407:, one of five such divisions in the British Army. British military doctrine development during the inter-war period resulted in three types of division by the end of the 1930s; the infantry division, the mobile division (later called the armoured division), and the motor division. Historian David French wrote, "the main role of the infantry ... was to break into the enemy's defensive position". This would then be exploited by the mobile division, followed by the motor divisions that would "carry out the rapid consolidation of the ground captured by the mobile divisions", therefore "transform the 'break-in' into a 'break-through'." According to French, the motor division "matched that of the German army's motorized and light divisions. But there the similarities ended." The German motorised divisions contained three brigades and were as fully equipped as a regular infantry division; while their smaller, light divisions contained a tank battalion. The British motor division was fully motorised and capable of transporting all of their infantry. However, it was "otherwise much weaker than normal infantry divisions", or their German counterparts. This was due to it being made-up of only two brigades instead of three, having two artillery regiments as opposed to an infantry division's three, and due it having no tanks.
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574:, where it provided guards for airfields and vulnerable points. On 21 November 1940, the 2nd London was redesignated the 47th (London) Infantry Division. During this period, two of the original battalions left the division because rifle units were selected to provide the motorised infantry support of armoured formations. This move, according to author Cyril Barclay, "emasculated the Division" and it was brought up to strength with former "pioneer and local defence battalions", which were "renamed, with small geographical or transitional justification". Following this, Willans was promoted to the War Office and was replaced as GOC on 8 December 1940 by Major-General
711: – had a combined strength of 17,845 men. Of this number, around 13,000 were available as replacements for the 21st Army Group fighting in France. The remaining 4,800 men were considered ineligible for service abroad for a variety of reasons, including a lack of training or being medically unfit. Over the following six months, up to 75 per cent of these men would be deployed to reinforce the 21st Army Group following the completion of their training and certification of fitness. On 15 August, what was left of the division was dispersed; this process took until the end of the month, when the division and its brigades were disbanded.
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501:, the division was not deployed overseas per the original TA deployment timeline. As soon as the Battle of France ended, the British Army began implementing lessons learnt from the campaign; this included basing the standard division around three brigades and the abandonment of the motor-division concept. This process involved the break-up of four second-line territorial divisions to reinforce depleted formations and helping change the Army's five motor divisions – each of which consisted of two brigades – into infantry divisions made up of three brigades. As part of this process, the
279:(TA) from 130,000 men to 340,000, doubling the number of divisions. The plan was for existing TA divisions, referred to as the first-line, to recruit over their establishments. This would be accomplished by an increase in pay for territorials, the removal of restrictions on promotion that had hindered recruiting, the construction of better-quality barracks, and an increase in supper rations. The units would then form a new division that was referred to as the second-line from
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to defend the country from invasion. In early 1941, it was transferred to the southern
English coast on anti-invasion duties. During this period, the division developed training methods that were disseminated throughout the British Army within the United Kingdom. In 1944, parts of the division assisted in
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in realistic conditions. French wrote, "Its purpose was to offer soldiers some experience of the noise and chaos of battle by giving them the opportunity to train under live-firing conditions". The success of the school was shown by the adoption of the idea and all divisions were ordered to form one.
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An example of how the battle school aided the division can be provided by the 11th Royal
Fusiliers, which initially submitted all platoon commanders and sergeants to complete the course. After the battalion was relieved of its coastal defence duties, the platoon commanders disseminated the knowledge
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British Army suffered a severe shortage of manpower. In an effort to downsize the army and consolidate as many men within as few formations as possible to maintain efficiency, the War Office began disbanding divisions and restructuring the Army. It was believed that division numbers
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Kingdom to complete training before being deployed to France within twelve months of the war breaking out. Instead, after Dunkirk the division was dispersed to protect strategically important locations and undertake anti-invasion duties and was moved to Wales
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This is the war establishment, the on-paper strength. The war establishment of a motor division was 10,136 men; for an infantry division during 1939–1941, it was 13,863 men; following 1941, it was increased to 17,298 men; for the final two years of the war, the war establishment was 18,347 men. For
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was introduced; at that time 34,500 men, all aged 20, were conscripted into the regular army, initially to undergo six months of training before being deployed to the forming second-line units. The process varied widely between the TA divisions; some were ready in weeks while others had made little
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December it was placed on the lower establishment. During the war, divisions of the British Army were classified as either higher establishment formations that were intended for deployment overseas and combat, or lower establishment ones that were detailed strictly for home defence in a
431:(BEF) in France as equipment became available, and that all 26 TA divisions would be deployed by the end of the first year of the war. Instead, the division was dispersed around London to protect strategically important locations, known as vulnerable points, including the
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of trained personal and if needed, a third division would also be created. All TA recruits were required to take the general service obligation meaning that territorial soldiers could be sent overseas. (This avoided the complications experienced with the First World War
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rather than the usual three for an infantry division. The intention was to increase battlefield mobility, enabling the motor divisions to follow armoured forces through breaches in the opposing front line rapidly to consolidate captured territory. Following the
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levels before undertaking a final three-day exercise. Troops would then be ready to be sent overseas to join other formations. Training was handled in this manner to relieve combat formations of the need to train new recruits. For example, the 9th
Battalion,
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replaced
Utterson-Kelso as GOC. Templer had served in the BEF in France before being given command of a battalion on return to the United Kingdom, then a brigade. Following his appointment, Templer arranged a demonstration of the effects of fighter-aircraft
287:. Despite the intention for the army to grow, the programme was complicated by a lack of central guidance on the expansion and duplication process, and issues regarding the lack of facilities, equipment and instructors. It had been envisioned by the
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466:, believing the East of England was under threat of invasion as a result of the German operations in mainland Europe, transferred several divisions to defend the coast. Part of this effort involved temporarily splitting the division into two
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and the remnants of the 36th
Infantry Brigade were assigned to the 2nd London Division at this time. The 36th Infantry Brigade was being reformed after suffering heavy casualties during the Battle of France; it was removed and assigned to
735:, was also assigned to the new division. Soldiers who had completed their basic and their job-specific training were sent to reserve divisions for additional training. These soldiers were given five weeks of additional training at the
554:, which moved east across the country. A. T. M. Durand and R. H. W. S. Hastings, authors of the London Rifle Brigade's history of the war, wrote that while it was improbable Germany would invade Great Britain via Wales, "the
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British regular army made up of part-time volunteers. By 1939, its intended role was to be the sole method of expanding the size of the British armed forces (comparable to the creation of
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field company, the 222nd, also became part of the division. With the addition of a permanent third brigade, and the additional artillery and engineer units, the 2nd London
Division became an infantry division.
