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Operation Epsom in Normandy, had clearly impressed his superiors. He later wrote that "My fortune was to command the Polar Bears whose achievements were made possible by its great efficiency at all levels, its high morale and the marvellous team work..... It was a splendid fighting machine". Barker's successor was Major General
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November, the division suffered a blow when its GOC, Major General "Bubbles" Barker, who had continuously commanded the 49th since April 1943, succeeded Lieutenant General O'Connor as the GOC of VIII Corps and left the division. Barker's handling of the 49th "Polar Bears" Division, most
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Kingdom some months earlier, and with many units understrength after having to post officers and men to the second-line units, the division absorbed many conscripts. Although war was declared, the division, serving under Northern Command, still with the
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and a massive artillery barrage from over 250 guns, initially went well, with the first phase objective, the town of
Fontenay, being captured by the end of the first day against units of two German
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early in the year... We have crossed 20 miles in 10 days and had to fight every inch of it". Further fighting continued until the division ended up at
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3602:(N & M Press 2004 ed.). London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner.
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The following officers commanded the division at various times:
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and the fierce battles that led to it. The division, now part of
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W.49, V.49 Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, Royal Field Artillery (
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58th (Duke of Wellington's) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
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Corry, Lieutenant G.D; Oglesby, Major R.B (17 October 1950).
2628:, Hallamshire Battalion, York and Lancaster, Second World War
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held in England. In April 1943, the division was assigned to
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The 49th Division was constituted as follows during the war:
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1291:. A highly competent officer and a decorated veteran of the
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1/7th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
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1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
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In early 1918, the division, now commanded by Major General
505:. Rested throughout August, the division then fought in the
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49th (West Riding) Infantry Division Polar Bear Association
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55th (Suffolk Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
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1635:, Private H. Smith of 'B' Company of the 1/4th Battalion,
1436:. The 49th's first major action as a division came during
1365:'s I Corps, with which it had served since April 1943, to
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458th (2/1st West Riding) Field Company, Royal Engineers (
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CCXLVII (III West Riding) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (
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3rd West Riding Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps
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2nd West Riding Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps
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231st (West Riding) Field Park Company, Royal Engineers
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49th Divisional Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery
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joined as pioneer battalion April 1915, left August 1916
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on 3 September 1939, the division, under Major General
301:(7 Edw.7, c.9) which combined and re-organised the old
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Essex Farm Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
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49th (West Riding and North Midland) Division/District
1040:, was much changed from what it was in 1914. Of note,
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456th (2nd West Riding) Field Company, Royal Engineers
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CCXLVI (II West Riding) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
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1/5th Battalion, King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry)
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of the BEF, and played a relatively minor role in the
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Infantry divisions of the British Army in World War I
2605:, 1/6th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment, Great War
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17th Field Dressing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps
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16th Field Dressing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps
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143rd (Kent Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
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Elements of the division had, by the outbreak of the
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1967
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35th Field Hygiene Section, Royal Army Medical Corps
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Men of the 49th Reconnaissance Regiment, 7 May 1945.
1412:. The division arrived too late to take part in the
1239:, with the arrival in July the previous year of the
1077:, was mobilised for full-time war service and, with
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2130:230th (West Riding) Field Company, Royal Engineers
2124:229th (West Riding) Field Company, Royal Engineers
2118:228th (West Riding) Field Company, Royal Engineers
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118th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
2061:(from 24 December 1942, disbanded 29 November 1944)
2025:71st (West Riding) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
2019:70th (West Riding) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
1620:and helped in the clearing of the west bank of the
1283:, and was earmarked as an assault division for the
1052:, when another European conflict, most likely with
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absorbed into Divisional Supply Column 4 April 1916
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West Riding Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
372:, who had been in command since 1911, moved to the
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2212:Monument to honour the 49th Infantry Division, in
2102:89th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
2015:69th (West Riding) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
1024:, when the old TF was itself reconstituted as the
5566:Military units and formations established in 1908
3471:CWGC: Essex Farm Cemetery, access date 2015-05-12
1694:after MacMillan was ordered to become GOC of the
1142:and had been used as a troopship for some months.
