53rd
(Welch) Division
| River
Odon |
25
June - 2 July 1944 |
| Caen |
4-18
July 1944 |
| Mont
Pincon |
30
July - 9 August 1944 |
| Battle
of Falaise |
7
- 22 August 1944 |
This
was a First Line Territorial division
which had been in England since the
outbreak of war, training for the
invasion. Units from the division
began to land in Normandy from 27th
June 1944. The Divisional Commander
was Major General R.K. Ross.
71st
Infantry Brigade
1st
Battalion East Lancashire Regiment*
1st
Battalion Oxs & Bucks Light
Infantry
1st
Battalion Highland Light Infantry
*4th
Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers from
3rd August 1944
158th
Infantry Brigade
4th
Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers¹
6th
Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers²
7th
Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers³
¹
Moved
to 71st Brigade and replaced by
7th Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers on
3rd August 1944
²
1st Battalion East Lancashire
Regiment from 3rd August 1944
³
1/5th Battalion Welch Regiment from
3rd August 1944
160th
Infantry Brigade
4th
Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers¹
1/5th
Battalion Welch Regiment²
2nd
Battalion Monmoutshire Regiment
¹
6th Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers from
3rd August 1944
²
4th Battalion Welch Regiment from
3rd August 1944
Divisional
Artillery
81st
Field Regiment Royal Artillery
83rd
Field Regiment Royal Artillery
133rd
Field Regiment Royal Artillery
71st
Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery
116th
Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal
Artillery
Divisional
Engineers
285th
Field Park Company Royal Engineers
244th
Field Company Royal Engineers
282nd
Field Company Royal Engineers
555th
Field Company Royal Engineers
22nd
Bridging Platoon Royal Engineers
Divisional
RASC
531st
Company Royal Army Service Corps
532nd
Company Royal Army Service Corps
533rd
Company Royal Army Service Corps
501st
Divisional Company Royal Army
Service Corps
Divisional
RAOC
53rd
Ordnance Field Park Royal Army
Ordnance Corps
307th
Mobile
Laundry and Bath Unit
Divisional
REME
71st
Infantry Brigade Workshop
158th
Infantry Brigade Workshop
160th
Infantry Brigade Workshop
Royal
Army Medical Corps
147th
Field Ambulance RAMC
202nd
Field Ambulance RAMC
212th
Field Ambulance RAMC
13th
Field Dressing Station RAMC
26th
Field Dressing Station RAMC
53rd
Field Hygine Section RAMC
Machine
Gun Battalion
1st
Battalion Manchester Regiment
Other
Units
53rd
Recce Regiment RAC
53rd
Provost Company CMP
53rd
Divisional Signals Royal Corps of
Signals
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