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867:) in training. The intensity of training was stepped up in 1944. Early in the year 53rd (Welsh) Division was involved in two corps-level exercises. In March divisional HQ and the brigade and ancillary HQs took part in 'Exercise Shudder' to study 'thrust line' technique, then in April the whole division was engaged in 'Exercise Henry' on the
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Bay on the
Gallipoli Peninsula on 9 August 1915. The division was evacuated from Gallipoli during December 1915 and moved to Egypt. The evacuation was forced by a combination of combat, disease and harsh weather which saw the division reduced to just 162 officers and 2,428 men, approximately 15% of
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level. "It was a very different 53rd
Division which returned to near its own countryside in November 1941, from the comparatively untrained one which had moved to Ireland in driblets between October 1939 and April 1940." The 53rd Division, now commanded by Major-General
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53rd (Welsh) Division landed in
Normandy on 28 June 1944, the second last British infantry division to land and was placed under command of XII Corps, defending the Odon Valley position. The division was involved in much fighting in this area, with the
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training area; this included a river crossing and full-scale simulated attack. In May 'Exercise Bud' practised loading vehicles onto landing craft. Finally, in the last week of May, the division began moving into its concentration area at
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On 2 August, the GOC, Major-General Ross, decided that due to the casualties suffered by the division in
Normandy and an acute lack of infantry replacements, the battalions of 158th Brigade (the 4th, 6th and 7th Battalions of the
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829:(or Mixed Divisions) of one tank brigade and two infantry brigades. The experiment was abandoned in late 1943, being judged unsuitable for the terrain in North-western Europe and the 31st Tank Brigade was replaced by the
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Throughout
Veritable the 53rd Division suffered almost 2,500 casualties (including psychiatric casualties), roughly a quarter of what they suffered throughout the entire campaign, while capturing over 3,000 prisoners.
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The 53rd
Division was temporarily disbanded at the end of the war, but was reactivated in 1947 when the Territorial Army was reformed and reorganised. In 1968 the division was finally deactivated, but its
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is the descendant formation of 53rd (Welsh) Divisional Signal
Regiment, and continues to serve in a very similar capacity, providing communications support to the 160th Brigade.
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were killed, 145 officers were wounded, 18 missing, 2,711 other ranks wounded and 360 missing for a total of 3,819 casualties. The division had managed to capture over 3,800
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53rd (Welsh) Divisional
Artillery (Divisional Artillery remained in England when the division embarked for Gallipoli. It embarked for France in November 1915 and joined the
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2/1st
Cheshire Field Company (raised after outbreak of war and joined in England; numbered 439 Field Company 4 February 1917; to 74th (Yeomanry) Division 9 April 1918)
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1/5th
Battalion, Welsh Regiment (from 17 April 1915, between 8 October 1915 and 20 February 1916 merged with 1/4th Battalion, fully amalgamated 30 July 1918)
530:, and created on a similar basis to the Territorial Force and the 53rd Division was reformed. The division saw a great change in its units between the wars.
806:. He commanded the 53rd (Welsh) Division until August 1945, training the division to a very high standard in England and Kent and leading it throughout the
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in Germany in early 1947. It was reactivated later that year, serving as part of the peacetime TA. In 1961 the division became a district headquarters as
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53rd (Welsh) Mobile Veterinary Section (raised after outbreak of war, remained in England when division embarked for Gallipoli; rejoined 11 April 1916)
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3rd Welsh Field Ambulance (attached to 54th (East Anglian) Division 11–18 August 1915; absorbed into 171 Combined Field Ambulance 11 September 1918)
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Fusilier W. Nodder of the Royal Welch Fusiliers writes home from his slit trench before the attack on Evrecy, Normandy, France, 16 July 1944.
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officially began. The early days of the war for the 53rd Division were spent in training the divisions' 2nd Line duplicate, the
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159th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company (formed 29 June 1940, joined 53rd Battalion, Reconnaissance Corps, 15 February 1941)
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318:(TF), the division saw service in First World War, being designated 53rd (Welsh) Division in mid-1915, and fought in the
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was virtually destroyed in severe fighting. Advancing into the Netherlands, 53rd (Welsh) Division liberated the city of
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53rd (Welsh) Divisional Ammunition Column, RFA (only Small Arms Ammunition Section went to Gallipoli, remainder joined
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1/7th (Merionethshire & Montgomeryshire) Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers (from 158th Bde on 24 June 1918) Brigade)
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fortifications. Despite gaining the advantage towards the end of the day, the British commander, Lieutenant-General
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In 1915, the Welsh Division was numbered as the 53rd (Welsh) Division and the brigades became, respectively, the
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arrived to help defend it, with the 53rd Division charged with responsibility for the southern half of
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captured some 35,000 prisoners of war and probably accounted for the same amount in dead and wounded.
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I Welsh (H) Brigade Ammunition Column (joined 53rd Divisional Ammunition Column 23–27 November 1916)
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The division was again serving under Western Command. In April 1942 the division was sent to defend
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in action during the advance of 53rd (Welsh) Division towards Laroche in Belgium, 5 January 1945.
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fighting. The Bosch reserves fought very well, stubborn and had to be dug out with the bayonet."
684:, returned to the Welsh Border counties again in November 1941, with the divisional HQ based in
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where much fighting took place to secure an important bridgehead at the Junction Canal near
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is the regional brigade responsible for the administration of all TA units in Wales, while
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as a peacetime formation, the division again saw action in Second World War, fighting in
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2nd Welsh Field Ambulance (absorbed into 170 Combined Field Ambulance 11 September 1918)
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formation that had fought in France in 1940. The 53rd Division took part in many
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remains in service today. As the name suggests, the division recruited mainly in
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called off the attack so that the division's casualties, were suffered in vain.
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in mid-July. In August it began to push beyond the Odon and crossed the
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53rd (Welsh) Reconnaissance Regiment at Reconnaissance Corps website.
