This is an ongoing project to profile the lieutenant-colonels who led the infantry and armoured battalions of 21st Army Group during the eleven months from the landings at Normandy through to the invasion of Germany. If you can provide any corrections to the lists or fill in some of the gaps, please contact me.
1st to 5th Canadian Divisions
List of Canadian Divisions
1st (Polish) Armoured Division
10th Armoured Cavalry Brigade
1st Armoured Regiment (1 pułk pancerny)
A. Stefanowicz, Nov ’43—end
2nd Armoured Regiment (2 pułk pancerny)
S. Koszutski, Sep ’42—Apr ’45
M. Gutowski, Apr ’45—end
24th Polish Uhlan Regiment
J. Kański, Nov ’43—Aug ’44 †
R. Dowbor, Aug ’44—end
10th Dragoons Regiment
W. Zgorzelski, Nov ’43—Aug ’44
B. Mincer, Sep ’44—Dec ’44
A. Szajowski, Dec ’44—Feb ’45
W. Zgorzelski, Feb ’45—end
3rd Rifle Brigade
1st Podhale Rifles Battalion
K. Complak, Dec ’43—end
8th Rifle Battalion
A. Nowaczyński, Nov ’43—end
9th Rifle Battalion
Z. Szydłowski, Nov ’43—Jan ’45
K. Stępień, Jan ’45—end
British Army Formations
3rd (Iron) Infantry Division
8th Infantry Brigade
1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment (The Buffs)
E.G. Fraser, Sep ’39—May ’40 †
F.A. Milnes, May ’40—Aug ‘42
F.V. Oborne, Aug ‘42—Jun ‘43
R.E. Goodwin, Jun ’43—Jun ‘44
J.G.M.B. Gough, Jun ’44—Aug ‘44
F.F.E. Allen, Aug ‘44
R.W. Craddock, Aug ’44—Oct ‘44
F.F.E. Allen, Oct ’44—Nov ‘44
R.E. Goodwin, Nov ’44—end
2nd Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment
L.H. Spicer, ?—Jan ‘44
C.F. Hutchinson, Jan ’44—Jun ‘44
N.J. Dickson, Jun ’44—Oct ‘44
J.D.W. Rension, Oct ’44—end
1st Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment
D.M.W. Beak, ‘38—Jun ‘40
G.A. Townsend, Jun ’40—Oct ‘41
L.L. Lane, Oct ’41—Jun ‘43
W.P.S. Curtis, Jun ’43—Oct ‘43
R.P.H. Burbury, Oct ’43—Jun ’44 †
J.E.S. Stone, Jun ‘44
G.H. Bolster, Jun ‘44—Jul ’44 †
J.H. Orgill, Jul ’44—Oct ‘44
W.A. Waller, Oct ’44—Apr ‘45
M.A.H. Butler, Apr ’45—end
9th Infantry Brigade
2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment
?
P. Adams, Dec ’43—Mar ‘44
C.E. Welby-Everard, Mar ’44—Jul ‘44
D.R. Wilson, Jul ‘44— Aug ‘44
C.L. Firbank, Aug ’44—Apr ‘45
1st Battalion, King’s Own Scottish Borderers
D.C. Bullen-Smith, ’40—Jun ‘41
M. McLellan, Jun ’41—’42
R. Payton-Reid, ’42—Oct ‘43
F.W. Johnston, Oct ’43—Mar ‘44
G.D. Renny, Mar ’44—Jul ‘44
J.F.M. Macdonald, Jul ’44—Nov ‘44
R.C. Macdonald, Nov ‘44—Mar ‘45
W.F.R. Turner, Mar ’45—end
2nd Battalion, Royal Ulster Rifles
G. Whitfeld, Oct ’39—May ‘40
F. Knox, May ’40—?
I.C. Harris, Aug ’43—Dec ‘44
J. Drummond, Dec ’44—end
185th Infantry Brigade
2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
P.H.W. Hicks, May ’40—Feb ‘42
N.C.S. Young, Feb ’42—Sep ‘43
H.O.S. Herdon, Sep ’43—Jun ’44 †
D.L.A. Gibbs, Jun ’44—Mar ‘45
R.C. Macdonald, Mar ’45—end
1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
G.C. Thorne, Oct ‘39—Dec ’40
F.A. Cocksedge, Dec ’40—Jan ‘41
F.M.E.D. Drake-Briscoe, Jan ‘41—Sep ‘42
H.F. Watling, Sep ‘42—Feb ‘43
S. Pope, Feb ’43—Apr ‘43
L.A. Villiers, Apr ’43—Sep ‘43
R.H. Bellamy, Sep ’43—Jan ’45
F.P. Barclay, Feb ’45—end
2nd Battalion, King’s Shropshire Light Infantry
?
