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3rd Division    3rd Division proceeded to France in late September 1939 and saw action during the Battle of France, being evacuated to the UK in late May 1940. They saw action across North Western Europe from mid 1944 until the end of the Second World War. 3rd Division was made up of 7th Guards Brigade 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards 7th Guards Brigade Anti-Tank Company 8th Brigade 1st Battalion, Royal Suffolk Regiment 2nd Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment 2nd Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment 8th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company 9th Brigade 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers 2nd Battalion, Royal Ulster Rifles Royal Artillery, 3rd Division 7th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery 23rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery 33rd Field Regiment Royal Artillery 20th Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery 3rd Divisional Signals Royal Engineers, 3rd Division 17th Field Company, Royal Engineers 56th Field Company, Royal Engineers 15th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers Royal Army Service Corps, 3rd Division 23rd Company, RASC 47th Company, RASC 48th Company, RASC 3rd Company, Military Police   3rd Sep 1939 Orders 3rd Sep 1939 Mobilisation 3rd Sep 1939 Orders 3rd September 1939 Message 3rd September 1939 Message 4th Sep 1939 Inspection 5th Sep 1939 Training 6th Sep 1939 Training 7th Sep 1939 On the Ranges 8th Sep 1939 Ammunition 8th Sep 1939 On the Move 9th Sep 1939 Surplus 9th Sep 1939 Recconaissance 10th Sep 1939 Advance Party 10th Sep 1939 Equipment 11th Sep 1939 Training 11th Sep 1939 Training 12th Sep 1939 Visit 12th Sep 1939 Equipment 12th Sep 1939 Training 13th Sep 1939 On the Move 13th Sep 1939 Excerise 14th Sep 1939 Excerise 15th Sep 1939 Exercise 16th Sep 1939 Training 16th Sep 1939 Reliefs 16th Sep 1939 Orders 17th Sep 1939 On the March 17th Sep 1939 On the March 18th Sep 1939 Orders 18th Sep 1939 Exercise 19th Sep 1939 Visit 19th Sep 1939 Visit 19th Sep 1939 Orders 20th Sep 1939 Training 20th Sep 1939 Orders 21st Sep 1939 On the March 21st Sep 1939 Ammunition 21st Sep 1939 Advance Party 22nd Sep 1939 Preparations 22nd Sep 1939 Road Party 22nd Sep 1939 Advance Party 22nd Sep 1939 On the Move 23rd Sep 1939 Training 23rd Sep 1939 Recce 23rd Sep 1939 Lack of Transport 23rd Sep 1939 On the Move 24th Sep 1939 Recce 24th Sep 1939 On the Move 24th Sep 1939 Looting 25th Sep 1939 Equipment 25th Sep 1939 Billets 25th Sep 1940 Inadequate Accomodation 26th Sep 1939 Orders 26th Sep 1939 Conference 26th Sep 1939 Billets 26th Sep 1939 Loading 27th Sep 1939 Musketry 27th Sep 1939 Billets 27th Sep 1939 On the Move 28th Sep 1939 Reliefs 28th Sep 1939 Billets 28th Sep 1939 On the Move 29th Sep 1939 On the Move 29th Sep 1939 Billets 29th Sep 1939 Unloading 30th Sep 1939 Transport Issues 30th Sep 1939 Unloading 30th Sep 1939 On the Move 1st Oct 1939 Communication 1st Oct 1939 On the Move 1st Oct 1939 