Order of Battle, 1 July 1944
1,147 officers, 21,575 enlisted men
Division Commander : Major-General L. O. Lyne
176 Brigade : Brigadier R. W. H. Fryer
- 7th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- 7th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment
- 6th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment
177 Brigade : Brigadier M. Elrington
- 5th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment
- 1st/6th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment
- 2nd/6th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment
197 Brigade : Brigadier J. Lingham
- 1st/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
- 2nd/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers
- 5th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment
Machine Gun
- 7th Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
Royal Artillery
- 61, 110 and 116 Field Regiments
- 68 Anti-Tank Regiment
- 68 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
Royal Engineers
- 257, 509 and 510 Field Companies
- 511 Field Park Company
Royal Army Service Corps (RASC)
- 28, 300 and 301 Inf Brigade Companies
- 557 Division Transport Company
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME)
- 176, 177 and 197 Inf Brigade Workshops
Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC)
- 203, 210 and 211 Field Ambulance
- 27 and 28 Field Surgery
59 Div Signals, Reconnaissance, Ordnance Field Park, Provost Company (Corps of MP's), Postal Section, 84 Field Cash Office, 26 Field Security Section.
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