33rd Division (United Kingdom) - Formation

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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