Saturday 8th January 1916: The 2nd Bedfords are currently
leaving Naours in France for Pont-Noyelles. Since 19th December they have been
part of 89th Infantry Brigade of 30th Division, having previously been part of
7th Division. From today, however, they will form part of 90th Infantry
Brigade, still part of 30th Division. Their division has also changed corps,
now forming part of X Corps.
Changes of
corps are relatively routine but changes to the brigade (which contains four
battalions) and division (which contains three brigades) are much less so.
Divisions are the major building block comprising our armies in France and it
is to these, almost as much as their regiment and battalion, that a soldier
looks for a sense of identity.
Source: X550/3/wd
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