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

2/1st London Field Ambulance.

2/2nd “ “ “

2/3rd “ “ “

1/1st London Mobile Vet. Section.

247th Divisional Employment Coy. formed in May 1917.

Rank.	Name.	From.	To.	Regt.
A.D.sM.S.
Colonel	E. G. Browne, C.B., A.M.S.	Feb. ’16	Feb, ’17	R.A.M.C.
Colonel	G. A. Moore, C.M.G., D.S.O.	Feb. ’17	Feb. ’18	R.A.M.C.
Colonel	E. C. Montgomery-Smith, D.S.O., A.M.S. (T.F.)	Feb. ’18	Demob.	R.A.M.C.
D.A.D.sM.S.
Major	L. M. Purser, D.S.O.	Feb. ’16	Sept. ’16	R.A.M.C.
Captain	D. Jobson Scott, M.C.	Sept. ’16	Feb. ’18	R.A.M.C. (T.F.)
Major	W. T. Hare, M.C.	Feb. ’18	Demob.	R.A.M.C.
D.A.D.sV.S.
Major	F. Hibbard	5/2/16	30/9/16
Major	W. Ascott, O.B.E.	1/10/16	Demob.
D.A.D.sO.S.
Major	J. Bishop	6/2/16	10/3/16
Captain	P. S. Tibbs	11/3/16	23/7/16
Lieut.	V. C. Ward	24/7/16	22/11/16
Captain	W. D. Harbinson	23/11/16	27/5/17
Major	J. W. Burbidge	28/5/17	Demob.
C.sR.E.
Lieut.-Col.	H. W. Gordon, D.S.O.	6/2/16	Oct. ’17	Royal Engineers.
Lieut.-Col.	E. N. Mozeley, D.S.O.	Oct. ’17	Demob.	Royal Engineers.
Divisional Machine Gun Officers
Major	E. C. S. Jervis	Jan. ’17	May ’17	R. of O. 6th D.G.s.
Major	Roberts	May ’17	Aug. ’17	M.G.C.
Lieut.-Col.	E. C. S. Jervis	Aug. ’17	Mar. ’18	R. of O. 6th D.G.s.
167th INFANTRY BRIGADE
Brigade Commanders
Major (T/Brig.-Gen.)	F. H. Burnell-Nugent, D.S.O.	6/2/16	26/7/16	The Rifle Brigade.
Bt. Col. (T/Brig.-Gen.)	G. Freeth, C.M.G., D.S.O.	7/7/16	Demob.	Lancashire Fusiliers.
Brigade Majors
Bt. Major	G. Blewitt, D.S.O., M.C.	6/2/16	5/12/16	The Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry.
Captain	M. Stopford, M.C.	5/12/16	25/3/18	The Rifle Brigade.
Captain	C. E. Clouting	25/3/18	8/4/18	General List.
Captain	C. W. Haydon, M.C.	25/4/18	Demob.	Middlesex Regt.
Staff Captains
Captain	O. H. Tidbury, M.C.	6/2/16	27/12/16	Middlesex Regt.
Captain	T. F. Chipp, M.C.	27/12/16	23/4/18	Middlesex Regt.
Captain	H. F. Prynn, M.C.	23/4/18	Demob.	13th London Regt. (Kensingtons).
168th INFANTRY BRIGADE
Brigade Commanders
Bt. Col. (T/Brig.-Gen.)	G. G. Loch, C.M.G., D.S.O.	5/2/16	Demob.	The Royal Scots.
Brigade Majors
Major	P. Neame, V.C., D.S.O.	5/2/16	28/11/16	Royal Engineers.
Captain	J. L. Willcocks, M.C.	28/11/16	3/7/18	The Black Watch.
Captain	A. R. Abercrombie, D.S.O., M.C.	3/7/18	11/8/18	The Queen’s Regt.
Captain	R. C. Boyle	11/8/18	Demob.	West Somerset Yeomanry.
Staff Captains
Major	L. L. Wheatley, D.S.O.	5/2/16	7/3/16	A. & S. Highlanders.
Captain	R. E. Otter, M.C.	7/4/16	20/4/17	London Rifle Brigade.
Captain	J. C. Andrews, M.C.	26/4/17	7/3/18	Q.V.R.
Captain	E. F. Coke, M.C.	7/3/18	Demob.	8th Canadian Inantry Battn.
169th INFANTRY BRIGADE
Brigade Commander
Brig.-Gen. (Bt. Col.)	E. S. D. E. Coke, C.M.G., D.S.O.	5/2/16	Demob.	K.O.S.B.
Brigade Majors
Captain	L. A. Newnham	5/2/16	27/5/17	Middlesex Regt.
Captain	W. Carden Roe, M.C.	27/5/17	24/3/18	Royal Irish Fusiliers.
Captain	Chute	28/3/18	9/4/18
Captain	T. G. McCarthy	1/4/18	Demob.	2nd London Regt.
Staff Captains
Captain	E. R. Broadbent, M.C.	5/2/16	5/11/17	8th Hussars.
Captain	F. Bishop	5/11/17	Demob.	1/5th Bn. Cheshire Regt.

