9th (Scottish) Division

The 9th (Scottish) Division, was one of the Kitchener's Army divisions raised from volunteers by Lord Kitchener to serve on the Western Front during the First World War.

After the 1st South African Infantry Brigade Group joined in early 1916, the division was known colloquially as the Jock and Springboks.

Unit history
In the Battle of Loos, notable for being the first battle in which British forces used poison gas, the 9th (Scottish ) Division assaulted the Hohenzollern Redoubt, the 5th Camerons suffered horrific casualties, and Corporal James Dalgleish Pollock gained a Victoria Cross for his actions.

The 9th (Scottish) Division took part in major fighting during the Somme offensive. Notably it relieved the 30th Division at Montauban and later attacked German positions at Bernafay Wood, where it succeeded in capturing vital objectives and forcing a German withdrawal.

Formation
The division comprised the following brigades:


 * 26th Brigade :
 * 8th Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
 * 7th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's)
 * 8th Battalion, the Gordon Highlanders
 * 5th Battalion, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
 * 10th Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders) [2]


 * 27th Brigade :
 * 11th Battalion, the Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)
 * 12th Battalion, the Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)
 * 6th Battalion, the Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]
 * 10th Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) [2]
 * 6th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]
 * 9th Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [5]


 * 28th Brigade [6] :
 * 6th Battalion, The King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]
 * 9th Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [5]
 * 10th Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry [7]
 * 11th Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry [7]
 * 1st Battalion, Royal Newfoundland Regiment Sept 1918 - March 1919


 * 1st (South African) Brigade [8] :
 * 1st Battalion, South African Infantry [9]
 * 2nd Battalion, South African Infantry [9]
 * 3rd Battalion, South African Infantry
 * 4th Battalion, South African Infantry [9]


 * Pioneers :
 * 9th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders (Rosshire Buffs, The Duke of St. Albany's)

General Officers Commanding
Commanders have included:
 * 1902-1905 Major-General Edward Leach


 * 27 August 1914 - 11 October 1914 Major-General Colin Mackenzie
 * 26 October 1914 - 31 December 1914 Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Fergusson
 * 21 January 1915 - 8 September 1915 Major-General Herman Landon
 * 8 September 1915 - 26 September 1915 Major-General George Thesiger
 * 28 September 1915 - 2 December 1916 Major-General William Furse
 * 2 December 1916 - 4 March 1918 Major-General Henry Lukin
 * 13 March 1918 - 16 March 1918 Major-General Cyril Blacklock
 * 28 March 1918 - 1919 Major-General Hugh Tudor