ARMY TROOPS

1^st Motor Machine Gun Brigade

101 Bn, Machine Gun Corps

104 Bn, Machine Gun Corps

39 Bn MGC

part 43rb Bn Royal Fusiliers

part 44^th Bn Royal Fusiliers

C Company, 11^th Bn Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

B Company, 16^th Bn Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

3^rd Bn West Indies Regiment

Second Army Signals

II CORPS [Lt General Jacob]

Owing to the contraction of Second Army’s front, II Corps had been withdrawn into reserve on 5^th November. The Corps was refittng and reorganising between Comines and Courtrai.

V/II Heavy Trench Mortar Battery

2^nd Cyclist Battalion (Yorkshire Dragoons)

II Corps Signal Company

9^th (Scottish) DIVISION [Major General Tudor]

26 Brigade [Brigadier-General Hyslop]

8^th Bn Black Watch

7^th Bn Seaforth Highlanders

5^th Bn Cameron Highlanders

26 Light Trench Mortar Battery

27 Brigade [Brigadier-General Croft]

11^th Bn Royal Scots

12^th Bn Royal Scots

6^th Bn Kings Own Scottish Borderers

27 Light Trench Mortar Battery

28 Brigade [Brigadier-General Scrase-Dickens]

2^nd Bn Royal Scots Fusiliers

9^th Bn Cameronians

1^st Royal Newfoundland Regiment

28 Light Trench Mortar Battery

Division Artillery [Brigadier-General Wainewright]

50 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries

51 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries

X & Y Medium Trench Mortar Batteries

9^th Battalion, MGC

9^th Bn Seaforth Highlanders (pioneer bn)

63, 64, 90 Field Companies RE

9 Signal Company

34^th DIVISION [Major General Nicholson]

101 Brigade [Brigadier-General Woodcock]

2/4^th Bn Queens Regiment

1/4^th Bn Royal Sussex Regiment

2 Bn Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

101 Light Trench Mortar Battery

102 Brigade [Brigadier-General Hilliam]

1/4^th Bn Cheshire Regiment

1/7^th Bn Cheshire Regiment

1/1^st Bn Herefordshire Regiment

102 Light Trench Mortar Battery

103 Brigade [Brigadier-General Rawson]

1/5^th Bn Kings Own Scottish Borderers

1/8^th Bn Cameronians

1/5^th Bn Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders

103 Light Trench Mortar Battery

Division Artillery [Brigadier-General Waltham]

152 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries

160 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries

X & Y Medium Trench Mortar Batteries

34 Bn, MGC

2/4^th Bn Somerset Light Infantry (pioneer bn)

207, 208, 209 Field Companies RE

34 Signal Company

XIX CORPS [Lt General Watts]

V/XIX Heavy Trench Mortar Battery

19 Cyclist Battalion

XIX Corps Signal Company

The Corps was the left-hand corps of Second Army with 41^st Division on the left and 35^th Division in the centre and 31^st Division on the right.

41^st DIVISION [Major General Lawford]

122 Brigade [Brigadier-General Weston]

12^th Bn East Surrey Regiment

15^th Bn Hampshire Regiment

18^th Bn Kings Royal Rifle Corps

122 Light Trench Mortar Battery

123 Brigade [Brigadier-General Kemp-Welsh]

11^th Bn Queens Regiment

10^th Bn Royal West Kent Regiment

23^rd Bn Middlesex Regiment

123 Light Trench Mortar Battery

124 Brigade [Brigadier-General Aldercron]

10^th Bn Queens Regiment

26^th Bn Royal Fusiliers

20^th Bn Durham Light Infantry

124 Light Trench Mortar Battery

Division Artillery [Brigadier-General Cotton]

187 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries

190 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries

X & Y Medium Trench Mortar Batteries

41 Bn MGC

19^th Bn Middlesex Regiment (pioneer bn)

228, 233, 237 Field Companies RE

41 Signal Company

31^st DIVISION [Major General Campbell]

