The West Riding Territorials in the Great WarMagnus, Laurie
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The West Riding Territorials in the Great War
Magnus, Laurie
Great Britain. Army. Division, 49th; Great Britain. Army. Division, 62nd; World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- Great Britain
[119] The 9th Division, after its tremendous fighting, for which it
was thanked by both Army Commanders, was withdrawn on April 26th, when
Major-General Cameron, of the 49th, took Command of the sector.
[120] The assailants brought up an Alpine Division (among three others),
trained especially for hill fighting.
[121] _The Last Four Months_, page 52.
[122] From a Memorandum on the Yorkshire Dragoons, prepared for the
purposes of this history by Lieut.-Col. W. Mackenzie Smith, D.S.O., in
Command, 1914, of which full use has been made in the present chapter.
[123] Col. Smith relinquished his Command of the Dragoons at this
date, since in its new form it was only a Major’s Command, to Major,
afterwards, Lieut.-Col. R. Thompson, D.S.O.
[124] See Table, above.
[125] _Despatches_, pp. 254-55.
[126] _The Last Four Months_, pages 71, 97.
[127] These Divisions, it will be recalled, had fought together at
Cambrai in November, 1917. See page 148, above.
[128] _Despatches_, page 255.
[129] _Despatches_, page 257.
[130] _Ibid._, page 278.
[131] See page 74, above.
[132] See, particularly, _Despatches_, pp. 278 _ff_, and Sir F. Maurice,
_The Last Four Months_, pp. 133 _ff_.
[133] It should be observed that Sergt. L. Calvert, V.C., was enlisted in
the 1/5th K.O.Y.L.I., 49th Division. This Battalion was amalgamated in
February, 1918, with the 2nd Line unit, and became the 5th K.O.Y.L.I.,
187th Brigade, 62nd Division.
[134] The figures were: _Killed_, 8 Officers, 199 other ranks; _Wounded_,
34 Officers, 1,068 other ranks; _Missing_, 228 other ranks; _Total_, 42
Officers, 1,495 other ranks.
Captured: _Prisoners_, 18 Officers, 866 other ranks; _Field Guns_, 4;
_Trench Mortars_, 12; _Machine Guns_, 46.
[135] _Despatches_, page 276.
[136] _Despatches_, page 285.
[137] _The Last Four Months_, page 203.
[138] A Battalion record gives the number as seven.
[139] _Despatches_, page 297.
APPENDIX I.
TERRITORIAL FORCE. WEST RIDING OF YORK COUNTY ASSOCIATION.
_List of Members and Permanent Officials_: 1908 _to_ 1920.
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