The 14th (Light) Division was an
infantrydivision of the
British Army, one of the
Kitchener's Army divisions raised from volunteers by
Lord Kitchener during the
First World War. All of its infantry regiments were originally of the fast marching
rifle or
light infantry regiments, hence the title "Light". It fought on the
Western Front for the duration of the First World War.
The division was disbanded by March 1919, and was not reformed in the Second World War.
Order of battle
The division comprised the following
infantrybrigades, which underwent major changes between February 1918 (the Army's brigade reorganisation from 4 to 3 infantry battalions) and June 1918 (rebuilt after the losses of the
German spring offensive).[1]
The 14th (Light) Division was an
infantrydivision of the
British Army, one of the
Kitchener's Army divisions raised from volunteers by
Lord Kitchener during the
First World War. All of its infantry regiments were originally of the fast marching
rifle or
light infantry regiments, hence the title "Light". It fought on the
Western Front for the duration of the First World War.
The division was disbanded by March 1919, and was not reformed in the Second World War.
Order of battle
The division comprised the following
infantrybrigades, which underwent major changes between February 1918 (the Army's brigade reorganisation from 4 to 3 infantry battalions) and June 1918 (rebuilt after the losses of the
German spring offensive).[1]