On the Move 2nd Oct 1939 On the Move 2nd Oct 1939 Orders 3rd Oct 1939 Advance Party 3rd Oct 1939 Orders 3rd October 1939 On the Move 4th Oct 1939 Advance Parties 4th Oct 1939 Orders 4th October 1939 On the Move 5th Oct 1939 Conference 5th Oct 1939 Orders 6th Oct 1939 Preparations 7th Oct 1939 Conference 8th Oct 1939 Rail Parties 9th Oct 1939 Divisional HQ 10th Oct 1939 Arrivals 11th Oct 1939 Espionage 12th Oct 1939 Recconaissance 12th Oct 1939 Holding the Line 13th Oct 1939 Reliefs 14th Oct 1939 Front Line 15th Oct 1939 Entrenching 16th Sep 1939 Orders 16th Oct 1939 Digging in 17th Oct 1939 Difficulties 18th Oct 1939 News 19th Oct 1939 Poor Weather 20th Oct 1939 Recconaissance 21st Oct 1939 Recreation 22nd Oct 1939 Recreation 23rd Oct 1939 Front Line 24th Oct 1939 Recconaissance 25th Oct 1939 Visit 26th Oct 1939 Shortages 27th Oct 1939 Conference 28th Oct 1939 Work Required 29th Oct 1939 Exercise 30th Oct 1939 Exercise 31st Oct 1939 Exercise 31st Oct 1939 Recce 1st of November 1939 Notes on Security 1st of November 1939 Move 2nd of November 1939 Move back 3rd of November 1939 Move 4th of November 1939 Fighting patrols and Snipers 4th of November 1939  5th of November 1939 Obstacles 5th of November 1939 Church parades 6th of November 1939 Safeguarding of Private property 6th of November 1939 Inspection 7th of November 1939 Best Harvest 7th of November 1939 Inspections and custom controls 8th of November 1939 Security notes 8th of November 1939 Courses 9th of November 1939 Closing of roads 10th of November 1939 Provision of Working parties 10th of November 1939 German concentration 11th of November 1939 Invasion rumours 12th of November 1939 Dignitaries visit 13th of November 1939 Preparatory moves 14th of November 1939 Cutting of Brushwood 14th of November 1939 Preparations 15th of November 1939 Policy 15th of November 1939 Refugees 16th of November 1939 Preparations 17th of November 1939 Preparations 18th of November 1939 Memorandum 18th of November 1939 Programme for Visit of Mr. Hore-Belisha to 3 Div 18th of November 1939 Machinery 19th of November 1939 Church parades 20th of November 1939 Defences 21st of November 1939 Preparations 22nd of November 1939 Air raid 23rd of November 1939 Conference 24th Nov 1939 Working Parties 24th of November 1939 Recce 25th of November 1939 Training 26th of November 1939 Church parades 27th Nov 1939 Courses 27th of November 1939 Conference 28th of November 1939 Change in personnel 29th of November 1939 Planning 30th of November 1939 Bad weather 1st December 1939 Quiet 2nd December 1939 Demonstration 2nd December 1939 Officers 3rd December 1939 Air Raid Warning 4th December 1939 Visit 5th December 1939 Orders 6th Dec 1939 Parade 6th December 1939 Inspection 6th December 1939 Officers 7th December 1939 Orders 8th December 1939 Exercise 9th December 1939 Visits 10th December 1939 Recce 11th December 1939 Recce 12th December 1939 Conference 13th Dec 1939 Orders 13th of December 1939 Preparations 13th December 1939 Exercise 14th of December 1939 Exercise 14th December 1939 Exercise 15th Dec 1939 