F.J. Maurice, Jul ’42—Jun ’44 †
M.J.F. Wilson, Jun ‘44
C.G. Millett, Jul ’44—Dec ’44 †
P.D. Daly, Dec ’44—end
3rd Division Support Troops
3rd Reconnaissance Regiment
E.H.D. Grimley, ’40
E.L. Bols, ‘41—Nov ‘42
H.H. Merriman, Nov ’42—end
2nd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (MG)
B.G. Horrocks, May ‘40—Jun ‘40
S.F.W.M. Del Court, Jun ‘40—Apr ‘41
J.G.E. Reid, Apr ‘41—’42
P.H. Earle, ‘42—Jan ‘43
J.F. Bonham-Carter, Jan ‘43—Feb ‘43
J.E.F. Willoughby, Feb ‘43—Jun ‘43
G.P.L. Weston, Jun ’43—end
15th (Scottish) Infantry Division
44th (Lowland) Infantry Brigade
8th Battalion, Royal Scots
J.E.M. Richard, Aug ’39—May ‘42
D.R.G. Cameron, May ’42—Apr ‘43
R. Delacombe, Apr ’43—Jul ‘44
P.R. Lane-Joynt, Jul ’44—Oct ‘44
J.A.H. Douglass, Nov ‘44
B.A. Pearson, Nov ’44—end
6th Battalion, King’s Own Scottish Borderers
Lord Napier and Ettrick, Sep ’39—Oct ‘41
J.G. Shillington, Oct ’41—Jul ‘44
C.W.P. Richardson, Jul ’44—end
6th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers
Lord Rowallan, Apr ’39—Jul ‘40
N. Macleod, Jul ’40—Dec ‘43
C.R. Buchanan, Dec ’43—Aug ‘44
I. Mackenzie, Aug ‘44—end
46th (Highland) Infantry Brigade
2nd Battalion, Glasgow Highlanders
T.G. Robinson, ’41—’42
G. Laird, ’43
P.U. Campbell, Jan ‘43—Oct ‘44
H.C. Baker-Baker, Nov ‘44—end
7th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders
G. Borthwick, ’40
D.H. Haugh, ’40—’42
E.H.G. Grant, ‘42—Jul ‘44
D. Robertson, Jul ’44—Aug ‘44
P.M. Hunt, Aug ’44—end
9th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
R.F.H. Gordon, Sep ’39—Oct ‘40
H.D.K. Money, Oct ’40—May ‘41
H.H. Storey, May ’41—Dec ‘42
R.M. Villiers, Jan ‘43—Aug ‘44
E.M.A. Bradford, Aug ‘44—Dec ‘44
E. Remington-Hobbs, Jan ’45—end
227th (Highland) Infantry Brigade
10th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry
L. Morrison, ‘40
F.A. Hawkins, ‘41
R.W. Hamilton, ‘42
R.G. Collingwood, ’42—Oct ‘43
J.D.S. Young, Oct ’43 —Jul ‘44
D. Russell Morgan, Jul ’44—Aug ‘44
H.P. Mackley, Sep ’44—Jan ‘45
R.A. Bramwell-Davis, Feb ‘45—Apr ‘45
F.B.B. Noble, Apr ’45—May ’45
R.A. Bramwell-Davis, May ‘45—end
2nd Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
J.G. Bedford-Roberts, May ‘42—Dec ‘42
J.W. Tweedie, Jan ‘43—Aug ‘44
J. Kenneth, Aug ’44
D. Russell Morgan, Sep ’44—end
2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders
?
E.C. Colville, Aug ‘43—Jul ‘44
J.R. Sinclair, Jul ‘44—Aug ‘44
R.W. de Winton, Sep ’44—end
15th Division Support Troops
15th Scottish Reconnaissance Regiment
R.J. Sandeman, Jan ’41—May ‘41
N.C. Hendricks, May ’41—Dec ‘41
J.I. Faircloth, Dec ’41—Mar ‘42
P.T.I. MacDiarmid, Mar ’42—Feb ‘43 (as 15th Recce Company)
J.A. Grant-Peterkin, Feb ’43—Sep ‘44
K.C.C. Smith, Sep ’44—end
1st Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (MG)
Sherbrooke-Walker, ’40—’41
F. Walden, Oct ‘41—Mar ‘44
J.P. Hall, Mar ’44—Feb ’45 †
A.N.W. Kidston, Feb ’45—end
43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division
129th Infantry Brigade
4th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry
G.W.R. Bishop, Sep ’39—Feb ‘41
R.H. Bakewell, Feb ‘41—Jul ‘41
W.S.C. Curtis, Jul ‘41—Jun ‘44
C.G. Lipscomb, Jun ’44—end
4th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment
H.S. Starkey, Sep ’39—May ‘40
H.R. Phipps, May ’40—Jun ‘40
H.R. Hicks, Jun ’40—‘41
N.R. Kennedy, ’41—’42
E.L. Luce, Apr ’42—Jan ‘45
J.E.L. Corbyn, Feb ’45—Apr ‘45
M.W. Allen, Apr ’45—May ‘45
J.E.L. Corbyn, May ’45—end
5th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment
N.C.E. Kenrick, ’43—Jul ‘44
J.H.C. Pearson, Jul ‘44—Aug ’44 †
W.Q. Roberts, Aug ’44—Oct ‘44
N.C.E. Kenrick, Oct ’44—Mar ‘45
J.L. Brind, Mar ’45—end
130th Infantry Brigade
7th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
A.W. Malim, Sep ’39—Feb ‘41
Lee, Feb ’41—May ‘41
H.M.E. Bradshaw, May ’41—Sep ‘42
G.D. Brown, Sep ’42—Aug ‘43
D.W.G. Ray, Sep ‘43—Jul ’44 †
J.R.C. Mallock, Jul ’44 †
D.E.B. Talbot, Jul ‘44—end
4th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment
H.E. Cowie, ?—Jul ‘44
G. Tilly, Aug ‘44—Sep ‘44
J.S. Eyre, Sep ’44—Oct ‘44
W.Q. Roberts, Oct ’44—Apr ’45
5th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment
B.A. Coad, Jul ’42—Oct ‘44
W.A. Venour, Oct ’44—Feb ’45
A.E.C. Bredin, Feb ’45—
214th Infantry Brigade
7th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry
G.P. Clarke, ’39—?
