East Anglian Division 54th (East Anglian) Division 54th (East Anglian) Infantry Division | |
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Active | 1908–1919 1920–1943 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Territorial Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Division |
Peacetime HQ | Warley, Essex |
Engagements | |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | the Hon. Julian Byng Charles Townshend Evelyn Barker Cyril Lomax Sir Ian Freeland |
Insignia | |
Second World War division sign |
The 54th (East Anglian) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army. The division was raised in 1908 following the creation of the Territorial Force (TF) as the East Anglian Division. During the First World War the division fought at Gallipoli and in the Middle East. The division was disbanded after the war but reformed in the Territorial Army in 1920. During the Second World War it was a home service division and did not see any combat service abroad and was disbanded in late 1943 but many of its component units went to see service in the Normandy Campaign and North-western Europe from June 1944 to May 1945.