59th
(Staffordshire) Division
| Caen |
4-18
July 1944 |
| Mont
Pincon |
30
July - 9 August 1944 |
This
was a Second 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 L.O. Lyne. Many of
its units were disbanded and broken
up at the end of the Normandy
Campaign and the divisions was
officially disbanded on 18th October
1944.
176th
Infantry Brigade
7th
Battalion Royal Norfolk Regiment
7th
Battalion South Staffordshire
Regiment
6th
Battalion North Staffordshire
Regiment
177th
Infantry Brigade
5th
Battalion South Staffordshire
Regiment
1/6th
Battalion South Staffordshire
Regiment
2/6th
Battalion South Staffordshire
Regiment
197th
Infantry Brigade
1/7th
Battalion Royal Warwickshire
Regiment
2/5th
Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers
5th
Battalion East Lancashire Regiment
Divisional
Artillery
61st
Field Regiment Royal Artillery
110th
Field Regiment Royal Artillery
116th
Field Regiment Royal Artillery
68th
Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery
68th
Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal
Artillery
Divisional
Engineers
511th
Field Park Company Royal Engineers
257th
Field Company Royal Engineers
509th
Field Company Royal Engineers
510th
Field Company Royal Engineers
24th
Bridging Platoon Royal Engineers
Divisional
RASC
28th
Company Royal Army Service Corps
300th
Company Royal Army Service Corps
301st
Company Royal Army Service Corps
557th
Divisional Company Royal Army
Service Corps
Divisional
RAOC
59th
Ordnance Field Park Royal Army
Ordnance Corps
Mobile
Laundry and Bath Unit
Divisional
REME
176th
Infantry Brigade Workshop
177th
Infantry Brigade Workshop
197th
Infantry Brigade Workshop
Royal
Army Medical Corps
203rd
Field Ambulance RAMC
210th
Field Ambulance RAMC
211th
Field Ambulance RAMC
27th
Field Dressing Station RAMC
28th
Field Dressing Station RAMC
Machine
Gun Battalion
7th
Battalion Royal Northumberland
Fusiliers
Other
Units
59th
Recce Regiment RAC
59th
Provost Company CMP
59th
Divisional Signals Royal Corps of
Signals
Web
Links
59th
(Staffordshire) Division website
Email:
info@ddayancestors.com
