1st CAVALRY DIVISION
Formed:
31st October 1939
Converted into the 10th Armoured Division on the 1st August 1941
Service Record:
Great Britain
Palestine
Iraq
Syria
Operations and Campaigns:
Syria-Lebanon Campaign
Operation Exporter
Unit Structure 1939 to 1941
Divisional Staff
Intelligence Corps
Light Aid Detachment
Commanding Officer:
Lieutenant General J.G.W. Clark (31st October 1939)
Brigades:
4th Cavalry Brigade (31st October 1939 to 31st July 1941)
Commanders:
Brigadier J.J. Kingston [23rd October 1939 to 28th June 1940)
Lieutenant Colonel A.A. McBean (28th June to 2nd July 1940)
Brigadier J.J. Kingston (2nd July 1940 to 27th February 1941)
Lieutenant Colonel A.H. Ferguson (27th February to 9th May 1941)
Brigadier J.J. Kingston (9th May to 29th June 1941)
Brigadier J.G.E. Tiarks (29th June to 1st August 1941)
Units:
Household Cavalry Regiment (13th November 1939 to 12th January 1941)
Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (3rd December 1939 to 2nd October 1940 & 8th January to 31st July 1941)
North Somerset Yeomanry (15th November 1939 to 21st March 1941)
Household Cavalry Regiment (13th January to 31st July 1941)
Warwickshire Yeomanry (22nd March 1941 to 31st July 1941)
3 x Light Aid Detachments
5th Cavalry Brigade (31st October 1939 to 31st July 1941)
Commanders:
Brigadier T. Preston (3rd September 1939 to 3rd January 1940)
Brigadier C.H. Miller (3rd January 1940 to 8th September 1940)
Lieutenant Colonel Lord Grimthorpe (8th September 1940 to 8th October 1940)
Brigadier K.F.W. Dunn (8th October 1940 to 16th September 1941)
Lieutenant Colonel W.L. Wilson (16th September 1941 to 22nd September 1941)
Lieutenant Colonel D.E. Williams (22nd September 1941 to 27th September 1941)
Colonel C.H Gaisford St Lawrence (27th September 1941 to 23rd April 1942)
Units:
Yorkshire Dragoons (3rd September 1939 to 18th March 1942)
Yorkshire Hussars (3rd September 1939 to 22nd March 1941)
Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (3rd September 1939 to 2nd February 1941)
Cheshire Yeomanry (21st March to 7th June 1941 & 15th July 1941 to 21st March 1942)
North Somerset Yeomanry (21st March 1941 to 20th March 1942)
Staffordshire Yeomanry (30th April to 4th June 1941)
3 x Light Aid Detachments
6th Cavalry Brigade (31st October 1939 to 31st July 1941)
Commanders:
Brigadier H.O. Wiley (3rd September 1939 to 18th May 1940)
Brigadier J.I Chrystall (18th May 1940 to 27th February 1941)
Lieutenant Colonel P.L.M. Wright (27th February to 10th May 1941)
Lieutenant Colonel G.H.N. Todd (10th May to 18th May 1941)
Brigadier L.S. Lloyd (18th May to 8th January 1941)
Units:
Cheshire Yeomanry (3rd September 1939 to 20th March 1941)
Staffordshire Yeomanry (3rd September 1939 to 28th April 1941 & 5th June to 31st July 1941)
Warwickshire Yeomanry (3rd September 1939 to 21st March 1941)
Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (3rd October 1940 to 7th January 1941)
Yorkshire Hussars Yeomanry (23rd March to 31st July 1941)
Royal Scots Greys (1st March to 31st July 1941)
3 x Light Aid Detachments
Divisional Troops:
Division Signals: (Royal Corps of Signals)
1st Cavalry Divisional Signals
Royal Artillery:
104th Royal Horse Artillery Regiment
106th Royal Horse Artillery Regiment
107th Royal Horse Artillery Regiment
3 x Light Aid Detachments
Royal Engineers:
2nd Field Squadron Royal Engineers
141st Field Park Troop Royal Engineers
Light Aid Detachment
Supply & Transport Group:
Group Headquarters
Cavalry Division Ammunition and Petroleum Company
Cavalry Division Supply Column
Medical Services:
3 x Cavalry Field Ambulances
Cavalry Division Hygiene Section
Veterinarian Services:
3 x Mobile Veterinarian Sections
