User:RaiderAspect/British Expeditionary Force order of battle (1918)
General Headquarters
[edit]Field Marshal Douglas Haig
Chief of the General Staff: Lieutenant General Herbert Lawrence
Adjutant-General: Lieutenant General George Fowke
Quartermaster-General: Lieutenant General Travers Clarke
Inspector General of Training: Lieutenant General Ivor Maxse
Royal Air Force in the Field
[edit]Major General John Salmond
- HQ Communication Squadron
IX Brigade RAF
[edit]Brigadier General Henry Smyth-Osbourne
- 9th Wing
- Nos 18, 25, 27, 32, 49, 62 Squadrons RAF
- 51st Wing
- Nos 1, 43, 94, 107, 205 Squadrons RAF
- 54th (Night) Wing
- Nos 83, 101, 102, 148, 149, 207 Squadrons RAF
- 82nd Wing
- Nos 58, 152, 214 Squadrons RAF
Tank Corps
[edit]Major General Hugh Elles
- 1st Tank Brigade
- 2nd Tank Brigade
- 3rd Tank Brigade
- 4th Tank Brigade
- 5th Tank Brigade
- 6th Tank Brigade
First Army
[edit]General Henry Horne
- Field Artillery
- Heavy Artillery
VII Corps
[edit]Lieutenant General Aylmer Hunter-Weston
- 8th Division
- 12th (Eastern) Division
- 52nd (Lowland) Division
XXII Corps
[edit]Lieutenant General Alexander Godley
- 4th Division
- 11th (Northern) Division
- 51st (Highland) Division
- 56th (1st London) Division
- 63rd (Naval) Division
Canadian Corps
[edit]Lieutenant General Arthur Currie
- 1st Canadian Division
- 2nd Canadian Division
- 3rd Canadian Division
- 4th Canadian Division
I Brigade RAF
[edit]Brigadier General Duncan Pitcher
- 1st (Corps) Wing
- Nos. 1, 2, 4 Squadrons and "L" Flight RAF,
- 10th (Army) Wing
- Nos. 19, 22, 40, 64, 98, 148, 203, 209 Squadrons and "I" Flight RAF
- 1st Balloon Wing
- Nos. 1, 2, 4, 10 Companies
Second Army
[edit]General Herbert Plumer
- Field Artillery
- Nos. 11, 23, 28, 64, 88, 96, 113, 116 Army Brigades RFA
- Heavy Artillery
- 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 10th, 33rd, 36th (Australian), 43rd, 59th, 64th, 65th, 70th, 77th, 86th, 99th Brigades RGA
- HQ Nos. 25, 72 Army Brigades RGA
- Nos. 4, 7, 22, 29, 45, 53, 68, 82, 85, 104, 187, 198, 359, 375, 381, 479, 526, 528, 546, Bermuda RGA Siege Batteries
- No. 2 RMA Siege Battery
II Corps
[edit]Lieutenant General Claud Jacob
- 9th Division
- 34th Division
XV Corps
[edit]Lieutenant General Beauvoir de Lisle
- 14th (Light) Division
- 36th (Ulster) Division
- 40th Division
X Corps
[edit]Lieutenant General Richard Stephens
- 29th Division
- 30th Division
XIX Corps
[edit]Lieutenant General Herbert Watts
- 31st Division
- 35th Division
- 41st Division
II Brigade RAF
[edit]Brigadier General Tom Webb-Bowen
- 2nd (Corps) Wing
- Nos. 4, 7, 10, 53, 82 Squadrons and "M" Flight RAF
- 11th (Army) Wing
- Nos. 29, 41, 84, 70, 74, 79, 149, 206 Squadrons RAF
- 65th (Army) Wing
- Nos. 38, 65, 108, 204 Squadrons RAF
- 2nd Balloon Wing
- Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Companies
Third Army
[edit]General Julian Byng
- Field Artillery
- No. 14 Army Field Brigade RHA
- Nos. 34, 72, 76, 93, 155, 315 Army Brigades RFA
- 2nd New Zealand Brigade RFA
- Heavy Artillery
- 5th, 13th, 17th, 22nd, 35th, 39th, 54th, 56th, 60th, 62nd, 63rd, 66th, 84th, 88th, 90th, 92nd Brigades RGA
- HQ Nos. 32, 57, 58 Army Brigades RGA
- Nos. 3, 8, 10, 26, 35, 58, 363, 409, 431, 434, 442, 484, 500, 503, 525 Siege Batteries
VI Corps
[edit]Lieutenant General Aylmer Haldane
- Guards Division
- 2nd Division
- 3rd Division
- 62nd (2nd/West Riding) Division
IV Corps
[edit]Lieutenant General George Montague Harper
- 5th Division
- 37th Division
