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HISTORY World War I The British 46th (North Midland) Division was a 1st Line Territorial Army Division . At the outbreak of the war, the 46th Division was commanded by Major General Hon. E.J. Montagu-Stuart-Wortley . Originally called the 'North Midland Division', it was redesignated as the 46th Division in 1915 . The division was sent to France in February 1915 and served on the Western Front for the duration of the First World War . During the Battle Of Loos the Division was decimated in an attack on the Hohenzollern Redoubt on October 13th 1915. It was later involved in the Battle Of The Somme (1916) and the Battle Of Albert . As part of VII Corps , the southern-most corps of the Third Army , the 46th Division was involved in the diversion at Gommecourt on the First Day On The Somme , 1 July , 1916 . |
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