Battalion.	Commanding Officers.	Remarks.
INFANTRY BATTALIONS, 167th BRIGADE
1/7th Middlesex Regt.	Lieut.-Col. E. J. King, C.M.G., to 2/11/16, and from 4/2/17 to 14/5/17 Lieut-.Col. E. D. Jackson, D.S.O., from 2/11/16 to 4/2/17 A/Lieut.-Col. F. W. D. Bendall, from 15/5/17 to 17/8/17 A/Lieut.-Col. P. C. Kay, D.S.O., M.C., from 31/8/17 to 16/2/18. A/Lieut.-Col. M. Beevor, from 16/2/18.	The Battalion went to Gibraltar Sept. 1914. France to the 23rd Brigade, 8th Division, in Feb. 1915.

1/8th Middlesex Regt.	T/Lieut.-Col. E. D. W. Gregory, from 31/5/15 to Sept. 1915. Lieut.-Col. P. L. Inkpen, D.S.O., from Sept. 1915 to Oct. 1916, and Mar. 1917 to Aug. 1917. Lieut.-Col. F. D. W. Bendall, from Oct. 1916 to Mar. 1917. Lieut.-Col. C. H. Pank, C.M.G., D.S.O., Sept. 1917 to Mar. 1919. Lieut.-Col. M. B. Beevor, from Mar. 1918.	This Battalion went to Gibraltar in Sept. 1914. To the 88th Brigade, 3rd Division, in France during March 1915, and in April joined the 23rd Brigade, when it was amalgamated with the 1/7th Middlesex. Resumed independence on joining 56th Division.

1/1st London Regt. (Royal Fusiliers)	Lieut.-Col. E. G. Mercer, C.M.G., T.D., from Jan. 1916 to June 1916. Lieut.-Col. D. V. Smith, D.S.O., V.D., from June 1916 to Oct. 1916; from Feb. 1917 to April 1917. Lieut.-Col. Kennard, from Oct. 1916 to Nov. 1916. Lieut.-Col. W. R. Glover, C.M.G., D.S.O., T.D., from Nov. 1916 to Mar. 1917; from April 1917.	Went to Malta in Sept. 1914. France Jan. 1915, joining the 25th Brigade, 8th Division, in March. To the 56th Division April 1916.

1/3rd London Regt. (Royal Fusiliers)	A/Lieut.-Col. A. E. Maitland, D.S.O., M.C., until Mar. 1917. Lieut.-Col. F. D. Samuel, D.S.O., T.D.	To Malta in Sept. 1914. France Jan. 1915 with G.H.Q. troops. Garhwal Brigade, Meerut Division, on 1/3/15. To 142nd Brigade, 47th Division, 1/1/16. Left 56th Division and joined 173rd Brigade, 58th Division, 2/2/18.

INFANTRY BATTALIONS, 168th BRIGADE
Battalion.	Commanding Officers.	Remarks.
1/4th London Regt. (Royal Fusiliers)	Major W. J, Clark, until 23/3/16. Lieut.-Col. L. L. Wheatley, 8/4/16 to 11/10/16. Lieut.-Col. H. J. Duncan Teape, until 17/3/17. Lieut.-Col. A. E. Maitland, 17/3/17 to 20/4/17. Lieut.-Col. H. Campbell, 20/4/17 to 14/8/17. Lieut.-Col. A. F. Marchment, 14/8/17 to the end.	To Malta Sept. 1914. France Jan. 1915 as G.H.Q. troops. Joined Ferozepore Brigade, Lahore Division, on 1/3/15. To 140th Brigade, 47th Division, 1/1/16.

1/12th London Regt. (Rangers)	Colonel A. D. Bayliffe, C.M.G., T.D.	To France 4/1/15 as G.H.Q. troops. Joined 84th Brigade, 28th Division, on 4/2/15. Brigade moved to 5th Division 19/2/15 and rejoined 28th Division 6/4/15. To G.H.Q. on 19/5/15. Left56th Division 2/2/18, and joined 58th Division.

