British Expeditionary Force order of battle (1940)

This is the British Expeditionary Force order of battle on 9 May 1940, the day before the German forces initiated the Battle of France.

High-level order of battle

First Expeditionary Force

General John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort

: 5th Infantry Division (Major-General Harold Franklyn)

I Corps (Lieutenant-General Michael Barker)

: 1st Infantry Division (Major-General Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander)

: 2nd Infantry Division (Major-General Henry Charles Loyd)

: 48th (South Midland) Infantry Division (Major-General Augustus Francis Andrew Nicol Thorne)

II Corps (Lieutenant-General Alan Brooke)

: 3rd Infantry Division (Major-General Bernard Montgomery)

: 4th Infantry Division (Major-General Dudley Johnson)

: 50th (Northumbrian) Motor Infantry Division (Major-General Giffard Martel)

III Corps (Lieutenant-General Sir Ronald Forbes Adam

: 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division (Major-General William Holmes)

: 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Division (Major-General Edmund Osborne)

Saar Force (Major-General Victor Fortune)

: 51st (Highland) Infantry Division (Major-General V. M. Fortune)

Formations undergoing training and performing labour duties

HQ Lines of Communication British Expeditionary Force (Major-General Philip de Fonblanque)

Units arriving in France after 10 May 1940

Other formations

Air Component

Second Expeditionary Force

First Expeditionary Force

General Headquarters (GHQ)

General Officer Commanding-in-Chief: General John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort

Chief of the General Staff: Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Royds Pownall

Adjutant General: Lieutenant-General Sir W. D. S. Brownrigg

Quartermaster General: Lieutenant-General W. G. Lindsell

Deputy Chief of the General Staff; Major-General Philip Neame

Major-General Royal Artillery: Major-General Sydney Rigby Wason

Engineer-in-Chief: Major-General Ridley Pakenham-Walsh

GHQ, BEF Headquarters Troops

GHQ-attached units

: 2nd Field Security Police Section Corps of Military Police

: 6th Field Security Police Section Corps of Military Police

: 30th Field Security Police Section Corps of Military Police

: 33rd Field Security Police Section Corps of Military Police

: General Headquarters Signals, Royal Signals

: 2nd Wireless Company, Royal Signals

:: 100th Special Wireless Section (Providing support for GHQ)

:: 101st Special Wireless Section (Providing support for I Corps)

:: 102nd Special Wireless Section (Providing support for II Corps)

:: 103rd Special Wireless Section (Providing support for III Corps)

: 1st Air Formation Signals, Royal Signals

: 2nd Air Formation Signals, Royal Signals

: 1st Air Liaison Signals Section Royal Signals

: 4th Air Liaison Signals Section Royal Signals

: 6th Air Liaison Signals Section Royal Signals

: 7th Air Liaison Signals Section Royal Signals

: 12th (The Prince of Wales's) Royal Lancers

: 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards

: 7th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment (Machine-Guns)

: 14th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) (company size) - garrison unit

: 8th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) (Machine-Guns)

: 9th Overseas Defence Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) - garrison unit

: 6th (Argyllshire) Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louises's Own) (Machine-Guns)

: 6th Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) (Pioneers)

: 7th Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) (Pioneers)

: 8th Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) (Pioneers)

: 6th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment (Pioneers)

: 5th Movement Control Group Royal Engineers

: 2nd Advanced Medical Depot, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 4th Advanced Medical Depot, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 9th Field Hygiene Section, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 2nd Casualty Clearing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 9th Casualty Clearing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 11th Casualty Clearing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 13th Casualty Clearing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 4th Motor Ambulance Convoy, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 5th Motor Ambulance Convoy, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 6th Motor Ambulance Convoy, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 8th Motor Ambulance Convoy, Royal Army Medical Corps

Headquarters, G.H.Q. Troops, Royal Army Service Corps

: 1st G.H.Q. Troops Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 2nd G.H.Q. Troops Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 3rd G.H.Q. Troops Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 1st Lines of Communication Railhead Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 2nd Lines of Communication Railhead Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 2nd Supply Personnel Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 3rd Petrol Depot, Royal Army Service Corps

: 1st Troop Carrying Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 2nd Troop Carrying Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 3rd Troop Carrying Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 4th Troop Carrying Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 9th Troop Carrying Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 13th Troop Carrying Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 14th Troop Carrying Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 1st Motor Transport Works Services Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 2nd Motor Transport Works Services Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 3rd Motor Transport Works Services Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 4th Motor Transport Works Services Company, Royal Army Service Corps

Armoured Brigades

1st Light Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade

: Brigade manning armoured cars

:: 1st Light Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section, Royal Signals

:: 1st Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

:: 1st East Riding of Yorkshire Lancers

2nd Light Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade

: Brigade manning armoured cars

:: 2nd Light Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section, Royal Signals

:: 5th (Royal Inniskilling) Dragoon Guards

:: 15th/19th (The King's) Royal Hussars

1st Army Tank Brigade

: Brigade manning infantry and cavalry tank

:: 1st Army Tank Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section, Royal Signals

