New Army divisions

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New Army divisions were large World War I British Army formations raised from volunteer units, notably including Kitchener’s “Service” battalions, to rapidly expand the army for wartime service.

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Kitchener's New Army divisions 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army formation
World War I military unit
allegiance British Army NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Kitchener’s Army divisions NERFINISHED
Service divisions
associatedConcept Pals battalions NERFINISHED
associatedWith Lord Kitchener NERFINISHED
component artillery units
engineer units
infantry brigades
logistical support units
medical units
conflict World War I
surface form: First World War
country United Kingdom
disbandedAfter end of World War I
distinctFrom Territorial Force divisions
pre-war Regular Army divisions
era World War I NERFINISHED
formedInPeriod 1914–1915
geographicOrigin United Kingdom and British Isles NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance major contribution to British manpower on the Western Front
languageOfCommand English
militaryBranch infantry
notableEngagement Battle of Loos NERFINISHED
Battle of the Somme NERFINISHED
Third Battle of Ypres NERFINISHED
organizationalLevel above brigade
below corps
partOf New Army NERFINISHED
purpose rapid expansion of the British Army
raisedBy War Office NERFINISHED
raisedFor wartime service
raisedFrom Kitchener’s Service battalions NERFINISHED
volunteer units
raisedInResponseTo outbreak of World War I
raisedUnderPolicy Kitchener’s New Armies recruitment scheme NERFINISHED
recruitmentBasis voluntary enlistment
scale division-level formation
status disbanded
theatreOfOperations Gallipoli campaign NERFINISHED
Middle Eastern theatre of World War I NERFINISHED
Salonika front NERFINISHED
Western Front NERFINISHED
timeInception 1914
type volunteer-based formation

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Service battalions (Kitchener's Army) partOf New Army divisions
Battle of Loos involves New Army divisions
this entity surface form: Kitchener's New Army divisions