Kitchener's Army divisional structure 1915
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See: Kitchener's Army for an explanation of the history, organisation and command of this army group.
[edit] Structure
This is the prescribed structure of one army division, of which the army would have possessed several.
- Divisional HQ
- Infantry:
- 3 brigades, each comprising:
- 4 battalions (with 4 machine guns each)
- 3 brigades, each comprising:
- Mounted troops:
- 1 cavalry squadron
- 1 cyclist company
- Artillery:
- HQ Divisional Artillery
- 3 field artillery brigades (12 batteries - 18 pounders (~8 kg) with three ammunition columns)
- 1 field artillery howitzer brigade (4 batteries - 4.5 in. (114 mm) howitzers with one ammunition column)
- 1 heavy battery (4 x 60 pounder (27 kg) with one ammunition column)
- 1 divisional ammunition column
- Signals Service:
- 1 signal company
- Pioneers:
- 1 pioneer battalion (with 4 machine guns)
- 3 field ambulances
- 1 sanitary section
- 1 mobile veterinary section
- 1 motor ambulance workshop
- 1 divisional train
[edit] Composition
- Number of Soldiers: 19,614
- Horses & mules: 5,818
- Guns:
- 48 x 18 pounder (8 kg)
- 16 x 4.5 in (114 mm) howitzer
- 4 x 16 pounder (7 kg)
- Vickers machine guns: 52
- Assorted carts & vehicles: 958
- Cycles: 538
- Motor vehicles:
- cycles: 19
- cars: 11
- lorries: 4
- ambulances: 21