:: 4th Royal Tank Regiment

:: 7th Royal Tank Regiment

Commander Royal Artillery

Direct reports

: 1st Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 2nd Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 4th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 58th (Suffolk) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 61st Carnarvon and Denbigh (Yeomanry) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 63rd (Midland) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 65th (Highland) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 1st Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 51st (Lowland) Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 52nd (Bedfordshire Yeomanry) Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 1st Super-Heavy Battery, Royal Artillery

: 2nd Super-Heavy Battery, Royal Artillery

: 3rd Super-Heavy Battery, Royal Artillery

1st Anti-Aircraft Brigade

: 1st Anti-Aircraft Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section, Royal Signals

: 1st Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 6th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 85th (Tees) Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery

2nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade

: 2nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section, Royal Signals

: 60th (City of London) Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery

: 51st (Devon) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery

: 58th (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery

3rd Anti-Aircraft Brigade

: 3rd Anti-Aircraft Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section, Royal Signals

: 2nd Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery

: 8th (Belfast) Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 79th (Hertfordshire Yeomanry) Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 37th (Tyne Electrical Engineers) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 4th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery

: 174th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery

4th Anti-Aircraft Brigade

: 4th Anti-Aircraft Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section, Royal Signals

: 4th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 52nd (East Lancashire) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery – from I Corps

5th Searchlight Brigade

: 5th Anti-Aircraft Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section, Royal Signals

: 1st Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 2nd Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 3rd (Ulster) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery

Commander Royal Engineers

Major-General Ridley Pakenham Pakenham-Walsh

Direct reports

: 100th (Monmouthshire) Army Field Company, Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers

: 101st (Monmouthshire) Army Field Company, Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers

: 216th (1st London) Army Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 228th (West Riding) Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 242nd (Lowland) Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 223rd (2nd London) Field Park Company, Royal Engineers

: 109th Workshop and Park Company, Royal Engineers

: 1st Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers

: 2nd Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers

: 19th Army Field Survey Company, Royal Engineers

: 119th Road Construction Company, Royal Engineers

: 135th Excavator Company, Royal Engineers

: 1st Boring Section, Royal Engineers

: 2nd Boring Section, Royal Engineers

: 1st Anti-Gas Laboratory, Royal Engineers

: 58th (Chemical Warfare) Company, Royal Engineers

: 61st (Chemical Warfare) Company, Royal Engineers

: 62nd (Chemical Warfare) Company, Royal Engineers

1st Tunnelling Group, Royal Engineers

: 170th Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers

: 171st Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers

: 172nd Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers

: 173rd Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers

5th Infantry Division

Major-General Harold Franklyn

Division-level units

: 5th Infantry Division Headquarters and Employment Platoon, Royal Pioneer Corps

: 5th Infantry Divisional Field Cash Office, Royal Army Pay Corps

: 5th Divisional Signals, Royal Signals

: 9th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment

: 5th Infantry Divisional Field Post Office, Royal Engineers

: 9th Mobile Bath Unit, Royal Army Ordnance Corps

: 5th Infantry Divisional Provost Company, Corps of Military Police

13th Infantry Brigade

: 13th Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section, Royal Signals

: 2nd Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

: 2nd Battalion, The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

: 2nd Battalion, The Wiltshire Regiment

: 13th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company

17th Infantry Brigade

: 17th Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section, Royal Signals

: 2nd Battalion, The Royal Scots Fusiliers

: 2nd Battalion, The Northamptonshire Regiment

: 6th (Morayshire) Battalion, The Duke of Albany's Seaforth Highlanders (The Ross-shire Buffs)

: 17th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company

Commander Royal Artillery, 5th Division

: Commander Royal Artillery, 5th Division HQ

: 9th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 91st (4th London) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 92nd (5th London) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 52nd (6th London) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery

Commander Royal Engineers, 5th Division

: Commander Royal Engineers, 5th Division HQ

: 38th Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 245th (Welsh) Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 252nd (West Lancashire) Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 254th (West Lancashire) Field Park Company, Royal Engineers

Commander Royal Army Service Corps, 5th Division

: 5th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps HQ

: 5th Infantry Divisional Ammunition Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 5th Infantry Divisional Petrol Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 5th Infantry Divisional Supply Column, Royal Army Service Corps

Commander Royal Army Medical Corps, 5th Division

: 5th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps HQ

: 141st (County of London) Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 158th (Welsh) Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 164th (West Lancashire) Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 24th Field Hygiene Section, Royal Army Medical Corps

I Corps

Lieutenant-General Michael Barker

Corps-level units

: I Corps Signals, Royal Corps of Signals

: I Corps Postal Unit, Royal Engineers

: 4th (The Earl of Chester's) Battalion, Cheshire Regiment (Machine-Guns)

: 2nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment (Machine-Guns)

: I Corps Troops Ammunition Column, Royal Army Service Corps

: I Corps Ammunition Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: I Corps Supply Column, Royal Army Service Corps

