List B151

1. Teeth Arm

4/8th Hussars combined Armoured Regiment (4th Light Armoured Brigade)

RHQ (Bttn HQ): 3x Stuart 1
3 Squadrons@ SHQ: 3x Stuart 1
3 Troops@ 4x Stuart 1

1 Recce Troop: 2-3 Sections @ 3x Daimler Scout Car

Royal Scots Greys Armoured Regiment (4th Light Armoured Brigade)

RHQ: 4x Stuart
B, C Squadrons@

SHQ: 1x Grant
2 Troops@ 3x Grant

1 Recce Troop: 3 Sections@ 2x Daimler Scout Car, 1 radio

1st RTR Armoured Regiment (22nd Armoured Brigade)

RHQ (Bttn HQ): 4x Stuart I
2 Squadrons@

SHQ: 3x Grant I
3 Troops@ 3x Grant I

1 Squadron:

SHQ: 4x Stuart I
3 Troops@ 3x Stuart I

1 Recce Troop:

THQ: 1x Daimler S/C
2-3 Sections@ 3x Daimler Scout Car

6th RTR Armoured Regiment (22nd Brigade)

RHQ (Bttn HQ): 4x Crusader II
2 Squadrons@

SHQ: 3x Grant I
3 Troops@ 3x Grant I

1 Squadron:

SHQ: 2x Crusader II, 2x Crusader IICS
3 Troops@ 3x Crusader II

1 Recce Troop:

THQ: 1x Daimler S/C
2-3 Sections@3x Daimler Scout Car

4th County of London Yeomanry Armoured Regiment (22nd Brigade 1942)

RHQ (Bttn HQ): 4x Crusader II
2 Squadrons@

SHQ: 2x Crusader II, 1x Crusader III
2 Troops@ 3x Crusader II
1 Troop: 3x Crusader III

1 Squadron:

SHQ: 3x Grant I
2 Troops@ 3x Grant I

1 Recce Troop:

THQ: 1x Daimler S/C;
2-3 Sections @ 3x Daimler Scout Car

1st Battalion Rifle Brigade Motor Battalion (22nd Armoured Brigade)

Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
3 Companies@

CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1x 2" mortar, 2 trucks
1 battery: 2x 3" mortars, 2x Carriers, Assigned to CHQ
2 platoons@ 4(7 man) rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 1x 2", 4 Boys, 4 trucks
1 platoon: 4 MMG, 4x Carriers or trucks
1 platoon:
PHQ: 1x Universal Carrier, 1 LMG, 1x Daimler S/C
3 sections@ 3x Carriers, 3 LMG, 1 rifle sqd, 1x 2", 1x Boys

1 Anti-Tank Company:

CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
4 platoons@ 4x 6pdr portees, 2 LMG

1st KRRC Motor Battalion (4th Light Armoured Brigade)

Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
2 Companies@

CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1x 2" mortar, 2 trucks
1 battery: 2x 3" mortars, 2x Carriers, Assigned to CHQ
2 platoons@ 4(7 man) rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 1x 2", 4 Boys, 4 trucks
1 platoon: 4 MMG mounted on trucks
1 platoon:
PHQ: 1x Universal Carrier, 1 LMG, 1x Daimler S/C
2 sections@ 3x Carriers, 3 LMG, 1 rifle sqd, 1x 2", 1x Boys

1 platoon: 4x 6pdr portees, 2 LMG

Armoured Car Regiments (11th Hussars, 2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry)

RHQ (Bttn HQ): 4x Humber III
3 Sections@ 3x Daimler Scout Cars
3 Squadrons@

SHQ: 2x Humber III, 2x Daimler II
4-5 Troops@ 2x Humber III, 1x Daimler II

Infantry Battalion (131st Queens Infantry Brigade)

Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
4 Companies@

CHQ: 1(13 man) rifle squad, 1 lorry
3 platoons@ 1(7 man) PHQ sqd, 3(10 man) rifle sqds, 3 LMG,
1x 2" mortar, 2 lorries

1 Support Company:

CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
2 platoons@ 4x 2pdr, 2 LMG, 4 trucks or Carriers
1 platoon: 2(8 man) rifle/engineer sqds, 1(5 man) PHQ sqd, 1 lorry, 2 LMG
1 battery: 6x 3" mortars, 7 Carriers or 6 trucks, radio truck
1 platoon:
PHQ: 1x Universal Carrier, 1 LMG, 1x Daimler S/C
4 sections@ 3x Carriers, 3 LMG, 1 rifle sqd, 1x 2", 0-1x Boys

List B152

2. Brigade Support

4th Light Armoured Brigade HQ: 9x Daimler II & Stuart & Humber III, 1x ACV

22nd Armoured Brigade HQ: 4x Crusader, 2x Grant 1, 1x ACV, 2x Daimler S/C

131st Infantry Brigade HQ: 4 rifle squads, 2 LMG, 2 trucks, 2 lorries with:

