60th (2/2nd London) Division

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The 60th (2/2nd London) Division was a British Army Territorial Force infantry division that served notably in the Middle Eastern theatre, including the Sinai and Palestine campaigns, during the First World War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army formation
Territorial Force division
infantry division
allegiance Territorial Force NERFINISHED
alternativeName 2/2nd London Division NERFINISHED
badge crossed swords over a red and blue background
branch infantry
campaign Salonika campaign NERFINISHED
Sinai and Palestine campaign NERFINISHED
composedOf 179th (2/4th London) Brigade NERFINISHED
180th (2/5th London) Brigade NERFINISHED
181st (2/6th London) Brigade NERFINISHED
conflict World War I
surface form: First World War
country United Kingdom
disbanded 1919
engagedAgainst Central Powers NERFINISHED
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
formationYear 1914
garrison United Kingdom (on formation) NERFINISHED
higherFormation Egyptian Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED
movedTo Salonika Front NERFINISHED
Western Front in France (late 1918) NERFINISHED
notableAction advance on Jerusalem in 1917
notableCommander Major-General E. S. Bulfin NERFINISHED
Major-General J. Shea NERFINISHED
notableEngagement Battle of Beersheba (1917) NERFINISHED
Battle of Doiran (Salonika front) NERFINISHED
Battle of Gaza NERFINISHED
Battle of Jerusalem (1917) NERFINISHED
Battle of Tell 'Asur NERFINISHED
Third Battle of Gaza NERFINISHED
numericalDesignation 60th Division NERFINISHED
origin London NERFINISHED
partOf British Army
personnelSource Territorial Force volunteers
raisedFrom 2/2nd London units
2nd Line units of the London Territorial Force
role front-line infantry division
servedIn Egypt NERFINISHED
France NERFINISHED
Macedonia NERFINISHED
Palestine NERFINISHED
Sinai Peninsula NERFINISHED
service overseas service in World War I
theatre Middle Eastern theatre of World War I NERFINISHED
type infantry

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British Egyptian Expeditionary Force includedFormation 60th (2/2nd London) Division