: I Corps Petrol Park, Royal Army Service Corps

: 1st Reception Camp

: 1st Storage Unit

: 2nd Storage Unit

: 3rd Storage Unit

: 8th Storage Unit

Corps Headquarters Troop, I Corps

: 1st Field Cash Office, Royal Army Pay Corps

: 2nd Field Cash Office, Royal Army Pay Corps

: 3rd Field Cash Office, Royal Army Pay Corps

: 48th Field Cash Office, Royal Army Pay Corps

I Corps Troops, Royal Engineers

Direct reports

: 102nd (London) Army Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 107th (North Riding) Army Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 221st (2nd London) Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 105th Army Field Park Company, Royal Engineers

: 13th Corps Field Survey Company, Royal Engineers

: 1st Troop Carrying Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 3rd Troop Carrying Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 1 [Cypriot] (Mule) Pack Transport Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 32 Animal Transport Company Royal Indian Army Service Corps

: 5th Section from 1 Supply Personnel Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 6th Section from 1 Supply Personnel Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 32nd Section from 2 Supply Personnel Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 1st Motor Ambulance Convoy, Royal Army Service Corps

: 1st Ordnance Field Park, Royal Army Ordnance Corps

: 1st Army Field Workshop, Royal Army Ordnance Corps

: 2nd Army Field Workshop, Royal Army Ordnance Corps

: 11th Army Field Workshop, Royal Army Ordnance Corps

: 7th Mobile Bath Unit, Royal Army Ordnance Corps

: 13th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 6th Field Hygiene Section, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 1st Advanced Medical Stores Depôt, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 1st Mobile Hygiene Laboratory, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 1st Mobile Bacteriological Laboratory, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 1st Casualty Clearing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 8th Casualty Clearing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 102nd Provost Company, Corps of Military Police

1st General Construction Group, Royal Engineers

: 660th General Construction Company, Royal Engineers

: 661st General Construction Company, Royal Engineers

: 667th General Construction Company, Royal Engineers

: 223rd (2nd London) Field Park Company, Royal Engineers

12 Group, Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps

: 44 Company, Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps

: 45 Company, Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps

: 61 Company, Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps

I Corps Artillery Troops

:: 1st Survey Regiment, Royal Artillery

:: 1st General Headquarters Artillery Company, Royal Army Service Corps

I Corps Commander Royal Artillery

: Commander Corps Artillery Royal Artillery, I Corps

:: 115th (North Midland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

:: 140th (5th London) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

:: 1st Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery

:: 61st (Caernarvon & Denbigh Yeomanry) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery

:: 52nd (East Lancashire) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery

I Corps Commander Medium Artillery

: Commander Corps Medium Artillery, I Corps

:: 27th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

:: 98th (Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

:: 3rd Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery

:: 5th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery

:: 63rd (Highland) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery

:: 1st Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery

:: 3rd Super-Heavy Battery, Royal Artillery

1st Infantry Division

Major-General Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander

Division-level units

: 1st Infantry Division Headquarters and Employment Platoon

: 1st Infantry Divisional Field Cash Office, Royal Army Pay Corps

: 1st Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals

: 13th/18th Royal Hussars

: 2nd Battalion, Cheshire Regiment (Machine-Guns)

: 4th (City of Aberdeen) Battalion, Gordon Highlanders (Machine-Guns)

: 1st Infantry Divisional Field Post Office, Royal Engineers

: 1st Mobile Bath Unit, Royal Army Ordnance Corps

: 1st Provost Company, Corps of Military Police

1st (Guards) Infantry Brigade

: 1st (Guards) Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section, Royal Signals

: 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards

: 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards

: 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment

: 1st Guards Brigade Anti-Tank Company

2nd Infantry Brigade

: 2nd Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section, Royal Signals

: 1st Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

: 2nd Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's)

: 6th (Banffshire) Battalion, Gordon Highlanders

: 2nd Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company

3rd Infantry Brigade

: 3rd Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section, Royal Signals

: 1st Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)

: 2nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters

: 1st Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry

: 3rd Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company

Commander Royal Artillery, 1st Division

: 1st Infantry Divisional Artillery HQ

: 2nd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 19th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 67th (South Midland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 21st Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery

Commander Royal Engineers, 1st Division

: 1st Infantry Divisional Royal Engineers HQ

: 23rd Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 238th (County of Renfrewshire, Highland) Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 248th (East Anglian) Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 6th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers

Commander Royal Army Service Corps, 1st Division

: 1st Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps HQ

: 1st Infantry Divisional Ammunition Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 1st Infantry Divisional Petrol Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 1st Infantry Divisional Supply Column, Royal Army Service Corps

Commander Royal Army Medical Corps, 1st Division

: 1st Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps HQ

: 1st Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 2nd Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 3rd Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 1st Field Hygiene Section, Royal Army Medical Corps

2nd Infantry Division

Major-General Henry Charles Loyd

Division-level units

: 2nd Infantry Division Headquarters and Employment Platoon

: 2nd Infantry Divisional Field Cash Office, Royal Army Pay Corps

: 2nd Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals

: 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards

: 2nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment (Machine-Guns)

