First Battle of Ypres order of battle
# First Battle of Ypres order of battle

This is the order of battle for the First Battle of Ypres fought from 19 October to 22 November 1914 as one of the main engagements of the First World War. It was fought between mixed British Expeditionary Force, French eighth army and armies of the German Empire in northern France and Flanders.

## British Expeditionary Force (John French)

### I Corps (Douglas Haig)

1st Division (Samuel Lomax)

    1st (Guards) Brigade
       1st Coldstream Guards
       1st Scots Guards
       1st Black Watch
       1st Queens Own Cameron Highlanders
       London Scottish Regiment
    2nd Brigade
       2nd Royal Sussex Regiment
       1st Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
       1st Northamptonshire Regiment
       2nd Kings Royal Rifle Corps
    3rd Brigade
       1st Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment
       1st South Wales Borderers
       1st Gloucestershire Regiment
       2nd Welsh Regiment
    XXV Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
       113th Battery
       114th Battery
       115th Battery
    XXVI Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
       116th Battery
       117th Battery
       118th Battery
    XXXIX Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
       46th Battery
       51st Battery
       54th Battery
    XLIII (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
       30th (H) Battery
       40th (H) Battery
       57th (H) Battery
    26th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
    Mounted Troops
       "A" Squadron 15th Hussars
       1st Cyclist company
    Engineers
       23rd Field company Royal Engineers
       26th Field company Royal Engineers

2nd Division (Charles Monro)

    4th (Guards) Brigade
       2nd Grenadier Guards
       2nd Coldstream Guards
       3rd Coldstream Guards
       1st Irish Guards
       1st Hertfordshire Regiment
    5th Brigade
       2nd Worcestershire Regiment
       2nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
       2nd Highland Light Infantry
       2nd Connaught Rangers
    6th Brigade
       1st King's Regiment (Liverpool)
       2nd South Staffordshire Regiment
       1st Royal Berkshire Regiment
       1st Kings Royal Rifle Corps
    XXXIV Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
       22nd Battery
       50th Battery
       70th Battery
    XXXVI Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
       15th Battery
       48th Battery
       71st Battery
    XLI Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
       9th Battery
       16th Battery
       17th Battery
    XLIV (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
       47th (H) Battery
       56th (H) Battery
       60th (H) Battery
    35th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
    Mounted Troops
       "B" Squadron 15th Hussars
       2nd Cyclist company
    Engineers
       5th Field company Royal Engineers
       11th Field company Royal Engineers

### II Corps (Horace Smith-Dorrien)

3rd Division (Aylmer Haldane)

    7th Infantry Brigade
       3rd Worcestershire
       2nd South Lancashire
       1st Wiltshire(Duke of Edinburgh’s)
       2nd Royal Irish Rifles
    8th Infantry Brigade
       2nd Royal Scots
       2nd Royal Irish
       4th Middlesex(Duke of Cambridge’s Own)
       1st Devonshire
       1st Honourable Artillery Company
    9th Infantry Brigade
       1st Northumberland Fusiliers
       4th Royal Fusiliers
       1st Lincolnshire
       1st Royal Scots Fusiliers
    XXIII Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
       107th Battery
       108th Battery
       109th Battery
    XL Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
       6th Battery
       23rd Battery
       49th Battery
    XLII Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
       29th Battery
       41st Battery
       45th Battery
    XXX (Howitzer) Brigade , Royal Field Artillery
       128th (H) Battery
       129th (H) Battery
       130th (H) Battery
    48th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
    Mounted Troops
       "C" Squadron 15th Hussars
       3rd Cyclist company
    Engineers
       56th Field company Royal Engineers
       57th Field company Royal Engineers

5th Division (Charles Fergusson)

    13th Infantry Brigade
       2nd Kings Own Scottish Borderers
       2nd Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)
       1st Royal West Kent
       2nd The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
    14th Infantry Brigade
       2nd Suffolk
       1st East Surrey
       1st Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry
       2nd Manchester
    15th Infantry Brigade
       1st Norfolk
       1st Bedfordshire
       1st Cheshire
       1st Dorsetshire
    XV Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
       11th Battery
       52nd Battery
       80th Battery
    XXVII Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
       119th Battery
       120th Battery
       121st Battery
    XXVIII Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
       122nd Battery
       123rd Battery
       124th Battery
    VIII (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
       37th (H) Battery
       61st (H) Battery
       65th (H) Battery
    108th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
    Mounted Troops
       "A" Squadron 19th Hussars
       5th Cyclist company
    Engineers
       17th Field company Royal Engineers
       59th Field company Royal Engineers

