| XXI Corps | |
|---|---|
| Active | World War I |
| Country |
 United Kingdom |
| Branch |
 British Army |
| Type | Field corps |
| Part of | Egyptian Expeditionary Force |
| Engagements | |
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.[1][2] It formed part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF), that served in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign.
Composition[]
The Corps was formed as follows:[1][3]
Commanding officers[]
- Lieutenant General Edward Bulfin June 1917 – November 1918[4]
Order of battle December 1917[]
Main article: Battle of Jaffa (1917)
See also[]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Woodward, p 100
- ↑ The British Corps of 1914–1918
- ↑ Perrett, Bryan (1999). Megiddo 1918: the last great cavalry victory. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-85532-827-5.
- ↑ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
References[]
- Blenkinsop, L.J. & J.W. Rainey, ed (1925). History of the Great War Based on Official Documents Veterinary Services. London: H.M. Stationers. OCLC 460717714.
- Keogh, E. G.; Joan Graham (1955). Suez to Aleppo. Melbourne: Directorate of Military Training by Wilkie & Co.. OCLC 220029983.
- William T. Massey, Allenby’s Final Triumph (London: Constable & Co., London 1920)
- Wavell, Field Marshal Earl (1968) [1933]. "The Palestine Campaigns". In Sheppard, Eric William. A Short History of the British Army (4th ed.). London: Constable & Co.. OCLC 35621223.
- Woodward, David Hell in the Holy Land: World War I in the Middle East Publisher University Press of Kentucky, (2006), ISBN 0-8131-2383-6,
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