Third Battle of the Somme.
6. The division fought near Dury and Hendecourt until mid-September, losing more than 1,500 prisoners. It rested at Bruges until its return to line north of Lens on September 26. It was driven back toward Pont a Vendin and Courrieres, northwest of Orchies, Hollain, and Antoing. The division was withdrawn about November 6 from the Antoing area.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division was rated as a second-class division. During 1918 it fought entirely on the British front, chiefly on the defensive.
16th Reserve Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 29 Res. | 28 Res. | 29 Res. | 28 Res. | 29 Res. | 28 Res. | 31 Res. | 29 Res. | 31 Res. | 29 Res. |
| 68 Res. | 68 Res. | 68 Res. | 30 Res. | 30 Res. | ||||||
| 31 Res. | 29 Res. | 31 Res. | 29 Res. | 31 Res. | 29 Res. | 68 Res. | 68 Res. | |||
| 65 Res. | 65 Res. | 65 Res. | ||||||||
| Feb. to July. | ||||||||||
| 28 Res. | ||||||||||
| 68 Res. | ||||||||||
| 25 Res. | ||||||||||
| Aug. to Sept. | ||||||||||
| 190. | ||||||||||
| 68 Res. | ||||||||||
| Hippe Rgt. | ||||||||||
| Sept. to Dec. | ||||||||||
| 190. | ||||||||||
| 29 Res. | ||||||||||
| 390. | ||||||||||
| Cavalry. | 2 Heavy Res. Cav. Rgt. (3 Sqns.). | 2 Heavy Res. Cav. Rgt. | 2 Heavy Res. Cav. Rgt. | 2 (?) Heavy Res. Cav. Rgt. | 4 Sqn. 8 Cuirassier Rgt. | |||||
| Artillery. | 16 Res. F. A. Rgt. (6 Btries.). | 16 Res. F. A. Rgt. (8 Btries.). | 16 Res. F. A. Rgt. (9 Btries.). | 106 Art. Command: | 106 Art. Command: | |||||
| 16 Res. F. A. Regt. (9 Btries.). | 16 Res. F. A. Rgt. | |||||||||
| 127 Ft. Art. Btn. | ||||||||||
| 724 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 810 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 1352 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | 1 and 2 Res. Cos. 2 Pion. Btn. No. 8. | 1 and 2 Res. Cos. 2 Pion. Btn. No. 8. | 1 and 2 Res. Cos. 2 Pion. Btn. No. 8. | (316) Pion. Btn.: | 316 Pion. Btn.: | |||||
| 16 Res. Pont. Engs. | 10 Co. 28 Pions. | 1 Res. Co. 8 Pions. | 1 Res. Co. 8 Pions. | |||||||
| 16 Res. Tel. Detch. | 216 T. M. Co. | 2 Res. Co. 8 Pions. | 2 Res. Co. 8 Pions. | |||||||
| 16 Res. Pont. Engs. | 216 T. M. Co. | 8 Searchlight Section. | ||||||||
| 16 Res. Tel. Detch. | 416 Tel. Detch. | 216 T. M. Co. | ||||||||
| 416 Signal Command: | ||||||||||
| 416 Tel. Detch. | ||||||||||
| 130 Wireless Detch. | ||||||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 512 Ambulance Co. | 512 Ambulance Co. | ||||||||
| Field Hospital. | 39 Res. Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| 416 Vet. Hospital. | 40 Res. Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| 416 Vet. Hospital. | ||||||||||
| Transports. | M. T. Col. | 715 M. T. Col. | ||||||||
| Attached. | 16 and 134 Art. Observation Section. | |||||||||
| 16 Balloon Sqn. | ||||||||||
| 213 Reconnaissance Flight. | ||||||||||
| 2.208 Pigeon Loft. | ||||||||||
| (Elements attached Sept. 30, 1918; from German documents.) | ||||||||||
HISTORY.
(8th Corps District—Rhine Province.)