^ Eastern Mounted Brigade was dismounted in September 1915 and departed for ANZAC Cove, Gallipoli where it was attached to the 54th (East Anglian) Division.[22] It was replaced by the 2/1st South Wales Mounted Brigade.[21]
^ South Wales Mounted Brigade replaced the 1st South Midland Mounted Brigade in September 1914. It was dismounted in March 1916 and departed for Egypt. It was replaced, in turn, by the 2/1st Eastern Mounted Brigade.[21]
^ Welsh Border Mounted Brigade replaced the 2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade in September 1914. It was dismounted in March 1916 and departed for Egypt. It was replaced, in turn, by the 2/1st Welsh Border Mounted Brigade.[21]
^ North Midland Mounted Brigade replaced the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Mounted Brigade in September 1914. It left in October 1915, mounted, for Salonika but its destination was changed while at sea and it landed in Egypt. It was replaced by its 2nd Line 2/1st North Midland Mounted Brigade.[21]
| 1st Mounted Division – September 1915 to March 1916
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The 1st Mounted Division had the following structure after the departure of the last 1st Line mounted brigade and before the mounted brigades were numbered:[15]
| 2/1st Eastern Mounted Brigade[n3 1]- 2/1st Suffolk Yeomanry
- 2/1st Norfolk Yeomanry
- 2/1st Essex Yeomanry
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Royal Artillery
2/1st Leicestershire RHA North Midland Ammunition Column
2/1st Glamorganshire RHA South Wales Ammunition Column
2/1st Shropshire RHA Welsh Border Ammunition Column
- 117th Heavy Battery, RGA
- 2/1st Devon Heavy Battery, RGA
Signal Service
- 2/1st Eastern Signal Troop
- 2/1st North Midland Signal Troop
- 2/1st South Wales Signal Troop
- 2/1st Welsh Border Signal Troop
- 1st Mounted Division Signal Squadron
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Medical
- 2/1st Eastern Field Ambulance, RAMC
- 2/1st North Midland Field Ambulance, RAMC
- 2/1st South Wales Field Ambulance, RAMC
- 2/1st Welsh Border Field Ambulance, RAMC
Veterinary
- 2/1st Eastern Mobile Veterinary Section
- 2/1st North Midland Mobile Veterinary Section
- 2/1st South Wales Mobile Veterinary Section
- 2/1st Welsh Border Mobile Veterinary Section
1st Mounted Division Train
- 2/1st Eastern Transport and Supply Column, ASC
- 2/1st North Midland Transport and Supply Column, ASC
- 2/1st South Wales Transport and Supply Column, ASC
- 2/1st Welsh Border Transport and Supply Column, ASC
- 1st Mounted Division Company, ASC
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2/1st North Midland Mounted Brigade[n3 2]- 2/1st Staffordshire Yeomanry
- 2/1st Leicestershire Yeomanry
- 2/1st Lincolnshire Yeomanry
| 2/1st South Wales Mounted Brigade[n3 3]- 2/1st Pembroke Yeomanry
- 2/1st Montgomeryshire Yeomanry
- 2/1st Glamorgan Yeomanry
2/1st Welsh Horse Yeomanry[n3 4]
| 2/1st Welsh Border Mounted Brigade[n3 5]- 2/1st Shropshire Yeomanry
- 2/1st Cheshire Yeomanry
- 2/1st Denbighshire Hussars
| Attached[i]- 1/6th (Cyclist) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment
- 1/6th (Cyclist) Battalion, Suffolk Regiment
- 2/6th (Cyclist) Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
- 1/25th (Cyclist) Battalion, London Regiment
- 2/25th (Cyclist) Battalion, London Regiment
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^ 2/1st Eastern Mounted Brigade replaced South Wales Mounted Brigade in March 1916.[21] On 20 March 1916 it joined the newly-formed 4th Mounted Division[27] and was replaced by the 2/1st Highland Mounted Brigade.[21]
^ 2/1st North Midland Mounted Brigade replaced the North Midland Mounted Brigade in October 1915.[21]
^ 2/1st South Wales Mounted Brigade replaced the Eastern Mounted Brigade in March 1916.[21]
^ 2/1st Welsh Horse Yeomanry joined the 2/1st South Wales Mounted Brigade in July 1915 as a fourth regiment. By May 1916, the regiment had been absorbed into the 2/1st Montgomeryshire Yeomanry.[19]
