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The 6th Infantry Division was established by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Order of the Garter, Order of St Patrick, Order of the Bath, Royal Guelphic Order, Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Royal Society , was an Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman, and one of the leading military and political figures of the nineteenth century....
 for service in the Peninsula War and was active for most of the period since, including World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
 and World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
. The modern division was reformed on 1 February 2008, as a deployable two star Headquarters for service in Afghanistan
Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country that is located approximately in the center of Asia....
 during Operation Herrick
Operation Herrick

Operation Herrick is the codename under which all United Kingdom operations in the War in Afghanistan have been conducted since 2002. It consists of the British contribution to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force and support to the United States-led Operation Enduring Freedom ....
. It was officially reformed with a parade and flag presentation at York on Tuesday 5 August 2008.

6th Division was formed for service in the Peninsula War by the Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Order of the Garter, Order of St Patrick, Order of the Bath, Royal Guelphic Order, Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Royal Society , was an Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman, and one of the leading military and political figures of the nineteenth century....
 it was present at the Battle of Fuentes de Onoro
Battle of Fuentes de Onoro

In the Battle of Fuentes de O?oro , the Anglo-Portuguese army under Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington checked an attempt by the French Army of Portugal under Marshal Andr? Mass?na to relieve the besieged city of Siege of Almeida ....
 the Battle of Salamanca
Battle of Salamanca

The Battle of Salamanca saw an United Kingdom-Spain-Portugal army under General Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington defeat Marshal Auguste Marmont's France forces among the hills around Arapiles, Salamanca south of Salamanca, Spain on July 22 1812 during the Peninsular War....
 the Battle of the Pyrenees
Battle of the Pyrenees

The Battle of the Pyrenees was a large-scale offensive launched on 25 July 1813 by Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult from the Pyr?n?es region on Napoleon I of France order, in the hope of relieving French garrisons under siege at Pamplona and San Sebasti?n....
 the Battle of Orthez
Battle of Orthez

The Battle of Orthez saw the Anglo-Portuguese army under Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington defeat a First French Empire army led by Marshal Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult in southern France near the end of the Peninsular War....
.






British 6th Division was a Regular Army division
Division (military)

A division is a large military unit or Formation usually consisting of between ten to thirty thousand soldiers. In most armies, a division is composed of several regiments or brigades, and in turn several divisions make up a corps....
 that was sent to France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 on 9 September, 1914.






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The 6th Infantry Division was established by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Order of the Garter, Order of St Patrick, Order of the Bath, Royal Guelphic Order, Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Royal Society , was an Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman, and one of the leading military and political figures of the nineteenth century....
 for service in the Peninsula War and was active for most of the period since, including World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
 and World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
. The modern division was reformed on 1 February 2008, as a deployable two star Headquarters for service in Afghanistan
Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country that is located approximately in the center of Asia....
 during Operation Herrick
Operation Herrick

Operation Herrick is the codename under which all United Kingdom operations in the War in Afghanistan have been conducted since 2002. It consists of the British contribution to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force and support to the United States-led Operation Enduring Freedom ....
. It was officially reformed with a parade and flag presentation at York on Tuesday 5 August 2008.

History


Peninsula War

The 6th Division was formed for service in the Peninsula War by the Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Order of the Garter, Order of St Patrick, Order of the Bath, Royal Guelphic Order, Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Royal Society , was an Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman, and one of the leading military and political figures of the nineteenth century....
 it was present at the Battle of Fuentes de Onoro
Battle of Fuentes de Onoro

In the Battle of Fuentes de O?oro , the Anglo-Portuguese army under Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington checked an attempt by the French Army of Portugal under Marshal Andr? Mass?na to relieve the besieged city of Siege of Almeida ....
 the Battle of Salamanca
Battle of Salamanca

The Battle of Salamanca saw an United Kingdom-Spain-Portugal army under General Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington defeat Marshal Auguste Marmont's France forces among the hills around Arapiles, Salamanca south of Salamanca, Spain on July 22 1812 during the Peninsular War....
 the Battle of the Pyrenees
Battle of the Pyrenees

The Battle of the Pyrenees was a large-scale offensive launched on 25 July 1813 by Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult from the Pyr?n?es region on Napoleon I of France order, in the hope of relieving French garrisons under siege at Pamplona and San Sebasti?n....
 the Battle of Orthez
Battle of Orthez

The Battle of Orthez saw the Anglo-Portuguese army under Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington defeat a First French Empire army led by Marshal Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult in southern France near the end of the Peninsular War....
.

