Appendix TWO. 55th West Lancashire Division - Order of Battle

The Units marked in Red are the ones with which Arthur served at some point.

55th (West Lancs) Division 

Order of Battle

164th (North Lancashire) Brigade  (This Brigade joined the Highland Division on 18 April 1915, being redesignated 154th Brigade, and returned to this Division in January 1916.)

1/4th Bn, the King's Own

1/5th Bn, the King's Own (left 15 February 1915)

1/8th (Irish) Bn, the King's (Liverpool) (joined January 1916, left January 1918)

2/5th Bn, the Lancashire Fusiliers (joined February 1915)

1/4th Bn, the Loyal North Lancs

1/5th Bn, the Loyal North Lancs (left 13 February 1915)

164th Brigade Machine Gun Company (formed 19 February 1916, moved into 55 MG Bn 7 March 1918)

164th Trench Mortar Battery (joined March 1916)

165th (Liverpool) Brigade

1/5th Bn, the King's (Liverpool) (left 22 February 1915, joined January 1916)

1/6th Bn, the King's (Liverpool) (left 25 February 1915, joined January 1916)

1/7th Bn, the King's (Liverpool) (left 8 March 1915, joined January 1916)

1/8th (Irish) Bn, the King's (Liverpool) (left left February 1915)

1/9th Bn, the King's (Liverpool) (joined January 1916, left February 1918)

165th Brigade Machine Gun Company (formed 26 February 1916, moved into 55 MG Bn 7 March 1918)

165th Trench Mortar Battery (joined March 1916)

166th (South Lancashire) Brigade

1/5th Bn, the King's Own (joined 7 January 1916)

2/5th Bn, the King's Own (joined February 1915, left April 1915)

1/9th Bn, the King's (Liverpool) (left March 1915)

1/10th (Scottish) Bn, the King's (Liverpool) (left November 1914, joined January 1916)

2/10th (Scottish) Bn, the King's (Liverpool) (joined April 1918, and aborbed by 1/10th in same month)

1/4th Bn, the South Lancashire (left 13 February 1915)

1/5th Bn, the South Lancashire (left 13 February 1915, joined January 1916)

1/5th Bn, the Loyal North Lancs (joined January 1916, left June 1918)

166th Brigade Machine Gun Company (formed 1 March 1916, moved into 55 MG Bn 7 March 1918)

166th Trench Mortar Battery (joined March 1916)

Divisional Troops

1/4th Bn, the South Lancashire (joined as Pioneers January 1916)

196th Machine Gun Company (joined 22 December 1916, joined Divisional MG Battalion 7 March1918)

No 55 Machine Gun Battalion (created 7 March1918)

Divisional Mounted Troops

Lancashire Hussars (Aug 1914, left 29 October 1915)

A Squadron,The North Irish Horse (joined January 1916, left May 1916)

55th Cyclist Company (joined 16 January 1916, left 11 May 1916)

Divisional Artillery

The Divisional Artillery was attached to the 2nd Canadian Division, moving to France in October 1915. It rejoined the 55th Division in early January 1916.

CCLXXV (I West Lancs) Brigade, RFA

CCLXXVI (II West Lancs) Brigade, RFA

CCLXXVII (III West Lancs) Brigade, RFA (left January 1917)

CCLXXVIII (IV West Lancs) (H) Brigade, RFA (broken up in October 1916)

1st Lancashire Heavy Battery, RGA (a Battery of 4 4.7-inch guns which left the Division to join 57th Division in early 1915

55th Divisional Ammunition Column

V.55 Heavy Trench Mortar Battery RFA (formed 25 May 1916, left 29 January 1918)

X.55, Y.55 and Z.55 Medium Mortar Batteries RFA (formed by 3 June 1916; on 29 January 1918, Z broken up and batteries reorganised to have 6 x 6-inch weapons each)

Engineer Units

419th Field Company (joined Aug 1914, renamed from 1st (West Lancs) Field Coy)

2nd (West Lancs) Field Company (joined Aug 1914, left Jun 1915)

422nd Field Company (joined Jan 1916, renamed from 2/1st (West Lancs) Field Coy)

422nd Field Company (joined Jan 1916, renamed from 2/2nd (West Lancs) Field

55th Divisional Signal Company (renamed from 1st West Lancs Divisional Signal Company)

Field Ambulances

1st West Lancs (joined Aug 14, left Jan 1915)

2nd West Lancs (joined Aug 14, left Oct 1915)

3rd West Lancs ( joined Aug 14, rejoined 16 Jan 16)

2/1st West Lancs (joined 17 Jan 16)

2/1st Wessex (joined 16 Jan 16)

54th Divisional Train ASC (The original Divisional Train, formed in September 1915 and composed of 505, 506, 507 and 508 Companies ASC, remained at home when the units of the Division moved to France. It was transferred to the 57th (2nd West Lancashire) Division. A new Train, composed of 95, 96, 97 and 98 Coys joined from 27th Division 1 January 1916).

246th Divisional Employment Company (joined by 16 June 1917, adopting its number in August)

1st West Lancs Mobile Veterinary Section (joined 15 January 1916)

55th Sanitary Section (joined 16 January 1916, left for VIII Corps 12 April 1917)

55th Divisional Motor Ambulance Workshop (joined 6 January 1916, left 3 April 1916, absorbed by Divisional Supply Column)

Divisional command

Maj-Gen. W. Lindsay (3/6/1912)

Maj-Gen. F. Hammersley (5/8/1914)

Maj-Gen. J. Forster (3/9/1914)

Maj-Gen. H. Jeudwine (3/1/1916)