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Western Command: HQ Chester
Wales and the Counties of Cumberland, Westmoreland, Lancashire, Staffordshire,
Shropshire, Herefordshire, Cheshire, and Beachley, Gloucestershire.
The
Isle of Man and the coast defence garrisons of Berehaven, Queenstown and
(for the purpose of technical training only) Lough Switly.
Field Troops (Regular) 2nd Battalion, The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment): Pembroke Dock, South Wales 2nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade: HQ Lichfield 1st Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA: Lichfield 1st, 2nd, 17th Anti-Aircraft Batteries 4th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery 2nd Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA: Lichfield 4th, 5th, 6th Anti-Aircraft Batteries 2nd Light Anti-Aircraft Battery Other Regular Troops in the Command Western Command Signals: Chester Royal Artillery Fixed Defences, North-Western Ports: HQ Liverpool Mersey Fire Command: Liverpool Royal Artillery Fixed Defences, Welsh Ports: HQ Defensible Barracks, Pembroke Dock Milford Haven Fire Command: Pembroke Severn Fire Command: Barry Island Welsh Area: HQ Shrewsbury Wales and Shropshire, Herefordshire and Beachley (Gloucestershire) Regular Infantry Depots in the Area The Royal Welch Fusiliers: Wrexham The South Wales Borderers: Brecon The Welch Regiment: Cardiff The King's Shropshire Light Infantry: Shrewsbury Militia in the Area 3rd Field Depot, RA: Oswesting 4th Field Depot, RA: Kinmel 10th Anti-Aircraft Depot, RA: Oswesting 11th Anti-Aircraft Depot, RA: Oswesting 15th Searchlight Depot, RA: Oswesting 16th Searchlight Depot, RA: Kinmel 17th Searchlight Depot, RA: Hereford Territorial Army Divisions and Brigades in the Area 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division: HQ Shrewbury HQ Royal Artillery: Morfe House Belle Vue Road, Shrewsbury 81st (Welsh) Field Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) HQ, 323rd (Glamorgan) Bty: Port Talbot 324th (Glamorgan) Bty: Bridgend 83rd (Welsh) Field Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) HQ, 329th (Monmouth) Bty: Newport 330th (Monmouth) Bty: Cross Keys 133rd Field Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) HQ, 331st (Momouth) Bty: Griffithstown 332nd (Radnor) Bty: Knighton, Radnor 60th (Royal Welch Fusiliers) Anti-Tank Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) HQ, 237th-240th Btys: Flint HQ Royal Engineers: Swansea 244th (Welsh) Field Company, RE: Swansea 245th (Welsh) Field Company, RE: Neath 282nd Field Company, RE: Port Talbot 285th Field Park Company, RE: Goreinon 53rd Divisional Signals: Cardiff 158th Infantry Brigade: HQ Wrexham 4th (Denbigh) Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers: Wrexham 6th (Carnarvon and Angesley) Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers: Caernarvon 7th (Merioneth and Montgomery) Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers: Newtown 159th Infantry Brigade: HQ Newport 4th Battalion, The King's Shropshire Light Infantry: Shrewsbury 3rd Battalion, The Monmouthshire Regiment, The South Wales Borderers: Abergavenny 1st Battalion, The Herefordshire Regiment, The King's Shropshire Light Infantry: Hereford 160th Infantry Brigade: HQ Cardiff 4th (Llanelly) Battalion, The Welch Regiment: Llanelly 1st/5th (Glamorgan) Battalion, The Welch Regiment: Pontypridd 2nd Battalion, The Monmouthshire Regiment, The South Wales Borderers: Pontypool 38th (Welsh) Infantry Division HQ Royal Artillery 102nd (Pembroke and Cardiganshire) Army Field Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) HQ, 405th (Pembroke Yeomanry) Bty: Pembroke Dock 406th (Pembroke Yeomanry) Bty: Haversford West 132nd Field Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) HQ, 322nd (Glamorgan) Bty: Neath 321st (Glamorgan) Bty: Swansea 146th Field Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) HQ, 408th (Cardigan) Bty: Aberystwyth 407th (Cardigan) Bty: Cardigan HQ Royal Engineers: Cardiff 283rd Field Company, RE: Barry 284th Field Company, RE: Cardiff 247th (Welsh) Field Park Company, RE: Goreinon 38th Divisional Signals 113th Infantry Brigade 15th (Carmarthanshire) Battalion, The Welch Regiment: Llanelly 2nd/5th Battalion, The Welch Regiment: Swansea 4th Battalion, The Monmouthshire Regiment, The South Wales Borderers: Newport 114th Infantry Brigade 5th Battalion, The King's Shropshire Light Infantry: Ross-on-Wye The Brecknockshire Battalion, The South Wales Borderers: Brecon 2nd Battalion, The Herefordshire Regiment, The King's