General Officer Commanding (GOC):
| 03.09.1939 | Maj.-Gen. P.J. Mackesy |
| 10.06.1940 | Maj.-Gen. H.O. Curtis |
| 12.04.1943 (acting) | Brig. N.P. Procter |
| 30.04.1943 | Maj.-Gen. E.H. Barker |
| 30.11.1944 | Maj.-Gen. G.H.A. MacMillan |
| 27.01.1945 (acting) | Brig. R.H. Senior |
| 06.02.1945 | Maj.-Gen. G.H.A. MacMillan |
| 24.03.1945 (acting) | Brig. R.H. Senior |
| 28.03.1945 | Maj.Gen. S.B. Rawlins |
| 18.04.1945 (acting) | Brig. E.N. Crosse |
| 27.04.1945 | Maj.Gen. S.B. Rawlins |
| 23.08.1945 (acting) | Brig. H. Wood |
Divisional troops
Royal Armoured
Corps (RAC)
| 49th Reconnaissance Regiment | 01.01.1944-31.08.1945 |
Royal Engineers
(RE)
| 228th Field Company RE | 03.09.1939-30.09.1939 |
| 229th Field Company RE | 03.09.1939-04.04.1940 |
| 230th Field Company RE | 03.09.1939-04.04.1940 |
| 294th Field Company RE | 26.04.1942-31.08.1945 |
| 756th Field Company RE | 26.04.1942-31.08.1945 |
| 757th Field Company RE | 26.04.1942-31.08.1945 |
| 231st Field Park Company RE | 03.09.1939-04.04.1940 |
| 289th Field Park Company RE | 26.04.1942-31.08.1945 |
| 23rd Bridging Platoon RE | 01.10.1943-31.08.1945 |
Royal Signals
(Sigs)
| 49th Divisional Signals | 03.09.1939-04.04.1940 & 10.06.1940-23.06.1940 & 26.04.1942-31.08.1945 |
Royal Artillery
(RA)
| 69th Field Regiment RA | 03.09.1939-23.06.1940 & 09.09.1942-31.08.1945 |
| 70th Field Regiment RA | 03.09.1939-08.06.1940 |
| 71st Field Regiment RA | 03.09.1939-08.06.1940 |
| 79th Field Regiment RA | 08.06.1940-23.06.1940 |
| 80th Field Regiment RA | 08.06.1940-23.06.1940 |
| 143rd Field Regiment RA | 26.04.1942-31.08.1945 |
| 178th Field Regiment RA | 15.05.1942-28.12.1942 |
| 185th Field Regiment RA | 24.12.1942-29.11.1944 |
| 74th Field Regiment RA | 30.11.1944-31.08.1945 |
| 58th Anti-Tank Regiment RA | 03.09.1939-23.06.1940 |
| 88th Anti-Tank Regiment RA | 17.06.1942-24.07.1943 |
| 55th Anti-Tank Regiment RA | 26.07.1943-31.08.1945 |
| 118th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA | 07.05.1942-12.08.1942 |
| 89th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA | 29.12.1942-31.08.1945 |
Infantry
Machine
Gun Battalion
| 2nd Battalion The Kensington Regiment | 28.02.1944-31.08.1945 |
Reconnaissance
| 49th Reconnaissance Regiment | 05.09.1942-31.12.1943 |
Support
Battalion
| 2nd Battalion The Kensington Regiment | 07.06.1943-27.02.1944 |
Brigades
| 146th Infantry Brigade | 03.09.1939-04.04.1940 & 10.06.1940-23.06.1940 & 26.08.1942-31.08.1945 |
| 147th Infantry Brigade | 03.09.1939-04.04.1940 & 26.04.1942-31.08.1945 |
| 148th Infantry Brigade | 03.09.1939-04.04.1940 |
| 70th Infantry Brigade | 18.05.1942-20.08.1944 |
| 56th Infantry Brigade | 20.08.1944-31.08.1945 |
Literature