The 56th Division (1st London Territorial Division) - C. H. Dudley Ward

Officers	1,470
Other ranks	33,339

Total	34,809

APPENDIX

GENERAL OFFICERS COMMANDING

Rank.	Name.	Remarks.
Major-Gen.	C. P. A. Hull, C.B.	Joined Royal Scots Fusilier Regt. 16/11/87. Middlesex Regt. 24/2/12.
		Brigade Major 11th Brigade 10/11/03 to 9/11/07.
		General Staff Officer, 2nd Grade, Staff College, 10/3/15 to 4/2/16.
		Commanded the 4th Bn. Middlesex Regt. at the battle of Mons. Brigadier commanding 10th Brigade 17/11/14.
		After his illness he commanded the 16th Division from the 23/2/18 until he resumed command of the 56th.
Major-Gen.	W. Douglas Smith, C.B.	Royal Scots Fusilier Regt. Commanded 56th Division 24/7/17 to 9/8/17.
T/Major-Gen.	F. A. Dudgeon, C.B.	The South Lancashire Regt.
G.S.O.s1
Lieut-Col.	J. E. S. Brind, C.M.G., D.S.O.	From Royal Artillery. Joined the 56th Division 6/2/16 and left 31/10/16.
Lieut.-Col.	A. Bryant, D.S.O.	The Gloucestershire Regt. With the 56th Division 30/10/16 to 23/12/16.
Lieut.-Col.	G. de la P. B. Pakenham, C.M.G., D.S.O.	The Border Regt.

Rank.	Name.	From.	To.	Regt.
G.S.O.s2
Major	A. E. G. Bayley, D.S.O.	5/2/16	1/10/16	Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry.
Major	E. A. Beck, D.S.O.	28/9/16	17/2/17	The Royal Scots Fusiliers.
Major	W. T. Brooks,	15/2/17	3/9/17	The D.C.L.I.
Major	F. B. Hurndall, M.C.	4/9/17	9/7/18	The 20th Hussars.
Captain, T/Major	T. O. M. Buchan, M.C.	9/7/18	Demob.	The Queen’s R.W. Surrey Regt.
G.S.O.s3
Captain	T. W. Bullock	5/2/16	20/4/16	The Dorsetshire Regt.
Captain	M. G. N. Stopford, M.C.	10/6/16	5/12/16	The Rifle Brigade.
Captain	J. D. Crosthwaite, M.C.	7/12/16	7/7/17	The 1st London Regt.
Captain	E. L. Rabone, M.C.	11/7/17	11/11/17	The Worcestershire Regt.
Captain	C. W. Haydon, M.C.	11/11/17	11/5/18	The Middlesex Regt.
Captain	T. L. C. Heald	14/5/18	4/2/19	The 5th Cheshire Regt.
A.A. & Q.M.G.s
Bt. Lieut.-Col.	H. W. Grubb, D.S.O.	5/2/16	4/12/17	The Border Regt.
Bt. Major T/Lieut.-Col.	W. M. Sutton, D.S.O., M.C.	4/12/17	Demob.	Somerset Light Infantry.
D.A.A.G.s
Captain.	W. M. Sutton, D.S.O., M.C.	5/2/16	4/12/17	Somerset Light Infantry.
Major	A. C. Dundas	4/12/17	10/12/18	The Middlesex Regt.
Major	A. Scott, D.S.O., M.C.	0/12/18	Demob.	A. & S. Highlanders.
D.A.Q.M.G.sa
Major	F. J. Lemon, D.S.O.	5/2/16	22/4/18	The West Yorkshire Regt.
Captain T/Major	T. F. Chipp, M.C.	23/4/18	2/2/19	The Middlesex Regt.
A.D.C.s
[6]Lieut.	H. C. B. Way	10/2/16	Demob.	The 2nd London Regt.
2/Lieut.	C. Burn-Callender	4/3/16	2/2/17	The Montgomeryshire Yeomanry.
Lieut.	H. M. Woodhouse	10/4/17	30/4/17	The Notts Yeomanry.
2/Lieut.	C. Y. Jones	26/5/17	23/7/17	The 13th London Regt.
Captain	G. A. Greig	24/7/17	9/8/17	The Royal Scots Fusiliers.
Lieut.	R. W. Broatch	10/8/17	Demob.	The 14th London Regt.
	[6]Note.—Lieut. H. C. B. Way was away from 4/2/18 to 4/4/18 as A.D.C. to G.O.C. 16th (Irish) Division.
56TH DIVISIONAL ARTILLERY HEADQUARTERS C.R.A.
Col., T/Brig.-Gen.	R. J. G. Elkington, C.M.G., D.S.O.	6/2/16	Demob.
Brigade Majors
Major	W. J. McLay	6/2/16	4/6/16
Major	J. A. Don	28/6/16	27/9/16
Major	D. Thomson	27/7/16	21/1/18
Major	H. D. Gale, M.C.	21/1/18	Demob.
Staff Captains
Captain	B. Macmin	6/2/16	22/1/17
Captain	N. C. Lockhart	22/1/17	12/2/19
Captain	J. D. Hendley Smith	12/2/19	Demob.

