The British 15th (Scottish) Division was a New Army division formed in September 1914 as part of the K2 Army Group. The division moved to France in July 1915 and spent the duration of the First World War in action on the Western Front.

1 Unit history

2 Formation

44th Brigade

8th (Service) Battalion, the Seaforth Highlanders
9th (Service) Battalion, the Gordon Highlanders (until January 1915)
10th (Service) Battalion, the Gordon Highlanders (merged with 8th Gordon Highlanders May 1916)
8/10th (Service) Battalion, the Gordon Highlanders (from May 1916 until June 1918)
9th (Service) Battalion, the Black Watch (until February 1918)
4/5th Battalion, the Black Watch (from June 1918)
1/5th (Buchan and Formartin) Battalion, the Gordon Highlanders (from June 1918)
7th (Service) Battalion, the Cameron Highlanders (from January 1915 until June 1918)

In May 1916 the 8th and 10th Battalions of the Gordon Highlanders merged to formed the 8/10th Battalion.

45th Brigade

13th (Service) Battalion, the Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)
6th (Service) Battalion, the Cameron Highlanders
6/7th (Service) Battalion, the Royal Scots Fusiliers (until February 1918)
1/8th (The Argyllshire) Battalion, the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (from June 1918)
11th (Service) Battalion, the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (until June 1918)

The 7th Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers was an original member of the brigade. It merged with the 6th Battalion in May 1916 to form the 6/7th Battalion.

46th Brigade

10th (Service) Battalion, the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
12th (Service) Battalion, the Highland Light Infantry (until February 1918)
7th (Service) Battalion, the King's Own Scottish Borderers (merged with the 8th Battalion, May 1916)
8th (Service) Battalion, the King's Own Scottish Borderers (merged with the 7th Battalion, May 1916)
1/4th (Ross Highland) Battalion, the Seaforth Highlanders (from November 1915 until January 1916)
1/4th Battalion, the Suffolk Regiment (from November 1915 until February 1916)
9th (Service) Battalion, the Black Watch (from February 1918 until May 1918)
1/9th (Highlanders) Battalion, the Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) (from June 1918)
10/11th (Service) Battalion, the Highland Light Infantry (from May 1916 until February 1918)

In May 1916 the 7th and 8th Battalions of the King's Own Scottish Borders merged to form the 7/8th Battalion.

Battle of Loos
Battle of the Somme (1916)The Battle of the Somme was one of the largest battles of the First World War, with more than one million casualties. The British and French forces attempted to break through the German lines along a 25 mile (40 km) front north and south of the River Somm
- Battle of Pozieres
Third Battle of Ypres

4 External links

The British Army in the Great War: The 15th (Scottish) Division

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