Shropshire Light Infantry: Hereford 115th Infantry Brigade 8th Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers: Wrexham 9th Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers: Conway 10th Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers: Newtown Other Territorial Army Troops in the Area The Shropshire Yeomanry: Shrewsbury 70th Anti-Tank Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) HQ, 277th-280th Btys: Mold 61st (Carnarvon and Denbighshire (Yeomanry)) Medium Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) HQ, 243rd (Denbigh) Bty: Colyn Bay 242nd (Carnarvon) Bty: Llandudno 69th Medium Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) HQ, 241st (Carnarvon) Bty: Bangor 244th (Denbigh) Bty: Wrexham 246th (Welsh) Field Company, RE: Cardiff Coast Defence, Territorial Army, in the Area Glamorgan Heavy Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) HQ, 181st Bty: Drill Hall, Cardiff East Riding Heavy Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) HQ, 182nd, 183rd Btys: Hull Pembrokeshire Heavy Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) HQ, 184th Bty: Milford Haven 185th Bty: Saundershaven Glamorgan (Fortress) RE: Burry No. 1 (EL & W) Coy: Burry Carmarthanshire (Fortress) RE: Llanelly No. 2 AA Coy: Llanelly No. 1 (Electrical Lights and Work) Coy: Carmarthan West Lancashire Area: HQ Liverpool
Lancaster South and west of a line all inclusive, Bispham, Poulton-le-Fylde, Catterall, Chipping, Mellon, Chorley, Turton, Kearsley, Irlam (less Fulwood Barracks, Preston); Cheshire and Staffordshire.
Regular Infantry Depots in the Area The King's Regiment (Liverpool): Seaforth The Cheshire Regiment: Chester The South Staffordshire Regiment: Lichfield The South Lancashire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Volunteers): Warrington The North Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's): Lichfield Militia in the Area 12th Anti-Aircraft Depot, RA: Saighton 18th Searchlight Depot, RA: Saighton Territorial Army Divisions and Brigades in the Area 6th Cavalry Brigade: HQ 19 Magazine Square, Leicester The Cheshire Yeomanry (The Earl of Chester's): Chester The Staffordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Regiment): Stafford 23rd Army Tank Brigade: HQ Drill Hall, Score Lane, Liverpool 40th Royal Tank Regiment: Liverpool and Bootle 46th Royal Tank Regiment: Liverpool 55th (West Lancashire) Division: HQ Liverpool* HQ Royal Artillery: St. George Building, Lime Street, Liverpool 61st (North Midland) Field Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) HQ, 241st, 242nd (North Staffordshire) Btys: Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent 87th (1st West Lancashire) Field Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) HQ, 345th (1st West Lancashire) 346th (2nd West Lancashire) Btys: Edge Hill, Liverpool 116th Field Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) HQ: Hanley 243rd (Leek) Bty: Leek 244th (Stafford) Bty: Stafford 136th Field Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) HQ, 347th (3rd West Lancashire), 348th (25th West Lancashire) Btys: Edge Hill, Liverpool 66th Anti-Tank Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) HQ, 261st-264th Btys: Crosby HQ Royal Engineers: Aigburth 509th, 510th Field Companies, RE: Liverpool 511th Field Park Company, RE: Liverpool 5th Battalion, The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) M/C: Bolton 6th Battalion, The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) M/C: Bolton 55th Divisional Signals: Liverpool 164th Infantry Brigade: HQ Warrington 9th Battalion, The King's Regiment (Liverpool) 1st/4th, 2nd/4th Battalions, The South Lancashire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Volunteers): Warrington 165th Infantry Brigade: HQ Liverpool 5th Battalion, The King's Regiment (Liverpool) 1st, 2nd Battalions, The Liverpool Scottish, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders: Liverpool 166th Infantry Brigade: HQ Ashford House, Burton-on-Trent 7th Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment: Brownhills 6th, 7th Battalions, The North Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's): Burton-on-Trent 177th Infantry Brigade: HQ Burton Manor, Stafford 5th Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment: Walsall 1st/6th Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment: Wolverhampton 2nd/6th Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment: Bilston *On 4 September 1939, the 55th Division split to form 55th and 59th (Staffordshire) Division with HQ at The Dale, Chester.
