The British 46th (North Midland) Division was a Territorial Army division. 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.

Unit history

At the outbreak of the war, the 46th Division was commanded by Major General Hon. E.J. Montagu-Stuart-Wortley.

Battle of Loos to be done

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.

Formation

137th Brigade (Staffordshire) 

• 1/5th Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment
• 1/6th Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment
• 1/5th Battalion, The Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) (until January 1918)
• 1/5th Battalion, The Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment)

138th Brigade (Lincoln and Leicester) 

• 1/4th Battalion, The Lincolnshire Regiment (until January 1918)
• 1/5th Battalion, The Lincolnshire Regiment
• 1/4th Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment
• 1/5th Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment

139th Brigade (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire) 

• 1/5th Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters
• 1/6th Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters
• 1/7th (Robin Hood) Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters (until January 1918)
• 1/8th Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters

Pioneers 

• 1/1st Battalion, The Monmouthshire Regiment

Battles

• Battle of Loos
• Battle of the Somme (1916)
  • Battle of Albert

External links

The British Army in the Great War: The 46th (North Midland) Division