Excerise 15th of December 1939 Exercise 15th December 1939 Exercise 16th December 1939 Orders 17th of December 1939 Leave 17th December 1939 Conference 18th December 1939 Preparations 19th of December 1939 Preparation 19th December 1939 Exercise 20th of December 1939 Exercise 20th December 1939 Exercise 21st of December 1939 Exercise 21st December 1939 Exercise 22nd Dec 1939 Working Parties 22nd December 1939 Cleaning up 23rd Dec 1939 Working Parties 23rd December 1939 Fog 24th December 1939 Fog 25th December 1939 Festive Dinner 26th December 1939 Visits 27th Dec 1939 Conference 27th December 1939 Conference 29th December 1939 Visits 30th December 1939 Visit 31st December 1939 Visit 31st December 1939 Recce 31st December 1939 Visit 1st January 1940 Fog 2nd January 1940 Cold 3rd January 1940 Defences 4th January 1940 Defences 5th January 1940 Visit 6th January 1940 Conference 7th January 1940 Move 8th January 1940 Command 9th January 1940 Defences 10th January 1940 Recce 11th January 1940 Recce 12th January 1940 Visits 13th January 1940 Visits 14th January 1940 Message 15th January 1940 Orders 16th January 1940 Preparations 18th January 1940 Orders 19th January1940 Orders 19th January1940 Instructions 20th January 1940 Recce 20th January 1940 Field Return of Other Ranks 21st Jan 1940 Recce 21st January 1940 Orders 22nd January 1940 Move 23rd January 1940 Conference 24th January 1940 Recce 25th January 1940 Discussion 26th January 1940 Ice 27th January 1940 Intelligence 28th January 1940 Snow 29th January 1940 Course 30th January 1940 Orders 30th January 1940 Return 31st January 1940 Course 1st February 1940 Thaw 2nd February 1940 Rail Parties 3rd February 1940 Conference 4th February 1940 Visit 5th February 1940 Recce 6th February 1940 Visit 7th February 1940 Communications 8th February 1940 Visits 9th February 1940 Visits 10th February 1940 Engineering 11th February 1940 Field Return 11th February 1940 Position 12th February 1940 Snow 13th February 1940 Ranges 14th February 1940 Discussions 15th February 1940 Visit 16th February 1940 Conference 17th February 1940 Field Return 17th February 1940 Conference 18th February 1940 Thaw 19th February 1940 Conference 20th February 1940 Visit 21st February 1940 Arrangements Complete 22nd February 1940 Exercise 23rd February 1940 Exercise 24th February 1940 Arrangements 25th February 1940 Precautions 25th February 1940 Precautions 26th February 1940 Exercise 27th February 1940 Visit 28th February 1940 Posting 29th February 1940 Recce 1st March 1940 Visits 1st March 1940 Moves 1st March 1940 Instructions 1st March 1940 Orders 1st March 1940 3rd Division H.Q. Appendix B 1st March 1940 3rd Division H.Q. 1st March 1940 Orders 2nd March 1940 Orders 2nd March 1940 Operational Order 3rd March 1940 Visit 4th March 1940 Conference 5th of March 1940 Exercise 5th March 1940 Conference 5th Mar 1940 Reorganisation 6th Mar 1940 Excerise 6th March 1940 Exercise 7th Mar 1940 Excerise 7th March 1940 Exercise 7th March 1940 Exercise 7th March 1940 Orders 8th Mar 1940 Excerise 8th March 1940 Move 9th March 