10th (Irish) Division

10th (Irish) Division
10th Division
10th (Irish) Division insignia
ActiveAugust 1914 – January 1919
Country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Branch British Army
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
Part ofK1 Army Group
EngagementsWorld War I
Gallipoli Campaign
Battle of Sari Bair
Battle of Chunuk Bair
Salonika front
Battle of Kosturino
Palestine 1917–18
Third Battle of Gaza
Battle of Nablus
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Bryan Mahon

The 10th (Irish) Division, was one of the first of Kitchener's New Army K1 Army Group divisions (formed from Kitchener's 'first hundred thousand' new volunteers), authorized on 21 August 1914, after the outbreak of the Great War.[1] It included battalions from the various provinces of Ireland.[2] It was led by Irish General Bryan Mahon and fought at Gallipoli, Salonika and Palestine. It was the first of the Irish Divisions to take to the field and was the most travelled of the Irish formations.[3] The division served as a formation of the United Kingdom's British Army during World War I.

  1. ^ Murphy, 2007, Irish Regiments in the World Wars, The Irish Divisions, 1914–18,
    The 10th (Irish) Division: p.10, Osprey Publishing (2007) ISBN 978-1-84603-015-4
  2. ^ Murphy, 2007, p.10
  3. ^ Murphy, 2007, p.11

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