The 1/5th was stationed at Derby and the 1/6th was stationed at Chesterfield. The 1/7th formed at Nottingham, 1/8th Stationed at Newark as part of the Notts & Derby Brigade of the North Midland Division and then moved to Harpenden and then Braintree.
1915 5th, 6th 7th (Robin Hood) & 8th Battalions
25th February
Mobilised for war and landed in France.
30th – 31st July
The liquid fire attack at Hooge
BATTLE OF LOOS
13th – 15th October
Hohenzollern Redoubt
1916 5th, 6th 7th (Robin Hood) & 8th Battalions
BATTLES OF THE SOMME
1st July
Gommecourt
1917 5th, 6th 7th (Robin Hood) & 8th Battalions
ADVANCE TO THE HINDENBURG LINE
1st – 13th March
Operations on the Ancre
4th March
Occupation of Gommecourt Defences
12th March
Attack of Rettemoy Grabben
14th – 22nd March
The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line.
1st July
Attack on Lievin
15th – 25th August
Battle of Hill 70
1918 5th, 6th & 8th Battalions
THE ADVANCE TO VICTORY
29th September – 2nd October
Battle of the St. Quentin Canal
29th September
Passage at Bellenglise
3rd – 5th October
Battle of the Beaurevoir Line.
8th – 9th October
Battle of Cambrai
THE FINAL ADVANCE IN PICARDY
17th – 18th October
Battle of the Selle
4th November
Battle of the Sambre.
11th November
Ended the war at Cartignies S.W. of Avesnes, France.
1918 7th Battalion (Robin Hood)
31st January
Absorbed the 2/7th Battalion to become the 7th Battalion 59th Division
FIRST BATTLES OF THE SOMME
21st – 23rd March
Battle of St. Quentin.
24th – 25th March
Battle of Bapaume.
BATTLES OF THE LYS
14th – 15th April
Battle of Bailleul
17th – 18th April
First Battle of Kemmel Ridge.
7th May
Reduced to training cadre.
15th June – 15th August
Served with the 66th Division.
15th August
Transferred to the 116th Brigade of the 39th Division and ended the war near Etaples.
The 2/6th formed at Chesterfield and then moved to Buxton.
16th October
The 2/5th formed at Derby.
1915 2/5th, 2/6th. 2/7th & 2/8th Battalions
January
2/5th, 2/7th & 2/8th moved to Luton as part 59th Division and then to Watford.
3rd February
2/6th moved to Luton as part of 59th Division and then to Watford.
1916 2/5th, 2/6th. 2/7th & 2/8th Battalions
April
Division ordered to move to Ireland.
25th April – 17th May
Stationed in Dublin and after the suppression of the trouble moved to the Curragh for the rest of the year engaged in war training.
1917 2/5th, 2/6th. 2/7th & 2/8th Battalions
January
Returned to England and concentrated at Fovant, Salisbury Plain.
February
Advance parties leave for France.
17th February
The division began crossing to France.
3rd March
The division completed concentration around Mericourt.
17th March – 5th April
The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line.
BATTLE OF YPRES
23rd – 25th September
Battle of Menin Ridge.
26th – 30th September
Battle of Polygon Wood.
BATTLE OF CAMBRAI
28th November
The capture of Bourlon Wood.
30th November – 3rd December
German counter-attacks
1918 2/5th, 2/6th. 2/7th & 2/8th Battalions
6th February
2/7th was absorbed by the 7th Battalion and 2/8th was disbanded in France.
FIRST BATTLES OF THE SOMME
21st March
Battle of St. Quentin.
22nd – 23rd March
Battle of St. Quentin.
24th – 25th March
Battle of Bapaume.
BATTLES OF THE LYS.
14th – 15th April
Battle of Bailleul
17th – 18th April
First Battle of Kemmel Ridge.
7th May
2/5th and 2/6th Battalions reduced to Cadre
31st July
2/6th Battalion disbanded in France.
3rd August
2/5th Battalion disbanded in France.
3/5th & 3/6th Battalions Territorial Force
1st March 1915
The 3/6th formed Chesterfield
29th March 1915
The 3/5th formed at Derby
October 1915
Both moved to Grantham and became the 5th and 6th Reserve Battalions.
1st September 1916
Moved to Grainthorpe, Lincolnshire and the 5th Battalion absorbed the 6th.
March 1917
Moved to Louth and then Saltfleet as part of the North Midland Reserve Brigade Territorial Force until the end of the war.
3/7th & 3/8th Battalions Territorial Force
26th February 1915
The 3/8th Battalion was formed at Newark, Nottinghamshire.
1st March 1915
The 3/7th Battalion formed at Nottingham.