R.G.P. Besley, Jan ‘43—Jul ‘44
G.C.P. Lance, Jul ’44 †
E.J. Bruford, Jul ’44 †
J.W. Nicol, Jul ’44—Aug ’44
H.A. Borradaile, Sep ’44—Jan ‘45
T.B. Elliott, Jan ’45
I.L. Reeves, Feb ’45
C. Brooke-Smith, Feb ’45—
5th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry
J.G. Carew Pole, Aug ’39—Jan ’44
J.W. Atherton, Jan ’44—Jun ’44 †
R.W. James, Jun ’44—Jul ’44 †
G. Taylor, Jul ’44—end
1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment
W.R. Cox, Jul ’42—Sep ‘43
R.B. Moss, Sep ‘43—Dec ‘43
A.R. Harrison, Jan ‘44—Aug ‘44
R. Osborne-Smith, Aug ’44—Nov ‘44
A.W.N.L. Vickers, Nov ’44—Feb ‘45
M.R.J. Hope-Thomson, Feb ’45—Apr ‘45
A.A. Grubb, Apr ‘45
M.R.J. Hope-Thomson, Apr ‘45—end
43rd Division Support Troops
43rd Reconnaissance Regiment
A.D. Ward, ’41—Jul ‘42
F.G.W. Lane Fox, Sep ’43—Sep ‘44
C.H. Kinnersley, Oct ’44—end
8th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (MG)
E.W. Fane de Salis, ’40—May ‘42
M. Crawford, May ‘42—end
49th (West Riding) Infantry Division
146th Infantry Brigade
1/4th Battalion, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
H.B. Hibbert, Dec ’39—Jun ‘41
J.F. Walker, Jun ‘41—Jun ’44
E.D. Wardleworth, Jun ‘44
C.D. Barlow, Jun ’44—Jul ’44 †
E.D. Wardleworth, Jul ’44—Aug ‘44
T.W. Harrison-Topham, Aug ’44—Dec ‘44
A.J.A. Arengo-Jones, Jan ’45—Feb ‘45
M.B. Jenkins, Feb ’45—end
4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment
R.W. Newton, ’37—Jun ‘40
R.L. de Brisay, Jun ‘40—Jul ‘43
W.E. Carrick, Jul ’43—Apr ‘44
F.P. Barclay, Apr ‘44—Feb ’45
J.E.B. Freeman, Feb ‘45
P.R. Ashburner, Feb ’45—end
Hallamshire Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment
C.G. Robbins, ‘40
J. Packard, ?—late ‘43
T. Hart Dyke, late ‘43—Mar ‘45
M.C.K. Halford, Mar ’45—end
147th Infantry Brigade
11th Battalion., Royal Scots Fusiliers
W.M. Syfret, Jun ’40—May ‘42
A.W.H.J. Montgomery-Cuninghame, Jun ‘42—Jul ’44 †
D.A.D. Eykyn, Jul ’44—end
7th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment
J.W.N. Haugh, Mar ’40—Dec ’40
L.E. Bishop, Jan ‘41—Aug ‘43
K.G. Exham, Aug ’43—Oct ‘43
J.H.O. Wilsey, Nov ‘43—Jan ‘45
C.D. Hamilton, Jan ’45—end
6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment (left 6 Jul ’44, to UK)
C.F. Tissington, ’41—Feb ‘44
R.K. Exham, Feb ‘44—Jun ’44
A. Warhurst, Jun ‘44
A.J.D. Turner, Jun ’44—Jul ’44 (disbanded)
1st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment (joined 6 Jul ’44)
P.A.B. Wrixon, May ’42—Jan ‘44
A.L. Novis, Jan ’44—Jul ‘44
R.J. German, Jul ’44—Aug ’44 †
I.D.M. Liddell, Aug ’44—Sep ‘44
F.W. Sandars, Sep ‘44—May ‘45
70th Infantry Brigade (disbanded, Aug ’44)
10th Battalion., Durham Light Infantry
P.B. Robinson, Sep ’39—Nov ‘40
C.D. Marley, Feb ’40—‘41
E.F. Davies, Jan ’42—Jun ‘42
E.V. Lang, Jul ’42—Nov ‘42
P.J. Jeffreys, Nov ‘42—Jul ‘43
F.W. Sandars, Jul ‘43—Aug ’44 (to 1st Leicesters)
11th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry
J. Bramwell, Sep’ 39—May ‘40
R. Ware, Jun ‘40—Dec ‘41
F.W. Sandars, Jan ’42—Jul ‘42
N. Poett, Jul ‘42—May ‘43
G.O. Rogers, Jun ’43—Sep ‘43
C.D. Hamilton, Sep ’43—Nov ’43
J.M. Hanmer, Nov ‘43—Aug ’44
C.D. Hamilton, Aug ’44 (to 7th DWR)
1st Battalion, Tyneside Scottish
H. Swinburne, Feb ‘40—May ‘40 (POW)
C.W. Oxley, Jun ‘40—Jun ‘43
A.J.H. Cassels, Jul ‘43—Dec ‘44
R.W.M. De Winton, Jan ’44—Jul ‘44
D.N. Nicol, Jul ’44—Aug ’44 (to 7th Argylls)
56th Infantry Brigade (joined 20 Aug ’44)
2nd Battalion, South Wales Borderers
C.J. Reynolds, Oct ’43—Mar ‘44
R.W. Craddock, Mar ’44—Jun ‘44
F.F.S. Barlow, Jun ’44—Nov ‘44
J.T. Boon, Nov ’44—Dec ’44
D.R. Wilson, Dec ’44—May ‘45
2nd Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment
D.W. Biddle, Oct ’43—Aug ‘44
F.W.A. Butterworth, Aug ’44—Nov ’44 †
R.N.H.C. Bray, Nov ’44—May ‘45
2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment
L.W.W. Marriott, ?—Mar ‘44
J.F. Higson, Mar ’44—Jun ‘44
G.G. Elliott, Jun ‘44—Oct ‘44
N.W. Finlinson, Oct ’44—Nov ‘44
M.A.H. Butler, Nov ’44—Apr ‘45
E.S. Scott, Apr ’45—end
49th Division Support Troops
49th Reconnaissance Regiment
G.B. King, ?
A.E. Warhurst, ?
C.J. Luce, ?—Sep ‘44
J.P.F. Miles, Sep ’44—
P.T.I. MacDiardmid, ’45
2nd Battalion, Princess Louise’s Kensington Regiment (MG)
C.C. Musselwhite, Oct ’41—’42
D.V.G. Brock, May ’42—end?
