Yeomanry Mounted Division
| Yeomanry Mounted Division | |
|---|---|
| Active | June 1917 – April 1918 |
| Country |
 United Kingdom
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| Branch |
 British Army
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| Type | Yeomanry |
| Size | Division |
| Engagements |
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| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Major-General G. de S. Barrow |
The Yeomanry Mounted Division was a Territorial Force cavalry division formed at Khan Yunis in Palestine in June 1917 from three yeomanry mounted brigades. It served in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the First World War, mostly as part of the Desert Mounted Corps. In April 1918 six of the regiments were withdrawn from the division and sent to France, being converted from Yeomanry to battalions of the Machine Gun Corps. These were replaced by Indian Army cavalry regiments withdrawn from France, and the division was renamed 1st Mounted Division, the third such division to bear that title. In July the combined division was renamed as the 4th Cavalry Division.
In June 1917, it was decided to reorganize the mounted troops of the Desert Column into three divisions. Previously, the two existing divisions (ANZAC Mounted Division and Imperial Mounted Division) each contained four mounted brigades; hereafter, the three divisions would have three mounted brigades each. As a result, between 20 June and 22 July 1917, the Yeomanry Mounted Division was formed at Khan Yunis, Palestine.
1/1st Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars
1/1st Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry
1/1st Berkshire Yeomanry
17th Machine Gun Squadron, MGC
6th Mounted Brigade Signal Troop
2/South Midland Cavalry Field Ambulance, RAMC
4/1st North Midland Mobile Veterinary Section
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