: 2nd Infantry Divisional Field Post Office, Royal Engineers

: 2nd Mobile Bath Unit, Royal Army Ordnance Corps

: 2nd Company, Corps of Military Police

4th Infantry Brigade

: 4th Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section, Royal Signals

: 1st Battalion, Royal Scots

: 2nd Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment

: 8th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers

: 4th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company

5th Infantry Brigade

: 5th Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section, Royal Signals

: 7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment

: 2nd Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment

: 1st Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders

: 5th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company

6th Infantry Brigade

: 6th Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section, Royal Signals

: 1st Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers

: 1st Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's)

: 2nd Battalion, Durham Light Infantry

: 6th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company

Commander Royal Artillery, 2nd Division

: 2nd Infantry Divisional Royal Artillery HQ

: 10th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 16th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 99th (Buckinghamshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 13th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery

Commander Royal Engineers, 2nd Division

: 2nd Infantry Divisional Royal Engineers HQ

: 5th Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 208th (Sussex) Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 506th Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 21st Field Park Company, Royal Engineers

Commander Royal Army Service Corps, 2nd Division

: 2nd Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps HQ

: 2nd Infantry Divisional Ammunition Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 2nd Infantry Divisional Petrol Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 2nd Infantry Divisional Supply Column, Royal Army Service Corps

Commander Royal Army Medical Corps, 2nd Division

: 2nd Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps HQ

: 4th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 5th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 6th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 2nd Field Hygiene Section, Royal Army Medical Corps

48th (South Midland) Infantry Division

Major-General Augustus Francis Andrew Nicol Thorne

Division-level units

: 48th (South Midland) Infantry Division Headquarters and Employment Platoon

: 48th (South Midland) Divisional Field Cash Office, Royal Army Pay Corps

: 48th (South Midland) Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals

: 4th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment

: 48th (South Midland) Divisional Field Post Office, Royal Engineers

: 14th Mobile Bath Unit, Royal Army Ordnance Corps

: 48th (South Midland) Divisional Provost Company, Corps of Military Police

143rd Infantry Brigade

: 143rd Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section, Royal Signals

: 1st Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

: 7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment

: 8th Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment

: 143rd Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company

144th Infantry Brigade

: 144th Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section, Royal Signals

: 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment

: 5th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment

: 8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment

: 144th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company

145th Infantry Brigade

: 145th Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section, Royal Signals

: 2nd Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment

: 1st (Buckinghamshire) Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

: 4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

: 145th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company

Commander Royal Artillery, 48th Division

: 48th (South Midland) Divisional Royal Artillery HQ

: 18th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 24th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 68th (South Midland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 53rd (Worcestershire and Oxfordshire Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery

Commander Royal Engineers, 48th Division

: 48th (South Midland) Divisional Royal Engineers HQ

: 9th Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 224th (South Midland) Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 226th (South Midland) Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 227th (South Midland) Field Park Company, Royal Engineers

Commander Royal Army Service Corps, 48th Division

: 48th (South Midland) Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps HQ

: 48th (South Midland) Infantry Divisional Ammunition Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 48th (South Midland) Infantry Divisional Petrol Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 48th (South Midland) Infantry Divisional Supply Column, Royal Army Service Corps

Commander Royal Army Medical Corps, 48th Division

: 48th (South Midland) Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps HQ

: 143rd (South Midland) Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 144th (South Midland) Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 145th (South Midland) Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 12th Field Hygiene Section, Royal Army Medical Corps

II Corps

Lieutenant-General Alan Brooke

Corps-level units

: 4th Field Cash Office, Royal Army Pay Corps

: 5th, Royal Army Pay Corps

: 6th, Royal Army Pay Corps

: II Corps Signals, Royal Signals

: 2nd Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (Machine-Guns)

: 2nd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) (Machine-Guns)

: 7th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) (Machine-Guns)

: II Corps Postal Unit, Royal Engineers

: II Corps Troops Ammunition Column, Royal Army Service Corps

: II Corps Ammunition Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: II Corps Supply Column, Royal Army Service Corps

: II Corps Petrol Park, Royal Army Service Corps

: II Corps Motor Ambulance Convoy, Royal Army Service Corps

: 3rd Section from 1 Supply Personnel Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 18th Section from 2 Supply Personnel Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 33rd Section from 2 Supply Personnel Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 2 [Cypriot] (Mule) Pack Transport Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 25 Animal Transport Company Royal Indian Army Service Corps

: 3rd Ordnance Field Park, Royal Army Ordnance Corps

: 2nd Army Field Workshop, Royal Army Ordnance Corps

: 8th Army Field Workshop, Royal Army Ordnance Corps

: 14th Army Field Workshop, Royal Army Ordnance Corps

: 6th Mobile Bath Unit, Royal Army Ordnance Corps

: 14th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 7th Field Hygiene Section, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 3rd Advanced Medical Stores Depot, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 2nd Mobile Hygiene Laboratory, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 2nd Mobile Bacteriological Laboratory, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 5th Casualty Clearing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 6th Casualty Clearing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 103 Provost Company, Corps of Military Police

