British 18th Infantry Division
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| 18th (East Anglian) Division | |
|---|---|
| Active | World War II |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Territorial Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Battles/wars | France (1940) and Singapore (1942) |
The 18th (East Anglian) Infantry Division was a Division of the British Army in World War II , A duplicate of the 54th (East Anglian) Division .
See 18th (Eastern) Division for WWI history of the divisional number.
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[edit] History
The 18th (East Anglian) Infantry Division was landed at Singapore a few weeks before the fall of the island. Its units went into Japanese POW camps after the brief but violent week long Battle of Singapore. Other units, such as the 2nd Battalion, The Cambridgeshire Regiment and the 5th and 6th battalions, The Royal Norfolk Regiment—which had arrived before the rest of the Division—fought strong rearguard actions on the Malayan mainland. This division was not reformed.
[edit] General Officer Commanding (G.O.C)
30.09.1939 Maj-Gen.T.G.Dalby
30.11.1939 Maj-Gen. B.C.T.Paget
20.04.1940 (Acting) Maj-Gen.E.H.W.Backhouse
14.05.1940 Maj-Gen. B.C.T.Paget
27.05.1940 (Acting) Brig.G.E.W.Franklyn
01.06.1940 Maj-Gen.T.R.Eastwood
09.06.1940 Maj-Gen.L.H.K.Finch
14-07-1940 Maj-Gen. Merton Beckwith-Smith (P.O.W 15.02.1942)
[edit] Order of Battle
[edit] 18th Division H.Q.
- 135th (Hertfordshire Yeomanry)Field Regt, Royal Artillery
- 198th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps
- 118th Field Regt, Royal Artillery
- 287th Field Coy, Royal Engineers
- 125th Anti Tank Regt, Royal Artillery
- 148th Field Regt, Royal Artillery
- 288th Field Coy, Royal Engineers
- 560th Field Coy, Royal Engineer
251st Battalion, The Recce Regt (5th Battalion, The Loyal Regiment )
9th Battalion, The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers , M.G.
[edit] 53rd Infantry Brigade
2nd Battalion, The Cambridgeshire Regiment
5th Battalion, The Royal Norfolk Regiment
6th Battalion, The Royal Norfolk Regiment
[edit] 54th Infantry Brigade
4th Battalion, The Royal Norfolk Regiment
4th Battalion, The Suffolk Regiment
5th Battalion, The Suffolk Regiment
[edit] 55th Infantry Brigade
1st Battalion, The Cambridgeshire Regiment
5th Battalion, The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
1st/5th Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters
[edit] Links
[edit] Sources
- 'Singapore Burning', Colin Smith. Penguin Books 2006. England. ISBN 978-0-14-101036-6
[edit] External Links
- Order of Battle
- Unit History
- Order of Battle Data Base
- Cambrigeshire Regt. Site
- History of Malayan Campaign
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