92 Brigade [Brigadier-General Williams]

10^th Bn East Yorkshire Regiment

11^th Bn East Yorkshire Regiment

11^th Bn East Lancashire Regiment

92 Light Trench Mortar Battery

93 Brigade [Brigadier-General Sayth]

15^th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment

13^th Bn York & Lancaster Regiment

18^th Bn Durham Light Infantry

93 Light Trench Mortar Battery

94 Brigade [Brigadier General Symons]

12^th Bn Royal Norfolk Regiment

13^th Bn Royal Scots Fusiliers

24^th Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers

94 Light Trench Mortar Battery

Division Artillery [Brigadier General Lambert]

165 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries

170 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries

X & Y Medium Trench Mortar Batteries

31 Bn MGC

12^th Bn Kings Own Light Infantry (pioneer bn)

210, 211, 223 Field Companies RE

31 Signal Company

35^th DIVISION [Major General Marinden]

Division transferred from II Corps 3^rd November

104 Brigade [Brigadier General Sandilands]

17^th Bn Lancashire Fusiliers

18^th Bn Lancashire Fusiliers

19^th Bn Durham Light Infantry

104 Light Trench Mortar Battery

105 Brigade [Brigadier General Turner]

15^th Bn Cheshire Regiment

15^th Bn Sherwood Foresters

4^th Bn North Staffordshire Regiment

105 Light Trench Mortar Battery

106 Brigade [Brigadier General Pollard]

17^th Bn Royal Scots

12^th Bn Highland Light Infantry

18^th Bn Highland Light Infantry

106 Light Trench Mortar Battery

Division Artillery [Brigadier General Madocks]

157 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries

159 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries

X & Y Medium Trench Mortar Batteries

35 Bn MGC

19^th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers (pioneer bn)

203, 204, 205 Field Companies RE

35 Signal Company

X CORPS [Lt General Stephens]

The Corps was on the right of the Second army front with 30^th Division on the left and 29^th Division on the left.

V/X Heavy Trench Mortar Battery

10^th Cyclist Battalion

X Corps Signal Company

30^th DIVISION [Major General Williams]

21 Brigade [Brigadier General Goodman]

7^th Bn Royal Irish Regiment

1/6^th Bn Cheshire Regiment

2/23^rd Bn London Regiment

21 Light Trench Mortar Battery

89 Brigade [Brigadier Currie]

2 Bn South Lancashire Regiment

7/8^th Bn Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

2/17^th Bn London Regiment

89 Light Trench Mortar Battery

90 Brigade [Brigadier General Stevens]

2/14^th Bn London Regiment

2/15^th Bn London Regiment

2/16^th Bn London Regiment

90 Light Trench Mortar Battery

Division Artillery [Brigadier General Lambarde]

148 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries

149 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries

X & Y Medium Trench Mortar Batteries

30 Bn MGC

6^th Bn South Wales Borderers (pioneer bn)

200, 201, 202 Field Companies RE

30 Signal Company

29^th DIVISION [Major General Cayley]

86 Brigade [Brigadier General Cheape]

2^nd Bn Royal Scots Fusiliers

1^st Bn Lancashire Fusiliers

1^st Bn Royal Dublin Fusiliers

86 Light Trench Mortar Battery

87 Brigade [Brigadier General Jackson]

2^nd Bn South Wales Borderers

1st Bn Kings Own Scottish Borderers

1^st Bn Border Regiment

87 Light Trench Mortar Battery

88 Brigade [Brigadier General Freyberg VC]

4^th Bn Worcestershire Regiment

2^nd Bn Royal Hampshire Regiment

2^nd Bn Leinster Regiment

88 Light Trench Mortar Battery

Division Artillery [Brigadier General Johnson]

15 Brigade RHA: B, L, 1/1 Warwicks, 460 Batteries

17 Brigade RFA: 13 26 92 D Batteries

X & Y Medium Trench Mortar Batteries

29 Bn MGC

1/2^nd Bn Monmouthshire Regiment (pioneer bn)