: 2nd Reception Camp

: 4th Storage Unit

: 5th Storage Unit

: 6th Storage Unit

: 13th Storage Unit

II Corps Headquarters Troops

: 4th Field Security Police Section, Corps of Military Police

: 5th Field Security Police Section, Corps of Military Police

: 8th Field Security Police Section, Corps of Military Police

: 12th Field Security Police Section, Corps of Military Police

: 20th Field Security Police Section, Corps of Military Police

: 2nd Air Intelligence Section

: 8th Air Intelligence Section

: 5th Employment Platoon

II Corps Troops, Royal Engineers

: 222nd (2nd London) Army Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 234th (Northumbrian) Army Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 240th (Lowland) Army Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 108th (Essex) Corps Field Park, Royal Engineers

: 14th Corps Survey Company, Royal Engineers

2nd General Construction Group, Royal Engineers

: 660th General Construction Company, Royal Engineers

: 661st General Construction Company, Royal Engineers

: 667th General Construction Company, Royal Engineers

: 223rd (2nd London) Field Park Company, Royal Engineers

11 Group, Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps

: 40 Company, Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps

: 42 Company, Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps

: 60 Company, Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps

II Corps Artillery Troops

: 2nd Survey Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 2nd General Headquarters Artillery Company, Royal Army Service Corps

II Corps Commander, Royal Artillery

: 60th (North Midland) Army Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 88th (2nd West Lancashire) Army Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 53rd (London) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 59th (4th West Lancashire) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 53rd (King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery

II Corps Commander, Medium Artillery

: 2nd Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (Field)

: 32nd Army Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 2nd Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 4th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 58th (Suffolk) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 51st (Lowland) Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 2nd Super Heavy Battery, Royal Artillery

3rd Infantry Division

Major-General Bernard Montgomery

Division-level units

: 3rd Infantry Division Headquarters and Employment Platoon

: 3rd Infantry Divisional Field Cash Office, Royal Army Pay Corps

: 3rd Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals

: 2nd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own)

: 7th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own)

: 3rd Infantry Divisional Field Post Office, Royal Engineers

: 3rd Mobile Bath Unit, Royal Army Ordnance Corps

: 3rd Infantry Divisional Provost Company, Corps of Military Police

7th (Guards) Infantry Brigade

: 7th (Guards) Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signal Section, Royal Signals

: 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards

: 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards

: 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards

: 7th (Guards) Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company

8th Infantry Brigade

: 8th Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signal Section, Royal Signals

: 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment

: 2nd Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment (Duke of York's Own)

: 4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's)

: 8th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company

9th Infantry Brigade

: 9th Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signal Section, Royal Signals

: 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment

: 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers

: 2nd Battalion, Royal Ulster Rifles

: 9th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company

Commander Royal Artillery, 3rd Division

: 3rd Infantry Division Royal Artillery Headquarters

: 7th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 33rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 76th (Highland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 20th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery

Commander Royal Engineers, 3rd Division

: Headquarters, 3rd Infantry Divisional Royal Engineers

: 17th Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 246th (Welsh) Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 253rd (West Lancashire) Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 15th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers

Commander Royal Army Service Corps, 3rd Division

: Headquarters, 3rd Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps

: 3rd Infantry Divisional, Royal Army Service Corps

: 3rd Infantry Divisional Ammunition Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 3rd Infantry Divisional Petrol Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 3rd Infantry Divisional Supply Column, Royal Army Service Corps

Commander Royal Army Medical Corps, 3rd Division

: Headquarters, 3rd Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps

: 7th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 8th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 9th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 3rd Field Hygiene Section, Royal Army Medical Corps

4th Infantry Division

Major-General Dudley Johnson

Division-level units

: 4th Infantry Division Headquarters and Employment Platoon

: 4th Infantry Divisional Field Cash Office, Royal Army Pay Corps

: 4th Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals

: 2nd Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers

: 4th Infantry Divisional Field Post Office, Royal Engineers

: 13th Mobile Bath Unit, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 4th Infantry Divisional Provost Company, Corps of Military Police

10th Infantry Brigade

: 10th Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section, Royal Signals

: 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment

: 6th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment

: 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

: 10th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company

11th Infantry Brigade

: 11th Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section, Royal Signals

: 2nd Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers

: 1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment

: 5th (Huntingdonshire) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment

: 11th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company

12th Infantry Brigade

: 12th Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section, Royal Signals

: 2nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)

: 1st Battalion, The South Lancashire Regiment

: 6th (Perthshire) Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)

: 12th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company

Commander Royal Artillery, 4th Division

: 4th Infantry Divisional Royal Artillery HQ

: 22nd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 30th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 77th (Highland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 14th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery

Commander Royal Engineers, 4th Division

: 4th Infantry Divisional Royal Engineers HQ

: 7th Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 59th Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 225th (South Midland) Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 18th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers

Commander Royal Army Service Corps, 4th Division

: 4th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps HQ

: 4th Infantry Divisional Ammunition Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 4th Infantry Divisional Petrol Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 4th Infantry Divisional Supply Column, Royal Army Service Corps

Commander Royal Army Medical Corps, 4th Division

: 4th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps HQ

: 10th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 11th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 12th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 4th Field Hygiene Section, Royal Army Medical Corps

