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1st Division
1st Infantry Division
1st Armoured Division
1st (United Kingdom) Armoured Division
1st (United Kingdom) Division
A portrait of the division's first general officer commanding, John Coape Sherbrooke, by Robert Field.
Active Raised and disbanded numerous times between 1809–Present
Country  United Kingdom
Branch British Army
Engagements Napoleonic Wars
Crimean War
Second Boer War
First World War
Second World War
Gulf War
Iraq War
Website Official website
Division's twitter account
Commanders
Current
commander		 Charles Collins

The 1st Division was an infantry division of the British Army and was first formed in 1809. The division was commanded by a general officer commanding, who received orders from a level above him in the chain of command, and then uses the forces within the division to undertake the mission assigned. In addition to directing the tactical battle in which the division is involved, the general officer commanding oversees a staff and the administrative, logistical, medical, training, and discipline of the division.[1]

General officer commanding[]

General officer commanding Rank Appointment date Notes Source(s)
Sherbrooke, John CoapeJohn Coape Sherbrooke Lieutenant-General 18 June 1809 The division was formed for the first time, during the Peninsular War, from battalions from the British foot guards as well as the King's German Legion that were based in Portugal. Due to the large number of aristocrats within the division, it was dubbed "The Gentlemens' Sons'". In April 1810, Sherbrooke returned to the UK due to illness. [2]
Cotton, StapletonStapleton Cotton Major-General 26 April 1810 On 3 June, Cotton took command of the Cavalry Division [3]
Spencer, BrentBrent Spencer Major-General 3 June 1810 Was also second-in-command, to Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, of the British forces in the Iberian Peninsula during much of his tenure. [3]
Nightingall, MilesMiles Nightingall Major-General 3 May 1811 Was given command of the division during the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro, as Brent Spencer was assigned to also command a corps. Due to his second-in-command position, Spencer commanded all British forces in the Iberian Peninsula during a brief absence by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. As a result, Nightingall likely retained command of the division into June. [4]
Stopford, EdwardEdward Stopford Brigadier-General June 1811 Acting [5]
Spencer, BrentBrent Spencer Major-General June 1811 Was also second-in-command, to Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, of the British forces in the Iberian Peninsula during much of his tenure. [3]
Campbell, HenryHenry Campbell Major-General 25 July 1811 Acting [6]
Graham, ThomasThomas Graham Lieutenant-General 9 August 1811 Was also second-in-command, to Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, of the British forces in the Iberian Peninsula. Departed the peninsular for the UK, prior to the Battle of Salamanca, as a result of an eye infection. [7]
Campbell, HenryHenry Campbell Major-General 6 July 1812 [8]
Paget, EdwardEdward Paget Major-General 11 October 1812 Captured during the retreat following the Battle of Burgos on 17 November 1812 [8]
Stewart, WilliamWilliam Stewart Major-General 17 November 1812 [8]
Howard, KennethKenneth Howard Major-General 25 March 1813 Howard maintained command of the division until the end of the Peninsular War [9]
Graham, ThomasThomas Graham Lieutenant-General 19 May 1813 After his return to the Iberian Peninsula, Graham resumed command of the division. However, Kenneth Howard maintained de facto command as Graham was responsible for the left wing of the British force in the peninsula. On 8 October, Graham again left the peninsula due to illness. [10]
