DIVISION

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Army Corps Division Brigade Battalion Company Platoon
DIVISION HEADQUARTERS STAFF
Commanded by a Major General each division consisted of 16,500 officers and men.
Each division had 3,163 transport vehicles.

GOC (General Officer Commanding)
DA & QMG (Deputy Adjutant and Quarterrmaster
DAAG (Deputy Adjutant General)
AA & QMG
ADMS (Assistant Director Medical Services)
GSO1 (General Staff Officer grade 1)
GSO2 (General Staff Officer grade 2)
ADC (Aide de camp)
Chief Engineer

 Major General
Major
Major
Colonel
Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel
Major
Lieutenant
Lieutenant Colonel

INFANTRY
BRIGADE
 		 INFANTRY
BRIGADE		 INFANTRY
BRIGADE		 ENGINEERS MEDICAL
CORPS

SERVICE
CORPS
 		 ARTILLERY
REGIMENT
two 12 gun batteries of  25 pounders		 SIGNALS
 		 ARMOUR SERVICE
CORPS
PROVOST
COMPANY		 Mechanised
Carrier Regiment
48 carriers and 28 light tanks. Carriers were armed with Bren guns and Boys anti tank.		 Anti Tank
regiment
2pounders		    

In the World War 2 the divisions were numbered to follow the numbering of the 5 divisions in World War 1.

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