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39th Division
The 39th Division was formed near Winchester in early August 1915. The units who had already joined moved to the Marlborough Lines at Aldershot on 28th of September. The remainder (except the Divisional mounted squadron, 118th Infantry Brigade, the Field Ambulances and Veterinary Section) joined at Aldershot in mid October the entire Division moved to Witley, where it was completed. Mobilisation orders were received in February 1916 and advance parties departed late in the month. 118th Brigade was well behind in training and was left behind, but its HQ staff went to France and took over five new battalions on 29th February. The other units of the Division crossed to Le Havre and by 11th March all units were concentrated near Blaringhem. The Division then remained on the Western Front for the remainder of the war and took part in the following engagements:1916
- Attack near Richebourg l'Avoue
- The fighting on the Ancre
- The Battle of Thiepval Ridge
- The Battle of the Ancre Heights
- The Battle of the Ancre
1917
- The Battle of Pilkem Ridge
- The Battle of Langemarck
- The Battle of the Menin Road
- The Battle of Polygon Wood
- The Second Battle of Passchendaele
1918
- The Battle of St Quentin
- The actions at the Somme crossings
- The Battle of Bapaume
- The Battle of Rosieres
- The fighting on Wytschaete Ridge
- The First Battle of Kemmel
- The Second Battle of Kemmel
- The Battle of the Scherpenberg
After suffering heavy losses during the Battles of the Lys a decision was taken to reduce the Division down to a cadre. This took place by 1 June. After this it was engaged in supervising courses of instruction for American troops, beginning with units of the 77th American Division. Divisional HQ was based at Eperlecques from 11th April to 7th June 1918, it then moved to Wolphus and then Varengeville and to Rouen. Orders were received on 1 November to demobilise the training cadres. The Division was reconstituted by taking over the 197th Brigade from 66th Division. They embarkation camps and reinforcement depots in early 1919. Demobilisation proceeded and by 10 July 1919 the Division ceased to exist.
The Great War cost 39th Division 27869 men killed, wounded or missing.
Order of Battle of the 39th Division
116th Brigade
116th Brigade was originally raised (numbered 121st) for the original 40th Division of the Fifth New Army.
- 11th Btn, Royal Sussex Regiment (1st South Down) left as cadre June 1918
- 12th Btn, Royal Sussex Regiment (2nd South Down) disbanded 8 February 1918
- 13th Btn, Royal Sussex Regiment (3rd South Down) left as cadre June 1918
- 14th Btn, Hampshire Regiment (1st Portsmouth) disbanded 23 February 1918
- 116th Machine Gun Company joined 18 May 1916, moved to 39th Bn MGC 14 March 1918
- 116th Trench Mortar Battery formed on 16 June 1916 from two sections that joined in April
- 1/1st Btn, Hertfordshire Regiment joined from 118th Brigade 8 February 1918, left 9 May 1918
Units attached as cadres for short periods after 21 May 1918
- 15th and 16th Royal Scots
- 18th and 23rd Northumberland Fusiliers;
- 1/4th and 10th Lincolnshire Regiment
- 7th Suffolk Regiment
- 1/4th East Yorkshire Regiment
- 6th Bedfordshire Regiment
- 1/4th and 1/5th Yorkshire Regiment
- 4th South Staffordshire Regiment
- 1/5th North Staffordshire Regiment
117th Brigade
- 16th Btn, Sherwood Foresters (Chatsworth Rifles) left as a cadre 16 August 1918
- 17th Btn, Sherwood Foresters (Welbeck Rangers) disbanded 8 February 1918
- 17th Btn, King's Royal Rifle Corps (British Empire League) left as a cadre 16 August 1918
- 16th Btn, Rifle Brigade (St Pancras) left as a cadre August 1918
- 117th Machine Gun Company joined 18 May 1916, moved to 39th Bn MGC 14 March 1918
- 117th Trench Mortar Battery formed 18 June 1916 from two sections that joined on 15 April
Units attached as cadres for short periods after 21 May 1918
- 2/10th Btn, King's (Liverool Regiment)
- 1/4th Btn, Lincolnshire Regiment
- 11th Btn, Cheshire Regiment
- 2/5th Btn, Sherwood Foresters
- 8th Btn, King's Royal Rifle Corps
- 9th Btn, King's Royal Rifle Corps
- 1/5th Btn, North Staffordshire Regiment
- 1/5th Btn, Durham Light Infantry
- 1/6th Btn, Durham Light Infantry
- 1/8th Btn, Durham Light Infantry
- 6th Btn, Connaught Rangers
- 8thBtn, Rifle Brigade
- 9th Btn, Rifle Brigade
- 6th Btn, Royal Munster Fusiliers
118th Brigade 118th Brigade was raised in London in July 1915 but reorganised at Aldershot on 16 October 1915. It moved to Witley and joined 39th Division in November 1915.
