45th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)

The 45th Infantry Division was a 2nd Line Territorial Army division during the First and Second World Wars. It was a duplicate of the 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division.

The division was first formed as the 2nd Wessex Division of the Territorial Force in 1914-1915. It became the 45th (2nd Wessex) Division in 1915.

During World War II, the division was active in Great Britain throughout its service. It was placed on a lower establishment on 1 December 1941, and finally disbanded on 30 August 1944. The division did not see active service during the war.

Commanders during World War II

 * Maj. Gen. F.V.B. Witts
 * Maj. Gen. Sir Desmond Anderson
 * Maj. Gen. Sir Edmund Schreiber
 * Maj. Gen. H.De R. Morgan
 * Maj. Gen. J.K. Edwards

Component Units
(as at 7 September 1939, when the division became operational)

134th Infantry Brigade

 * 4th battalion The Devonshire Regiment
 * 6th battalion The Devonshire Regiment
 * 8th battalion The Devonshire Regiment

135th Infantry Brigade

 * 5th battalion The Somerset Light Infantry
 * 6th battalion The Somerset Light Infantry
 * 7th battalion The Somerset Light Infantry

136th Infantry Brigade

 * 4th battalion The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
 * 5th battalion The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
 * 9th battalion The Devonshire Regiment

Support Units

 * 55th (Wessex) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
 * 96th (Royal Devon Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
 * 142nd (Royal Devon Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
 * 69th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
 * 45th Division, Royal Engineers
 * 205th (Wessex) Field Company, RE
 * 259th Field Company, RE
 * 261st Field Park Company, RE
 * 45th Infantry Division Signal Regiment