35th Division (United Kingdom)

35th Infantry Division
35th Infantry Division
	35th Division sign, second pattern, used on vehicles. The sign is made from seven '5's (=35).
Active	April 1915 – June 1919
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Infantry
Engagements	World War I Battle of the Somme (1916) Third Battle of Ypres Action of 22 October 1917 First Battle of the Somme (1918) Hundred Days Offensive
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Sir R. J. Pinney K.C.B.; H. J. S. Landon C.B. C.M.G.; G. M. Franks C.B.; A.H. Marindin D.S.O.

The 35th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army, raised during World War I as part of General Kitchener's fourth New Army. Its infantry was originally composed of Bantams, that is soldiers who would otherwise be excluded from service due to their short stature. The division served on the Western Front from early 1916, and was disbanded in 1919.

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