1940 Interviews 9th May 1940 3rd Division H.Q. Operation Instruction No 13 10th March 1940 Training 11th March 1940 Conference 12th March 1940 Visit 13th March 1940 Reserve Line 14th March 1940 Ranges 16th March 1940 3rd Division H.Q. 16th March 1940 3rd Division H.Q. 17th March 1940 Wet Day 18th March 1940 Inspection 19th March 1940 Exercise 20th March 1940 Conference 20th March 1940 Precautions 21st March 1940 Visits 22nd Mar 1940 Concert Party 22nd March 1940 3rd Division H.Q. 23rd March 1940 Football 24th March 1940 Easter 25th March 1940 Visit 25th March 1940 Orders Amended 25th March 1940 3rd Division H.Q. Operation Instruction No 0754 25th March 1940 3rd Division H.Q. Operation Instruction No 0754 25th March 1940 Orders 25th March 1940 Orders 26th March 1940 Stormy 26th March 1940 Operational Order 27th March 1940 Conference 28th March 1940 Conference 29th March 1940 HQ Moves 30th March 1940 Orders 30th March 1940 Exercise 30th March 1940 Orders 30th March 1940 Orders 30th March 1940 Orders 30th March 1940 Route 30th March 1940 Instructions 30th March 1940 Orders 30th March 1940 Exercise 30th March 1940 Orders 30th March 1940 Orders 31st March 1940 On the Move 1st April 1940 Orders 1st April 1940 3rd Division H.Q. 13th Apr 1940 Orders 23rd April 1940 Visit 24th April 1940 Visit 25th April 1940 Showers 26th April 1940 Conference 27th April 1940 Moves 28th April 1940 Divine Service 29th April 1940 Visit 30th April 1940 Thunder Storms 1st May 1940 Moves 1st May 1940 Visit 1st May 1940 Les Quin 1st May 1940 Move 1st May 1940 3rd Division H.Q. 1st May 1940 3rd Division H.Q. 1st May 1940 3rd Division H.Q. 1st May 1940 Orders 1st May 1940 3rd Division H.Q. 2nd May 1940 Visit 2nd May 1940 Operational Instructions 2nd May 1940 Le Quin 3rd May 1940 Visit 3rd May 1940 Le Quin 4th May 1940 Visit 4th May 1940 Le Quin 5th May 1940 Football Matches 5th May 1940 Le Quin 6th May 1940 Sickness 6th May 1940 Defences 6th May 1940 Le Quin 6th May 1940 Medical officer 7th May 1940 Training 7th May 1940 Le Quin 8th May 1940 Experiments 8th May 1940 Le Quin 9th May 1940 Instructions 9th May 1940 Preparation Instructions 9th May 1940 Le Quin 9th May 1940 Orders Issued 9th May 1940 3rd Division H.Q. 9th May 1940 3rd Division H.Q. Operation Order No. 14. 10th May 1940 Orders 10th May 1940 Air Raids 10th May 1940 Le Quin 10th May 1940 3rd Division H.Q. Operation Instruction No 11. 10th May 1940 Advance 10th May 1940 3 Div Operation Order 13. 11th May 1940 In Defence 11th May 1940 Move 11th May 1940 Line Established 11th May 1940 Le Quin 11th May 1940 Divisional HQ Moves 12th May 1940 Orders 12th May 1940 In Defence 12th May 1940 Petrol 12th May 1940 In Position 12th May 1940 Le Quin 12th May 1940 Bridges Prepared 12th May 1940 3rd Division H.Q. Operation Order No.12. 12th May 1940 On the Move 12th May 1940 3rd Division Operation Order No.12 12th May 1940 3rd Division H.Q. 12th May 1940 Orders 12th May 1940 On the Move 13th May 1940 Contact 13th May 1940 Movement 13th May 1940 Rumours 13th May 1940 Air Raid 13th May 1940 Withdrawal 13th May 1940 Refugees 13th May 1940 Into Position 14th May 1940 Bridges Blown 14th May 1940  14th May 1940 Shelling 14th May 1940 Contact 14th May 1940 Shelling 14th May 1940 3rd Division H.Q. Operation Order No. 14. 