16th (Irish) Division

16th (Irish) Division
Active	1914 – 1919
Country	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Branch	British Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Engagements	World War I Battle of Hulluch Battle of the Somme Battle of Guillemont Battle of Ginchy Battle of Messines Battle of Passchendaele German spring offensive
Commanders
Notable commanders	Major-General William Hickie

The 16th (Irish) Division was an infantry division of the British Army, raised for service during World War I. The division was a voluntary 'Service' formation of Lord Kitchener's New Armies, created in Ireland from the 'National Volunteers',^[1] initially in September 1914, after the outbreak of the Great War. In December 1915, the division moved to France, joining the British Expeditionary Force (BEF), under the command of Irish Major General William Hickie, and spent the duration of the war in action on the Western Front. Following enormous losses at the Somme, Passchendaele and Ypres, the 16th (Irish) Division required a substantial refit in England between June and August 1918, which involved the introduction of many non-Irish battalions.