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XXI Corps (United Kingdom)

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Active
  
World War I

Branch
  
British Army

Country
  
United Kingdom

Type
  
Field corps

Part of
  
Egyptian Expeditionary Force

Engagements
  
World War I Sinai and Palestine Campaign Beersheba Third Gaza Jaffa Megiddo

The XXI Corps was an Army Corps of the British Army during World War I. The Corps was formed in Egypt in June 1917 under the command of Lieutenant General Edward Bulfin. It formed part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF), that served in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign.

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Composition

The Corps was formed as follows:

Commanding officers

  • Lieutenant General Edward Bulfin June 1917 – November 1918
  • Order of battle December 1917

  • 52nd (Lowland) Division
  • 54th (East Anglian) Division
  • 75th Division
  • References

    XXI Corps (United Kingdom) Wikipedia