1/13th London Regt. (Kensingtons)	Lieut.-Col. H. Stafford until 28/6/16. A/Lieut.-Col. W. W. Young until 27/10/16. A/Lieut.-Col. J. C. R. King, until 13/6/17. A/Lieut.-Col. J. E. J. Higgins, M.C., until 5/8/17. A/Lieut.-Col. V. Flower, D.S.O., until 16/8/17. A/Lieut.-Col. R. E. F. Shaw, M.C., until 23/8/18. A/Lieut.-Col. M. A. Prismall, M.C., until 28/9/18. A/Lieut.-Col. J. Forbes Robertson, V.C., D.S.O., M.C., until 13/10/18. A/Lieut.-Col. F. S. B. Johnson, D.S.O.	To France on 13/11/14, and joined the 24th Brigade, 8th Division. To G.H.Q. on 19/5/15.

1/14th London Regt. (London Scottish)	Lieut-.Col. B. C. Green, C.M.G., T.D., until 2/8/16. Lieut.-Col. J. H. Lindsay, D.S.O., until 6/10/16. Lieut.-Col. James Paterson, M.C., until 6/3/17. Lieut.-Col. E. D. Jackson, D.S.O.	To France on lines of communication Sept. 1914. Joined 1st Brigade, 1st Division, on 7/11/14.

INFANTRY BATTALIONS, 169th BRIGADE
Battalion.	Commanding Officers.	Remarks.
1/2nd London Regt. (Royal Fusiliers)	Lieut.-Col. James Attenborough, C.M.G., T.D., until Nov. 1916, and Feb. 1917 to April 1917. A/Lieut.-Col. J. P. Kellett, D.S.O., M.C., Nov. 1916 to Feb. 1917; May 1917 to Aug. 1917; Jan. 1918 to Oct. 1918; Jan. 1919. A/Lieut.-Col. R. E. F. Sneath, M.C., Aug. 1917 to Dec. 1917. A/Lieut.-Col. S. H. Stevens, M.C., Nov. 1918 to Jan. 1919.	To Malta Sept. 1914. France Jan. 1915 as G.H.Q. troops. Joined 17th Brigade, 6th Division, 1/3/15. The Brigade was transferred to 24th Division 1/1/16.

1/5th London Regt. (London Rifle Brigade)	Lieut.-Col. Bates, D.S.O., until 13/8/16. Lieut.-Col. R. H. Husey, D.S.O., 13/8/16 to 4/5/18. Lieut.-Col. C. D. Burnell, D.S.O., 4/5/18 to end. Also for one month, 22/4/17 to 20/5/17, during Lieut.-Col. Husey’s absence. The latter C.O. was also absent from 26/3/17 to 22/4/17, and 12/8/17 to 3/12/17, when Major F. H. Wallis took command.	To France and joined 11th Brigade, 4th Division, 24/11/14. To G.H.Q. 19/5/15. To 8th Brigade, 3rd Division, 1/1/16.

1/9th London Regt. (Queen Victoria’s Rifles)	Colonel J. W. F. Dickens, D.S.O., V.D. Lieut.-Col. F. B. Follett, D.S.O., M.C. Lieut.-Col. M. Beevor, D.S.O. Lieut.-Col. E. G. H. Towell	To France 24/11/14 and joined 13th Brigade, 5th Division. Brigade moved to 28th Division on 19/2/15, and back to 5th Division on 6/4/15. Left 56th Division and joined 58th 2/2/18.

1/16th London Regt. (Queen’s Westminster Rifles)	Lieut.-Col. R. Shoolbred, C.M.G., T.D. Lieut.-Col. E. P. Harding, O.B.E., M.C. Lieut.-Col. P. M. Glazier, D.S.O. Lieut.-Col. S. R. Savill, D.S.O., M.C.	To France and joined 18th Brigade, 6th Division, 11/11/14.

INDEX

Ablainzeville, [32]
Achicourt, [114]
Achiet-le-Grand, [32]
Acq, [246]
Adinfer Wood, [32]
Agny, [114]
Albert, battle of, [258]-[268]
Ambrines, [8]
American power, [211]
Angreau, [308]
Arnold, Lt., [292]
Arras, battles of, [114]-[143], [208]-[242]
Arthur, G. S., [40]
Artillery Coy. of London (H.A.C.), [2]
Athis, [311]
Aubers Ridge, [104]
Aubigny-au-Bac, [290]-[297], [312]
Avesnes-le-Comte, [9], [254]