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1st Division    1st Division was at Aldershot when war broke out in 1939, they proceeded to France and were evacuated via Dunkirk in mid 1940. They saw action in France, North Africa and Italy. 1st Division consisted of: 1st (Guards) Infantry Brigade 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards. 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards. 2nd Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment. 1st Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company. 2nd Infantry Brigade 1st Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. 2nd Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. 2nd Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company. 3rd Infantry Brigade 1st Battalion, Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment. 2nd Battalion, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment (Sherwood Foresters). 1st Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. 3rd Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company. Divisional Troops 1st Infantry Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals. 13th/18th (Queen Mary's Own) Royal Hussars (Armoured car reconnaissance). 2nd Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. (Machine Gun Battalion) 1st Infantry Divisional Royal Army Ordnance Corps. 1st Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps. 1st Company, Corps of Military Police. Divisional Royal Artillery 2nd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. 19th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. 24th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. 21st Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery. Divisional Royal Engineers 17th Field Company, Royal Engineers. 23rd Field Company, Royal Engineers. 26th Field Company, Royal Engineers. 6th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers Divisional Royal Army Service Corps 7th Company, Royal Army Service Corps 40th Company, Royal Army Service Corps 42nd Company, Royal Army Service Corps 4th Sep 1939 War 25th Sep 1939 Billets 27th Sep 1939 On the Move 12th Oct 1939 Holding the Line 13th Oct 1939 Reliefs 24th Nov 1939 Aircraft Tested 26th Nov 1939 Orders 16th of December 1939 Conference 30th March 1940 Orders 1st Apr 1940 Holding the Line 4th May 1940 Visit 10th May 1940 On the Move 11th May 1940 Recce 12th May 1940 Recce 13th May 1940 On the Move 14th May 1940 In Action 15th May 1940 In Action 15th May 1940 In Defence 16th May 1940 Withdrawal 17th May 1940 On the Move 18th May 1940 Covering Approaches 19th May 1940 New Positions 19th May 1940 Withdrawal 19th May 1940 Planning 20th May 1940 Under Pressure 21st May 1940 In Action 21st May 1940 Heavy Shelling 21st May 1940 Withdrawal 21st May 1940 Planning 22nd May 1940 Attacks Repulsed 23rd May 1940 Shortening the Front 24th May 1940 In Action 24th May 1940 Air Raids 27th May 1940 Withdrawal 27th May 1940 Withdrawal 28th May 1940 Under Attack 28th May 1940 Withdrawal 28th May 1940 Withdrawal 28th May 1940 Orders 29th May 1940 On the Beach 29th May 1940 Evacuation 30th May 1940 On the Beach 30th May 1940 Reduced Strength 30th May 1940 Pier Constructed 31st May 1940 Evacuation 1st Jun 1940 Evacuation 6th Jan 1941 Exercise 26th Feb 1941 Exercise 26th Feb 1941 Exercise 27th Feb 1941 Exercise 27th Feb 1941 Exercise 28th Feb 1941 Conference 28th Feb 1941 Exercise 18th Mar 1941 Exercise 19th Mar 1941 Exercise 20th Mar 1941 Exercise 25th Mar 1941 Training 26th Mar 1941 Exercise 18th March 1943  On the Move 22nd Jan 1944 Landings 1st of February 1944 Conference and meetings 2nd Feb 1944 Positions Occupied 2nd of February 1944 Action 3rd Feb 1944 Counter Attacks 3rd Feb 1944 In Action 3rd of February 1944 Conference 4th Feb 1944 Heavy Shelling 4th of February 1944 Counter attack 5th Feb 1944 Heavy Shelling 6th of February 1944 Air raid 7th Feb 1944 Heavy Shelling 8th Feb 1944 Enemy Active 9th Feb 1944 Break Through 7th Aug 1944 Orders 8th Aug 1944 Shelling 31st Aug 1944 River Crossed 1st Sep 1944 Orders 2nd Sep 1944 Reliefs 3rd Sep 1944 Patrols 4th Sep 1944 Enemy Engaged 5th Sep 1944 Reliefs 6th Sep 1944 New Area 7th Sep 1944 Lecture 8th Sep 1944 Lecture 16th Sep 1944 Brave Actions 11th Oct 1944 Orders 12th Oct 1944 On the March 13th Oct 1944 Patrols 14th Oct 1944 Patrols 15th Oct 1944 Patrols 16th Oct 1944 Patrols 17th Oct 1944 Shelling 18th Oct 1944 Misty 19th Oct 1944 Patrols 20th Oct 1944 Patrols 21st Oct 1944 Patrols 22nd Oct 1944 Patrols 23rd Oct 1944 Advance 24th Oct 1944 Patrols 25th Oct 1944 Enemy Positions 26th Oct 1944 Bad Weather 27th Oct 1944 Reliefs 28th Oct 1944 Some Shelling 29th Oct 1944 Reliefs 30th Oct 1944 On the March 2nd Nov 1944 Orders 5th Nov 1944 Orders 6th Nov 1944 Orders 8th Nov 1944 Reliefs 10th Nov 1944 Enemy Active 11th Nov 1944 Explosions 12th Nov 1944 Enemy Active 13th Nov 1944 Artillery Active 14th Nov 1944 Artillery Active 15th Nov 1944 Shelling 16th Nov 1944 Shelling 17th Nov 1944 Fire Fight 18th Nov 1944 Reliefs 19th Nov 1944 Rest Area 21st Nov 1944 Orders 22nd Nov 1944 Orders 23rd Nov 1944 Advance Party 25th Nov 1944 Shelling 26th Nov 1944 Shelling 27th Dec 1944 Reliefs 7th January 1945 Heavy Snow 9th Jan 1945 Reliefs If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. Those known to have served with 1st Division during the Second World War 1939-1945. Austin James. Pte. Heinson Leonard P.. L/Bdr. (d.25th Apr 1943) Lambshead Percie. Sgt. Stubberfield Edward James. L/Cpl. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 25 years. 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