General Officer Commanding-in-Chief: General John Vereker, 6th Viscount GortChief of the General Staff: Lieutenant General Sir Henry Royds PownallAdjutant General: Lieutenant General Sir W. D. S. BrownriggQuartermaster General: Lieutenant General W. G. LindsellDeputy Chief of the General Staff; Major General Philip NeameMajor General Royal Artillery: Major General S. R. WasonEngineer-in-Chief: Major General Ridley Pakenham-WalshGeneral Headquarters TroopsThese were troops that were allocated, temporarily or permanently, by the General Headquarters to corps, divisions, or other formations, or were used for special purposes.
Headquarters Troops1st Battalion, Welsh Guards9th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment14th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers1st Army Tank Brigade4th (Battalion) Royal Tank Regiment - equipped with Infantry tanks, and light tanks7th (Battalion) Royal Tank Regiment1st Light Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade1st East Riding Yeomanry1st Fife and Forfar Yeomanry12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) - equipped with armoured carsHQ Royal Artillery1st Super Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery - equipped with 9.2 inch or larger calibre guns1st Anti-Aircraft Brigade1st Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery6th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery85th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery2nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade60th (City of London) Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery51st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery58th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery4th Anti-Aircraft Brigade4th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery1st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery5th Searchlight Brigade1st Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery2nd Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery3rd Searchlight Regiment, Royal ArtilleryHQ Royal Engineers100th Army Field Company, Royal Engineers101st Army Field Company, Royal Engineers216th Army Field Company, Royal Engineers228th Field Company, Royal Engineers242nd Field Company, Royal Engineers223rd Field Park Company, Royal Engineers19th Army Field Survey Company, Royal Engineers58th Chemical Warfare Company, Royal Engineers61st Chemical Warfare Company, Royal Engineers62nd Chemical Warfare Company, Royal Engineers5th Infantry Division - Major General Harold FranklynHQ Royal Artillery9th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery91st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery52nd Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal ArtilleryHQ Royal Engineers245th Field Company, Royal Engineers252nd Field Company, Royal Engineers254th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers13th Infantry Brigade2nd Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers2nd Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment13th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company17th Infantry Brigade2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment6th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders17th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank CompanyLieutenant General Michael Barker
Corps TroopsHQ Royal Artillery27th Army Field Regiment, Royal Artillery98th (Surrey & Sussex Yeomanry Queen Mary's) Army Field Regiment, Royal Artillery115th Army Field Regiment, Royal Artillery140th Army Field Regiment, Royal Artillery88th Army Field Regiment, Royal Artillery1st Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery3rd Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery5th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery61st (Caernarvon & Denbigh Yeomanry) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery63rd (Midland) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery1st Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery3rd Super Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery52nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery2nd Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery1st Survey Regiment, Royal ArtilleryHQ Royal Engineers102nd Army Field Company, Royal Engineers107th Army Field Company, Royal Engineers221st Army Field Company, Royal Engineers105th Corps Field Park Company, Royal Engineers13th Corps Field Survey Company, Royal Engineers4th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment - (Divisional Machine Gun Battalion)6th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Machine Gun Battalion)6th Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) (Pioneer)7th Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) (Pioneer)1st Infantry Division - Major General H. R. L. G. AlexanderDivisional TroopsHQ Royal Artillery2nd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery19th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery67th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery21st Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal ArtilleryHQ Royal Engineers23rd Field Company, Royal Engineers238th Field Company, Royal Engineers248th Field Company, Royal Engineers6th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers13th/18th Royal Hussars [Divisional Cavalry]2nd Battalion, Cheshire Regiment (Machine Gun Battalion)1st Divisional Signals1st Guards Brigade3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment1st Guards Brigade Anti-Tank Company2nd Infantry Brigade (Brigadier Charles Edward Hudson)1st Battalion, Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)2nd Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment6th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders2nd Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company3rd Infantry Brigade1st Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment2nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters1st Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry3rd Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company2nd Infantry Division - Major General H. C. LoydDivisional TroopsHQ Royal Artillery10th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery16th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery99th (Buckinghamshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery13th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal ArtilleryHQ Royal Engineers5th Field Company, Royal Engineers11th Field Company, Royal Engineers38th Field Company, Royal Engineers21st Field Park Company, Royal Engineers4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards [Divisional Cavalry]2nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment (Machine Gun Battalion)2nd Divisional Signals4th Infantry Brigade1st Battalion, Royal Scots2nd Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment1/8th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers4th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company5th Infantry Brigade1st Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders2nd Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment5th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company6th Infantry Brigade1st Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers1st Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment2nd Battalion, Durham Light Infantry6th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company48th (South Midland) Infantry Division - Major General A. F. A. N. ThorneDivisional TroopsHQ Royal Artillery18th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery24th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery68th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery53rd (Worcestershire and Oxfordshire Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal ArtilleryHQ Royal Engineers9th Field Company, Royal Engineers224th Field Company, Royal Engineers226th Field Company, Royal Engineers227th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers4th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment (Machine Gun Battalion)143rd Infantry Brigade1st Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry1/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment8th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment143rd Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company144th Infantry Brigade2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment5th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment144th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company145th Infantry Brigade2nd Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry1st (Buckinghamshire) Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry145th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank CompanyLieutenant General Alan Brooke
