British 53rd (Welsh) Division (original) (raw)

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The British 53rd (Welsh) Division was a Territorial Army division. During World War I the division fought at Gallipoli and in the Middle East.

Formation

The division comprised three infantry brigades. Some original battalions were detached early in the war to reinforce other divisions.

; 158th (North Wales) Brigade :

• 1/5th (Flintshire) Battalion, the Royal Welch Fusiliers
• 1/6th (Caernarvonshire and Anglesey) Battalion, the Royal Welch Fusiliers
• 1/7th (Merioneth and Montgomery) Battalion, the Royal Welch Fusiliers
• 1/1st Battalion, the Herefordshire Regiment

; 159th (Cheshire) Brigade :

• 1/4th Battalion, the Cheshire Regiment
• 1/5th Battalion, the Cheshire Regiment (until February 1915)
• 1/7th Battalion, the Cheshire Regiment
• 2/5th Battalion, the Cheshire Regiment (until April 1915)
• 2/6th Battalion, the Cheshire Regiment (until April 1915)
• 1/4th Battalion, the Welsh Regiment
• 1/5th Battalion, the Welsh Regiment

; 160th (Welsh Border) Brigade :

• 2/4th Battalion, the Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment
• 1/4th Battalion, the Royal Sussex Regiment
• 2/4th Battalion, the Royal West Kent Regiment
• 2/10th Battalion, the Middlesex Regiment
• 1/1st Battalion, the Monmouthshire Regiment (until February 1915)
• 1/3rd Battalion, the Monmouthshire Regiment (until February 1915)

Unit History

World War I

The division landed at Suvla on August 9.

Palestine.

World War II

Battles

• Battle of Gallipoli
  • Battle of Sari Bair

External Links

The British Army in the Great War: The 53rd (Welsh) Division