APPENDIX I: ORDERS OF BATTLE

BRITISH ORDER OF BATTLE

GHQ

Field-Marshal Sir J.D.P. French

Lieutenant-General Sir W.R. Robertson (Chief of Staff)

FIRST ARMY

General Sir D. Haig

I CORPS

Lieutenant-General H de la P. Gough

2nd DIVISION

Major-General H.S. Horne

5 BRIGADE

Brigadier-General C.E. Corkran

1 /Queen’s	2/Worcestershire
2/O&BLI	2/Highland Light Infantry
1/7th King’s	1/9th Highland Light Infantry

6 BRIGADE

Brigadier-General A.C. Daly

1/King’s (Liverpool)	2/South Staffordshire
1/Royal Berkshire	1/KRRC
1/5th King’s	1/5th Hertfordshire

19 BRIGADE

Brigadier-General P.R. Robertson

1 /Middlesex	2/Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
2/Royal Welsh Fusiliers	1/Scottish Rifles
1/5th Scottish Rifles

DIVISIONAL ARTILLERY

XXXIV Bde RFA	XXXVI Bde RFA
XLI Bde RFA	XLIV (H) Bde RFA

7^TH DIVISION

Major-General Sir T. Capper¹

20 BRIGADE

Brigadier-General Hon. J.F.H.S.F. Trefusis²

2/Border	2/Gordon Highlanders
8/Devonshire	9/Devonshire
1/6th Gordon Highlanders

21 BRIGADE

Brigadier-General H.E. Watts³

Brigadier-General R.A. Berners

2/Bedfordshire	2/Yorkshire Regiment
2/Royal Scots Fusiliers	2/Wiltshire
1/4th Cameron Highlanders

22 BRIGADE

Brigadier-General J.McC. Steele

2/Queen’s	2/Royal Warwickshire
1/Royal Welsh Fusiliers	1/South Staffordshire

DIVISIONAL ARTILLERY

XIV Bde RHA	XXII Bde RFA
XXXV Bde RFA	XXXVII Bde RFA

9^TH (SCOTTISH) DIVISION

Major-General G.H. Thesiger⁴

Major-General E.S. Bulfin⁵

Major-General WT. Furse⁶

26 BRIGADE

Brigadier-General A.B. Ritchie

8/Black Watch	7/Seaforth Highlanders
8/Gordon Highlanders	5/Cameron Highlanders

27 BRIGADE

Brigadier-General C.D. Bruce⁷

Lieutenant-Colonel W.H. Walshe⁸

11/Royal Scots	12/Royal Scots
6/Royal Scots Fusiliers	10/Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders

28 BRIGADE

Brigadier-General S.W. Serase Dickins

6/KOSB	9/Scottish Rifles
10/Highland Light Infantry	11/Highland Light Infantry

DIVISIONAL ARTILLERY

L Bde RFA	LI Bde RFA
LII Bde RFA	LIII Bde RFA

28^TH DIVISION

Major-General E.S. Bulfm⁹

Major-General C.J. Briggs¹⁰

83 BRIGADE

Brigadier-General H.S.L. Ravenshaw

2/King’s Own	2/East Yorkshire
1/KOYLI	1/York & Lancaster

1/5^th King’s Own

84 BRIGADE

Brigadier-General T.H.F. Pearse

1/Northumberland Fusiliers	1/Suffolk
2/Cheshire	1/Welsh
1/6th Welsh

85 BRIGADE

Brigadier-General C.E. Pereira¹¹

Lieutenant-Colonel A.C. Roberts¹²

Brigadier-General B.C.M. Carter¹³

2/Buffs 3/Royal Fusiliers
2/East Surrey	3/Middlesex

DIVISIONAL ARTILLERY

III Bde RFA	XXXI Bde RFA
CXXX Bde RFA	CXLVI Bde RFA

IV CORPS

Lieutenant-General Sir H.S. Rawlinson

1^st DIVISION

Major-General A.E.A. Holland

I BRIGADE

Brigadier-General A.J. Reddie

1/Black Watch	1/Cameron Highlanders
10/Gloucestershire	8/Royal Berkshire

2 BRIGADE

Brigadier-General J.H.W Pollard ¹⁴

Major R.J.A. Terry ¹⁵

Brigadier-General H.F. Thuillier¹⁶

2/Royal Sussex	1/Northamptonshire
1/Loyal North Lancashire	2/KRRC

3 BRIGADE

Brigadier-General H.R. Davies

1/South Wales Borderers	1/Gloucestershire
2/Welsh	2/Royal Munster Fusiliers

GREEN’S FORCE

Lieutenant-Colonel E.WB. Green

1/14th London (London Scottish)

