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7th Armoured Division

General Officer Commanding (GOC):
03.09.1939 Maj.Gen. P.C.S. Hobart
16.11.1939 (acting) Brig. J.A.L. Caunter
04.12.1939 Maj.Gen. M. O'M. Creagh
06.03.1941 Maj.Gen. Sir M. O'M. Creagh
01.04.1941 (acting) Brig. J.A.L. Caunter
13.04.1941 Maj.Gen. Sir M. O'M. Creagh
03.09.1941 Maj.Gen. W.H.E. Gott
06.02.1942 (killed 26.02.1942) Maj.Gen. J.C. Campbell
23.02.1942 (acting) Brig. A.H. Gatehouse
09.03.1942 Maj.Gen. F.W. Messervy
19.06.1942 Maj.Gen. J.M.L. Renton
14.09.1942 Maj.Gen. A.F. Harding
20.01.1943 (acting) Brig. G.P.B. Roberts
24.01.1943 Maj.Gen. G.W.E.J. Erskine
04.08.1944 Maj.Gen. G.L. Verney
22.11.1944 Maj.Gen. L.O. Lyne

 

Divisional troops

Royal Armoured Corps (RAC)
 
11th Hussars 10.04.1940-03.11.1943
8th Hussars 16.12.1943-31.08.1945

Royal Engineers (RE)
 
4th Field Squadron RE 17.05.1941-14.03.1942 & 24.08.1942-31.08.1945
21st Field Squadron RE 04.10.1942-13.08.1943
621st Field Squadron RE 14.08.1943-31.08.1945
143rd Field Park Squadron RE 17.05.1941-31.08.1945
7th Bridging Troop RE 06.12.1943-31.08.1945

Royal Signals (Sigs)
 
7th Armoured Divisional Signals  03.09.1939-31.08.1945

Royal Artillery (RA)
 
1st Royal Horse Artillery 24.08.1942-13.09.1942
3rd Royal Horse Artillery 24.08.1942-31.08.1945
4th Royal Horse Artillery 24.08.1942-21.09.1942
5th Royal Horse Artillery 01.12.1942-31.08.1945
4th Field Regiment RA  18.09.1942-10.12.1942
74th Field Regiment RA  13.09.1942-18.09.1942
97th Field Regiment RA  13.09.1942-01.12.1942
146th Field Regiment RA  10.12.1942-06.11.1943
21st Anti-Tank Regiment RA 21.06.1945-31.08.1945
65th Anti-Tank Regiment RA 13.09.1942-29.05.1945
15th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA 02.08.1942-31.08.1945

Infantry

Machine Gun Company
 
3rd Independent Machine Gun Company (Northumberland Fusiliers) 01.02.1944-31.08.1945

Brigades
 
Light Armoured Brigade (Egypt) 03.09.1939-15.02.1940
7th Light Armoured Brigade 16.02.1940-13.04.1940
7th Armoured Brigade 14.04.1940-18.05.1940 & 02.07.1940-30.04.1941 & 20.05.1941-27.11.1941

 
Heavy Armoured Brigade (Egypt) 03.09.1939-15.02.1940
4th Heavy Armoured Brigade 16.02.1940-13.04.1940
4th Armoured Brigade 14.04.1940-29.07.1941 & 01.11.1941-19.12.1941 & 04.01.1942-25.06.1942
1st Army Tank Brigade 29.07.1941-09.11.1941

 
22nd Armoured Brigade 04.01.1942-08.02.1942 & 26.07.1942-31.08.1945

 
7th Support Group 22.01.1940-12.04.1941 & 06.06.1941-04.01.1942 & 19.01.1942-08.02.1942
7th Motor Brigade  09.02.1942-26.06.1942 & 05.07.1942-11.09.1942
131st Lorried Infantry Brigade  01.11.1942-03.03.1944
131st Infantry Brigade  04.03.1944-31.08.1945

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