Hi, I can't seem to find anywhere a listing that shows the average size and types of the various units or groups deployed by the British and Commonwealth forces in the Great War e.g. Regiments 3,000 men, Battalions 2,000 etc. Nor for that matter can I find the the hierarchal composition of the various units. I have never been in the military so have no idea of these structures. Would appreciate some one pointing me to the listings all I really need is a small not too detailed list. I am reading a book at the moment called the Great War by Les Carlyon and would like an aide de memoire for to comprehend how many men would be in each area. Thanks Matt Falvey Perth W Australia

In WW1 the basic fighting unit was made up of Divisions. Each Division had around 20,000 men. As well an ancillary units it had three brigades each of around 3000 men. A Brigade was made up of four Battalions. On the whole the battalions came from a number of different regiments which ranged in size from 4 to over 50 battalions. A battalion was divided into five companies HQ A B C and D and totalled around 850 men although this varied enormously. A Company was about 200 men and was divided into 4 platoons of around 40-50 men each numbered 1 2 3 4 in A coy, 5 6 7 8 in B Coy etc Regiments in the Commonwealth armies are quite unlike those in America or Germany where they equate more to the British Brigade. Apart from the Guards regiments almost all the regiments were county based and raised as many battalions as they were able to contribute to the war effort. In Feb 1918 brigades were reduced to 3 battalions Regards John From: greatwar-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:greatwar-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Matt Falvey Sent: 23 June 2007 14:06 To: greatwar@rootsweb.com Subject: [GREATWAR] Group sizes - Regiments, Battalions, Companies,Platoons etc Hi, I can't seem to find anywhere a listing that shows the average size and types of the various units or groups deployed by the British and Commonwealth forces in the Great War e.g. Regiments 3,000 men, Battalions 2,000 etc. Nor for that matter can I find the the hierarchal composition of the various units. I have never been in the military so have no idea of these structures. Would appreciate some one pointing me to the listings all I really need is a small not too detailed list. I am reading a book at the moment called the Great War by Les Carlyon and would like an aide de memoire for to comprehend how many men would be in each area. Thanks Matt Falvey Perth W Australia ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Matt, Perhaps this can help: http://www.regiments.org/regiments/nomencla.htm http://www.1914-1918.net/menu_what.htm Janice USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Falvey" <mmfalvey@bigpond.net.au> To: <greatwar@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2007 9:06 AM Subject: [GREATWAR] Group sizes - Regiments, Battalions, Companies, Platoons etc > Hi, I can't seem to find anywhere a listing that shows the average > size and types of the various units or groups deployed by the British > and Commonwealth forces in the Great War e.g. Regiments 3,000 men, > Battalions 2,000 etc. Nor for that matter can I find the the > hierarchal composition of the various units. I have never been in > the military so have no idea of these structures. > > Would appreciate some one pointing me to the listings all I really > need is a small not too detailed list. > > I am reading a book at the moment called the Great War by Les Carlyon > and would like an aide de memoire for to comprehend how many men > would be in each area. > > Thanks > > Matt Falvey > Perth W Australia > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Matt, Part of your question nis answered on page 780 of that book. Have you seen it yet? Regards, Gordon Kelly Sydney ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Falvey" <mmfalvey@bigpond.net.au> To: <greatwar@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2007 11:06 PM Subject: [GREATWAR] Group sizes - Regiments, Battalions, Companies,Platoons etc.... > Thanks > > Matt Falvey > Perth W Australia