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1021:. The 53rd Division then fought hard to expand the salient south of
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2/10th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)
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On 17 May 1942 the 53rd (Welsh) Division was reorganised, its
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and before that, the 2nd Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment in
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31st Tank Brigade (from 17 May 1942, left 10 September 1943)
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3rd Cheshire Battery (C Bty; renamed B Bty 25 December 1916)
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2nd Cheshire Battery (B Bty; renamed A Bty 25 December 1916)
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1/2nd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment (left November 1914)
727:. The 53rd Division was later earmarked to form part of the
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There remain a few remnants of the division in the TA. The
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Welsh (Carnarvonshire) Heavy Battery and Ammunition Column
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in France; reformed in Egypt from BACs 23–27 November 1916
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1/1st Battalion, Herefordshire Regiment (to 24 April 1915)
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Cardigan Battery (C Bty; renamed B Bty 25 December 1916)
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4th Dismounted Brigade (attached 15 March–21 June 1916)
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Infantry divisions of the British Army in World War II
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651:. In March 1941, the garrison was reinforced with the
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Infantry divisions of the British Army in World War I
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History of the 53rd (Welsh) Division (T.F.) 1914–1918
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1/7th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment (left 1 June 1918)
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1/4th (Denbighshire) Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers
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27 years before but with the addition of the cold of
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1968
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1/5th Battalion, Welch Regiment (left 3 August 1944)
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171 Combined Field Ambulance (joined 23 August 1918)
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2nd County of London Yeomanry (Westminster Dragoons)
1080:) in February 1945 where the division, supported by
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History of 555 Field Company Royal Engineers in WW2
3738:. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval and Military Press.
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4th (Denbighshire) Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers
1973:2/1st London Brigade (attached January–April 1916)
1966:2nd South Western Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance,
1924:(joined from Karachi on 28 June 1918, left 19 July)
1717:
1/5th (Flintshire) Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
1228:, 1/5th Battalion, Welch Regiment, Second World War
2366:Welsh Divisional Company (HQ) (became 479 Company)
1960:2nd South Western Mounted Brigade Signal Section,
1847:1st Battalion, 153rd Punjabis (from 2 August 1918)
5866:Military units and formations established in 1908
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2652:(Divisional Cavalry Regiment, left February 1940)
2626:245th (Welsh) Field Company (left 8 October 1939)
2375:Welsh Border Brigade Company (became 482 Company)
2343:170 Combined Field Ambulance (joined 3 July 1918)
1983:2/3rd (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment
1980:2/2nd (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment
1977:2/1st (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment
1912:160th Trench Mortar Battery (formed 26 June 1917)
1830:159th Trench Mortar Battery (formed 28 June 1917)
1754:158th Trench Mortar Battery (formed 22 July 1917)
1182:. It served later as a peacekeeping force in the
1092:and fighting in terrain similar to that found at
554:, was mobilised on 1 September 1939, the day the
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2372:North Wales Brigade Company (became 481 Company)
2320:Cape Corps MG Company (joined 17 September 1918)
1041:in four days of heavy fighting from 24 October.
3911:The Regimental Warpath 1914–1918 (archive site)
3816:Watson, Graham E.; Rinaldi, Richard A. (2018).
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1988:4th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment
825:taking its place as part of an experiment with
766:In September 1942, the division received a new
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2606:(from 3 April 1942, disbanded 2 December 1944)
2548:Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
2393:246, 247, 248, 249 (Horse Transport) Companies
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1029:, which ended in failure due to events at the
839:Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
53:of the 53rd (Welsh) Division, Second World War
4142:Multi-National Division (South-West) (Bosnia)
3940:
3839:. Men-at-Arms Series. Vol. 245. Osprey.
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3736:Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945
2725:British Army Order of Battle (September 1939)
2539:71st Infantry Brigade (from 18 October 1943)
2369:Cheshire Brigade Company (became 480 Company)
2066:(attached 19 December 1916 – 14 January 1917)
2057:(joined 1 February 1916; left 23 August 1917)
849:or International Brigade) from the disbanded
451:53rd (Welsh) Division commemoration plaque -
4864:British deception formations in World War II
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2268:15 December 1915; rejoined 22 January 1916)'
2048:(one squadron attached 22 June–19 July 1915)
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770:(General Officer Commanding), Major-General
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4147:Multi-National Division (South-East) (Iraq)
3683:(Thistle ed.). Brighton: Tom Donovan.
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2638:22nd Bridging Platoon (from 1 October 1943)
2632:555th Field Company (from 30 December 1939)
2441:(left 27 April 1945, rejoined 14 June 1945)
2416:53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division (1939–1945)
1738:(joined on 24 April 1915, left 1 June 1918)
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2643:53rd (Welsh) Divisional Signals Regiment,
2473:159th Infantry Brigade (left 17 May 1942)
1108:described the fighting in the forest as a
1068:, it was later sent north in front of the
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2720:List of British divisions in World War II
1903:(from 24 April 1915, left 19 August 1918)
1897:(from 24 April 1915, left 25 August 1918)
1344:Brigadier-General W.J.C. Butler (acting)
1336:Brigadier-General R. O'B Taylor (acting)
1320:Brigadier-General W.J.C. Butler (acting)
483:where the three brigades, along with the
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2851:"The 53rd (Welsh) Division in 1914-1918"
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2715:List of British divisions in World War I
2079:53rd (Welsh) Divisional Cyclist Company
1742:5th/6th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers
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945:British Army during the Second World War
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3479:"53 (W) Division at Regimental Warpath"
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3119:. Queen's Royal Surreys. Archived from
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2261:53rd (Welsh) Divisional Signal Company
986:Memorial to the 53rd (Welsh) Division,
931:(OC) B Company of the 1/5th Battalion,
526:which was reformed in the 1920s as the
376:Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907
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5876:Military units and formations in Wales
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3348:. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 104.
