62nd (2nd West Riding) Division


The 62nd Division was an infantry division of the British Army that saw active service on the Western Front during the First World War.

History

During the First World War the division fought on the Western Front at Bullecourt in the Battle of Arras and Havrincourt in the Battle of Cambrai. During Operation Michael, in 1918, they were in the line near Arras and in the Second Battle of the Marne, in the Ardre Valley. At the opening of Second Battle of the Somme, they fought the Battle of Havrincourt and continued across the Saint Quentin Canal at Marcoing, before beginning the fighting advance to Maubeuge on the Sambre.

Order of Battle

The order of battle was as follows:
;185th Brigade
;186th Brigade
;187th Brigade