List of component units of British 1st Infantry Division
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This is a list of components units of British 1st Infantry Division during World War II.
Divisional Troops
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Divisional Troops
Scouting Forces
- 13th/18th Hussars13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own)The 13th/18th Royal Hussars was a cavalry regiment of the British Army.-Formation:On 9 September 1922, the 13th/18th Hussars was formed by amalgamation of the 13th Hussars and the 18th Royal Hussars . In December 1935, it became known as the 13th/18th Royal Hussars ...
03/09/39-31/03/40 - 1st Reconnaissance Battalion 08/01/41-05/06/42
- 1st Reconnaissance Regiment 06/06/42-31/12/43
- 1st Reconnaissance Regiment 01/01/44-31/08/45
Engineers
- 17th Field Company, Royal EngineersRoyal EngineersThe Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army....
03/09/39-02/11/39 - 23rd Field Company, Royal Engineers 03/09/39-31/08/45
- 26th Field Company, Royal Engineers 03/09/39-28/04/40
- 248th Field Company, Royal Engineers 02/11/39-31/08/45
- 238th Field Company, Royal Engineers 29/02/40-31/04/45
- 6th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers 03/09/39-31/08/45
- 1st Bridging Platoon, Royal Engineers 18/10/43-31/08/45
Artillery
- 2nd Field Regiment, Royal ArtilleryRoyal ArtilleryThe Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery , is the artillery arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it comprises a number of regiments.-History:...
03/09/39-31/08/45 - 19th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery 03/09/39-31/08/45
- 24th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery 03/09/39-31/01/40
- 67th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery 31/01/40-31/08/45
- 21st Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery 03/09/39-10/10/41
- 81st Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery 05/11/40-08/04/45
- 93rd Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery 09/05/45-31/08/45
- 90th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery 27/01/42-07/11/44
- 11th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery 19/11/44-17/01/45
- 1st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery 22/03/45-31-08/45
Machine Gun Battalions
- 4th Battalion Cheshire RegimentCheshire RegimentThe Cheshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division.The regiment was created in 1881 as part of the Childers reforms by the linking of the 22nd Regiment of Foot and the militia and rifle volunteers of Cheshire...
11/11/41-01/10/42 - 2nd/7th Battalion Middlesex RegimentMiddlesex RegimentThe Middlesex Regiment was a regiment of the British Army. It was formed in 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms when the 57th and 77th Regiments of Foot were amalgamated with the county's militia and rifle volunteer units.On 31 December 1966 The Middlesex Regiment was amalgamated with three...
29/05/44-31/08/45
Brigades
- British 1st Infantry Brigade (Guards)British 1st Infantry Brigade (Guards)The 1st Mechanized Brigade is a British Army formation with a long history including service during the First and Second World Wars .- History :Initially as 1st Brigade, the formation was part of 1st Division during World War I...
03/09/39-01/06/41 - British 2nd Infantry BrigadeBritish 2nd Infantry BrigadeThe 2nd Infantry Brigade is a British Army Regional Brigade, active since the First World War.- History :...
03/09/39-31/08/45 - British 3rd Infantry BrigadeBritish 3rd Infantry BrigadeThe 3rd Infantry Brigade was a regular British Army formation, part of the 1st Infantry Division which was originally formed in 1809, with a long history, having been present at the Peninsula War, the Crimean War, World War I, and during the Second World War....
03/09/39-31/08/45 - British 210th Infantry Brigade 25/11/41-12/01/42
- British 38th (Irish) Infantry Brigade 13/01/42-07/06/42
- British 34th Army Tank Brigade 08/06/42-02/09/42
- British 25th Army Tank BrigadeBritish 25th Army Tank BrigadeThe 25th Army Tank Brigade was a British Army formation active during World War II. It served with the British First Army and the British Eighth Army during the battles in North Africa and Italy.-History:...
03/09/42-13/11/42 - British 24th Infantry Brigade (Guards)British 24th Infantry Brigade (Guards)The 24th Infantry Brigade was a British Army formation from the First World War to the late 1990s.- 1914 - 1918 :The Brigade was first formed as part of the 8th Infantry Division by battalions returning from overseas stations to reinforce British forces on the Western Front in France...
06/12/42-07/03/44 - British 18th Infantry BrigadeBritish 18th Infantry BrigadeThe 18th Infantry Brigade was a British Army brigade during the Second World War.- History :Originally designated as Cairo Area and 18th Infantry Brigade it ceased to exist when in May 1940 it was absorbed by HQ Cairo Sub-Area....
08/03/44-16/08/44 - British 66th Infantry BrigadeBritish 66th Infantry BrigadeThe 66th Infantry Brigade was a British Army brigade formed in Italy on 20 July 1944. The brigade fought in the Italian Campaign until 27 January 1945 when it was shipped to Palestine and finally Syria where it ended the war.-Component Units:...
19/08/44-31/08/45
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British 1st Infantry Division
The 1st Infantry Division was a regular British Army division with a long history having been present at the Peninsula War, the Crimean War, the First World War, and during the Second World War.-Napoleonic Wars:...
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