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British Army Structure in 1914

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This is the British Army structure before the start of World War I. The structure will range from the Commands, to Divisions, Brigades, Regiments, and Battalions.[1][2][3]

How is this done?:

Reserve / Territorial Force Unit

Command / Control Group

British Army Commands

British Army Commands c.1914:

Aldershot Command

Aldershot Command was the command group that had administrative command of the units based in or around Aldershot Garrison.[citation needed]

Eastern Command

Eastern Command had the administrative control over units based in; Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Huntingdonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Middlesex, Kent, Surrey, Sussex and Woolwich.[citation needed]

  • Headquarters - Woolwich
    • 4th Infantry Division
      • Headquarters - Woolwich
      • 7th Field Company, Royal Engineers
      • 9th Field Company, Royal Engineers
    • 2nd Bridging Train, Royal Engineers
    • East Anglian Division
      • Headquarters - Warley
      • 1st East Anglian Field Company, Royal Engineers
      • 2nd East Anglian Field Company, Royal Engineers
    • 3rd Fortress Company, Royal Engineers
    • 21st Fortress Company, Royal Engineers
    • Essex Fortress Engineers, Royal Engineers

Irish Command

Irish Command had the administrative control over units based in; Ireland was under direct control of General-Officer Commanding-in-Chief the Forces in Ireland.[citation needed]

London District

London District had the administrative control over units based in London.[citation needed]

Northern Command

Northern Command had the administrative control over units based in; Northumberland, Durham, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Rutland and Berwick-upon-Tweed.[citation needed]

Scottish Command

Scottish Command had the administrative control over units based in Scotland.[citation needed]

Southern Command

Southern Command had the administrative control over units based in; Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Cornwall, Devon, Somersetshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, and Hampshire.[citation needed]

Western Command

Western Command had the administrative control over units based in;Wales, Cheshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, Lancashire, Cumberland, Westmorland, and Manchester.[citation needed]

Overseas Commands

British Forces Gibraltar

[citation needed]

  • Headquarters - Devil's Tower Camp
    • 1st Fortress Company, Royal Engineers
    • 15th Fortress Company, Royal Engineers
    • 32nd Fortress Company, Royal Engineers
    • 45th Fortress Company, Royal Engineers

British Forces Africa

[citation needed]

  • Headquarters - Cairo
    • 2nd Field Company, Royal Engineers - Egypt
    • 36th Fortress Company, Royal Engineers - Sierra Leone
    • 43rd Fortress Company, Royal Engineers - Mauritius
    • 47th Fortress Company, Royal Engineers - South Africa
    • 54th Field Company, Royal Engineers - Potchefstroom
    • 55th Field Company, Royal Engineers - Pretoria

British Forces in Canada

  • Headquarters - Ottawa
    • 18th Fortress Company, Royal Engineers

British Forces Malta

  • Headquarters - Valletta
    • 24th Fortress Company, Royal Engineers
    • 28th Fortress Company, Royal Engineers

British Forces Asia

  • Headquarters - Hong Kong
    • 25th Fortress Company, Royal Engineers - Hong Kong
    • 31st Fortress Company, Royal Engineers - Ceylon
    • 40th Fortress Company, Royal Engineers - Hong Kong
    • 1/2 Company of 41st Fortress Company, Royal Engineers - Singapore
    • I Depot Company, Royal Engineers - Ceylon

British Forces Bermuda

  • Headquarters - Bermuda
    • 27th Fortress Company, Royal Engineers

British Indian Army and Pakistan

  • Headquarters - New Delhi
    • H Depot Company, Royal Engineers
    • 3rd Brigade Royal Field Artillery - Lahore
    • 4th Brigade Royal Field Artillery - Meerut
    • 5th Brigade Royal Field Artillery - Meerut

References


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  1. ↑ Fosten, Donald; Marrion, Robert (1978-10-26). The British Army 1914–18. Bloomsbury USA. ISBN 9780850452877. Search this book on
  2. ↑ Sheffield, Gary (2014-03-11). Command and Morale: The British Army on the Western Front 1914-1918. Pen and Sword. ISBN 9781473834668. Search this book on
  3. ↑ Messenger, Charles (2015-04-30). Call to Arms: The British Army 1914-18. Orion Publishing Group. ISBN 9781780227597. Search this book on

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