The British 32nd Division was a New Army division that was originally made up of battalions raised by public subscription or private patronage. The division was taken over by the British War Office in September 1915. It served in France on the Western Front for the duration of the First World War.

The division's insignia was four 'eights' arranged in an 'X' shape.

Unit history

to be completed

Formation

95th Brigade 

The brigade moved to the 5th Division in December 1915, swapping with the 14th Brigade.

• 14th (Service) Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment
• 15th (Service) Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment
• 16th (Service) Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment
• 12th (Service) Battalion (Bristol), The Gloucestershire Regiment

96th Brigade 

• 16th (Service) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers
• 15th (Service) Battalion (1st Salford), Lancashire Fusiliers
• 16th (Service) Battalion (2nd Salford), Lancashire Fusiliers
• 19th (Service) Battalion (3rd Salford), Lancashire Fusiliers (to 14 Bde January 1916)
• 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (from December 1915 until February 1918)
• 2nd Battalion, The Manchester Regiment (from 14 Bde February 1918)

97th Brigade 

• 11th (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale), The Border Regiment (until May 1918)
• 1/5th (Cumberland) Battalion, The Border Regiment (from May 1918)
• 15th (Service) Battalion (1st Glasgow), Highland Light Infantry (to 14 Bde January 1916)
• 16th (Service) Battalion (2nd Glasgow), Highland Light Infantry (to Pioneers February 1918)
• 17th (Service) Battalion (3rd Glasgow), Highland Light Infantry (disbanded February 1918)
• 2nd Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (from December 1915)
• 10th (Service) Battalion, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (from February 1918)

14th Brigade 

The brigade joined from the 5th Division in December 1915, swapping with the 95 Brigade.

• 1st Battalion, The Dorsetshire Regiment
• 19th (Service) Battalion (3rd Salford), Lancashire Fusiliers (from 96 Bde January 1916 until July 1916)
• 1/5th Battalion, The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) (from July 1916)
• 15th (Service) Battalion (1st Glasgow), Highland Light Infantry (from 97 Bde January 1916)
• 2nd Battalion, The Manchester Regiment (to 14 Bde February 1918)

Pioneers 

• 17th (Service) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (various times)
• 1/12th Battalion TF (Pioneers), The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (from November 1916 until January 1917)
• 16th (Service) Battalion (2nd Glasgow), Highland Light Infantry (from 97 Bde February 1918)

Battles

• Battle of the Somme (1916)
  • Battle of Albert
• Battle of Amiens

External links

The British Army in the Great War: The 32nd Division