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List of military corps — List of British corps in the First World War

This is a list of British army corps that existed during the First World War. Most of the corps operated on the Western Front.

Infantry[edit]

I Corps – original BEF
II Corps – original BEF
III Corps – formed in France 1914
IV Corps – formed in Belgium 1914, transferred to BEF
V Corps – formed in France 1915
VI Corps – formed in France 1915
VII Corps – formed in France 1915
VIII Corps – formed in Gallipoli 1915, moved to France
IX Corps – formed in Gallipoli 1915, moved to France
X Corps – formed in France 1915
XI Corps – formed in France 1915, moved to Italy 1917
XII Corps – formed in France 1915, moved to Salonika
XIII Corps – formed in France 1915
XIV Corps – formed in France 1916, moved to Italy 1917
XV Corps – formed in Egypt 1915, reformed in France 1916
XVI Corps – formed in Salonika 1916
XVII Corps – formed in France 1916
XVIII Corps – formed in France 1917
XIX Corps – formed in France 1917
XX Corps – formed in Palestine 1917
XXI Corps – formed in Palestine 1917
XXII Corps – formed in France 1917
XXIII Corps – formed in England 1918

Cavalry/Mounted[edit]

Cavalry Corps
Desert Mounted Corps - formed in Palestine

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

British Corps in the Great War

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