50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division (returned to UK, Dec ’44)
69th Infantry Brigade
5th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment
J.T. Thornhill, ?—May ‘42
T.W.G. Stansfeld, May ’42—Jan ‘43
R.B. James, Feb ’43—Jul ‘43
G.W. White, Aug ’43—Jun ‘44
R.B. James, Jun ’44—Aug ’44 †
T.L.G. Charles, Aug ’44—Dec ’44
6th Battalion, Green Howards
E.C. Cooke-Collis, ?—Jun ‘42
E.W. Eden, Jul ’42—Oct ’42
G.C.P. Lance, Oct ’42—Jun ’43
R.H.W.S. Hastings, Jul ’43—Jun ‘44
R.K. Exham, Jun ’44—Sep ‘44
C.F. Hutchinson, Sep ’44—Dec ’44
7th Battalion, Green Howards
?
D.A. Seagrim, Oct ’42—Apr ’43 †
D.G. Jebb, Apr ’43—Aug ’43
P.H. Richardson, Aug ’43—Jun ’44 (POW)
H.R.D Oldman, Jun ‘44
W.R. Cox, Jun ’44—Oct ‘44
D.R. Wilson, Oct ’44—Dec ‘44
151st Infantry Brigade
6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry
T. H. Miller, Jan ’37—Jun ‘40
P.J. Jeffreys, Jun ’40—Aug ‘40
V.A.C. Yate, Sep ‘40—May ‘42
C.R. Battiscombe, May ’42—Sep ‘42
W.I. Watson, Sep ‘42—Aug ‘43
A.E. Green, Sep ’43—Jun ’44
G.L. Wood, Jun ’44
A.E. Green, Jun ’43—Sep ’44
G.L. Wood, Sep ’44
J.M. Hanmer, Sep ’44—Nov ’44
G.L. Wood, Nov ’44—Dec ’44
8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry
E.A. Leybourne, Dec ’37—Oct ‘39
R. McLearan, Oct ‘39—Dec ‘39
T. Beart, Dec ‘39—May ‘42
M.L.P. Jackson, May ‘42—Mar ‘43 †
R.P. Lidwill, Mar ’43—Aug ‘44
W.T. Woodruff, Aug, ‘44
C.F. Hutchinson, Aug ‘44
H.R.D. Oldman, Aug ’44—Dec ’44
9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (left Nov ’44 to 131st Bde, 7th Armd Div)
W.F. Simpson, ‘36—May ‘40
J.E.S. Percy, May ‘40—Jun ‘42
A.B.S. Clarke, Jun ’42—Jul ‘43 †
H.R. Woods, Jul ‘43—Jun ‘44 †
H.J. Mogg, Jun ’44—end
231st Infantry Brigade
2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment (left Nov ’44 to 131st Bde, 7th Armd Div)
A.W. Valentine, ’41—Mar ‘44
C.A.R. Nevill, Mar ’44—Jul ‘44
G.B. Browne, Jul ’44
J.G. Carew Pole, Jul ’44—Nov ‘44
P.H.W. Brind, Nov ’44—end
1st Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment
W.H.B. Ray, ?—Mar ‘44
E.A.M. Norie, Mar ’44—Jun ’44 †
J.E.F. Willoughby, Jun ’44—Jul ‘44
A.E.C. Bredin, Jul ’44—Dec ’44 (to 5th Dorsets)
1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
J.L. Spence, ?—Sep ‘43
H.D. Nelson Smith, Sep ’43—Jun ‘44
C.H.R. Howie, Jun ’44—Jul ‘44 †
A.J.D. Turner, Jul ’44—Dec ‘44
50th Division Support Troops
61st Reconnaissance Regiment
Sir W.M. Mount, ?—Jun ‘44
P.H.A. Brownrigg, Jun ’44—end
2nd Battalion, Cheshire Regiment (MG)
C. Gentry-Birch, ?—Mar ‘42
S.V. Keeling, Apr ’42—’45
51st (Highland) Infantry Division
152nd Infantry Brigade
2nd Bn., Seaforth Highlanders
I.C. Barclay, ‘38—Jun ‘40
G. Murray, Jul ’40—May ‘41
C.P.R. Johnston, May ’41—Jun ‘42
A.R. Wilson, Jun ‘42 –Sep ‘42
K. Mackessack Sep ’42—Dec ‘42
R.D. Horne, Jan ’43—Jul ’43 (POW)
G.L.W. Andrews, Jul ’43—Feb ‘45
G.W. Dunn, Mar ’45—end
5th Bn., Seaforth Highlanders
J.E. Stirling, ’42—Dec ‘42
J.H. Walford, Jan ‘43—Jan ‘45
J.M. Sym, Jan ’45—end
5th Bn., Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders
A. Cattanach, May ’39—Apr ‘42
R.D.M.C. Meirs, Apr ‘42—May ‘43
J. Sorel-Cameron, May ’43—Jul ‘43
C.A.H.M. Noble, Jul ‘43
A.G.F. Munro, Jul ’43—Jun ‘44
H.W. Cairns, Jun ’44—Jul ‘44
C.A.H.M. Noble, Jul ‘44
P.M. Hunt, Jul ‘44
D.B. Lang, Jul ‘44—May ‘45
C.A.H.M. Noble, May ’45—
153rd Infantry Brigade
1st Bn., Gordon Highlanders
C.M. Usher, Jan ’38—Feb ‘40
H. Wright, Feb ’40—Jun ‘40 (POW)
H. Murray, May ’42—Nov ‘42
A.H.F. Fausset-Farquhar, Dec ’42—Nov ’43
J.D.C. Anderson, Nov ’43—May ’44
W.A. Stevenson, May ‘44—Jul ‘44
H.C.H.T. Cumming-Bruce, Jul ’44—Nov ‘44
J.A. Grant-Peterkin, Nov ’44—Mar ‘45
M. Lindsay, Mar ’45—Apr ‘45
J.A. Grant-Peterkin, Apr ’45—end
5th/7th Bn., Gordon Highlanders
H.W.B. Saunders, ’41—Feb ‘43
J. Sorel-Cameron, Feb ’43
J.E.G. Hay, Mar ’43—Jul ‘43
C. Napier, Jul ‘43
R.W.M de Winton, Jul ’43—Aug ‘43
J.E.G. Hay, Aug ’43—Jun ‘44
H.A.C. Blair-Imrie, Jul ‘44—Aug ’44 †
G.D. Renny, Aug ’44—Jan ‘45
C.F. Irvine, Jan ’45—end
5th Bn., Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)
H.F.K. Wedderburn, Aug ’40—
?