965:49th Sanitary Section, Royal Army Medical Corps (
601:, Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
595:, Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
2255:49th (West Riding and Midland) Infantry Division
1993:49th (West Riding) Divisional Signals Regiment,
1130:testing gas equipment on board the Polish liner
939:49th Divisional Signals Company, Royal Engineers
32:49th (West Riding and Midland) Infantry Division
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2190:187th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps
2187:160th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps
2184:146th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps
1809:(formed 20 March 1940, disbanded 1 August 1941)
588:Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
3356:Forearmed: A History of the Intelligence Corps
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2809:"The 49th (West Riding) Division in 1914-1918"
1804:1/7th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment
769:254th Machine Gun Company, Machine Gun Corps (
762:199th Machine Gun Company, Machine Gun Corps (
647:, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
3842:Multi-National Division (South-West) (Bosnia)
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3599:The West Riding Territorials in the Great War
3539:Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945
2693:British Army Order of Battle (September 1939)
764:joined 19 December 1916, left 29 October 1917
713:148th Machine Gun Company, Machine Gun Corps
659:147th Machine Gun Company, Machine Gun Corps
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4564:British deception formations in World War II
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1151:, that were intended to retake the ports of
709:1/5th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment
3847:Multi-National Division (South-East) (Iraq)
1937:(left 27 April 1945, rejoined 14 June 1945)
1581:(VC) of the Second World War, belonging to
994:1st West Riding Mobile Veterinary Section,
640:Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
467:Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)
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1885:from 18 May 1942, disbanded 20 August 1944
1530:, which was captured on 12 September (see
917:left 6 February 1915, later retitled 455th
555:, which saw the war turn in favour of the
5576:1908 establishments in the United Kingdom
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2688:List of British divisions in World War II
2079:88th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
2055:(from 15 May 1942 until 28 December 1942)
1807:147th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company
1714:, and supported by Canadian tanks of the
757:joined as a pioneer battalion August 1916
547:, fought in all the major battles of the
3423:"49 (East) Brigade Officially Disbanded"
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2683:List of British divisions in World War I
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1849:1/5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment
1251:Reconstitution and training for Overlord
1056:, was becoming increasingly inevitable.
816:West Riding Divisional Cyclist Company,
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2641:49th Infantry Division Memorial, Ypres.
2169:23rd Bridging Platoon, Royal Engineers
1957:(from 28 April 1945, left 13 June 1945)
1903:12th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (
1678:, and garrisoning the area between the
1341:, which had fought with distinction in
1314:, where it began strenuous training in
838:49th (West Riding) Divisional Artillery
450:but suffered comparatively few losses.
359:Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907
299:Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907
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2706:2nd Line duplicate during World War II
2268:The polar bear flash was last worn by
2240:147 (Midland) Lorried Infantry Brigade
2081:(from 17 June 1942 until 24 July 1943)
2059:185th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
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2151:756th Field Company, Royal Engineers
2052:178th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
2037:80th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
2031:79th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
1970:Princess Louise's Kensington Regiment
1913:Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)
1900:11th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry
1339:50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
1126:Some members of the 1/6th Battalion,
1008:243rd Divisional Employment Company (
932:57th Field Company, Royal Engineers (
686:King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry)
501:, the division then took part in the
493:. Transferring to Lieutenant General
16:Infantry division of the British Army
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2222:49th (West Riding) Armoured Division
2066:74th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
1022:49th (West Riding) Infantry Division
1000:49th Divisional Ambulance Workshop (
244:49th (West Riding) Infantry Division
30:49th (West Riding) Armoured Division
28:49th (West Riding) Infantry Division
2228:, consisting of (on 1 April 1947):
2097:(from 5 July until 8 December 1942)
1907:) when converted to 1st Battalion,
1760:King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
1637:King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
811:briefly between April and June 1916
317:, the division was composed of the
2237:146 (West Riding) Infantry Brigade
1069:Shortly after the outbreak of the
776:49th Battalion Machine Gun Corps (
14:
3568:Regiments.org Summary and Lineage
3450:Royal United Services Institution
3027:"John Crook's service in Iceland"
2276:, 49 (E) Brigade was merged with
1863:8th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters
1650:15th (Scottish) Infantry Division
1217:70th Independent Infantry Brigade
953:1st West Riding Field Ambulance,
285:until finally disbanded in 1967.
3573:Composition of the 49th Division
3489:. London: Arms and Armour Press.
