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54th (East Anglian) Division
ArmyTerritorial Army
Formed1908
Demobilised

The British 54th (East Anglian) Division was a Territorial Army division. During World War I the division fought at Gallipoli and in the Middle East.

Table of contents
1 Formation
2 Unit History
3 Battles
4 External Links

Formation

The division comprised three infantry brigades:

; 161st (Essex) Brigade :

  • 1/4th Battalion, the Essex Regiment
  • 1/5th Battalion, the Essex Regiment
  • 1/6th Battalion, the Essex Regiment
  • 1/7th Battalion, the Essex Regiment

; 162nd (East Midland) Brigade :
  • 1/5th Battalion, the Bedford Regiment
  • 1/4th Battalion, the Northamptonshire Regiment
  • 1/10th (County of London) Battalion, the London Regiment
  • 1/11th (County of London) Battalion, the London Regiment

; 163rd (Norfolk and Suffolk) Brigade :
  • 1/4th Battalion, the Norfolk Regiment
  • 1/5th Battalion, the Norfolk Regiment
  • 1/5th Battalion, the Suffolk Regiment
  • 1/8th (Isle of Wight) Battalion, the Hampshire Regiment

Unit History

World War I

The division landed at Suvla on August 10.

Palestine.

World War II

Battles

External Links

The British Army in the Great War: The 54th (East Anglian) Division