- 10th Btn, Royal West Kent Regiment (Kent County) left 16 October 1915
- 11th Btn, Royal West Kent Regiment (Lewisham) left 16 October 1915
- 13th Btn, East Surrey Regiment (Wandsworth) remained in England 23 February 1916
- 20th Btn, Middlesex Regiment (Shoreditch) remained in England 23 February 1916
- 21st Btn, Middlesex Regiment (Islington) remained in England 23 February 1916
- 14th Btn, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders remained in England 23 February 1916
- 1/6th Btn, Cheshire Regiment joined in France 29 February 1916, left 28 May 1918
- 1/4th Btn, Black Watch joined in France 29 February 1916, amalgamated with 1/5th Btn, March 1916 and became 4/5th Btn, resumed own identity 6 May 1918, left 14 May 1918
- 1/5th Btn, Black Watch joined in France 29 February 1916, amalgamated with 1/5th Bn March 1916 and became 4/5th Bn
- 1/1st Btn, Cambridgeshire Regiment joined in France 29 February 1916, left 9 May 1918
- 1/1st Btn, Hertfordshire Regiment joined in France 29 February 1916, left for 116th Brigade 8 February 1918
- 118th Machine Gun Company joined 21 March 1916, moved to 39th Bn MGC 14 March 1918
- 118th Trench Mortar Battery formed 1 July 1916 from two sections that joined 7 April 1916
Units attached as cadres for short periods after 21 May 1918
- 1/4th Btn, Northumberland Fusiliers
- 1/5th Btn, Northumberland Fusiliers
- 1/6th Btn, Northumberland Fusiliers
- 18th Btn, Northumberland Fusiliers
- 1/4th Btn, Lincolnshire Regiment
- 6th Btn, Bedfordshire Regiment
- 4th Btn, East Lancashire Regiment
- 11th Btn, Royal Sussex Regiment
- 13th Btn, Royal Sussex Regiment
- 9th Btn, Black Watch
- 8/10th Btn, Gordon Highlanders
- 7th Btn, Cameron Highlanders
- 11th Btn, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
39th Divisional Composite Brigade
Formed on 10th April 1918 after the Division suffered heavy losses and placed under command of Brig-Gen. A. Hubback. Fought in the Battles of the Lys as an independent command attached to XXII Corps. Returned to Division and men deployed to old units by 6 May 1918
1st Btn, formed from remnants of 11th Royal Sussex and 1/1st Hertfordshire 2nd Btn, formed from remnants of 13th Gloucestershire and 13th Royal Sussex 3rd Btn, formed from remnants of units of 117th Brigade 4th Btn, formed from remnants of units 118th Brigade 5th Btn, formed from remnants of units of all three Brigades 118th Trench Mortar Battery No 4 (287) Company, 39th Divisional Train ASC Divisional Troops
- 13th Btn, the Gloucestershire Regiment (Forest of Dean) left as a cadre by 6 May 1918
- 228th Machine Gun Company joined 19 July 1917, moved to 39th Bn MGC 14 March 1918, left for 40th Division 11 September 1918
- 39th Battalion MGC formed 14 March 1918
Units attached as cadres for short periods after 21 May 1918
- 25th Btn, Northumberland Fusiliers
- 13th Btn, Yorkshire Regiment
- 13th Btn, East Surrey Regiment
- 7th Btn, Sherwood Foresters
- 21st Btn, Middlesex Regiment
- 14th Btn, Highland Light Infantry
- 8th Btn, Suffolk Regiment
Divisional Mounted Troops
- E Sqn, South Irish Horse joined 17 March 1916, left for I Corps Cavalry Regiment 10 May 1916
- 39th Divisional Cyclist Company, Army Cyclist Corps joined 14 November 1915, left for XV Corps Cyclist Battalion 10 May 1916
Divisional Artillery < ul>
- CLXXIV Brigade, RFA raised by the Thames Ironworks Company.
