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The Graveyards of Gallipoli; A Digger History Associate Site |
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A Tribute to the Men of all the Nations that took part in the Gallipoli Campaign of 1915 |
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10th (Irish) Division (New Army) at Gallipoli |
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British units only. Formed in Ireland in August 1914 as part of the First New Army. The Division served in Gallipoli, Macedonia and Palestine. |
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Lord Headford, Lord Powerscourt and the Earl of Granard at Anzac. The Marquis of Headford was ADC on the Staff of the 10th (Irish) Division. Viscount Powerscourt was APM of the 10th(Irish) Division. The Earl of Granard commanded the 5th Royal Irish Regiment. |
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The landing
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Infantry Units in the Division |
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29th Brigade. 5th Bn
Royal Irish Regt. 29 Aug 1914 - Jun 1915. Became the Pioneer
Bn.
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30th Brigade. 1st Bn
Royal Irish Regt. 03 Nov 1916 - 31 Oct 1918. |
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The first Irish volunteer unit into the war was the 10th (Irish)
Division. This included the new 6th and 7th Battalions of the Royal
Dublin Fusiliers. Many of these men saw their friends and families for
the last time in April 1915. Following further training, they set sail
for Gallipoli aboard the H.M.T. Alaunia, a ship commanded by
Captain Rostron, who was in charge of the Carpathia when she
rescued Titanic survivors. Administrative incompetence meant that
the 10th (Irish) Division's artillery was sent to France, not Gallipoli
and that the men arrived without either maps or orders. There was a
chronic water shortage and the soldiers ran out of ammunition and had to
resort to throwing stones at the enemy. |
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31st Brigade. 38th Bn
Royal Fusiliers. 11 Jun 1918 - 17 Jul 1918. To the 60th Division.
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Pioneers. 5th Bn Royal Irish Regt. Jun 1915 - 01 Apr 1918. To the 52nd Division.
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Attached Troops. 10th Bn Hampshire Regt. Aug 1914 - Mar 1915. To the 29th Brigade.
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Artillery Units in the Division |
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Royal Field Artillery |
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LIV Brigade. 172nd
Bty. Aug 1914 - Feb 1915. Became A Bty.
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LIV Brigade. When the Brigade was reorganised a fourth Battery was formed. The Brigade left the Division 29 Aug 1917 and went to the 28th Division. A
Bty. Feb 1915 - 29 Aug 1917. With the Brigade to the 28th
Division. |
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LV Brigade. 175th
Bty. Aug 1914 - Feb 1915. Became A Bty. |
LV Brigade. When the Brigade was reorganised a fourth Battery was formed. The Brigade left the Division Jan 1916 and joined the 13th Division. A Bty.
Feb 1915 - Jan 1916. With the Brigade to the 13th
Division. |
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LVI Brigade. 178th
Bty. Aug 1914 - Feb 1915. Became A Bty. |
LVI Brigade. When the Brigade was reorganised a fourth Battery was formed. The Brigade left the Division Feb 1916 and joined the 13th Division. A Bty.
Feb 1915 - Feb 1916. With the Brigade to the 13th
Division. |
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LVII (Howitzer) Brigade. 181st
(Howitzer) Bty. Aug 1914 - Feb 1915. Became A (Howitzer) Bty.
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LVII (Howitzer) Brigade. When the Brigade was reorganised a fourth Battery was formed. Only A (Howitzer) and D (Howitzer) Btys landed on Gallipoli, the remainder of the Brigade stayed on Mudros. The Brigade. In Jul 1916 the brigade was reorganised as a standard Brigade and lost the Howitzer designation. A
(Howitzer) Bty. Feb 1915 - 16 Dec 1915. Left the Divisions and served
as an independent Battery on Gallipoli eventually joining the 29th
Division. |
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LXVIII Brigade. The Brigade was reorganised 29 Dec 1916. A Bty.
15 Oct 1915 - 29 Dec 1916. Broken up and divided between B and C Btys. |
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Some details from http://www.warpath.orbat.com/divs/10_div.htm |