### III Corps (William Pulteney)

4th Division (Henry Wilson)

    10th Brigade
       1st Royal Warwickshire
       2nd Seaforth Highlanders
       1st Princess Victoria’s (Royal Irish Fusiliers)
       2nd Royal Dublin Fusiliers
    11th Brigade
       1st Prince Albert (Somerset Light Infantry)
       1st East Lancashire
       1st Hampshire
       1st The Rifle Brigade
    12th Brigade
       1st The King’s Own (Royal Lancaster)
       2nd Lancashire Fusiliers
       2nd Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
       2nd Sussex
    XIV Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
       39th Battery
       68th Battery
       88th Battery
    XXIX Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
       125th Battery
       126th Battery
       127th Battery
    XXXII Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
       27th Battery
       134th Battery
       135th Battery
    XXXVII (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
       31st (H) Battery
       35th (H) Battery
       55th (H) Battery
    31st Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
    Mounted Troops
       "A" Squadron 19th Hussars
       4th Cyclist company
    Engineers
       7th Field company Royal Engineers
       9th Field company Royal Engineers

6th Division (John Keir)

    16th Brigade
       1st Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
       1st Leicestershire
       1st King's (Shropshire Light Infantry)
       2nd York and Lancaster
    17th Brigade
       1st Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
       1st Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment)
       2nd Prince of Wales's Leinster (Royal Canadians)
       3rd Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own)
    18th Brigade
       1st Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
       1st East Yorkshire
       2nd Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
       2nd Durham Light Infantry
    19th Brigade
       2nd Royal Welsh Fusiliers
       2nd Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
       1st Middlesex
       2nd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
    II Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
       21st Battery
       42nd Battery
       53rd Battery
    XXIV Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
       110th Battery
       111th Battery
       112th Battery
    XXXVIII Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
       24th Battery
       34th Battery
       72nd Battery
    XII (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
       43rd (H) Battery
       86th (H) Battery
       87th (H) Battery
    24th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
    Mounted Troops
       "C" Squadron 19th Hussars
       6th Cyclist company
    Engineers
       12th Field company Royal Engineers
       38th Field company Royal Engineers

### Royal Flying Corps (David Henderson)

    HQ Wireless Unit
    2nd Aeroplane Squadron
    3rd Aeroplane Squadron
    4th Aeroplane Squadron
    5th Aeroplane Squadron
    6th Aeroplane Squadron

### Cavalry Corps (Edmund Allenby)

1st Cavalry Division (Beauvoir De Lisle)

    1st Cavalry Brigade
       2nd Dragoon Guards
       5th Dragoon Guards
       11th Hussars
       1st Signal Troop
    2nd Cavalry Brigade
       4th Dragoon Guards
       9th Lancers
       18th Hussars
       2nd Signal Troop
    VII Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery
       H Battery, RHA
       I Battery, RHA
    Cavalry Divisional Troops
       1st Field Squadron Royal Engineers
       1st Signal Squadron
       1st Cavalry Division supply column
       1st and 3rd Cavalry Field Ambulances

2nd Cavalry Division (Hubert Gough)

    3rd Cavalry Brigade
       4th Hussars
       5th Lancers
       16th Lancers
       3rd Signal Troop
    4th Cavalry Brigade
       6th Dragoon Guards
       3rd Hussars
       Household Cavalry Composite Regiment
       4th Signal Troop
    5th Cavalry Brigade
       2nd Dragoons
       12th Lancers
       20th Hussars
       5th Signal Troop
    III Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery
       D Battery, RHA
       E Battery, RHA
       J Battery, RHA
    Cavalry Divisional Troops
       2nd Field Squadron Royal Engineers
       2nd Signal Squadron
       2nd Cavalry Division supply column
       2nd, 4th and 5th Cavalry Field Ambulances

### IV Corps (Henry Rawlinson)

7th Division (Thompson Capper)

