1918.
1. The division continued to hold the Delme sector until the armistice. Nothing occurred to disturb the tranquility of that part of the front.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division was rated as fourth class. The average age of its effectives was near 40 years. At no time did the division take part in any fighting.
49th Reserve Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 97 Res. | 225 Res. | 97 Res. | 225 Res. | 97 Res. | 225 Res. | 97 Res. | 225 Res. | 97 Res. | 225 Res. |
| 226 Res. | 226 Res. | 226 Res. | 226 Res. | 226 Res. | ||||||
| 98 Res. | 227 Res. | 98 Res. | 227 Res. | 228 Res. | 228 Res. | 228 Res. | ||||
| 228 Res. | 228 Res. | |||||||||
| 21 Res. Jag. Btn. | 21 Res. Jag. Btn. | 21 Res. Jag. Btn. | ||||||||
| Cavalry. | 49 Res. Cav. Detch. | 49 Res. Cav. Detch. | 49 Res. Cav. Detch. | 49 Res. Cav. Detch. (?) | 2 Sqn. (?) Drag. Rgt. | |||||
| Artillery. | 49 Res. F. A. Rgt. (9 Btries.) | 49 Res. F. A. Rgt. | 49 Res. F. A. Rgt. | (?) 49 Art. Command: | 49 Art. Command: | |||||
| 49 Res. F. A. Rgt. | 49 Res. F. A. Rgt. | |||||||||
| 1 Abt. 25 Ft. A. Rgt. (1, 2, and 4 Btries.). | ||||||||||
| 788 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 972 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| 1,318 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||||
| Engineers and Liaison. | 49 Res. Pion. Co. | 49 Res. Pion. Co. | 49 Res. Pion. Co. | (349) Pion. Btn.: | 349 Pion. Btn.: | |||||
| 49 Res. Pont. Engs. | 249 T. M. Co. | 49 Res. Pion. Co. | 43 Res. Pion. Co. | |||||||
| 49 Res. Pont. Engs. | 2 Ldw. Co. 4 Pions. | 49 Res. Pion. Co. | ||||||||
| 249 T. M. Co. | 249 T. M. Co. | |||||||||
| 449 Tel. Detch. | 188 Searchlight Section. | |||||||||
| 449 Signal Command: | ||||||||||
| 449 Tel. Detch. | ||||||||||
| 110 Wireless Detch. | ||||||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 49 Res. Ambulance Co. | 531 Ambulance Co. | 531 Ambulance Co. | |||||||
| 85 Res. Field Hospital. | 83 Res. Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| 155 Vet. Hospital. | 85 Res. Field Hospital. | |||||||||
| 155 Vet. Hospital. | ||||||||||
| Transports. | M. T. Col. | |||||||||
| Odd units. | 49 Res. Cyclist Co. | |||||||||
HISTORY.
(4th Corps District—Prussian Saxony and part of Thuringia.)