74th (Yeomanry) Division

74th (Yeomanry) Division
74th (Yeomanry) Division
	The "Broken Spur" insignia of the division
Active	25 February 1917 – 10 July 1919
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Dismounted Yeomanry
Size	Division
Engagements	First World War Sinai and Palestine campaign Second Battle of Gaza; Battle of Beersheba; Battle of Jerusalem; Battle of Tell 'Asur; ; Western Front Battle of Épehy; Second Battle of Bapaume; ; ;

The 74th (Yeomanry) Division was a Territorial Force infantry division formed in Palestine in early 1917 from three dismounted yeomanry brigades. It served in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the First World War, mostly as part of XX Corps. In May 1918 it was sent to the Western Front where it remained until the end of the war.

The division's insignia was a broken spur to signify that its units were once mounted but now served as infantry.

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