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Organization of the British Cavarly and Mounted Divisions, 1914-1918 British Cavalry and Mounted Divisions 1914-1918 1st Cavalry Division: (August 1914) 1st Cavalry Brigade 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) 5th Dragoon Guards 11th Hussars 1st Signal Troop 2nd Cavalry Brigade 4th Dragoon Guards 9th Royal Lancers 18th Hussars 2nd Signal Troop 3rd Cavalry Brigade 4th Hussars 5th Royal Irish Lancers 16th Lancers 3rd Signal Troop 4th Cavalry Brigade Composite Regiment of Household Cavalry 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers) 3rd Hussars 4th Signal Troop III RHA Brigade: D Battery E Battery III Brigade Ammunition Column 1 VII RHA Brigade: I Battery L Battery VII Brigade Ammunition Column Engineer Field Squadron: 1st Divisional Signals Squadron: 1st Cavalry Field Ambulances: 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Mobile Veterinary Sections: 1st, 8th, 9th, & 10th HQ 1st Cavalry Divisional Army Service Corps (ASC): 27th (H.T.) 1st Cavalry Supply Column (ASC): 57th (M.T.) 58th (M.T.) 1st Cavalry Ammunition Park (ASC): 45th (M.T.) 1st Cavalry Division: (September 1915) 1st Cavalry Brigade 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) 5th Dragoon Guards 11th Hussars I Battery, RHA 1st Signal Troop 2nd Cavalry Brigade 4th Dragoon Guards 9th Royal Lancers 18th Hussars 2 H Battery, RHA 2nd Signal Troop 9th Cavalry Brigade 15th Hussars 19th Hussars 1st Bedfordshire Yeomanry 1st Warwick Battery 9th Signal Troop VII RHA Brigade: VII Brigade Ammunition Column Engineer Field Squadron: 1st Divisional Signals Squadron: 1st Cavalry Field Ambulances: 1st, 3rd & 9th Mobile Veterinary Sections: 1st, 10th, 39th HQ 1st Cavalry Divisional Army Service Corps (ASC): 27th (H.T.) 1st Cavalry Supply Column (ASC): 57th (M.T.) 58th (M.T.) 1st Cavalry Division Auxiliary (Horse) Company (ASC): 574th 1st Cavalry Division Ammunition Park (ASC): 45th (M.T.) 1st Cavalry Division: (June 1916) 1st Cavalry Brigade 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) 5th Dragoon Guards 11th Hussars I Battery, RHA 3 1st Cavalry Brigade Machine Gun Company 1st Signal Troop 2nd Cavalry Brigade 4th Dragoon Guards 9th Royal Lancers 18th Hussars H Battery, RHA 2nd Cavalry Brigade Machine Gun Company 2nd Signal Troop 9th Cavalry Brigade 15th Hussars 19th Hussars 1st Bedfordshire Yeomanry 1st Warwick Battery 9th Cavalry Brigade Machine Gun Company 9th Signal Troop VII RHA Brigade: VII Brigade Ammunition Column Light Armored Cars: No. 8 Battery (M.M.G.) Engineer Field Squadron: 1st Divisional Signals Squadron: 1st Cavalry Field Ambulances: 1st, 3rd & 9th Mobile Veterinary Sections: 1st, 10th, 39th HQ 1st Cavalry Divisional Army Service Corps (ASC): 27th (H.T.) 1st Cavalry Supply Column (ASC): 57th (M.T.) & 58th (M.T.) 1st Cavalry Division Auxiliary (Horse) Company (ASC): 574th 1st Cavalry Division Ammunition Park (ASC): 45th (M.T.) 1st Cavalry Division: (June 1917) 1st Cavalry Brigade 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) 5th Dragoon Guards 11th Hussars I Battery, RHA 1st Cavalry Machine Gun Company 1st Signal Troop 2nd Cavalry Brigade 4th Dragoon Guards 9th Royal Lancers 18th Hussars H Battery, RHA 4 2nd Cavalry Machine Gun Company 2nd Signal Troop 9th Cavalry Brigade 15th Hussars 19th Hussars 1st Bedfordshire Yeomanry Y Battery, RHA 9th