Kitchener's Army Divisional Structure 1918

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Divisional HQ.

---Infantry

---3 brigades, each comprising 3 battalions, with 36 machine guns each.

---3 light trench mortar batteries with 8 x 3 in (76 mm) Stokes

Artillery

---H.Q. Divisional Artillery

---2 field artillery brigades, 8 batteries - 6 x 18 pounders (8 kg) and 2 4,5 Howitzers

---2 medium trench mortar batteries with 6 x 2 in (51 mm)

---1 divisional ammunition column

Engineers

---H.Q. Divisional Engineers

---3 field companies

Signals Service

---1 signal company

Pioneers

---1 pioneer battalion, comprising 4 companies, with 16 Vickers machine guns each

---3 field ambulances

---1 sanitary section

---1 mobile veterinary section

---1 motor ambulance workshop

---1 divisional train

Number of troops and equipment:

All ranks: 16,035

Horses & mules: 3,838

Guns: 48

---18 pounder (8 kg): 36

---4.5 in (114 mm) howitzer: 12

---trench mortars: 36

--Stokes: 24

--Medium: 12

--Machine guns: 400

Vickers: 64

Lewis: 336

Assorted carts & vehicles: 870

Cycles: 341

Motor cycles: 44

Motor cars: 11

Motor lorries: 3

Motor ambulances: 21