    20th Brigade
       1st Grenadier Guards
       2nd Scots Guards
       2nd Border
       2nd Gordon Highlanders
    21st Brigade
       2nd Bedfordshire
       2nd Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment)
       2nd Royal Scots Fusiliers
       2nd Wiltshire (Duke of Edinburgh's)
    22nd Brigade
       2nd Queen's (Royal West Surrey)
       2nd Royal Warwickshire
       1st Royal Welch Fusiliers
       1st South Staffordshire
    XIV Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery
       C Battery, RHA
       F Battery, RHA
    XXII Brigade Royal Field Artillery
       104th Battery
       105th Battery
       106th Battery
    XXXV Brigade Royal Field Artillery
       12th Battery
       25th Battery
       58th Battery
    24th Heavy Brigade Royal Garrison Artillery
    7th Divisional ammunition column
    Mounted Troops
       Northumberland Hussars
       7th Cyclist company
    Engineers
       54th Field company Royal Engineers
       55th Field company Royal Engineers
    Divisional Troops
       7th Signal company
       7th divisional train
       21st,22nd and 23rd Field Ambulances

3rd Cavalry Division (Julian Byng)

    6th Cavalry Brigade
       3rd (Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards
       1st Royal Dragoons
       10th Hussars
    7th Cavalry Brigade
       1st Life Guards
       2nd Life Guards
       Royal Horse Guards
    XV Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery (later renumbered IV Brigade, RHA)
       G Battery, RHA
       K Battery, RHA
    Cavalry Divisional Troops
       3rd Field Squadron Royal Engineers
       3rd Signal Squadron
       33rd Cavalry Division supply column
       6th and 7th Cavalry Field Ambulances

### Indian Corps (James Willcocks)

Lahore Division (H.B.B. Watkis)

    Ferozepore Brigade
       1st Connaught Rangers
       9th Bhopal Infantry
       57th Wilde's Rifles
       129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis
    Jullundur Brigade
       1st Manchester
       15th Ludhiana Sikhs
       47th Sikhs
       59th Scinde Rifles

Meerut Division (C.A. Anderson)

    Dehra Dun Brigade
       1st Seaforth Highlanders
       6th Jat Light Infantry
       2/2 King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)
       1/9 Gurkha Rifles
    Garwhal Brigade
       2nd Leicestershire
       1/39 Garhwal Rifles
       2/39 Garhwal Rifles
       2/3 Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles
    Bareilly Brigade
       2nd Black Watch
       41st Dogras
       58th Vaughan's Rifles
       2/8 Gurkha Rifles
    IV Brigade Royal Field Artillery
       7th Battery
       14th Battery
       66th Battery
    IX Brigade Royal Field Artillery
       19th Battery
       20th Battery
       28th Battery
    XIII Brigade Royal Field Artillery
       2nd Battery
       8th Battery
       44th Battery
    110th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
    Meerut Divisional ammunition column
    Mounted Troops
       4th Cavalry(Lancers)
    Engineers
       3rd company 1st King George V's Own Bengal Sappers and Miners
       4th company 1st King George V's Own Bengal Sappers and Miners
    Divisional Troops
       Meerut Signal company
       107th Pioneers
       Meerut divisional train
       19th and 20th Field Ambulances
       128th, 129th and 130th (Indian) Field Ambulances

### Units at Antwerp

Royal Naval Division (Archibald Paris)

## French VIII Army (Victor d'Urbal)

### IX Corps (Pierre Joseph Dubois)

    17th Division (Guignabaudet)
    18th Division (Lefevre)
    6th Cavalry Division (Requichot)
    7th Cavalry Division (Hely d'Oissel)

### XVI Corps (Paul François Grossetti)

    31st Division (Vidal)
    32nd Division (Bouchez)
    39th Division (Danant)
    43rd Division (Lanquetot)

### XXXII Corps (Georges Louis Humbert)

    38th Division (Jean-Marie Brulard)
    42nd Division (Denis Auguste Duchêne)
    89th Territorial Division (Boucher)
    4th Cavalry Division (Buyer)

### XX Corps (Balfourier)

    11th Division (Ferry)
    26th Division (Hallouin)

### II Cavalry Corps (Antoine de Mitry)

    87th Territorial Division (Roy)
    5th Cavalry Division (Allenou)
    9th Cavalry Division (de L'espee)

