9th (Scottish) Division

9th (Scottish) Division
9th (Scottish) Division
Active	21 August 1914 – 16 March 1919
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Engagements	First World War Battle of Loos Battle of the Somme Capture of Longueval Battle of Le Transloy Battle of Arras (1917) Battle of Passchendaele Ludendorff Offensive Battle of Messines Battle of Bailleul Battle of Kemmel Ridge Battle of Scherpenberg Battle of the Lys Salient Fourth Battle of Ypres Battle of Courtrai Battle of Ooteghem

The 9th (Scottish) Division, was an infantry division of the British Army during the First World War, one of the Kitchener's Army divisions raised from volunteers by Lord Kitchener to serve on the Western Front during the First World War.

After the 1st South African Infantry Brigade Group joined in early 1916, the division was known colloquially as the Jock and Springboks.

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