- CLXXIX Brigade, RFA raised by the Thames Ironworks Company, broken up 18 January 1917
- CLXXXIV Brigade, RFA raised by the Thames Ironworks Company, broken up 30 November 1916
- CLXXXVI (Howitzer) Brigade, RFA
- 39th Divisional Ammunition Column RFA
- V.39 Heavy Trench Mortar Battery, RFA formed 27 August 1916, broken up 7 February 1918
- X.39, Y.39 and Z.39 Medium Mortar Batteries, RFA formed by 17 June 1916; on 7 February 1918, Z broken up and batteries reorganised to have 6 x 6-inch weapons each
Royal Engineers
- 225th (Stockton on Tees) Field Company
- 227th (Stockton on Tees) Field Company
- 234th (Stockton on Tees) Company
- 39th Divisional Signals Company (Empire)
Royal Army Medical Corps
- 132th Field Ambulance
- 133rd Field Ambulance
- 134th Field Ambulance
- 82nd Sanitary Section left 17 April 1917
Other Divisional Troops
- 39th Divisional Train ASC 284, 285, 286 and 287 Companies
- 50th Mobile Veterinary Section AVC
- 236th Divisional Employment Company joined 30 June 1917
- 39th Divisional Motor Ambulance Workshop absorbed into Divisional Supply Column 9 April 1916
Jul 1915 Training Instruction
Jul 1915 Billets
30th September 1915 Entraining
16th October 1915 Reorganisation
8th January 1916 Defences
6th Mar 1916 On the Move
7th Mar 1916 On the Move
8th Mar 1916 On the Move
9th Mar 1916 On the Move
10th Mar 1916 Training
11th Mar 1916 Training
13th Mar 1916 On the March
14th Mar 1916 On the March
15th Mar 1916 In Reserve
16th Mar 1916 Inspections
17th Mar 1916 In Reserve
18th Mar 1916 Training
19th Mar 1916 Instruction
20th Mar 1916 Instruction
21st Mar 1916 Instruction
22nd Mar 1916 Instruction
24th Mar 1916 Instruction
25th Mar 1916 Baths
26th Mar 1916 Church Parade
27th Mar 1916 Attachment
28th Mar 1916 On the March
29th Mar 1916 In Billets
30th Mar 1916 In Billets
31st Mar 1916 In Billets
3rd Apr 1916 Shelling
4th Apr 1916 Misty
5th Apr 1916 Shelling
6th Apr 1916 Reorganisation
7th Apr 1916 Training
10th Apr 1916 Re;iefs
10th Apr 1916 Inspection
11th Apr 1916 Trench Work
12th Apr 1916 Trench Work
13th Apr 1916 Bombardment
14th Apr 1916 Reliefs
15th Apr 1916 Baths
15th Apr 1916 Change of Command
16th Apr 1916 In Reserve
16th Apr 1916 Reliefs
17th Apr 1916 In Reserve
17th Apr 1916 Training
18th Apr 1916 In Reserve
19th Apr 1916 Working Parties
20th Apr 1916 Working Parties
21st Apr 1916 Church Parade
21st Apr 1916 Recce