50th (Northumbrian) Motor Infantry Division

Major-General Giffard Martel

Division-level units

: 50th Infantry Division Headquarters and Employment Platoon

: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Divisional Field Cash Office, Royal Army Pay Corps

: 50th (Northumbrian) Divisional Signals, Royal Signals

: 4th Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers—Divisional motorcycle reconnaissance unit

: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Divisional Field Post Office, Royal Engineers

: unknown #, Royal Army Ordnance Corps

: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Divisional Provost Company, Corps of Military Police

25th Infantry Brigade

: 25th Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section, Royal Signals

: 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment

: 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers

: 7th (Southwark) Battalion, Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment

150th Infantry Brigade

: 150th Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section, Royal Signals

: 4th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment (Duke of York's Own)

: 4th Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales Own Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards)

: 5th Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales Own Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards)

151st Infantry Brigade

: 151st Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section, Royal Signals

: 6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry

: 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry

: 9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry

Commander Royal Artillery, 50th Division

: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Divisional Royal Artillery HQ

: 72nd (Northumbrian) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 74th (Northumbrian) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 65th (Norfolk Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery

Commander Royal Engineers, 50th Division

: 50th (Northumbrian) Divisional Engineers HQ

: 232nd (Northumbrian) Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 505th Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 235th (Northumbrian) Field Park Company, Royal Engineers

Commander Royal Army Service Corps, 50th Division

: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps HQ

: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Divisional Ammunition Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Divisional Petrol Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Divisional Supply Column, Royal Army Service Corps

Commander Royal Army Medical Corps, 50th Division

: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps HQ

: 149th (Northumbrian) Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 150th (Northumbrian) Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 183rd Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 22nd Field Hygiene Section, Royal Army Medical Corps

III Corps

Lieutenant-General Sir Ronald Forbes Adam

III Corps Headquarters, Troops

III Corps Cash Office, Royal Army Pay Corps

44th Field Cash Office, Royal Army Pay Corps

III Corps Signals, Royal Corps of Signals

1/9th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment (Machine-Guns)

III Corps Postal Unit, Royal Engineers

III Corps Troops Ammunition Column, Royal Army Service Corps

III Corps Ammunition Company, Royal Army Service Corps

III Corps Supply Column, Royal Army Service Corps

III Corps Petrol Park, Royal Army Service Corps

2nd Ambulance Car Convoy, Royal Army Service Corps

4th Ordnance Field Park, Royal Army Ordnance Corps

4th Army Field Workshop, Royal Army Ordnance Corps

9th Army Field Workshop, Royal Army Ordnance Corps

15th Mobile Bath Unit, Royal Army Ordnance Corps

159th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

23rd Field Hygiene Section, Royal Army Medical Corps

10th Casualty Clearing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps

12th Casualty Clearing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps

104 Provost Company, Corps of Military Police

78 Company, Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps

3rd Reception Camp

7th Storage Unit

9th Storage Unit

12th Storage Unit

Commander Royal Engineers, III Corps

214th (North Midland) Army Field Company, Royal Engineers

217th (1st London) Army Field Company, Royal Engineers

293rd Corps Field Park Company, Royal Engineers

668th General Construction Company, Royal Engineers

514th Corps Field Survey Company, Royal Engineers

Commander Royal Artillery, III Corps

: 3rd Survey Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 3rd General Headquarters Artillery Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 4th General Headquarters Artillery Company, Royal Army Service Corps

Commander Royal Artillery, III Corps

: III Corps Royal Artillery HQ

: 5th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (Field)

: 97th (Kent Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 56th (Highland) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 54th (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery

Commander Medium Artillery, III Corps

: III Corps Medium Artillery HQ

: 139th (4th London) Army Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 65th (8th London) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 69th (West Riding) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 52nd (Bedfordshire Yeomanry) Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery

42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division

Major-General William Holmes

Division-level units

: 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division Headquarters and Employment Platoon

: 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Divisional Field Cash Office, Royal Army Pay Corps

: 42nd (East Lancashire) Divisional Signals, Royal Signals

: 7th Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment

: 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Divisional Field Post Office, Royal Engineers

: 10th Mobile Bath Unit, Royal Army Ordnance Corps

: 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Divisional Provost Company, Corps of Military Police

125th Infantry Brigade

: 125th Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section, Royal Signals

: 5th Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers

: 6th Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers

: 1st Battalion, The Border Regiment

: 125th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company

126th Infantry Brigade

: 126th Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section, Royal Signals

: 5th Battalion, The King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

: 1st Battalion, The East Lancashire Regiment

: 5th (Cumberland) Battalion, The Border Regiment

: 126th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company

127th Infantry Brigade

: 127th Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section, Royal Signals

: 4th Battalion, The East Lancashire Regiment

: 5th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment

: 1st Battalion The Highland Light Infantry

: 127th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company

Commander Royal Artillery, 42nd Division

: 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Divisional Royal Artillery HQ

: 52nd (Manchester) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 53rd (Bolton) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 56th (King's Own) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery

Commander Royal Engineers, 42nd Division

: 42nd (East Lancashire) Divisional Engineers HQ

: 200th (East Lancashire) Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 201st (East Lancashire) Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 250th (East Anglian) Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 203rd (East Lancashire) Field Park Company, Royal Engineers

