54th (EAST ANGLIAN) DIVISION

The East Anglian Division was a Territorial Force Division already in existence at the outbreak of the war. The Division and Brigades were not numbered until April 1915 previously just named. The Division served in Gallipoli and Palestine, serving in Palestine until the Armistice (31 October 1918).

Battles and Engagements.

Gallipoli.

The landing at Suvla. 6-15 Aug 1915.

Palestine.

First Battle of Gaza. 26-27 Mar 1917.
Second Battle of Gaza. 17-19 Apr 1917.
Third Battle of Gaza. 27 Oct-7 Nov 1917.
Capture of Gaza. 1-7 Nov 1917.
Battle of Jaffa. 21-22 Dec 1917.

Fight at Ras el ‘Ain. 12 Mar 1918.
Berukin. 9-11 Apr 1918.
Battle of Sharon. 19-23 Sep 1918.

Infantry Units

161st (Essex) Brigade.

1/4th Bn Essex Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - 31 Oct 1918.
1/5th Bn Essex Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - 31 Oct 1918.
1/6th Bn Essex Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - 31 Oct 1918.
1/7th Bn Essex Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - 31 Oct 1918.

162nd (East Midland) Brigade.

1/5th Bn Bedfordshire Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - 31 Oct 1918.
1/4th Bn Northamptonshire Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - 31 Oct 1918.
1/1st Bn Cambridgeshire Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - Feb 1915. To the 27th Division.
2/1st Bn Cambridgeshire Regt. Feb 1915 - Apr 1915. To the 69th Division.
1/10th Bn London Regt. Apr 1915 - 31 Oct 1918.
1/11th Bn London Regt. 20 Apr 1915 - 31 Oct 1918.
1/1st Bn Hertfordshire Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - Nov 1914. To the 2nd Division.

163rd (Norfolk and Suffolk) Brigade.

1/4th Bn Norfolk Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - 31 Oct 1918.
1/5th Bn Norfolk Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - 31 Oct 1918.
1/4th Bn Suffolk Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - Nov 1914. To the 3rd (Indian) Division.
1/5th Bn Suffolk Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - 31 Oct 1918.
1/8th Bn Hampshire Regt. Apr 1915 - 31 Oct 1918.

 

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