Somme.
1. The division came into line on the night of April 27–28 and relieved the 19th Division west of Hangard. It continued to hold this sector until August 10. In the first two days of the British attack the division lost 1,544 prisoners. After its withdrawal the division was taken to the vicinity of Trelon and disbanded.
2. The 26th Reserve Regiment was drafted to the 36th Fusileer Regiment and the 66th Regiment to the 113th Division. The 2d Grenadier Regiment passed intact from the 109th Division to the 3d Reserve Division. The 376th Regiment was divided among the three regiments of the 1st Division.
VALUE—1918 ESTIMATE.
The division was rated as third class. After about four months in line on the Somme the losses in casualties and prisoners led to the dissolution of the division in September.
111th Division.
COMPOSITION.
| 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | Brigade. | Regiment. | |
| Infantry. | 221. | 73 Fus. | 221. | 73 Fus. | 221. | 73 Fus. | 221. | 73. |
| 76. | 76. | 76. | 76. | |||||
| 164. | 164. | 164. | 164. | |||||
| Cavalry. | 3 and 4 Sqn. 22 Dragoon Rgt. | 3 and 4 Sqn. 22 Dragoon Rgt. | 4 Sqn. 22 Dragoon Rgt. | 4 Sqn. 22 Drag. Rgt. | ||||
| Engineers and Liaisons. | 221 Pion. Co. | 221 Pion. Co. | (111) Pion. Btn.: | 111 Pion. Btn.: | ||||
| 262 Pion. Co. | 221 Pion. Co. | 221 Pion. Co. | ||||||
| 111 T. M. Co. | 262 Pion. Co. | 262 Pion. Co. | ||||||
| 111 Pont. Engs. | 111 T. M. Co. | 111 T. M. Co. | ||||||
| 111 Tel. Detch. | 221 Searchlight Section. | 199 Searchlight Section. | ||||||
| 111 Tel. Detch. | 111 Signal Command: | |||||||
| 111 Tel. Detch. | ||||||||
| 19 Wireless Detch. | ||||||||
| Artillery. | 221 F. A. Rgt. (7 Btries.). | 221 F. A. Rgt. | 111 Art. Command: | 111 Art. Command: | ||||
| 221 F. A. Rgt. (9 Btries.). | 94 F. A. Rgt. | |||||||
| 2 Abt. 25 Ft. A. Rgt. (5 and 7 Btries.). | ||||||||
| 702 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||
| 758 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||
| 1341 Light Am. Col. | ||||||||
| Medical and Veterinary. | 111 Ambulance Co. | 111 Ambulance Co. | ||||||
| 370 Field Hospital. | 370 Field Hospital. | |||||||
| 371 Field Hospital. | 371 Field Hospital. | |||||||
| Vet. Hospital. | 111 Vet. Hospital. | |||||||
| Transports. | M. T. Col. | |||||||
HISTORY.
(73d Fusileers, 164th Regiment: 10th Corps District—Hanover. 76th Regiment: 9th Corps District—Hanseatic cities.)