Which British regiments fought at Ypres?
British Expeditionary Force (John French)
- I Corps (Douglas Haig)
- II Corps (Horace Smith-Dorrien)
- III Corps (William Pulteney)
- Royal Flying Corps (David Henderson)
- Cavalry Corps (Edmund Allenby)
- IV Corps (Henry Rawlinson)
- Indian Corps (James Willcocks)
What regiments made up the BEF?
Commander Royal Artillery
- 1st Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery.
- 2nd Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery.
- 4th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery.
- 58th (Suffolk) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery.
- 61st (Caernarvon and Debigh Yeomanry) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery.
- 63rd (Midland) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery.
Which British regiments fought at Passchendaele?
Among the many North West regiments which fought at Passchendaele were the East Lancashire, South Lancashire, and Loyal North Lancashire Regiments, all now part of today’s Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment.
Who fought at Flanders Fields?
In Flanders Fields On August 4, 1914, Britain declared war on Germany. Canada, as a member of the British Empire, was automatically at war, and its citizens from all across the land responded quickly. Within three weeks, 45,000 Canadians had rushed to join up. John McCrae was among them.
How many divisions did the BEF have?
six-divisions
The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was the six-divisions the British Army sent to the Western Front during the First World War.
Where did the Royal artillery serve in ww1?
In 1917 the battery moved to 19th Brigade RHA TF, which provided artillery support to the Australian Mounted Division. The 2/1st served in the UK from 1914 to 1916, from 1915 as artillery support to the 2/2nd Mounted Brigade. From 1917 to 1918 the battery served as part of the 215th Brigade RFA in India.
How many British military were wounded in WW1?
the name of the person
What weapons did the British use in World War 1?
Billhook
How many artillery shells fired WW1?
The International Encyclopedia of the First World War states that German field or light artillery fired 222 million rounds, which excludes German heavy artillery, and the artillery of all other combatants. If, for the sake of this discussion, we add 150 million additional rounds for use by German heavy artillery, fortification and shore defense artillery, and naval rifles greater than 3- inches, them total Gerrman artillery fired would be roughly 372 million rounds.
Was the British Army poorly led during WW1 and WW2?
WW2, the British army was starved of funds and equipment in the interwar period, but generally a poor officer culture had developed. So the British Army going into ww2 was further behind than it was in ww1. While colonial actions helped with small unit tactics and Elan it didnt help with preparation for mass warfare.