British 27th Division
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The British 27th Division was a First World War infantry division of the British Army that saw significant action on the Western Front, including during the Second Battle of Ypres.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army division
ⓘ
First World War military unit ⓘ infantry division ⓘ |
| alliance | Allied Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Loos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of St Eloi NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Battle of Ypres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| branch | infantry ⓘ |
| composition |
80th Brigade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
81st Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ 82nd Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| disbanded | post-First World War ⓘ |
| engagementType | trench warfare ⓘ |
| era | 1914–1918 ⓘ |
| formed | late 1914 ⓘ |
| front | Ypres salient NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonOrMobilizationArea | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherCommand | British Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedUnit |
1/1st Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1/4th Battalion, King’s (Liverpool Regiment) NERFINISHED ⓘ 1/4th Battalion, King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) NERFINISHED ⓘ 1/4th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry NERFINISHED ⓘ 2nd Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Scottish Borderers NERFINISHED ⓘ 2nd Battalion, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders NERFINISHED ⓘ 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers NERFINISHED ⓘ 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles NERFINISHED ⓘ 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ divisional artillery ⓘ divisional engineers ⓘ divisional medical units ⓘ divisional signals company ⓘ divisional train, Army Service Corps ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Major-General G. F. Milne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Major-General T. D’Oyly Snow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement | defence against German gas attacks at Second Battle of Ypres ⓘ |
| notableFor | heavy casualties on the Western Front ⓘ |
| opposedForce | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British Army ⓘ |
| raisedFrom | Regular Army battalions returned from overseas garrisons ⓘ |
| role | front-line infantry operations ⓘ |
| size | division ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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