Appendix A
Order of Battle-OPERATION EPSOM
(PHASE ONE GROUPINGS)
VIII CORPS
11th ARMOURED DIVISION
HQ 11th ARMOURED DIVISION
11th Armoured Divisional Signal Regiment (-)
29th ARMOURED BRIGADE
23nd Hussars
3rd Battalion Royal Tank Regiment
2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry
8th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade
13th (HAC) Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
119th Battery, 75th Anti-Tank Regiment RA
Troop 612 Field Squadron
18 Light Field Ambulance RAMC
29th Brigade Workshop REME
159th INFANTRY BRIGADE
4th Battalion, Kings Shropshire Light Infantry
3rd Battalion Monmouthshire Regiment
1st Battalion Herefordshire Regiment
151st (Ayrshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment RA
117th Anti-tank Battery Royal Artillery
81 Squadron, 6 Assault Regiment Royal Engineers
(two Scissor Bridges)
2nd (Independent) Machine Gun Company Royal
Northumberland Fusiliers
Field Ambulance RAMC
159th Infantry Brigade Workshop REME
159th Infantry Brigade Company RASC
4th ARMOURED BRIGADE (under command for EPSOM)
The Royal Scots Greys
3rd County of London Yeomanry (The Sharpshooters)
44th Battalion, The Royal Tank Regiment
2nd Battalion, The King’s Royal Rifle Corps
4th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
144th (Self Propelled) Anti-Tank Battery RA
Field Ambulance RAMC
4th Armoured Brigade Workshop REME
4th Armoured Brigade Company RASC
11th ARMOURED DIVISIONAL TROOPS
2nd Northamptonshire Yeomanry
(less A Squadron) - Reconnaissance Regiment
270th Forward Delivery Squadron RAC
77th Medium Regiment Royal Artillery
(detached from 8 AGRA)
75th Anti-Tank Regiment RA (-)
58th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA
(less two batteries)
Counter Mortar Battery RA
13 Field Squadron, 612th Field Squadron RE and
147th Field Park Squadron RE, 10th Bridging Troop
RE, Divisional Postal Unit RE
Field Dressing Station RAMC, Field Hygiene
Section RAMC
11th Armoured Divisional Troops Workshop REME
Ordnance Field Park Squadron RAOC
Divisional Troops RASC, Divisional Transport
Company RASC
11th Armoured Division Provost Company RCMP
15th SCOTTISH DIVISION
HQ 15th SCOTTISH INFANTRY DIVISION
15 Scottish Divisional Signals Regiment (-)
31st TANK BRIGADE (under command for EPSOM)
31st Tank Brigade Signal Squadron
7th Battalion, The Royal Tank Regiment
B Squadron, 22nd Dragoons (Flails)
9th Battalion, The Royal Tank Regiment
C Squadron, The Westminster Dragoons (Flails)
31st Tank Brigade Workshop REME
44th LOWLAND INFANTRY BRIGADE
8th Battalion, The Royal Scots
6th Battalion, The Kings Own Scottish Border
Regiment
6th Battalion, The Royal Scots Fusiliers
141st (The Buffs) Regiment RAC (two troops Crocodile)
190th Field Regiment Regimental Artillery
159th Anti-Tank Battery Royal Artillery
81st Squadron, 6 Assault Regiment Royal Engineers
(two troops AVRE)
279th Field Company Royal Engineers
A (Machine gun) Company 1st Middlesex Regiment
(including a Heavy Mortar Platoon)
193rd Field Ambulance
Light Anti-Aircraft Battery
2nd Company Divisional Signal Regiment
283rd Company Royal Army Service Corps
46th HIGHLAND INFANTRY BRIGADE
2nd Battalion, The Glasgow Highlanders
7th Battalion, The Seaforth Highlanders
9th Battalion, The Cameronian Highlanders
A Squadron, 2nd Northamptonshire Yeomanry
(under command for movement)
141st (The Buffs) Regiment RAC
(two troops Crocodiles)
181st Field Regiment Royal Artillery
161st Anti-Tank Battery Royal Artillery
81 Squadron, 6 Assault Regiment Royal Engineers
(three troops AVRE)
278th Field Company Royal Engineers
B (Machine gun) Company 1st Middlesex Regiment
(including a Heavy Mortar Platoon)
194th Field Ambulance
Light Anti-Aircraft Battery
3rd Company 15th Divisional Signals Regiment
284th Company Royal Army Service Corps
227th HIGHLAND INFANTRY BRIGADE
10th Battalion The Highland Light Infantry
2nd Battalion The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
2nd Battalion The Gordon Highlanders
131st Field Regiment Royal Artillery
286th Anti-Tank Battery Royal Artillery
20th Field Company Royal Engineers
C (Machinegun) Company 1st Middlesex Regiment
(including a Heavy Mortar Platoon)
153rd Field Ambulance
391st Light Anti-Aircraft Battery Royal Artillery
4th Company 15th Divisional Signal Regiment
62nd Company Royal Army Service Corps
15th SCOTTISH DIVISIONAL TROOPS
15th Reconnaissance Regiment RAC
HQ 97th Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery and
346th Battery
HQ 119th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA
HQ 15th Division Engineers Regiment, 624th Field
Park Company and 15th Divisional Postal Unit
26th Bridging Platoon RE
HQ 1st (Machine gun) Battalion, The Middlesex
Regiment
Royal Army Service Corps HQ 15th Division
RAOC Battalion and 399th Company RASC
Royal Army Medical Corps 22nd Field Dressing
Section and 49th Field Hygiene Section
Royal Army Ordnance Corps 15th Ordnance Field
Park and 305th Mobile Laundry & Bath Unit
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 44th
Infantry Brigade Workshop, 46th Infantry Brigade
Workshop 227th Infantry Brigade Workshop and
15th Infantry Troops Workshop
Military Police 15th Division Company Royal
Corps of Military Police
Field Security Section 39th Section Intelligence
Corps
43rd WESSEX INFANTRY DIVISION
HQ 43rd (WESSEX) INFANTRY DIVISION
43rd (Wessex) Divisional Signals Regiment (-)
HQ 129th INFANTRY BRIGADE
4th Battalion, The Somerset Light Infantry
4th Battalion, The Wiltshire Regiment
5th Battalion, The Wiltshire Regiment
94th (Dorset and Hampshire) Field Regiment Royal
Artillery
235th Anti-Tank Battery
206th Field Company Royal Engineers
A (Machine gun) Company 8th Middlesex
(including a Heavy Mortar Platoon)
129th Field Ambulance
Support Troop 360th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery
30th Independent Anti-Aircraft Troop
2nd Company Divisional Signal Regiment
504th Company Royal Army Service Corps
HQ 130th INFANTRY BRIGADE
7th Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment
4th Battalion, The Dorestshire Regiment
5th Battalion, The Dorsetshire Regiment
112th (Wessex) Field Regiment Royal Artillery
223rd Anti-Tank Battery
553rd Field Company Royal Engineers
B (Machine gun) Company 8th Middlesex
(including a Heavy Mortar Platoon)
130th Field Ambulance
Support Troop 362th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery
32nd Independent Anti-Aircraft Troop
3rd Company 43rd Divisional Signals Regiment
505th Company Royal Army Service Corps
HQ 214th INFANTRY BRIGADE
7th Battalion Somerset Light Infantry
1st Battalion The Worcestershire Regiment
5th Battalion Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry
179th Field Regiment Royal Artillery
333rd Anti-Tank Battery Royal Artillery
204th Field Company Royal Engineers
C (Machine gun) Company 8th Middlesex
(including a Heavy Mortar Platoon)
213th Field Ambulance
Support Troop 361st Light Anti-Aircraft Battery
31st Independent Anti-Aircraft Troop
4th Company 43rd Divisional Signal Regiment
45th Company Royal Army Service Corps
43rd WESSEX DIVISIONAL TROOPS
43rd (Gloucester) Reconnaissance Regiment (Not in
action during EPSOM)
HQ 59th Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery
(Hampshire DoC) and 236th Battery
HQ 110th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (7th
Dorsets), 360th Battery (-) and 362nd Battery (-)
HQ 43rd Division Engineers Regiment, 207th Field
Park Company and 43rd Divisional Postal Unit
HQ 8th (Machine gun) Battalion, The Middlesex
Regiment
Royal Army Service Corps HQ 43rd Divisional
RAOC Battalion and 506th Company RAOC
Royal Army Medical Corps 14th Field Dressing
Section, 15th Field Dressing Section and 38th Field
Hygiene Section
Royal Army Ordnance Corps 43rd Division
Ordnance Field Park and 306th Mobile Bath Unit
