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The
5 (Yorkshire) Infantry Division: A
World War 2 TO
v.1.0 November 11, 2001
Mandeep Singh Bajwa
5 Recce Regt
7 Cheshires (MG Bn)
5 Provost Coy, CMP
Div Postal Unit, RE (Till recently the British Army used its Engineers to run
their postal service )
5 Div Signals
The RE, RASC, RAOC, RAMC, REME had no single
battalion-sized unit in a division. Instead, company-sized units were
controlled by a Lt Col designated the Commander RE or Commander RASC as
applicable. They coordinated their work and acted as an adviser to the GOC on
their arm/service matters.
Royal Engrs
254 Fd Park Coy
38 Fd Coy
245 Fd Coy
252 Fd Coy
18 Bridging Pl
RASC
13 Inf Bde Coy, RASC
15 Inf Bde Coy, RASC
17 Inf Bde Coy, RASC
Div Coy, RASC
RAOC
5 Ord Fd Park
Mobile Laundry and Bath Unit REME
13 Inf Bde Workshop
15 Inf Bde Workshop
17 Inf Bde Workshop
RAMC
141 Fd Ambulance
158 Fd Ambulance
164 Fd Ambulance
24 Fd Hygiene Sec
13 Inf Bde
2 Cameronians
5 Essex
2 Wilts
15 Inf Bde
1 Green Howards
1 KOYLI
1 Yorks & Lancaster
17 Inf Bde
2 Royal Scottish Fusiliers
2 Northants
6 Seaforth Highlanders
Artillery
91 Fd Regt
92 Fd Regt
156 (Lanark Yeomanry) Fd Regt
52 Anti-tank Regt
18 LAA Regt
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