Corps TroopsHQ Royal Artillery2nd Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery32nd Army Field Regiment, Royal Artillery60th Army Field Regiment, Royal Artillery88th Army Field Regiment, Royal Artillery2nd Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery4th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery53rd Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery58th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery59th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery51st Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery2nd Super Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery53rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery2nd Survey Regiment, Royal ArtilleryHQ Royal Engineers222nd Army Field Company, Royal Engineers234th Army Field Company, Royal Engineers240th Army Field Company, Royal Engineers108th Corps Field Park Company, Royal Engineers14th Corps Field Survey Company, Royal Engineers8th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (Machine Gun Battalion)4th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders (Machine Gun Battalion)8th Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) [Pioneer]9th Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) [Pioneer]3rd Infantry Division - Major General Bernard Law MontgomeryDivisional TroopsHQ Royal Artillery7th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery3rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery76th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery20th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal ArtilleryHQ Royal Engineers17th Field Company, Royal Engineers248th Field Company, Royal Engineers253rd Field Company, Royal Engineers15th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars (Divisional Cavalry)1/7th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (Machine Gun Battalion)2nd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (Machine Gun Battalion)3rd Divisional Signals7th Guards Brigade1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards7th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company8th Infantry Brigade1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment2nd Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment8th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company9th Infantry Brigade2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers2nd Battalion, Royal Ulster Rifles9th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company4th Infantry Division - Major General Dudley Graham JohnsonDivisional HeadquartersHQ Royal Artillery22nd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery30th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery77th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery14th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal ArtilleryHQ Royal Engineers7th Field Company, Royal Engineers59th Field Company, Royal Engineers225th Field Company, Royal Engineers18th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers5th (Royal Inniskilling) Dragoon Guards (Divisional Cavalry)2nd Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (Machine Gun Battalion)10th Infantry Brigade (Brigadier Evelyn Barker)2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment2nd Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry1/6th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment10th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company11th Infantry Brigade2nd Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment5th (Huntingdonshire) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment11th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company12th Infantry Brigade2nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers1st Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment6th Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)12th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company50th (Northumbrian) Motor Infantry Division - Major General G. Le Q. MartelDivisional TroopsHQ Royal Artillery72nd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery74th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery92nd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery65th (Suffolk & Norfolk Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal ArtilleryHQ Royal Engineers232nd Field Company, Royal Engineers505th Field Company, Royal Engineers235th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers4th Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers [Motorcycle Battalion]150th Infantry Brigade4th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment4th Battalion, Green Howards5th Battalion, Green Howards150th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company151st Infantry Brigade6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry151st Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company25th Infantry Brigade1/7th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment1st Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers25th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank CompanyLieutenant General Sir R. F. Adam
Corps TroopsHQ Royal Artillery5th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery97th (Kent Yeomanry) Army Field Regiment (less one battery), Royal Artillery139th Army Field Regiment, Royal Artillery56th (Highland) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery65th (Highland) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery69th (Caernarvon & Denbigh Yeomanry) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery52nd (Bedfordshire Yeomanry) Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery54th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery3rd Survey Regiment, Royal ArtilleryHQ Royal Engineers214th Army Field Company, Royal Engineers217th Army Field Company, Royal Engineers293rd Corps Field Park Company, Royal Engineers514th Corps Field Survey Company, Royal Engineers1/9th Battalion, Manchester Regiment (Machine Gun Battalion)1/6th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment [Pioneer]42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division - Major General William HolmesHQ Royal Artillery52nd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery53rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery56th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal ArtilleryHQ Royal Engineers200th Field Company, Royal Engineers201st Field Company, Royal Engineers250th Field Company, Royal Engineers208th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers125th Infantry Brigade1st Battalion, Border Regiment1/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers1/6th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers125th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company126th Infantry Brigade1st Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment5th Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)5th Battalion, Border Regiment126th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company127th Infantry Brigade4th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment5th Battalion, Manchester Regiment1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry127th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company44th (Home Counties) Infantry Division - Major General Edmund OsborneHQ Royal Artillery57th (Home Counties) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery58th (Sussex) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery65th (8th London) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery57th (East Surrey) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal ArtilleryHQ Royal Engineers11th Field Company, Royal Engineers208th Field Company, Royal Engineers210th Field Company, Royal Engineers211th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers131st Infantry Brigade2nd Battalion, Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)1/5th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)1/6th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)131st Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company132nd Infantry Brigade1st Battalion, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment4th Battalion, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment5th Battalion, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment132nd Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company133rd Infantry Brigade2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment4th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment133rd Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company(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.
