2nd Home Counties Division 67th (2nd Home Counties) Division 67th Division | |
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Active | 14 November 1914 – 17 March 1919 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Division |
Service | World War I |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Major-General Hon. C.E. Bingham |
The 2nd Home Counties Division was a 2nd Line Territorial Force division of the British Army in World War I. The division was formed as a duplicate of the 44th (Home Counties) Division in November 1914. As the name suggests, the division recruited in the Home Counties, particularly Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex. In August 1915, in common with all Territorial Force divisions, it was numbered as 67th (2nd Home Counties) Division. Between September 1917 and the end of the year, the division was extensively reorganized and lost its territorial identity; henceforth it was known as 67th Division.
It served on home defence duties throughout the war, whilst recruiting, training and supplying drafts to overseas units and formations. It was twice warned to prepare to be transferred to Ireland, and in April 1917 for service on the Western Front, but in the event never left England. It was eventually disbanded in March 1919.