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	The Norfolk Yeomanry
		In September 1915, became dismounted and moved to ANZAC bridgehead on Gallipoli, under command of 54th Division.
		7 February 1917: converted to infantry and formed the 12th (Norfolk Yeomanry) Battalion, the Norfolk Regiment in 74th (Yeomanry) Division, which mobved to France in May 1918.
		This battalion transferred to 31st Division in June 1918.
	www.1914-1918.net /CAVALRY/norfolkyeo.htm (116 words)

	The British Yeomanry Regiments of 1914-1918
		The horsed equivalent of the Territorial infantry, the yeomanry regiments have a history rooted in the militia and volunteer tradition.
		The officers and men were part-time volunteers, although as the war progressed this distinction was blurred and eventually largely lost, and many saw action as dismounted foot soldiers.
		Yeomanry regiments saw active service in the Western Front, Gallipoli, Egypt, Palestine and Salonika.
	www.1914-1918.net /CAVALRY/yeomanry.htm (92 words)

	British Light Infantry Regiments
		The 4th Somersets fought in NW Europe as part of the 43rd Infantry Division during 1944-5, and was amalgamated with the 5th and 6th battalions of the regiment in May 1950.
		The battalion went with the Wessex Division to India in October 1914, and later served in Egypt and Palestine.
		The battalion became part of the 74th (Yeomanry) Division, fought in Palestine, and from May 1918, in France and Belgium.
	www.lightinfantry.org.uk /regiments/sli/somerset_tabatts.htm (673 words)

	US Bazaar.com : Encyclopedia Pages : Territorial Army
		The divisions were assigned numbers in April 1915 so that, for example, the 'East Anglian Division' became the 54th Division.
		For instance, the second line 'Wessex Division' was originally called the '2nd Wessex Division' (later the 45th Division) and the second line battalion for the 1/5th East Surreys was the 2/5th East Surreys.
		The 42nd and 52nd divisions were sent to Gallipoli as reinforcements for the Helles front in May and June of 1915.
	encyclopedia.us-bazaar.com /?title=Territorial_Army (1954 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: British 31st Division
		The British 31st Division was a New Army division formed in April 1915 as part of the K4 Army Group and taken over by the War Office on 10 August 1915.
		Comprising mainly battalions from Yorkshire and Lancashire, the division was sent to Egypt in December 1915 before moving to France on March 1916 and spent the remainder of the First World War in action on the Western Front.
		With the 31st Division, the Accrington Pals were initially deployed to Egypt in early 1916 to defend the Suez Canal from the threat of the Ottoman Empire.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/British-31st-Division (595 words)

	Australian Light Horse Association Forum - Middlesex Yeomanry
		That unit was the Kent and County of London Yeomanry, the successor of the 3rd CofLY.
		Yeomanry mean a group yeomen from the area riding on horseback (cavalry)volunteer to serve as a bodyguard to member of sovereign's The Queen and Royal family.
		The Cavalry part of this force was known as the ‘Gentlemen and Yeomanry Cavalry’ and in 1908 it became the 1st County of London Yeomanry, providing companies for the Imperial Yeomanry during the BOER War.
	www.lighthorse.org.au /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2192 (1738 words)

	Wikinfo \| Third Battle of Gaza
		While some of the infantry divisions were raw and inexperienced (such as the 60th Division which was a 2nd-line Territorial Force unit), the mounted divisions were battle-hardened and confident.
		The initial objectives were reached by 1pm and while the 74th Division was held up on the right, the 10th and 60th Divisions were through the Turkish defences by 2.30pm with the 60th capturing the railway station at Sheria.
		The Anzac Mounted Division, advancing to the east against Jemmameh, had less success and did not manage to capture their objective until November 9 when it was reached by the 3rd Light Horse Regiment.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Third_Battle_of_Gaza (2519 words)

	British 74th (Yeomanry) Division
		The British 74th (Yeomanry) Division was an First World War infantry division formed in Egypt in early 1917 from brigades of dismounted yeomanry (Territorial Army cavalry).
		The division's insignia was a broken spur to signify that it was once a mounted division and now served as infantry.
		During the Battle of Beersheba on October 31, 1917, the division, as part of Chetwode's XX Corps, captured the Turkish fortications west of Beersheba.
	en.mcfly.org /British+74th+%28Yeomanry%29+Division (199 words)

