Yeomanry Mounted Division
| Yeomanry Mounted Division (4th Cavalry Division) |
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| Active | World War I June 1917 - 1919 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Yeomanry |
| Type | Cavalry |
| Engagements | Third Battle of Gaza Battle of Beersheba |
The Yeomanry Mounted Division was a Territorial Force cavalry division formed at Khan Yunis in Palestine in June 1917 from three yeomanry mounted brigades. In April 1918 it was renamed 1st Mounted Division, the third such division to bear that title. In July 1918, the division was renamed the 4th Cavalry Division and the brigades were likewise renamed as cavalry brigades.
In April 1918 six of the regiments were withdrawn from the division and sent to France, being converted from Yeomanry to battalions of the Machine Gun Corps. In March 1918, the remaining regiments were combined with Indian cavalry regiments from the British Indian Army to form the 1st Mounted Division.
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[edit] Order of Battle July 1917
- 6th Mounted Yeomanry Brigade (2nd South Midland)
- 1/1st Dorset Yeomanry
- 1/1st Berkshire Yeomanry
- 1/1st Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry
- 17th Machinegun Squadron
The brigade joined from the Imperial Mounted Division.
- 8th Mounted Yeomanry Brigade (1st London)
- 1/1st County of London Yeomanry
- 1/1st City of London Yeomanry
- 1/3rd County of London Yeomanry
- 21st Machinegun Squadron
The brigade had been serving in Saloniki during the Macedonian front before joining the division in July 1917.
- 22nd Mounted Yeomanry Brigade (1st North Midland)
- 1/1st Staffordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Regiment)
- 1/1st Lincolnshire Yeomanry
- 1/1st East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry
- 18th Machinegun Squadron
The brigade joined from the ANZAC Mounted Division.
- XX Brigade Royal Horse Artillery
- Hampshire Battery RHA
- Berkshire Battery RHA
- Leicester Battery RHA
[edit] Order of Battle July 1918
The "mounted" brigades were redesignated as "cavalry" brigades when the division was renamed as the 4th Cavalry Division. The two regiments of each brigade that did not remain were combined into battalions of the Machine Gun Corps and sent to France. They were replaced by regiments of the recently disbanded 1st Indian Cavalry Division.
- 10th Cavalry Brigade
- 1/1st Dorset Yeomanry
- 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse)
- 38th Central India Horse
- 17th Machinegun Squadron
- 11th Cavalry Brigade
- 1/1st County of London Yeomanry
- 29th Lancers (Deccan Horse)
- 36th Jacob's Horse
- 21st Machinegun Squadron
- 12th Cavalry Brigade
- 1/1st Staffordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Regiment)
- 6th Prince of Wales's Cavalry
- 19th Lancers (Fane's Horse)
- 18th Machinegun Squadron
- XX Brigade Royal Horse Artillery
- Hampshire Battery RHA
- Berkshire Battery RHA
- Leicester Battery RHA
[edit] Battles
[edit] See also
[edit] References
Becke, A.F. (1945). History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions: Territorial Force & Mounted Divisions Pt. 2A. London HMSO.
Perry, F.W. (1993). History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions: Indian Army Divisions Pt. 5B. Ray Westlake Books. ISBN 1-871167-23-X
