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==={{anchor|1st Mounted Division}}1st Mounted Division===
In July 1916 there was a major reorganization of 2nd Line yeomanry units in the United Kingdom. All but 12 regiments were converted to [[Bicycle infantry|cyclists]]:<ref name=James36/> the rest were dismounted, handed over their horses to the remount depots and were issued with bicycles.{{efn|Nine of these regiments remained with the division{{snd}}[[2/1st Warwickshire Yeomanry]], [[2/1st Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry]], [[2/1st Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars]], [[2/1st Hertfordshire Yeomanry]], [[2/1st Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry]], [[2/1st Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry]], [[2/1st Montgomeryshire Yeomanry]], [[2/1st Fife and Forfar Yeomanry]], and [[2/1st Essex Yeomanry]].<ref name=Becke22/> Three more regiments were employed as divisional cavalry{{snd}}[[2/1st Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry]],<ref name=James19/> [[2/1st Bedfordshire Yeomanry]],<ref name=James16>{{harvnb|James|1978|p=16}}</ref> and [[2/1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry]].<ref name=James25>{{harvnb|James|1978|p=25}}</ref>}} The [[1st Mounted Division]] was converted to [[1st Cyclist Division]]<ref name=Becke3>{{harvnb|Becke|1936|p=3}}</ref> and the 4th Mounted Division to [[2nd Cyclist Division]].<ref name=Becke27>{{harvnb|Becke|1936|p=27}}</ref> At the same time, the 3rd Mounted Division was renumbered as the '''1st Mounted Division''' as it was the only remaining mounted division: the other mounted division, 2nd Mounted Division, had been broken up in Egypt on 21 January 1916.<ref name=Becke17>{{harvnb|Becke|1936|p=17}}</ref> At this time the division was reorganized. It now consisted of three mounted brigades ([[1st Mounted Brigade (United Kingdom)|1st]], [[2nd Mounted Brigade (United Kingdom)|2nd]], and [[3rd Mounted Brigade (United Kingdom)|3rd]]) and a cyclist brigade ([[9th Cyclist Brigade|9th]])<ref name=Becke24/> and once again the support units were renumbered.<ref name=Becke22/>
At this time, the division was assigned to [[General Reserve]], [[Home Defence Troops]]. The headquarters was at [[Brentwood, Essex]] along with two of the mounted brigades; the third was near [[Maidstone]], and the cyclist brigade at [[Bridge, Kent|Bridge]], [[Bishopsbourne]], and [[Bekesbourne]] (all in [[Kent]]). In October, the brigade at Maidstone moved to [[West Malling]] and the cyclists were concentrated at Bridge. In November, the cyclist brigade was renumbered as the [[5th Cyclist Brigade]].<ref name=Becke25/>
==={{anchor|The Cyclist Division}}The Cyclist Division===
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