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on the east coast. The other remained in Cambridgeshire, with troops assigned to varying duties that included the protection of vulnerable points, construction of defensive positions, and defending
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during the Napoleonic War". After the move to Wales, some of the division's battalions were relocated to other parts of the United Kingdom. For example, the 11th Royal Fusiliers moved to
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in 1908. It was renumbered the 47th, and fought during the First World War. In 1936, the majority of the division was merged with the 56th (London) to create the London Division. The
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was disbanded; its GOC, Utterson-Kelso and his staff, reformed the division as the 47th Infantry (Reserve) Division on 1 September. As part of this process, the 76th's
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of similar vintage. The division lacked the motor vehicles it needed to fulfil its motor division role and had to rely heavily on commandeered civilian transport.
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of ground targets but a pilot error led to 27 spectators being killed and 80 more – including Templer – were wounded in the
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in March. It reverted to Northern Command in July. Some of these moves, as well as notional ones, were deliberately leaked through
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on 25 March 1941 to review the progress of the beach defences. While touring the defences, Malden inadvertently walked into a
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that the duplicating process and recruiting the required number of men would take no more than six months. In April, limited
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after a brief deployment to South Wales. Others, such as the London Scottish, did not move with the division but moved to
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and remained under this command until January 1944. On 14 September 1942, following Templer's promotion, Major-General
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and remained in the United Kingdom until the end of the war. In March 1939, after the re-emergence of
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explosives factory, which it was assigned to guard. At the end of the year, the division moved to
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was disbanded and its units were dispersed to other divisions to bring them up to strength. The
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The London Irish at War: A History of the Battalions of the London Irish Rifles in World War II
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familiar to the British public held recruiting value, and should be retained. As a result, the
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Always a Fusilier: The War History of the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 1939–1945
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British Planning And Preparations To Resist Invasion On Land, September 1939 - September 1940
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field guns. On 31 May, the division had eight-such modern guns, four First World War-vintage
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that had been laid and was killed after setting off a mine. On 18 April 1941, Major-General
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facilitating the movement of troops from their camps to ships to be deployed to France.
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The Royal Corps of Signals: Unit Histories of the Corps (1920–2001) and its Antecedents
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Raising Churchill's Army: The British Army and the War Against Germany 1919–1945
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3472:. War, Armed Forces and Society. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
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Colossal Cracks: Montgomery's 21st Army Group in Northwest Europe, 1944–45
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of the battle school through intensive fieldcraft and tactical training.
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further information on how division sizes changed during the war, see
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became GOC of the division. Robinson had commanded the 1st Battalion,
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became GOC. Utterson-Kelso's prior experience included commanding the
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demobilisation of the British Armed Forces after the Second World War
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progress by early September 1939, when war on Germany was declared.
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And We Shall Shock Them: The British Army in the Second World War
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was renumbered the 140th and assigned to the 47th. Likewise, the
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The History of the Green Howards: Three Hundred Years of Service
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The British Field Marshals: 1736–1997: A Biographical Dictionary
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3701:
3662:
1642:
Having entered military service, a recruit was assigned to the
3203:. History of the Second World War. Vol. I. London: HMSO.
1407:
47th Infantry (Reserve) Divisional artillery, Royal Artillery
1288:
179th Field Company (from 8 February, until 22 September 1943)
683:
area; an administrative and organisational role in support of
2412:
2410:
1343:
4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
2907:
2905:
2510:
2508:
2506:
372:). The 5th London Brigade was made up of the 2nd Battalion,
275:, announced plans to increase the strength of the part-time
167:
was formed in August 1939 as a second-line duplicate of the
159:, the British Army increased the number of divisions in the
2823:
2821:
2573:
2571:
1253:
168th Field Regiment (from 11 June, until 21 November 1943)
546:
In late June 1940, the 2nd London Division was assigned to
3590:. Aldershot: Institution of the Royal Corps of Transport.
1902:
1900:
1898:
1896:
1894:
1892:
1890:
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242:
led to an international crisis. To avoid war, the British
3550:
Kitchener's Army: The Raising of the New Armies 1914–1916
3000:
The London Scottish in the Second World War: 1939 to 1945
1041:
12th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (until 16 September 1943)
707:, the 47th (London), the 55th (West Lancashire), and the
2144:
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1939:
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and the 2nd Queen's Westminster were transferred to the
1593:
element of both the 47th and 56th were used to form the
1308:
47th (London) Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals
1303:
47th (London) Field Stores Section (from 1 January 1942)
1247:
187th Field Regiment (from 24 April, until 26 June 1943)
1221:
2nd/47th (London) Divisional artillery, Royal Artillery
2746:
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1933:
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1929:
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1555:, whose members had to volunteer for overseas service.)
1396:
12th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (until 30 October 1944)
5590:
Infantry divisions of the British Army in World War II
1838:
1836:
1834:
1832:
1744:
1742:
1740:
1114:
2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers (from 3 May 1944)
3531:. United States Army in World War II. Washington DC:
3107:
Durand, A. T. M. & Hastings, R. H. W. S. (1952).
1853:
1851:
5615:
Military units and formations disestablished in 1946
5605:
Military units and formations disestablished in 1944
1606:
The 2nd London Rifle Brigade was transferred to the
581:
In February 1941, the 47th Division was assigned to
578:, who was previously Director of Military Training.
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3347:. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval and Military Press.
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1096:
2nd Battalion, London Scottish (Gordon Highlanders)
115:
110:
100:
92:
78:
63:
55:
31:
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3196:
3016:
5610:Military units and formations established in 1944
5600:Military units and formations established in 1939
1127:4th Battalion, Black Watch (from 6 November 1943)
3489:Military Training in the British Army, 1940–1944
3090:The British Reconnaissance Corps in World War II
3075:, United Kingdom Military Series. London: HMSO.
