Formation
The division comprised the following brigades:
- 26th Brigade
- 8th Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
- 7th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's)
- 8th Battalion, the Gordon Highlanders
- 5th Battalion, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
- 10th Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders)
- 27th Brigade
- 11th Battalion, the Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)
- 12th Battalion, the Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)
- 6th Battalion, the Royal Scots Fusiliers
- 10th Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
- 6th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers
- 9th Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
- 28th Brigade
- 6th Battalion, The King's Own Scottish Borderers
- 9th Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
- 10th Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry
- 11th Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry
- 1st (South African) Brigade
- 1st Battalion, South African Infantry
- 2nd Battalion, South African Infantry
- 3rd Battalion, South African Infantry
- 4th Battalion, South African Infantry
- Pioneers
- 9th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders (Rosshire Buffs, The Duke of St. Albany's)
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