455, 497, 510 Field Companies RE

29 Signal Company

XV CORPS [Lt General de Lisle]

Owing to the contraction of Second Army’s front, XV Corps halted on the line of the Schelde on 10^th November

V/XV Heavy Trench Mortar Battery

15^th Cyclist Bn

XV Corps Signal Company

14^th (Light) DIVISION [Major General Skinner]

41 Brigade [Brigadier-General Sweny]

18^th Bn York & Lancaster Regiment

29^th Bn Durham Light Infantry

33^rd Bn Rifle Brigade

41 Light Trench Mortar Battery

42 Brigade [Brigadier General Dobbin]

6^th Bn Wiltshire Regiment

16^th Bn Manchester Regiment

14^th Bn Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders

42 Light Trench Mortar Battery

43 Brigade [Brigadier General Pereira]

12^th Bn Suffolk Regiment

20^th Bn Middlesex Regiment

10^th Bn Highland Light Infantry

43 Light Trench Mortar Battery

Division Artillery [Brigadier General Harding-Newman]

46 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries

47 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries

X & Y Medium Trench Mortar Batteries

14 Bn MGC

15^th Bn Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (pioneer bn)

61, 62, 89 Field Companies RE

14 Signal Company

40^th DIVISION [Major General Peyton]

119 Brigade [Brigadier General Crozier]

13^th Bn Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

13^th Bn East Lancashire Regiment

12^th Bn North Staffordshire Regiment

119 Light Trench Mortar Battery

120 Brigade [Brigadier General Hore-Ruthven]

10^th Bn Kings Own Scottish Borderers

15^th Bn Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

11^th Bn Cameron Highlanders

120 Light Trench Mortar Battery

121 Brigade [Brigadier General Stubbs]

8^th Bn Royal Irish Regiment

23 Bn Lancashire Fusiliers

23^rd Bn Cheshire Regiment

121 Light Trench Mortar Battery

Division Artillery [Brigadier General Palmer]

178 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries

181 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries

X & Y Medium Trench Mortar Batteries

40 Bn MGC

17^th Bn Worcestershire Regiment (pioneer bn)

224, 229, 231 Field Companies RE

40 Signal Company

36^th (Ulster) DIVISION [Major General Coffin]

Division transferred from X Corps on 9^th November

107 Brigade [Brigadier General Brock]

1^st Bn Royal Irish Rifles

2^nd Bn Royal Irish Rifles

15^th Bn Royal Irish Rifles

107 Light Trench Mortar Battery

108 Brigade [Brigadier General Vaughan]

12^th Bn Royal Irish Rifles

1^st Bn Royal Irish Fusiliers

9^th Bn Royal Irish Fusiliers

108 Light Trench Mortar Battery

109 Brigade [Brigadier General Hessey]

1^st Bn Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

2^nd Bn Royal Innsikilling Fusiliers

9^th Bn Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

109 Light Trench Mortar Battery

Division Artillery [Brigadier General Hawkes]

153 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries

173 Brigade RFA: A B C D Batteries

X & Y Medium Trench Mortar Batteries

36 Bn MGC

16^th Bn Royal Irish Rifles (pioneer bn)

121, 122, 150 Field Companies RE

36 Signal Company

3^rd CAVALRY DIVISION [Major General Harmon]

Joined Second Army on 9^th November 1918

6 Cavalry Brigade [Brigadier General E Paterson]

3^rd Dragoon Guards

Royal Dragoons

10^th Hussars

6 Cavalry Bde Machine Gun Sqn

7 Cavalry Brigade [Brigadier General Burt]

6^th Inniskilling Dragoons

7^th Dragoon Guards

17^th Lancers

7 Cavalry Brigade Machine Gun Sqn

Canadian Cavalry Brigade [Brigadier General R Paterson]

Royal Canadian Dragoons

Lord Strathcona’s Horse

Fort Garry Horse

Canadian Cavalry Bde Machine Gun Sqn

4 Brigade RHA: C K Cdn Batteries

3 Field Squadron RE

3 Signal Troop

SECOND ARMY ARTILLERY [Major General Buckle]

By November 1918 almost all corps artillery had been concentrated at army level.