	AIRLIFT IN THE DOMINICAN CRISIS
		It was subsequently committed as an attachment to divisions in the Ardennes from 22-30 December and from 20-29 January 1945.
		On 17 December, both divisions were directed to move to the road center of Bastogne, though this was subsequently altered to send the 82d to the north shoulder of what became known as "the bulge" where it came under the XVIII Airborne Corps.
		In all cases, airborne divisions in ground operations were attached to corps and in turn to army, so that deficiencies presumably could have been met by units from the superior headquarters.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/documents/abnops/tabb.htm (3412 words)

	Roll of Honour - Sussex - Brightling
		Division Died of wounds in base hospital at Rouen 23.
		Division Killed in action on the Rue de Bois 30.
		Division Killed in action during the March Retreat 21.
	www.roll-of-honour.com /Sussex/Brightling.html (524 words)

	82. AIRBORNE DIVISION WW2 USA - ORDER OF BATTLE
		The division insignia consists of the letters "AA" inscribed in white on a blue circle, which in turn is superimposed on a bright red square background.
		The 82d Infantry Division in World War I was comprised of soldiers from every state in the Union and therefore, the nickname "All American" was adopted and "AA" was included in the insignia.
		Br Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry 19 Sep 44-20 Sep 44
	www.battle-fleet.com /pw/his/82_airborne_division.htm (1512 words)

	Centre for First World War Studies
		The Lowland Division completed its re-deployment from Palestine to the Western Front in April 1918.
		The division did not enter the front line until May and played no part in offensive operations until August.
		Brigadier-General Allan was replaced on 19 June and reverted to the staff as GSO1.
	www.firstworldwar.bham.ac.uk /donkey/allan.htm (247 words)

	Re: XX Corps & Yeomanry (Site not responding. Last check: )
		As for the Yeomanry - it depends which one unit you refer to - generally Yeomanry were mounted units, riding horses (or camels) and armed with a gun, a few of the British units were armed with a sword too.
		At Gallipoli many Yeomanry units were dismounted 1915 and stayed that way for the campaign in Egypt/Sinai/Palastine.
		infantry and between Beersheba and the coast the Yeomanry Division, comprising mounted yeomanry brigades, similar to the ALH Brigades.
	www.lighthorse.org.au /LighthorseDiscussionBoard/_disc1/00000849.htm (135 words)

	How Jerusalem Was Won eBook
		The 74th, while waiting to advance, came under considerable shell-fire from batteries on the north of the wadi, and it was some time before their fire could be silenced.
		The dismounted yeomanry of the 231st and 230th Infantry Brigades rushed through, and by half-past one the 74th Division had secured their objectives.
		Had he done so the 10th Division and the Yeomanry Mounted Division would have seized the opportunity of falling on him from Shellal, and the Turk chose the safer course of allowing the Beersheba garrison to stand unaided in its own defences.
	www.bookrags.com /ebooks/10098/34.html (436 words)

	Forums at the Society - Beersheba 1917 - a Welshman's participation?
		I see the Royal Welsh Fusiliers were part of the 74th Yeomanry Division, which did participate in the action.
		The unit part of the 74th Yeomanry was created in WWI from dismounted cavalrymen from the Welsh Horse and Montgomery regiments, so was a wartime creation.
		The 53rd Div was the left flank of the attack at Beersheba and LH charge was on the right with the British 74th and 60th in between.
	www.militaryhorse.org /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6919 (3250 words)

	224 (PY)Tpt Sqn RLC (V)
		During the Boer War the Yeomanry provided the 30th Company of the Denbighshire Hussars 9th (Welsh) Battalion of Imperial Yeomanry, landing in South Africa in 1890 to fight as Mounted Infantry, and replacing them, a second 30th Company in 1901, both saw considerable action.
		Three lines of the Yeomanry were formed during the First World War, 2nd /1st being on duty at Southwold during the raid by Admiral Boedicker’s battle cruisers on Lowestoft in 1916.
		Here a detachment of the Yeomanry joined the Imperial Camel Corps, whilst the remainder of 1st /1st combined with the Glamorgan Yeomanry to form 24 Battalion Welch Regiment in 74th (Yeomanry) Division, since the need for infantry was paramount.
	www.army.mod.uk /rlc/units/157_logistic_sp_regt/224_py_tpt_sqn_rlc_v/index.htm (688 words)

