Lincolnshire County Division

Lincolnshire County Division
Division insigniaof the Lincolnshire County Division
Active	24 February 1941-3 December 1941
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Static Division
Role	Home Defence

TheLincolnshire County Divisionwas a short-lived formation of theBritish Army,formed in theSecond World War.The headquarters were formed on 24 February 1941, becoming operational on 27 March. It ceased to function on 25 November and was disbanded on 3 December. Its commanding officer wasMajor-GeneralArthur Kenneth Hay,and it was an infantry only formation consisting of three Independent Infantry Brigades (Home). Combat support, artillery, engineers etc., would be provided by other local formations.It was commanded byI Corps.

Order of Battle

All brigades were part of the division from 27 March to late November 1941.

• 204th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
  • 6th Battalion,The King's Shropshire Light Infantry
  • 7th Battalion,The South Lancashire Regiment(left 31 May 1941)
  • 8th Battalion, The South Lancashire Regiment
  • 12th Battalion,The Sherwood Foresters(left 31 August 1941)

Redesignated the 204th Independent Infantry Brigade with its remaining battalions, on leaving the division.

• 205th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
  • 7th Battalion,Royal Norfolk Regiment(left 5 November 1941)
  • 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment
  • 7th Battalion,The Leicestershire Regiment
  • 8th Battalion, The North Staffordshire Regiment

The remaining battalions left the brigade on, or shortly after the brigade left the division, the brigade headquarters was converted into the36th Army Tank Brigadeshortly after that.

• 212th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
  • 6th Battalion,The South Wales Borderers
  • 9th Battalion,The Royal Sussex Regiment
  • 10th Battalion,The Gloucestershire Regiment
  • 18th Battalion,The Welch Regiment(left 28 May 1941)

Redesignated the 212th Independent Infantry Brigade with its remaining battalions and joined the54th (East Anglian) Infantry Division.

See also

• List of British divisions in World War II

Bibliography

• Cole, Howard (1973).Formation Badges of World War 2 Britain, Commonwealth and Empire.London: Arms and Armour Press.
• Joslen, Lt-Col H.F. (1990) [1st. Pub.HMSO:1960].Orders of Battle, Second World War, 1939–1945.London: London Stamp Exchange.ISBN0-948130-03-2.