### I Cavalry Corps (Louis Conneau)

    1st Cavalry Division (Olivier Mazel)
    3rd Cavalry Division (Lastours)
    10th Cavalry Division (Contades)

## German Fourth Army (Albrecht of Württemberg)

Marine Division (Ludwig von Schröder)

### III Reserve Corps (von Beseler)

    Composite Cavalry Unit (3 squadrons each from 2nd Reserve Dragoon Regiment and 3rd Reserve Uhlan Regiment)

5th Reserve Division (Richard Voigt)

    6 batteries, 6th Reserve Field Artillery Regiment
    9th Reserve Infantry Brigade
       8th Reserve Infantry Regiment
       48th Reserve Infantry Regiment
    10th Reserve Infantry Brigade
       12th Reserve Infantry Regiment
       52nd Reserve Infantry Regiment

6th Reserve Division (Emil von Schickfuß und Neudorf)

    6 batteries, 6th Reserve Field Artillery Regiment
    11th Reserve Infantry Brigade
       20th Reserve Infantry Regiment
       24th Reserve Infantry Regiment
    12th Reserve Infantry Brigade
       26th Reserve Infantry Regiment
       35th Reserve Infantry Regiment

4th Ersatz Division (Albert von Werder)

### XXII Reserve Corps (Eugen von Falkenhayn)

43rd Reserve Division (Karl Stenger)

44th Reserve Division (Eugen von Dorrer)

### XXIII Reserve Corps (Georg von Kleist)

45th Reserve Division (Albert Schöpflin)

46th Reserve Division (Bruno Hahn)

### XXVI Reserve Corps (Otto von Hügel)

51st Reserve Division (Ferdinand Waenker von Dankenschweil)

52nd Reserve Division (Emil Waldorf)

### XXVII Reserve Corps (Adolph von Carlowitz)

53rd Reserve Division (Hans von Watzdorf)

54th Reserve Division (Paul von Schaefer)

### Plettenberg's Corps (Karl von Plettenberg)

2nd Guards Division (Arnold von Winckler)

### II Army Corps (Alexander von Linsingen)

    30th Aviation Battalion
    15th (Heavy) Foot Artillery Regiment

3rd Division (Ferdinand Karl von Trossel)

    3rd Artillery Brigade
    3rd Horse Grenadiers
    5th Infantry Brigade
       2nd Grenadier Regiment
       9th Grenadier Regiment
    6th Infantry Brigade
       34th Fusilier Regiment
       42nd Infantry Regiment

4th Division (Erich Freyer)

    4th Artillery Brigade
    12th Dragoons
    7th Infantry Brigade
       14th Infantry Regiment
       149th Infantry Regiment
    8th Infantry Brigade
       49th Infantry Regiment
       140th Infantry Regiment

### XV Corps (Berthold von Deimling)

30th Division (Friedrich von Gontard)

39th Division (Hugo von Kathen)

## German Sixth Army (Rupprecht of Bavaria)

### II Royal Bavarian Corps (Karl von Martini)

3rd Bavarian Division (Otto Ritter von Breitkopf)

4th Bavarian Division (Ernst Ritter von Schrott)

6th Bavarian Reserve Division (Maximilian von Speidel)

### XIII (Royal Württemberg) Corps (Max von Fabeck)

25th Reserve Division (Thaddäus von Jarotzky)

26th Division (Wilhelm von Urach)

### I Cavalry Corps (Manfred von Richthofen)

Guard Cavalry Division (Günther von Etzel)

4th Cavalry Division (Otto von Garnier)

### II Cavalry Corps (Georg von der Marwitz)

2nd Cavalry Division (Georg Thumb von Neuburg)

7th Cavalry Division (Ernst von Heydebreck)

### IV Cavalry Corps (Gustav von Hollen)

3rd Cavalry Division (Kurt von Unger)

Bavarian Cavalry Division (Karl von Wenninger)

### XIX (2nd Royal Saxon) Corps (Maximillian von Laffert)

24th Division (Hans Krug von Nidda)

40th Division (Leo Götz von Olenhusen)

### VII Army Corps (Eberhardt von Claer)

13th Division (Kurt von dem Borne)

14th Division (Paul Fleck)

### XIV Corps (Theodor von Watter)

28th Division (Kurt von Kehler)

29th Division (August Isbert)

