74th (Yeomanry) Division
(Insignia)
The Yeomanry Regiments sent out to the
Middle East spent time in Galliipoli or on the canal defences in
Egypt during their early stages of deployment. They wore their
own insignia until General Allenby created the 74th Divison in
March 1917. The divisional badge was the broken spur within a
diamond and each brigade had its own colour. 229th Bde = Blue,
230th Bde = Red, 231st Bde = Green and the divisional troops
wearing a Black diamond. The divisional badge was worn on the
right arm and the left arm had the Battalion/Unit Badge. The
Wolsey helmet had a Battalion/Unit badge on the Pagri.
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229th Brigade
Egypt & Palestine 1917/18
16th (Royal 1st Devon and Royal North Devon Yeomanry)
Btn, Devonshire Regiment.
Formed at Moascar in Egypt on
4 January 1917.
France & Flanders 1918
16th (Royal 1st Devon and Royal North Devon Yeomanry)
Btn, Devonshire Regiment.
* Found on a WW1 Brodie helmet,
worn by 43534 (16DR) 295567 (12SLI) Pvt. E P G Oddy.
Gallipoli & Egypt 1915-17
West Somerset Yeomanry
Egypt & Palestine 1917-18
12th ( West Somerset Yeomanry) Btn, Somerset
Light Infantry.
France & Flanders 1918
12th ( West Somerset Yeomanry) Btn, Somerset
Light Infantry.
* Found on a WW1 Brodie helmet, worn by 43534
(16DR) 295567 (12SLI) Pvt. E P G Oddy.
Gallipoli, Egypt & Palestine September 1915 to March 1917
The Lanarkshire Yeomanry
Egypt & Palestine March 1917 - June 1918
12th (Ayrshire and Lanarkshire Yeomanry) Btn,
Royal Scots Fusiliers.
* Post June 1918
to 94th
(Yeomanry) Infantry Brigade
France & Flanders
12th (Ayrshire and Lanarkshire Yeomanry) Btn,
Royal Scots Fusiliers.
94th
(Yeomanry) Infantry Brigade, 31st Division, 1918.
Egypt & Palestine 1917/18
14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Btn, The
Black Watch.
France & Flanders 1918
14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Btn, The
Black Watch.
4th Coy, Machine Gun Corps.
229th Trench
Mortar Battery.
229th Field Ambulance, RAMC. |
230th Brigade
10th (Royal East Kent and West Kent Yeomanry)
Btn, The Buffs.
Gallipoli, Egypt & Palestine 1915/18
12th (Norfolk Yeomanry), The Norfolk Regiment.
* Post June 1918 to 94th
(Yeomanry) Infantry Brigade.
France & Flanders
12th (Norfolk Yeomanry), The Norfolk Regiment.
94th
(Yeomanry) Infantry Brigade, 31st Division, 1918.
15th (Loyal Suffolk Hussars Yeomanry) Btn, The Suffolk
Regiment.
Egypt & Palestine 1916/18
16th (Sussex Yeomanry) btn, Royal Sussex
Regiment.
France & Flanders 1918
16th (Sussex Yeomanry) btn, Royal Sussex
Regiment.
209th Coy, Machine Gun Corps.
230th Trench
Mortar Battery.
230th Field Ambulance, RAMC. |
231st brigade
Egypt & Palestine March 1916 to April 17
Denbighshire
Hussars Yeomanry
Egypt & Palestine 1917/18
24th (Denbighshire
Hussars Yeomanry) Btn, Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
* Post
June 1918 to 94th
(Yeomanry) Infantry Brigade.
France & Flanders 1918
24th (Denbighshire
Hussars Yeomanry) Btn, Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
94th
(Yeomanry) Infantry Brigade, 31st Division, 1918.
Gallipoli, Egypt & Palestine December 1915 to March 1917
Welsh Horse Yeomanry
Egypt & Palestine 1917/18
25th (Welsh Horse
and Montgomeryshire Yeomanry) Btn, Royal Welsh
Fusiliers.
France & Flanders 1918
25th (Welsh Horse
and Montgomeryshire Yeomanry) Btn, Royal Welsh
Fusiliers.
All Ranks Pith Helmet & Arm Badges
24th (Pembrokeshire
and Glamorganshire Yeomanry) Btn, The Welsh Regiment.
Shropshire Yeomanry
pre March 1917
*
Pagri badge colours unknown at the moment
10th (Shropshire and Cheshire Yeomanry) Btn,
King's Shropshire light Infantry
* Pagri badge colours
unknown at the moment
210th Coy, Machine Gun Corps.
231st Trench Mortar Battery.
231st Field Ambulance, RAMC. |
Artillery
XLIV Brigade, RFA (340, 382, 425 and 'D' (H)
Batteries)
CXVII Brigade, RFA (366, 'A', 'B' and 'D' (H)
Batteries)
CCLXVIII Brigade, RFA (A, B and C (H)
Batteries)
X.74 Medium Trench Mortar Battery, RFA
Y.74
Medium Trench Mortar Battery, RFA
74th Divisional Ammunition
Column |
Divisional Troops
A Squadron, 1/2nd County of London Yeomanry (Westminster
Dragoons)
5th Field Coy, Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers
5th Field Company, Royal Anglesey Royal Engineers
439th (2/1st Cheshire) Field Company, Royal Engineers
74th Divisional Signal Company
1/12th (Pioneer)
Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (T.F.)
74th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (4th, 209th, 210th and 261st
Companies, MGC)
59th Mobile Veterinary Section
985th
Divisional Employment Company
74th Divisional Train
(447th, 448th, 449th and 450th Companies, ASC) |
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