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1134:, April 1940. She was lying off
432:148th (3rd West Riding) Brigades
227:
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911:1st West Riding Field Company,
847:CCXLV (I West Riding) Brigade,
675:148th (3rd West Riding) Brigade
629:147th (2nd West Riding) Brigade
577:146th (1st West Riding) Brigade
2233:8 (Yorkshire) Armoured Brigade
1716:5th Canadian Armoured Division
1488:, referred to the division as
1241:1st Provisional Marine Brigade
1227:, the division was trained in
599:1/7th (Leeds Rifles) Battalion
1:
3727:6th (United Kingdom) Division
3722:3rd (United Kingdom) Division
3717:1st (United Kingdom) Division
1795:Duke of Wellington's Regiment
1430:Duke of Wellington's Regiment
1219:. In 1941, at the request of
1128:Duke of Wellington's Regiment
1065:Mobilisation and early months
1046:General Staff Officer Grade 2
1038:46th (North Midland) Division
481:, the division fought in the
418:on 15 May 1915 and given the
273:, the division fought in the
257:. The division fought in the
3522:. Stroud: Chancellor Press.
2253:In 1956, it was renamed the
2216:, the Netherlands, 1945-1995
1999:60 Field Security Section ,
1978:49th Reconnaissance Regiment
1373:Northwestern Europe, 1944−45
1183:and in the BEF's subsequent
719:148th Trench Mortar Battery
665:147th Trench Mortar Battery
619:146th Trench Mortar Battery
313:. Originally designated the
307:Honourable Artillery Company
3518:Delaforce, Patrick (1995).
3452:. 92:566 (566): 298. 1946.
3425:. Forces TV. Archived from
2301:General officer commanding
2288:General officers commanding
2245:269 and 270 Field Regiments
2039:(from 8 until 23 June 1940)
2033:(from 8 until 23 June 1940)
1769:York and Lancaster Regiment
1710:, under Lieutenant General
1594:York and Lancaster Regiment
1428:, where the 6th Battalion,
1390:York and Lancaster Regiment
1302:Men of the 11th Battalion,
1279:, under Lieutenant General
1195:Service in Iceland, 1940−42
1097:British Expeditionary Force
704:York and Lancaster Regiment
610:146th Machine Gun Company,
507:Battle of Flers–Courcelette
463:York and Lancaster Regiment
416:49th (West Riding) Division
393:British Expeditionary Force
387:, and was to remain on the
26:49th (West Riding) Division
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5114:66th (2nd East Lancashire)
5069:57th (2nd West Lancashire)
2725:General Officer Commanding
1648:, formerly the GOC of the
1556:, Belgium, 1 October 1944.
1177:General Officer Commanding
858:broken up 28 February 1917
747:19th (Service) Battalion,
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4085:1st Commonwealth Division
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3796:Scottish, Welsh and Irish
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3458:10.1080/03071844709434007
3354:Clayton, Anthony (1993).
2594:Victoria Cross recipients
2120:(until 30 September 1939)
1522:The division reached the
1505:Second Battle of the Odon
1490:"the Polar Bear Butchers"
1329:took over command of the
868:broken up 18 October 1916
786:Divisional Mounted Troops
469:, from the 49th Division.
141:"The Polar Bear Butchers"
36:
5119:67th (2nd Home Counties)
5089:61st (2nd South Midland)
5079:59th (2nd North Midland)
3578:Generals of World War II
3358:. Brasseys. p. 266.
2831:"The British Army, 1914"
2178:Royal Army Medical Corps
1943:Gloucestershire Regiment
1696:51st (Highland) Division
1422:capture the city of Caen
1414:Battle of Villers-Bocage
955:Royal Army Medical Corps
945:Royal Army Medical Corps
511:Battle of Thiepval Ridge
491:Battle of Bazentin Ridge
363:2nd West Riding Division
327:3rd West Riding Brigades
5129:69th (2nd East Anglian)
5099:63rd (2nd Northumbrian)
4441:Durham and North Riding
3537:Joslen, H. F. (2003) .
