XV Corps (United Kingdom)

XV Corps was formed in Egypt on 9 December 1915 and then reformed in France on 22 April 1916 under Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Horne.^[1] It took part in the Battle of the Somme in 1916.^[1]

Prior to the armistice, the corps halted on the Schelde on 10 November 1918. It was composed of the following units, the 36th Division having been transferred from the X Corps on 9 November 1918:^[2]

• 14th (Light) Division (Major General Skinner)
• 40th Division (Major General Peyton)
• 36th (Ulster) Division (Major General Coffin)
• 3rd Cavalry Division (Major General Harmon)
• Corps Troops
  • V/XV Heavy Trench Mortar Battery
  • 15th Cyclist Bn
  • XV Corps Signal Company

Commanders included:

• 12 January – 12 April 1916 Lieutenant-General Henry Horne^[3]
• 22 April – 29 September 1916 Lieutenant-General Henry Horne
• 29 September 1916 – 12 April 1918 Lieutenant-General Sir John Du Cane^[4]
• 12 April – November 1918 Lieutenant-General Sir Henry de Beauvoir De Lisle^[1][4]