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1st London Division
Lineage  |  HQ (GOC)  |  Divisional troops (RAC, RE, R Sigs, RA)  |  Infantry (MC Bn, MG Bn, Recce, Brigades) |  Literature

Lineage
09.1939 a First Line Territorial Army Division, organized as a Motor Division
06.1940 reorganized as a n Infantry Division
18.11.1940 redesignated 56th (London) Division
 
Headquarters (HQ)

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General Officer Commanding (GOC)
03.09.1939 Maj.Gen. C.F. Liardet
27.01.1941 Maj.Gen. M.G.N. Stopford
08.10.1941 Maj.Gen. E.G. Miles [wounded 05.05.1943]
05.05.1943 (acting) Brig. J.C.A. Birch
07.05.1943 Maj.Gen. D.A.H. Graham
10.10.1943 (acting) Brig. L.O. Lyne
15.10.1943 Maj.Gen. G.W.R. Templer *
25.07.1944 Maj.Gen. J.Y. Whitfield
03.07.1945 (acting) Brig. M.D. Erskine
07.08.1945 Maj.Gen. J.Y. Whitfield

* Commanded in addition 1st Infantry Division from 18.02-22.02.1944
Divisional troops

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Royal Armoured Corps (RAC)
44th Reconnaissance Regiment 01.01.1944 - 16.02.1944 &
02.06.1944 - 31.08.1945
 
Royal Engineers (RE)
220th Field Company 03.09.1939 - 31.08.1945
501st Field Company 08.09.1939 - 18.03.1943 &
13.10.1943 - 31.08.1945
221st Field Company 03.07.1940 - 31.08.1945
42nd Field Company 09.07.1943 - 03.01.1944
223rd Field Park Company 03.09.1939 - 30.09.1939
563rd Field Park Company 15.01.1940 - 31.08.1945
 
Royal Signals (Sigs)
1st London Divisional Signals 03.09.1939 - 17.11.1940
56th Divisional Signals 18.11.1940 - 31.08.1945
 
Royal Artillery (RA)
64th Field Regiment 03.09.1939 - 31.08.1945
90th Field Regiment 03.09.1939 - 18.03.1943
113th Field Regiment 09.07.1940 - 31.08.1945
65th Field Regiment 23.04.1943 - 31.08.1945
67th Anti-Tank Regiment 01.07.1940 - 31.08.1945
100th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment 03.02.1942 - 09.11.1944
 
Infantry

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Motor-cycle Battalion
1st Battalion Queen Victoria's Rifles 03.09.1939 - 21.05.1940
 
Machine Gun Battalion
1st Battalion Kensington Regiment 11.11.1941 - 20.05.1942
6th Battalion Cheshire Regiment 12.01.1943 - 31.08.1945
 
Reconnaissance
56th Reconnaissance Battalion 08.01.1941 - 05.06.1942
56th Reconnaissance Regiment 06.06.1942 - 15.08.1942
44th Reconnaissance Regiment 08.03.1943 - 31.12.1943
 
Brigades
1st London Infantry Brigade 03.09.1939 - 18.11.1940
167th (London) Infantry Brigade 18.11.1940 - 31.08.1945
   
2nd London Infantry Brigade 03.09.1939 - 18.11.1940
168th (London) Infantry Brigade 18.11.1940 - 08.04.1943 &
17.10.1943 - 26.09.1944
201st (Guards) Infantry Brigade 23.07.1943 - 17.10.1943 *
43rd Indian Infantry Brigade 25.09.1944 - 07.10.1944
24th (Guards) Infantry Brigade 10.03.1945 - 31.08.1945
 * Brigade remained attached until 03.01.1944.  
35th Infantry Brigade 08.07.1940 - 27.11.1940
169th (London) Infantry Brigade 28.11.1940 - 31.08.1945

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