3326:Delaforce, pps. 213-226
3308:Delaforce, pps. 194-199
3290:Delaforce, pps. 188-193
3281:Delaforce, pps. 188-190
3263:Delaforce, pps. 181-182
3254:Delaforce, pps. 170-172
3245:Delaforce, pps. 164-169
3236:Delaforce, pps. 162-163
3218:Delaforce, pps. 148-161
3200:Delaforce, pps. 132-133
3191:Delaforce, pps. 127-131
3182:Delaforce, pps. 111-116
3161:Delaforce, pps. 100-109
2586:Robert Gordon-Finlayson
2105:(from 29 December 1942)
2069:(from 30 November 1944)
1826:Leicestershire Regiment
1784:West Yorkshire Regiment
1688:Operation Market Garden
1646:Gordon "Babe" MacMillan
1289:Evelyn "Bubbles" Barker
1092:148th Infantry Brigades
983:49th Divisional Train,
975:Other Divisional Troops
796:1/1st Yorkshire Hussars
526:Passchendaele offensive
428:147th (2nd West Riding)
424:146th (1st West Riding)
355:Britain entered the war
5094:62nd (2nd West Riding)
5043:55th (West Lancashire)
4983:42nd (East Lancashire)
4367:55th (West Lancashire)
4302:42nd (East Lancashire)
2851:Westlake, Ray (2011).
2704:46th Infantry Division
2642:
2217:
2171:(from 1 November 1943)
1995:Royal Corps of Signals
1838:148th Infantry Brigade
1776:147th Infantry Brigade
1746:146th Infantry Brigade
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1548:of the 2nd Battalion,
1536:advancing into Belgium
1500:
1405:
1327:Sir Bernard Montgomery
1307:
1221:British Prime Minister
1143:
1050:46th Infantry Division
832:
738:Monmouthshire Regiment
553:Hundred Days Offensive
530:Battle of Poelcappelle
470:
446:, participated in the
412:Battle of Aubers Ridge
4646:British Army in India
3485:Cole, Howard (1973).
3335:Delaforce, p. 236-237
3152:Delaforce, pps. 63-71
3134:Delaforce, pps. 56-57
3125:Delaforce, pps. 50-55
3116:Delaforce, pps. 26-27
2920:. Imperial War Museum
2829:Conrad, Mark (1996).
2675:United Kingdom portal
2640:
2465:Gordon H.A. MacMillan
2311:Archibald J.A. Wright
2284:on 13 February 2015.
2211:
2027:(until 6 August 1940)
2021:(until 6 August 1940)
1934:South Wales Borderers
1921:56th Infantry Brigade
1896:Durham Light Infantry
1880:70th Infantry Brigade
1872:from 18 December 1939
1868:South Wales Borderers
1819:from 8 September 1942
1815:Royal Scots Fusiliers
1788:left 7 September 1942
1765:Hallamshire Battalion
1754:Lincolnshire Regiment
1724:
1658:
1630:
1590:Hallamshire Battalion
1563:
1544:
1498:
1477:Durham Light Infantry
1440:, the first phase of
1418:7th Armoured Division
1386:Hallamshire Battalion
1380:
1304:Royal Scots Fusiliers
1301:
1125:
996:Army Veterinary Corps
849:Royal Field Artillery
831:
694:(until February 1918)
456:
448:first Phosgene attack
5008:48th (South Midland)
4998:46th (North Midland)
4993:44th (Home Counties)
4377:59th (Staffordshire)
4332:48th (South Midland)
4312:44th (Home Counties)
4090:17th Gurkha Division
4044:44th (Home Counties)
3879:Administrative units
3759:Administrative units
3749:Post-Cold War period
3686:Guards and Parachute
3679:Administrative units
2971:Delaforce, pps. 4–11
2575:Christopher M.M. Man
2553:Theodore H. Birkbeck
2388:Neville J.G. Cameron
2355:Neville J.G. Cameron
2282:7th Infantry Brigade
2278:7th Armoured Brigade
2257:, its base moved to
2165:(from 26 April 1942)
2159:(from 26 April 1942)
2153:(from 26 April 1942)
2147:(from 26 April 1942)
2138:(until 4 April 1940)
2132:(until 4 April 1940)
2126:(until 4 April 1940)
2075:(until 23 June 1940)
2047:(from 26 April 1942)
1987:Royal Armoured Corps
1982:Reconnaissance Corps
1704:liberation of Arnhem
1475:and 11th Battalion,
1457:8th Armoured Brigade
1446:Sir Richard O'Connor
1416:, where the veteran
1285:invasion of Normandy
1205:stationed in Iceland
1189:evacuated to England
1171:under Major General
749:Lancashire Fusiliers
649:(until January 1918)
606:(until January 1918)
559:, come to an end on
459:Lancashire Fusiliers
315:West Riding Division
279:North-western Europe
175:Sir Gordon MacMillan
24:West Riding Division
5104:64th (2nd Highland)
5084:60th (2/2nd London)
5074:58th (2/1st London)
5048:56th (1/1st London)
5038:54th (East Anglian)
5018:50th (Northumbrian)
5003:47th (1/2nd London)
4362:54th (East Anglian)
4342:50th (Northumbrian)
4287:23rd (Northumbrian)
4049:50th (Northumbrian)
3596:Magnus, L. (1920).