22ndApr 1916 In Reserve
23nd Apr 1916 On the March
23rd Apr 1916 Reliefs
24th Apr 1916 Working Party
24th Apr 1916 Some Shelling
25th Apr 1916 Working Party
25th Apr 1916 Trench Work
26th Apr 1916 Working Party
26th Apr 1916 Trench Work
27th Apr 1916 Reliefs
27th Apr 1916 Reliefs
28th Apr 1916 Gas
28th Apr 1916 In Reserve
29th Apr 1916 Test
29th Apr 1916 In Reserve
30th Apr 1916 Trench Work
30th Apr 1916 Working Parties
1st May 1916 Reliefs
2nd May 1916 Working Parties
3rd May 1916 Gas Alarm
4th May 1916 Working Party
5th May 1916 Reliefs
6th May 1916 Trench Work
7th May 1916 Trench Work
8th May 1916 Trench Work
9th May 1916 Reliefs
18th May 1916 In Reserve
19th May 1916 Working Party
20th May 1916 Working Party
21st May 1916 Reliefs
22nd May 1916 Bombardment
23rd May 1916 Trench Work
24th May 1916 Trench Work
25th May 1916 Reliefs
26th May 1916 Working Parties
27th May 1916 Working Parties
28th May 1916 Working Parties
29th May 1916 Reliefs
30th May 1916 Holding the Line
31st May 1916 Holding the Line
1st Jun 1916 Holding the Line
2nd Jun 1916 Holding the Line
3rd Jun 1916 Reliefs
4th Jun 1916 In Reserve
5th Jun 1916 Baths
6th Jun 1916 Reliefs
7th Jun 1916 Cleaning up
8th Jun 1916 Training
11th Jun 1916 Reliefs
12th Jun 1916 Trench Work
13th Jun 1916 Digging Trenches
13th Jun 1916 Trench Work
14th Jun 1916 Trench Visit
14th Jun 1916 Trench Work
15th Jun 1916 Trench Work
16th Jun 1916 Line Adjusted
17th Jun 1916 Baths
18th Jun 1916 Reliefs
19th Jun 1916 Routine
20th Jun 1916 Reliefs
21st Jun 1916 Baths
22nd Jun 1916 Reliefs
22nd Jun 1916 Into the Line
23rd Jun 1916 Quiet
24th Jun 1916 Training and Baths
24th Jun 1916 Quiet
25th Jun 1916 Quiet
26th Jun 1916 Artillery Active
27th Jun 1916 Artillery Active
28th Jun 1916 Holding the Line
29th Jun 1916 Holding the Line
30th Jun 1916 Holding the Line
1st Jul 1916 Holding the Line
2nd Jul 1916 Holding the Line
3rd Jul 1916 Trench Raid
4th Jul 1916 Holding the Line
5th Jul 1916 Artillery Active
6th Jul 1916 Holding the Line
7th Jul 1916 Holding the Line
8th Jul 1916 Holding the Line
9th Jul 1916 Holding the Line
10th Jul 1916 Holding the Line
11th Jul 1916 Holding the Line
12th Jul 1916 Trench Raid
13th Jul 1916 Inspection
14th Jul 1916 Reliefs
20th Sep 1916 Reliefs
31st Oct 1916 Warning
12th of March 1917 Training
16th July 1917 Attack
19th July 1917 Preliminary Instructions.