Hope, JohnJohn Hope Lieutenant-General 8 October 1813 Kenneth Howard maintained de facto command of the division, as Hope was responsible for the left wing of the British force in the peninsula. At the end of the Peninsular War, the division was disbanded in France. [11]
Cooke, GeorgeGeorge Cooke Major-General 11 April 1815 On 11 April 1815, the division was reformed in Southern Netherlands. Cooke was severely wounded in action, during the Battle of Waterloo, and lost an arm. [12]
Byng, JohnJohn Byng Major-General 18 June 1815 Byng took acting command of the division, during the Battle of Waterloo, following the injury to George Cooke. Later in the day, he also assumed control of I Corps when the Prince of Orange was also injured. [13]
Maitland, PeregrinePeregrine Maitland Major-General 18 June 1815 Took over acting command of the division when John Byng assumed control of I Corps. [14]
Howard, KennethKenneth Howard Major-General 23 July 1815 [13]
Byng, JohnJohn Byng Major-General 22 August 1815 Went on leave in October, leaving the division without a commanding officer until the British Army organisation in November 1815. [13]
Cole, Galbraith LowryGalbraith Lowry Cole Major-General 30 November 1815 On this date, the British Army in France was reorganised into an Army of Occupation, and Cole was given command. The division was disbanded in December 1818 when the British military withdrew from France. [15]
Duke of Cambridge, GeorgeGeorge Duke of Cambridge Lieutenant-General 20 June 1854 The division was formed in Varna, Ottoman Bulgaria, from British troops who had been assembled, and had prepared to move to the Crimean peninsular during the Crimean War. On 25 November 1854, the Duke had boarded a ship bound back for the UK due to illness. [16][17]
Lockyer, HenryHenry Lockyer Brigadier-General
(acting rank) 		November 1854 Acting [18]
Campbell, ColinColin Campbell Lieutenant-General 23 January 1855 [19][20]
Robinson-Montagu, HenryHenry Robinson-Montagu Lieutenant-General 30 July 1855 [21][22]
Ridley, CharlesCharles Ridley Brigadier-General August 1855 Acting [23]
Robinson-Montagu, HenryHenry Robinson-Montagu Lieutenant-General August 1855 In 1856, after the end of the Crimean War, the division was disbanded in Crimea. [24]
Methuen, PaulPaul Methuen Lieutenant-General 9 October 1899 A new 2nd Division was formed in England, and then moved to southern Africa to fight in the Second Boer War. Methuen maintained command through to the end of 1900 when, while still in southern Africa, the division was broken-up. [25][26]
Paget, ArthurArthur Paget Major-General 30 September 1902 A new 1st Division was formed in the UK [27][28]
Grierson, JamesJames Grierson Major-General 6 October 1906 [29]
Lomax, SamuelSamuel Lomax Major-General 6 October 1906 During Lomax's tenure, the division was mobilised for service in the First World War. Lomax was wounded in action on 31 October 1914, during the First Battle of Ypres [30][31]
Landon, HermanHerman Landon Major-General 31 October 1914 Temporary [32]
Henderson, DavidDavid Henderson Major-General 22 November 1914 [32]
Haking, RichardRichard Haking Major-General 19 December 1914 [32]
Holland, ArthurArthur Holland Major-General 11 September 1915 [32]
Strickland, PeterPeter Strickland Major-General 12 June 1916 The First World War ended in November 1918, and the division entered Germany one month later. In March 1919, elements of the division were used to create the 'Western Division' of the British Army of the Rhine, while the rest of the division was demobilised and returned to England where it was reformed. [33]
Bainbridge, GuyGuy Bainbridge Major-General 4 June 1919 The division was reformed in England on this date. During Bainbridge's tenure, the division dispatched troops to reinforce British forces fighting in the Irish War of Independence and also sent troops to reinforce the British presence during the Occupation of Constantinople. [34][35][36]