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3101:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
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1895:Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
1890:(from 24 April 1915, left 30 May 1918)
1880:(from 24 April 1915, left 31 May 1918)
1379:Brigadier-General A.H. Short (acting)
1363:Brigadier-General A.H. Short (acting)
1178:The division ended the war in 1945 in
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2317:160th MG Company (from 160th Brigade)
2314:159th MG Company (from 159th Brigade)
2311:158th MG Company (from 158th Brigade)
1513:12 September 1942 – 16 February 1945
782:who arrived to replace Major-General
390:. On formation, the TF contained 14
3369:Lord, Cliff; Watson, Graham (2004).
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1931:(South African, joined 22 July 1918)
1878:Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
780:Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
502:Other division actions included the
27:World War-era British Army formation
3772:Roberts, John H. (September 2000).
2534:141st Regiment Royal Armoured Corps
2153:II Welsh Brigade Ammunition Column
2037:Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry
1690:
1341:27 December 1915 – 11 January 1916
1100:, where the mud was knee-deep. The
917:. It was during this fighting that
715:ready to defeat a German invasion (
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517:
24:
2753:1/5th and 1/6th Battalions of the
2604:116th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
2386:29th Divisional Train (originally
1935:17th Infantry (The Loyal Regiment)
1811:(from November 1914 to April 1915)
1809:2/6th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment
1800:1/6th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment
1698:53rd (Welsh) Division (1914–1918)
1563:Brigadier C.F.C. Coleman (acting)
632:in mid-1940, the threat grew of a
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3837:British Territorial Units 1914–18
3797:, London: Frederick Muller, 1967.
3698:Falls, Cyril; G. MacMunn (1930).
3643:. London: Wm. Clowes & Sons.
3434:Royal United Services Institution
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2610:25th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
2088:53rd (Welsh) Divisional Artillery
1502:29 July 1941 – 12 September 1942
1283:14 October 1913 – 19 August 1915
1152:, the crossing of the Rhine, and
899:15th (Scottish) Infantry Division
746:fixed, men of the 7th Battalion,
3875:
3719:. London: Samson Books Limited.
3375:. Helion & Company Limited.
2994:"53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division"
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2479:King's Shropshire Light Infantry
2054:Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry
1951:1/1st Royal North Devon Yeomanry
1527:Brigadier M. Elrington (acting)
1325:13 September – 23 December 1915
790:, where he had been awarded the
471:) on 19 July 1915 and landed at
409:was, from 1909, at 3 Belmont in
401:. One of the divisions was the
273:Archibald Montgomery-Massingberd
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5886:1968 disestablishments in Wales
3715:James, Brigadier E. A. (1978).
3662:His Majesty's Stationery Office
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2930:"53 (Welsh) Division (1930-38)"
2598:Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars
1349:11 January 1916 – 6 March 1916
1328:Major-General William Marshall
1186:, then disbanded to reform the
1098:"winter rain, mud and flooding"
721:43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division
575:British Troops Northern Ireland
405:. In peacetime, the divisional
338:from June 1944 until May 1945.
3857:, Barnsley: Leo Cooper, 2000,
3755:British Regiments at Gallipoli
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2388:43rd (Wessex) Divisional Train
2330:1st Welsh Field Ambulance (to
2081:(raised after outbreak of war)
2003:1/1st Montgomeryshire Yeomanry
1946:1/1st Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry
1667:February 1961 – December 1963
1270:January 1909 – September 1913
1192:53rd (Welsh) Division/District
1056:In December 1944, attached to
1009:The division took part in the
567:38th (Welsh) Infantry Division
293:53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division
39:53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division
13:
1:
4027:6th (United Kingdom) Division
4022:3rd (United Kingdom) Division
4017:1st (United Kingdom) Division
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2503:4th Battalion, Welch Regiment
2256:3rd Bombay Sappers and Miners
2075:(attached 12–28 January 1917)
1922:110th Mahratta Light Infantry
1656:January 1958 – February 1961
1387:Major-General Alister Dallas
1384:28 June 1916 – 10 April 1917
1371:Major-General Alister Dallas
1306:25 August – 9 September 1915
1035:British 1st Airborne Division
1033:in late September, where the
905:(Operation Greenline) before
808:campaign in North-west Europe
711:, between 1942–1943, joining
5881:1908 establishments in Wales
4168:
3855:Army Service Corps 1902–1918
2435:(to 160th Bde 3 August 1944)
2209:54th (East Anglian) Division
2193:2nd Monmouth Battery (B Bty)
2190:1st Monmouth Battery (A Bty)
1956:1/1st West Somerset Yeomanry
1852:160th (Welsh Border) Brigade
1524:16 February – 10 March 1945
879:
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637:invasion of Northern Ireland
580:
489:54th (East Anglian) Division
438:160th (Welsh Border) Brigade
384:Honourable Artillery Company
365:
7:
3656:Becke, Major A. F. (1936).
3436:. 92:566 (566): 298. 1946.
2874:"The Royal Welsh Fusiliers"
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2623:244th (Welsh) Field Company
2617:53rd Divisional engineers,
2581:81st (Welsh) Field Regiment
2574:53rd Divisional artillery,
2429:(to 71st Bde 3 August 1944)
2277:No 4 (Welsh Border) Section
2146:), personnel from 53rd and
2095:British Expeditionary Force
2063:1/1st Lincolnshire Yeomanry
1747:158th Machine Gun Company,
1731:(to 160th Bde 24 June 1918)
1705:158th (North Wales) Brigade
1678:December 1963 – April 1967
1252:General officer commanding
1236:General officers commanding
1173:
1104:(CO) of the 1st Battalion,
1052:, Germany, 8 February 1945.
