74th (Yeomanry) Division
| 74th (Yeomanry) Division | |
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The "Broken Spur" insignia of the division
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| Active | 25 February 1917 – 10 July 1919 |
| Country |
 United Kingdom
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| Branch |
 British Army
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| Type | Dismounted Yeomanry |
| Size | Division |
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The 74th (Yeomanry) Division was a Territorial Force infantry division formed in Palestine in early 1917 from three dismounted yeomanry brigades. It served in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the First World War, mostly as part of XX Corps. In May 1918 it was sent to the Western Front where it remained until the end of the war.
The division's insignia was a broken spur to signify that its units were once mounted but now served as infantry.
On 14 January 1917, Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) Order No. 26 instructed that the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Dismounted Brigades (then with the Suez Canal Defences) be reorganized as the 229th, 230th and 231st Brigades.
On 23 February 1917, the General Officer Commanding the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, Lieutenant General Sir A.J. Murray, sought permission from the War Office to form the 229th, 230th and 231st Brigades into a new division. On 25 February, the War Office granted permission and the new 74th (Yeomanry) Division started to form. It was acknowledged that it would take some time for artillery, engineers and auxiliary services to complete the division.
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