Montgomery-Massingberd, ArchibaldArchibald Montgomery-Massingberd Major-General 4 June 1923 [37]
Romer, CecilCecil Romer Major-General 1 April 1926 [38]
Duncan, JohnJohn Duncan Major-General 14 March 1928 [39]
Ready, FelixFelix Ready Major-General 15 December 1928 [40]
Harman, WentworthWentworth Harman Major-General 9 November 1930 [41]
Kennedy, JohnJohn Kennedy Major-General 21 April 1934 During Kennedy's tenure, the division dispatched troops to the Territory of the Saar Basin to oversee the 1935 Saar status referendum. [34][42]
Armitage, ClementClement Armitage Major-General 18 February 1936 In 1936, the division dispatched detachments of troops to Palestine following the start of the Arab revolt. [34][43]
Alexander, HaroldHarold Alexander Major-General 14 February 1938 During Alexander's tenure, the division was mobilised for service in the Second World War, dispatched to France, and fought in the Battle of France [44][45]
Beckwith-Smith, MertonMerton Beckwith-Smith Brigadier 31 May 1940 Acting [46]
Alexander, HaroldHarold Alexander Major-General 3 June 1940 The division was evacuated from France, during June 1940, and returned to England. [44]
Beckwith-Smith, MertonMerton Beckwith-Smith Brigadier 9 June 1940 Acting [46]
Anderson, KennethKenneth Anderson Major-General 13 June 1940 [46]
Morris, EdwinEdwin Morris Major-General 19 May 1941 [46]
Clutterbuck, WalterWalter Clutterbuck Major-General 18 November 1941 During Clutterbuck's tenure, the division was dispatched to Africa to fight in the Tunisian campaign of the Second World War. [46]
Penney, RonaldRonald Penney Major-General 14 October 1943 During Penney's tenure, the division was dispatched to fight in the Italian campaigns of the Second World War. [44]
Templer, GeraldGerald Templer Major-General 18 February 1944 Templer was the commanding officer of the 56th (London) Infantry Division at this time, when he was appointed to temporary command of the 1st Division. [44]
Penney, RonaldRonald Penney Major-General 23 February 1944 [46]
Hawkesworth, JohnJohn Hawkesworth Major-General 4 May 1944 Temporary [44]
Loewen, CharlesCharles Loewen Brigadier 24 May 1944 Acting [46]
Penney, RonaldRonald Penney Major-General 14 June 1944 [46]
Loewen, CharlesCharles Loewen Major-General 24 July 1944 In February 1945, the division left Italy and moved to Palestine. It was still in Palestine when the Second World War ended. [44]
Gale, RichardRichard Gale Major-General 1946 [47]
Murray, HoratiusHoratius Murray Major-General 1947 During Murray's tenure, the division moved from Palestine to Libya [48]
Matthews, FrancisFrancis Matthews Major-General December 1950 In 1951, the division moved from Libya to Egypt, to maintain a British military presence at the Suez Canal [49][50]
Brodie, ThomasThomas Brodie Major-General 8 September 1952 [51]
Moore, RodneyRodney Moore Major-General 20 July 1955 In the late 1955, the division moved from the Middle East to the UK. On 16 November 1955, Moore was transferred to command the [[10th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)|10th Armoured Division. No new appointment was made to the 1st Division for the duration of 1955. [49][52]
Gregson, GuyGuy Gregson Major-General 2 January 1956 [53]
Hobbs, ReginaldReginald Hobbs Major-General 1 April 1959 The division was disbanded in England on 30 June/1 July 1960, as there was no longer need for the divisional headquarters in the UK. [49][54][55]
Jolly, AlanAlan Jolly Major-General 1 July 1960 The division was reformed in Germany when the 5th Division was redesignated. It then became part of the British Army of the Rhine. [49][55][56]
Pearson, ThomasThomas Pearson Major-General 4 November 1961 [57]
Fitzalan-Howard, MilesMiles Fitzalan-Howard Major-General 5 November 1963 [58]
Ward, RichardRichard Ward Major-General 5 November 1965 [59]
