74th (Yeomanry) Division

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The 74th (Yeomanry) Division was a British Army infantry division formed from dismounted yeomanry units that served in the Middle Eastern and later Western Front campaigns during the First World War.

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74th (Yeomanry) Division canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army division ⓘ
infantry division ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
allegiance British Crown ⓘ
associatedWith yeomanry regiments of the British Army ⓘ
branch Territorial Force ⓘ
commandStructure corps-level formation of the British Army ⓘ
composedOf 229th Brigade ⓘ
230th Brigade ⓘ
231st Brigade ⓘ
conflict First World War ⓘ
linked to: World War I
country United Kingdom ⓘ
disbanded 1919 ⓘ
engagedIn Battle of Beersheba ⓘ
Battle of Jerusalem ⓘ
Battle of Tell 'Asur ⓘ
Battle of Tell Khuweilfe ⓘ
Battle of Épehy ⓘ
Final Advance in Artois and Flanders ⓘ
German spring offensive (1918) counter-operations ⓘ
Second Battle of the Somme (1918) ⓘ
Third Battle of Gaza ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Gaza
equipment standard British infantry equipment of World War I ⓘ
era World War I ⓘ
formedFrom dismounted yeomanry units ⓘ
garrison Egypt (during formation and early service) ⓘ
movedFrom Egypt ⓘ
movedTo France ⓘ
nickname Broken Spur Division ⓘ
notableFeature divisional insignia featuring a broken spur ⓘ
notableFor conversion of mounted yeomanry into infantry ⓘ
origin Territorial Force yeomanry regiments ⓘ
participatedIn Sinai and Palestine Campaign ⓘ
Western Front campaigns of World War I ⓘ
partOf British Army ⓘ
raised 1917 ⓘ
role infantry ⓘ
servedUnder British Expeditionary Force (France) ⓘ
Egyptian Expeditionary Force ⓘ
size division ⓘ
status disbanded ⓘ
theatreOfOperations Middle Eastern theatre of World War I ⓘ
Western Front ⓘ
type dismounted yeomanry formation ⓘ

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XX Corps → componentUnit → 74th (Yeomanry) Division ⓘ