T.G. Rennie, Mar ‘42—Dec ‘42
C.N. Thomson, Dec ’42—Jul ‘44
B.C. Bradford, Jul ’44—end
154th Infantry Brigade
1st Bn., Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)
G.E.B. Honeyman, ’40
?
W.N. Roper-Caldbeck, Apr ’42—May ‘43
C.N.M. Blair, May ’43—Jul ’43
A.J. Murray, Jul ‘43
J.A. Hopwood, May ’43—end
7th Bn., Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)
J.A. Oliver, May ’42—Aug ‘43
C.F. Cathcart, Sep ’43—Apr ‘45
B.A. Innes, Apr ’45—end
7th Bn., Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
E.P. Buchanan, ?—Jun ‘40
?
L.M. Campbell, ’42—Apr ‘43
R. Mathieson, May ’43—Jul ’43 †
A. Dunlop, Jul ’43—Jan ‘44
A. Rose, Jan ’44—May ‘44
J. Meiklejohn, May ‘44—Aug ‘44
D.N. Nicol, Aug ’44—Oct ‘44
A. MacKinnon, Nov ’44—end
51st Division Support Troops
2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry
Viscount Allenby, Apr ‘42—Apr ‘43
Rodney Palmer, Apr ’43—Jun ‘44
Walter Serocold, Jun ’44—end
1/7th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (MG)
J.W.A. Stephenson, Apr ‘42—Sep ’43
A.J. Hughes, Sep ’43—Dec ’43
A.M. Man, Jan ’44—Feb ’45
D.G. Parker, Feb ’45—end
52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division
155th Infantry Brigade
7th/9th Battalion, Royal Scots
M.E. Melvill, ?—Oct ’44
J.G. Dawson, Nov ’44—end
4th Battalion, King’s Own Scottish Borderers
Douglas Scott, ’38—’40
R.A.H. Kappey, ’40
H.A. Kelly, ’40—‘42
J.B. Vans-Agnew, ’42—Feb ‘43
W.A.H. Maxwell, Feb ’43—?
C.L. Melville, Aug ’44—Apr ‘45
G.H. Davidson, Apr ’45—end
5th Battalion, King’s Own Scottish Borderers (left 12 Feb ‘45 to 157th Bde)
G.G. Walker, ’34—’40
K.A.T. Maclennan, ’40—?
W.F.R. Turner, ’42—Mar ’45
G.G.M. Batchelor, Mar ’45—end
156th Infantry Brigade
4th/5th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers
H. A. Holme, ?—Jul ‘40
E. Hakewill Smith, Sep ’40—Mar ‘41
K.W.D. Strong, Mar ’41—Mar ‘42
A.N. Gosselin, Mar ’42—end
6th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
A. Cullen, Feb ‘39—Jun ‘41
E.G. Wightwick, Jun ’41—Jan ‘42
J.E.B. Whitehead, Jan ’42—May ‘43
T.L. Binney, Jun ’43—Apr ‘44
A.I. Buchanan-Dunlop, Apr ‘44—Jan ‘45
E.N. Southward, Jan ’45—end
7th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (left 13 Mar ‘45 to 157th Bde)
D.F. Campbell, Sep ‘39—Jul ‘41
K.E.M. Brunker, Jul ’41—Sep ‘42
C.F. Nason, Sep ’42—Jan ‘45
W.J.H. Forbes, Jan ’45—end
157th Infantry Brigade
1st Battalion, Glasgow Highlanders (left 12 Mar ‘45 to 156th Bde)
D. Carnegie, ?
I.A. Grant, ?
W.I. French, ?—end
5th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry
A.R. Cross, ’40
J. Macgregor, ?
J.W.M. Paterson, ?
R.A. Bramwell-Davis, ?
R.L.C. Rose, ‘44 —end
6th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry (left 12 Feb ‘45 to 155th Bde)
J. McGregor, ’40
W.C. Storrie, ’41—’42
J. Greenshields, ’42—‘43
E.L. Percival, ’44—end
52nd Division Support Troops
52nd Reconnaissance Regiment
J.B.A. Hankey, Jan ’41—Sep ‘45
7th Battalion, Manchester Regiment (MG)
K.O.N. Foster, ’44—‘45
53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division
158th Infantry Brigade
7th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers
A.H. Williams, ’44—Jul ’44
G.F.T.B. Dickson, Jul ’44—Mar ‘45 †
H.W. Tyler, Mar ’45—end
1/5th Battalion, Welch Regiment (from 4 Aug ’44, 160th Bde)
E.R.G. Ripley, ?—Jun ’44 †
J.S. Morrison-Jones, Jul ‘44
J.T. Gibson Jul ‘44—Sep ‘44 †
J.S. Morrison-Jones, Sep ‘44—Oct ’44
H.D. Nelson Smith, Oct ’44—Jan ‘45
J.S. Morrison-Jones, Jan ‘45—Apr ’45 †
C.H. Bowker, Apr ’45—end
1st Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment (from 3 Aug ’44, 71st Bde)
J.W. Pendlebury, ’39—’40
H. Essame, ’41—Sep ‘42
?, ’42—’43
G.W.P.N. Burden, Mar ‘43—Nov ‘44
F.F.E. Allen, Nov ‘44—end
160th Infantry Brigade
4th Battalion, Welch Regiment
G.P. Grismond Phillips, ’40
W. Yanto Price, ‘41
C.F.C. Coleman, Sep ’41—Jun ‘44
G.A. Burnett, Jun ’44
J.W.C. Williams, Jun ’44— Aug ‘44
J.M.K. Spurling, Aug ’44—Oct ‘44
R.G.F. Frisby, Oct ’44—May ‘45
G.A. Burnett, May ’45—end
2nd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment
J.A.N. Beattie, ‘38—Jan ‘41
A.T.A. Brown, Jan ‘41—Jun ‘41
J.A. Garnons-Williams, Jun ‘41—Nov ‘42
W.F.H. Kempster, Nov ‘42—Aug ‘44
H.W. Tyler, Aug ‘44
F.H. Brooke, Aug ’44—Apr ‘45
D.S.O. Bremner, Apr ’45—?