Taylor, AllanAllan Taylor Major-General 1 January 1968 [60]
Harman, JackJack Harman Major-General 6 January 1970 [61]
Bramall, EdwinEdwin Bramall Major-General 6 January 1972 [62]
Stanier, JohnJohn Stanier Major-General 3 November 1973 [63]
Alexander-Sinclair, DavidDavid Alexander-Sinclair Major-General 4 November 1975 [64]
Lawson, RichardRichard Lawson Major-General 7 November 1977 In April 1978, the 1st Division was reorganised as the 1st Armoured Division [49][65]
Howlett, GeoffreyGeoffrey Howlett Major-General 3 November 1979 [66]
Kenny, BrianBrian Kenny Major-General 5 January 1982 [67]
Thorne, DavidDavid Thorne Major-General 17 November 1983 [68][69]
Mullens, AnthonyAnthony Mullens Major-General February 1986 [69][70]
Swinburn, RichardRichard Swinburn Major-General 20 July 1987 [71]
Wheeler, RogerRoger Wheeler Major-General 4 August 1989 [72]
Smith, RupertRupert Smith Major-General 29 October 1990 During Smith's tenure, the division was deployed to the Middle East and fought in the Gulf War. The division returned to Germany following the conclusion of hostilities. [73][74]
Mackay-Dick, IainIain Mackay-Dick Major-General 3 August 1992 As a result of the end of the Cold War and the British government's Options for Change policy, the division was disbanded on 31 December 1992. [75][76]
Denison-Smith, AnthonyAnthony Denison-Smith Major-General July 1993 In July 1993, the division was reformed in Germany as the 1st (United Kingdom) Armoured Division, when the 4th Armoured Division was redesignated. [77][78]
Cordy-Simpson, RoddyRoddy Cordy-Simpson Major-General 21 February 1994 [79]
Kiszely, JohnJohn Kiszely Major-General 3 June 1996 [80]
Watt, RedmondRedmond Watt Major General 17 August 1998 The hyphen was dropped from ranks by the time Watt was appointed to command the division [81]
Brims, RobinRobin Brims Major General 22 November 2000 [82]
Wall, PeterPeter Wall Major General 12 May 2003 [83]
Cooper, JohnJohn Cooper Major General 25 January 2005 [84]
Binns, GrahamGraham Binns Major General 1 October 2006 [85]
Bradshaw, AdrianAdrian Bradshaw Major General 25 March 2009 [86]
Bashall, JamesJames Bashall Major General 1 April 2011 [87]
Chiswell, JamesJames Chiswell Major General 1 October 2012 During 2014, the division was redesignated the 1st (United Kingdom) Division. [88][89]
Hill, GilesGiles Hill Major General 7 April 2015 [90]
Wooddisse, RalphRalph Wooddisse Major General 15 May 2017 [91]
Weir, ColinColin Weir Major General 19 November 2018 [92]
Collins, CharlesCharles Collins Major General 25 September 2020 Incumbent [93]

Notes[]

  1. ↑ Haythornthwaite 2016, The Divisional System.
  2. ↑ Reid 2004, pp. 35–36.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Reid 2004, p. 36.
  4. ↑ McGuigan & Burnham 2017, p. 209.
  5. ↑ McGuigan & Burnham 2017, p. 281.
  6. ↑ McGuigan & Burnham 2017, pp. 85–86.
  7. ↑ Reid 2004, pp. 36–38.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Reid 2004, p. 38.
  9. ↑ Reid 2004, pp. 39–40.
  10. ↑ Reid 2004, p. 39.
  11. ↑ Reid 2004, pp. 39–40; Oman 1930, p. 513.
  12. ↑ Weller 2010, p. 34; Siborne 1900, p. 783; Dalton 1904, p. 18.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 McGuigan & Burnham 2017, p. 77.
  14. ↑ McGuigan & Burnham 2017, p. 205.
  15. ↑ Ross-of-Bladensburg 1896, pp. 48–50; Veve 1992, p. 159.
  16. ↑ Barthorp 1980, p. 155; McGuigan 2001, p. 13; Hospital report 1855, p. 226.
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  18. ↑ McGuigan 2001, p. 33.
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Further reading[]

  • Wilson, Peter Liddell (1985). The First Division 1809-1985: A Short Illustrated History. Viersen, Germany: 1st Armoured Division. OCLC 500105706. 
  • Wilson, Peter Liddell (1993). The First Division 1809-1993: A Short Illustrated History (2nd ed.). Herford, Germany: 1st Division. OCLC 29635235. 
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