The Gloucestershire Regiment In The Great War

Battalion	Formed	Brigade	Division	Other Assignments	Post War
1st Battalion	Regular battalion	3rd Brigade	1st Division	-	Remained a regular battalion
2nd Battalion	Regular battalion	81st Brigade	27th Division	Trans to 82 Inf Bde in Oct 16	Remained a regular battalion
1/4th Battalion TF	Bristol - 1908	144th Brigade	48th Division	Returned to UK March 1919	Returned to UK March 1919 - remained a TF battalion
2/4th Battalion TF	Bristol - September 1914	183rd Brigade	61st Division	-	Disbanded France - February 1918
1/5th Battalion TF	Gloucester - 1908	145th Brigade	48th Division	Trans to 75 Inf Bde/25th Div in Sep 1918	Returned to UK July 1919 - remained a TF battalion
2/5th Battalion TF	Gloucester - September 1914	184th Brigade	61st Division	Catterick October 1919	Disbanded Catterick - October 1919
1/6th Battalion TF	Bristol - 1908	144th Brigade	48th Division	-	Returned to UK March 1920 - remained a TF battalion
2/6th Battalion TF	Bristol - September 1914	183rd Brigade	61st Division	-	Disbanded France - October 1918
7th (Service) Battalion	Bristol - August 1914	39th Brigade	13th Division	-	Disbanded Turkey - September 1919
8th (Service) Battalion	Bristol - September 1914	57th Brigade	19th Division	-	Disbanded Gloucester - May 1919
9th (Service) Battalion	Bristol - September 1914	78th Brigade	26th Division	Trans to 198 Inf Bde/66th Div in Sep 1918	Disbanded Germany - November 1919
10th (Service) Battalion	Bristol - September 1914	1st Brigade	1st Division	-	Disbanded France - February 1918
12th (Service) Battalion	Bristol - September 1914	95th Brigade	32nd Division	Trans to 5th Div in Dec 1915	Disbanded France - October 1918
13th (Service) Battalion	Malvern - December 1914	Divisional Pioneers	39th Division	-	Reduced to cadre May 1918
14th (Service) Battalion	Bristol - April 1915	105th Brigade	35th Division	-	Disbanded France - February 1918
18th (Service) Battalion	Clacton - June 1918	49th Brigade	16th Division	-	Disbanded Bristol - June 1919
Order of Battle - UK Based Battalions
3rd (Reserve) Battalion	Bristol - Special Regular Reserve	Thames/Medway	Home Defence, training and Guard Duties		Returned to Bristol in 1919 - remained a reserve battalion
3/4th Battalion TF	Bristol - April 1915	Tyne Garrison	Home Defence and TF Training Duties		With 3/5 Bn and 3/6 Bn, formed 4th (Reserve) Bn TF - 1916
3/5th Battalion TF	Gloucester - April 1915	Tyne Garrison	Home Defence and TF Training Duties		As above.
3/6th Battalion TF	Bristol - April 1915	Tyne Garrison	Home Defence and TF Training Duties		As above.
11th (Reserve) Battalion	Woolwich - October 1914	4th Reserve Bde	New Army Recruit Training Unit at Grays and Seaford		Formed 16th Training Reserve Battalion
15th (Reserve) Battalion	Sutton Coldfield - August 1915	22nd Reserve Bde	New Army Recruit Training Unit at Chiseldon		Formed 93rd Training Reserve Battalion
16th (Reserve) Battalion	Chiseldon - November 1915	22nd Reserve Bde	New Army Recruit Training Unit at Chiseldon		Formed 94th Training Reserve Battalion
17th Battalion TF	Walton on Naze - November 1917	226th Brigade	Home Defence Duties		Disbanded Bristol - November 1918