1001:team of the 2nd Battalion,
897:detached to fight with the
821:(The Black Bull), with the
817:detaching to help form the
792:Distinguished Service Order
618:British Expeditionary Force
430:158th (North Wales) Brigade
10:
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5414:66th (2nd East Lancashire)
5369:57th (2nd West Lancashire)
3968:
3776:. Oxford: Boldacre Books.
2308:(formed 15–25 April 1918)
2274:No 3 (North Wales) Section
2111:I Welsh (Howitzer) Brigade
2023:1/1st Denbighshire Hussars
1645:March 1955 – January 1958
1634:October 1952 – March 1955
1623:March 1950 – October 1952
1555:Major-General Robert Ross
1535:Major-General Robert Ross
1469:December 1932 – June 1935
1458:June 1930 – December 1932
1392:10 April 1917 – July 1919
1257:April 1908 – January 1909
1242:General officer commanding
1239:
1211:53 (Welsh) Signal Squadron
1132:Men of the 4th Battalion,
876:, ready for the invasion.
573:, coming under command of
463:, bound for Gallipoli via
326:. Remaining active in the
219:Battle of Jerusalem (1917)
209:Battle of Beersheba (1917)
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4385:1st Commonwealth Division
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4096:Scottish, Welsh and Irish
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3894:15 September 2020 at the
3774:Welsh Bridges to the Elbe
3717:British Regiments 1914–18
3442:10.1080/03071844709434007
2420:
2326:Royal Army Medical Corps
2030:Divisional Mounted Troops
2013:1/1st Shropshire Yeomanry
1713:(left on 6 November 1914)
1702:
1612:August 1947 – March 1950
1491:June 1939 – 29 July 1941
1447:October 1928 – June 1930
1436:June 1927 – October 1928
1217:Victoria Cross recipients
903:Second Battle of the Odon
762:, England, 27 March 1942.
750:charge down a bank on an
561:, and two days later the
508:Battle of El Buggar Ridge
459:The division sailed from
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5419:67th (2nd Home Counties)
5389:61st (2nd South Midland)
5379:59th (2nd North Midland)
3757:. Barnsley: Leo Cooper.
2937:British Military History
2919:Falls 1930 Vol. 1 p. 307
2795:"The British Army, 1914"
2735:
2635:285th Field Park Company
2529:10th Royal Tank Regiment
2460:East Lancashire Regiment
2415:
2361:11th (Northern) Division
2224:Royal Garrison Artillery
2144:74th (Yeomanry) Division
2008:1/1st Glamorgan Yeomanry
1968:Royal Army Medical Corps
1784:159th (Cheshire) Brigade
1697:
1601:1 January – August 1947
1552:3 June – 26 August 1945
1140:, Germany, 3 March 1945.
1106:East Lancashire Regiment
1025:in conjunction with the
835:East Lancashire Regiment
772:Robert Knox "Bobby" Ross
596:of the 1/4th Battalion,
510:in October 1917 and the
453:Ramleh military cemetery
434:159th (Cheshire) Brigade
397:and 14 mounted yeomanry
306:that fought in both the
249:Battle of the Reichswald
224:Battle of Megiddo (1918)
175:Battle of the Reichswald
5429:69th (2nd East Anglian)
5399:63rd (2nd Northumbrian)
4741:Durham and North Riding
3853:Young, Lt-Col Michael,
3800:Ward, Maj C.H. Dudley,
3734:Joslen, H. F. (2003) .
3679:Delaforce, P. (2015) .
3639:Barclay, C. N. (1956).
2896:"Royal Welsh Fusiliers"
2554:Highland Light Infantry
2524:9th Royal Tank Regiment
2499:160th Infantry Brigade
2422:158th Infantry Brigade
2349:Welsh Clearing Hospital
2271:No 2 (Cheshire) Section
2018:1/1st Cheshire Yeomanry
1998:1/1st Pembroke Yeomanry
1532:10 March – 27 May 1945
1414:March 1922 – June 1923
1368:11 March – 20 May 1916
1027:Operation Market Garden
961:131st (Queen's) Brigade
913:, helping to close the
843:Highland Light Infantry
538:
5394:62nd (2nd West Riding)
5343:55th (West Lancashire)
5283:42nd (East Lancashire)
4667:55th (West Lancashire)
4602:42nd (East Lancashire)
3918:The British Army, 1914
3835:Westlake, Ray (1992).
3753:Westlake, Ray (1996).
2876:. The Long, Long Trail
2853:. The Long, Long Trail
2815:Westlake, Ray (2011).
2645:Royal Corps of Signals
2612:(from 1 December 1944)
2564:Royal Norfolk Regiment
2491:Herefordshire Regiment
2485:Monmouthshire Regiment
2258:(joined 5 August 1918)
1859:Monmouthshire Regiment
1736:Herefordshire Regiment
1480:June 1935 – June 1939
1425:June 1923 – June 1927
1376:20 May – 28 June 1916
1154:advancing into Germany
1141:
1053:
1006:
1003:Monmouthshire Regiment
991:
947:to be awarded the VC.
889:
851:42nd Armoured Division
819:11th Armoured Division
815:159th Infantry Brigade
800:160th Infantry Brigade
763:
725:46th Infantry Division
686:Whitchurch, Shropshire
641:61st Infantry Division
630:evacuated from Dunkirk
613:
456:
425:in early August 1914.
214:Battle of Mughar Ridge
4946:British Army in India
3884:at Wikimedia Commons
3882:53rd (Welsh) Division
3503:Ward, pp. 10–12, 56–7
3117:"Commanding Officers"
2793:Conrad, Mark (1996).
2755:Royal Welch Fusiliers
2707:United Kingdom portal
2566:(from 17 August 1945)
2556:(left 17 August 1945)
2467:South Wales Borderers
2400:Army Veterinary Corps
2293:(from 12 August 1918)
2106:Royal Field Artillery
1888:Royal Sussex Regiment
1725:(until 2 August 1918)
1719:(until 2 August 1918)
1540:27 May – 3 June 1945
1188:2nd Infantry Division
1131:
1086:34th Armoured Brigade
1047:
997:
985:
965:7th Armoured Division
953:Royal Welch Fusiliers
887:
831:71st Infantry Brigade
748:Royal Welch Fusiliers
741:
702:South-Eastern Command
653:5th Infantry Division
588:
485:161st (Essex) Brigade
450:
254:Crossing of the Rhine
37:53rd (Welsh) Division
18:53rd (Welsh) Division
5308:48th (South Midland)
5298:46th (North Midland)
5293:44th (Home Counties)
4677:59th (Staffordshire)
4632:48th (South Midland)
4612:44th (Home Counties)
4390:17th Gurkha Division
4344:44th (Home Counties)
4179:Administrative units
4059:Administrative units
4049:Post-Cold War period
3986:Guards and Parachute
3979:Administrative units
3906:The Long, Long Trail
3820:. Tiger Lily Books.
3123:on 24 September 2015
3083:on 23 September 2015
3006:on 23 September 2015
2682:Royal Armoured Corps
2678:Reconnaissance Corps
2590:133rd Field Regiment
2469:(from 26 April 1945)
2462:(from 4 August 1944)
2455:(from 4 August 1944)
2446:Reconnaissance Corps
2332:Desert Mounted Corps
1937:(from 6 August 1918)
1861:(left February 1915)
1821:(from 17 April 1915)
1802:(left November 1914)
1744:(from 3 August 1918)
1474:James Dick-Cunyngham
1419:Archibald Montgomery
1333:23–27 December 1915
1317:9–13 September 1915
861:invasion of Normandy
833:(containing the 1st
719:), serving with the
512:action of Tell 'Asur
506:in August 1916, the
481:First Battle of Gaza
336:North-western Europe
204:First Battle of Gaza
147:First Battle of Gaza
5404:64th (2nd Highland)
5384:60th (2/2nd London)
5374:58th (2/1st London)
5348:56th (1/1st London)
5338:54th (East Anglian)
5318:50th (Northumbrian)
5303:47th (1/2nd London)
4662:54th (East Anglian)
4642:50th (Northumbrian)
4587:23rd (Northumbrian)
4349:50th (Northumbrian)
3485:on 14 November 2009
3342:Paxton, J. (1972).
3219:Barclay, pp. 66–67.
2821:. Pen & Sword.
2730:Independent Company
2668:Manchester Regiment
2650:Shropshire Yeomanry
2629:282nd Field Company
2586:83rd Field Regiment
2448:, 16 February 1941)
2148:60th (2/2nd London)
1606:Christopher Woolner
1090:German paratroopers
1076:(the Battle of the
1074:Operation Veritable
1066:First Canadian Army
1062:Battle of the Bulge
827:New Model Divisions
754:at Teddesley Hall,
600:, on manoeuvres at
244:Battle of the Bulge
197:Battle of Sari Bair
192:Battle of Gallipoli
184:Battle honours
170:Battle of the Bulge
5449:63rd (Royal Naval)
5409:65th (2nd Lowland)
5313:49th (West Riding)
4910:82nd (West Africa)
4905:81st (West Africa)
4895:11th (East Africa)
4731:Devon and Cornwall
4723:"County Divisions"
4637:49th (West Riding)
4412:Second World War (
4380:Artillery Division
4283:49th (West Riding)
3422:Becke, pp. 117–23.
3294:Delaforce, p. 219.
3273:Delaforce, p. 162.
3264:Delaforce, p. 160.
3246:Delaforce, p. 151.
2900:Forces War Records
2570:Divisional Troops
2354:Army Service Corps
1918:(from 26 May 1918)
1844:(from 5 June 1918)
1837:(from 4 June 1918)
1793:(left 31 May 1918)
1759:11th Gurkha Rifles
1294:19–25 August 1915
1196:Headquarters Wales
1142:
1102:Commanding Officer
1054:
1007:
992:
929:Officer Commanding
907:Operation Goodwood
890:
865:Operation Overlord
764:
733:invasion of Europe
717:Operation Sea Lion
709:Bernard Montgomery
706:Lieutenant-General
614:
590:Universal Carriers
457:
320:Gallipoli Campaign
234:Battle of Normandy
229:Second World War:
160:Battle of Normandy
142:Gallipoli Campaign
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5782:Napoleonic Wars (
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5364:45th (2nd Wessex)
5269:Territorial Force
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4968:First World War (
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4334:42nd (Lancashire)
4201:Prince of Wales's
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4112:1st (UK) Armoured
4081:Prince of Wales's
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3955:Divisions of the
3880:Media related to
3846:978-1-85532-168-7
3810:978-1-845740-50-4
3745:978-1-84342-474-1
3690:978-1-91019-863-6
3455:Monthly Army List
3355:978-0-230-27101-2
3323:on 16 August 2007
3228:Delaforce, p. 85.
3180:Smyth, pp. 101–7.
3159:Delaforce, p. 23.
3042:Delaforce, p. 15.
3024:Delaforce, p. 13.
2690:
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2684:, 1 January 1944)
2657:Cheshire Regiment
2451:1/5th Battalion,
2411:
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2306:Machine Gun Corps
2304:No 53 Battalion,
2045:South Irish Horse
1893:2/4th Battalion,
1857:1/1st Battalion,
1817:1/4th Battalion,
1791:Cheshire Regiment
1789:1/4th Battalion,
1779:on 3 August 1918)
1749:Machine Gun Corps
1734:1/1st Battalion,
1688:
1687:
1403:July 1919 – 1921
1261:Brigadier-General
1200:HQ UK Land Forces
1150:Operation Plunder
1078:Reichswald Forest
1050:Reichswald Forest
823:31st Tank Brigade
524:Territorial Force
372:Territorial Force
316:Territorial Force
312:Second World Wars
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2162:Cheshire Brigade
2128:II Welsh Brigade
1695:
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1691:Orders of battle
1573:Francis Matthews
1518:Robert Knox Ross
1360:8–11 March 1916
1311:William Marshall
1299:Herbert Lawrence
1246:
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1072:to take part in
1039:'s-Hertogenbosch
1031:Battle of Arnhem
1013:(swift advance)
988:'s-Hertogenbosch
977:prisoners of war
935:was awarded the
845:, nicknamed the
610:Northern Ireland
571:Northern Ireland
563:Second World War
534:Second World War
528:Territorial Army
518:Between the wars
504:Battle of Romani
440:. Some original
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2576:Royal Artillery
2562:1st Battalion,
2552:1st Battalion,
2546:1st Battalion,
2489:1st Battalion,
2483:3rd Battalion,
2477:4th Battalion,
2465:2nd Battalion,
2458:1st Battalion,
2334:21 August 1918)
2289:1st Battalion,
2233:Royal Engineers
1962:Royal Engineers
1927:1st Battalion,
1884:1/4th Battalion
1874:2/4th Battalion
1840:2nd Battalion,
1833:3rd Battalion,
1771:3rd Battalion,
1764:3rd Battalion,
1757:4th Battalion,
1693:
1683:Douglas Darling
1584:George Richards
1560:26 August 1945
1545:Charles Coleman
1507:Gerard Bucknall
1397:Stanley F. Mott
1244:
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1082:Churchill tanks
882:
784:Gerard Bucknall
694:
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612:, 22 July 1941.
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552:Western Command
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497:Philip Chetwode
476:full strength.
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1681:Major-General
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1675:
1674:
1672:Richard Frisby
1670:Major-General
1668:
1664:
1663:
1659:Major-General
1657:
1653:
1652:
1648:Major-General
1646:
1642:
1641:
1637:Major-General
1635:
1631:
1630:
1626:Major-General
1624:
1620:
1619:
1615:Major-General
1613:
1609:
1608:
1604:Major-General
1602:
1598:
1597:
1595:Philip Balfour
1593:Major-General
1591:
1587:
1586:
1582:Major-General
1580:
1576:
1575:
1571:Major-General
1569:
1565:
1564:
1561:
1557:
1556:
1553:
1549:
1548:
1541:
1537:
1536:
1533:
1529:
1528:
1525:
1521:
1520:
1516:Major-General
1514:
1510:
1509:
1505:Major-General
1503:
1499:
1498:
1494:Major-General
1492:
1488:
1487:
1485:Gervase Thorpe
1483:Major-General
1481:
1477:
1476:
1472:Major-General
1470:
1466:
1465:
1461:Major-General
1459:
1455:
1454:
1452:Charles Deedes
1450:Major-General
1448:
1444:
1443:
1439:Major-General
1437:
1433:
1432:
1428:Major-General
1426:
1422:
1421:
1417:Major-General
1415:
1411:
1410:
1408:Cyril Deverell
1406:Major-General
1404:
1400:
1399:
1395:Major-General
1393:
1389:
1388:
1385:
1381:
1380:
1377:
1373:
1372:
1369:
1365:
1364:
1361:
1357:
1356:
1354:Alister Dallas
1352:Major-General
1350:
1346:
1345:
1342:
1338:
1337:
1334:
1330:
1329:
1326:
1322:
1321:
1318:
1314:
1313:
1309:Major-General
1307:
1303:
1302:
1297:Major-General
1295:
1291:
1290:
1286:Major-General
1284:
1280:
1279:
1271:
1267:
1266:
1258:
1254:
1253:
1250:
1237:
1234:
1233:
1232:
1229:
1226:Tasker Watkins
1218:
1215:
1175:
1172:
1134:Welch Regiment
1070:Siegfried Line
937:Victoria Cross
933:Welch Regiment
925:Tasker Watkins
915:Falaise Pocket
881:
878:
853:, in October.
796:Military Cross
752:assault course
693:
690:
663:, training by
598:Welch Regiment
582:
579:
559:invaded Poland
550:serving under
540:
537:
535:
532:
519:
516:
418:
415:
403:Welsh Division
367:
364:
350:, but also in
287:
284:
283:
270:
264:
263:
259:
258:
257:
256:
251:
246:
241:
236:
227:
226:
221:
216:
211:
206:
201:
200:
199:
186:
180:
179:
178:
177:
172:
167:
165:Falaise Pocket
162:
150:
149:
144:
133:
129:
128:
123:
119:
118:
113:
109:
108:
103:
99:
98:
88:
84:
83:
81:United Kingdom
70:
66:
65:
60:
56:
55:
49:
41:
40:
35:Welsh Division
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
5898:
5887:
5884:
5882:
5879:
5877:
5874:
5872:
5869:
5867:
5864:
5862:
5859:
5857:
5854:
5853:
5851:
5832:
5829:
5827:
5824:
5822:
5819:
