47th (London) Infantry Division

The 2nd London Division was a 2nd Line Territorial Army division, duplicate of the 1st London Division, during the Second World War. On 21 November 1940, the division was renamed as the 47th (London) Infantry Division.

History
The division was formed as a 2nd line duplicate of the 1st (London) Infantry Division. In September 1939 it was organized as a Motor Division, however was reorganized as an Infantry Division in June 1940. On 21 November 1940 it was redesignated as the 47th (London) Infantry Division. On 1 September 1944 it became a reserve division, in which capacity it remained through the rest of the war. It remained in the United Kingdom during the Second World War.

Commanders

 * Maj.Gen. Harry Willans (1940)
 * Brig. William Havelock Ramsden (1940)
 * Maj.Gen. Clifford Cecil Malden (1940-1941)
 * Brig. Pat Bradshaw (1941)
 * Maj.Gen. John Edward Utterson-Kelso (1941-1942)
 * Maj.Gen. Gerald Templer (1942)
 * Maj.Gen. Alfred Eryk Robinson (1942-1944)

Component Units
(as of formation on 10 September 1939)

4th London Infantry Brigade

 * See main article 140th (4th London) Brigade


 * 11th Battalion The Royal Fusiliers
 * 12th Battalion the Royal Fusiliers
 * 2nd Battalion The London Irish Rifles (The Royal Ulster Rifles)

5th London Infantry Brigade

 * See main article 141st (5th London) Brigade


 * 2nd Battalion The London Rifle Brigade (The Rifle Brigade)
 * 2nd Battalion The Queen's Westminsters (The King's Royal Rifle Corps)
 * 2nd Battalion The London Scottish (The Gordon Highlanders)

6th London Infantry Brigade

 * See main article 142nd (6th London) Brigade


 * 1st Battalion The Princess Louise's Kensington Regiment (The Middlesex Regiment)
 * 2nd Battalion The Princess Louise's Kensington Regiment

Support Units

 * 2nd Battalion, Queen Victoria's Rifles (The King's Royal Rifle Corps)
 * 117th (7th London) Field Regiment Royal Artillery
 * 138th (City of London) Field Regiment Royal Artillery
 * 2nd London Division Signal Regiment