October 1915
Both moved to Grantham and then Saltfleet and became the 7th and 8th Reserve Battalions.
1st September 1916
The 7th absorbed the 8th as part of the North Midland Reserve Brigade Territorial Force.
March 1918
Moved to Louth until the end of the war.
9th (Service) Battalion 11th (Northern Division)
1914 9th (Service) Battalion
24th August
Formed at Derby as part of the First New Army (K1) and then moved to Grantham to join the 33rd Brigade of the 11th Division.
1915 9th (Service) Battalion
4th April
Moved to the concentration area at Witley and Frensham.
12th June
Orders received that Division was to be ready to leave at short notice for the Dardenelles
30th June
Embarkation began at Liverpool, sailing on the Aquitania and Empress of Britain.
10th July
Aquitania with Divisional headquarters reaches Mudros.
23rd July
All HQ and troops at Mudros left Lemnos and moved to Imbros.
28th July
The division completed concentration at Imbros.
6th/7th August
The division left Imbros for Suvla Bay. Shortly after midnight disembarkation near Lala Baba.
THE BATTLES OF SUVLA
6th – 15th August
The landing at Suvla
7th August
The capture of Karakol Dagh.
21st August
Battle of Scimitar Hill
21st August
Attack on “W” Hills
19th/20th December Night
Evacuation of Suvla. On leaving Suvla the Division concentrated at Imbros.
1916 9th (Service) Battalion
26th January
Division embarking for Mudros en route for Egypt.
2nd February
Division reaches Alexandria and concentrates at Sidi Bishr by the 8th
19th February
The division took over A Section, Suez Canal Defences till June.
17th June
Instruction received for Division to embark for France.
20th June
The advance party left to embark from Alexandria.
30th June
The advance party reached St. Pol.
3rd July
Embarkation from Alexandria completed. Divisional HQ arrives at Flers S.S.W. of St. Pol.
15th July
Concentration completed around Flers.
BATTLES OF THE SOMME
14th September
The capture of the Wonder Work
15th – 22nd September
Battle of Flers – Courcelette
26th – 28th September
Battle of Thiepval Ridge.
1917 9th (Service) Battalion
11th – 19th January
Operations on the Ancre.
9th – 14th June
Battle of Messines.
BATTLES OF YPRES
16th – 18th August
Battle of Langemarck
19th, 22nd and 27th August
Fighting around St. Julien.
26th September – 3rd October
Battle of Polygon Wood.
4th October
Battle of Broodseinde.
9th October
Battle of Poelcappelle
1918 9th (Service) Battalion
THE ADVANCE TO VICTORY
30thAugust
Battle of the Scarpe
2nd and 3rd September
Battle of Drocourt-Quéant Line
BATTLES OF THE HINDENBURG LINE
27th September – 3rd October
Battle of the Canal Du Nord
8th – 9th October
Battle of Cambrai.
9th – 12th October
Pursuit to the Selle
THE FINAL ADVANCE IN PICARDY
4th November
Battle of the Sambre
5th – 7th November
Passage of the Grande Honnelle
11th November
Ended the war on the high ground to the east of Havay S.W. of Mons, Belgium.
10th (Service) Battalion 17th (Northern) Division
1914 10th (Service) Battalion
13th September 1914
Formed at Derby as part of the Second New Army (K2) and then moved to Wool to join the 51st Brigade of the 17th Division.
October 1914
Moved to West Lulworth and then Wool.
1915 10th (Service) Battalion
March 1915
Moved to West Lulworth and then to Winchester.
14th July 1915
Mobilised for war and then landed in France
9th August
Hooge
1916 10th (Service) Battalion
14th February & 2nd March
The Bluff
BATTLES OF THE SOMME
1st – 10th July
Battle of Albert
2nd July
Capture of Fricourt
1st – 12th August
Battle of Delville Wood
1917 10th (Service) Battalion
BATTLES OF ARRAS
12th – 14th April
First Battle of the Scarpe
23rd – 24th April
Second Battle of the Scarpe
13th – 16th May
Capture and Defence of Roeux
BATTLES OF YPRES
12th October
First Battle of Passchendaele
8th – 10th October
Second Battle of Passchendaele
1918 10th (Service) Battalion
FIRST BATTLES OF THE SOMME
21st – 23rd March
Battle of St. Quentin
24th and 25th March
Battle of Bapaume
THE ADVANCE TO VICTORY
SECOND BATTLES OF THE SOMME
21st – 23rd August
Battle of Albert
31st August – 3rd September
Second Battle of Bapaume
BATTLES OF THE HINDENBURG LINE
18th September
Battle of Epéhy
8th and 9th October
Battle of Cambrai
9th – 12th October
Pursuit to the Selle
THE FINAL ADVANCE IN PICARDY
17th – 23rd October
Battle of the Selle
4th November
Battle of the Sambre
11th November 1918
Ended the war south-east of Maubeuge, France.