14th May 1940 In Action 15th May 1940 In Action 15th May 1940 In action 15th May 1940 Civilians 15th May 1940 In Action 15th May 1940 Aircraft Downed 15th May 1940 Civilians Evacuated 15th May 1940 Air Attack 16th May 1940 Heavy Shelling 16th May 1940 Fighting Wthdrawal 16th May 1940 Withdrawal 16th May 1940 Fighting Withdrawal 16th May 1940 Defence 16th May 1940 Withdrawal 16th May 1940 3rd Division H.Q. 16th May 1940 Withdrawal 17th May 1940 On the Move 17th May 1940 Conference 17th May 1940 Withdrawal 17th May 1940 Congested Roads 17th May 1940 Defence 17th May 1940 Withdrawal 17th May 1940 Orderrs 17th May 1940 Withdrawal 18th May 1940 In Defence 18th May 1940 Consolidation 18th May 1940 Fighting Withdrawal 18th May 1940 Enemy Penetrate 18th May 1940 Withdrawal 18th May 1940 Heavy Fighting 18th May 1940 Good Positions 19th May 1940 Withdrawal 19th May 1940 In Defence 19th May 1940 Fighting Withdrawal 19th May 1940 Withdrawal 19th May 1940 Aygem 19th May 1940 Withdrawal 20th May 1940 Demolition 20th May 1940 Fighting Withdrawal 20th May 1940 Enemy Attacks 20th May 1940 Contact 20th May 1940 Shelling 20th May 1940 Supplies 21st May 1940 Supplies 21st May 1940 Supplies 21st May 1940 Shelling 22nd May 1940 Orders 22nd May 1940 Ammunition in Short Supply 22nd May 1940 Orders 22nd of May 1940 Message 22nd May 1940 3rd Division H.Q. Operation Order No.16. 22nd May 1940 Enemy Activity 22nd May 1940 Withdrawal 22nd May 1940 3rd Division H.Q. Operation Order No. 16 23rd May 1940 Withdrawal 23rd May 1940 Defence Work 23rd May 1940 Trains Arrive 23rd May 1940 New Positions 23rd May 1940 Patrols 23rd May 1940 Train 24th May 1940 Defence Work 24th May 1940 Short Rations 24th May 1940 Attack Made 24th May 1940 Bondues 25th May 1940 Reliefs 25th May 1940 Cellars 25th May 1940 Bondues 26th May 1940 Divisional HQ Moves 26th May 1940 Orders 26th May 1940 Field Ambulances Move 26th May 1940 Enemy Aircraft 26th May 1940 Quiet 25th May 1940 Rations 26th May 1940 On the Move 27th May 1940 In Reserve 27th May 1940 Orders 27th May 1940 Defensive Positions 27th May 1940 Patrols 27th May 1940 New Line Occupied 27th May 1940 Withdrawal 28th May 1940 Move 28th May 1940 On the March 28th May 1940 Divisional HQ Moves 28th May 1940 Poor Conditions 28th May 1940 Withdrawal 28th May 1940 Divisional HQ Moves 28th May 1940 3rd Division H.Q. 28th May 1940 Orders 28th May 1940 Withdrawal 29th May 1940 Withdrawal 29th May 1940 Shelling 29th May 1940 Vehicles Destroyed 29th May 1940 La Panne 29th May 1940 Withdrawal 29th May 1940 In Action 29th May 1940 Rear Guard 30th May 1940 Bombardment 30th May 1940 Delays 30th May 1940 La Panne 30th May 1940 3rd Division H.Q. 30th May 1940 Policy 30th May 1940 In Action 31st May 1940 Withdrawal 31st May 1940 Shelling 31st May 1940 Embarkation 31st May 1940 Air Attacks 31st May 1940 H.Q. Moves 31st May 1940 3rd Division H.Q. 31st