5817:
5814:
5812:
5809:
5807:
5804:
5802:
5799:
5797:
5794:
5793:
5790:
5785:
5779:
5775:
5765:
5762:
5760:
5757:
5755:
5752:
5750:
5747:
5745:
5742:
5740:
5737:
5735:
5732:
5731:
5728:
5723:
5720:Crimean War (
5717:
5713:
5699:
5696:
5694:
5691:
5689:
5686:
5684:
5681:
5679:
5676:
5675:
5673:
5669:
5663:
5660:
5659:
5657:
5653:
5647:
5644:
5642:
5639:
5637:
5634:
5632:
5629:
5627:
5624:
5622:
5619:
5617:
5614:
5612:
5609:
5607:
5604:
5602:
5599:
5597:
5594:
5592:
5589:
5588:
5586:
5582:
5578:
5573:
5567:
5563:
5545:
5542:
5540:
5537:
5534:
5531:
5529:
5526:
5524:
5521:
5520:
5518:
5514:
5508:
5505:
5503:
5500:
5498:
5495:
5494:
5492:
5488:
5485:
5481:
5475:
5472:
5470:
5467:
5465:
5462:
5460:
5457:
5455:
5452:
5450:
5447:
5446:
5444:
5440:
5430:
5427:
5425:
5422:
5420:
5417:
5415:
5412:
5410:
5407:
5405:
5402:
5400:
5397:
5395:
5392:
5390:
5387:
5385:
5382:
5380:
5377:
5375:
5372:
5370:
5367:
5365:
5362:
5361:
5359:
5355:
5349:
5346:
5344:
5341:
5339:
5336:
5334:
5331:
5329:
5326:
5324:
5321:
5319:
5316:
5314:
5311:
5309:
5306:
5304:
5301:
5299:
5296:
5294:
5291:
5289:
5288:43rd (Wessex)
5286:
5284:
5281:
5280:
5278:
5274:
5271:
5267:
5257:
5254:
5252:
5249:
5247:
5244:
5242:
5239:
5237:
5234:
5232:
5231:36th (Ulster)
5229:
5228:
5226:
5222:
5216:
5213:
5211:
5208:
5206:
5203:
5201:
5198:
5196:
5193:
5191:
5188:
5187:
5185:
5181:
5175:
5172:
5170:
5167:
5165:
5162:
5160:
5157:
5155:
5152:
5150:
5147:
5146:
5144:
5140:
5134:
5131:
5129:
5126:
5124:
5121:
5119:
5116:
5114:
5111:
5109:
5106:
5105:
5103:
5099:
5093:
5090:
5088:
5085:
5083:
5080:
5078:
5075:
5073:
5070:
5068:
5065:
5064:
5062:
5058:
5055:
5051:
5045:
5042:
5040:
5037:
5035:
5032:
5030:
5027:
5025:
5022:
5020:
5017:
5015:
5012:
5010:
5007:
5005:
5002:
5000:
4997:
4995:
4992:
4990:
4987:
4986:
4984:
4980:
4976:
4971:
4965:
4961:
4947:
4944:
4942:
4939:
4937:
4936:Royal Marines
4934:
4932:
4929:
4927:
4924:
4923:
4921:
4917:
4911:
4908:
4906:
4903:
4901:
4898:
4896:
4893:
4891:
4888:
4886:
4885:2nd (African)
4883:
4881:
4880:1st (African)
4878:
4877:
4875:
4871:
4865:
4861:
4860:
4858:
4854:
4848:
4845:
4843:
4840:
4838:
4835:
4833:
4830:
4828:
4825:
4823:
4820:
4818:
4815:
4813:
4810:
4808:
4805:
4803:
4800:
4798:
4795:
4793:
4790:
4789:
4787:
4785:Anti-Aircraft
4783:
4777:
4774:
4772:
4769:
4767:
4764:
4762:
4759:
4757:
4754:
4752:
4749:
4747:
4744:
4742:
4739:
4737:
4734:
4732:
4729:
4728:
4726:
4724:
4719:
4713:
4710:
4708:
4705:
4703:
4700:
4698:
4695:
4693:
4690:
4688:
4685:
4683:
4680:
4678:
4675:
4673:
4672:56th (London)
4670:
4668:
4665:
4663:
4660:
4658:
4655:
4653:
4650:
4648:
4645:
4643:
4640:
4638:
4635:
4633:
4630:
4628:
4627:47th (London)
4625:
4623:
4620:
4618:
4615:
4613:
4610:
4608:
4607:43rd (Wessex)
4605:
4603:
4600:
4598:
4595:
4593:
4590:
4588:
4585:
4583:
4580:
4578:
4575:
4573:
4570:
4568:
4565:
4563:
4560:
4558:
4555:
4553:
4550:
4548:
4545:
4543:
4540:
4538:
4535:
4533:
4530:
4528:
4525:
4523:
4520:
4519:
4517:
4513:
4507:
4504:
4502:
4499:
4497:
4494:
4492:
4489:
4487:
4484:
4482:
4479:
4477:
4474:
4472:
4469:
4467:
4464:
4462:
4459:
4457:
4454:
4453:
4451:
4449:
4445:
4439:
4436:
4434:
4431:
4430:
4428:
4424:
4420:
4415:
4409:
4405:
4391:
4388:
4386:
4383:
4381:
4378:
4377:
4375:
4371:
4365:
4362:
4359:
4355:
4352:
4350:
4347:
4345:
4342:
4340:
4339:43rd (Wessex)
4337:
4335:
4332:
4330:
4327:
4325:
4322:
4320:
4317:
4315:
4312:
4310:
4307:
4305:
4302:
4301:
4299:
4295:
4289:
4288:56th (London)
4286:
4284:
4281:
4279:
4276:
4274:
4271:
4269:
4266:
4264:
4261:
4259:
4256:
4254:
4251:
4249:
4246:
4245:
4243:
4239:
4233:
4232:16th Airborne
4230:
4228:
4225:
4224:
4222:
4218:
4212:
4209:
4207:
4204:
4202:
4199:
4197:
4194:
4192:
4189:
4187:
4184:
4183:
4181:
4177:
4173:
4166:
4162:
4148:
4145:
4143:
4140:
4138:
4135:
4133:
4130:
4128:
4125:
4123:
4120:
4118:
4115:
4113:
4110:
4109:
4107:
4103:
4097:
4094:
4092:
4089:
4087:
4084:
4082:
4079:
4077:
4074:
4072:
4069:
4067:
4064:
4063:
4061:
4057:
4053:
4046:
4042:
4028:
4025:
4023:
4020:
4018:
4015:
4014:
4012:
4008:
4002:
3999:
3997:
3994:
3992:
3989:
3987:
3984:
3983:
3981:
3977:
3973:
3966:
3962:
3958:
3950:
3945:
3943:
3938:
3936:
3931:
3930:
3927:
3921:
3919:
3916:Mark Conrad,
3914:
3912:
3909:
3907:
3904:
3902:
3899:
3897:
3893:
3890:
3887:
3886:
3885:
3883:
3878:
3864:
3863:0-85052-730-9
3860:
3856:
3852:
3848:
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3811:
3807:
3803:
3799:
3796:
3792:
3789:
3785:
3783:1-898893-00-4
3779:
3775:
3770:
3766:
3764:0-85052-511-X
3760:
3756:
3751:
3747:
3741:
3737:
3732:
3728:
3726:0-906304-03-2
3722:
3718:
3713:
3709:
3705:
3701:
3696:
3692:
3686:
3682:
3677:
3673:
3671:1-871167-12-4
3667:
3663:
3659:
3654:
3650:
3646:
3642:
3637:
3636:
3621:
3612:
3603:
3594:
3588:
3583:
3581:
3579:
3577:
3567:
3558:
3552:Becke, p. 15.
