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A Tribute
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British 2nd Mounted Division at
Gallipoli |
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Formed August 1914. Disbanded (by
transfer of units) January 1916 |
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For badges of these units go to Badges of the 2nd Mounted (Yeomanry) Division at Gallipoli |
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The 2nd Mounted was a “Yeomanry” division, which meant that is
was part of the Territorial Army, but had the advantage of being mounted
on horses. The unit can thus be considered similar to the Territorial
infantry divisions, except that its men will probably be of a higher social class
and possess the ability to ride. In Gallipoli they were
"dismounted" and worked as infantry.
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- 1st South Midland Mounted Brigade
- 1st Battalion
1st Gloucestershire Yeomanry Regiment
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Severe sickness, together with
casualties, resulted in temporary reorganisation together with
1/1 Warwickshire and 1/1/ Worcestershire Yeomanry, to form 1st
South Midland Regiment, 1st Composite Mounted Brigade, in
early September 1915. Continued in
trench warfare activities in Green Hill and Chocolate Hill
sectors until evacuated to Mudros on 31 October 1915, with a
strength of only 81 men of all ranks.
- 1st Battalion 1st Warwickshire
Yeomanry Regiment
- 1st Battalion 1st Worcestershire
Yeomanry Regiment
- In January 1916 the brigade was renamed the
5th Mounted Brigade and moved to the Imperial Mounted
Division.
- 2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade
- 1st Battalion
1st Berkshire Yeomanry Regiment
- 1st Battalion 1st Buckinghamshire
Yeomanry Regiment
- 1st Battalion 1st Dorset Yeomanry
Regiment
- In January 1916 the brigade was renamed the
6th Mounted Brigade and moved to the Imperial Mounted
Division.
- Scottish Horse Brigade
- 1st Battalion
1st Scottish Horse Regiment
- 1st Battalion 2nd Scottish Horse Regiment
- 1st Battalion 3rd
Scottish Horse Regiment
- The brigade joined the division at Suvla in
September 1915 and was then merged with the 1st Dismounted
Brigade in February 1916.
- London Mounted Brigade
- 1st Battalion
1st City of London Yeomanry Regiment
- 1st Battalion 1st County of
London Yeomanry Regiment
- 1st Battalion 3rd County of
London Yeomanry Regiment
- In January 1916 the brigade was renamed the
8th Mounted Brigade and moved to the Yeomanry Mounted
Division.
- Notts & Derbys Brigade
- 1st Battalion
1st Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (Sherwood Rangers)
- 1st Battalion
1st Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (South Nottinghamshire Hussars)
- In January 1916 the brigade was renamed the
7th Mounted Brigade and was moved to Salonika as an
independent unit.
- Yeomanry Mounted Brigade
- 1st Battalion
1st Hertfordshire Yeomanry
- 1st Battalion 2nd County of
London Yeomanry
- In December 1915 the brigade was combined
with the 1st South Midland Mounted Brigade to form the 5th
Mounted Brigade.
Unit history: Attacked across the salt lake at Suvla to
capture and later lose Scimitar Hill for the final time.
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