51st (Highland) Infantry Division - Major General V. M. FortuneHQ Royal Artillery17th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery23rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery75th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery51st Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal ArtilleryHQ Royal Engineers26th Field Company, Royal Engineers236th Field Company, Royal Engineers237th Field Company, Royal Engineers239th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers152nd Infantry Brigade2nd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders4th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders4th Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders152nd Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company153rd Infantry Brigade4th Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders5th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders153rd Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company154th Infantry Brigade1st Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)7th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders8th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders154th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank CompanyUnits attached to the 51st (Highland) Infantry Division in April 1940 to form Saar Force
1st Lothians and Border Horse (Divisional Cavalry)1st Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (less one battery)97th (Kent Yeomanry) Field Regiment (one battery), Royal Artillery51st (Midland) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery213th Field Company, Royal Engineers7th Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (Machine Gun)1st Battalion, Princess Louise's Kensington Regiment (Middlesex Regiment) (Machine Gun Battalion)7th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment (Infantry Sappers)6th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers (Infantry Sappers)12th (Eastern) Infantry Division - Major-General R. L. PetreDivisional TroopsHQ Royal Engineers262nd Field Company, Royal Engineers263rd Field Company, Royal Engineers264th Field Company, Royal Engineers265th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers35th Infantry Brigade2/5th 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 Brigade5th Battalion, Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)6th Battalion, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment7th Battalion, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment37th Infantry Brigade2/6th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment6th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment7th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment23rd (Northumbrian) Infantry Division - Major General A. E. HerbertDivisional TroopsHQ Royal Engineers233rd Field Company, Royal Engineers507th Field Company, Royal Engineers508th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers8th Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (Motorcycle Battalion)9th Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (Machine Gun Battalion)69th Infantry Brigade5th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment6th Battalion, Green Howards7th Battalion, Green Howards70th Infantry Brigade10th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry11th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry1st Battalion, Tyneside Scottish46th (West Riding) Infantry Division - Major General H. O. CurtisDivisional TroopsHQ Royal Engineers270th Field Company, Royal Engineers271st Field Company, Royal Engineers272nd Field Company, Royal Engineers273rd Field Park Company, Royal Engineers2/7th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (Machine Gun Battalion)137th Infantry Brigade2/5th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment2/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment2/7th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment138th Infantry Brigade6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment2/4th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry6th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment139th Infantry Brigade2/5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment2/5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters9th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters(Major General Philip de Fonblanque)
Royal Artillery3rd Anti-Aircraft Brigade2nd Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery8th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery79th (Hertfordshire Yeomanry) Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery4th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal ArtilleryRoyal Engineers104th Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers106th Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers110th Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers212th Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers218th Army Troops Company, Royal EngineersUnbrigaded Infantry Battalions [Companies and even platoon detachments of these battalions were stationed at various bases in the rear areas]4th Battalion, Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)14th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers12th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment4th Battalion, Border Regiment1/5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters1st Armoured Division - Major General R. Evans2nd Armoured Brigade2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)9th Queen's Royal Lancers10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own)3rd Armoured Brigade2nd (Battalion) Royal Tank Regiment5th (Battalion) Royal Tank Regiment1st Support Group101st Light Anti-Aircraft/Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery30th Infantry Brigade3rd (Battalion) Royal Tank Regiment 2nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps1st 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 Group2nd Battalion, Irish Guards2nd Battalion, Welsh Guards20th Guards Brigade Anti-Tank CompanyThe 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 Ariel.
52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division - Major General J. S. DrewDivisional TroopsHQ Royal Artillery70th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery71st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery78th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery54th (Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal ArtilleryHQ Royal Engineers202nd Field Company, Royal Engineers241st Field Company, Royal Engineers554th Field Company, Royal Engineers243rd Field Park Company, Royal Engineers155th Infantry Brigade7/9th Battalion, Royal Scots4th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers5th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers156th Infantry Brigade4/5th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers6th Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders7th Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders157th Infantry Brigade1st Battalion, Glasgow Highlanders5th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry6th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry1st Canadian Infantry Brigade (from 1st Canadian Infantry Division)Royal Canadian RegimentHastings and Prince Edward Regiment48th Highlanders of Canada1st Field Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery 