, on the
arrival of Gen. Pulteney in France, on August 30th, formed into the
Third Army Corps, to which the 6th Division was subsequently added.
For the purpose of convenient reference, I have included in this
chapter the composition of the 6th Division, which joined us on the
Aisne, and of the 7th Division and the 3rd Cavalry Division, which
came into line with the original Expeditionary Force in Belgium in the
opening stages of the First Battle of Ypres; as also of the Lahore
Division of the Indian Corps, which likewise took part in the Battle
of Ypres.
THE FIRST EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.
_General Officer Commanding-in-Chief:_
Field-Marshal Sir J. D. P. FRENCH.
_Chief of the General Staff:_
Lieut.-Gen. Sir A. J. MURRAY.
_Adjutant-General:_
Major-Gen. Sir C. F. N. MACREADY.
_Quartermaster-General:_
Major-Gen. Sir W. R. ROBERTSON.
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_First Army Corps:_
Lieut.-Gen. Sir DOUGLAS HAIG.
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_1st Division:_
Major-Gen. S. H. LOMAX,
wounded October 31st, replaced by Brig.-Gen. LANDON (_temp._),
then by Brig.-Gen. Sir D. HENDERSON.
_1st Infantry Brigade:_
Brig.-Gen. F. I. MAXSE,
succeeded by Brig.-Gen. FITZCLARENCE, V.C. (killed, November
11th). Col. McEwen then took command. Later on, Col.
Lowther was appointed to command the Brigade.
1st Batt. Coldstream Guards.
1st Batt. Scots Guards.
London Scottish (joined Brigade in November).
1st Batt. Royal Highlanders (the Black Watch).
2nd Batt. Royal Munster Fusiliers (cut to pieces at Etreux,
August 29th, replaced by 1st Batt. Cameron Highlanders).
_2nd Infantry Brigade:_
Brig.-Gen. E. S. BULFIN,
wounded November 1st, succeeded by Col. Cunliffe-Owen (_temp._).
Brig.-Gen. WESTMACOTT took command November 23rd.
2nd Batt. Royal Sussex Regt. 1st Batt. Northampton Regt.
1st Batt. N. Lancs Regt. 2nd Batt. K.R.R.
_3rd Infantry Brigade:_
Brig.-Gen. H. J. S. LANDON,
appointed to command the Division after October 31st, Col.
Lovett taking command of Brigade. Brig.-Gen. R. H. K.
BUTLER was appointed to command the Brigade November
13th.
1st Batt. The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regt. (cut up
October 31st, replaced by 2nd Royal Munster Fusiliers).
1st Batt. S. Wales Borderers.
1st Batt. Gloucester Regt.
2nd Batt. Welsh
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