Unit Histories

From	To	Type	Notes
12-May-1915	12-May-1915	Converted from	1 West Riding Division
07-Feb-1920	07-Feb-1920	Reformed
01-Sep-1939	01-Sep-1939	Embodied	First Line Territorial Infantry Division in the United Kingdom.
05-Apr-1940	05-Apr-1940	Converted to	Avonforce For operations in Norway
10-Jun-1940	10-Jun-1940	Reformed	Division reconstituted in the United Kingdom with original Brigades.
23-Jun-1940	23-Jun-1940	Converted to	Alabaster Force
26-Apr-1942	26-Apr-1942	Converted from	Iceland Force Division reconstituted in the United Kingdom on return of Division HQ from Iceland.
31-Aug-1945	31-Aug-1945	Active

Number of Records Returned: 8
Number of Pages Returned : 1

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Page	Description
Home	Unit Definition
Appointments	Commanders and Staff Officers assigned to the Unit
Battle Honours	Battle Honours or Campaigns awarded to the Unit
History	Important Dates and Events in the History of the Unit
Forces	Forces of which the Unit was a part (British Commonweath and American Units only)
Order of Battle	Order of Battle for this Unit
Subordinates	Units subordinated to or attached to the Unit
Superiors	Units to which this Unit was subordinated or attached
Theatres	Theatres of Operations which Unit served in