ARTILLERY
1/1st London Brigade R.F.A. (280th Brigade R.F.A.)
Commanded by:
Lieut.-Col. L. A. C. Southam until March 1918.
Lieut.-Col. Batt.
1916
April 16th.	93rd Battery joined and designated D/280th Brigade R.F.A.
May 6th.	Designated 280th Brigade R.F.A.
“ 17th.	B.A.C. posted to 56th D.A.C.
“ 28th.	93rd Battery ceased to be D/280th Bde. R.F.A., and was transferred to 283rd Bde. R.F.A., and the original 1/11th London Howitzer Battery became D/280.
Nov. 5th.	Reorganised into four 6-gun batteries; “A,” 93rd, and “C,” 18-pounders; “D,” howitzers. 93rd Battery and one section “R” Battery transferred from 283rd Bde. R.F.A. The original “B” Battery split up: one section to “A,” and one section to “C.” “D” Battery only had 4 howitzers until 25/1/17, when one section 500th Howitzer Battery joined from 282nd Bde. R.F.A.
1/2nd London Brigade R.F.A. (281st Brigade R.F.A.)
Commanded by Lieut.-Col. C. C. Macdowell.
1916.
April 15th.	109th Battery joined.
May 12th.	Designated 281st Bde. R.F.A.
“ 16th.	B.A.C. posted to 56th D.A.C.
“ 28th.	10th (Howitzer) Battery transferred from 283rd Bde. R.F.A. and designated D/281st Battery R.F.A. 109th Battery transferred to 283rd Bde. R.F.A.
Nov. 5th.	Reorganised into four 6-gun batteries. “A,” 109th, and “C” 18-pounders; “D” howitzers. 109th Battery and one section “R” Battery transferred from 283rd Bde. R.F.A. The original “C” Battery split up. One section to “A” Battery. One section to “B” Battery. “D” Battery only had 4 howitzers till 23/1/17, when one section 500th Howitzer Battery joined from 282nd Bde. R.F.A.
1/3rd London Brigade R.F.A. (282nd Army Brigade R.F.A.)
Commanded by Lieut.-Col. A. F. Prechtel.
1916
April 16th.	109th Battery R.F.A. joined and designated “R” Battery. (Duplicate--see 281st Bde.)
May 6th.	Designated 282nd London Bde. R.F.A.
“	7th, 8th, and 9th Batteries designated “A,” “B,” and “C” Batteries.
May 17th.	B.A.C. posted to 56th D.A.C.
“ 28th.	“R” Battery posted to 283rd Bde. R.F.A. B/167th (Howitzer) Battery joined and designated D/282nd Battery R.F.A. Reorganised into four 6-gun batteries. “A,” “B,” and “C,” 18-pounders; “D” howitzers.
Nov. 5th. to 1917	500th How. Bty. R.F.A. joined 4/12/16. One Section to D/280th Bde. R.F.A. One section to D/281st Bde. R.F.A.
Jan. 25th.	B/126th Battery R.F.A. joined and designated A/282nd Battery. The original “A” Battery having been split up, one section each to “B” and “C.” One section D/126th Battery R.F.A. joined 25/1/17.
Jan. 20th.	Designated 282nd Army Bde. R.F.A.
“ 25th.	One Section 56th D.A.C. joined and designated 282nd B.A.C.
1/4th (London) Howitzer Brigade R.F.A. (283rd Brigade R.F.A.)
Commanded by Lieut.-Col. Wainwright.
1915
Nov. 19th,	Half of the B.A.C. left for Salonica to join 10th Division.
1916
May 6th.	Designated 283rd (Howitzer) Bde. R.F.A.
“ 17th.	B.A.C. transferred to 56th D.A.C.
“ 28th.	“R” Battery joined from 282nd Bde. R.F.A. 109th Battery joined from 281st Bde. R.F.A. 93rd Battery joined from 280th Bde. R.F.A. (all 18-pounders). 10th (Howitzer) Battery transferred to 281st Bde. R.F.A. 11th (Howitzer) Battery transferred to 280th Bde. R.F.A.
Nov. 5th.	93rd Battery and one section “R” Battery transferred to 280th Bde. R.F.A. 109th Battery and one section “R” Battery transferred to 281st Bde. R.F.A. Brigade ceased to exist, but the new organisation was not completed until January 1917.
56th Divisional Ammunition Column
Commanded by Lieut.-Col. E. W. Griffith.
1916
May 17th.	The B.A.C.s of 280th, 281st, 282nd, and 283rd Bdes. R.F.A. absorbed, Then consisted of “A” Echelon (H.Q., Nos. 1, 2, and 3 sections) and “B” Echelon.
1917
Jan. 25th.	One Section (No. 2) became the 282nd Army Bde. Ammunition Column.
Sept.	“B” Echelon reorganised as S.A.A. Section. Reorganised as H.Q., No. 1, 2, and S.A.A. Sections.
Trench Mortars
1916
March 8th.	“X” “Y,” and “Z” 2-inch Medium Batteries formed. Four mortars each.
May.	“V” Heavy Battery formed.
1917
Sept./Oct	Medium Batteries handed in 2-inch mortars and were armed with four 6-inch mortars each.
1918
Feb. 13th.	Medium batteries reorganised into two batteries (“X” and “Y”) of 6-inch mortars each. Heavy battery taken over by Corps.
1919
Feb. 6th.	Reduced to Cadre. Surplus personnel to Brigades and D.A.C.

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