Commander Royal Army Service Corps, 42nd Division

: 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps HQ

: 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Divisional Ammunition Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Divisional Petrol Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Divisional Supply Column, Royal Army Service Corps

Commander Royal Army Medical Corps, 42nd Division

: 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps HQ

: 125th (East Lancashire) Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 126th (East Lancashire) Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 127th (East Lancashire) Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 20th Field Hygiene Section, Royal Army Medical Corps

44th (Home Counties) Infantry Division

Major-General Edmund Osborne

Division-level units

: 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Division Headquarters and Employment Platoon

: 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Divisional Field Cash Office, Royal Army Pay Corps

: 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals

: 8th Battalion, The Duke of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment

: 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Divisional Field Post Office, Royal Engineers

: 11th Mobile Bath Unit, Royal Army Ordnance Corps

: 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Divisional Provost Company, Corps of Military Police

131st Infantry Brigade

: 131st Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section, Royal Signals

: 2nd Battalion, The Royal East Kent Regiment (Buffs)

: 5th Battalion, The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment

: 6th (Bermondsey) Battalion, The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment

: 131st Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company

132nd Infantry Brigade

: 132nd Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section, Royal Signals

: 1st Battalion, The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment

: 4th Battalion, The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment

: 5th Battalion, The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment

: 132nd Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company

133rd Infantry Brigade

: 133rd Infantry Brigade Headquarters and Signals Section, Royal Signals

: 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment

: 4th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment

: 5th (Cinque Ports) Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment

: 133rd Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company

Commander Royal Artillery, 44th Division

: 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Divisional Royal Artillery HQ

: 57th (Home Counties) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 58th (Sussex) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 65th (8th London) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 57th (East Surrey) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery

Commander Royal Engineers, 44th Division

: 44th (Home Counties) Divisional Engineers HQ

: 11th Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 209th (Sussex) Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 210th (Sussex) Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 211th (Sussex) Field Park Company, Royal Engineers

Commander Royal Army Service Corps, 44th Division

: 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps HQ

: 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Divisional Ammunition Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Divisional Petrol Company, Royal Army Service Corps

: 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Divisional Supply Column, Royal Army Service Corps

Commander Royal Army Medical Corps, 44th Division

: 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps HQ

: 131st (Home Counties) Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 132nd (Home Counties) Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 133rd (Home Counties) Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

: 14th Field Hygiene Section, Royal Army Medical Corps

Saar Force

Major-General Victor Fortune

On 10 May 1940, this force, which was really just the 51st Division reinforced by various small units, was part of the Colonial Army Corps of the French Third Army in front of the Maginot Line.

Units attached to the 51st (Highland) Infantry Division in April 1940 to form Saar Force

Lothians and Border Horse

7th Battalion The Northumberland Fusiliers (Machine-Guns)

1st Battalion Princess Louise's Kensington Regiment (Machine-Guns)

7th Battalion The Royal Norfolk Regiment (Pioneers)

6th Battalion The Royal Scots Fusiliers (Pioneers)

Sound Ranging and Survey Troop - detached from 3rd Survey Regiment RA

1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (Field)

51st (Midland) Medium Regiment Royal Artillery

385/97 Army Field Battery Royal Artillery

213th (North Midland) Army Field Company Royal Engineers

Topographic Section from 19th Army Field Survey Company Royal Engineers

22 Animal Transport Company Royal Indian Army Service Corps

Sub-Division from III Corps Ammunition Park Royal Army Service Corps

F Section from III Corps Petrol Park Royal Army Service Corps

10th Army Field Workshop Royal Army Ordnance Corps

10 Salvage Unit Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps

51st (Highland) Infantry Division

Major-General V. M. Fortune

Division-level units

: 51st (Highland) Infantry Divisional Signals Royal Signals

: 51st Divisional Postal Unit Royal Engineers

: 51st Divisional Provost Company Royal Military Police

: 8th Mobile Bath Unit Royal Army Service Corps

: 51st Divisional Supply Column Royal Army Service Corps

152nd Infantry Brigade

: 2nd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders

: 4th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders

: 4th Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders

: 152nd Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company

153rd Infantry Brigade

: 4th Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)

: 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders

: 5th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders

: 153rd Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company

154th Infantry Brigade

: 1st Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)

: 7th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

: 8th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

: 154th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company

Commander Royal Artillery

: 17th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 23rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 75th (Highland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 10th Army Field Workshop WO 167/1210

: 51st (West Highland) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery

Commander Royal Engineers

: 26th Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 236th (City of Aberdeen, Highland) Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 237th (City of Dundee, Highland) Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 239th (Highland) Field Park Company, Royal Engineers

Formations undergoing training and performing labour duties

12th (Eastern) Infantry Division

Major-General R. L. Petre

35th Infantry Brigade

: 2/5th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)

: 2/6th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)

: 2/7th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)

36th Infantry Brigade

: 5th Battalion, Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)

