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48th Division    48th (South Midland) Division saw action with the British Expeditionary Force in 1940 and were evacuated via Dunkirk. They were then deployed on Home Defence and in a training role. 2nd Sep 1939 Preparations 20th December 1939 Leave 8th Jan 1940 On the Move 10th Jan 1940 Preparations Jan 1940 On the Move 12th Jan 1940 On the Move 13th Jan 1940 On the Move 16th Jan 1940 Advance Party 18th Jan 1940 Conference 19th Jan 1940 Very Cold 20th Jan 1940 Into Billets 31st Jan 1940 Intense Cold 31st Jan 1940 Defences 3rd Feb 1940 In Billets 4th February 1940 Visit 10th Feb 1940 In Billets Feb 1940 Reorganisation 17th Feb 1940 Courts Martial 25th Feb 1940 In Billets 28th Feb 1940 Training 5th Mar 1940 Promotions 9th Mar 1940 In Billets 11th Mar 1940 Courts Martial 17th Mar 1940 Change of Command 31st Mar 1940 Sports 16th May 1940 Operation Order No. 4 19th May 1940 Withdrawal 24th May 1940 Rear Guard 24th May 1940 On the Move 25th May 1940 On the Move 25th May 1940 Orders 25th May 1940 Orders 25th May 1940 Rear Guard 25th May 1940 On the Move 26th May 1940 In Defence 26th May 1940 Rear Guard 27th May 1940 Under Attack 27th May 1940 In Action 28th May 1940 Consolidation 28th May 1940 Prisoners 28th May 1940 In Defence 29th May 1940 Confusion 29th May 1940 Orders to Withdraw 31st Jul 1940 Defences 1st Oct 1941 Exercise 13th Mar 1943 Reorganisation 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 48th Division during the Second World War 1939-1945. Shirley Stanley Douglas. Spr. 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. If you would like to support us, a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting and admin or this site will vanish from the web. 19th Nov 2024 - Please note we currently have a huge backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 264989 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. Looking for help with Family History Research?   Please read our Family History FAQs The free to access section of The Wartime Memories Project website is run by volunteers and funded by donations from our visitors. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the War? Our Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to WW2. We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to WW2 you may have at home. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. World War 1 One ww1 wwII second 1939 1945 battalion Did you know? We also have a section on The Great War. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. Want to know more about 48th Division? There are:47 items tagged 48th Division available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War.