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
Active	1908–1919 1920–1943
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Territorial Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Peacetime HQ	Warley, Essex
Engagements	Battle of Gallipoli First Battle of Gaza Battle of Mughar Ridge Battle of Jerusalem (1917) Action of Tell 'Asur Battle of Arara
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.