3549:
3543:, p. 117
3542:
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3530:
3525:
3523:
3521:
3519:
3509:
3500:
3484:
3480:
3474:
3468:
3463:
3456:
3451:
3443:
3439:
3435:
3428:
3419:
3417:
3415:
3413:
3411:
3409:
3407:
3405:
3403:
3401:
3399:
3397:
3395:
3393:
3384:
3382:9781874622925
3378:
3374:
3373:
3365:
3357:
3351:
3347:
3346:
3338:
3322:
3318:
3312:
3310:
3300:
3291:
3289:
3279:
3270:
3261:
3252:
3243:
3234:
3225:
3216:
3214:
3205:
3201:
3195:
3186:
3177:
3168:
3166:
3156:
3147:
3138:
3122:
3118:
3112:
3104:
3098:
3079:
3072:
3066:
3057:
3048:
3039:
3030:
3021:
3002:
2995:
2989:
2980:
2971:
2969:
2967:
2965:
2963:
2961:
2959:
2957:
2955:
2953:
2951:
2949:
2947:
2938:
2931:
2925:
2916:
2901:
2897:
2891:
2875:
2868:
2852:
2845:
2843:
2841:
2839:
2830:
2824:
2820:
2819:
2811:
2796:
2789:
2787:
2779:
2778:Westlake 1992
2774:
2770:
2756:
2750:
2748:
2746:
2741:
2731:
2728:
2726:
2723:
2721:
2718:
2716:
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2712:
2708:
2697:
2683:
2679:
2675:
2672:
2669:
2665:
2662:
2658:
2654:
2651:
2648:
2646:
2642:
2637:
2634:
2631:
2628:
2625:
2622:
2621:
2620:
2616:
2611:
2608:
2605:
2602:
2599:
2595:
2592:
2589:
2587:
2584:
2582:
2579:
2578:
2577:
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2571:
2565:
2561:
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2555:
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2549:
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2535:
2532:
2530:
2527:
2525:
2522:
2521:
2520:
2514:
2511:
2508:
2505:
2502:
2501:
2500:
2494:
2492:
2488:
2486:
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2476:
2475:
2474:
2468:
2464:
2461:
2457:
2454:
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2437:
2434:
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2428:
2425:
2424:
2423:
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2414:
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2401:
2392:
2391:
2389:
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2380:
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2329:
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2319:
2316:
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2301:
2299:
2292:
2288:
2287:
2286:
2285:
2276:
2273:
2270:
2267:
2263:
2262:
2260:
2257:
2253:
2250:
2247:
2243:
2240:
2237:
2236:
2235:
2234:
2225:
2221:
2218:
2217:
2215:
2210:
2206:
2201:
2198:
2195:
2192:
2189:
2188:
2186:
2183:
2178:
2175:
2172:
2169:
2166:
2165:
2163:
2160:
2156:
2152:
2149:
2145:
2141:
2138:
2135:
2132:
2131:
2129:
2126:
2121:
2118:
2115:
2114:
2112:
2109:
2108:
2107:
2104:
2103:
2102:
2100:
2099:Western Front
2096:
2089:
2086:
2085:
2082:
2078:
2076:
2073:
2069:
2067:
2064:
2060:
2058:
2055:
2051:
2049:
2046:
2043:
2041:
2038:
2035:
2034:
2031:
2028:
2027:
2024:
2021:
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2014:
2011:
2009:
2006:
2004:
2001:
1999:
1996:
1995:
1994:
1989:
1985:
1982:
1979:
1976:
1975:
1974:
1969:
1965:
1963:
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1957:
1954:
1952:
1949:
1947:
1944:
1943:
1942:
1936:
1933:
1930:
1926:
1923:
1920:
1917:
1916:21st Punjabis
1914:
1911:
1908:
1905:
1902:
1899:
1896:
1892:
1889:
1885:
1882:
1879:
1875:
1872:
1869:
1866:
1863:
1860:
1856:
1855:
1854:
1853:
1846:
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1839:
1836:
1832:
1829:
1826:
1823:
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1816:
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1810:
1807:
1804:
1801:
1798:
1795:
1792:
1788:
1787:
1786:
1785:
1778:
1775:(joined from
1774:
1770:
1767:
1763:
1760:
1756:
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1666:
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1662:
1658:
1655:
1654:
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1644:
1643:
1640:
1639:Edric Bastyan
1636:
1633:
1632:
1629:
1625:
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1621:
1618:
1614:
1611:
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1607:
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1511:
1508:
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1500:
1497:
1493:
1490:
1489:
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461:Devonport
395:divisions
366:Formation
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