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  dates ''' World War I '''<br>September 1914 - 1919<br> World War II
  country United Kingdom
  branch New Army
  type Infantry
  battles Battle Of Loos <br> Battle Of The Somme (1916) <br>o Battle Of Pozieres <br> Third Battle Of Ypres <br> World War II, Battle Of Normandy


The 15th (Scottish) Division was a British Army Division in both the First and Second World Wars. The division was a New Army unit formed in September 1914 as part of the K2 Army Group. The division moved to France in July 1915 and spent the duration of the First World War in action on the Western Front .


UNIT HISTORY



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; 44th Brigade :

  • 8th (Service) Battalion, the Seaforth Highlanders

  • 9th (Service) Battalion, the Gordon Highlanders (''until January 1915'')

  • 10th (Service) Battalion, the Gordon Highlanders (''merged with 8th Gordon Highlanders May 1916'')

  • 8/10th (Service) Battalion, the Gordon Highlanders (''from May 1916 until June 1918'')

  • 9th (Service) Battalion, the Black Watch (''until February 1918'')

  • 4/5th Battalion, the Black Watch (''from June 1918'')

  • 1/5th (Buchan and Formartin) Battalion, the Gordon Highlanders (''from June 1918'')

  • 7th (Service) Battalion, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders (''from January 1915 until June 1918'')


In May 1916 the 8th and 10th Battalions of the Gordon Highlanders merged to formed the 8/10th Battalion.

; 45th Brigade :


The 7th Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers was an original member of
the brigade. It merged with the 6th Battalion in May 1916 to form the
6/7th Battalion.

; 46th Brigade :

  • 10th (Service) Battalion, the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

  • 12th (Service) Battalion, the Highland Light Infantry (''until February 1918'')

  • 7th (Service) Battalion, the King's Own Scottish Borderers (''merged with the 8th Battalion, May 1916'')

  • 8th (Service) Battalion, the King's Own Scottish Borderers (''merged with the 7th Battalion, May 1916'')

  • 1/4th (Ross Highland) Battalion, the Seaforth Highlanders (''from November 1915 until January 1916'')

  • 1/4th Battalion, the Suffolk Regiment (''from November 1915 until February 1916'')

  • 9th (Service) Battalion, the Black Watch (''from February 1918 until May 1918'')

  • 1/9th (Highlanders) Battalion, the Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) (''from June 1918'')

  • 10/11th (Service) Battalion, the Highland Light Infantry (''from May 1916 until February 1918'')


In May 1916 the 7th and 8th Battalions of the King's Own Scottish Borders merged to form the 7/8th Battalion.


BATTLES


World War I



World War II

The division was reformed and served in the Second World War , where, among other actions, it was part of VIII Corps under General Sir Richard O'Connor in Normandy . Where it fought in Operation Epsom and Operation Goodwood


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