1300:504th Field Park Company (until 31 January 1942)
1256:62nd Anti-Tank Regiment (until 8 November 1943)
1169:(from 11 December 1940, until 14 November 1941)
1071:(from 10 December 1942, until 29 February 1944)
622:In November 1941, the division was assigned to
3533:Center of Military History, United States Army
3367:Appeasement and Rearmament: Britain, 1936–1939
2165:
1380:7th Infantry Brigade (from 10 September 1944)
1262:89th Anti-Tank Regiment (from 9 November 1943)
1163:(from 27 November 1940, until 1 December 1942)
1052:Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
550:. It then moved to South Wales to relieve the
96:Motorised infantry, home defence, and training
3876:Multi-National Division (South-West) (Bosnia)
3674:
3438:(PhD thesis). London: King's College London.
3345:Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945
3019:The Origins of the Second World War in Europe
2463:(Supplement). 20 December 1940. p. 7206.
1663:and 56th (London) Armoured Divisions and the
1495:British Army Order of Battle (September 1939)
1333:47th Infantry (Reserve) Division (1944–1945)
975:62nd Anti-Tank Regiment (from 7 October 1939)
691:Wind down, training division, and disbandment
203:. The division was disbanded in August 1944.
8:
4598:British deception formations in World War II
3045:. Men-At-Arms. Vol. 2. London: Osprey.
1440:47th Infantry (Reserve) Divisional Engineers
1282:503rd Field Company (until 29 November 1941)
1266:147th (Glasgow) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
1189:(from 10 September, until 26 September 1942)
1167:12th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment
1121:(from 18 September, until 26 September 1942)
1028:47th (London) Infantry Division (1940–1944)
989:501st Field Company (until 7 September 1939)
3881:Multi-National Division (South-East) (Iraq)
2814:(Supplement). 11 January 1946. p. 447.
1182:(from 24 September, until 16 December 1942)
1054:(from 1 December 1941, until 10 March 1942)
5511:
5449:
5314:
5299:
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3898:
3789:
3778:
3709:
3698:
3681:
3667:
3659:
2839:
2625:
2473:
1500:British logistics in the Normandy Campaign
1451:649th Field Company (from 29 January 1945)
1448:507th Field Company (from 29 January 1945)
1329:
1291:610th Field Company (from 5 February 1943)
1279:502nd Field Company (until 4 January 1943)
1061:(from 10 March 1942, until 2 October 1942)
1024:
881:
3640:"Did the Germans raid the Isle of Wight?"
2827:
2685:
2577:
1823:
1808:
1490:List of British divisions in World War II
871:Major-General John Edward Utterson-Kelso
643:. By May 1942, the division was based in
345:. Command of the 2nd London was given to
3235:Grehan, John & Mace, Martin (2012).
2401:
2078:
1526:British Army during the Second World War
773:
163:(TA) by duplicating existing units. The
155:as a significant military power and its
5595:Military units and formations in London
3320:Fortitude: The D-Day Deception Campaign
3171:Companion to the British Army 1939–1945
2923:
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2192:
1796:
1760:
1712:
1516:
1352:7th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment
3552:. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military.
3510:. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military.
3298:. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military.
2959:
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2034:
2015:
1965:
1906:
1881:
1869:
1772:
1719:
1250:5th Field Regiment (from 26 June 1943)
607:44th (Home Counties) Infantry Division
195:, the deception efforts in support of
50:of the 47th (London) Infantry Division
28:
3387:The 47th, London, Division, 1914–1919
2762:
2550:
2538:
2526:
2497:
2377:
2353:
2276:
2129:
2060:from the original on 5 September 2019
1842:
1784:
1748:
1564:The other four being the 1st London,
1434:(from 27 February, until 29 May 1945)
1244:(from 1 February, left 10 April 1943)
1230:138th (City of London) Field Regiment
1161:King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)
971:138th (City of London) Field Regiment
476:55th (West Lancashire) Motor Division
7:
3567:Lord, Cliff; Watson, Graham (2003).
3369:. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield.
3239:. Barnsley: Pen and Sword Military.
2983:. New Haven: Yale University Press.
2661:
2637:
2365:
2291:, pp. 41, 56, 272–273, 284–285.
1857:
1731:
1392:Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
1347:6th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
3451:Northcote Parkinson, Cyril (1949).
3154:. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
3109:The London Rifle Brigade, 1919–1950
1187:King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
731:, which was previously part of the
492:4.5 in (110 mm) howitzers
3644:The Defence of East Sussex Project
3279:. Mechanicsburg: Stackpole Books.
2450:. 24 December 1940. p. 35023;
1568:, 55th (West Lancashire), and the
1454:47th (London) Field Stores Platoon
1274:47th (London) Divisional Engineers
337:as a second-line duplicate of the
329:as a second-line duplicate of the
14:
3612:Alexander, Harold George (1948).
3468:Perry, Frederick William (1988).
3069:The Defence of the United Kingdom
3043:British Battle Insignia 1939–1940
3023:(2nd ed.). London: Pearson.
1411:117th (7th London) Field Regiment
1225:117th (7th London) Field Regiment
1204:Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
966:117th (7th London) Field Regiment
959:2nd London Divisional artillery,
615:tactical exercises without troops
457:Commander-in-Chief of Home Forces
256:in September 1938 and signed the
175:were all initially London-based.
3487:Place, Timothy Harrison (2000).
3111:. Aldershot: Gale & Polden.
2897:The National Archives (TNA), Kew
2786:from the original on 18 May 2015
2207:, pp. 69, 73, 101, 121–122.
1474:
1311:47th divisional reconnaissance,
1137:Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
885:2nd London Division (1939–1940)
717:76th Infantry (Reserve) Division
630:On 10 April 1942, Major-General
503:12th (Eastern) Infantry Division
313:Men of the division construct a
208:76th Infantry (Reserve) Division
67:
41:
36:47th Infantry (Reserve) Division
3525:Ruppenthal, Roland G. (1995) .