Formation during the Peninsula War

  • Commanding General Major General Clinton.
  • 1st Brigade: commanded by Major General Hulse
    • 1/11th (North Devonshire) Regiment of Foot
    • 2/53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot
    • 1/61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot
      61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot

      The 61st Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, created in 1758 and amalgamated into The Gloucestershire Regiment in 1881....
    • 1 Coy 60th Foot (King's Royal Rifle Corps)


  • 2nd Brigade: commanded by Colonel Hinde
    • 1/32nd (Cornwall) Regiment of Foot
    • 2/32nd (Cornwall) Regiment of Foot
    • 1/36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot
      36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot

      The 36th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1701 and amalgamated into The Worcestershire Regiment in 1881....


  • Portuguese Brigade: commanded by Brigadier General de Rezende
    • 1/8th Portuguese Line
    • 2/8th Portuguese Line
    • 1/12th Portuguese Line
    • 2/12th Portuguese Line
    • 9th Caçadores.


First World War


First World War

The British 6th Division was a Regular Army division
Division (military)

A division is a large military unit or Formation usually consisting of between ten to thirty thousand soldiers. In most armies, a division is composed of several regiments or brigades, and in turn several divisions make up a corps....
 that was sent to France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 on 9 September, 1914. It served on the Western Front
Western Front

Western Front was a term used during the World War I and World War II world war to describe the "contested armed frontier" between lands controlled by Germany to the East and the Allies to the West....
 for the duration of the First World War
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
, first seeing action in the First Battle of Ypres
First Battle of Ypres

}|-||}The First Battle of Ypres, also called the Battle of Flanders, was the last major battle of the first year of World War I ; actually a series of battles, starting on 19 October and ending, according to the various histories, on 13 November , 22 November or 30 November ....
.

In 1915 the division moved into the Ypres Salient
Ypres Salient

The Ypres Salient is the area around Ypres in Belgium which was the scene of some of the biggest battles in World War I.In military terms, a salient is a battlefield feature that projects into enemy territory....
 to relieve troops that had fought in the Second Battle of Ypres
Second Battle of Ypres

The Second Battle of Ypres was the first time Germany used chemical weapons on a large scale on the Western Front in World War I and the first time a former colonial force pushed back a major European power on European soil, which occurred in the battle of St....
. The Salient was relatively quiet for the rest of the year, except for an attack on the chateau at Hooge
Hooge

Hooge can refer to:*Hooge, Prince Su*Houvenkopf Mountain known as "Hooge Kop"*Hooge, Germany, an island and municipality in northern Germany*Hooge Crater Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery...
 on 9 August.

At the end of July 1916 the division was withdrawn, having suffered 11,000 casualties, and in September it was attached to XIV Corps where it joined in the Battle of the Somme
Battle of the Somme (1916)

The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, fought from July to November 1916, was among the largest List of World War I Battles of the World War I....
 by attacking the German fortification known as the Quadrilateral. It captured this area on 18 September. They then participated in the attacks on Morval
Battle of Morval

The Battle of Morval, which began on 25 September, 1916, was an attack by the British Fourth Army on the Germany-held villages of Morval, Gueudecourt and Lesboeufs during the Battle of the Somme ....
 and Le Transloy
Battle of Le Transloy

The Battle of Le Transloy was the final offensive mounted by the British Fourth Army during the 1916 Battle of the Somme ....
 before being withdrawn on 20 October and moved into Corps Reserve. Total casualties on the Somme were 277 officers and 6,640 other ranks. In November the division moved to the relatively quiet La Bassée
La Bassée

La Bass?e is a Communes of France in the Nord Departments of France in northern France....
 sector, and in March 1917 it went to the Loos
Loos-en-Gohelle

Loos-en-Gohelle is a Communes of France in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.Geography ...
 sector where it conducted operations and trench raids around Hill 70.