6th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers (from 4 Aug ’44, 158th Bde)
E.N. Clarke, ?—Oct ‘43
E.H. Cadogan, Oct ’43—Jul ‘44
R.J.F. Snead-Cox, Jul ’44—Oct ‘44
K.G. Exham, Oct ’44—Mar ‘45
C.F. Hutchinson, Mar ’45—end
71st Infantry Brigade
4th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers (from 4 Aug ’44, 158th Bde)
H. Allsebrooke, Apr ’39—Feb ‘40
M.K. Watson, Feb ’40—Sep ‘41
J.A.M. Rice-Evans, Sep ’41—Jul ‘44
H.J. Tedder, Jul ’44—Nov ‘44
J.M. Hanmer, Nov ’44—end
1st Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
J.E. Dunbar Kilburn ?—Dec ‘42
R.D.R. Sale, Dec ‘42—Mar ‘44
J.H. Hare, Mar ‘44—Oct ’44 †
F.H. Howard, Oct ’44—end
1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry
J.D. Russell, Sep ’39—?
E.J. Montgomery, ’41
G. MacGregor, ’42
T. Macleod, ’42—Mar ‘45
C.R.H. Kindersley, Mar ‘45—end
53rd Division Support Troops
53rd Reconnaissance Regiment
G.M.F. Prynne, Jan ’41—Dec ‘41
L. Williams, Dec ’41—end
1st Battalion, Manchester Regiment (MG)
C.H.P. Harington, ?—Sep ‘44
R.L. Willott, Nov ’44—May ‘45
59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division (disbanded, Aug ’44)
176th Infantry Brigade
7th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment
J.G. Bullock, ?—Aug ‘44 †
6th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment
G.M. Wilkins, ’43—Aug ’44 †
7th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
F.W. Clowes, ?—Jul ‘42
H. Long, Jul ‘42—Feb ‘43
D.M. Fitzgerald, Feb ’43—Jul ‘43
T.L.G. Charles, Jul ’43—Apr ‘44
I.H. Freeland, Apr ‘44—Aug ‘44 (to 1/5th QRR)
177th Infantry Brigade
5th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment
M.B. Jenkins, Mar ‘44—Aug ‘44
1/6th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment
W.E. Gibbons, ’40—?
D.G.B. Ridout, Apr ’43—Aug ’44
R.C. MacDonald, Aug ‘44
2/6th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment
N.W. Finlinson, ?—Aug ‘44
197th Infantry Brigade
2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers
C.W.D Chads, ?—Jul ‘44
J.M.K. Spurling, Jul ‘44—Aug ‘44
5th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment
H.A. Borradaile, ?—Aug ‘44
1/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
C.D. Siddeley, ?—Feb ‘40
G.H.L. Mole, Feb ‘40—Aug ‘42
B.B. Walton, Aug ’42—Jun ‘44
E.J. Jerram, Jun ’44—Aug ‘44
59th Division Support Troops
59th Reconnaissance Regiment
?
7th Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (MG)
?
6th Airborne Division
3rd Parachute Brigade
8th (Midlands) Parachute Battalion
S.H.H. Hildersley, Nov ‘42—Nov ‘43
A.S. Pearson, Dec ’43—Oct ‘44
G. Hewetson, Nov ’44—end
9th (Eastern and Home Counties) Parachute Battalion
S.J.L. Hill, Nov ’42—Apr ‘43
M.A. Lindsay, Apr ’43—Mar ’44
T. Otway, Apr ’44—Jul ‘44
N. Crookenden, Jul ’44—end
1st Canadian Parachute Battalion
H.D. Proctor, Jul ’42—Sep ‘42
G.F.P. Bradbrooke, Oct ‘42—Aug ‘44
G.F. Eadie, Aug ’44—Sep ‘44
J.A. Nicklin, Sep ’44—Feb ‘45 †
G.F. Eadie, Feb ’45—end
5th Parachute Brigade
12th (Yorkshire) Parachute Battalion
R.G. Parker, May ‘43—Feb ’44
A.P. Johnson, Feb ‘44—Jun ’44 †
W.A.B. Harris, Jun ’44—Jul ‘44
N.C. Stockwell, Jul ’44—Dec ‘44
K.T. Darling, Dec ‘44—end
13th (Lancashire) Parachute Battalion
G.A.B. Russell, May ’43—Sep ’43
P.J. Luard, Sep ‘43—end
7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion
H.N. Barlow, Nov ‘42—Feb ‘44
R.G. Pine-Coffin, Mar ‘44—end
6th Airlanding Brigade
2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
R. Brett, ’39—Jul ‘40
L.W. Giles, Jul ’40—Jun ‘42
T.G.D. Rowley, Jun ‘42—Dec ‘43
M.W. Roberts, Dec ‘43 —Oct ‘44
M. Darell-Brown, Oct ’44—end
1st Battalion, Royal Ulster Rifles
R.J.R. Campbell, ’41—Feb ‘43
R.J.H. Carson, Feb ‘43—Mar ‘45
G.P. Rickcord, Mar ’45—end
12th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment
R.G. Coates, ’41—’42
D.D. Rutherford , ’42—’43
R.F.B. Hill, ’43—Nov ‘43
G.R. Stevens, Nov ‘43—Aug ‘44
P. Gleadell, Aug ‘44—Jun ’45
A. Tilly, Jun ’45—end
6th Airborne Division Support Troops
6th Airborne Reconnaissance Regiment
G.R. de C. Stewart, Jan ’44—end
7th Armoured Division
22nd Armoured Brigade
1st Royal Tank Regiment
W.E. Molesworth, Sep ‘39—Sep ‘40
F. Brown, Sep ‘40—Jun ‘42
E.C. Mitford, Jun ’42—Jul ‘42
G.C. Webb, Jul ’42—Jan ‘43
R.F.K. Belchem, Jan ’43—Jun ‘43
R.M.P. Carver, Jun ’43—Jun ‘44
E.H. Gibbon, Jun ’44—Aug ‘44
P.R.C. Hobart, Aug ’44—end
5th Royal Tank Regiment
E.F. Ledward, ?—Apr ‘40
H.D. Drew, May ’40—?
R.D.W. Uniacke, ?—Jun ’42 †
J.P. Archer-Shee, Jun ’42—Jul ‘44
W.M. Hutton, Jul ‘42—Jul ‘43
R.N. Wilson, Jul ’43—May ‘44
C.A. Holliman, May ’44—Jan ’45 †
A.R. Leakey, Jan ’45—end
4th County of London Yeomanry (left 29 Jul ’44, to 4th Armd Bde as 3/4th CLY)
F.G.B. Arkwright, ?—Jul ’42 †
H.B. Scott, Jul ’42—Jun ‘43
Viscount Cranley, Jun ‘43—Jun ’44 (POW)
W. Rankin, Jun ’44—Jul ‘44
5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards (joined 29 Jul ’44)
J.H. Anstice, Jan ’40—Jan ’41
F.P.B. Sangster, Jan ’41—May ’44
J.E. Swetenham, May ’44—end
1st Battalion (Motor) Rifle Brigade
C.B.A. Hoskyns, ’38—Jun ’40 †
T.H. Massy-Beresford, Jul ’40—Dec ’40
T.J.B. Bosvile, Dec ’40—Jul ’42
F. Stephens, Jun ’42—May ’43
A.G.V. Paley, Jun ’43—Apr ’45
P.A.D. Boden, Apr ’45—end
131st Infantry Brigade
1/5th Battalion, Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
G.V. Palmer, Sep ’39—Aug ‘41
L.C. East, Aug ’41—Mar ‘43
N.D. Leslie, Mar ’43—Sep ‘43
M. Elrington, Sep ’43—Jan ’44
C.J. Luce, Jan ’44—Mar ‘44
H. Wood, Mar ’44—Jul ‘44
J.B. Ashworth, Jul ’44—Aug ‘44
I.H. Freeland, Aug ’44—Jun ‘45
1/6th Battalion, Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey) (left Dec ’44 to 231st Bde, 50th Div)
I.T.P. Hughes, Nov ’39—Oct ‘40
R.E. Pickering, Oct ’40—Dec ‘41
N.A. Willis, Dec ‘41
D.L.A. Gibbs, Jan ‘42—Oct ‘42 (POW)
E.P. Sewell, Oct ’42—Nov ‘42
R.J.A. Kaulback, Dec ’42—Mar ‘43
R.D. Thicknesse, Mar ’43—Aug ‘43
M. Forrester, Aug ’43—Jun ‘44
J.H. Mason, Jun ’44—Dec ‘45
1/7th Battalion, Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey) (left Dec ’44 to 151st Bde, 50th Div)
P. Adams, Sep ’39—Feb ‘40
G.A. Pilleau, Feb ’40—Apr ‘41
R.M. Burton, May ’41—Oct ’42 †
R.H. Senior, Nov ’42—Mar ‘43
D.S. Gordon, Mar ’43—Jul ‘44
W.D. Griffiths, Jul ’44—Dec ‘44
H.G. Veasey, Dec ’44—end
11th Armoured Division
29th Armoured Brigade
23rd Hussars
C.R. Harvey, Dec ’40—Aug ‘41
R.P. Harding, Aug ’41—end
2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry
A.H. McIntosh, Sep ’39—Dec ‘40
E.S. Sword, Jan ‘41—Oct ‘41
K.C. Cooper, Oct ‘41—Oct ‘42
A.B.J. Scott, Oct ‘42—Nov ‘45
3rd Royal Tank Regiment
D.A.H. Silvertop, ?—Sep ’44 †
A.W. Brown, Oct ’44—
8th Battalion, (Motor) Rifle Brigade
A.T.B. Bignold de Cologan, Feb ’40—Oct ’41
L.M.B. Rathbone, Oct ’41—Nov ’42
E.D. Treneer-Michell, Nov ’42—Jul ‘44
J.A. Hunter, Jul ’44—end
159th Infantry Brigade
4th Battalion, King’s Shropshire Light Infantry
H.H. Lanyon, ’38—’41
H.P. Miles, ’42—Jun ’44
M.R. Robinson, Jul ’44
I.L. Reeves, Jul ’44—Sep ’44
M.R. Robinson, Oct ’44—
1st Battalion, Herefordshire Regiment
I.H. Freeman, ?—Jan ‘44
J.B. Churcher, Feb ’44—Jun ‘44
G.R. Turner-Cain, Jul ’44—end
3rd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment (left 3 Apr ’45, to 115th Ind Bde)
H.G. Orr, ?—Sep ‘44
R.C. Stockley, Oct ’44—Nov ‘44
W.P. Sweetman, Dec ’44—
1st Battalion, Cheshire Regiment (joined 6 Apr ‘45)
?