: 6th Battalion, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment

: 7th Battalion, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment

37th Infantry Brigade

: 2/6th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment

: 6th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment

: 7th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment

Commander Royal Engineers

: 262nd Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 263rd Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 264th Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 265th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers

23rd (Northumbrian) Division

Major-General W. N. Herbert

Divisional Troops

: 8th Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (Motorcycle Battalion)

: 9th Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (Machine Gun Battalion)

69th Infantry Brigade

: 5th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment

: 6th Battalion, Green Howards

: 7th Battalion, Green Howards

70th Infantry Brigade

: 10th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry

: 11th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry

: 1st Battalion, Tyneside Scottish

Commander Royal Engineers

: 233rd Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 507th Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 508th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers

46th Infantry Division

Major-General H. O. Curtis

137th Infantry Brigade

: 2/5th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment

: 2/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment

: 2/7th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment

138th Infantry Brigade

: 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment

: 2/4th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

: 6th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment

139th Infantry Brigade

: 2/5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment

: 2/5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters

: 9th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters

Commander Royal Engineers

: 270th Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 271st Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 272nd Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 273rd Field Park Company, Royal Engineers

HQ Lines of Communication British Expeditionary Force

Major-General Philip de Fonblanque

104th Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers

106th Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers

110th Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers

212th Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers

218th Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers

4th Battalion, Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)

14th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers

12th (Garrison) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment

4th Battalion, Border Regiment

1/5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters

6 Group, Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps

69 (Alien) Company, Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps

401 [Palestinian] Company, Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps

3rd Anti-Aircraft Brigade

2nd Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery

8th (Belfast) Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery

79th (Hertfordshire Yeomanry) Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery

4th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery

Units arriving in France after 10 May 1940

1st Armoured Division

Major-General R. Evans

2nd Armoured Brigade

: 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)

: 9th Queen's Royal Lancers

: 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own)

3rd Armoured Brigade

: 2nd (Battalion) Royal Tank Regiment

: 5th (Battalion) Royal Tank Regiment

30th Infantry Brigade

: 3rd (Battalion) Royal Tank Regiment

: 2nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps

: 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)

: 1st Battalion, Queen Victoria's Rifles (7th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps) (Motorcycle Battalion)

20th Guards Brigade Group

: 2nd Battalion, Irish Guards

: 2nd Battalion, Welsh Guards

: 20th Guards Brigade Anti-Tank Company

1st Support Group

: 101st Light Anti-Aircraft/Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery

Air Component

Air Vice-Marshal Charles Blount (Data from Jackson 1974 unless indicated.)

: 85 Squadron: Hurricane (fighter)

: 87 Squadron: Hurricane (fighter)

: 607 Squadron: Gladiator (fighter, converting to Hurricane May 1940)

: 615 Squadron: Gladiator (fighter, converting to Hurricane May 1940)

:: 3 Squadron: Hurricane (fighter; reinforcement, May 1940)

:: 79 Squadron: Hurricane (fighter; reinforcement, May 1940)

:: 504 Squadron: Hurricane (fighter; reinforcement, May 1940)

: From 22 (Army Co-operation) Group

: 81 Squadron: Blenheim I (strategic reconnaissance)

: 57 Squadron: Blenheim I (strategic reconnaissance)

: 53 Squadron: Blenheim IV (bomber)

: 59 Squadron: Blenheim IV (bomber)

: 2 Squadron: Lysander (army co-operation)

: 4 Squadron: Lysander (army co-operation)

: 13 Squadron: Lysander (army co-operation)

: 16 Squadron: Lysander (army co-operation)

: 26 Squadron: Lysander (army co-operation)

Second Expeditionary Force

The following force was sent to France during the second week of June 1940 in an unsuccessful attempt to form a second British Expeditionary Force. This second formation was to be commanded by Lieutenant-General A. F. Brooke. All units were evacuated in late June 1940, during Operation Aerial.

1st Canadian Infantry Brigade (from 1st Canadian Infantry Division)

: Royal Canadian Regiment

: Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment

: 48th Highlanders of Canada

: 1st Field Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery

52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division

Major-General J. S. Drew

155th Infantry Brigade

: 7th/9th (Highlanders) Battalion, Royal Scots

: 4th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers

: 5th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers

156th Infantry Brigade

: 4th/5th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers

: 6th Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders

: 7th Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders

157th Infantry Brigade

: 1st Battalion, Glasgow Highlanders

: 5th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry

: 6th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry

Commander Royal Artillery

: 70th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 71st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 78th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

: 54th (Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery

Commander Royal Engineers

: 202nd Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 241st Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 554th Field Company, Royal Engineers

: 243rd Field Park Company, Royal Engineers

See also

* Order of battle for the Battle of France

* List of British Empire divisions in the Second World War

Notes

Footnotes

References

External links

"Documents – France & Norway 1940". British Military History. Retrieved 2019-10-27.

"British Expeditionary Force, May 1940". niehorster.org. Retrieved 2019-10-26.

"British Infantry Brigades, 1st thru 215th - 1939-1945" (PDF). web.archive.org. 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2019-10-29.