3073:History of the Second World War
2861:. 29 August 1939. p. 5921.
1987:. 29 August 1939. p. 5921;
1427:56th (Highland) Medium Regiment
1399:2/4th Battalion, Essex Regiment
1038:11th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
1003:2nd London Divisional Signals,
981:2nd London Divisional Engineers
901:12th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
896:11th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
230:and the United Kingdom and its
134:47th (London) Infantry Division
34:47th (London) Infantry Division
16:For the unrelated formation in
3412:For Love of Regiment 1915–1994
3275:Hart, Stephen Ashley (2007) .
2998:Barclay, Cyril Nelson (1952).
552:38th (Welsh) Infantry Division
262:the remnants of Czechoslovakia
1:
3761:6th (United Kingdom) Division
3756:3rd (United Kingdom) Division
3751:1st (United Kingdom) Division
3491:. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.
3390:. London: Amalgamated Press.
3092:. Oxford: Osprey Publishing.
2736:, pp. 42, 286, 376, 383.
2132:, pp. 455, 507, 514–515.
2000:. 10 June 1938. p. 3719.
1236:114th (Sussex) Field Regiment
649:Hampshire and Dorset District
474:coastline, to supplement the
403:The division was formed as a
3429:Newbold, David John (1988).
3384:Maude, Alan H., ed. (1922).
2895:147 LAA Rgt War Diary 1943,
1211:North Staffordshire Regiment
641:Imber friendly fire incident
157:occupation of Czechoslovakia
22:47th (1/2nd London) Division
3410:Messenger, Charles (1994).
3173:(ePub ed.). New York:
1180:York and Lancaster Regiment
764:General officers commanding
667:, before being switched to
558:with hostile intent in the
556:last foreign troops to land
429:British Expeditionary Force
339:2nd London Infantry Brigade
335:5th London Infantry Brigade
331:1st London Infantry Brigade
327:4th London Infantry Brigade
147:that was formed during the
104:War establishment strength:
5631:
5148:66th (2nd East Lancashire)
5103:57th (2nd West Lancashire)
3506:Powell, Geoffrey (2015) .
3294:Heathcote, T. A. (2012) .
2166:Durand & Hastings 1952
2096:, pp. 37, 41, 61, 90.
1595:1st Anti-Aircraft Division
1583:47th (2nd London) Division
840:John Edward Utterson-Kelso
770:General officer commanding
767:
421:fighting in built-up areas
388:), and the 2nd Battalion,
269:Secretary of State for War
15:
5525:
5510:
5463:
5448:
5313:
5298:
4711:
4696:
4155:
4140:
4119:1st Commonwealth Division
3908:
3897:
3830:Scottish, Welsh and Irish
3788:
3777:
3708:
3697:
3586:Williams, Gerard (1969).
3571:. West Midlands: Helion.
3088:Doherty, Richard (2007).
1337:
1332:
1032:
1027:
889:
884:
364:, and the 2nd Battalion,
267:On 29 March, the British
40:
5153:67th (2nd Home Counties)
5123:61st (2nd South Midland)
5113:59th (2nd North Midland)
3548:Simkins, Peter (2007) .
3260:Hazell, Watson and Viney
3256:Hazell's Annual for 1910
3218:Graves, Charles (1950).
3015:Bell, P. M. H. (1997) .
2195:, pp. 147–148, 154.
2181:Northcote Parkinson 1949
1734:, pp. 3–4, 258–281.
1591:Royal Army Service Corps
1297:(from 24 September 1943)
1238:(until 28 November 1941)
1153:(until 29 February 1944)
1078:(from 17 September 1943)
1069:Gloucestershire Regiment
1015:King's Royal Rifle Corps
998:504th Field Park Company
927:King's Royal Rifle Corps
805:William Havelock Ramsden
518:shortly afterwards. The
378:King's Royal Rifle Corps
5163:69th (2nd East Anglian)
5133:63rd (2nd Northumbrian)
4475:Durham and North Riding
3343:Joslen, H. F. (2003) .
3220:The Royal Ulster Rifles
3169:Forty, George (2013) .
3150:French, David (2001) .
2488:, pp. 41, 71, 316.
1675:, 50th (Northumbrian),
1339:140th Infantry Brigade
1206:(from 13 December 1942)
1199:(from 16 December 1942)
1139:(until 28 October 1940)
1083:West Yorkshire Regiment
1011:Queen Victoria's Rifles
5128:62nd (2nd West Riding)
5077:55th (West Lancashire)
5017:42nd (East Lancashire)
4401:55th (West Lancashire)
4336:42nd (East Lancashire)
3254:Hall, Hammond (1910).
2840:Lord & Watson 2003
2474:Grehan & Mace 2012
1657:16th Airborne Division
1146:(until 5 January 1941)
1131:25th Infantry Brigade
1017:) (until 13 June 1940)
1005:Royal Corps of Signals
754:Royal Norfolk Regiment
725:220th Infantry Brigade
721:213th Infantry Brigade
700:
603:131st Infantry Brigade
543:
490:field guns, and eight
437:C. Northcote Parkinson
424:
380:), the 2nd Battalion,
322:
222:Throughout the 1930s,
4680:British Army in India
3638:Hibbs, Peter (2017).
2874:, pp. 41–42, 77.
1644:General Service Corps
1612:30th Armoured Brigade
1608:29th Armoured Brigade
1482:United Kingdom portal
1268:(from 18 October 1943
1059:Royal Irish Fusiliers
817:Clifford Cecil Malden
733:9th Armoured Division
698:
533:
520:25th Infantry Brigade
418:
312:
5042:48th (South Midland)
5032:46th (North Midland)
5027:44th (Home Counties)
4411:59th (Staffordshire)
4366:48th (South Midland)
4346:44th (Home Counties)
4124:17th Gurkha Division
4078:44th (Home Counties)
3913:Administrative units
3793:Administrative units
3783:Post-Cold War period
3720:Guards and Parachute
3713:Administrative units
2765:, Reserve Divisions.
2592:, pp. 293, 298.
1884:, pp. 235, 238.
