List of British armies in World War I

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British Army lists
Commands and Army groups
First World War
Field armies Corps Divisions Brigades
Second World War
Field armies Corps Divisions Brigades Deception Royal Armoured Corps Regiments
Regiments
Royal Artillery (1938–47) Cavalry Foot in 1881 in 1962 in 2008 Present-day Nicknames
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This page is a list of British army-level formations existing during the First World War.

Expeditionary Forces[]

• British Expeditionary Force (BEF)
  • First Army
  • Second Army
  • Third Army
  • Fourth Army
  • Fifth Army (originally the Reserve Army)
• Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (MEF)
  • Dardanelles Army
  • Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF)
  • British Salonika Army (BSF)
• Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force

Home Forces[]

• Central Force
  • First Army
  • Second Army
  • Third Army
• Northern Army
• Southern Army

References[]

• Maj A.F. Becke,History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 4: The Army Council, GHQs, Armies, and Corps 1914–1918, London: HM Stationery Office, 1944/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007, ISBN 1-847347-43-6.