59th Division included 176th (ex-166th) and 177th Infantry Brigades; 61st and 116th Field Regiments, RA and 6th Battalion, The Loyal Regiment.
All other units remained with 55th (West Lancashire) Division. Coast Defence, Territorial Army, in the Area Lancashire and Cheshire Heavy Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) HQ, 177th Bty: Liverpool 178th Bty: Seacombe, Wallasey Lancashire (Fortress) RE: Liverpool No. 1 (EL & W) Coy: Liverpool Other Territorial Army Troops in the Area 4th Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment M-G: Chester 5th (Earl of Chester's) Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment M-G: Knutsford 6th Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment M-G: Stockport 7th Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment M-G: Macclesfield 106th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (Lancashire Yeomanry) (T.A.) HQ, 423rd, 424th (Lancashire Hussars Yeomanry) Btys: 76 Shaw Street, Liverpool 149th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (Lancashire Yeomanry) (T.A.) HQ, 432nd, 433rd Btys: Hoylake 88th (2nd West Lancashire) Field Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) HQ, 352nd (26th West Lancashire) Bty: Preston 351st (11th West Lancashire) Bty: Blackpool 137th Field Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) HQ: Blackpool 349th (9th West Lancashire) Bty: Preston 350th (10th West Lancashire) Bty: Lancaster 51st (Midland) Medium Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) HQ, 215th (Staffordshire) Bty: Stoke-on-Trent 240th (Shropshire Horse Artillery) Bty: Shrewsbury 59th (4th West Lancashire) Medium Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) HQ, 235th, 236th (West Lancashire) Btys: Liverpool 63rd Medium Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) HQ, 216th (Staffordshire) Bty: Stoke-on-Trent 214th (2nd West Riding) Bty: Hudersfield - Detached 68th Medium Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) HQ, 233rd, 234th (West Lancashire) Bty: Liverpool HQ Mobile Divisional RE: Liverpool 2nd (Cheshire) Field Squadron, RE: Birkenhead 3rd (Cheshire) Field Squadron, RE: Wallasey 141st Field Park Troop, RE: Liverpool 142nd Field Park Troop, RE 252nd, 253rd (West Lancashire) Field Companies, RE: St. Helens 254th (West Lancashire) Field Park Company, RE: Liverpool 213th (North Midland) Field Company, RE: Cannock 214th (North Midland) Field Company, RE: Tunstall 290th Field Company, RE: Rowley Regis 291st Field Company, RE: Walsall 292nd Field Company, RE: The Potteries 293rd Field Park Company, RE: Stafford East Lancashire Area: HQ Manchester
Cumberland, Westmoreland, Fulwood Barracks, Preston and that part of Lancaster not in the West Lancashire Area.