May 1940 Orders 1st Jun 1940 On the Beaches 1st Jun 1940 Under Fire 1st June 1940 on the Move 1st June 1940 Dunes Clear 2nd Jun 1940 Dispersal 2nd June 1940 Advance Party 3rd Jun 1940 Concentration 3rd June 1940 Arrivals 4th Jun 1940 Concentration 4th June 1940 Reorganisation 5th Jun 1940 Concentration 5th June 1940 Reorganisation 6th Jun 1940 Refitting 6th June 1940 Arrivals 7th Jun 1940 Refitting 7th June 1940 Instructions 8th Jun 1940 Leave 9th Jun 1940 Reinforcements 10th Jun 1940 Refitting 11th June 1940 Orders 12th Jun 1940 Refitting 13th June 1940 Inspection 14th Jun 1940 Inspection 14th June 1940 Inspection 17th Jun 1940 Address 18th Jun 1940 Orders 18th June 1940 3rd Division H.Q. Operation Order No.1 18th June 1940 3rd Division Operation Order No.1 19th Jun 1940 On the Move 23rd June 1940 Equipment 24th June 1940 Defence 25th June 1940 Inspection 26th June 1940 Operation of 3 Div. H.Q. 26th June 1940 Inspection 27th June 1940 Defence 28th June 1940 Conference 29th June 1940 inspection 30th June 1940 Conference 1st July 1940 Stand To 2nd July 1940  28th Aug 1941 Exercise   An officer of 3rd Battalion, Reconnaissance Corps, 3rd Infantry Division, peers through field glasses from a Universal carrier hidden in bushes, during an exercise at Sturminster Newton in Dorset, 28th of August 1941. © IWM (H 13115) 12th Jan 1942 Conference 28th Apr 1942 Exercise 29th Apr 1942 Exercise 9th Jan 1944 Exercise 11th Jan 1944 Exercise 17th Jan 1944 On the Move 20th Jan 1944 Vehicles 1st Feb 1944 Training 3rd Feb 1944 Preparations 4th Feb 1944 Preparations 4th Feb 1944 Reorganisation 4th Feb 1944 Inspection 5th Feb 1944 Bad Weather 6th Jun 1944 Landing 7th Feb 1944 Bad Weather 8th Feb 1944 Exercise 9th Feb 1944 Exercise 9th Feb 1944 Exercise 9th Feb 1944 Exercise 9th Feb 1944 Exercise 10th Feb 1944 Exercise 12th Feb 1944 Conference 13th Feb 1944 Conference 13th Feb 1944 On the Move 17th February 1944 Orders Received 17th Feb 1944 Conference 18th Feb 1944 Trials 19th Feb 1944 Exercise 19th Feb 1944 Exercise 20th Feb 1944 Exercise 20th Feb 1944 Exercise 23rd Feb 1944 Exercise 1st Mar 1944 Training 15th Mar 1944 Exercise 16th Mar 1944 Exercise 24th Mar 1944 Visit 27th Mar 1944 Exercise 28th Mar 1944 Exercise 29th Mar 1944 Exercise 30th Mar 1944 Exercise 31st Mar 1944 Exercise 6th Apr 1944 On the Move 29th Apr 1944 Exercise 30th Apr 1944 Training 1st May 1944 Planning 6th May 1944 Exercise 10th May 1944 Orders 11th May 1944 Visit 13th May 1944 Inspection 19th May 1944 Inspection 23rd May 1944 Preparations 24th of May 1944 Top Secret 26th May 1944 Breifing 28th May 1944 Orders 29th May 1944 Briefing 30th May 1944 On the Move 31st May 1944 Training 1st Jun 1944 Preparations 1st Jun 1944 Preparations 1st Jun 1944 On the Move 2nd Jun 1944 Preparations 2nd Jun 1944 Preparations 3rd Jun 1944 Landing Craft 3rd Jun 1944 Preparations 4th Jun 1944 On the Move 4th Jun 1944 Delay 5th Jun 1944 On the Move 5th June 1944 Orders Received 5th Jun 1944 On the Move 6th June 1944 Pathfinders 6th June 1944 Landings 6th Jun 1944 Difficulties 6th Jun 1944 In Action 