53rd Field Artillery Regiment:
3 Batteries@

BHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks, radio van, 4 AALMG
2 Troops@ 4x 25pdr, 4 trucks, radio truck, 2 AALMG, OP Team

57th Anti-Tank Regiment:
2 Batteries@

CHQ: 1 rifle squad, 1 truck
3 Troops@ 4x 6pdr A/T guns, 4 trucks, 2 LMG

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

3rd, 4th Royal Horse Artillery Regiments@
3 Artillery Batteries@

BHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks, radio van, 4 AALMG
2 Troops@ 4x 25pdr Bishop, radio truck, 2 AALMG, OP Team

97th Field Artillery Regiment,
3 Artillery Batteries@

BHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks, radio van, 4 AALMG
2 Troops@ 4x 25pdr, 4 trucks, radio truck, 2 AALMG, OP Team

143rd Engineer Park Company: 1 Workshop Section, 1 Bridging/Stores Section

15th Light AA Regiment:
4 Batteries@

CHQ: 1 rifle squad, 1 truck
3 Troops@ 4x 40mmL60 Bofors, 4 trucks

65th Anti-Tank Regiment:
2 Batteries@

CHQ:1 rifle squad, 2x Carriers
4 Troops@ 4x Deacon, 1x Deacon Cargo

CHQ: 1 rifle squad, 1 truck
4 Troops@ 4x 6pdr, 4 trucks, 2 LMG

44th Recce Carrier Regiment, 13th Corps Mineclearing Task Force

RHQ: (Bttn HQ): 3 rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 2 Boys, 3 trucks
1 Squadron:

SHQ: 3 rifle sqds, 3 trucks, 2 Jeeps
3 Troops@
PHQ: 1x Carrier, 1 LMG, 1 Boys, 1x 2" mortar
6 Sections@ 3x Carrier, 1x Boys, 3 LMG, 1x 2", 1 rifle sqd

2 Squadrons@

SHQ: 3 rifle sqds, 1 LMG, 3 trucks, 2 Jeeps
3 Troops@ 1x Universal Carrier, 1 LMG, 1x Daimler S/C
4 sections@ 3x Carriers, 3 LMG, 1 rifle sqd, 1x 2", 0-1x Boys

A Squadron, Royal Scots Greys, attached:

SHQ: 3x Stuart
3 Troops@ 4x Stuart

3 attached Mine Clearing Troops, 42nd or 44th RTR
@ 2x Matilda II Scorpion I flails

2 attached Motor Companies, 1st KRRC Motor Battalion@

CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1x 2" mortar, 2 trucks
1 battery: 2x 3" mortars, 2x Carriers, Assigned to CHQ
2 platoons@ 4(7 man) rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 1x 2", 4 Boys, 4 trucks
1 platoon: 4 MMG mounted on trucks
1 platoon:
PHQ: 1x Universal Carrier, 1 LMG, 1x Daimler S/C
2 sections@ 3x Carriers, 3 LMG, 1 rifle sqd, 1x 2", 1x Boys

4th, 21st attached Field Engineer Squadrons@

SHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1 lorry, 1x Humber Light Recce Car
3-4 Troops@ 4(12 man) rifle/engineer sqds, 3 LMG, 2 lorries

1 Mortar Battery: 6x 3" mortars, 3 Boys, 7x Universal Carriers
1 A/T Platoon: 3 Troops@ 4x 2pdr, 5x Loyd Carriers, 2 LMG
1 AA Platoon: 4x twin AALMG on trucks, 4 Boys

4. Notes

a) Radios are in all tanks and armoured cars, and other PHQs.
b) Infantry squads may have Hawkins 75 A/T grenades.
c) The 7th Armoured Division has the 4th Light Armoured Brigade of 4th/8th Hussars, Royal Scots Greys Armoured Regiments, 2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry Armoured Car Regiment, 1st KRRC Motor Battalion; the 131st Queens Infantry Brigade detached from 44th Division of the 1st/5th, 1st/6th, 1st/7th Infantry Battalions; the 22nd Armoured Brigade of the 1st RTR, 5th RTR, 4th County of London Yeomanry Armoured Regiments and the 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade Motor Battalion. At division there is the 11th Hussars Armoured Car Regiment.
In addition the 44th Carrier Recce Regiment of the 44th Infantry Division was attached to the division, to form a special mine-clearing unit for Operation Lightfoot on minefields codenamed "January" and "February" in the south of the line.
d) This list shows the division's strength on 23rd October 1942 for the battle of El Alemein.
e) By October 30th division had been withdrawn to reserve, with tank losses amounting to at least: 4/8th Hussars: 17x Stuart; Scots Greys: 9+ tanks; 4th CLY and 1st RTR: 31 tanks. All six Scorpion flails and many Carriers in the 44th Regiment were knocked out. The attached units in the 44th Recce Regiment were soon re-assigned to their parent regiments.
f) Artillery OP is in Universal Carrier, truck, turretless Marmon-Herrington, or Stuart III tank.
g) Issue of Bishops and Deacons is not certain, may be replaced by towed equivalent.