STAND CONTENTS:

HQ STAND: 1 off, 1 sgt, 1 radioman
RIFLE STAND: 6 riflemen (one a Cpl.)
SMG STAND: 3 Smg men (one is a Sgt.)
LMG STAND: 1 lmg with 2 man crew
HMG, MTR, or AT STAND: weapon with 3 man crew

BRITISH EIGHTH ARMY ORDER OF BATTLE

1. Headquarters:

Hq, Eigth Army (July 41)

2nd King's Dragoon Guards
64th Medium Rgt,RA
1st Special Service Brigade (March 41):A,B,C Commandos

Hq, X Corps (Aug 42)

Royal DragoonsAC
69th Medium Rgt,RA

Hq, XIII Corps

2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry (A.C.)
67th Medium Rgt,RA

Hq, XXX Corps (July 41)

4/8th South African Arm'd Car Rgt
68th Medium Rgt,RA

II. Armoured Formations:

1st ARMOURED DIVISION (Nov 41)

2nd Armoured Brigade: Queen's bays, 9th Lancers, 10th Hussars, Yorkshire Dragoons (motor bn)
22nd Armoured Brigade: 1st RTR,5th RTR,4th City of London Yeomanry, 1st Rifle Bgde (motor bn)
201st Guards Motor Brigade: 3rd Coldstream Guards, 1st Sherwood Forresters, 1st Worcesters
Divisional Troops: 12th Lancers (AC); 2nd, 4th, 11th Field Rgt, RHA, 76th AT Rgt, 42nd LAA Rgt

2nd ARMOURED DIVISION (Jan 41)

3rd Armoured Brigade: 3rd Hussars, 2nd R.Gloucester Hussars, 3rd City of London Yeo, 1st AT Rgt, RHA
2nd Support Group: 1st Tower Hamlet Rifles, C co R. Northumberland Fus.(MG), lst Free French Motor Bn 3rd AT Rgt,RHA, 102nd RHA Fld Rgt, 1st KD

7th ARMOURED DIVISION (Sept 40)

4th Armoured Bgde: 2nd RTR,6th RTR, 7th Hussars, 3rd Scots GDS
7th Armoured Bgde: 8th Hussars, 1st RTR, 3rd RTR, 7th Rifle Bgde (departs for Far East in Feb 41)
7th Motor Bgde: 9th KRRC, 2nd and 9th Rifle Br
3rd Indian Motor Bgde: 2nd Royal Lancers, 18th King Edwards Own, 11th Prince Alberts own Cav rgts (motor bnsDivisional Troops: 11th Hussars (AC), 97th and 107th RHA Fld Rtg, 65th AT Rgt, 15th LAA Rgt
7th Support Group: 4th RHA Fld Rgt, 1st and 2nd KRRC

10th ARMOURED DIVISION (Au

8th Armoured Brigade: 3rd RTR, Sherwood Rangers, Staffordshire Yeo, 1st Buffs (motor bn)
24th Armoured Brigade: 41st, 45th and 47th RTR, 11th KRRC (mbDivisional Troops: R. Dragoon GDS (AC), 1st, 5th, and 104th RHA Fld Rgt, 84th AT Rgt, 98th RA FId Rgt, 53rd LAA Rgt.

1st ARMY TANK BRIGADE: 42nd, 44th, 50th RTR

32nd ARMY TANK BRIGADE: 4th, 7th, 8th RTR (4th RTR Sept 40, rest in Nov 41)

23rd ARMOURED BRIGADE: 40th, 46th, 49th RTR (Aug 42)

III. Infantry Formations:

44th INFANTRY DIVISION: (Aug 42)

131st Lorried Inf Bgde: 1/5, 1/6, 1/7th Queens
132nd Lorried Inf Bgde: 2nd Buffs, 4th R. West Kent, 5th R.W.K.
133rd Lorried Inf Bgde: 2nd, 4th, 5th R. Sussex
Divisional Troops: 57th, 58th, 65th, 53rd RA FLD RGT; 57th AT Rgt, 30th LAA Rgt, 44th Reece Rgt, 6th Cheshire Rgt (MG)

50th INFANTRY DIVISION (July 41)