Cavalry Machine Gun Company 9th Signal Troop VII RHA Brigade: VII Brigade Ammunition Column Light Armored Cars: No. 8 Battery (M.M.G.) Engineer Field Squadron: 1st Divisional Signals Squadron: 1st Cavalry Field Ambulances: 1st, 3rd & 9th Mobile Veterinary Sections: 1st, 10th, 39th Divisional Employment Company: 771st HQ 1st Cavalry Divisional Army Service Corps (ASC): 27th (H.T.) 1st Cavalry Supply Column (ASC): 57th (M.T.) 1st Cavalry Division Auxiliary (Horse) Company (ASC): 574th 1st Cavalry Division Ammunition Park (ASC): 45th (M.T.) 1st Cavalry Division: (March 1918) 1st Cavalry Brigade 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) 5th Dragoon Guards 11th Hussars I Battery, RHA 1st Cavalry Machine Gun Company 1st Signal Troop 2nd Cavalry Brigade 4th Dragoon Guards 9th Royal Lancers 18th Hussars H Battery, RHA 2nd Cavalry Machine Gun Company 2nd Signal Troop 9th Cavalry Brigade 8th Hussars 15th Hussars 5 19th Hussars Y Battery, RHA 9th Cavalry Machine Gun Company 9th Signal Troop VII RHA Brigade: VII Brigade Ammunition Column Light Armored Cars: No. 8 Battery (M.M.G.) Engineer Field Squadron: 1st Divisional Signals Squadron: 1st Cavalry Field Ambulances: 1st, 3rd & 9th Mobile Veterinary Sections: 1st, 10th, 39th Divisional Employment Company: 771st HQ 1st Cavalry Divisional Army Service Corps (ASC): 27th (H.T.) 1st Cavalry Supply Column (ASC): 57th (M.T.) 1st Cavalry Division Auxiliary (Horse) Company (ASC): 574th 2nd Cavalry Division: (September 1914) 3rd Cavalry Brigade 4th Hussars 5th Royal Irish Lancers 16th Lancers D Battery, RHA 3rd Signal Troop 5th Cavalry Brigade 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) 12th Royal Lancers 20th Hussars E Battery,RHA 5th Signal Troop III RHA Brigade: III Brigade Ammunition Column 6 Engineer Field Squadron: 2nd Divisional Signals Squadron: 2nd Cavalry Field Ambulances: 2nd & 5th Mobile Veterinary Sections: 7th & 8th HQ 2nd Cavalry Divisional Army Service Corps (ASC): 424th (H.T.) 2nd Cavalry Supply Column (ASC): 46th (M.T.) & 413th (M.T.) 2nd Cavalry Division Ammunition Park (ASC): 50th (M.T.) 2nd Cavalry Division: (September 1915) 3rd Cavalry Brigade 4th Hussars 5th Royal Irish Lancers 16th Lancers D Battery, RHA 3rd Signal Troop 4th Cavalry Brigade 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers) 3rd Hussars 1st Queen's Own "O" Hussars J Battery, RHA 4th Signal Troop 5th Cavalry Brigade 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) 12th Royal Lancers 20th Hussars E Battery,RHA 5th Signal Troop III RHA Brigade: III Brigade Ammunition Column Engineer Field Squadron: 2nd 7 Divisional Signals Squadron: 2nd Cavalry Field Ambulances: 2nd & 5th Mobile Veterinary Sections: 7th & 8th HQ 2nd Cavalry Divisional Army Service Corps (ASC): 424th (H.T.) 2nd Cavalry Supply Column (ASC): 46th (M.T.) & 413th (M.T.) 2nd Cavalry Division Auxiliary (Horse) Company (ASC): 275th 2nd Cavalry Division Ammunition Park (ASC): 50th (M.T.) 2nd Cavalry Division: (June 1916) 3rd Cavalry Brigade 4th Hussars 5th Royal Irish Lancers 16th Lancers D Battery, RHA 3rd Cavalry Brigade Machine Gun Squadron 3rd Signal Troop 4th Cavalry Brigade 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers) 3rd Hussars 1st Queen's Own "O" Hussars J Battery, RHA 4th Cavalry Brigade Machine Gun Squadron 4th Signal Troop 5th Cavalry Brigade 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) 