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==={{anchor|The Cyclist Division}}The Cyclist Division===
In mid August 1917, the division was issued with bicycles; from now on it would be the training and draft-finding formation for overseas cyclist units and the [[Army Cyclist Corps]]. All trained cavalrymen were transferred to the [[Cavalry Reserve Regiments (United Kingdom)|Reserve Cavalry Regiments]]. On 4 September 1917 the division was renamed again, this time as '''The Cyclist Division''' and the mounted brigades redesignated as the [[11th Cyclist Brigade|11th]], [[12th Cyclist Brigade|12th]] and [[13th Cyclist Brigade]]s.<ref name=Becke26/> The 5th Cyclist brigade became independent, but rejoined the division in December when the 13th Cyclist Brigade was broken up.<ref name=Becke23/>
In March 1918, the headquarters and two of the brigades were at [[Canterbury]] and the other at [[Littlebourne]], [[Ash, Dover|Ash]], and [[Wingham, Kent|Wingham]] as part of the Independent Force, Home Defence Troops. By the end of the war in November 1918, the division was concentrated at Canterbury.<ref name=Becke26/>
Disbandment of the division started in March 1919 and was complete by June. Throughout its existence, from March 1915, the division remained in the England on Home Defence duties.<ref name=Becke26/>
==Orders of battle==
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