And the 54th (East Anglian) Division, which had been in the Southern Section of the Suez Canal Defences also moved eastwards to El Arish, while the new 74th (Yeomanry) Division was being formed from dismounted yeomanry brigades in Egypt.
Og 54. division, som havde været i den sydlige sektion af Suezkanal forsvaret flyttede også østpå til al-Arish, mens den nye 74. division blev formeret af afsiddede yeomanry brigader i Egypten.