11 Army Brigade RFA 83 84 85 D Batteries

23 Army Brigade RFA 107 108 C D Batteries

28 Army Brigade RFA A 123 124 65 Batteries

38 Army Brigade RFA A 24 72 D Batteries

64 Army Brigade RFA A B C D Batteries

96 Army Brigade RFA 407 408 409 410 Batteries

113 Army Brigade RFA A B C D Batteries

119 Army Brigade RFA A B C D Batteries

2 Brigade RGA 177 250 352 66 Batteries

3 Brigade RGA 48 112 88 268 152 21 Batteries

4 Brigade RGA 131 2/1NMidland 223 301 261 129 Batteries

6 Brigade RGA 109 114 111 245 227 42 Batteries

10 Brigade RGA 150 159 113 226 Batteries

33 Brigade RGA 31 279 298 221 Batteries

36 Brigade RGA 140 151 155 353 1Aust 2Aust Batteries

43 Brigade RGA 147 190 351 154 Batteries

59 Brigade RGA 37 335 350 30 Batteries

64 Brigade RGA 100 101 102 61 Batteries

65 Brigade RGA 115 202 21 118 Batteries

70 Brigade RGA 282 285 405 151 Batteries

77 Brigade RGA 9 26 116 119 286 191 Batteries

86 Brigade RGA 141 1/1Wx 203 324 Batteries

87 Brigade RGA 154 156 194 219 Batteries

99 Brigade RGA 15 157 217 12 Batteries

HQ 25 Brigade RGA

HQ 72 Brigade RGA

7 Siege Battery RGA (4 x 6"guns)

29 Siege Battery RGA

187 Siege Battery RGA

193 Siege Battery RGA

479 Siege Battery RGA

526 Siege Battery RGA

528 Siege Battery RGA

546 Siege Battery RGA

45 Siege Battery RGA (2 x 9.2" railway guns)

section 53 Siege Battery RGA (1 x 9.2" railway gun)

85 Siege Battery RGA (2 x 12" howitzers)

375 Siege Battery RGA

2 Battery Royal Marine Artillery

22 Siege Battery RGA (2 x 12" railway howitzers)

63 Siege Battery RGA

82 Siege Battery RGA

104 Siege Battery RGA

359 Siege Battery RGA

381 Siege Battery RGA

4 Siege Battery RGA (1 x 15" howitzer)

The Bermuda RGA

H AA Battery RGA

J AA Battery RGA

R AA Battery RGA

T AA Battery RGA

U AA Battery RGA

SECOND ARMY ENGINEERS [Major General Glubb]

By November 1918 all corps engineers had been brought under army command.

6 Siege Company R Mon RE

20 Army Troops Company RE

134 Army Troops Company RE

136 Army Troops Company RE

138 Army Troops Company RE

141 Army Troops Company RE

145 Army Troops Company RE

167 Army Troops Company RE

214 Army Troops Company RE

235 Army Troops Company RE

236 Army Troops Company RE

245 Army Troops Company RE

289 Army Troops Company RE

554 Army Troops Company RE

556 Army Troops Company RE

557 Army Troops Company RE

573 Army Troops Company RE

171 Tunnelling Company RE

173 Tunnelling Company RE

184 Tunnelling Company RE

255 Tunnelling Company RE

3 Canadian Tunnelling Company RCE

section, 196 Land Drainage Company RE

354 Electrical & Mechanical Company RE

2 Advanced RE Park

3 Advanced RE Park

10 Advanced RE Park

2 Army Workshop Company RE

4 Field Survey Battalion RE

7 Pontoon Park

220 Transportation (Works) Company RE

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