12th Royal Lancers 20th Hussars E Battery,RHA 4th Cavalry Brigade Machine Gun Squadron 5th Signal Troop III RHA Brigade: III Brigade Ammunition Column Engineer Field Squadron: 2nd Divisional Signals Squadron: 2nd Cavalry Field Ambulances: 2nd & 5th Mobile Veterinary Sections: 7th & 8th HQ 2nd Cavalry Divisional Army Service Corps (ASC): 424th (H.T.) 2nd Cavalry Supply Column (ASC): 46th (M.T.) & 413th (M.T.) 8 2nd Cavalry Division Auxiliary (Horse) Company (ASC): 275th 2nd Cavalry Division Ammunition Park (ASC): 50th (M.T.) 2nd Cavalry Division: (June 1917) 3rd Cavalry Brigade 4th Hussars 5th Royal Irish Lancers 16th Lancers D Battery, RHA 3rd Cavalry Brigade Machine Gun Squadron 3rd Signal Troop 4th Cavalry Brigade 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers) 3rd Hussars 1st Queen's Own "O" Hussars J Battery, RHA 4th Cavalry Brigade Machine Gun Squadron 4th Signal Troop 5th Cavalry Brigade 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) 12th Royal Lancers 20th Hussars E Battery,RHA 4th Cavalry Brigade Machine Gun Squadron 5th Signal Troop III RHA Brigade: III Brigade Ammunition Column Engineer Field Squadron: 2nd Divisional Signals Squadron: 2nd Cavalry Field Ambulances: 2nd & 5th Mobile Veterinary Sections: 7th & 8th Divisional Employment Company: 772nd HQ 2nd Cavalry Divisional Army Service Corps (ASC): 424th (H.T.) 2nd Cavalry Supply Column (ASC): 46th (M.T.) & 413th (M.T.) 2nd Cavalry Division Auxiliary (Horse) Company (ASC): 275th 2nd Cavalry Division Ammunition Park (ASC): 50th (M.T.) 2nd Cavalry Division: (March 1918) 3rd Cavalry Brigade 4th Hussars 5th Royal Irish Lancers 16th Lancers D Battery, RHA 3rd Cavalry Brigade Machine Gun Squadron 3rd Signal Troop 9 4th Cavalry Brigade 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers) 3rd Hussars 1st Queen's Own "O" Hussars J Battery, RHA 4th Cavalry Brigade Machine Gun Squadron 4th Signal Troop 5th Cavalry Brigade 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) 12th Royal Lancers 20th Hussars E Battery,RHA 4th Cavalry Brigade Machine Gun Squadron 5th Signal Troop III RHA Brigade: III Brigade Ammunition Column Engineer Field Squadron: 2nd Divisional Signals Squadron: 2nd Cavalry Field Ambulances: 2nd & 5th Mobile Veterinary Sections: 7th & 8th Divisional Employment Company: 772nd HQ 2nd Cavalry Divisional Army Service Corps (ASC): 424th (H.T.) 2nd Cavalry Supply Column (ASC): 46th (M.T.) & 413th (M.T.) 2nd Cavalry Division Auxiliary (Horse) Company (ASC): 275th 3rd Cavalry Division: (October 1914) 6th Cavalry Brigade 3rd Dragoon Guards 1st Royal Dragoons 10th Hussars C Battery, RHA 6th Signal Troop 10 7th Cavalry Brigade 1st Life Guards 2nd Life Guards Royal Horse Guards K Battery, RHA 7th Signal Troop XV RHA Brigade: XV Brigade Ammunition Column Engineer Field Squadron: 3rd Divisional Signals Squadron: 3rd Cavalry Field Ambulances: 6th & 7th Mobile Veterinary Sections: 13th & 14th HQ 3rd Cavalry Divisional Army Service Corps (ASC): 81st (H.T.) 3rd Cavalry Supply Column (ASC): 73rd (M.T.) & 414th (M.T.) 3rd Cavalry Ammunition Park: 76th (M.T.) 3rd Cavalry Division: (September 1915) 6th Cavalry Brigade 3rd Dragoon Guards 1st Royal Dragoons 1/North Somerset Yeomanry C Battery, RHA 6th Signal Troop 7th Cavalry Brigade 1st Life Guards 2nd Life Guards 11 1st Leicestershire Yeomanry K
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