54th (East Anglian) Infantry Division

East Anglian Division
54th (East Anglian) Division
54th (East Anglian) Infantry Division
Shoulder insignia of the 54th (East Anglian) Division, First World War
Active1908–1919
1920–1943
Country United Kingdom
Branch Territorial Army
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
Peacetime HQWarley, 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.