Of Polar Bears and Imps: An unpublished folio of notes compiled by Tom Anderton.
BRITISH INFANTRY DIVISIONS
3rd Division - Major-General L. G. Whistler
8th Bde.
- 1st Suffolk Regt.
- 2nd East Yorkshire Regt.
- 1st South Lancashire Regt.
9th Bde.
- 2nd Lincolnshire Regt.
- 1st King's Own Scottish Borderers
- 2nd Royal Ulster Rifles
185th Bde.
- 2nd Royal Warwickshire Regt.
- 1st Royal Norfolk Regt.
- 2nd King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Divisional Troops
- R.A.C. - 3rd Recce. Regt.
- R.A. - 7th, 33rd and 76th Field, 20th A/Tk. and 92nd L.A.A. Regts.
- R.E. - 3rd Divisional Engineers
- R. Signals - 3rd Divisional Signals
- Machine Gun - 2nd Middlesex Regt.
43rd (Wessex) Division - Major-General G.I.Thomas
129th Bde.
- 4th Somerset Light Infantry
- 4th and 5th Wiltshire Regt.
130th Bde.
- 7th Hampshire Regt.
- 4th and 5th Dorsetshire Regt.
214th Bde.
- 7th Somerset Light Infantry
- 1st Worcestershire Regt.
- 5th Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
Divisional Troops
- R.A.C. - 43rd Recce. Regt.
- R.A. - 94th, 112th and 179th Field, 59th A/Tk. and 110th L.A.A. Regts.
- R.E. - 43rd Divisional Engineers
- R. Signals - 43rd Divisional Signals Machine Gun - 8th Middlesex Regt.
15th (Scottish) Division - Major-General C. M. Barber
44th (Lowland) Bde.
- 8th Royal Scots
- 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers
- 6th King's Own Scottish Borderers
46th (Highland) Bde.
- 9th Cameronians
- 2nd Glasgow Highlanders
- 7th Seaforth Highlanders
227th (Highland) Bde.
- 10th Highland Light Infantry
- 2nd Gordon Highlanders
- 2nd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Divisional Troops
- R.A.C. - 15th Recce. Regt.
- R.A. - 131st, 181st and 190th Field, 97th and 102nd (ex-50th Division) A/Tk. and 119th L.A.A. Regts.
- R.E. - 15th Divisional Engineers
- R. Signals - 15th Divisional Signals - Machine Gun - 1st Middlesex Regt.
50th (Northumbrian) Division - Major-General L. O. Lyne (to 21.11.44), Major-General D. A. H. Graham (from 27.11.44)
69th Bde.
- 5th East Yorkshire Regt.
- 6th and 7th Green Howards
151st Bde.
- 6th, 8th and 9th Durham Light Infantry
231st Bde.
- 2nd Devonshire Regt.
- 1st Hampshire Regt.
- 1st Dorsetshire Regt.
Divisional Troops
- R.A.C. - 61st Recce. Regt.
- R.A. - 74th, 90th and 124th Field, 102nd A/Tk. and 25th L.A.A. Regts.
- R.E. - 50th Divisional Engineers R. Signals - 50th Divisional Signals Machine Gun - 2nd Cheshire Regt.
51st (Highland) Division — Major General T. G. Rennie
152nd Bde.
- 2nd and 5th Seaforth Highlanders
- 5th Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
153rd Bde.
- 5th Black Watch
- 1st and 5th/7th Gordon Highlanders
154th Bde.
- 1st and 7th Black Watch
- 7th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Divisional Troops
- R.A.C. - 2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry
- R.A. - 126th, 127th and 128th Field, 61st A/Tk. and 40th L.A.A. Regts.
- R.E. - 51st Divisional Engineers
- R. Signals - 51st Divisional Signals Machine Gun - l/7th Middlesex Regt.
52nd (Lowland) Division - Major-General E. Hakewill-Smith
155th Bde.
- 7th/9th Royal Scots
- 4th King's Own Scottish Borderers
- 6th Highland Light Infantry
156th Bde.
- 4th/5th Royal Scots Fusiliers
- 6th Cameronians
- 1st Glasgow Highlanders
157th Bde.
- 5th King's Own Scottish Borderers
- 7th Cameronians
- 5th Highland Light Infantry
Divisional Troops
- R.A.C. - 52nd Recce. Regt.
- R.A. - 79th, 80th and 186th Field, 1st Mountain, 54th A/Tk. and 108th L.A.A. Regts.
- R.E. - 52nd Divisional Engineers R. Signals - 52nd Divisional Signals Machine Gun - 7th Manchester Regt.
53rd (Welsh) Division - Major-General R. K. Ross
71st Bde.
- 1st Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
- 1st Highland Light Infantry
- 4th Royal Welch Fusiliers
158th Bde.
- 1st East Lancashire Regt.
- 7th Royal Welch Fusiliers
- l/5th Welch Regt.
160th Bde.
- 6th Royal Welch Fusiliers
- 2nd Monmouthshire Regt.
- 4th Welch Regt.
Divisional Troops
- R.A.C. - 53rd Recce. Regt.
- R.A. - 81st, 83rd and 133rd Field, 71st A/Tk. and 25th L.A.A. Regts.
- R.E. - 53rd Divisional Engineers
- R. Signals - 53rd Divisional Signals Machine Gun - 1st Manchester Reet.
UNITED STATES DIVISIONS
82nd Airborne Division - Major-Gen James M. Gavin
101st Airborne Division - Major-Gen Maxwell D. Taylor
104ih Infantry Division - Major-Gen Terry Allen
EUROPEAN ALLIES
1st Belgian Bde.
- I, II and III Belgian Bns.
Royal Netherlands Bde. (Princess Irene's)
- Composite force of infantry, artillery and reconnaissance sub-units
Czechoslovakian Armoured Bde.
- 1st, 2nd and 3rd Czechoslovakian Armoured Regts.
- The Czechoslovakian Field Arillery Regt.
- The Czechoslovakian Motor Bn.
Of Polar Bears and Imps - Index - Top of This Page
Of Polar Bears and Imps - Index - Top of This Page
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Of Polar Bears and Imps - Index - Top of This Page
- The Polar Bear Association
- 4th Battalion return to Normandy, 2004
- Submarines on the River Waal
- The Island, 1944/45
- Christmas 1944
- Newsletters of the 2nd Bn - Palestine 1947-1948
- John Searby's photographs of Palestine 1947
- 1st Bn, Wellington Barracks, 1929
- Arras and Albert, 1916
- 1331 PTE William Barker
- WWI Medals
- The King's Drums, 1937









