Order of Battle July 1917
- 6th Mounted Brigade (2nd South Midland)
- 1/1st Dorset Yeomanry
- 1/1st Berkshire Yeomanry
- 1/1st Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry
- 17th Machinegun Squadron
The brigade joined from the Imperial Mounted Division.
- 8th Mounted Brigade (1st London)
- 1/1st County of London Yeomanry
- 1/1st The City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders)
- 1/3rd County of London Yeomanry
- 21st Machinegun Squadron
The brigade had been serving in Saloniki during the Macedonian front before joining the division in July 1917.
- 22nd Mounted Brigade (1st North Midland)
- 1/1st Staffordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Regiment)
- 1/1st Lincolnshire Yeomanry
- 1/1st East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry
- 18th Machinegun Squadron
The brigade joined from the ANZAC Mounted Division.
- XX Brigade Royal Horse Artillery
- Hampshire Battery RHA
- Berkshire Battery RHA
- Leicester Battery RHA
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