British 21st Division

	dates	''' World War I '''<br> 1914 - May 1919
	country	United Kingdom
	branch	New Army
	type	Infantry
	battles	Battle Of Loos <br> Battle Of The Somme (1916) <br>o Battle Of Albert <br> Battle Of Epehy

The British 21st Division was a New Army Division raised in September 1914 . The division moved to France in September 1915 and served on the Western Front for the duration of the First World War .

The division's insignia was the "triple-seven".

UNIT HISTORY

''to be completed''

FORMATION

; 62nd Brigade :

12th (Service) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers

13th (Service) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers

8th (Service) Battalion, The East Yorkshire Regiment (''until November 1915'')

1st Battalion, The Lincolnshire Regiment (''from November 1915'')

10th (Service) Battalion, Alexandra, Princess Of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment) (''disbanded February 1918'')

2nd Battalion, The Lincolnshire Regiment (''from February 1918'')

3/4th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) (''from August 1917'')

; 63rd Brigade :

In July 1916 the brigade moved to the 37th Division , swapping with the 110th Brigade.

8th (Service) Battalion, The Lincolnshire Regiment

8th (Service) Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry

12th (Service) Battalion, The Prince Of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) (''until November 1915'')

4th Battalion, The Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) (''from November 1915'')

10th (Service) Battalion, The York And Lancaster Regiment

; 64th Brigade :

9th (Service) Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

10th (Service) Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (''disbanded February 1918'')

14th (Service) Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (''until November 1915'')

15th (Service) Battalion, Durham Light Infantry

1st Battalion, The East Yorkshire Regiment (''from November 1915'')

; 110th Brigade :

In July 1916 the brigade joined from the 37th Division , swapping with the 63rd Brigade.

6th (Service) Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment

7th (Service) Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment

8th (Service) Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment (''until June 1918'')

9th (Service) Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment (''disbanded February 1918'')

1st Battalion, The Duke Of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) (''from June 1918'')

; Pioneers :

14th (Service) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers

BATTLES

Battle Of Loos

Battle Of The Somme (1916)

--- Battle Of Albert

Battle Of Epehy

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