50th (Northumbrian) Division
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The Northumbrian Division was an infantry division of the British Army, formed in 1908 as part of the Territorial Force with units drawn from the north-east of England, notably Northumberland, Durham
Division sign as used on signboards.
The Northumbrian Division's first battles.
First areas to be held by the division. (Mt Sorrel just S.E. of Zillebeke.)
Troops of the 1/5th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers cheering after the attack on Le Sars. Near Albert, 7 October 1916.
The 2nd East Riding Artillery Volunteers was a part-time unit of Britain's Royal Artillery based at Hull and along the Humber Estuary. Its successor units provided field artillery on the Western Front
50th (Northumbrian) Division
…253rd Brigade on 16 April and replaced by 4th Durham (Howitzer) battery, renamed D battery 1st Northumbrian Ammunition Column. Peacetime HQ – Newcastle 2nd Northumbrian Brigade – renamed 251st Brigade R.F.A. 16 April 1916: 1st, 2nd and 3rd East Riding Batteries – renamed A, B and C Batteries 16 April 1916. D Battery – formed…
Londesborough Barracks.
15-pounder gun, known to the gunners in France as the 'pip-squeak'.
18-pounder preserved at the Imperial War Museum.
4.5-inch howitzer preserved at the Royal Artillery Museum.