| 27-Aug-1914 |
27-Aug-1914 |
Authorised |
to command Regular Battalions from the United Kingdom and withdrawn from overseas |
| 31-Aug-1914 |
31-Aug-1914 |
Created |
at Lyndhurst |
| 13-Sep-1918 |
13-Sep-1918 |
Reorganised |
to have 9 infantry battalions |
| 11-Nov-1918 |
11-Nov-1918 |
Active |
in Italy |
| 30-Jun-1919 ? |
30-Jun-1919 ? |
Broken Up |
Sometime in 1919 |
| 15-Sep-1938 ? |
15-Sep-1938 ? |
Reformed |
in Palestine |
| 30-Aug-1939 |
30-Aug-1939 |
Active |
Regular Division in Palestine on internal security duties |
| 31-Aug-1939 |
31-Aug-1939 |
Event |
Division HQ ceased command of its units in Palestine and moved to Cairo. |
| 07-Sep-1939 |
07-Sep-1939 |
Event |
Division HQ opened in Mersa Matruh taking command of all troops in the area except the Armoured Division. |
| 03-Nov-1939 |
03-Nov-1939 |
Converted to |
6 Infantry Division |
| 14-Jun-1941 |
14-Jun-1941 |
Reformed |
Division HQ reformed in Cyprus as 7 Division (Cyprus) for deception purposes. Division HQ commanded all troops on the island but was supposedly composed of :
21 Infantry Brigade (did not exist)
22 Infantry Brigade (actually 22 Guards Brigade in Western Desert)
23 Infantry Brigade (actually in Syria) |
| 23-Aug-1941 |
23-Aug-1941 |
Dispersed |
Division HQ ceased to exist. Title continued to be used by other formations in Cyprus for deception purposes) until June 1943. |