	Patches on uniform - Great War Forum
		The 1/4th Northamptonshires were with 54th Division which remained in Egypt until late 1919.
		The 1/5th Bedfords, which served in the same brigade as the 1/4th Northamptons in 54th Division, wore an amber inverted triangle on their topees and uniform.
		It is quite probable that the 1/4th Northamptons also wore an inverted triangle in Black as this was one of the regimental colours, fl being the facing colour of the 58th Foot, which in 1881 became the 2nd Battalion.
	1914-1918.invisionzone.com /forums/index.php?act=findpost&pid=292803 (1504 words)

	Templeux-le-Guerard British Cemetery
		It was largely increased after the Armistice by the concentration of graves from the battlefields (of April, 1917, and March and September, 1918) surrounding the village.
		It was made by the 50th Division (as very recently reconstituted) in October, 1918, and it contained the graves of 127 soldiers from the United Kingdom (almost all from that Division) and one from Australia; the dates of death were the 3rd-10th October, except for one soldier who died on the 18th.
		It was begun by the 42nd (East Lancashire) Division in May, 1917, carried on by Cavalry and other units and Field Ambulances until March, 1918, and used again by British and American troops in September-November, 1918.
	www.ww1cemeteries.com /ww1frenchextension/templeuxleguerard.htm (409 words)

	Research and Remembrance - Ray Westlake - War Memorials
		As Pioneer battalion to the 46th (North Midland) Division, the Monmouths spent the summer of 1918 in the area around Bethune.
		Having previously served with both the Somerset Light Infantry and Worcestershire Regiment, notes the CWGC records, he was eventually wounded at Gaza while in the ranks of the 10th (Royal East Kent and West Kent Yeomanry) Battalion of the Buffs (East Kent Regiment).
		With the 74th (Yeomanry) Division, the 10th Buffs fought at both the Second and Third Battles of Gaza - 17-19 April and 27 October - 7 November, 1917 respectively.
	www.hellfire-corner.demon.co.uk /Westlake2.htm (1910 words)

	The 1st Mounted Division TF, 1914-1918
		The Mounted Brigades were composed of three regiments of Yeomanry, with an attached Field Ambulance of the RAMC, Mobile Veterinary Section of the AVC, Transport and Supply Column of the ASC, a Signal Troop of the RE, and an artillery Battery of the RHA, unless specifically remarked below.
		Brigade joined the Division in September 1914 to replace the South Midland Brigade; was replaced in this Division by the 2/1st Eastern Mounted Brigade.
		Brigade joined the Division in September 1914 to replace the 2nd South Midland Brigade; in November 1915 the units became dismounted; moved to Egypt in March 1916, and was absorbed into 4th Dismounted Brigade along with the South Wales Mounted Brigade.
	www.1914-1918.net /CAVALRY/1mtddiv.htm (1012 words)

	74th (YEOMANRY) DIVISION IN SYRIA AND FRANCE...
		The 74th Division came into being in Egypt in March 1917, composed of three dismounted brigades of yeomanry (2nd, 3rd and 4th), which had fought at Gallipoli in that role, had returned to Egypt to form part of the Suez Canal Defence force and had been reorganized as infantry brigades numbered 229th, 230th and 231st.
		The division fought at the Second and Third Battles of Gaza, playing a leading role in the latter, and took part in the capture of Beersheba and Jerusalem.
		In May 1918 the division was transferred to the Western Front where it fought for the rest of the war, at Bapaume, the Hindenburg Line battles, Epehy and the final advance in Artois and Flanders.
	www.naval-military-press.com /books/titles/1005.htm (429 words)

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		The 74th were moved up to take over some line from the left of the 53rd, the 60th were concentrated some three miles N.W. of Beersheba, and one brigade of the 10th was moved to Irgeig.
		This was acknowledged by the 60th Division who, in the true sporting spirit, let our Division know that they did not claim those guns as captured by them, though it was by their men that the guns were actually collected.
		The attacking troops of the Division moved to their positions of deployment the same night, and in the early morning successfully took the Beit Iksa trenches, which were the first objective.
	www.ibiblio.org /pub/docs/books/gutenberg/1/8/4/6/18468/18468.txt (22273 words)

