15th (Scottish) Division

This was a Second Line Territorial division that had been in England since the outbreak of war. Units from the division began to land in Normandy from 14th June 1944. The divisional commander was Major-General G.H.MacMillan who was replaced by Major General C.M.Barber on 5th August 1944.

44th Infantry Brigade

8th Battalion Royal Scots

6th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers

6th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers

46th Infantry Brigade

9th Battalion Cameronians

2nd Battalion Glasgow Highlanders

7th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders

227th Infantry Brigade

10th Battalion Highland Light Infantry

2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders

2nd Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders

Divisional Artillery

131st Field Regiment Royal Artillery

181st Field Regiment Royal Artillery

190th Field Regiment Royal Artillery

97th Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery

119th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery

Divisional Engineers

624th Field Park Company Royal Engineers

20th Field Company Royal Engineers

278th Field Company Royal Engineers

279th Field Company Royal Engineers

26th Bridging Platoon Royal Engineers

Divisional RASC

283rd Company Royal Army Service Corps

284th Company Royal Army Service Corps

399th Company Royal Army Service Corps

62nd Divisional Company Royal Army Service Corps

Divisional RAOC

15th Ordnance Field Park Royal Army Ordnance Corps

305th Mobile Laundry and Bath Unit

Divisional REME

44th Infantry Brigade Workshop

45th Infantry Brigade Workshop

227th Infantry Brigade Workshop

Royal Army Medical Corps

153rd Field Ambulance RAMC

193rd Field Ambulance RAMC

194th Field Ambulance RAMC

22nd Field Dressing Station RAMC

23rd Field Dressing Station RAMC

40th Field Hygine Section RAMC

Machine Gun Battalion

1st Battalion Middlesex Regiment

Other Units

15th Recce Regiment RAC

15th Provost Company CMP

15th Divisional Signals Royal Corps of Signals

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