1673:44th (Home Counties)
1570:59th (Staffordshire)
1432:171st Heavy Regiment
1421:171st Field Regiment
1416:173rd Field Regiment
1386:East Surrey Regiment
1313:Reconnaissance Corps
1232:(until 13 July 1942)
1085:(from 17 March 1944)
945:London Rifle Brigade
923:Queen's Westminsters
862:Alfred Eryk Robinson
750:Dorsetshire Regiment
729:7th Infantry Brigade
653:Alfred Eryk Robinson
585:and was deployed to
507:114th Field Regiment
390:London Rifle Brigade
374:Queen's Westminsters
249:met with the German
5138:64th (2nd Highland)
5118:60th (2/2nd London)
5108:58th (2/1st London)
5082:56th (1/1st London)
5072:54th (East Anglian)
5052:50th (Northumbrian)
5037:47th (1/2nd London)
4396:54th (East Anglian)
4376:50th (Northumbrian)
4321:23rd (Northumbrian)
4083:50th (Northumbrian)
2914:, pp. 41, 608.
2712:, pp. 246–247.
2652:, pp. 130–131.
2628:, pp. 357–364.
2604:, pp. 188–189.
2517:, pp. 205–206.
2476:, pp. 173–174.
2431:, pp. 180–181.
2419:, pp. 190–191.
2267:, pp. 189–191.
2219:, pp. 177–178.
2053:Imperial War Museum
1722:, pp. 130–133.
1687:infantry divisions.
1566:50th (Northumbrian)
1445:250th Field Company
1375:Devonshire Regiment
1295:507th Field Company
1242:75th Field Regiment
995:503rd Field Company
992:502nd Field Company
917:5th London Brigade
911:Royal Ulster Rifles
907:London Irish Rifles
891:4th London Brigade
677:Operation Fortitude
599:John Utterson-Kelso
470:. One moved to the
370:Royal Ulster Rifles
366:London Irish Rifles
285:1st London Division
273:Leslie Hore-Belisha
247:Neville Chamberlain
193:Operation Bodyguard
169:1st London Division
165:2nd London Division
32:2nd London Division
5183:63rd (Royal Naval)
5143:65th (2nd Lowland)
5047:49th (West Riding)
4644:82nd (West Africa)
4639:81st (West Africa)
4629:11th (East Africa)
4465:Devon and Cornwall
4457:"County Divisions"
4371:49th (West Riding)
4146:Second World War (
4114:Artillery Division
4017:49th (West Riding)
3326:Overlook Hardcover
3002:. London: Clowes.
2899:file WO 166/11765.
2858:The London Gazette
2811:The London Gazette
2724:, pp. 41, 99.
2460:The London Gazette
2447:The London Gazette
1997:The London Gazette
1984:The London Gazette
1661:49th (West Riding)
1442:, Royal Engineers
1423:(from 30 May 1945)
1403:Divisional Troops
1276:, Royal Engineers
1217:Divisional Troops
955:Divisional Troops
938:Gordon Highlanders
857:14 September 1942
701:
685:Operation Overlord
661:Norwegian campaign
617:, and engaging in
544:
499:Dunkirk evacuation
425:
386:Gordon Highlanders
323:
197:Operation Overlord
122:Sir Gerald Templer
83:Motorised infantry
5577:
5576:
5573:
5572:
5516:Napoleonic Wars (
5506:
5505:
5444:
5443:
5440:
5439:
5304:Second Boer War (
5294:
5293:
5290:
5289:
5286:
5285:
5171:
5170:
5098:45th (2nd Wessex)
5003:Territorial Force
4998:
4997:
4702:First World War (
4692:
4691:
4688:
4687:
4136:
4135:
4132:
4131:
4068:42nd (Lancashire)
3935:Prince of Wales's
3893:
3892:
3889:
3888:
3846:1st (UK) Armoured
3815:Prince of Wales's
3773:
3772:
3769:
3768:
3689:Divisions of the
3578:978-1-874622-07-9
3559:978-1-844-15585-9
3517:978-1-47385-796-4
3498:978-0-7146-8091-0
3479:978-0-7190-2595-2
3421:978-0-850-52422-2
3376:978-0-742-54537-3
3354:978-1-84342-474-1
3335:978-1-585-67075-8
3305:978-1-78346-141-7
3286:978-0-8117-3383-0
3246:978-1-84884-661-6
3210:978-0-116-30181-9
3184:978-0-750-95139-5
3161:978-0-199-24630-4
3142:978-0-304-35233-3
3099:978-1-84603-122-9
3052:978-0-85045-739-1
3030:978-0-582-30470-3
2990:978-0-300-17075-7
2664:, pp. 48–51.
2529:, pp. 51–52.
2380:, pp. 1–212.
2255:, pp. 72–77.
2168:, pp. 80–81.
2108:, pp. 37–41.
1909:, pp. 41–42.
1799:, pp. 43–46.
1787:, pp. 41–42.
1665:42nd (Lancashire)
1553:Territorial Force
1465:
1464:
1384:2/6th Battalion,
1328:
1327:
1074:2/4th Battalion,
1023:
1022:
875:
874:
868:1 September 1944
798:29 November 1940
127:
126:
106:10,136–18,347 men
5622:
5512:
5450:
5315:
5300:
5221:
5158:68th (2nd Welsh)
5007:
4791:
4713:
4698:
4665:Beauman Division
4157:
4142:
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3899:
3790:
3779:
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3683:
3676:
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3654:
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3582:
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3521:
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3483:
3464:
3447:
3437:
3425:
3406:
3404:
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3380:
3358:
3339:
3323:
3309:
3290:
3271:
3250:
3231:
3214:
3202:
3188:
3165:
3146:
3133:Cassell Military
3120:
3103:
3084:
3065:Butler, J. R. M.
3056:
3034:
3022:
3011:
2994:
2963:
2957:
2951:
2945:
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2927:
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1484:
1479:
1478:
1477:
1390:13th Battalion,
1363:Suffolk Regiment
1330:
1197:Norfolk Regiment
1185:30th Battalion,
1178:11th Battalion,
1117:30th Battalion,
1081:11th Battalion,
1025:
882:
828:William Bradshaw
812:8 December 1940
774:
669:Southern Command
665:Northern Command
542:, 11 March 1942.
