12th Cavalry Brigade (British Indian Army)
North Midland Mounted Brigade 22nd Mounted Brigade 12th Cavalry Brigade | |
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Active | 1908 โ 1921 |
Country | First World War
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The North Midland Mounted Brigade (later numbered as the 22nd Mounted Brigade) was a yeomanry brigade of the British Army, formed as part of the Territorial Force in 1908.
It served in the
In April 1918, it was merged with elements of the 2nd (Sialkot) Cavalry Brigade to form 12th Cavalry Brigade. It remained in Palestine after the end of the war on occupation duties.
Formation
North Midland Mounted Brigade
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Organisation on 4 August 1914 |
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Under the terms of the
As the name suggests, the units were drawn from the northern part of the
First World War
North Midland Mounted Brigade
The brigade was embodied on 4 August 1914, and assigned to Third Army of the Central Force. It moved to
The 1/1st Leicestershire Yeomanry left the brigade in late October 1914 and was posted to the British Expeditionary Force (BEF), joining the 7th Cavalry Brigade.[4] It was initially replaced by the 1/1st Welsh Horse Yeomanry before it transferred to the Eastern Mounted Brigade in February 1915.[6] In May 1915, the 1/1st East Riding Yeimanry joined to bring the brigade back up to a three regiment strength.[7]
The brigade was replaced in 1st Mounted Division by its
22nd Mounted Brigade
22nd Mounted Brigade
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On 31 March 1916, the remaining Mounted Brigades were numbered in a single sequence. As a consequence, the North Midland Mounted Brigade was redesignated as 22nd Mounted Brigade.[10] The 18th Machine Gun Squadron was formed on 8 January 1917.[8]
The brigade joined the ANZAC Mounted Division in February 1917[8] and took part in the First and Second Battles of Gaza.[11]
The complete brigade was transferred to the newly formed
12th Cavalry Brigade
12th Cavalry Brigade
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In March 1918, the
By an Egyptian Expeditionary Force GHQ Order of 12 April 1918, the mounted troops of the EEF were reorganised when the Indian Army units arrived in theatre. On 24 April 1918, the Yeomanry Mounted Division was indianized[a] and its title was changed to 1st Mounted Division,[16] the third distinct division to bear this title.[b]
On 24 April 1918, the 22nd Mounted Brigade was merged with elements of the 2nd (Sialkot) Cavalry Brigade:[12]
- the 1/1st Staffordshire Yeomanry remained with the brigade
- the 1/1st Lincolnshire Yeomanry and the 1/1st East Riding Yeomanry left the brigade on 7 April and were merged to form D Battalion, Machine Gun Corps. It was posted to France, arriving on 1 June
- 6th King Edward's Own Cavalry joined from 2nd (Sialkot) Cavalry Brigade
- 19th Lancers (Fane's Horse)joined from 2nd (Sialkot) Cavalry Brigade
- 18th Machine Gun Squadron remained with the brigade
- 22nd Mounted Brigade Signal Troop remained with the brigade
- on 24 April, 1/North Midland Cavalry Field Ambulance merged with Sialkot Cavalry Field Ambulance to form 22nd Combined Cavalry Field Ambulance
- on 26 and 27 April, 3/1st North Midland Mobile Veterinary Section merged with Sialkot Mobile Veterinary Section to form 22nd Mobile Veterinary Section
On 22 July 1918, the 1st Mounted Division was renumbered as the
The brigade remained with 4th Cavalry Division for the rest of the war, taking part in the
After the Armistice of Mudros, the brigade remained with 4th Cavalry Division in Palestine as part of the occupation forces. However, demobilization began immediately and by May 1919 most of the British units had been repatriated. The division was finally broken up in 1921.[17]
Commanders
The North Midland Mounted Brigade[18] / 22nd Mounted Brigade[19] / 12th Cavalry Brigade[20] had the following commanders:
From | Rank | Name |
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1 September 1911 | Colonel | Coventry Williams |
5 August 1914 | Brigadier-General
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12 March 1916 | Brigadier-General | W. Bromley-Davenport |
29 November 1916 | Brigadier-General | F. A. B. Fryer |
29 November 1916 | Brigadier-General | psc[21]
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7 April 1918 | Brigadier-General | J. T. Wigan, CMG, DSO[21] |
See also
- 12th Indian Cavalry Brigade existed at the same time but was unrelated other than having the same number
- 2/1st North Midland Mounted Brigadefor the 2nd Line formation
- British yeomanry during the First World War
Notes
- ^ British divisions were converted to the British Indian Army standard whereby brigades only retained one British regiment or battalion and most support units were Indian (artillery excepted).
- ^ See 1st Mounted Division and 3rd Mounted Division.
References
- ^ Conrad, Mark (1996). "The British Army, 1914".
- ^ Westlake 1992, p. 15
- ^ Conrad, Mark (1996). "The British Army, 1914". Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- ^ a b Rinaldi 2008, p. 59
- ^ a b Becke 1936, p. 6
- ^ James 1978, p. 30
- ^ James 1978, p. 31
- ^ a b c Perry 1992, p. 51
- ^ Becke 1936, p. 32
- ^ James 1978, p. 36
- ^ Perry 1992, p. 52
- ^ a b c Becke 1936, p. 33
- ^ Becke 1936, p. 34
- ^ a b Perry 1993, p. 22
- ^ Perry 1993, p. 16
- ^ Becke 1936, p. 24
- ^ a b Perry 1993, p. 24
- ^ Becke 1936, p. 2
- ^ Becke 1936, p. 31
- ^ Perry 1993, p. 21
- ^ a b "Commanders of the Desert Mounted Corps". NZMR Association. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
Bibliography
- Becke, Major A.F. (1936). Order of Battle of Divisions Part 2A. The Territorial Force Mounted Divisions and the 1st-Line Territorial Force Divisions (42-56). London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. ISBN 1-871167-12-4.
- James, Brigadier E.A. (1978). British Regiments 1914โ18. London: Samson Books Limited. ISBN 0-906304-03-2.
- Perry, F.W. (1992). Order of Battle of Divisions Part 5A. The Divisions of Australia, Canada and New Zealand and those in East Africa. Newport: Ray Westlake Military Books. ISBN 1-871167-25-6.
- Perry, F.W. (1993). Order of Battle of Divisions Part 5B. Indian Army Divisions. Newport: Ray Westlake Military Books. ISBN 1-871167-23-X.
- Rinaldi, Richard A (2008). Order of Battle of the British Army 1914. Ravi Rikhye. ISBN 978-0-97760728-0.
- Westlake, Ray (1992). British Territorial Units 1914-18. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85532-168-7.