2nd Mounted Division
The 2nd Mounted Division was a yeomanry (Territorial Army cavalry) division that served in the First World War. At the outbreak of war it was assigned to defence of the Norfolk coast. In March 1915 it formed a 2nd Line duplicate of itself, the 2/2nd Mounted Division. Leaving the 2/2nd on coastal defence, it then fought at Gallipoli from April to December 1915, under the command of Major General William Peyton, before being disbanded in January 1916.
| 2nd Mounted Division | |
|---|---|
| Active | 2 September 1914 – 21 January 1916 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Type | Yeomanry |
| Size | Division |
| Part of | IX Corps |
| Engagements | World War I |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | General Sir William Eliot Peyton KCB KCVO DSO |
A different 2nd Mounted Division, was formed in Egypt in 1918 from the Indian elements of the 5th Cavalry Division in France, but then renumbered as the 5th Cavalry Division, served in Palestine and was a part of the Palestine Occupation Force.
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