277:Territorial Army
258:Munich Agreement
185:Battle of France
161:Territorial Army
149:Second World War
73:Territorial Army
71:
45:
29:
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5203:74th (Yeomanry)
5167:
5086:
5057:51st (Highland)
4994:
4953:
4912:
4871:
4852:17th (Northern)
4842:15th (Scottish)
4830:
4811:11th (Northern)
4782:
4707:
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4381:51st (Highland)
4311:15th (Scottish)
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1373:6th Battalion,
1369:Dorset Regiment
1367:9th Battalion,
1361:8th Battalion,
1209:7th Battalion,
1202:1st Battalion,
1195:9th Battalion,
1149:2nd Battalion,
1144:Border Regiment
1142:4th Battalion,
1135:4th Battalion,
1067:2nd Battalion,
1057:6th Battalion,
1050:6th Battalion,
1009:2nd Battalion,
985:Royal Engineers
961:Royal Artillery
943:2nd Battalion,
934:London Scottish
932:2nd Battalion,
921:2nd Battalion,
905:2nd Battalion,
880:
878:Order of battle
785:24 August 1939
772:
766:
693:
591:Shoreham-by-Sea
576:Clifford Malden
562:came ashore at
548:Western Command
511:Royal Artillery
480:Royal Air Force
453:German airborne
413:
382:London Scottish
362:Royal Fusiliers
343:Eastern Command
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4455:Anti-Invasion
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4383:
4378:
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4363:
4358:
4353:
4348:
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4333:
4328:
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4303:
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2686:Messenger 1994
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2578:Heathcote 2012
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5465:
5462:
5457:
5454:Crimean War (
5451:
5447:
5433:
5430:
5428:
5425:
5423:
5420:
5418:
5415:
5413:
5410:
5409:
5407:
5403:
5397:
5394:
5393:
5391:
5387:
5381:
5378:
5376:
5373:
5371:
5368:
5366:
5363:
5361:
5358:
5356:
5353:
5351:
5348:
5346:
5343:
5341:
5338:
5336:
5333:
5331:
5328:
5326:
5323:
5322:
5320:
5316:
5312:
5307:
5301:
5297:
5279:
5276:
5274:
5271:
5268:
5265:
5263:
5260:
5258:
5255:
5254:
5252:
5248:
5242:
5239:
5237:
5234:
5232:
5229:
5228:
5226:
5222:
5219:
5215:
5209:
5206:
5204:
5201:
5199:
5196:
5194:
5191:
5189:
5186:
5184:
5181:
5180:
5178:
5174:
5164:
5161:
5159:
5156:
5154:
5151:
5149:
5146:
5144:
5141:
5139:
5136:
5134:
5131:
5129:
5126:
5124:
5121:
5119:
5116:
5114:
5111:
5109:
5106:
5104:
5101:
5099:
5096:
5095:
5093:
5089:
5083:
5080:
5078:
5075:
5073:
5070:
5068:
5065:
5063:
5060:
5058:
5055:
5053:
5050:
5048:
5045:
5043:
5040:
5038:
5035:
5033:
5030:
5028:
5025:
5023:
5022:43rd (Wessex)
5020:
5018:
5015:
5014:
5012:
5008:
5005:
5001:
4991:
4988:
4986:
4983:
4981:
4978:
4976:
4973:
4971:
4968:
4966:
4965:36th (Ulster)
4963:
4962:
4960:
4956:
4950:
4947:
4945:
4942:
4940:
4937:
4935:
4932:
4930:
4927:
4925:
4922:
4921:
4919:
4915:
4909:
4906:
4904:
4901:
4899:
4896:
4894:
4891:
4889:
4886:
4884:
4881:
4880:
4878:
4874:
4868:
4865:
4863:
4860:
4858:
4855:
4853:
4850:
4848:
4845:
4843:
4840:
4839:
4837:
4833:
4827:
4824:
4822:
4819:
4817:
4814:
4812:
4809:
4807:
4804:
4802:
4799:
4798:
4796:
4792:
4789:
4785:
4779:
4776:
4774:
4771:
4769:
4766:
4764:
4761:
4759:
4756:
4754:
4751:
4749:
4746:
4744:
4741:
4739:
4736:
4734:
4731:
4729:
4726:
4724:
4721:
4720:
4718:
4714:
4710:
4705:
4699:
4695:
4681:
4678:
4676:
4673:
4671:
4670:Royal Marines
4668:
4666:
4663:
4661:
4658:
4657:
4655:
4651:
4645:
4642:
4640:
4637:
4635:
4632:
4630:
4627:
4625:
4622:
4620:
4619:2nd (African)
4617:
4615:
4614:1st (African)
4612:
4611:
4609:
4605:
4599:
4595:
4594:
4592:
4588:
4582:
4579:
4577:
4574:
4572:
4569:
4567:
4564:
4562:
4559:
4557:
4554:
4552:
4549:
4547:
4544:
4542:
4539:
4537:
4534:
4532:
4529:
4527:
4524:
4523:
4521:
4519:Anti-Aircraft
4517:
4511:
4508:
4506:
4503:
4501:
4498:
4496:
4493:
4491:
4488:
4486:
4483:
4481:
4478:
4476:
4473:
4471:
4468:
4466:
4463:
4462:
4460:
4458:
4453:
4447:
4444:
4442:
4439:
4437:
4434:
4432:
