The 22nd Division was an infantry division of the British Army during World War I, raised in September 1914, from men volunteering for Lord Kitchener's New Armies. The division moved to France in September 1915, but it was transferred to Greece only one month later. It served in the Balkans Campaign for the duration of the First World War. The 22nd Division's insignia was a solid black bar. Unit history The Division was one of the six created for the Third New Army on 13 September 1914. It moved to France in early September 1915 and then to Salonika in October 1915 seeing action in the Retreat from Serbia in December 1915, the Battle of Horseshoe Hill in August 1916, the Battle of Machukovo in September 1916 and the Battle of Doiran in April / May 1917. The Division was disbanded by 31 March 1919. Order of Battle The following units served with the division: 65th Brigade 9th (Service) Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 14th (Service) Battalion, King's (Liverpool Regiment) (left 11 June 1918) 12th (Service) Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers (left 2 July 1918) 9th (Service) Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment 8th (Service) Battalion, South Wales Borderers (joined June 1918) 65th Machine Gun Company (joined 14 July 1916) 65th Trench Mortar Battery (joined 3 November 1916) 66th Brigade 9th (Service) Battalion, Border Regiment (left February 1915) 9th (Service) Battalion, Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) 8th (Service) Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) 13th (Service) Battalion, Manchester Regiment (left 28 June 1918) 12th (Service) Battalion, Cheshire Regiment (joined February 1915) 66th Machine Gun Company (joined 14 July 1916) 66th Trench Mortar Battery (joined 5 November 1916) 67th Brigade 11th (Service) Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers 7th (Service) Battalion, South Wales Borderers 8th (Service) Battalion, South Wales Borderers (left 30 June 1918) 11th (Service) Battalion, Welsh Regiment 67th Machine Gun Company (joined 14 July 1916) 67th Trench Mortar Battery (joined 4 November 1916) Divisional Troops 12th (Service) Battalion, Cheshire regiment (left February 1915) 10th (Service) Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (left April 1915) 9th (Service) Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment (left April 1915) 9th (Service) Battalion, Border Regiment (joined as Divisional Pioneer Battalion in February 1915) 10th (Service) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment (joined January 1919, left February 1919) 2nd Battalion, the QVO Rajput Light Infantry (attached January to February 1919) 10th (Service) Battalion, the Hampshire Regiment (joined January 1919, left February 1919) 1/10th Battalion, Jat