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4th Indian Cavalry Division    4th Cavalry Division (British Indian Army) was formed in July 1918 by the renaming of the 1st Mounted Division which had been active since April 1918, when the Yeomanry Mounted Division was merged with elements of the 1st Indian Cavalry Division withdrawn from the Western Front, it was the third distinct division to bear the title of 1st Mounted Division. On 24th April 1918, the 6th Mounted Brigade was merged with elements of the 5th (Mhow) Cavalry Brigade, the 8th Mounted Brigade with the 8th (Lucknow) Cavalry Brigade, and the 22nd Mounted Brigade with the 2nd (Sialkot) Cavalry Brigade. Six of the Yeomanry Regiments were merged in pairs, converted to Machine Gun Battalions, and posted to the Western Front: C Battalion, Machine Gun Corps was formed by the merger of the Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars and the Berkshire Yeomanry. D Battalion, Machine Gun Corps was formed by the merger of the Lincolnshire Yeomanry and the East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry, E Battalion, Machine Gun Corps was formed by the merger of the City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) and the 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) They were replaced by Indian Cavalry Regiments from France. The Field Ambulances and Mobile Veterinary Sections merged with their Indian counterparts. Other units were retained unchanged, though some were renumbered to reflect the new divisional designation. On 22nd of July 1918, the 1st Mounted Division was renumbered as the 4th Cavalry Division and the brigades renamed the 10th, 11th and 12th Cavalry Brigades. The sub units (Signal Troops, Combined Cavalry Field Ambulances and Mobile Veterinary Sections) were also renumbered. The Division served as part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in Palestine in World War I seeing action in Palestine during the Second Trans-Jordan Raid, the Battle of Megiddo and the Capture of Damascus. It remained in Palestine after the end of the war on occupation duties. However, Demobilization had began immediately and most of the British war time units had left by May 1919, though the 1/1st County of London Yeomanry did not leave until March 1920. The Division was finally broken up in 1921. 4th Cavalry Division Order of Battle, September 1918 10th Cavalry Brigade Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse) 38th King George's Own Central India Horse 17th Machine Gun Squadron 10th Cavalry Brigade Signal Troop 10th Combined Cavalry Field Ambulance, RAMC 10th Mobile Veterinary Section 11th Cavalry Brigade 1st County of London Yeomanry 29th Lancers (Deccan Horse) 36th Jacob's Horse 21st Machine Gun Squadron 11th Cavalry Brigade Signal Troop 11th Combined Cavalry Field Ambulance, RAMC 11th Mobile Veterinary Section 12th Cavalry Brigade Staffordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Regiment) 6th King Edward's Own Cavalry 19th Lancers (Fane's Horse) 18th Machine Gun Squadron 12th Cavalry Brigade Signal Troop 12th Combined Cavalry Field Ambulance, RAMC 12th Mobile Veterinary Section Divisional Artillery XX Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery Hampshire RHA Berkshire RHA Leicestershire RHA XX RHA Brigade Ammunition Column Divisional Troops 4th Field Squadron, RE 4th Cavalry Division Signal Squadron 4th Cavalry Division Train 999th Company ASC 1000th Company ASC 1001st Company ASC 1002nd Company ASC If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. 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