Kitchener's Army Divisional Structure 1915

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STRUCTURE

This is the prescribed structure of one army Division , of which the Army would have possessed several.

Divisional HQ

Infantry :

---3 Brigades , each comprising:

--4 Battalions (with 4 Machine Gun s each)

Mounted troops:

---1 Cavalry squadron

---1 cyclist company

Artillery :

---HQ Divisional Artillery

---3 Field Artillery brigades (12 Batteries - 18 pounders (~8 kg) with three Ammunition Column s)

---1 field artillery Howitzer brigade (4 batteries - 4.5 in. (114 mm) howitzers with one ammunition column)

---1 heavy battery (4 x 60 pounder (27 kg) with one ammunition column)

---1 divisional ammunition column

Engineers :

---HQ Divisional Engineers

---3 field Companies

Signals Service :

---1 signal company

Pioneers:

---1 pioneer battalion (with 4 machine guns)

---3 field Ambulance s

---1 Sanitary section

---1 mobile Veterinary section

---1 motor ambulance workshop

---1 divisional train

COMPOSITION

Number of Soldiers: 19,614

Horses & Mules : 5,818

Guns:

---48 x 18 pounder (8 kg)

---16 x 4.5 in (114 mm) howitzer

---4 x 16 pounder (7 kg)

Vickers Machine Guns : 52

Assorted carts & vehicles: 958

Cycles: 538

Motor Vehicle s:

---cycles: 19

---cars: 11

---lorries: 4

---ambulances: 21