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44th (Home Counties) Division    44th (Home Counties) Division was part of the Territorial Army and proceeded to France with the British Expeditionary Force on the 1st of April 1940 where it saw action in the Battle of France and was evacuated via Dunkirk. After a period on Home Defence they were sent to North Africa where they were engaged in hard fighting. The formation was disbanded on 31st January 1943 with units transferring to other Divisions. During the Second World War 44th Division was made up of: 131st Infantry Brigade 1/5th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) 1/6th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) 1/7th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) 2nd Battalion, Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) 132nd Infantry Brigade 1/6th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment 4th Battalion, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment 5th Battalion, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment 1st Battalion, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment 1/7th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) 2nd Battalion, Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) 133rd Infantry Brigade 4th Battalion, Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) 4th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment 5th (Cinque Ports) Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment Royal Artillery 57th (Home Counties) Field Regiment, RA 58th (Sussex) Field Regiment, RA 65th (8th London) Field Regiment, RA 57th (East Surrey) Anti-Tank Regiment, RA 99th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA (3 February to 25 March 1942) 30th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA (from 4 April 1942) 44th (Home Counties) Divisional Engineers 208th (Sussex) Field Company, Royal Engineers 209th (Sussex) Field Company, Royal Engineers 210th (Sussex) Field Company, Royal Engineers 211th (Sussex) Field Park Company, Royal Engineers 11th Field Company, Royal Engineers (from 4 May 1940) Divisional Troops 44th (Home Counties) Divisional Signals 6th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment (Machine Gun Battalion) 44th Battalion, Reconnaissance Corps 3rd Sep 1939 Mobilisation 14th Sep 1939 On the Move 23rd Sep 1939 Recce 24th Sep 1939 Recce 28th Sep 1939 Reliefs 24th Oct 1939 On the Move 4th February 1940 Visit 30th Mar 1940 On the Move 31st Mar 1940 On the Move 1st Apr 1940 Preparations 2nd Apr 1940 On the Move 3rd Apr 1940 On the Move 4th Apr 1940 Maintenance 4th Apr 1940 On the Move 5th Apr 1940 Advance Party 5th Apr 1940 Advance Party 6th Apr 1940 Preparations 7th Apr 1940 Preparations 8th Apr 1940 On the Move 8th Apr 1940 Road Party 9th Apr 1940 On the Move 9th Apr 1940 On the Move 10th Apr 1940 Training 10th Apr 1940 On the Move 14th Apr 1940 Advance Party 15th Apr 1940 On the Move 16th Apr 1940 On the Move 17th Apr 1940 On the Move 20th Apr 1940 On the Move 21st Apr 1940 Advance Party 22nd Apr 1940 New Billets 23rd Apr 1940 Gun Positions 30th Apr 1940 Defence 1st May 1940 Gun Positions 2nd May 1940 Defences 4th May 1940 New Brigade 4th May 1940 Change of Command 6th May 1940 Training 7th May 1940 Training 8th May 1940 Training 9th May 1940 Gun Positions 10th May 1940 Defence Work 10th May 1940 Air Raid 11th May 1940 On the Move 12th May 1940 On the Move 13th May 1940 Alerts 14th May 1940 Recce 15th May 1940 Defences 16th May 1940 Defences 16th May 1940 Positions 17th May 1940 In Position 17th May 1940 Defensive Positions 18th May 1940 On the Move 18th May 1940 In Position 18th May 1940 Defensive Positions 19th May 1940 Withdrawal 19th May 1940 Withdrawals 19th May 1940 Planning 19th May 1940 Defensive Positions 20th May 1940 Fighting Withdrawal 20th May 1940 In Action 20th May 1940 In Action 20th May 1940 Under Pressure 21st May 1940 In Action 21st May 1940 Enemy Advance 21st May 1940 In Action 21st May 1940 Planning 21st May 1940 Shelling 22nd May 1940 Orders 22nd May 1940 Orders 22nd May 1940 Orders 22nd May 1940 Attacks Repulsed 22nd May 1940 Orders Issued 23rd May 1940 Enemy Advance 23rd May 1940 New Positions 23rd May 1940 Shortening the Front 23rd May 1940 Bridge Blown 24th May 1940 In Defence 24th May 1940 Ammunition Low 24th May 1940 In Positions 24th May 1940 Air Raids 25th May 1940 Situation Unclear 25th May 1940 In Action 25th May 1940 In Positions 25th May 1940 In the Line 26th May 1940 Recce 26th May 1940 Ammunition Low 26th May 1940 Enemy Aircraft 27th May 1940 Salvage 27th May 1940 Withdrawal 28th May 1940 Salvage 28th May 1940 Under Attack 28th May 1940 Withdrawal 29th May 1940 Air Raids 29th May 1940 Withdrawal 30th May 1940 Air Raids 30th May 1940 Machine Guns 5th Jun 1940 Reorganisation 29th May 1942 On the Move 23rd July 1942 Arrival 28th Jul 1942 Sandstorm 6th Aug 1942 Shelling 8th Aug 1942 Quiet 9th Aug 1942 Visit 10th Aug 1942 Exercise 11th Aug 1942 Exercise 14th Aug 1942 On the Move 16th Aug 1942 Difficult Ground 17th Aug 1942 Positions 18th Aug 1942 Positions 19th Aug 1942 Positions 20th Aug 1942 Visit 21st Aug 1942 Posting 22nd Aug 1942 Recce 23rd Aug 1942 Improving Defences 24th Aug 1942 Orders Issued 28th Aug 1942 Defensive Positions 29th Aug 1942 Defences Improved 30th Aug 1942 Orders 31st Aug 1942 Attack Made 8th Sep 1942 Reliefs Jan 1943 Reorganisation 6th May 1945 Orders 7th May 1945 On the Move 8th May 1945 Celebrations 9th May 1945 On the Move 10th May 1945 Maintenance 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 44th (Home Counties) Division during the Second World War 1939-1945. Bradley Francis Henry . Gnr. Edwards Robert Comfort. Bombardier 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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