Guards Armoured Division
5th Guards Brigade
1st (Motor) Battalion, Grenadier Guards
E.H. Goulburn, Mar ’42—Oct ’44
Lord Tryon, Oct ’44—Nov ’44
L.S. Starkey, Nov ’44—Oct ’44
P.H. Lort-Phillips, Oct ’44—end
2nd Armoured Battalion, Grenadier Guards
C.M. Dillwyn-Venables-Llewelyn, Oct ’41—Oct ’42
R.N. Brinckman, Oct ’42—Jan ’44
J.N.R. Moore, Jan ’44—end
1st Armoured Battalion, Coldstream Guards
Lord Bingham, ’40—Feb ’42
R. Myddelton, Feb ’42—Aug ’44
R.F.S. Gooch, Aug ’44—
2nd Armoured Battalion, Irish Guards
J.C. Haydon, May ’39—Oct ’40
G.L. Verney, Oct ’40—Jun ’42
C.K. Finlay, Jun ’42—Aug ’44
G.A.M. Vandeleur, Aug ’44—Apr ’45
J.S.O. Haslewood, Apr ’45—Jun ’45
32nd Guards Infantry Brigade
5th Battalion, Coldstream Guards
Lord Stratheden, Oct ’41—Jul ’44
M.E. Adeane, Jul ’44—Aug ’44
E.R. Hill, Aug ’44—end
1st Battalion, Welsh Guards,
G. St. V.J. Vigor, Jul ’42—Mar ’44
G.W. Browning, Mar ’44—Jun ’44
J.E. Fass, Jun ’44 †
C.H.R. Heber-Percy, Jul ’44—Aug ’44
J.F. Gresham, Aug ’44—Oct ’44
C.H.R. Heber-Percy, Oct ’44—
3rd Battalion, Irish Guards
J.O.E. Vandeleur, Oct ’41—Nov ’44
T.M. Gimson, Nov ’44—Jan ’45
B.O.P. Eugster, Jan ’45—Feb ’45
D.H. Fitzgerald, Feb ’45—end
79th Armoured Division
30th Armoured Brigade
22nd Dragoons
G.L. Craig, s—Mar ‘44
G.S. Grosvenor, Mar ’44—
P.S. Plowden, Jul ’44—Aug ‘44
W.A.C. Anderson, Aug ’44—end
2nd County of London Yeomanry (Westminster Dragoons)
J.G. Crabbe, ?
1st Lothians and Border Horse
C.J.Y. Dallmeyer, ?—May ‘45
31st Armoured Brigade
1st Fife and Forfar Yeomanry (Crocodile)
W.G.N. Walker, Sep ’44—end
141st Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (Crocodile)
H. Waddell, June ’44—Oct ‘44
D.J.E. O’Flynn, Oct ’44—end
7th Royal Tank Regiment (Crocodile)
R.P.B. Wood, Feb ’45—end
49th Armoured Personnel Carrier Regiment (Kangaroo)
H.N. King, Nov ’44—end
1st Canadian Armoured Carrier Regiment (Kangaroo)
G.M. Churchill, Oct ’44—May ‘45
33rd Armoured Brigade
1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry
Lord G.F.J. Montagu-Douglas-Scott, Mar ’45—end
1st East Riding Yeomanry
T.C. Williamson, Jan ’45—Mar ‘45
4th Royal Tank Regiment
A. Jolly, Sep ’44—Apr ‘45
F.I.C. Wetherell, Apr ’45—end
11th Royal Tank Regiment
R. Dixon, Mar ’44—Nov ‘44
S.I. Howard-Jones, Nov ’44—end
Independent Armoured Brigades
8th Armoured Brigade
4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards
L.E. Misa, ‘40—Aug ‘41
R.G.G. Byron, Aug ’41—Sep ‘44
G.K. Barker, Sep ’44—
24th Lancers (disbanded, 24 Jul ’44)
W.A.C. Anderson, Dec ’43—Jul ’44 (to 22nd Dragoons)
13th/18th Royal Hussars (from 24 Jul ’44, 27th Bde)
R.H. Moulton-Barrett, Aug ’41—May ‘44
R.T.G. Harrap, May ’44—Jun ’44 †
Earl of Feversham, Jul ’44—Jul ‘44
V.A.B. Dunkerly, Jul ’44—Oct ‘44
Earl of Feversham, Oct ’44—end
Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry
E.O. Kellett, MP, ?—Mar ’43 †
J.D. Player, Mar ’43—Apr ’43 †
J. Anderson, Apr ’43—Jun ‘44
M. Laycock, Jun ’44 †
S. Christopherson, Jun ’44—end
12th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps
?
G.W. White, Mar ’45—end
27th Armoured Brigade (disbanded, 29 Jul ’44)
1st East Riding Yeomanry (left 29 Jul ’44, to 33rd Armd Bde)
T.C. Williamson, Feb ’43—?
7th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps
?
Staffordshire Yeomanry (left 29 Jul ’44, to 79th Armd Div)
J.A. Eadie, Oct ’42—Jul ‘44
C.R. Farquhar, Jul ’44—?
6th Guards Armoured Brigade
4th Battalion, Grenadier Guards
O.W.D. Smith, ?
H.R.H. Davies, ?—Oct ’44
C.M.F. Deakin, Nov ’44
Lord Tryon, Nov ’44—end
4th Battalion, Coldstream Guards
N.W. Gwatkin, ?
W. de S. Barttelot, Jul ’43—Jul ’44
A.W.A. Smith, Aug ’44—end
3rd Battalion, Scots Guards
H.K.M. Kindersley, ?
C.I.H. Dunbar, ’43—end