Essex County Division

The Essex County Division was a formation of the British Army formed in World War II on 18 February 1941 by the redesignation of the West Sussex County Division. It lasted until 7 October when it was disbanded. It had one commanding officer, Major General J. H. T. Priestman, It was under the command of XI Corps from formation to 22 July and then under GHQ Home Forces.

Essex County Division
Division insignia of the Essex County Division[1]
Active	18 February – 7 October 1941
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Static Division

Organization

Organization of the Division in June 1941:[2]

• 207th Independent Home Infantry Brigade
  • 7th Battalion, The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
  • 9th Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment
  • 10th Battalion, The York and Lancaster Regiment
  • 13th Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters
• 208th Independent Home Infantry Brigade
  • 7th Battalion, The York and Lancaster Regiment
  • 10th Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers
  • 13th Battalion, The King's Regiment
  • 22nd Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers
• 223rd Independent Home Infantry Brigade
  • 6th Battalion, The Northamptonshire Regiment
  • 8th Battalion, The Suffolk Regiment
  • 10th Battalion, The Essex Regiment

See also

• List of British divisions in World War II

References

1. Cole p58
2. "Essex County Division". www.ordersofbattle.com. Retrieved 20 January 2019.

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. ISBN 0-948130-03-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)