11th (Service) Battalion
1914 11th (Service) Battalion
3rd October 1914
Formed at Derby as part of the Third New Army (K3) and then moved to Frensham to join the 70th Brigade of the 23rd Division.
December 1914
Moved to Stanhope Lines, Aldershot.
1915 11th (Service) Battalion
February 1915
Moved to Shorncliffe Moved to Shorncliffe area and then to Bordon.
28th August 1915
Landed at Boulogne
18th October 1915
Transferred to the 8th Division
1916 11th (Service) Battalion
BATTLES OF THE SOMME
1st July
The Battle of Albert.
23rd – 30th October
Attack on Le Transloy
1917 11th (Service) Battalion
4th March
Bouchavesnes
14th March – 5th April
German Retreat to the Hindenburg Line
BATTLES OF YPRES
31st July – 1st August
Battle of Pilkem Ridge
31st July
Attack on Westhoek
16th – 18th August
Battle of Langemarck.
16th November
Transferred back to the 23rd Division and deployed to Italy to strengthen Italian resistance after a recent disaster at the Battle of Caporetto.
4th December
Took over the front line on the Montello (behind the River Piave) from the 70th (Italian) Division.
1918 11th (Service) Battalion
23rd March
Took over the right sector of the line on the Asiago Plateau from the 11th (Italian) Division)
15th – 16th June
The fighting on the Asiago Plateau,
13th September 1918
Transferred to the 74th Brigade of the 25th Division.
18th September 1918
Returned to France, at St. Riquier.
THE ADVANCE TO VICTORY
BATTLES OF THE HINDENBURG LINE
4th and 5th October
Battle of the Beaurevoir Line
8th and 9th October
Battle of Cambrai
9th – 11th October
Pursuit to the Selle
THE FINAL ADVANCE IN PICARDY
17th – 25th October
Battle of the Selle
4th November
Battle of the Sambre
4th November
Passage of the Sambre – Oise Canal at Landrecies
11th November
Ended the war at Landrecies – Preux-Bousies
12th (Service) Battalion (Pioneers)
1914 12th (Service) Battalion (Pioneers)
1st October 1914
Formed at Derby as part of the Third New Army (K3) and then moved to Shoreham area attached to the 24th Division.
1915 12th (Service) Battalion (Pioneers)
April 1915
Became a Pioneer Battalion of the 24th Division.
29th August 1915
Mobilised for war and landed in France between St. Pol and Etaples.
25th – 26th September
The Battle of Loos (the Division suffered severe losses and took the rest of the year to rebuild).
1916 12th (Service) Battalion (Pioneers)
30th April
Wulverghem (German Gas attack)
BATTLES OF THE SOMME
11th – 22nd August & 31st August – 2nd September
Battle of Delville Wood.
3rd – 5th September
Battle of Guillemont
1917 12th (Service) Battalion (Pioneers)
BATTLES OF ARRAS
9th – 14th April
Battle of Vimy Ridge
7th – 14th June
Battle of Messines
31st July – 13th September
BATTLES OF YPRES
31st July – 2nd August
Battle of Pilkem Ridge
16th – 18th August
Battle of Langemarck
BATTLE OF CAMBRAI
30th November – 3rd December
The German Counter-Attacks
1918 12th (Service) Battalion (Pioneers)
FIRST BATTLES OF THE SOMME
21st – 23rd March
Battle of St. Quentin
24th and 25th March
Actions at the Somme Crossings
26th and 27th March
Battle of Rosières
4th April
Battle of the Avre
THE ADVANCE TO VICTORY
BATTLES OF THE HINDENBURG LINE
8th and 9th October
Battle of Cambrai
9th – 12th October
Pursuit to the Selle
THE FINAL ADVANCE IN PICARDY
4th November
Battle of the Sambre
5th – 7th November
Passage of the Grand Honnelle
11th November
Ended war east of the Maubeuge – Mons Road.
13th (Reserve) Battalion
October 1914
Formed at Plymouth as a service battalion of the Fourth New Army (K4) and joined the 98th Brigade of the 33rd Division.
December 1914
Moved to Lostwithiel, Cornwall.
10th April 1915
Became a 2nd Reserve Battalion and moved to Lichfield and then Rugeley.
February 1916
Moved to Brocton as part of the 3rd Reserve Brigade.
1st September 1916
Became the 12th Training Battalion.
14th (Reserve) Battalion
October 1914
Formed at Lichfield as a service battalion of the Fourth New Army (K4) and joined the 91st brigade of the 30th Division.
