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 fought in Palestine before moving to France in May, 1918.
The division's insignia was a broken spur to signify that it was once a mounted division and now served as infantry.
Unit history
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.
Formation
- 229th Brigade
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- 16th (Royal 1st Devon and Royal North Devon Yeomanry) Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment
- 12th (West Somerset Yeomanry) Battalion, the Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry)
- 14th (Fife & Forfar Yeomanry) Battalion, the Black Watch
- 12th (Ayr and Lanark Yeomanry) Battalion, the Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
- 15th (Suffolk Yeomanry) Battalion, the Suffolk Regiment
- 16th (Sussex Yeomanry) Battalion, the Royal Welsh Fusiliers
- 24th (Pembroke & Glamorgan Yeomanry) Battalion, the Welsh Regiment
- 10th (Shropshire & Cheshire Yeomanry) Battalion, the King's Shropshire Light Infantry
- 24th (Denbighshire Yeomanry) Battalion, the Royal Welsh Fusiliers (until June 1918)
Battles