It was withdrawn on 25 July, shortly before the final assault on the hill
Battle of Hill 70

The Battle of Hill 70 was a localized battle of World War I between the Canadian Corps and five divisions of the 6th Army . The battle took place along the Western Front on the outskirts of Lens, Pas-de-Calais in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France between 15 August 1917 and 25 August 1917....
. From reserve, it then went to take part in the Battle of Cambrai as part of III Corps. Four days after the battle ended, the division was withdrawn to rest at Basseux
Basseux

Basseux is a Communes of France in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France....
. By February 1918 the division was manning the Lagnicourt
Lagnicourt-Marcel

Lagnicourt-Marcel is a Communes of France in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France....
 Sector and was there on 22 March when the Germans launched their Spring Offensive
Spring Offensive

The 1918 Spring Offensive or Kaiserschlacht and also known as the Ludendorff Offensive was a series of German attacks along the Western Front during World War I, which marked the deepest advances by either side since 1914....
 which drove the division back and caused 3,900 casualties out of its 5000 infantry. On 25 March the division was withdrawn to the Ypres Salient again as part of Second Army.

By September the division was part of IX Corps and took part in the Battle of Epehy
Battle of Epéhy

The Battle of ?pehy was a World War I battle fought on 18 September 1918, involving the British Fourth Army against German Empire outpost positions in front of the Hindenburg Line....
, participating in the general attack on St Quentin and The Quadrilateral that began on 18 September and ended with the Quadrilateral's capture on the 25th.

The division's last two major assaults of the war were in October. On the 8th they captured Bohain
Bohain-en-Vermandois

Bohain-en-Vernandois is a Communes of France in the Departments of France of Aisne in Picardie in northern France. It is the place where the painter Henri Matisse grew up....
 and on the 18th they took the high ground overlooking the Sambre-Oise Canal
Sambre-Oise Canal

The Sambre-Oise Canal is located in northern France. It forms a connection between the river Sambre at Landrecies and the Oise River at Tergnier....
 that prepared the way for the Battle of the Sambre
Battle of the Sambre

The Battle of the Sambre refers to two battles fought along the Sambre River during World War I:* Battle of the Sambre , commonly known as the Battle of Charleroi...
.

World War I formation


16th Brigade
British 16th Infantry Brigade

The British 16th Infantry Brigade was a British Army formation based in Palestine at the beginning of the Second World War as part of the British 8th Infantry Division....
 :

  • 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent) Regiment
  • 1st Battalion, the King's Shropshire Light Infantry
  • 2nd Battalion
    2nd Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment

    The 2nd Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment was formed by the redesignation of the 84th Regiment of Foot in 1881....
    , The York and Lancaster Regiment
  • 8th (Service) Battalion, The Bedfordshire Regiment (from 71st Bde. November 1915, disbanded February 1918)
  • 1st Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment (to 71st Bde. November 1915)
  • 1/5th Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (from February 1915 to June 1915)


17th Brigade
British 17th Infantry Brigade

The 17th Infantry Brigade was a formation of the British Army which provided active service in both the World War I and World War II World Wars....
 (until October 14, 1915) :

  • 1st Battalion, the Royal Fusiliers
  • 1st Battalion, The Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment)
    The Staffordshire Regiment

    The Staffordshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division. The regiment was formed in 1959 by the amalgamation of The South Staffordshire Regiment and The North Staffordshire Regiment ....
  • 2nd Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians)
  • 3rd Battalion, The Rifle Brigade
  • 1/2nd (City of London
    City of London

    The City of London is a geographically small city status in the United Kingdom within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which, along with Westminster, the modern conurbation grew....
    ) Battalion, The London Regiment (from February 1915)


The brigade transferred to the 24th Division
British 24th Division

The British 24th Division was a New Army division that was sent to France between August and September, 1915. It served on the Western Front for the duration of the World War I....
 in October 1915, swapping with the 71st Brigade.

18th Brigade
British 18th Infantry Brigade

The 18th Infantry Brigade was a British Army brigade during the Second World War....
 :

  • 1st Battalion, The West Yorkshire Regiment
  • 1st Battalion, The East Yorkshire Regiment (until November 1915)
  • 2nd Battalion, the Durham Light Infantry
    Durham Light Infantry

    The Durham Light Infantry was formed in 1881 from the 68th Regiment of Foot which had originally been raised in County Durham by General John Lambton in 1758, and the 106th Regiment of Foot ....
  • 11th (Service) Battalion, The Essex Regiment (from 71st Bde. October 1915)
  • 2nd Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters (to 71st Bde. October 1915)
  • 14th (Service) Battalion, the Durham Light Infantry (from November 1915, disbanded February 1918)
  • 1/16th (County of London) Battalion, the London Regiment (until February 1916


