22nd Division (United Kingdom)

The British 22nd Division was a New Army division raised in September 1914. The division moved to France in September 1915, but it was transferred to Greece only one month later. It served in the Balkans Campaign for the duration of World War I.

The division's insignia was a solid black bar.

Unit history

to be completed

Formation

65th Brigade

• 9th (Service) Battalion, The King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
• 14th (Service) Battalion, The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
• 12th (Service) Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers (until July 1918)
• 9th (Service) Battalion, The East Lancashire Regiment
• 8th (Service) Battalion, The South Wales Borderers (from June 1918)

66th Brigade

• 9th (Service) Battalion, The Border Regiment
• 9th (Service) Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Volunteers Regiment (South Lancashire Regiment)
• 8th (Service) Battalion, The King's Shropshire Light Infantry
• 13th (Service) Battalion, The Manchester Regiment (until June 1918)
• 12th (Service) Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment (from February 1915)

incomplete

Battles

• Battle of Horseshoe Hill
• Battle of Machukovo
• Battle of Doiran

See also

• List of British divisions in World War I

External links

• The British Army in the Great War: The 22nd Division