- 42nd (East Lancashire) Division
- New Zealand Division
V Corps
[edit]Lieutenant General Cameron Shute
- 17th (Northern) Division
- 21st Division
- 33rd Division
- 38th (Welsh) Division
XVII Corps
[edit]Lieutenant General Charles Fergusson
- 19th (Western) Division
- 20th (Light) Division
- 24th Division
- 61st (2nd/South Midlands) Division
III Brigade RAF
[edit]Brigadier General Charles Longcroft
- 12th (Corps) Wing
- Nos. 12, 13, 15, 59 Squadrons and "N" Flight RAF
- 13th (Army) Wing
- Nos. 56, 60, 87, 201, 210 Squadrons RAF
- 90th (Army) Wing
- Nos. 3, 11, 57, 102 Squadrons RAF
- 3rd Balloon Wing
- Nos. 3, 11, 57, 12 Companies
Fourth Army
[edit]General Henry Rawlinson
IX Corps
[edit]Lieutenant General Walter Braithwaite
- 1st Division
- 6th Division
- 32nd Division
- 46th (North Midland) Division
XIII Corps
[edit]Lieutenant General Thomas Morland
- 18th (Eastern) Division
- 25th Division
- 50th (Northumbrian) Division
- 66th (2nd/East Lancashire) Division
Australian Corps
[edit]Lieutenant General John Monash
- 1st Australian Division
- 2nd Australian Division
- 3rd Australian Division
- 4th Australian Division
- 5th Australian Division
V Brigade RAF
[edit]Brigadier General Lionel Charlton
- 15th (Corps) Wing
- Nos. 12, 13, 15, 59 Squadrons and "N" Flight RAF
- 22nd (Army) Wing
- Nos. 24, 46, 80, 84, 208 Squadrons RAF
- 89th (Army) Wing
- Nos. 20, 23, 92, 101, 211, 218 Squadrons RAF
- 5th Balloon Wing
- Nos. 13, 14, 15 Companies
Fifth Army
[edit]General William Birdwood
I Corps
[edit]Lieutenant General Arthur Holland
- 15th (Scottish) Division
- 16th (Irish) Division
III Corps
[edit]Lieutenant General Richard Butler
- 55th (West Lancashire) Division
- 74th (Yeomanry) Division
XI Corps
[edit]Lieutenant General Richard Haking
- 47th (1st London) Division
- 57th (2nd/West Lancashire) Division
- 59th (2nd/North Midland) Division
Portuguese Expeditionary Corps
[edit]General Tomás António Garcia Rosado
- 1st Portuguese Division
- 2nd Portuguese Division
Cavalry Corps
[edit]Lieutenant General Charles Kavanagh
- 1st Cavalry Division
- 2nd Cavalry Division
- 3rd Cavalry Division
X Brigade RAF
[edit]Brigadier General Edgar Ludlow-Hewitt
- 80th (Army) Wing
- Nos. 54, 88, 103 Squadrons RAF, 4 Squadron AFC
- 81st (Corps) Wing
- 2, 21, 42 Squadrons and "P" Flight RAF
- 8th Balloon Wing
- 3, 11, 20 Companies
Lines of Communications Area
[edit]Lieutenant-General John Asser
- Abbeville Area
- Boulogne Base
- Brest Base
- Calais Base
- Cherboug Base
- Dieppe Base
- Dunkirk Base
- Etaples Administrative District
- Havre Base
- Marseilles Base
- Paris Area
- Rouen Base
- Abancourt Area
- Trouville Area
Staff
[edit]Rank | General Staff | Administrative Staff | Formation | |
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Lieutenant-General | Chief of the General Staff | Adjutant-General | Quartermaster-General | General Headquarters |
Major-General | Major-General, General Staff | Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General | Army | |
Brigadier-General | Brigadier-General, General Staff | Army Corps | ||
Colonel | General Staff Officer, 1st Grade | Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General | Division | |
Lieutenant-Colonel | ||||
Major | General Staff Officer, 2nd Grade | Deputy-Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General | ||
Captain | General Staff Officer, 3rd Grade | Staff Captain |
References
[edit]British Expeditionary Force 11 November 1918 George Nafziger Collection