19th Brigade (until May 31, 1915) :

  • 2nd Battalion, the Royal Welsh Fusiliers
  • 1st Battalion, the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
  • 1/5th Battalion, the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
  • 1st Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment
  • 2nd Battalion
    2nd Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

    The 2nd Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders were formed in 1881 when the 91st Regiment of Foot was amalgamated with the 93rd Regiment of Foot to form the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders....
    , the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders


Originally an independent brigade before being attached to the division, the 19th Brigade moved to the 27th Division
British 27th Division

The British 27th Division was a World War I regular army infantry Division formed in late 1914 by combining various units that had been acting as garrisons about the British Empire....
 in May, 1915 and was not replaced, reducing the division to the standard three infantry brigades.

71st Brigade (from October 11, 1915) :

  • 9th (Service) Battalion, The Norfolk Regiment
  • 9th (Service) Battalion, The Suffolk Regiment (disbanded February 1918)
  • 8th (Service) Battalion, the Bedfordshire Regiment (to 16th Bde. November 1915)
  • 1st Battalion, the Leicestershire Regiment (from 16th Bde. November 1915)
  • 2nd Battalion, the Sherwood Foresters (from 18th Bde. October 1915)


The brigade joined from the 24th Division
British 24th Division

The British 24th Division was a New Army division that was sent to France between August and September, 1915. It served on the Western Front for the duration of the World War I....
 in October 1915, swapping with the 17th Brigade.

Royal Field Artillery
Royal Field Artillery

The Royal Field Artillery of the British Army came into being when the Royal Artillery was divided on 1 July 1899, it was reamalgamated back into the Royal Artillery in 1924....
:

  • II Brigade RFA
  • XXIV Brigade RFA


Royal Engineers
Royal Engineers

The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the Structure of the British Army of the British Army....
:
  • 12th Field Company RE
  • 509th (1st London) Field Company RE
    1st London Field Company Royal Engineers

    The 1st London Field Company, Royal Engineers was a Territorial Force Royal Engineers unit of the History of the British Army#World War I active during the Great War....
  • 459th (2/2nd West Riding) Field Company RE


Second World War

During the Second World War the division did not fight as a complete formation. On 3 November 1939 it was formed in Egypt
Egypt

Egypt is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Western Asia. Covering an area of about , Egypt borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west....
 by the redesignation of the British 7th Infantry Division
British 7th Infantry Division

The 7th Infantry Division was established by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington for service in the Peninsula War and was active also during the First World War from 1914-1918/19 and also in 1938-39 in Palestine and Egypt....
, under the command of Maj-Gen.R.N.O'Connor
Richard O'Connor

General Sir Richard Nugent O'Connor Order of the Thistle, Order of the Bath, Distinguished Service Order & medal bar, Military Cross, Aide-de-camp was a British Army general who commanded the Western Desert Force in the early years of World War II....
. On 17 June 1940 Divisional H.Q. became H.Q. Western Desert Force
Western Desert Force

The Western Desert Force, during World War II, was a Commonwealth of Nations army formation stationed in Egypt....
. The Division effectively ceased to exist. The Division reformed in Egypt
Egypt

Egypt is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Western Asia. Covering an area of about , Egypt borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west....
 on 17 February 1941, under the command of Maj-Gen. John Evetts
John Fullerton Evetts

Lieutenant-General Sir John Fullerton Evetts Order of the Bath, Order of the British Empire, Military Cross was a career soldier of the British Army....
. From 7 to 19 April it was temporarily under command of Brig.C.E.N.Lomax. On 29 September 1941 Major-General Evetts left and Brig.G.N.C.Martin took acting command. Eleven days later on 10 October that year it was redesignated the 70th Infantry Division
British 70th Infantry Division

The 70th Infantry Division was a British Army division during the Second World War....
, and Major-General Ronald Scobie
Ronald Scobie

Lieutenant-General Sir Ronald MacKenzie Scobie Order of the British Empire, Order of the Bath, Military Cross was a British Army officer. Born on the 8 June 1893 he was educated at Cheltenham and Woolwich and played rugby football for Scotland in 1914....
 assumed command.