6th Jun 1944 In Action 6th June 1944 Assault Made 6th Jun 1944 On the Move 6th Jun 1944 In Action 6th Jun 1944 In Action 6th Jun 1944 In Action 6th Jun 1944 In Action 6th Jun 1944 In Action 6th Jun 1944 Sword Beach 6th Jun 1944 Shelling 6th Jun 1944 Shelling and Snipers 7th June 1944 Objectives Taken 7th Jun 1944 In Action 7th Jun 1944 Orders 7th Jun 1944 In Action 7th Jun 1944 Digging in 7th Jun 1944 In Action 7th Jun 1944 Construction Work 8th June 1944 Defences 8th Jun 1944 Construction Work 9th Jun 1944 Mortar Fire 9th Jun 1944 In Action 9th June 1944 In Action 9th Jun 1944 Construction Work 9th Jun 1944 Fighting Patrol 10th June 1944 Reliefs Complete 10th Jun 1944 Construction Work 10th Jun 1944 Mines 11th Jun 1944 Rounds Fired 11th June 1944 Shelling 11th Jun 1944 Booby Traps 12th Jun 1944 In Support 12th June 1944 Civilians 12th Jun 1944 Recce 13th June 1944 Ammunition 13th Jun 1944 Mines 14th June 1944 Minefield 14th Jun 1944 Defences 15th Jun 1944 Exchange of Fire 15th June 1944 Patrols 16th Jun 1944 Enemy Active 16th June 1944 Air Raid 17th Jun 1944 Shelling 17th June 1944 Communication 18th Jun 1944 Patrols 18th June 1944 Quiet 19th Jun 1944 Shelling 19th June 1944 Report 19th June 1944 Patrols 20th Jun 1944 Aircraft Downed 20th Jul 1944 Under Shellfire 20th June 1944 Recce Patrol 21st Jun 1944 Under Shellfire 21st Jul 1944 In Action 22nd Jun 1944 Preparations 22nd Jul 1944 In Action 23rd Jun 1944 Artillery Active 23rd Jul 1944 In Action 24th Jun 1944 Shelling 24th Jul 1944 In Action 25th Jun 1944 Shelling 25th Jul 1944 Heavy Shelling 26th Jun 1944 Artillery Active 27th Jun 1944 Attack Made 28th Jun 1944 Stiff Opposition 30th Jun 1944 Reliefs Completed 1st Jul 1944 Artillery Active 2nd Jul 1944 Shelling 3rd Jul 1944 Artillery Active 4th Jul 1944 Patrols 5th Jul 1944 Shelling 6th of July 1944 At Rest 6th Jul 1944 Heavy Shelling 7th July 1944 Preparations 8th Jul 1944 In Action 8th July 1944 In Action 8th Jul 1944 In Action 10th Jul 1944 In Action   Troops of 1st Battalion Kings Own Scottish Borderers, 9th Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, firing a captured Hotchkiss machine gun during street fighting in Caen, 10th July 1944. © IWM (B 6918) 12th Jul 1944 In Position 13th Jul 1944 Preparations 14th Jul 1944 Orders 14th Jul 1944 Preparations 15th Jul 1944 Recce 16th Jul 1944 On the Move 17th Jul 1944 Orders 17th Jul 1944 Orders 18th Jul 1944 In Action 18th Jul 1944 On the Move 18th Jul 1944 In Action 19th Jul 1944 Counterattack 19th Jul 1944 Advance 20th Jul 1944 In Action 25th Jul 1944 Bad Weather 26th Jul 1944 Reliefs 27th Jul 1944 Orders 28th Jul 1944 Reliefs 30th Jul 1944 Orders 31st Jul 1944 Reorganisation 31st Jul 1944 On the Move 3rd Aug 1944 On the Move 4th Aug 1944 Maintenance 5th Aug 1944 On the Move 6th Aug 1944 On the Move 7th Aug 1944 In Support 8th Aug 1944 In Support 9th Aug 1944 In Support 10th Aug 1944 Orders 11th Aug 1944 In Action 12th Aug 1944 Advance 13th Aug 1944 Attack Made 14th Aug 1944 Patrols 15th Aug 1944 Advance 16th Aug 1944 Enemy Scattered 17th Aug 1944 Enemy Equipment 