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2nd London Division
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Lineage
09.1939 a Second Line Territorial Army Division, organized as a Motor Division; a duplicate of 1st London Division
06.1940 reorganized as a n Infantry Division
21.11.1940 redesignated 47th (London) Division
12.1941 placed on lower establishment
08 & 09.1944 Division commenced dispersing on 15.08.1944, being completed by 31.08.1944; on 01.09.1944 the Division was reformed as 47th Infantry (Reserve) Division
 
Headquarters (HQ)

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General Officer Commanding (GOC)
03.09.1939 Maj.Gen. H. Willans
29.11.1940 (acting) Brig. W.H.C. Ramsden
08.12.1940 Maj.Gen. C.C. Malden (killed 25.03.1941)
25.03.1941 (acting) Brig. W.P.A. Bradshaw
18.04.1941 Maj.Gen. J.E. Utterson-Kelso
10.04.1942 Maj.Gen. G.W.R. Templer
14.09.1942 Maj.Gen. A.E. Robinson
01.09.1944 Maj.Gen. J.E. Utterson-Kelso

Divisional troops

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Royal Engineers (RE)
501st Field Company 03.09.1939 - 07.09.1939
502nd Field Company 03.09.1939 - 04.01.1943
503rd Field Company 03.07.1940 - 29.11.1941
222nd Field Company 16.07.1940 - 02.10.1943
179th Field Company 08.02.1943 - 22.09.1943
610th Field Company 05.02.1943 - 30.07.1944
507th Field Company 24.09.1943 - 30.07.1944 &
29.01.1945 - 31.08.1945
93rd Field Company 20.04.1944 - 30.07.1944
250th Field Company 01.09.1944 - 31.08.1945
649th Field Company 29.01.1945 - 31.08.1945
504th Field Park Company 03.09.1939 - 31.02.1942
Field Stores Section 01.01.1942 - 30.07.1944
Field Stores Platoon 01.09.1944 - 31.08.1945
 
Royal Signals (Sigs)
2nd London Divisional Signals 03.09.1939 - 20.11.1940
47th (London) Divisional Signals 21.11.1940 - 14.08.1944
47th Infantry (Reserve) Divisional Signals 01.09.1944 - 31.08.1945
 
Royal Artillery (RA)
117th Field Regiment 03.09.1939 - 14.08.1944 &
09.11.1944 - 31.08.1945
138th Field Regiment 03.09.1939 - 13.07.1942
114th Field Regiment 06.07.1940 - 28.11.1941
75th Field Regiment 01.02.1943 - 10.04.1943
187th Field Regiment 24.04.1943 - 26.06.1943
5th Field Regiment 26.06.1943 - 31.07.1944
168th Field Regiment 11.06.1943 - 21.11.1943
173rd Field Regiment 01.09.1944 - 07.12.1944
171st Field Regiment 30.05.1945 - 31.08.1945
62nd Anti-Tank Regiment 07.10.1939 - 14.02.1943
78th Anti-Tank Regiment 14.02.1943 - 08.11.1943
89th Anti-Tank Regiment 09.11.1943 - 06.08.1944
56th Medium Regiment 01.09.1944 - 31.08.1945
171st Heavy Regiment 27.02.1945 - 29.05.1945
 
Infantry

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Motor-cycle Battalion
2nd Battalion Queen Victoria's Rifles 03.09.1939 - 13.06.1940
 
Reconnaissance
47th Independent Reconnaissance Company 03.12.1941 - 05.06.1942
47th Independent Reconnaissance Squadron 06.06.1942 - 27.10.1943
 
Brigades
4th London Infantry Brigade 03.09.1939 - 20.11.1940
140th (London) Infantry Brigade 21.11.1940 - 14.08.1944
140th Infantry Brigade 01.09.1944 - 31.08.1945
   
5th London Infantry Brigade 03.09.1939 - 20.11.1940
141st (London) Infantry Brigade 21.11.1940 - 14.08.1944
220th Infantry Brigade 01.09.1944 - 16.11.1944
141st Infantry Brigade 17.11.1944 - 31.08.1945
   
25th Infantry Brigade 25.06.1940 - 14.08.1944
7th Infantry Brigade 10.09.1944 - 31.08.1945

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