10th April 1915
Became a 2nd Reserve Battalion and the Brigade became the 3rd Reserve Training Brigade.
March 1916
Moved to Brocton and then became the 13th Training Reserve Battalion.
15th (Service) Battalion (Nottingham Bantam)
1914 15th (Service) Battalion (Nottingham Bantam)
February 1915
Formed by the Mayor and a Committee at Nottingham as a bantam battalion and then moved to Masham, Yorks to join the 105th Brigade of the 35th Division.
27th August 1915
Taken over by the War Office.
August 1915
Moved to Salisbury Plain.
1st February 1916
Mobilised for war and landed in France
BATTLES OF THE SOMME
1916
The Battle of Bazentin Ridge, The fighting for Arrow Head Copse and Maltz Horn Farm, The fighting for Falfemont Farm.
1917
The pursuit of the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line
The fighting in Houthulst Forest
The Second Battle of Passchendaele.
1918
The First Battle of Bapaume, The Battle of Ypres, The Battle of Courtrai, The action of Tieghem.
11th November 1918
Ended the war N.E. of Renaix, Belgium.
16th (Service) Battalion (Chatsworth Rifles)
16th (Service) Battalion (Chatsworth Rifles)
16th April 1915
Formed by the Duke of Devonshire and the Derbyshire Territorial Forces Association at Derby.
4th May 1915
Moved to Buxton and then Redmires, Sheffield.
2nd September 1915
Moved to Hursley, Winchester and joined the 117th Brigade of the 39th Division.
30th September 1915
Moved to Oudenarde Barracks, Aldershot and then Witley.
6th March 1916
Mobilised for war and landed at Havre.
1916
Attack near Richebourg l’Avoue.
BATTLES OF THE SOMME
The fighting on the Ancre
The Battle of Thiepval Ridge
The Battle of the Ancre Heights
The Battle of the Ancre.
1917
BATTLES OF YPRES
The Battle of Pilkem Ridge
The Battle of Langemarck
The Battle of the Menin Road Ridge
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
16th May 1918
Reduced to training cadre.
16th August 1918
Transferred to the 66th Division.
20th September 1918
Transferred to the 197th Brigade to defend the Lines of Communication south of Aumale until the end of the war.
17th (Service) Battalion (Welbeck Rangers)
1st June 1915 – Formed by the Mayor and the Recruiting Committee at Nottingham. October 1915 – Moved to Aldershot and joined the 117th Brigade of the 39th Division and then moved to Witley. 10th December 1915 – Taken over by the War Office. 6th March 1916 – Mobilised for war and landed in France and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including; 1916 An 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 Ridge, 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. 12th February 1918 – Disbanded in France.
18th (Service) Battalion
28th July 1915
Formed at Derby (bantam) and then moved to Aldershot to join the 40th Division.
2nd April 1916
Moved to Woking and absorbed into the 13th Yorks. Regiment.
19th (Reserve) Battalion
August 1915
Formed from the depot companies of the 15th 16th & 17th Battalion as a local reserve battalion at Brocklesby.
November 1915
Moved to Ripon as part of the 19th Reserve Brigade.
January 1916
Moved to Harrogate and then Durham.
1st September 1916
Moved to Newcastle and was absorbed into the Training Reserve Battalions of the 19th Reserve Brigade.
20th (Labour) Battalion
May 1916
Formed at Derby and then deployed to France as part of the 5th Army Troops.
April 1917
Transferred to the Labour Corps as the 28th & 29th Labour Companies.
21st Battalion Territorial Forces
1st January 1917
Formed at Walton-on-the-Naze from the 29th Provisional Battalion and then moved to Frinton and then Clacton.
12th January 1918
Disbanded
1st Garrison Battalion
July 1915
Formed at Lichfield and then deployed to Malta and Egypt where it remained.
51st (Graduated) Battalion
27th October 1917
Formed at Thoresby from the 246th Graduated Battalion (previously the 15th Training Reserve Battalion) as part of the 208th Brigade of the 69th Division.
April 1918
Moved to Doncaster and then to Welbeck where it remained.
52nd (Graduated) Battalion
27th October 1917
Formed at Canterbury from the 278th Graduated Battalion (previously the 14th Training Reserve Battalion) as part of the 200th Brigade of the 67th Division.
January 1918
Moved to Willsborough near Ashford.
February 1918
Moved to Clipstone and then transferred to the 207th Brigade of the 69th Division.
April 1918
Moved to Welbeck as part of the 208th Brigade of the same Division where it remained.
53rd (Young Soldier) Battalion
27th October 1917
Formed at Rugeley, Cannock Chase from the 13th Young Soldier Battalion (previously the 14th Sherwood Foresters) as part of the 1st Reserve Brigade.
