65th (2nd Lowland) Division
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The 65th (2nd Lowland) Division of the British Army was a second-line Territorial Force division, formed in 1914, which served on home defence duties during the First World War.
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Active | 1914–1918 |
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Type | Infantry |
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Notable commanders | Theodore Stephenson (1916) George Forestier-Walker (1916) Edward James Montagu-Stuart-Wortley (1917–18) |
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The division was formed as a duplicate of the 52nd (Lowland) Division in 1914, composed primarily of soldiers from central and southern Scotland, around half of whom came from Glasgow. It remained on home defence and training duties in Scotland and England until early 1917, when it was deployed to Ireland in order to free up another division for front-line service. It was disbanded in Ireland in early 1918, having not seen overseas service.