| Guards Division | |
|---|---|
| Active | First World War August 1915 -29 April 1919 Second World War June 1945 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Engagements | Battle of Loos Battle of the Somme (1916) Battle of Morval Battle of Cambrai (1917) Third Battle of Ypres |
The British Guards Division was formed in France in 1915 from battalions of the elite Guards regiments from the Regular Army. The division served on the Western Front for the duration of the First World War. The division's insignia was the 'All Seeing Eye'.
There was also a Guards Division in the Second World War which was formed on 12 June 1945 from the Guards Armoured Division which had undergone reorganisation.
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The division comprised the following infantry brigades:
Each brigade had an attached machine gun company; these were eventually regimented into the 4th Battalion, Machine Gun Guards. The 4th Battalion Coldstream Guards acted as the Division's pioneer battalion.