2857:. Pen & Sword.
2698:Berenkuil (traffic)
2520:Reginald P. Harding
2509:Ronald B.B.B. Cooke
2487:E. Temple L. Gurdon
2410:George H.N. Jackson
2320:Lieutenant-General
2243:Artillery included
2143:294th Field Company
2089:(from 26 July 1943)
1926:from 20 August 1944
1905:until February 1940
1858:until December 1939
1566:294th Field Company
1550:Kensington Regiment
1509:First Canadian Army
1320:combined operations
1010:joined 16 June 1917
778:formed 1 March 1918
721:(from 12 June 1916)
667:(from 12 June 1916)
621:(from 12 June 1916)
483:Battle of the Somme
404:Sir Henry Rawlinson
357:. According to the
333:was, from 1912, at
5149:63rd (Royal Naval)
5109:65th (2nd Lowland)
5013:49th (West Riding)
4610:82nd (West Africa)
4605:81st (West Africa)
4595:11th (East Africa)
4431:Devon and Cornwall
4423:"County Divisions"
4337:49th (West Riding)
4112:Second World War (
4080:Artillery Division
3983:49th (West Riding)
3068:Joslen, pps. 79–80
2643:
2542:Richard E. Goodwin
2498:George W. Richards
2344:Edward M. Perceval
2309:Brigadier-General
2224:. It was based in
2218:
2145:, Royal Engineers
2001:Intelligence Corps
1854:Sherwood Foresters
1727:
1669:Lieutenant General
1661:
1641:
1598:Operation Pheasant
1570:
1558:
1501:
1410:Operation Overlord
1406:
1394:Fontenay-le-Pesnel
1392:in the village of
1316:amphibious warfare
1308:
1185:retreat to Dunkirk
1175:. Curtis, the new
1149:Norwegian Campaign
1144:
1042:Bernard Montgomery
985:Army Service Corps
833:
818:Army Cyclist Corps
503:Battle of Pozières
489:, followed by the
485:, fighting in the
471:
420:White Rose of York
401:Lieutenant General
399:, was assigned to
275:Norwegian Campaign
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4969:Territorial Force
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4034:42nd (Lancashire)
3901:Prince of Wales's
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3812:1st (UK) Armoured
3781:Prince of Wales's
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3655:Divisions of the
3548:978-1-84342-474-1
3299:Delaforce, p. 136
3272:Delaforce, p. 192
3227:Delaforce, p. 160
3209:Delaforce, p. 134
3173:Delaforce, p. 109
2591:
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2476:Stuart B. Rawlins
2432:Pierse J. Mackesy
2377:Alfred A. Kennedy
2333:Thomas S. Baldock
2322:George M. Bullock
1963:Divisional Troops
1909:Tyneside Scottish
1852:1/5th Battalion,
1843:left 4 April 1940
1793:1/6th Battalion,
1782:1/5th Battalion,
1758:1/4th Battalion,
1665:II Canadian Corps
1633:Universal carrier
1532:Operation Astonia
1473:Tyneside Scottish
1438:Operation Martlet
1426:Tilly-sur-Seulles
1273:military exercise
1245:Tyneside Scottish
1225:Winston Churchill
967:left 2 April 1917
807:North Irish Horse
736:1/3rd Battalion,
728:Divisional Troops
684:1/4th Battalion,
638:1/4th Battalion,
612:Machine Gun Corps
586:1/5th Battalion,
545:Spring Offensives
495:Charles Fergusson
295:Territorial Force
237:
236:
171:Sir Evelyn Barker
139:"The Polar Bears"
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2647:Site John McCrae
2454:Evelyn H. Barker
2295:
1830:from 6 July 1944
1813:11th Battalion,
1799:left 6 July 1944
1708:I Canadian Corps
1631:The driver of a
1461:panzer divisions
1269:Exercise Spartan
1259:, serving under
1229:mountain warfare
1181:Battle of France
1169:Scottish Command
1071:Second World War
1060:Second World War
1030:Northern Command
1026:Territorial Army
1016:Between the wars
934:joined July 1915
927:joined June 1915
822:left 26 May 1916
753:3rd Salford Pals
561:11 November 1918
487:Battle of Albert
283:Northern Command
271:Second World War
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2559:September 1962
2493:1 January 1947
2482:September 1945
2443:Henry O. Curtis
2421:George C. Kelly
2416:September 1935
2405:September 1931
2399:Reginald S. May
2366:Henry R. Davies
2328:September 1911
2290:
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2112:Royal Engineers
2008:Royal Artillery
1989:1 January 1944)
1968:2nd Battalion,
1947:2nd Battalion,
1941:2nd Battalion,
1932:2nd Battalion,
1866:2nd Battalion,
1824:1st Battalion,
1752:4th Battalion,
1739:
1737:Order of battle
1712:Charles Foulkes
1667:, commanded by
1546:4.2-inch mortar
1482:Nazi propaganda
1442:Operation Epsom
1404:, 25 June 1944.
