The British 7th Armoured Division
Serving in Egypt at the outbreak of the war the division was known as The Armoured Division (Egypt) before being formerly changed to The Mobile Division. Finally on February 16th 1940 it was redesignated 7th Armoured Division.
Owing to the shortage of units in the Middle East theatre of operations the Division was not up to Establishment as given in Basic Organisation No1. The Heavy Armoured Brigade had only 2 Tank Regiments (1st & 6th Tank Regts) until the October of 1940
General Officers Commanding 7th Armoured Division
03/09/39 Maj-Gen P.C.S.Hobart
16/11/39 Brig J.A.L.Caunter (Acting)-Co 4th Armoured Brigade
04/12/39 Maj-Gen M.O’M Creagh
06/03/41 Maj-Gen Sir M.O’M Creagh
01/04/41 Brig J.A.L.Caunter (Acting)-Co 4th Armoured Brigade
13/04/41 Maj-Gen Sir M.O’M Creagh
03/09/41 Maj-Gen W.H.E.Gott
06/02/42 Maj-Gen J.C.Campbell (Killed 23/02/43)
23/02/42 Brig A.H.Gatehouse (Acting)
09/03/42 Maj-Gen F.W.Messervy
19/06/42 Maj-Gen J.W.M.Renton
14/09/42 Maj-Gen A.F.Harding (Wounded 19/01/43)
20/01/43 Brig G.P.B.Roberts (Acting)
24/01/43 Maj-Gen G.W.E.J.Erskine
04/08/44 Maj-Gen G.L.Verney
22/11/44 Maj-Gen L.O.Lyne
Divisional Troops
Royal Armoured Corp
11th Hussars 10/04/40-03/11/43? September’44 as Divisional Armoured Car Regiment
8th Kings Royal Irish Hussars 16/12/43-31/08/45
263rd Forward Delivery Squadron 06/06/44-
Royal Artillery
1st Royal Horse Artillery 24/08/42-13/09/42
3rd RHA 24/08/43-31/08/45
4th RHA 24/08/42-21/09/42
5th RHA 01/12/42-31/08/45
4th Field Regiment 1/09/42-10/12/42
74th Fd Regt 13/09/42-18/09/42
97th Fd Regt 13/09/42-01/12/42
146th Fd Regt 10/12/42-06/11/43
21st Anti-Tank Regiment 21/06/45-31/08/45
65th Anti-Tank Regiment (Norfolk Yeomanry) 13/09/42-29/05/45
15th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment 02/08/42-31/08/45
Signals
7th Armoured Divisional Signals
Infantry
3rd Independent MG Company (Royal Northumberland Fusiliers) 01/02/44-31/08/45
Royal Army Medical Corp
2nd Light Field Ambulance 06/06/44-
131st Field Ambulance 06/06/44-
29th Field Dressing Station 06/06/44-
70th Field Hygiene Section 06/06/44-
134th Mobile Dental Unit (Army Dental Corp) 06/06/44-
Royal Engineers
4th Field Squadron 17/05/41-14/03/42 & 24/08/42-31/08/45
21st Field Squadron 04/10/42-13/08/43
621st Field Squadron 14/08/43-31/08/45
143rd Field Park Squadron 17/05/41-31/08/45
7th Bridging Troop 06/12/43-31/08/45
Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers
22nd Armoured Brigade Workshop 06/06/44-
131st Brigade Workshop 06/06/44-
Units Light Aid Detachment
Royal Army Service Corp
58th Armoured Brigade Company
67th Infantry Brigade Company
507th Divisional Transport Company 06/06/44-01/01/45
133rd Divisional Transport Company 02/01/45-31/08/45
Brigades
Light Armoured Brigade (Egypt) 03/09/39-15/02/42
Heavy Armoured Brigade (Egypt) 03/09/39-15/02/42
4th Heavy Armoured Brigade 16/02/40-13/04/40
4th Armoured Brigade 14/04/40-29/07/41 & 01/11/41-19/12/41 & 04/01/42-25/06/42
7th Light Armoured Brigade 16/02/40-13/04/40
7th Armoured Brigade 14/04/40-18/05/40 & 02/07/40-30/04/41 & 20/05/41-27/11/41
1st Army Tank Brigade 29/07/41-09/11/41
22nd Armoured Brigade 04/01/42-08/02/42 & 26/07/42-31/08/45
7th Support Group 22/01/40-12/04/41 & 06/06/41-04/01/42 & 19/01/42-08/02/42
7th Motor Brigade 09/02/42-26/06/42 & 05/07/42-11/09/42
131st Lorried Infantry Brigade 01/11/42-03/03/44
131st Infantry Brigade 04/03/44-31/08/45
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