29th Division Army Regular Army Formed January, 1915 Demobilised ?? Previous Next 28th 30th

The British 29th Division, known as the Immortal 29th, was a World War I regular army infantry division formed in early 1915 by combining various units that had been acting as garrisons about the British Empire. Under the command of Major General Aylmer Hunter-Weston, the division fought throughout the Battle of Gallipoli, including the original landings at Cape Helles. From 1916 to the end of the war the division fought on the Western Front in France.

Table of contents

1 Unit History 2 Formation 3 Battles 4 External Links

Unit History

Helles landing. Battles of Krithia. Move to Suvla. Battle of Scimitar Hill. Move back to Helles.

Moved to France.

Formation

The division comprised three infantry brigades which at various times contained the following battalions:

; 86th Brigade :

• 1st Battalion, the Lancashire Fusiliers
• 1st Battalion, the Royal Munster Fusiliers (until April 1916)
• 1st Battalion, the Royal Dublin Fusiliers
• 1st Battalion, the Royal Guernsey Regiment
• 2nd Battalion, the Royal Fusiliers
• 2/3rd (City of London) Battalion, the London Regiment (until January 1916)
• 16th Battalion, the Middlesex Regiment

• 1st Battalion, the King's Own Scottish Borderers
• 1st Battalion, the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
• 1st Battalion, the Border Regiment
• 2nd Battalion, the South Wales Borderers

• 1st Battalion, the Essex Regiment
• 1st Battalion, the Royal Newfoundland Regiment
• 1/5th Battalion, the Royal Scots Regiment (until July 1916)
• 2nd Battalion, the Hampshire Regiment
• 2nd Battalion, the Leinster Regiment
• 2/1st (City of London) Battalion, the London Regiment (until January 1916)
• 4th Battalion, the Worcesterss Regiment

• Battle of Gallipoli
  • First Battle of Krithia
  • Second Battle of Krithia
  • Third Battle of Krithia
  • Battle of Gully Ravine
  • Battle of Sari Bair
    • Battle of Scimitar Hill