Formation
- 98th Brigade
The brigade originally comprised four battalions of the Royal Fusiliers.
- 18th (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (to 19 Bde November 1915)
- 19th (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
- 20th (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (to 19 Bde November 1915)
- 21st (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
From February 1916, the brigade comprised the following battalions:
- 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
- 1/4th Battalion, The Suffolk Regiment (until February 1918)
- 1st Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment (from 19 Bde November 1915)
- 2nd Battalion, the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (from 19 Bde November 1915)
- 99th Brigade
The brigade transferred to the 2nd Division in November 1915, swapping with the 19th Brigade.
- 17th (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
- 22nd (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
- 23rd (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (Sportsman's Battalion)
- 24th (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (Sportsman's Battalion)
- 100th Brigade
- 16th (Service) Battalion (Public Schools), The Middlesex Regiment (until February 1916)
- 16th (Service) Battalion (Church Lads Brigade), King's Royal Rifle Corps
- 1st Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) (to 19 Bde February 1918)
- 2nd Battalion, The Worcestershire Regiment
- 1/9th Battalion (Glasgow Highlanders), Highland Light Infantry (from May 1916)
- 19th Brigade
The brigade joined from the 2nd Division in November 1915, swapping with the 99th Brigade.
- 18th (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (from 98 Bde November 1915 until February 1916)
- 20th (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (from 98 Bde November 1915 disbanded February 1918)
- 2nd Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers (to 115 Bde 38th Division February 1918)
- 1st Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
- 1/5th Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (merged with 1/6th Battalion in May 1916 becoming 5th/6th Battalion)
- 1st Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) (from 100 Bde February 1918)
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