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XV Corps (United Kingdom)

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World War I
Order of battle on 11 November 1918
General Officers Commanding
References

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Battle of the Somme 1916
- Battle of Bazentin Ridge
- Battle of Delville Wood
- Battle of Guillemont
- Battle of Ginchy
- Battle of Flers-Courcelette
- Battle of Morval
- Battle of Le Transloy
German retreat to the Hindenburg Line
Operation Hush
Battle of the Lys
Second Battle of the Lys
Advance in Flanders
Final Advance in Flanders

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XV Corps was a British infantry corps during World War I.

World War I

XV Corps was formed in Egypt on 9 December 1915 and then reformed in France on 22 April 1916 under Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Horne.^[1] It took part in the Battle of the Somme in 1916.^[1]

Order of battle on 11 November 1918

Prior to the armistice, the corps halted on the Schelde on 10 November 1918. It was composed of the following units, the 36th Division having been transferred from the X Corps on 9 November 1918:^[2]

14th (Light) Division (Major General Skinner)
40th Division (Major General Peyton)
36th (Ulster) Division (Major General Coffin)
3rd Cavalry Division (Major General Harmon)
Corps Troops
- V/XV Heavy Trench Mortar Battery
- 15th Cyclist Bn
- XV Corps Signal Company

General Officers Commanding

Commanders included:

December 1915 – September 1916 Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Horne^[3]
September 1916 – April 1918 Lieutenant-General John Du Cane^[4]
April 1918 – November 1918 Lieutenant-General Sir Henry de Beauvoir De Lisle^[1]^[4]

References

1. ^¹²³{{cite web| title=The British Corps of 1914-1918 | first=Chris| last=Baker| url=http://www.1914-1918.net/corps.htm| publisher=The Long, Long Trail: The British Army of 1914-1918| accessdate=2008-12-30}}
2. ^{{cite web|last1=Watson|first1=Graham|title=British Second Army, 11th November 1918|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929235241/http://orbat.com/site/history/historical/uk/secondarmy1918.html|accessdate=12 January 2018|date=29 September 2011}}
3. ^Henry Horne at Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
4. ^¹John Du Cane at Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives

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