18th Aug 1944 Prisoners Taken 19th Aug 1944 Orders 20th Aug 1944 On the Move 22nd Aug 1944 Training 23rd Aug 1944 Training 24th Aug 1944 Salvage 25th Aug 1944 Salvage 26th Aug 1944 Reinforcements 27th Aug 1944 Training 28th Aug 1944 Training 29th Aug 1944 Training 30th Aug 1944 Training 1st Sep 1944 Ammunition 1st Sep 1944 Preparations 2nd Sep 1944 Preparations 3rd Sep 1944 On the Move 6th Sep 1944 Training 12th Sep 1944 Visit 13th Sep 1944 March Past 14th Sep 1944 Orders 15th Sep 1944 Preparations 16th Sep 1944 On the March 17th Sep 1944 On the Move 18th Sep 1944 Shelling 19th Sep 1944 Advance 19th Sep 1944 On the Move 20th Sep 1944 Advance 20th Sep 1944 In Support 21st Sep 1944 Advance 25th Sep 1944 Artillery Support 26th Sep 1944 Reliefs 1st Oct 1944 Attack Made 1st Oct 1944 In Action 1st Oct 1944 On the Move 2nd Oct 1944 Shelling 2nd Oct 1944 Attack Made 2nd Oct 1944 Visit 3rd Oct 1944 Reliefs 3rd Oct 1944 Attacks Made 4th Oct 1944 Conference 4th Oct 1944 Move into Holland 5th Oct 1944 Rounds Fired 5th Oct 1944 In Position 6th Oct 1944 Demolition 8th Oct 1944 Targets Engaged 8th Oct 1944 Orders 9th Oct 1944 Reliefs Completed 9th Oct 1944 Reliefs 12th Oct 1944 Attack Made 12th Oct 1944 In Action 12th of October 1944 Plans for capture of wood 13th Oct 1944 Attack Made 13th Oct 1944 Attack Made 13th of October 1944 Advance 14th Oct 1944 Advance Continues 14th Oct 1944 Barrage 14th of October 1944 Attack Made 15th Oct 1944 Preparations 15th Oct 1944 Flank Secured 15th Oct 1944 Moonlight 15th of October 1944 Advance 16th Oct 1944 Advance Continues 16th Oct 1944 Advance 17th Oct 1944 Gains 17th Oct 1944 In Action 18th Oct 1944 Defences 18th Oct 1944 Advance 19th Oct 1944 Holding the Line 19th Oct 1944 Reliefs 20th Oct 1944 Holding the Line 20th Oct 1944 Harrassing Fire 21st Oct 1944 Holding the Line 21st Oct 1944 Harrassing Fire 22nd Oct 1944 Representatives 23rd Oct 1944 Harrassing Fire 25th Oct 1944 Preparations 26th Oct 1944 Reliefs 27th Oct 1944 Patrols 28th Oct 1944 Shelling 29th Oct 1944 Harrassing Fire 5th Nov 1944 Orders 6th Nov 1944 Intelligence 8th November 1944 Move 9th November 1944 Terrible Weather 11th Nov 1944 In Action 12th November 1944 Reliefs 15th Nov 1944 Planning 16th Nov 1944 Shelling 17th Nov 1944 Heavy Shelling 18th November 1944 Observation 19th Nov 1944 Reliefs 22nd Nov 1944 Enemy Withdraws 22nd of November 1944 Orders 23rd Nov 1944 Attack Made 24th Nov 1944 Attacks Made 25th Nov 1944 Attack Made 25th Nov 1944 In Action 25th November 1944 Difficulties 27th Nov 1944 Planning 29th Nov 1944 Enemy Withdraws 30th Nov 1944 Night Attack 19th of December 1944 Orders 21st of December 1944 Relief continues If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. Those known to have served with 3rd Division during the Second World War 1939-1945. Austin James. Pte. Biggs Ernest Henry Wetton. Lt.Col. Cotterell William Arthur. Pte. Jones Harry. Pte. Norton George Thomas . L/Cpl. Shimmons Eric Bert. Pte. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 24 years. 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