History of the 2nd Cyclist Division
The division was formed in late July 1916 by the conversion of the former 4th Mounted Division. It was headquartered at Colchester but moved to Ipswich in September 1916. The division remained as part of the home defence force but was broken up by 16 November 1916.
Order of Battle
5th Cyclist Brigade
2/1st Suffolk Yeomanry
2/1st Norfolk Yeomanry
2/1st Sussex Yeomanry
8th (Cyclist) Battalion, the Essex Regiment
5th Cyclist Brigade Signal Troop (Royal Engineers)
5th Cyclist Brigade Field Ambulance (Royal Army Medical Corps)
5th Cyclist Brigade Train (Army Service Corps)
6th Cyclist Brigade
2/1st Wiltshire Yeomanry
2/1st North Somerset Yeomanry
2/1st Hampshire Yeomanry
2/1st Kent Cyclist Battalion
6th Cyclist Brigade Signal Troop (Royal Engineers)
6th Cyclist Brigade Field Ambulance (Royal Army Medical Corps)
6th Cyclist Brigade Train (Army Service Corps)
7th Cyclist Brigade
2/1st East Kent Yeomanry
2/1st Dorset Yeomanry
2/1st Surrey Yeomanry
7th (Cyclist) Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment
7th Cyclist Brigade Signal Troop (Royal Engineers)
7th Cyclist Brigade Field Ambulance (Royal Army Medical Corps)
7th Cyclist Brigade Train (Army Service Corps)
8th Cyclist Brigade
2/1st Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Yeomanry
2/1st Berkshire Yeomanry
2/1st Worcestershire Hussars Yeomanry
2/8th (Cyclist) Battalion, the Essex Regiment
8th Cyclist Brigade Signal Troop (Royal Engineers)
8th Cyclist Brigade Field Ambulance (Royal Army Medical Corps)
8th Cyclist Brigade Train (Army Service Corps)
Divisional troops
2nd Cyclist Divisional Signal Squadron (Royal Engineers)
2nd Cyclist Divisional Train (Army Service Corps)
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