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 129th
Infantry Brigade Workshop, 130th Infantry Brigade
Workshop and 214th Infantry Brigade Workshop
Military Police 43rd Division Company Royal
Corps of Military Police
Intelligence Corps 57th Field Security Section
VII CORPS TROOPS
91st Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery
121st Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery
21st ARMY GROUP TROOPS (under Command VIII
Corps for EPSOM)
8th Army Group Royal Artillery
79th ARMOURED DIVISION TROOPS
141st Regimental RAC (Crocodiles)
XXX CORPS
49th (WEST RIDING) INFANTRY DIVISION
HQ 49th (WEST RIDING) INFANTRY DIVISION
49th (West Riding) Divisional Signals Regiement (-)
HQ 70th INFANTRY BRIGADE
1st Battalion, The Tyneside Scottish
10th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
11th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
185th Field Regiment Royal Artillery
217th Anti-Tank Battery
757th Field Company Royal Engineers
C (Machine gun) Company 2nd Kensington
(including a Heavy Mortar Platoon)
187th Field Ambulance RAMC
Support Troop, Light Anti-Aircraft Battery
3rd Company Divisional Signal Regiment
482nd Company Royal Army Service Corps
70th Infantry Brigade Workshop REME
HQ 146th INFANTRY BRIGADE
1/4th Battalion, The Lincolnshire Regiment
4th Battalion, The King’s Own Yorkshire Light
Infantry
Hallamshire Battalion, The Yorkshire & Lancashire
Regiment
69th Field Regiment Royal Artillery
218th Anti-Tank Battery
294th Field Company Royal Engineers
A (Machine gun) Company 2nd Kensington
(including a Heavy Mortar Platoon)
146th Field Ambulance
Support Troop, Light Anti-Aircraft Battery
1st Company 43rd Divisional Signals Regiment
460th Company Royal Army Service Corps
146th Infantry Brigade Workshop REME
HQ 147th INFANTRY BRIGADE
11th Battalion The Royal Scotts
6th Battalion The Duke of Wellington’s Regiment
7th Battalion The Duke of Wellington’s Regiment
143th Field Regiment Royal Artillery
219th Anti-Tank Battery Royal Artillery
756th Field Company Royal Engineers
B (Machine gun) Company 2nd Kensington
(including a Heavy Mortar Platoon)
160th Field Ambulance
Support Troop, Light Anti-Aircraft Battery
4th Company 43rd Divisional Signal Regiment
483rd Company Royal Army Service Corps
147th Infantry Brigade Workshop REME
49th (WEST RIDDING) DIVISIONAL TROOPS
49th Reconnaissance Regiment
HQ 55th Anti-Tank Regiment Artillery (Suffolk
Yeomanry) and 220th Battery
HQ 89th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA
HQ 49th Division Engineers Regiment 289th Field
Park Company and 49th Divisional Postal Unit
HQ 2nd (Machine gun) Battalion, The Kensington
Regiment
Royal Army Service Corps HQ 49th Division
RAOC Battalion and 118th Company RAOC
Royal Army Medical Corps 16th Field Dressing
Section, 17th Field Dressing Section and 35th Field
Hygiene Section
Royal Army Ordnance Corps 49th Division
Ordnance Field Park, 149 Ordnance Sub Park and
308th Mobile Bath Unit
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers HQ
REME and 49th Div Troops Workshop
Military Police 49th Division Company Royal
Corps of Military Police
Intelligence Corps 60th Field Security Section
8th ARMOURED BRIGADE
24th Lancers
4th/7th Dragoon Guards
1 Notts Yeomanry
12th Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps
147th Essex Yeomanry Field Regiment (Self
Propelled) Anti-Tank Battery Royal Artillery
8th Armoured Brigade Signal Squadron
ARTILLERY ALLOCATED TO EPSOM
11 Armoured Division - 48 × 25 Pounder (field guns)
15 (Scottish) Division - 96 × 25 Pounder guns
43 (Wessex) Division - 72 × 25 Pounder guns
4 Armoured Brigade - 24 × 25 Pounder guns
8th Army Group RA - 16 × heavy guns
16 × 5.5 & 4.5 (medium) guns
24 × 4.7″ (Heavy) anti-aircraft guns
(296 guns)
Available from flanking corps.
I Corps - 216 field guns
32 medium guns
16 heavy guns
XXX Corps - 96 field guns
64 medium guns
16 heavy guns
(440)
Total 736