22nd July 1917 Engaged in fitting new unditching Gear
25th July 1917 Starting points of the Tanks
31st Jul 1917 Attack Made
31st July 1917 The 18th Corps. attacked
2nd Aug 1917 In the Trenches
2nd Aug 1917 Message of Congratulation
3rd Aug 1917 Continuous Rain
5th Aug 1917 In Bivouacs
9th Aug 1917 In Camp
10th Aug 1917 Inspection
2nd Sep 1917 Reliefs
19th Sep 1917 Equipment
20th Sep 1917 Attack Made
21st Sep 1917 Reliefs
22nd Sep 1917 Reliefs
22nd September 1917 37th Division relieves 39th Division
23rd Sep 1917 Reliefs
25th Sep 1917 Into Position
26th Sep 1917 Into Support
27th Sep 1917 Bringing in the Wounded
30th Sep 1917 The Cost
1st Oct 1917 Inspection
2nd Oct 1917 Inspection
15th Oct 1917 Reliefs
20th Oct 1917 Cinematographer Visits Camp
23rd Oct 1917 On the March
31st Oct 1917 Reliefs Completed
5th of November 1917 An Attempted Raid
8th of November 1917 Fairly Quiet
24th Dec 1917 Reorganisation
21st Jan 1918 Course
25th Jan 1918 Fog
27th Jan 1918 Orders Received
28th Jan 1918 Shelling
2nd Feb 1918 Reliefs Complete
5th Feb 1918 Course Ends
13th Feb 1918 Personnel
16th Feb 1918 On the Move
21st Feb 1918 Reorganisation
25th of March 1918 Orders
28th of March 1918 Orders
16th Apr 1918 Orders
22nd Apr 1918 Defensive Plans
10th June 1918 Operational Order No.26
10th June 1918 Absorbtion of the 7th Camerons commenced.
11th June 1918 Operational Order No.26
28th of July 1918 Quiet
31st December 1918 PreparationsIf you can provide any additional information, please add it here.
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- Beach James. Pte. 1/6 Btn. (d.20th Sep 1918)
- Keeble Frederick William. CSM 7th Btn.
- Morrow Frederick Roulstone. Cpl. D Bty. 174th Brigade (d.27th Sep 1917)
- Roberts Lionel John. 2nd Lt. 16th (St Pancras) Btn. (d.3rd Sep 1916)
- Targett Frederick. Rfmn. 16th Btn.
- Walton John George. Dvr. 225 Field Coy. (d.30th Sep 1916)
- Watmough Walter. Gnr. 174th Bde. (d.9th Apr 1918)
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1206623CSM Frederick William Keeble MM 7th Btn. Suffolk Regiment
CSM Frederick Keeble MM was my Grandfather, the only thing he told me about the trenches was they had to eat candles when food was short. I'm told he was wounded 4 times and I know he had bullet holes in his legs that Dad said you could put your finger in and that on his death bed the doctor took off his shirt to reveal a lump of shrapnel visible under the skin on his chest, my Grandmother had never seen him without his shirt on so had no idea it was there.I don't really know how he won the MM but the story is they were pinned down by a German machine gun nest and no-one could move, after a while Grandad said 'well I've had enough of this' he advanced on the nest, under fire, lobbed some grenades in and bayoneted the men who came out.
After the war Grandads unit were guarding supply trains bound for Germany he was instructed to shoot anyone caught stealing from the trains, an Australian troop train pulled up and the men on board promptly raided the trains which were full of bully beef and all sorts, Grandad is said to have stepped out and on seeing the Australians said 'best we go round the back and have another fag', he wouldn't give the order to open fire, as a result he left the Army without reference which made it hard to get a job.
Paul Keeble
263317Rfmn. Frederick "Jerry" Targett 16th Btn. Rifle Brigade
Frederick Targett served with the 16th Battalion, Rifle Brigade since 1915 to 1918 when the 39th Division was disbanded due to losses. He then served in the Labour Corps. He survived the war and was demobbed in 1919 receiving the 1914 - 1918 and Victory medals. He was my maternal grandfather.
261761Cpl. Frederick Roulstone Morrow D Bty. 174th Brigade Royal Field Artillery (d.27th Sep 1917)
Frederick Morrow was born in Belfast in 1895, son of Alexander and Frances Morrow. The family moved to Londonbridge Rd., Dublin, and Frederick was educated at Pembroke Technical school (now the Ballsbridge College of Further Education on Shelbourne Road). He joined the Boys’ Brigade in St. Matthew’s and was a keen footballer, captaining the Irish Boys’ Brigade team against England at the age of 15. He became a law clerk, but continued his football, playing for Bohemians, Shelbourne, and Tritonville. He also played as a junior Irish international.He enlisted in the Royal Field Artillery in August 1915 and served with the Expeditionary Force in France from February 1916. He became a corporal, and at the time of his death he was Acting Sergeant. His commanding officer wrote “I can only say what a loss he is to the battery and also that I was sending him home for his commission as soon as we came out of action”. He was badly injured on 25th of September 1917 and died in the casualty clearing station the next day. He is buried in Outtersteene Cemetery near Bailleul in France.