Second World War formation


  • 6th Divisional Signals - 9th Oct.1941
  • The Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons) - 25 March 1940-30 May 1940 (Cavalry)
  • 45th Recce.Battalion - 21st Oct.1942-16th Sept.1943


Engineers
  • 2nd Field Company, Royal Engineers
    Royal Engineers

    The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the Structure of the British Army of the British Army....
  • 12th Field Company, Royal Engineers
    Royal Engineers

    The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the Structure of the British Army of the British Army....
  • 54th Field Company, Royal Engineers
    Royal Engineers

    The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the Structure of the British Army of the British Army....
  • 219th Field Company, Royal Engineers
    Royal Engineers

    The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the Structure of the British Army of the British Army....


Artillery
  • 8th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
    Royal Artillery

    The Royal Artillery, is the common name for the Royal Regiment of Artillery, is an Arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it is made up of a number of regiments....
  • 51st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
    Royal Artillery

    The Royal Artillery, is the common name for the Royal Regiment of Artillery, is an Arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it is made up of a number of regiments....
  • 60th (North Midland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
    Royal Artillery

    The Royal Artillery, is the common name for the Royal Regiment of Artillery, is an Arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it is made up of a number of regiments....
  • 50th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
    Royal Artillery

    The Royal Artillery, is the common name for the Royal Regiment of Artillery, is an Arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it is made up of a number of regiments....
  • 69th Light Anti-Aircraft/ Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
    Royal Artillery

    The Royal Artillery, is the common name for the Royal Regiment of Artillery, is an Arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it is made up of a number of regiments....


British 22nd Infantry Brigade
  • 3 November 1939 - 11 March 1940 &
  • 10 June 1940 - 17 June 1940


British 14th Infantry Brigade
British 14th Infantry Brigade

The British 14th Infantry Brigade was a British Army formation during both the First World War and the World War II....
  • 29 March 1940 - 30 May 1940 &
  • 10 July 1941 - 11 May 1943 &


British 16th Infantry Brigade
British 16th Infantry Brigade

The British 16th Infantry Brigade was a British Army formation based in Palestine at the beginning of the Second World War as part of the British 8th Infantry Division....
  • 28 March 1940 - 27 June 1940 &
  • 19 February 1941 - 17 May 1941 &
  • 19 June 1941 - 19 September 1941 &
  • 22 October 1941 - 26 February 1942 &


British 23rd Infantry Brigade
British 23rd Infantry Brigade

The British 23rd Infantry Brigade was a Second World War brigade which eventually became a Chindit formation during the Burma Campaign, before this it was part of the British 70th Infantry Division and saw service in North Africa....
  • 29 June 1941 - 22 April 1943


Twenty-First Century

On 26 July 2007 the Secretary of State for Defence announced that a new 'HQ 6 Division' would reform to direct the International Security Assistance Force
International Security Assistance Force

International Security Assistance Force is a NATO-led security and development mission in Afghanistan established by the United Nations Security Council on 20 December 2001 as envisaged by the Bonn Agreement ....
's Regional Command South in Afghanistan.

Des Browne
Des Browne

Desmond Henry "Des" Browne is a Scottish Labour Party politician. He is the Scottish MPs for Kilmarnock and Loudoun . He was a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown until Brown sacked him as both Secretary of State for Defence and Secretary of State for Scotland in 2008....
 said 'In order to meet these temporary demands we have decided to augment the forces’ command structure, and will temporarily establish an additional 2-Star deployable HQ. It will be based in York and will be known as HQ 6 Division, with a core of 55 Service personnel, drawn from existing structures. We will keep our planning assumption under review but currently we assess this HQ will be established until 2011.' See also Afghanistan War order of battle
Afghanistan War order of battle

The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force now has the lead for all combat and reconstruction operations in the current War in Afghanistan ....
.

Current formation

The implementation team for the new HQ 6 Division is based in York. Major General J D Page
Jonathan David Page

Major General Jonathan David Page Order of the Bath Order of the British Empire, known as Jacko Page, joined the British Army in 1981, commissioned into the Parachute Regiment ....
 OBE took command of the new HQ with effect from 1 February 2008. The new divisional headquarters, Headquarters 6th (United Kingdom) Division, marked its formation with a parade and flag presentation in York 5 August 2008.

See also

  • List of British divisions in WWI


External links