4429:
4427:
4424:
4422:
4419:
4417:
4414:
4412:
4409:
4407:
4406:56th (London)
4404:
4402:
4399:
4397:
4394:
4392:
4389:
4387:
4384:
4382:
4379:
4377:
4374:
4372:
4369:
4367:
4364:
4362:
4361:47th (London)
4359:
4357:
4354:
4352:
4349:
4347:
4344:
4342:
4341:43rd (Wessex)
4339:
4337:
4334:
4332:
4329:
4327:
4324:
4322:
4319:
4317:
4314:
4312:
4309:
4307:
4304:
4302:
4299:
4297:
4294:
4292:
4289:
4287:
4284:
4282:
4279:
4277:
4274:
4272:
4269:
4267:
4264:
4262:
4259:
4257:
4254:
4253:
4251:
4247:
4241:
4238:
4236:
4233:
4231:
4228:
4226:
4223:
4221:
4218:
4216:
4213:
4211:
4208:
4206:
4203:
4201:
4198:
4196:
4193:
4191:
4188:
4187:
4185:
4183:
4179:
4173:
4170:
4168:
4165:
4164:
4162:
4158:
4154:
4149:
4143:
4139:
4125:
4122:
4120:
4117:
4115:
4112:
4111:
4109:
4105:
4099:
4096:
4093:
4089:
4086:
4084:
4081:
4079:
4076:
4074:
4073:43rd (Wessex)
4071:
4069:
4066:
4064:
4061:
4059:
4056:
4054:
4051:
4049:
4046:
4044:
4041:
4039:
4036:
4035:
4033:
4029:
4023:
4022:56th (London)
4020:
4018:
4015:
4013:
4010:
4008:
4005:
4003:
4000:
3998:
3995:
3993:
3990:
3988:
3985:
3983:
3980:
3979:
3977:
3973:
3967:
3966:16th Airborne
3964:
3962:
3959:
3958:
3956:
3952:
3946:
3943:
3941:
3938:
3936:
3933:
3931:
3928:
3926:
3923:
3921:
3918:
3917:
3915:
3911:
3907:
3900:
3896:
3882:
3879:
3877:
3874:
3872:
3869:
3867:
3864:
3862:
3859:
3857:
3854:
3852:
3849:
3847:
3844:
3843:
3841:
3837:
3831:
3828:
3826:
3823:
3821:
3818:
3816:
3813:
3811:
3808:
3806:
3803:
3801:
3798:
3797:
3795:
3791:
3787:
3780:
3776:
3762:
3759:
3757:
3754:
3752:
3749:
3748:
3746:
3742:
3736:
3733:
3731:
3728:
3726:
3723:
3721:
3718:
3717:
3715:
3711:
3707:
3700:
3696:
3692:
3684:
3679:
3677:
3672:
3670:
3665:
3664:
3661:
3645:
3641:
3636:
3635:
3630:
3623:
3619:
3615:
3610:
3609:
3604:
3597:
3593:
3589:
3584:
3580:
3574:
3570:
3565:
3561:
3555:
3551:
3546:
3542:
3538:
3534:
3530:
3529:
3523:
3519:
3513:
3509:
3504:
3500:
3494:
3490:
3485:
3481:
3475:
3471:
3466:
3462:
3458:
3454:
3449:
3445:
3441:
3434:
3433:
3427:
3423:
3417:
3413:
3408:
3397:
3393:
3389:
3388:
3382:
3378:
3372:
3368:
3364:
3360:
3356:
3350:
3346:
3341:
3337:
3331:
3327:
3324:. Woodstock:
3322:
3321:
3315:
3311:
3307:
3301:
3297:
3292:
3288:
3282:
3278:
3273:
3269:
3265:
3261:
3257:
3252:
3248:
3242:
3238:
3233:
3229:
3225:
3221:
3216:
3212:
3206:
3201:
3200:
3194:
3190:
3186:
3180:
3176:
3172:
3167:
3163:
3157:
3153:
3148:
3144:
3138:
3134:
3130:
3126:
3125:Fraser, David
3122:
3118:
3114:
3110:
3105:
3101:
3095:
3091:
3086:
3082:
3078:
3074:
3070:
3066:
3062:
3058:
3054:
3048:
3044:
3040:
3036:
3032:
3026:
3021:
3020:
3013:
3009:
3005:
3001:
2996:
2992:
2986:
2982:
2978:
2977:Allport, Alan
2974:
2973:
2968:
2961:
2956:
2953:
2949:
2944:
2941:
2937:
2932:
2929:
2925:
2920:
2917:
2913:
2908:
2906:
2902:
2898:
2892:
2889:
2885:
2880:
2877:
2873:
2868:
2865:
2860:
2859:
2854:
2848:
2845:
2842:, p. 89.
2841:
2836:
2833:
2829:
2824:
2822:
2818:
2813:
2812:
2807:
2801:
2798:
2785:
2781:
2777:
2771:
2768:
2764:
2759:
2756:
2753:, p. 68.
2752:
2747:
2745:
2743:
2739:
2735:
2730:
2727:
2723:
2718:
2715:
2711:
2706:
2703:
2699:
2694:
2691:
2687:
2682:
2679:
2675:
2670:
2667:
2663:
2658:
2655:
2651:
2646:
2643:
2640:, p. 52.
2639:
2634:
2631:
2627:
2622:
2619:
2615:
2610:
2607:
2603:
2598:
2595:
2591:
2586:
2583:
2579:
2574:
2572:
2568:
2564:
2559:
2556:
2553:, p. 65.
2552:
2547:
2544:
2541:, p. 52.
2540:
2535:
2532:
2528:
2523:
2520:
2516:
2511:
2509:
2507:
2503:
2500:, p. 50.
2499:
2494:
2491:
2487:
2482:
2479:
2475:
2470:
2467:
2462:
2461:
2456:
2449:
2448:
2443:
2437:
2434:
2430:
2425:
2422:
2418:
2413:
2411:
2407:
2404:, p. 78.
2403:
2402:Williams 1969
2398:
2395:
2392:, p. 32.
2391:
2386:
2383:
2379:
2374:
2371:
2367:
2362:
2359:
2355:
2350:
2347:
2343:
2338:
2335:
2331:
2326:
2323:
2319:
2314:
2311:
2308:, p. 42.
2307:
2302:
2300:
2298:
2294:
2290:
2285:
2282:
2279:, p. 54.
2278:
2273:
2270:
2266:
2261:
2258:
2254:
2249:
2246:
2242:
2237:
2234:
2230:
2225:
2222:
2218:
2213:
2210:
2206:
2201:
2198:
2194:
2189:
2186:
2183:, p. 48.