1/9th King’s

DIVISIONAL ARTILLERY

XXV Bde RFA	XXVI Bde RFA
XXXIX Bde RFA	XLIII Bde RFA

15^TH (SCOTTISH) DIVISION

Major-General F.W.N. McCracken

44 BRIGADE

Brigadier-General M.G. Wilkinson

9/Black Watch	8/Seaforth Highlanders
10/Gordon Highlanders	7/Cameron Highlanders

45 BRIGADE

Brigadier-General F.E. Wallerstein ¹⁷

Brigadier-General EWB. Green

13/Royal Scots	7/Royal Scots Fusiliers
6/Cameron Highlanders	11/Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders

46 BRIGADE

Brigadier-General T.G. Matheson

7/KOSB	8/KOSB
10/Scottish Rifles	12/Highland Light Infantry

DIVISIONAL ARTILLERY

LXX Bde RFA	LXXI Bde RFA
LXXII Bde RFA	LXXIII Bde RFA

47^TH (LONDON) DIVISION

Major-General C. St. L. Barter

140 (4/LONDON) BRIGADE

Brigadier-General G.J. Cuthbert

1/6th London	1/7th London
1/8th London (Post Office Rifles)	1/15th London (Civil Service) Rifles

141 (5/LONDON) BRIGADE

Brigadier-General W. Thwaites

1/17th London (Poplar & Stepney Rifles)	1/22nd London (London Irish)
1/19th London (St Pancras)	1/20th London (Blackheath & Woolwich)

142 (6/LONDON) BRIGADE

Brigadier-General F.G. Lewis

1/21st London (1st Surrey Rifles)	1/22nd London (The Queen’s)
1/23rd London	1/24th London (The Queen’s)

DIVISIONAL ARTILLERY

V London Bde RFA	VI London Bde RFA
VII London Bde RFA	VIII London Bde RFA

XI CORPS

Lieutenant-General R.C.B. Haking

THE GUARDS DIVISION

Major-General the Earl of Cavan

1 (GUARDS) BRIGADE

Brigadier-General G.P.T. Feilding¹⁸

2/Grenadier Guards	2/Coldstream Guards
3/Coldstream Guards	1/Irish Guards

2 (GUARDS) BRIGADE

Brigadier-General J. Ponsonby

3/Grenadier Guards	1/Coldstream Guards
1/Scots Guards	2/Irish Guards

3 (GUARDS) BRIGADE

Brigadier-General F.J. Heyworth¹⁹

1/Grenadier Guards	4/Grenadier Guards
2/Scots Guards	1/Welsh Guards

DIVISIONAL ARTILLERY

LXXIV Bde RFA	LXXV Bde RFA
LXXVI Bde RFA	LXI Bde RFA

12^TH (EASTERN) DIVISION

Major-General F.D.V. Wing²⁰

Brigadier-General W.K. McLeod (acting)

Major-General A.B. Scott²¹

35 BRIGADE

Brigadier-General C.H. van Straubenzee²²

7/Norfolk	7/Suffolk
9/Essex	5/Royal Berkshire

36 BRIGADE

Brigadier-General H.B. Borradaile

8/Royal Fusiliers	9/Royal Fusiliers
7/Royal Sussex	11 /Middlesex

37 BRIGADE

Brigadier-General C.A. Fowler

6/Queen’s	6/Buffs
7/East Surrey	6/Royal West Kent

DIVISIONAL ARTILLERY

LXII Bde RFA	LXIII Bde RFA
LXIV Bde RFA	LXV Bde RFA

21^ST DIVISION

Major-General G.T. Forestier-Walker

62 BRIGADE

Brigadier-General E.B. Wilkinson

12/Northumberland Fusiliers	13/Northumberland Fusiliers
8/East Yorkshire	10/Yorkshire