69th Infantry Bgde: 5th E. Yorks, 6th and 7th Green Howards
151st Infantry Bgde: 6th, 8th, 9th Durham Lt Inf
1st Greek Bgde Gp: 1st, 2nd, 3rd Greek Inf Bn, 1st Greek Arty Rgt 1st Greek MG Bn
Divisional Troops: 74th, 111th, 124th, 154th RA Fld RGT, 102nd AT RGT, 34th LAA Rgt, 2nd Cheshire Rgt (MG)

51st HIGHLAND INFANTRY DIVISION (Oct 42)

152nd Infantry Bgde: 2nd and 5th Seaforth H., 5th Cameron H.
153rd Infantry Bgde: 5th Black Watch, 1st Gordon H., 5/7 Go
154th Infantry Bgde: Ist Black Watch, 7th Black Watch, 7th Argyll and Sutherland H.
Divisional Troops: 126th, 127th, 128th RA FId RGT, 61st AT RGT, 40th LAA RGT, 51st Recon Rgt, 1/7 Middlesex Rgt(MG)

70th INFANTRY DIVISION (Aug 41)

23rd Infantry Bgde: 1/3 Buffs, 3rd High. LT Inf, 2/1 R. Welsh F.
Divisional Troops: 7th RA Med Rgt, 121st, 31st, 60th RA Fld RGT 168th LAA Rgt, 10th HAA Rgt, 2nd AT Rgt

4th INDIAN DIVISION (Sept 40)

5th Ind Inf Bgde: 1/4 Essex, 4/6 Rajput Rifles, 3/10 Baluch
7th Ind Inf Bgde: 1st R. Sussex, 4/16 Punjabi, 1/2 Ghurka Rifles
11th Ind Inf Bgde: 2/3 Essex, 1/2 Rajput Rifles, 2/9 Punjabi
23rd Ind Inf Bgde (June 41): 5th R. Irish F., 3/3 Baluchs, 1/3 Ghurka Rifles
Divisional Troops: 1st, 11th, 3 2nd RA Fld Rgt, 149th AT Rgt, 57th LAA Rgt, 6th Rajput (MG), Central Indian Horse (recce)

5th INDIAN DIVISION: (Aug 41)

9th Ind Inf Bgde: 3/9 Baluchs, 3/5 Rajput Rifles, 2nd Black Watch,
10th Ind Inf Bgde: 4/10 Baluchs, 2/4 Ghurka Rifles, 2nd H.L.I.
29th Ind Inf Bgde: 4th E. Yorks, 4/5 Baluchs, 4/11 Sikh
Divisional Troops: 32nd, 37th, 59th RA FLD RGT, 23rd AT RGT, 7th Rajput Rgt (MG)

8th INDIAN DIVISION (all but 161 bgde may 42,161 bgde aug 42)

161st Indian Inf Brgde: 1st Argyll and Sutherland H., 1/1 Punjabi, 4/7 Rajput Rifles
18th Ind Inf Bgde: Queen's Own High, 3/2 Sikh, 2/6 Punjabi
Divisional Troops: 105th, 97th, 15th RA FLD RGT, 17th AT RGT, 10th Rajput Rgt (MG)

10th INDIAN DIVISION (May 42)

21st Indian Inf Bgde: 3/1 Punjabi, 2/7th Ghurka Rifles, 2nd West Yorks
25th Ind. Inf Bgde: 1/4 Ghurka Rifles, 4/6 Punjabi, 2nd Camerons
Divisional Troops: 17th, 24th, 39th RA FLD RGT, 201st AT Rgt 9th Sikh Rgt (MG)

2nd NEW ZEALAND DIVISION (Nov 41)

5th NZ Inf Bgde: 21st, 22nd, 23rd NZ Inf Bn, 28th Maori Bn
6th NZ Inf Bgde: 24th, 25th, 26th NZ Inf Bn
4th NZ Inf Bgde: 18th, 19th, 20th NZ Inf Bn
Divisional Troops: 4th, 5th, 6th NZ FLD RGT, 7th NZ AT RGT, l4th NZ LAA RGT, 2nd NZ Cav Rgt, 27th NZ Bn (MG)