T. James
2194732nd Lt. Lionel John Roberts 16th (St Pancras) Btn. Rifle Brigade (d.3rd Sep 1916)
Lionel John Roberts was my Great Uncle, the second born son of Edwin James Roberts and his wife Caroline. He had an older brother, Edwin, and younger brother(my father, Charles Thomas) and one sister. He was born in Jersey, Channel Islands in 1895 where my Grandfather was born and married my Grandmother who came from Alderney. They decided to bring their young family to England where there appeared to be better prospects for work and education and settled in the Gospel Oak Area, living at 88 Mansfield Road. My Grandfather was a builder/plasterer.After war was declared, Lionel who was learning to be a teacher, decided, like so many others,to join up at 20 years old. On 8th March 1916, the Battalion arrived in France. He was reported missing on 3rd September 1916, lost in the Battle of the Somme aged 21 years. He has no known grave but his name is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial along with over 72000 others who also have no known grave. I would like to know more about the particular battle that took place on the day he died.
As a young man, he liked to draw and as a child, I was fascinated by his sketch book that contained carefully drafted pen and ink drawings. They were my inspiration to follow suit and I owe him my gratitude for showing me the way. God Bless you Lionel. You were so brave.
Angela Stannard
216752Pte. James Beach 1/6 Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.20th Sep 1918)
James Beach was my Great-great-uncle. He was the son of William and Rachel Beach, of 9, Letchwell Cottages, Forest Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne. He lived at Letchwell Cottages and was 18 years old in 1914 when he enlisted at Westmoor, Newcastle upon Tyne. To begin with he was in the 5th Battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers, Reg No: 5/2165, and was later moved to the 1/6th 'A' Coy (Territorial) Battalion.
He fought on The Western Front and in August 1916 the 1/6th were transferred to 118th Infantry Brigade, 39th Division. James was only 23 when he died in France and Flanders, tragically, with only a couple of months to go before the war ended. He is buried in Belgium at the Leuze Communal Cemetery. His Roll medal card shows he was awarded the Victory Medal and British War Medal. When I was small I found a small bible in a drawer at my Grandmother's house and she said it belonged to James. It was stained through with his blood.
Rest in Peace, James.
K Brough
216086Gnr. Walter Watmough 174th Bde. Royal Field Artillery (d.9th Apr 1918)
Walter Watmough enlisted at Preston, Lancashire and served in 'A' Battery, 174th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. He died age 30 on the 9th April 1918 and is remembered at Jarrow Library and is buried in Namps-au-Val British Cemetery. His is medal card records the award of the War and Victory Medals.Walter was born in St Peters, Lancaster 1888, son of Thomas and Elizabeth Ann Watmough. In the 1901 census the family were living at 114 Bedford Street, Preston. Thomas(40) was a Coal Dealer and Elizabeth Ann(38) his wife. Walter(13) was a reacher in a cotton mill. Ethel(10) and Thomas(7) were at school and Doris was 1 year old. Walter was married to Florence Watmough nee Brown of 69 Howard Street, Jarrow.
Vin Mullen
216038Dvr. John George Walton 225 Field Coy. Royal Engineers (d.30th Sep 1916)
John George Walton enlisted at West Hartlepool and served in 225th Field Company, Royal Engineers. He died age 20 on the 30th September 1916 and is buried at Englebelmer Communal Cemetery. His medal card records the award of the War and Victory Medals. John was born in Jarrow in 1895, son of John and Elizabeth Walton of Belmont Elwick, West Hartlepool.Vin Mullen
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