1375:
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1293:First World War
1281:Gerard Bucknall
1261:Western Command
1253:
1211:standing on an
1197:
1187:, where it was
1067:
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1034:interwar period
1018:
913:Royal Engineers
903:Royal Engineers
800:left 8 May 1916
645:1/5th Battalion
593:1/6th Battalion
569:
567:Order of battle
537:Neville Cameron
436:Edward Perceval
391:as part of the
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5460:
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5399:
5396:
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5389:
5386:
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5014:
5011:
5009:
5006:
5004:
5001:
4999:
4996:
4994:
4991:
4989:
4988:43rd (Wessex)
4986:
4984:
4981:
4980:
4978:
4974:
4971:
4967:
4957:
4954:
4952:
4949:
4947:
4944:
4942:
4939:
4937:
4934:
4932:
4931:36th (Ulster)
4929:
4928:
4926:
4922:
4916:
4913:
4911:
4908:
4906:
4903:
4901:
4898:
4896:
4893:
4891:
4888:
4887:
4885:
4881:
4875:
4872:
4870:
4867:
4865:
4862:
4860:
4857:
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4852:
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4834:
4831:
4829:
4826:
4824:
4821:
4819:
4816:
4814:
4811:
4809:
4806:
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4803:
4799:
4793:
4790:
4788:
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4783:
4780:
4778:
4775:
4773:
4770:
4768:
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4758:
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4751:
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4742:
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4735:
4732:
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4727:
4725:
4722:
4720:
4717:
4715:
4712:
4710:
4707:
4705:
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4700:
4697:
4695:
4692:
4690:
4687:
4686:
4684:
4680:
4676:
4671:
4665:
4661:
4647:
4644:
4642:
4639:
4637:
4636:Royal Marines
4634:
4632:
4629:
4627:
4624:
4623:
4621:
4617:
4611:
4608:
4606:
4603:
4601:
4598:
4596:
4593:
4591:
4588:
4586:
4585:2nd (African)
4583:
4581:
4580:1st (African)
4578:
4577:
4575:
4571:
4565:
4561:
4560:
4558:
4554:
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4510:
4508:
4505:
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4500:
4498:
4495:
4493:
4490:
4489:
4487:
4485:Anti-Aircraft
4483:
4477:
4474:
4472:
4469:
4467:
4464:
4462:
4459:
4457:
4454:
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4449:
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4419:
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4410:
4408:
4405:
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4400:
4398:
4395:
4393:
4390:
4388:
4385:
4383:
4380:
4378:
4375:
4373:
4372:56th (London)
4370:
4368:
4365:
4363:
4360:
4358:
4355:
4353:
4350:
4348:
4345:
4343:
4340:
4338:
4335:
4333:
4330:
4328:
4327:47th (London)
4325:
4323:
4320:
4318:
4315:
4313:
4310:
4308:
4307:43rd (Wessex)
4305:
4303:
4300:
4298:
4295:
4293:
4290:
4288:
4285:
4283:
4280:
4278:
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4265:
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4260:
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4039:43rd (Wessex)
4037:
4035:
4032:
4030:
4027:
4025:
4022:
4020:
4017:
4015:
4012:
4010:
4007:
4005:
4002:
4001:
3999:
3995:
3989:
3988:56th (London)
3986:
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3979:
3976:
3974:
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3969:
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3964:
3961:
3959:
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