| Dorsetshire Regiment 39th and 54th Regiment of Foot Dorset Military Museum 1st Bn. Regular. 04 Aug 1914 at Belfast in the 15th Brigade, 5th Division. 2nd Bn. Regular. 04 Aug 1914 at Poona in the Poona Brigade, 6th (Indian) Division. 3rd (Reserve) Bn. Regular. Stayed in the UK and supplied drafts to the Regular Battalions overseas. 1/4th Bn. Territorial Force. 04 Aug 1914 at Dorchester in the South Western Brigade, Wessex Division (43rd Div). 2/4th Bn. Territorial Force. Formed in Sep 1914 in the 135th Brigade, 45th Division. 3/4th Bn. Territorial Force. Formed at Bath in 1915. Supplied drafts to the 1/4th and 2/4th Battalions overseas. 5th (Service) Bn. K1. Formed at Dorchester in Aug 1914 attached to the 11th Division. 6th (Service) Bn. K2. Formed at Dorchester on 06 Sep 1914 attached to the 17th Division. 7th (Reserve) Bn. K4. Formed at Weymouth in Nov 1914. Stayed in the UK and supplied drafts to the Service Battalions overseas. 8th (Home Service) Bn. Formed at Portland on 01 Nov 1916 from the 2nd (Home Service) Garrison Bn. Stayed in the UK. 9th Bn. Formed at Aldeburgh on 01 Jun 1918. Absorbed by the 6th Bn Wiltshire Regt on 18 Jun 1918. 1st (Home Service) Garrison Bn. Formed at Wyke Regis in Jun 1916. Stayed in the UK. 2nd (Home Service) Garrison Bn. Formed at Wool on 01 Sep 1916. Stayed in the UK. |