The inscription reads: "In memory of all ranks of the 42nd East Lancashire Territorial Division who gave their lives for King and Country during the Great War and in commemoration of the attack and capture of the Hindenburg line at Trescault by the Division on 28 September 1918". However, it was later reformed in the 1920s as the Territorial Army and the 42nd Division was reconstituted. eds. Q 13317. Lord Kitchener, the Secretary of State for War, described these divisions and regiments of mainly white–collar workers as "a town clerk's army." Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 1991, Reprinted 2002. https://archive.org/details/cu31924088057215, "Brigadier-General Sir Hugh Simpson-Baikie, Ex-Commander of the British artillery at Cape Helles. 1/8th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers from Salford, 1/5th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment from, 1/10th Battalion, Manchester Regiment from Oldham, 1/8th (Ardwick) Battalion, Manchester Regiment. each with 3 six-gun, 18-pounder batteries and one howitzer battery. Please try again. 10th Manchesters repelled 8 attacks by the German, 27 March – 5 April 1918 : Held line until end of final German assault on 5 April at. Gibbon's divisional history states that the above occurred on paper on Christmas Day 1916, when the division was on manoeuvres at Al Mazar, and the reorganization actually occurred in February 1917 on return to the canal zone.[46]. 191–2, McPherson MSS 80/25/1; War letter 105, Vol. Further details and photographs can be found on the World War One Battlefields: Cambrai page (external link). 42nd (East Lancashire) Division insignia, World War I. On 26 May 1915 the division received its number, becoming the 42nd (East Lancashire) Division, and the brigades were also numbered, becoming 125th (1/1st Lancashire Fusiliers) Brigade, 126th (1/1st East Lancashire) Brigade and 127th (1/1st Manchester) Brigade. The 4th East Lancashires made an attack on a strongpoint called Sans Souci on 15 September. See: Major I G Kelly, Transport and Supply Column ASC. The division was replaced in Desert Column by another Territorial Division, the 53rd (Welsh) Division commanded by Dallas. On 5 November 1940, the division moved to Gloucestershire upon transferring again, this time to Lieutenant General Hugh Massy's XI Corps,[47] and continued its routine of alternating between beach defence and training for potential future operations overseas. [8], Beginning in early May 1915 the division joined the British Army Corps, from June known as VIII Corps, at Cape Helles following the failure of the Allies to achieve the anticipated swift success at Gallipoli during April. The 42nd (East Lancashire) division, 1914-1918 Paperback – January 1, 1920 by Frederick P. Gibbon (Author) 5.0 out of 5 stars 5 ratings. The division was later reformed in Britain in November 1941 as the 42nd Armoured Division which was disbanded in October 1943 without serving overseas. The 42nd (East Lancashire) Division, 1914-1918. [12] As such the participated in the Battle of Romani and the advance from Romani to Katia. Light Trench Mortar Batteries. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. [2] It was the first Territorial division to be sent overseas during the First World War.The division fought at Gallipoli, in the Sinai desert and on the Western Front in France and Belgium. Beckett, 'Territorials: A Century of Service,' First Published April 2008 by DRA Printing of 14 Mary Seacole Road, The Millfields, Plymouth PL1 3JY on behalf of TA 100. 20th Lancashire Battery from Bolton and district. [47] On 17 May Brigadier John Smyth's 127th Brigade was detached to join "Mac Force", under Major General Noel Mason-MacFarlane, temporarily leaving the division with two brigades, returning on 20 May. The Long, Long Trail website uses cookies only to make sure the site works and to improve your experience as a user. The 42nd Division served at Kantara on the Suez Canal in No. 18 September 1917 : Infantry relieved by 9th Division and retired to Poperinghe area. In March 1917 the division moved to France and joined 3 Corps in Fourth Army. It was unveiled by Major-General Solly-Flood on Easter Sunday, 1922. All units were mobilised for full time war service on 5th of August 1914. 42nd (East Lancashire) Division was a formation of the Territorial Force formed as a result of the reforms of the army carried out in 1908 under the Secretary of State for War, Richard Burdon Haldane and was one of 14 Divisions of the peacetime TF.