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The 47th (1/2nd London) Division was an infantry division of the British Army, raised in 1908 as part of the Territorial Force. Originally called the 2nd London Division it was designated the 47th Division in 1915, during the Great War, and referred to as the "1/2nd London Division" after the raising of the second-line 60th (2/2nd London) Division. The division was sent to France in March 1915, one of the first Territorial divisions to enter the fighting, and served on the Western Front for the duration of the war. ==Order of Battle== The composition of the division was as follows:〔Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 69–75.〕〔(47th (1/2nd London) Division at Long, Long Trail )〕 ; 140th (4th London) Brigade : Pre-war the brigade comprised the following battalions: * 13th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Kensington) * 14th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (London Scottish) * 15th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Civil Service Rifles) * 16th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Queen's Westminsters) After it landed in France it had the following composition: * 1/6th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (City of London Rifles) * 1/7th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment * 1/8th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) * 1/15th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Civil Service Rifles) * 1/4th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) (''from 15 November 1915 until 9 February 1916'') * 140th Brigade Machine Gun Company, Machine Gun Corps (''from 13 December 1915 until 1 March 1918'') * 140th Brigade Trench Mortar Battery (''from 12 June 1916'') From February 1918, the brigade comprised the following battalions: * 1/15th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment * 1/17th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (''from 141 Brigade'') * 1/21st (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) (''from 142 Bde'') * 140th Brigade Trench Mortar Battery ; 141st (5th London) Brigade : * 1/17th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (''to 140 Bde February 1918'') * 1/18th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) * 1/19th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (St Pancras) * 1/20th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Blackheath and Woolwich) * 141st Brigade Machine Gun Company, Machine Gun Corps (''from 12 December 1915 until 1 March 1918'') * 141st Brigade Trench Mortar Battery (''from 12 June 1916'') ; 142nd (6th London) Brigade : * 1/21st (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (''to 140 Brigade February 1918'') * 1/22nd (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment * 1/23rd (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment * 1/24th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment * 1/4th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) (''from 16 November 1915 until 9 February 1916'') * 142nd Brigade Machine Gun Company, Machine Gun Corps (''from 10 December 1915 until 1 March 1918'') * 142nd Brigade Trench Mortar Battery (''from 12 June 1916'') ; Pioneers : * 1/4th (Denbighshire) Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers (''joined 1 September 1915'') ; Machine Guns: * 239th Machine Gun Company, Machine Gun Corps (''from 17 July until 1 October 1917'') * 255th Machine Gun Company, Machine Gun Corps (''from 19 November 1917 until 1 March 1918'') * No. 47 Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (''from 1 March 1918'') ; Mounted Troops: * C Squadron 1st King Edward's Horse (''from 25 April 1915 until 1 June 1916'') * 2nd London Divisional Cyclist Company (''until 1 June 1916'') ; Artillery * V London Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (''later CCXXXV Brigade'') * VI London Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (''later CCXXXVI Brigade'') * VII London Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (''later CCXXXVII Brigade'') (''until 29 November 1916'') * VIII London (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (''later CCXXXVIII Brigade'') (''until 27 November 1916'') * 2nd London Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery (''until 31 March 1915'') * 2nd London Divisional Ammunition Column * No 7 (later X.47) Medium Trench Mortar Company (''from 17 November 1915'') * No 8 (later Y.47) Medium Trench Mortar Company (''from 17 November 1915'') * Z.47 Medium Trench Mortar Company (''from April 1916'') * V.47 Heavy Trench Mortar Company (''from 6 November 1916 to 16 February 1918'') (''1st London Divisional Artillery also served with the division in January and February 1916'') ; Engineers * 3rd London Field Company, Royal Engineers * 4th London Field Company, Royal Engineers * 2/3rd London Field Company, Royal Engineers (''from 25 June 1915'') * 2nd London Divisional Signal Company, Royal Engineers ; Medical * 4th London Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps * 5th London Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps * 6th London Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps * 2nd London Sanitary Section (''until 18 April 1917'') * 2nd London Divisional Ambulance Workshop (''to Divisional Train 3 April 1916'') * 2nd London Mobile Veterinary Section, Army Veterinary Corps ; Transport * 2nd London Divisional Train, Army Service Corps ; Labour * 241st Divisional Employment Company (''from May 1917'') 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「47th (1/2nd London) Division」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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