belgium,
History of the Great War Based on Official Docuof Battle of Divisions, His Majesty's Stationary
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I Corps: Lieutenant General H. de la P. Gough

1/King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

IV Corps: Lieutenant General H.S.Rawlinson

47th (2nd London) Division: Major General C. St. L. Barter

XI Corps: Lieutenant GeneralR.C.B.Haking

LXXVI Artillery Brigade:

A Sqn, South Irish Horse

46th (North Midland) Division:

IV North Midland (H.) Artillery Brigade:

83rd Battery (6-18pdrs)

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