2182:
2177:
2175:
2171:
2167:
2162:
2160:
2158:
2154:
2150:
2145:
2143:
2141:
2139:
2135:
2131:
2126:
2123:
2120:, p. 41.
2119:
2114:
2111:
2107:
2102:
2099:
2095:
2090:
2088:
2084:
2081:, p. 24.
2080:
2079:Chappell 1987
2075:
2072:
2059:
2055:
2054:
2049:
2043:
2040:
2036:
2031:
2029:
2027:
2025:
2021:
2017:
2012:
2010:
2008:
2004:
1999:
1998:
1993:
1986:
1985:
1980:
1974:
1971:
1968:, p. 41.
1967:
1962:
1960:
1958:
1956:
1954:
1952:
1950:
1948:
1946:
1944:
1942:
1940:
1938:
1936:
1934:
1932:
1930:
1928:
1926:
1924:
1922:
1920:
1918:
1916:
1912:
1908:
1903:
1901:
1899:
1897:
1895:
1893:
1891:
1887:
1883:
1878:
1875:
1872:, p. 64.
1871:
1866:
1863:
1860:, p. 66.
1859:
1854:
1852:
1848:
1845:, p. 48.
1844:
1839:
1837:
1835:
1833:
1829:
1826:, p. 49.
1825:
1820:
1818:
1814:
1811:, p. 47.
1810:
1805:
1802:
1798:
1793:
1790:
1786:
1781:
1778:
1775:, p. 53.
1774:
1769:
1766:
1762:
1757:
1754:
1750:
1745:
1743:
1741:
1737:
1733:
1728:
1725:
1721:
1716:
1713:
1710:
1709:
1699:
1693:
1690:
1686:
1682:
1678:
1674:
1670:
1669:43rd (Wessex)
1666:
1662:
1658:
1652:
1649:
1645:
1639:
1636:
1630:
1627:
1620:
1617:
1613:
1609:
1603:
1600:
1596:
1592:
1588:
1584:
1578:
1575:
1571:
1567:
1561:
1558:
1554:
1549:
1545:
1541:
1534:
1531:
1527:
1520:
1517:
1513:
1512:
1505:
1501:
1498:
1496:
1493:
1491:
1488:
1487:
1483:
1472:
1467:
1458:
1453:
1450:
1447:
1444:
1443:
1441:
1438:
1433:
1430:
1428:
1425:
1422:
1419:
1417:
1414:
1412:
1409:
1408:
1406:
1405:
1404:
1398:
1395:
1393:
1389:
1387:
1383:
1382:
1381:
1376:
1372:
1370:
1366:
1364:
1360:
1359:
1358:
1353:
1350:
1348:
1345:
1342:
1341:
1340:
1336:
1331:
1319:
1316:
1315:
1314:
1310:
1307:
1302:
1299:
1296:
1293:
1290:
1287:
1284:
1281:
1278:
1277:
1275:
1272:
1267:
1264:
1261:
1258:
1255:
1252:
1249:
1246:
1243:
1240:
1237:
1234:
1231:
1228:
1226:
1223:
1222:
1220:
1219:
1218:
1212:
1208:
1205:
1201:
1198:
1194:
1191:
1188:
1184:
1181:
1177:
1174:
1171:
1168:
1165:
1162:
1158:
1155:
1152:
1148:
1145:
1141:
1138:
1134:
1133:
1132:
1126:
1123:
1120:
1116:
1113:
1110:
1107:
1104:
1101:
1098:
1095:
1092:
1091:
1090:
1084:
1080:
1077:
1073:
1070:
1066:
1063:
1060:
1056:
1053:
1049:
1046:
1043:
1040:
1037:
1036:
1035:
1031:
1026:
1016:
1012:
1008:
1006:
1002:
997:
994:
991:
988:
987:
986:
982:
979:
974:
972:
969:
967:
964:
963:
962:
958:
957:
956:
950:
949:Rifle Brigade
946:
942:
939:
935:
931:
928:
924:
920:
919:
918:
912:
908:
904:
902:
899:
897:
894:
893:
892:
888:
883:
877:
870:
867:
866:
863:
859:
856:
855:
852:
848:
845:
844:
841:
837:
834:
833:
829:
825:
822:
821:
818:
814:
811:
810:
806:
803:
800:
797:
796:
793:
792:Harry Willans
790:
789:Major-General
787:
784:
783:
779:
776:
775:
771:
763:
761:
759:
755:
751:
746:
742:
738:
734:
730:
726:
722:
718:
712:
710:
706:
697:
690:
688:
686:
682:
678:
674:
673:double agents
670:
666:
662:
658:
657:Green Howards
654:
650:
646:
642:
638:
633:
628:
627:static role.
625:
620:
616:
612:
608:
604:
600:
596:
592:
588:
584:
579:
577:
573:
572:Staffordshire
569:
565:
561:
560:British Isles
557:
553:
549:
541:
537:
532:
528:
525:
521:
517:
512:
508:
504:
500:
495:
493:
489:
485:
481:
477:
473:
469:
465:
462:
458:
454:
450:
446:
445:Hertfordshire
442:
441:Waltham Abbey
438:
434:
430:
422:
417:
410:
408:
406:
401:
399:
395:
394:Rifle Brigade
391:
387:
383:
379:
375:
371:
367:
363:
359:
355:
351:
350:Harry Willans
348:
347:Major-General
344:
340:
336:
332:
328:
320:
316:
311:
304:
299:
297:
294:
290:
286:
282:
278:
274:
270:
265:
263:
259:
255:
252:
248:
245:
241:
237:
233:
229:
225:
217:
215:
213:
209:
204:
202:
198:
194:
188:
186:
181:
176:
174:
170:
166:
162:
158:
154:
150:
146:
142:
139:
135:
129:Military unit
123:
120:
114:
109:
103:
99:
95:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
66:
62:
58:
54:
49:
44:
39:
30:
27:
23:
19:
5067:53rd (Welsh)
4975:38th (Welsh)
4958:5th New Army
4917:4th New Army
4876:3rd New Army
4867:20th (Light)
4847:16th (Irish)
4835:2nd New Army
4826:14th (Light)
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