List of component units of British 1st Infantry Division

This is a list of components units of British 1st Infantry Division during World War II.

Divisional Troops

Scouting Forces

 * 13th/18th 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 Engineers 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

Signals

 * 1st Division Signals, Royal Corps of Signals 03/09/39-31/08/45

Artillery

 * 2nd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery 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 Regiment 11/11/41-01/10/42
 * 2nd/7th Battalion Middlesex Regiment 29/05/44-31/08/45

Support Battalions

 * 2nd/7th Support Battalion Middlesex Regiment 17/08/43-27/05/44

Brigades

 * British 1st Infantry Brigade (Guards) 03/09/39-01/06/41
 * British 2nd Infantry Brigade 03/09/39-31/08/45
 * British 3rd Infantry Brigade 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 Brigade 03/09/42-13/11/42
 * British 24th Infantry Brigade (Guards) 06/12/42-07/03/44
 * British 18th Infantry Brigade 08/03/44-16/08/44
 * British 66th Infantry Brigade 19/08/44-31/08/45

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