63 BRIGADE

Brigadier-General N.T. Nickalls²³

Lieutenant-Colonel E.R. Hill²⁴

8/Lincolnshire	8/Somerset Light Infantry
12/West Yorkshire	10/York & Lancaster

64 BRIGADE

Brigadier-General G.M. Gloster

9/KOYLI	10/KOYLI
14/Durham Light Infantry	15/Durham Light Infantry

DIVISIONAL ARTILLERY

XCIV Bde RFA	XCV Bde RFA
XCVI Bde RFA	XCVII Bde RFA

24^TH DIVISION

Major-General Sir J. G. Ramsay

Major-General J.E. Capper²⁵

71 BRIGADE

Brigadier-General M.T. Shewen

9/Norfolk	9/Suffolk
8/Bedfordshire	11/Essex

72 BRIGADE

Brigadier-General B.R. Mitford

8/Queen’s	8/Buffs
9/East Surrey	8/Royal West Kent

73 BRIGADE

Brigadier-General W.A. Oswald ²⁶

Brigadier-General R.G. Jelf²⁷

12/Royal Fusiliers	9/Royal Sussex
7/Northamptonshire	13 /Middlesex

DIVISIONAL ARTILLERY

CVI Bde RFA	CVII Bde RFA
CVIII Bde RFA	CIX Bde RFA

46^TH (NORTH MIDLAND) DIVISION

Major-General Hon. E.J. Montagu-Stuart-Wortley

137 BRIGADE

Brigadier-General E. Feetham

1/5th South Staffordshire	1/6th South Staffordshire
1/5th North Staffordshire	1/6th North Staffordshire

138 BRIGADE

Brigadier-General G.C. Kemp

1/4th Lincolnshire	1/5th Lincolnshire
1/4th Leicestershire	1/5th Leicestershire
1/1st Monmouthshire

139 BRIGADE

Brigadier-General C.T. Shipley

1/5th Sherwood Foresters	1/6th Sherwood Foresters
1/7th Sherwood Foresters	1/8th Sherwood Foresters

DIVISIONAL ARTILLERY

I (N. Mid) Bde RFA	II (N. Mid) Bde RFA
III (N. Mid) Bde RFA	IV (N. Mid) Bde RFA

NOTES

1Mortally wounded, 26 September 1915. Died of wounds, 27 September 1915.

2KIA, 24 October 1915.

3GOC 7th Division, 27 September 1915.

4KIA, 27 September 1915.

5Acting GOC 9th (Scottish) Division, 27 September 1915.

6GOC 9th (Scottish) Division, 28 September 1915.

7Taken prisoner, 25 September 1915.

8GOC 27 Brigade, 26 September 1915.

9Sick, 11 October 1915.

10GOC 28th Division, 12 October 1915.

11Wounded, 27 September 1915.

12GOC 85 Brigade, 27 September 1915. Killed in action, 17 May 1917.

13GOC 85 Brigade, 28 September 1915.

14Wounded, 1 October 1915.

15KIA, 28 September 1915.

16GOC 2 Brigade, 28 September 1915.

17Invalided home, 11 October 1915.

18Wounded, 8 December 1915.

19KIA, 9 May 1916.

20KIA, 2 October 1915.

21GOC 12th Division, 3 October 1915.

22Sick, 25 October 1915.

23KIA, 26 September 1915.

24GOC 63 Brigade, 7 October 1915.

25GOC 24th Division, 3 October 1915.

26Relieved of command, 26 September 1915.

27GOC 73 Brigade, 26 September 1915.

 

GERMAN ORDER OF BATTLE

OHL

General Erich von Falkenhayn

SIXTH ARMY

Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria

IV CORPS

General Sixt von Armin

117^TH DIVISION

22 Reserve Regiment

157 Regiment

11 Reserve Regiment

8^TH DIVISION

72 Regiment

93 Regiment

153 Regiment

216 Regiment

7^TH DIVISION

26 Reserve Regiment

27 Reserve Regiment

123^RD (SAXON) DIVISION

106 Reserve Regiment

107 Reserve Regimen

178 Regiment

182 Regiment

VII CORPS

14^TH DIVISION

16 Regiment (inc. 11/Jager Battalion)

56 Regiment

57 Regiment

X RESERVE CORPS

2^ND GUARD RESERVE DIVISION

26 Reserve Brigade

38 Reserve Brigade

II BAVARIAN CORPS

9 Bavarian Regiment

17 Bavarian Regiment

18 Bavarian Regiment

THE GUARD CORPS

1^st GUARDS DIVISION

2^ND GUARDS DIVISION