4th Mounted Division The
4th Mounted Division was formed on 20 March 1916 from three 2nd Line mounted brigades (
2/1st Eastern,
2/1st South Eastern and
2/1st South Western) and the new
2/1st Southern Mounted Brigade. The
Headquarters was at
Colchester and
Brigadier-General (
Major-General from 26 May)
Lord Lovat was appointed to command. The brigades were stationed at
Wivenhoe,
Canterbury,
Kelvedon and
Manningtree; they were numbered as
13th,
14th,
15th and
16th Mounted Brigades, respectively, on 31 March. In exchange, the
10th Mounted Brigade (2/1st South Midland) joined as the 8th Cyclist Brigade. The Headquarters remained at Colchester and the brigades at Wivenhoe, Kelvedon, Manningtree and
West Malling. It was assigned to the
Southern Army, Home Defence Troops, and Lord Lovat remained in command. The Headquarters moved to
Ipswich in September 1916 and the brigade were now at Wivenhoe,
Wingham,
Woodbridge and Ipswich. A further reorganization in November 1916 saw the 2nd Cyclist Division broken up. The cyclist brigades were dispersed and the yeomanry regiments were amalgamated in pairs to form
Yeomanry Cyclist Regiments in new cyclist brigades. The division had remained in England on Home Defence duties throughout its brief existence. ==Orders of battle==