Scarpe-Somme.
3. The division rested at Flers for five days, when it came into line west of Grevillers on the night of August 23–24 to reinforce the line. It was withdrawn in a few days (Aug. 26) and rested at Cambrai. Five hundred prisoners were taken from the division in this period.
4. The division rested at Thourout during the first half of September. On the 27th it was engaged west of Marcoing and fought in that area until the end of the month. The total prisoners captured from the division was 700.
5. After two weeks’ rest in the Cambrai area, the division returned to line at Molain on October 17. It fought in the Molain-Catillon area until October 23, when it was relieved by the 19th Reserve Division. On November 1 it was again in line, northwest of the Hattencourt Farm. The last identification was at Any, on November 7.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division was rated as third class. Its use in the Somme March offensive and as an intervention division in the Scarpe-Somme battle suggest that the division was a second class division.
4th Guard Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918[[3]] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 5 Ft. | 5 Gd. | 5 Ft. | 5 Gd. | 5 Ft. | 5 Gd. | 5 Ft. | |
| 5 Gren. | 5 Gren. | 5 Gren. | 5 Gren. | |||||
| 93 Res. | 93 Res. | 93 Res. | 93 Res. | |||||
| Cavalry. | 3d Sqn. Gd. Res. Ulan Regt. | 2d Sqn. Gd. Res. Drag. Rgt. | 2d Sqn. Gd. Res. Drag. Rgt. | |||||
| Artillery. | (z) 2d Gd. Res. F. A. Rgt. | 4 Gd. Art. Command: | 4 Gd. Art. Command: | |||||
| 6 Gd. F. A. Rgt. | 6 Gd. F. A. Rgt. | 6 Gd. F. A. Rgt. | ||||||
| 3 Abt. 1 Gd. Ft. A. Rgt. (5, 6, and 10 Btries.). | ||||||||
| 1208 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||
| 1285 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||
| 1359 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | (z) Co. 3 Gd. Pions. | 106 Pion. Btn.: | 106 Pion. Btn.: | |||||
| 261 Pion. Co. | 261 Pion. Co. | 261 Pion. Co. | ||||||
| 4 Gd. T. M. Co. | 269 Pion. Co. | 269 Pion. Co. | ||||||
| 4 Gd. Pont. Engs. | 4 Gd. T. M. Co. | 4 Gd. T. M. Co. | ||||||
| 4 Gd. Tel. Detch. | 315 Searchlight Section. | 4 Gd. Signals Command: | ||||||
| 4 Gd. Tel. Detch. | 4 Gd. Tel. Detch. | |||||||
| 61 Wireless Detch. | ||||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 267 Ambulance Co. | 267 Ambulance Co. | ||||||
| 392 Field Hospital. | 392 Field Hospital. | |||||||
| 397 Field Hospital. | 397 Field Hospital. | |||||||
| Vet. Hospital. | 4 Gd. Vet. Hospital. | |||||||
| Transports. | 13 Gd. Truck Train. | 533 M. T. Col. | ||||||
| 533 M. T. Col. | ||||||||
| Attached. | 32 M. G. S. S. Detch. | 44 Observation Group. | ||||||
| 70 Anti-Aircraft Section. | 72 Sound Ranging Section. | |||||||
| 244 Reconnaissance Flight. | ||||||||
| 20 Balloon Sqn. | ||||||||
[3]. According to a document of Aug. 21, 1918.