7th
Armoured Division
| Villers
Bocage |
14
June 1944 |
| Bourgebous
Ridge |
18
- 23 July 1944 |
This
was an Armoured Division, the famous
'Desert Rats', who had fought in
North Africa and Tunis from 1940 to
1943, and the Italy. It returned to
England to be ready for D Day, and
units from the division began to
land in Normandy on 8th June 1944. The Divisional
Commander was Major General G.W.E.J.
Erskine until 4th August, when Major
General G.L.Verney took command.
22nd
Armoured Brigade
1st
Royal Tank Regiment
5th
Royal Tank Regiment
4th
County of London Yeomanry*
1st
Motor Battalion Rifle Brigade
*Replaced
by 5th Royal Inniskilling
Dragoons from 29th July 1944.
131st
Infantry Brigade
1/5th
Battalion Queen's (Royal West
Surrey) Regiment
1/6th
Battalion Queen's (Royal West
Surrey) Regiment
1/7th
Battalion Queen's (Royal West
Surrey) Regiment
Divisional
Artillery
3rd
Royal Horse Artillery
5th
Royal Horse Artillery
65th
Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery
(Norfolk Yeomanry)
15th
Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal
Artillery
Divisional
Engineers
143rd
Field Park Company Royal Engineers
4th
Field Squadron Royal Engineers
621st
Field Squadron Royal Engineers
7th
Bridging Troop Royal Engineers
Divisional
RASC
58th
Armoured Brigade Company Royal Army Service Corps
67th
Infantry Brigade
Company Royal Army Service Corps
507th
Divisional Transport Company Royal Army
Service Corps
Divisional
RAOC
22nd
Armoured Brigade Ordnance
Field Park Royal Army
Ordnance Corps
131st
Infantry Brigade Ordnance
Field Park Royal Army
Ordnance Corps
Mobile
Laundry and Bath Unit
Divisional
REME
22nd
Armoured Brigade Workshop
131st
Infantry Brigade Workshop
Light
Aid Detachments
Royal
Army Medical Corps
2nd
Light Field Ambulance RAMC
131st
Field Ambulance RAMC
29th
Field Dressing Station RAMC
70th
Field Hygine Section Station RAMC
134th
Mobile Dental Unit Army Dental Corps
Machine
Gun Battalion
3rd
Independent Machine Gun Company Royal Northumberland
Fusiliers
Other
Units
263rd
Forward Delivery Squadron RAC
11th
Hussars RAC
8th
King's Royal Irish Hussars RAC
7th
Armoured Divisional Provost Company CMP
7th
Armoured Divisional Signals Royal Corps of
Signals
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