	The Forum of the 1.Jagdmoroner Abteilung - War in the Desert, WW1 style.
		After the early attack on the Canal, the Infantry forces were mostly provided by the United Kingdom until late in the war, these units were from the Territorial Army and steadily improved as the weaker Officers and men were weeded out.
		The principal units were 25(Arab) Division, 1 Rgt of 23 Div, 10 Div and 1 Cav Rgt.
		The ANZAC Mounted Division had been formed in March and after the battles at Katia took over the patrolling of the front.
	www.1jma.dk /topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1813 (3007 words)

	HyperWar: The War in France and Flanders 1939–1940 [Chapter XII]
		The 4th Division was to move one brigade (the 12th) to the Lys, while the 10th and 11th went to strengthen the 5th Division on the front between Ypres and Comines.
		The 3rd Division was to sidestep in order to prolong the front on the Ypres–Comines Cnaal from Boesinghe northwards.[28] The result of these moves is seen in the mp facing page 202, which shows where the divisions were on the morning of the 28th.
		The 42nd Division encountered some enemy tanks in the Lille area but drove them off, and an enemy attack on the 2nd Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire in the 4th Division was driven back by the 1st Coldstream Guards, who covered the final withdrawal of the 10th Brigade.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/UN/UK/UK-NWE-Flanders/UK-NWE-Flanders-12.html (5721 words)

	The Territorial Force 1914-1918
		Soon, entire TF Divisions proceeded overseas, either to the fighting fronts or as replacement garrisons as the regular troops were deployed to action.
		These Divisions were formed from late 1914, although the permissible strength of a 2nd-Line unit was only half of the normal establishment.
		Although many TF units served briefly with Regular Divisions for familiarisation and training purposes, relatively few TF units were attached long-term to anything other than TF formations.
	www.1914-1918.net /tf.htm (1138 words)

	Littledean - War Memorial
		It was made by the 18th Division at the end of October 1918, and contained the graves of 24 soldiers from the United Kingdom and one German soldier.
		The Cemetery Extension was begun by the 48th (South Midland) Division in March, 1917, used by the Germans in 1918, and resumed by Australian units in September, 1918.
		The cemetery as a whole was used sparingly in 1916, and by the New Zealand Division in July and August, 1917.
	www.british-genealogy.com /resources/county/gls/littledean/warmem.html (3939 words)

	The 74th (Yeomanry) Division, 1914-1918
		The Brigades were organised as a Division, which began to assemble on 4 March 1917 near El Arish.
		After further service in Palestine, the Division was ordered to the Western Front, landing in Marseilles May 1918.
		The Division was in Ath (Belgium) at the Armistice.
	www.1914-1918.net /74div.htm (563 words)

	Research and Remembrance - Ray Westlake - War Memorials
		In Loving Memory Of Walter Rowland Thomas, Of The 24th Welsh Regiment And The Territorial Yeomanry, The Only Son Of Rowland And Ann Thomas, Tyn-Y-Berllan Farm, Llanedarne, Who Fell In Action At The Deliverance Of Jerusalem, 1st December 1917, Aged 27 Years, And Was Buried Near The Village Of Emmaus.
		Raised in 1901, the Glamorgan Yeomanry was recruited throughout the county.
		As part of the newly created 74th (Yeomanry) Division, this formation comprising dismounted yeomanry regiments, the 24th Welsh joined the main force at Khan Yunis during the first week of April, 1917.
	www.hellfire-corner.demon.co.uk /Westlake4.htm (1140 words)

	74th (YEOMANRY) DIVISION IN SYRIA AND FRANCE [2006] - £22.00 : Barbarossa Books, Military and Modelling Books, DVDs ...
		Format: 266pp 20 Bw 4 maps Pb Description: The 74th Division was formed in Egypt in March 1917, fought at the Second and Third Battles of Gaza (playing a leading role in the latter), and took part in the capture of Beersheba and Jerusalem.
		In May 1918 the division was transferred to the Western Front where it fought for the rest of the war, at Bapaume, the Hindenburg Line battles, Epehy and the final advance in Artois and Flanders.
		C Dudley Ward is one of the most prolific writers of military histories connected with the Great War.
	www.barbarossabooks.co.uk /index.php?main_page=pubs_product_book_jph1_info&products_id=1218 (280 words)

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