“When you have an opportunity will you let the East Lancashire Division know that during the time they have been under my command I have been filled with admiration of their conduct, keenness, capacity for hard work, cheerfulness and soldier-like spirit. Now they are going on hard active service I am sure they will fight gallantly and uphold the great traditions of Lancashire and the Empire, and prove, if proof be needed, that the trained Territorial soldier is second to none. Good luck and God speed to you all.” On May 1 the Embarkation State of the Division was as follows— Officers. Other Ranks. Headquarters and Signal Service 21 242 Artillery (with twenty-four 15-pr. guns) 57 1,273 Engineers 15 410 Infantry (two machine-guns to each battalion) 369 11,189 R.A.M.C. 34 653 A.S.C. 24 313 --- ------ Total 520 14,080 === ====== Officers commanding units— C.R.A. Brig.-General A. D’A. King, D.S.O. 1st Brigade R.F.A. Lieut.-Colonel A. Birtwistle. 3rd Brigade R.F.A. Lieut.-Colonel C. E. Walker. C.R.E. Lieut.-Colonel S. L. Tennant. Div. Signal Company Major A. N. Lawford. 1st Field Company Major J. H. Mousley. 2nd Field Company Major L. F. Wells. Lancashire Fusiliers Brigade Brig.-General H. C. Frith. 5th Batt. L.F. Lieut.-Colonel J. Isherwood. 6th Batt. L.F. Lieut.-Colonel Lord Rochdale. 7th Batt. L.F. Lieut.-Colonel A. F. Maclure. 8th Batt. L.F. Lieut.-Colonel J. A. Fallows. East Lancashire Brigade Brig.-General D. G. Prendergast. 4th Batt. E.L. Lieut.-Colonel F. D. Robinson. 5th Batt. E.L. Lieut.-Colonel W. E. Sharples. 9th Batt. Manchester Lieut.-Colonel D. H. Wade. 10th Batt. Manchester Lieut.-Colonel J. B. Rye. Manchester Brigade Brig.-General Noel Lee. 5th Batt. Manchester Lieut.-Colonel H. C. Darlington. 6th Batt. Manchester Major C. R. Pilkington. 7th Batt. Manchester Lieut.-Colonel H. E. Gresham. 8th Batt. Manchester Lieut.-Colonel W. G. Heys. E.L. Divisional Train Major A. England. 1st E.L. Field Ambulance Lieut.-Colonel H. G. Parker. 3rd E.L. Field Ambulance Lieut.-Colonel W. M. Steinthal.