Regular Infantry Depots in the Area The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster): Lancaster The Lancashire Fusiliers: Bury The East Lancashire Regiment: Preston The Border Regiment: Carlisle The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire): Preston The Manchester Regiment: Ashton-under-Lyme Militia in the Area 13th Anti-Aircraft Depot, RA: Carlisle 23rd Searchlight Depot, RA: Carlisle Territorial Army Divisions and Brigades in the Area 24th Army Tank Brigade: HQ Leeds 41st Royal Tank Regiment: Oldham, Manchester 42nd Royal Tank Regiment: Manchester 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division: HQ Manchester HQ Royal Artillery: 145, Withington Road, Whalley Range, Manchester, 16 51st (Westmoreland and Cumberland) Field Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) HQ, 370th (Cumberland Yeomanry) Bty: Carlisle 203rd (Cumberland) Bty: Whitehaven 52nd (Manchester) Field Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) HQ, 205th, 206th Btys: Manchester 53rd (Bolton) Field Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) HQ, 209th, 210th (East Lancashire) Btys: Bolton 56th (King's Own) Anti-Tank Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) HQ, 221st-224th Btys: Ulverston HQ Royal Engineers: Manchester 200th, 201st, 202nd (East Lancashire) Field Companies, RE: Manchester 203rd (East Lancashire) Field Park Company, RE: Smethwick 42nd Divisional Signals: Manchester 125th Infantry Brigade: HQ Bury 1st/5th Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers: Bury 1st/6th Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers: Rochdale 1st/8th Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers: Salford 126th Infantry Brigade: HQ Carlisle 5th Battalion, The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster): Leonardgate, Lancaster 4th (Westmoreland) Battalion, The Border Regiment: Kendal 5th (Cumberland) Battalion, The Border Regiment: Workington 127th Infantry Brigade: HQ Ashton-under-Lyme 4th Battalion, The East Lancashire Regiment: Blackburn 5th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment: Wigan 8th (Ardwick) Battalion, The Manchester Regiment: Ardwick, Manchester 66th Infantry Division HQ Royal Artillery 109th Field Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) HQ, 204th (Cumberland Yeomanry) Bty: Workington 369th (Westmoreland Yeomanry) Bty: Carlisle 110th Field Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) HQ, 207th, 208th (East Lancashire) Btys: Manchester 111th Field Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) HQ, 211th, 212th (East Lancashire) Btys: Bolton HQ Royal Engineers: Manchester 255th, 256th Field Companies, RE: Manchester 258th Field Park Company, RE: Manchester 66th Divisional Signals 197th Infantry Brigade 2nd/5th Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers: Bury 2nd/6th Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers: Middleton 5th Battalion, The East Lancashire Regiment: Burnley 198th Infantry Brigade 8th Battalion, The King's Regiment (Liverpool): Liverpool 6th (East Cumberland) Battalion, The Border Regiment: Carlisle 7th (Cumberland) Battalion, The Border Regiment: Whitehaven 199th Infantry Brigade: HQ Ashton-under-Lyme 2nd/8th Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers: Kersal 6th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment: Leigh 7th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment: Didsbury Other Territorial Army Troops in the Area The Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry: Manchester 1st/9th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment M-G: Ashton-under-Lyme 2nd/9th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment M-G: Andenshaw 52nd (East Lancashire) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) HQ, 155th (East Lancashire) Bty: Burnley 154th (East Lancashire) Bty: Church 156th (East Lancashire) Bty: Clitheroe 56th (East Lancashire) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) HQ, 166th-168th Btys: Oswaldtwistle 257th Field Company, RE: Manchester Supplementary Reserve Troops in the Command 100th, 101st (Monmouth) Army Troops Companies, RE: Monmouth 104th (East Lancashire) Army Troops Company, RE: Manchester 105th (West Lancashire) Army Troops Company, RE: Liverpool 154th (Great Western) Railway Operating Company, RE: Newport No. 2 Company, LOC Signals, RCS: Manchester No. 3 (West Lancashire) Company, LOC Signals: Liverpool No. 1 (East Lancashire) Corps Medium Artillery Section, RCS: Manchester