WWII
British 7th Armoured Division

Feb. 15th-28th 1943
Tunisia North Africa

List B156

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

1st RTR, 5th RTR, 4th County of London Yeomanry Armoured Regiments (22nd Armoured Brigade)

    RHQ (Bttn HQ): 1x Crusader III, 3x Sherman III
    1 Squadron:
      SHQ: 1x Grant I
      3 Troops@ 3x Grant I

    1 Squadron:

      SHQ: 3x Sherman II
      3 Troops@ 3x Sherman II

    1 Squadron:

      SHQ: 4x Crusader III
      5 Troops@ 3x Crusader III

    1 Recce Troop:

      THQ: 1x Daimler S/C
      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 Universal Carriers
      2 platoons@ 4(8 man) rifle sqds, 3 LMG, 1x 2" mortar, 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

Infantry Battalion (131st Queens Infantry Brigade)

    Bttn HQ: 2 rifle sqds, 2 trucks
    4 Companies@
      CHQ: 1(10 man) rifle squad, 1 lorry
      3 platoons@
        1(6 man) rifle PHQ squad, 1 x 2" mortar, 2 lorries
        3(8-10 man) rifle sqds, 3 LMG

    1 Support Company:

      CHQ: 1 rifle sqd, 1 truck
      2 platoons@ 4x 2pdr or 6pdr, 2 LMG, 4 trucks or Carriers
      1 platoon: 2(6 man) rifle/engineer sqds, 1(3 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" mortar

12th Lancers Divisional Armoured Car Regiment

    RHQ (Bttn HQ): 4x Humber III
    3 Squadrons@
      SHQ: 2x Humber III, 2x Daimler II
      4 Troops@ 2x Humber III, 1x Daimler II

2. Brigade Support

22nd Armoured Brigade HQ: 3x Sherman III, 1x ACV, 2x Daimler S/C

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

3. Divisional Support

Up to:

    3rd, 5th Royal Horse Artillery Regiments, 146th Field Artillery Regiments@
      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

15th Light AA Regiment:

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

65th Anti-Tank Regiment:

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

    3 Batteries@

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

4th, 21st Field Engineer Squadrons@

    SHQ: 2 rifle sqds, 1 lorry, 1x Jeep
    3 Troops@ 4(8 man) rifle/engineer sqds, 3 LMG, 2 lorries

143rd Engineer Park Company: 1 Workshop Section, 1 Bridging/Stores Section, water pumping/purification set

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 131st Queens Infantry Brigade 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; and at division there is the 12th Lancers Armoured Car Regiment.
d) This list shows the division's approximate strength from 15 th-28th February 1943, during which it was more or less halted regrouping in front of the Mareth Line in southern Tunisia.
e) Artillery OP is in Universal Carrier, truck, Daimler Scout Car, or Stuart III tank.
f) Issue of Deacons is not certain, may be replaced by towed equivalent.


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