^ 2/1st Welsh Border Mounted Brigade replaced the Welsh Border Mounted Brigade in September 1915.[21] By July 1916, it had left for the Morpeth, Northumberland area[28] and was replaced by the 2/2nd South Western Mounted Brigade.[21]
1st Mounted Division – March 1916 to July 1916
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The 1st Mounted Division had the following structure after the mounted brigades were numbered and before it was converted to a cyclist division:[15]
| 1st Mounted Brigade (2/1st Highland)[n4 1] 2/1st Fife and Forfar Yeomanry[n4 2]
- 2/1st Lovat Scouts
- 2/2nd Lovat Scouts
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Royal Artillery
2/1st Leicestershire RHA and Ammunition Column
2/1st Glamorganshire RHA and Ammunition Column
2/1st Shropshire RHA and Ammunition Column
- 117th Heavy Battery, RGA
Signal Service
- 1st Mounted Brigade Signal Troop
- 2nd Mounted Brigade Signal Troop
- 3rd Mounted Brigade Signal Troop
- 4th Mounted Brigade Signal Troop
- 1st Mounted Division Signal Squadron
Medical
- 1st Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance, RAMC
- 2nd Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance, RAMC
- 3rd Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance, RAMC
- 4th Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance, RAMC
1st Mounted Division Train
- 1st Mounted Brigade Transport and Supply Column, ASC
- 2nd Mounted Brigade Transport and Supply Column, ASC
- 3rd Mounted Brigade Transport and Supply Column, ASC
- 4th Mounted Brigade Transport and Supply Column, ASC
- 1st Mounted Division Company, ASC
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2nd Mounted Brigade (2/2nd South Western)[n4 3] 2/1st Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry[n4 2]
- 2/1st Royal North Devon Yeomanry
- 2/1st West Somerset Yeomanry
| 3rd Mounted Brigade (2/1st North Midland)[n4 4]- 2/1st Staffordshire Yeomanry
- 2/1st Leicestershire Yeomanry
- 2/1st Lincolnshire Yeomanry
| 4th Mounted Brigade (2/1st South Wales)[n4 5]- 2/1st Pembroke Yeomanry
2/1st Montgomeryshire Yeomanry[n4 2]
- 2/1st Glamorgan Yeomanry
| Attached[i]- 1/6th (Cyclist) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment
- 1/6th (Cyclist) Battalion, Suffolk Regiment
- 2/6th (Cyclist) Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
- 2/25th (Cyclist) Battalion, London Regiment
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^ 2/1st Highland Mounted Brigade replaced 2/1st Eastern Mounted Brigade in March 1916.[21] It was numbered as 1st Mounted Brigade on 31 March 1916[4] and 1st Cyclist Brigade in July 1916.[29]
^ abc The 2/1st Montgomeryshire Yeomanry and the 2/1st Fife and Forfar Yeomanry joined the 2/1st Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry in the 2nd Mounted Brigade in July 1916. They remained mounted and moved with the brigade to the new 1st Mounted Division.[6]
^ 2/2nd South Western Mounted Brigade replaced the 2/1st Welsh Border Mounted Brigade by July 1916.[21] It was numbered as 2nd Mounted Brigade on 31 March 1916.[4] In July 1916, it transferred to the new 1st Mounted Division (3rd Mounted Division redesignated).[30]
^ 2/1st North Midland Mounted Brigade was numbered as 3rd Mounted Brigade on 31 March 1916[4] and 3rd Cyclist Brigade in July 1916.[29]
^ 2/1st South Wales Mounted Brigade was numbered as 4th Mounted Brigade on 31 March 1916[4] and 2nd Cyclist Brigade in July 1916.[29]
1st Cyclist Division – July 1916 to November 1916
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The 1st Mounted Division was extensively reorganized to form the 1st Cyclist Division. It had the following structure during its brief existence:[15]
| 1st Cyclist Brigade[n5 1]- 2/1st West Somerset Yeomanry
- 2/1st Lovat Scouts
- 2/2nd Lovat Scouts
- 2/25th (Cyclist) Battalion, London Regiment
- 6th Infantry Works Company
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Signal Service
- 1st Cyclist Brigade Signal Troop
- 2nd Cyclist Brigade Signal Troop
- 3rd Cyclist Brigade Signal Troop
- 4th Cyclist Brigade Signal Troop
- 1st Cyclist Division Signal Squadron
- Northern Signal Company (A.T.)
Medical
- 1st Cyclist Brigade Field Ambulance, RAMC
- 2nd Cyclist Brigade Field Ambulance, RAMC
- 3rd Cyclist Brigade Field Ambulance, RAMC
- 4th Cyclist Brigade Field Ambulance, RAMC
1st Cyclist Division Train
- 1st Cyclist Brigade Transport and Supply Column, ASC
- 2nd Cyclist Brigade Transport and Supply Column, ASC
- 3rd Cyclist Brigade Transport and Supply Column, ASC
- 4th Cyclist Brigade Transport and Supply Column, ASC
- 1st Cyclist Division Company, ASC
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2nd Cyclist Brigade[n5 2]- 2/1st Pembroke Yeomanry
- 2/1st Royal North Devon Yeomanry
- 2/1st Glamorgan Yeomanry
- 1/6th (Cyclist) Battalion, Suffolk Regiment
| 3rd Cyclist Brigade[n5 3]- 2/1st Staffordshire Yeomanry
- 2/1st Leicestershire Yeomanry
- 2/1st Lincolnshire Yeomanry
- 2/7th (Cyclist) Battalion, Welsh Regiment
| 4th Cyclist Brigade[n5 4]- 2/1st County of London Yeomanry
- 2/1st City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders)
- 2/3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)
- 1/6th (Cyclist) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment
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^ 1st Mounted Brigade (2/1st Highland) was redesignated as 1st Cyclist Brigade in July 1916. 2/1st West Somerset Yeomanry of 2nd Mounted Brigade (2/2nd South Western) exchanged places with 2/1st Fife and Forfar Yeomanry.[29]
^ 4th Mounted Brigade (2/1st South Wales) was redesignated as 2nd Cyclist Brigade in July 1916. 2/1st Royal North Devon Yeomanry of 2nd Mounted Brigade (2/2nd South Western) exchanged places with 2/1st Montgomeryshire Yeomanry.[29]
^ 3rd Mounted Brigade (2/1st North Midland) was redesignated as 3rd Cyclist Brigade in July 1916.[29]
^ 12th Mounted Brigade (2/1st London) of the 3rd Mounted Division[30] joined the division and was redesignated as 4th Cyclist Brigade in July 1916.[29]
Commanders
The 1st Mounted Division / 1st Cyclist Division had the following commanders:[31]
From |
Rank |
Name
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5 August 1914 |
Major-General |
E.A.H. Alderson
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29 September 1914 |
Lieutenant General |
R.G. Broadwood
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See also
British Army portal
World War I portal
- List of British divisions in World War I
- British yeomanry during the First World War
- Second line yeomanry regiments of the British Army
Notes
^ ab In accordance with the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 (7 Edw. 7, c.9) which brought the Territorial Force into being, the TF was intended to be a home defence force for service during wartime and members could not be compelled to serve outside the country. However, on the outbreak of war on 4 August 1914, many members volunteered for Imperial Service. Therefore, TF units were split into 1st Line (liable for overseas service) and 2nd Line (home service for those unable or unwilling to serve overseas) units.[2] 2nd Line units performed the home defence role, although most of these were also posted abroad in due course.[3] Likewise, existing pre-war formations (brigades and divisions) formed duplicate 2nd Lines with the same structure as their 1st Line parents.[4]
^ The 2nd Mounted Division was broken up in Egypt on 21 January 1916[9] and the 4th Mounted Division was reformed as the 2nd Cyclist Division at the same time that the 1st Mounted Division became the 1st Cyclist Division.[10]
^ British divisions were converted to the British Indian Army standard whereby brigades only retained one British regiment or battalion and most support units were Indian (artillery excepted).
^ 1/1st Essex Yeomanry left the Eastern Mounted Brigade on 1 December 1914 and joined the 8th Cavalry Brigade in France.[16][17] It was replaced by 2nd King Edward's Horse.[18]
^ ab 2nd King Edward's Horse replaced 1/1st Essex Yeomanry in Eastern Mounted Brigade in December 1914; it left on 1 February 1915 for the Canadian Cavalry Brigade.[18] In turn, it was replaced by the Welsh Horse Yeomanry in February 1915.[19][20]
^ ab 1/1st Welsh Horse Yeomanry replaced 1/1st Leicestershire Yeomanry in North Midland Mounted Brigade in early 1915. It transferred to the Eastern Mounted Brigade in February 1915, replacing 2nd King Edward's Horse.[19][20]
^ 1/1st Leicestershire Yeomanry left the North Midland Mounted Brigade on 3 November 1914 and joined the 7th Cavalry Brigade in France.[23][24] They were replaced by 1/1st Welsh Horse Yeomanry in early 1915.[19][20]
^ 1/1st East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry replaced 1/1st Welsh Horse Yeomanry in the North Midland Mounted Brigade in May 1915.[25][26]
^ ab Becke[7] does not show the cyclist battalions as being attached to the division in May or July 1916, but shows them assigned to the cyclist brigades in September 1916. It is reasonable to assume that they remained attached to the division in the interim.
References
^ ab Baker, Chris, "The 1st Mounted Division, TF 1914–1918", The Long, Long Trail, archived from the original on 22 April 2008.mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ Rinaldi 2008, p. 35
^ Baker, Chris. "Was my soldier in the Territorial Force (TF)?". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
^ abcdefg James 1978, p. 36
^ abcdef Becke 1936, p. 7
^ ab Becke 1936, p. 22
^ ab Becke 1936, p. 5
^ Becke 1936, p. 35
^ Becke 1936, p. 17
^ Becke 1936, p. 27
^ Becke 1936, p. 19
^ Perry 1993, p. 16
^ Becke 1936, p. 34
^ Perry 1993, p. 22
^ abcde Becke 1936, p. 4
^ James 1978, p. 18
^ Baker, Chris. "The Essex Yeomanry". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
^ ab James 1978, p. 16
^ abcd James 1978, p. 30
^ abc Baker, Chris. "The Welsh Horse Yeomanry". The Long, Long Trail. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
^ abcdefghijklmno Becke 1936, p. 6
^ Westlake 1996, pp. 271,277,278,282
^ James 1978, p. 22
^ Baker, Chris. "The Leicestershire Yeomanry". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
^ James 1978, pp. 31–32
^ Baker, Chris. "The East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
^ Becke 1936, p. 28
^ James 1978, pp. 17,27
^ abcdefg Becke 1936, p. 3
^ ab Becke 1936, p. 20
^ Becke 1936, p. 1
Bibliography
Becke, Major A.F. (1936). Order of Battle of Divisions Part 2A. The Territorial Force Mounted Divisions and the 1st-Line Territorial Force Divisions (42–56). London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. ISBN 1-871167-12-4.
James, Brigadier E.A. (1978). British Regiments 1914–18. London: Samson Books Limited. ISBN 0-906304-03-2.
Perry, F.W. (1993). Order of Battle of Divisions Part 5B. Indian Army Divisions. Newport: Ray Westlake Military Books. ISBN 1-871167-23-X.
Rinaldi, Richard A (2008). Order of Battle of the British Army 1914. Ravi Rikhye. ISBN 978-0-97760728-0.
Westlake, Ray (1996). British Regiments at Gallipoli. Barnsley: Leo Cooper. ISBN 0-85052-511-X.
External links
"The 1st Mounted Division, TF 1914–1918 at The Long, Long Trail by Chris Baker". Archived from the original on 22 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
"1st Mounted Division on The Regimental Warpath 1914 – 1918 by PB Chappell". Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
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