8th ARMOURED DIVISION
Formed:
4th November 1940
Disbanded 1st January 1943
Motto: Go don’t stop keep pushing forward
Service Record:
Great Britain
Egypt
Operations and Campaigns:
Unit Structure 1940 to 1943
23rd Armoured Brigade (4th November 1940 to 1st January 1943)
Commanders:
Brigadier W. F. Murrough (1st November 1940)
Brigadier L. E. Misa (16th December 1941)
Brigadier G. W. Richards (31 July 1942)
Units:
40th Royal Tank Regiment
46th Royal Tank Regiment
50th Royal Tank Regiment
7th Battalion, Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)
24th Armoured Brigade (4th November 1940 to 1st January 1943)
Commanders:
Brigadier A.G. Kenchington (19th September 1940)
Colonel R.B. Shepherd (21st November 1942)
Brigadier A.G. Kenchington (22nd December 1942)
Units:
41st Royal Tank Regiment
45th Royal Tank Regiment
47th Royal Tank Regiment
11th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps
133rd Infantry Brigade (4th November 1940 to 1st January 1943)
Commanders:
Brigadier E.C. Beard (19th June 1940)
Lieutenant Colonel J.J. McCully (6th March 1942)
Lieutenant Colonel K.C. Hooper (8th March 1942)
Lieutenant Colonel L.G. Whistler 10th March 1942)
Brigadier A.W. Lee (3rd September 1942)
Units:
2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
4th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
8th Support Group
Commander: Brigadier H.M. Stanford (11th November 1940)
Units:
14th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters
2nd Battalion Derbyshire Yeomanry
5th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery
11th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (Honourable Artillery Company)
104th (Essex Yeomanry) Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery
146th (Pembroke and Cardiganshire) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery