Scarpe-Somme.
4. The division rested in the Cambrai area until September 27, where it was identified in line west of Gaincourt. It again retired from the front about October 1 and rested in the Eswars area. On the Scarpe-Somme front in September the division lost 1,100 prisoners.
5. On the night of October 11–12 the division was again in line at Courcelles les Lens. After holding this rather quiet sector for a week the division moved north and on October 29 appeared on the Ypres front at Anseghem in relief of the 7th Cavalry Division. It continued in line until the armistice. The last identification was west of Audenarde on November 2.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division was rated as second class. It was used as a holding division in important sectors on the British front during 1918.
50th Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 100. | 39 Fus. | 100. | 39 Fus. | 100. | 39 Fus. | 100. | 39 Fus. |
| 53. | 53. | 53. | 53. | |||||
| 158. | 158. | 158. | 158. | |||||
| Cavalry. | 2 Sqn. mounted Jag. Rgt. | 1 Sqn. 16 Uhlan Rgt. | 1 Sqn. 16 Uhlan Rgt. | 1 Sqn. 16 Uhlan Rgt. | ||||
| 3 Sqn. mounted Jag. Rgt. | ||||||||
| Artillery. | 50 Brig.: | 50 Brig.: | 50 Art. Command: | 50 Art. Command: | ||||
| 99 F. A. Rgt. (6 Batteries). | 99 F. A. Rgt. | 99 F. A. Rgt. (9 Batteries). | 99 F. A. Rgt. | |||||
| 100 F. A. Rgt. (6 Batteries, 3 are Hows.). | 100 F. A. Rgt. | 95 Ft. A. Btn. | ||||||
| 1178 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||
| 1179 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||
| 1204 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | 99 Pion. Co. | 99 Pion. Co. | 50 Pion Btn.: | 50 Pion Btn.: | ||||
| 100 Pion. Co. | 100 Pion. Co. | 99 Pion. Co. | 99 Pion. Co. | |||||
| 4 Co. 23 Pions. | 100 Pion. Co. | 100 Pion. Co. | ||||||
| 1 T. M. Co. | 50 T. M. Co. | 50 T. M. Co. | ||||||
| 50 T. M. Co. | 99 Searchlight Section. | 50 Signal Command: | ||||||
| 50 Pont. Engs. | 50 Tel. Detch. | 50 Tel. Detch. | ||||||
| 50 Tel. Detch. | 13 Wireless Detch. | |||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 50 Ambulance Co. | 50 Ambulance Co. | ||||||
| 337 Field Hospital. | 337 Field Hospital. | |||||||
| 338 Field Hospital. | 338 Field Hospital. | |||||||
| 340 Field Hospital. | 132 Vet. Hospital. | |||||||
| Vet. Hospital. | ||||||||
| Transports. | M. T. Col. | |||||||
| Odd units. | 50 Cyclist Co. | |||||||
| Attached. | 1 Ldw. 7 C. Dist. Pion Co. | 80 Antiaircraft Section. | ||||||
| 2 Res. Co. 2 Pion. Btn. No. 27. | ||||||||
HISTORY.
(7th Corps District—Westphalia.)