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IWM - The mine under German front line positions at Hawthorn Redoubt is fired 10 minutes before the assault at Beaumont Hamel on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916.

ivandps — 2025-10-10T13:56:24Z

45,000 pounds of ammonal exploded. The mine caused a crater 130 feet across by 58 feet deep.

16th (Service) Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (Public Schools)

ivandps — 2025-10-09T13:01:57Z

The Public Schools Battalions were a group of Pals battalions of the British Army during World War I. They were raised in 1914 as part of Kitchener's Army and were originally recruited exclusively from former public schoolboys. When the battalions were taken over by the British Army they became variously the 16th (Service) Battalion (Public Schools) of the Middlesex Regiment and the 18th–21st (Service) Battalions (1st–4th Public Schools) of the Royal Fusiliers. However, Kitchener's Army was (…)

- 16th (Service) Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (Public Schools)

1st, Lancashire Fusiliers

ivandps — 2025-10-08T14:51:23Z

The Lancashire Fusiliers was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that saw distinguished service through many years and wars, including the Second Boer War, and the First and Second World Wars. It had many different titles throughout its 280 years of existence.

- 1st, Lancashire Fusiliers

Essex Regiment

ivandps — 2025-10-08T13:55:58Z

The Essex Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1958. The regiment served in many conflicts such as the Second Boer War and both World War I and World War II, serving with distinction in all three. It was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot and the 56th (West Essex) Regiment of Foot.
Battle of the Somme
The 1st Battalion took part in the first day of the Battle of the Somme (…)

- Essex Regiment

88th Brigade (United Kingdom)

ivandps — 2025-10-08T13:16:20Z

The 88th Brigade was an infantry brigade formation of the British Army, raised for service in the First World War. It was originally formed from regular army battalions serving away from home in the British Empire. The brigade was assigned to the 29th Division and served on the Western Front and the Gallipoli Campaign and in the Middle East.
Order of battle
The 88th Brigade was constituted as follows during the war :
4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment
2nd Battalion, Hampshire (…)

- 88th Brigade (United Kingdom)

87th Brigade (United Kingdom)

ivandps — 2025-10-08T13:13:43Z

The 87th Brigade was an infantry brigade formation of the British Army that saw service in World War I. It was originally formed in 1915 from four Regular Army battalions serving away from home in numerous parts of the British Empire. Its first commander was General W.R. Marshall, with C.H.T.Lucas taking command in August 1915. The brigade was assigned to the 29th Division and served in the Gallipoli Campaign from 1915 - 1916, preceding a short time in the Middle Eastern theatre, later being (…)

- 87th Brigade (United Kingdom)

86th Brigade (United Kingdom)

ivandps — 2025-10-08T13:11:22Z

The 86th Brigade was a formation of the British Army. It was originally formed from regular army battalions serving away from home in the British Empire. It was assigned to the 29th Division and served on the Western Front and the Gallipoli Campaign and in Egypt during the First World War.
Order of Battle
The following units served with the brigade at various time during the war :
2nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers
1st Battalion, Royal Munster (…)

- 86th Brigade (United Kingdom)

29th Division (United Kingdom)

ivandps — 2025-10-08T13:09:26Z

The 29th Division, known as the Incomparable Division, was an infantry division of the British Army, formed in early 1915 by combining various Regular Army units that had been acting as garrisons around the British Empire. Under the command of Major-General Aylmer Hunter-Weston, the division fought throughout the Gallipoli Campaign, including the original landing at Cape Helles. From 1916 to the end of the war the division fought on the Western Front in Belgium and France.
According to the (…)

- 29th Division (United Kingdom)