Army Troops
25th Tank Brigade
51st Royal Tank Regiment
North Irish Horse
142nd Regiment Royal Armoured Corps

Royal Artillery
23rd ,75th, 102nd ,140th 166th, 183rd Field Regiments
4th ,5th 58th 74th Medium Regiments
5th ,8th Survey Regiments
87th 93rd Anti-Tank Regiment
54th, 56th Heavy Regiments
58th ,80th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiments
11th ,17th 45th 105th ,117th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiments

1st (Independent) Parachute Brigade
1st Parachute Bn
2nd Parachute Bn
3rd Parachute Bn

Army Commandos
No.1 Army Commando
No.6 Army Commando

78th ‘Battleaxe’ Infantry Division

1st Infantry Brigade (Guards) (until 24.3.43)
3rd Bn Grenadier Guards
2nd Bn Coldstream Guards
2nd Bn The Hampshire Regiment (replaced by 3rd Bn The Welsh Guards on 1.3.43)

11th Infantry Brigade
2nd Bn The Lancashire Fusiliers
1st Bn The East Surrey Regiment
5th Bn The Northamptonshire Regiment

36th Infantry Brigade
6th Bn The Royal west Kent Regiment
5th Bn The Buffs (East Kent Regt)
8th Bn The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders

38th (Irish) Infantry Brigade (from 24.3.43)
2nd Bn The London Irish Rifles
1st Bn The Royal Irish Fusiliers
6th Bn The Inniskilling Fusiliers

Royal Artillery
17th Field Regiment
132nd Field Regiment
138th Field Regiment
64th Anti-Tank Regiment
49th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
456th Light Battery and 457th Light Battery (initially)

Royal Engineers
214th Field Company
237th Field Company
256th Field Company
564th Field Company
281st Field Park Company

Royal Signals
78th Division Signals

56th Reconnaissance Regiment

6th Armoured Division

Armoured Car Regiment
1stDerbyshire Yeomanry

26th Armoured Brigade
16th/5th Lancers
17th/21st Lancers
2ndLothians & Border Horse
10th Bn The Rifle Brigade

38th (Irish) Infantry Brigade (until 24.3.43)
Same composition as under 78th Div

1st Infantry Brigade (Guards) (from 24.3.43)
Same composition as under 78th Div

Royal Artillery
12th Royal Horse Artillery (Honourable Artillery Company)
152nd Field Regiment
138th Field Regiment
72nd Anti-Tank Regiment
51st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment

Royal Engineers
5th Field Company
8th Field Company
625th Field Park Company

Royal Signals
6th Armoured Division Signals

46th Infantry Division

138th Infantry Brigade
6th Bn The Lincolnshire Regiment
2nd/4th The Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
6th Bn The York & Lancaster Regiment

139th Infantry Brigade
2nd/5th Bn The Leicestershire Regiment
2nd/5th Bn The Sherwood Foresters (later 5th)
16th Bn The Durham Light Infantry

128th Infantry Brigade
1st/4th Bn The Hampshire Regiment
2nd/4th Bn The Hampshire Regiment
5th Bn The Hampshire Regiment

Royal Artillery
70th Field Regiment
71st Field Regiment
172nd Field Regiment
58th Anti-Tank Regiment
115th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment

Royal Engineers
270th Field Company
271st Field Company
272nd Field Company
273rd Field Park Company

Royal Signals
46th Division Signals

46th Reconnaissance Regiment

1st Infantry Division

2nd Infantry Brigade
1st Bn The The Loyal (North Lancashire) Regiment
2nd Bn The North Staffordshire Regiment
6th Bn The Gordon Highlanders

3rd Infantry Brigade
1st Bn The Duke of Wellingtons Regiment
2nd Bn The Sherwood Foresters
1st Bn The King’s Shropshire Light Infantry

24th Infantry Brigade (Guards)
5th Bn Grenadier Guards
1st Bn Scots Guards
1st Bn Irish Guards

Royal Artillery
2nd Field Regiment
19th Field Regiment
67th Field Regiment
81st Anti-Tank Regiment
90th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment

Royal Engineers
23rd Field Company
238th Field Company
248th Field Company
6th Field Park Company

Royal Signals
1st Division Signals

4th Mixed Division

I0th Infantry Brigade
2nd Bn The Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment
1st/6th Bn The East Surrey Regiment
2nd Bn The Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry

12th Infantry Brigade
2nd Bn The Royal Fusiliers
6th Bn The Black Watch
1st Bn The Royal West Kent Regiment

21st Tank Brigade
12th Royal Tank Regiment
48th Royal Tank Regiment
145th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps

Royal Artillery
22nd Field Regiment
30th Field Regiment
77th Field Regiment
14th Anti-Tank Regiment
91st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment

Royal Engineers
7th Field Company
59th Field Company
225th Field Company
18th Field Park Company

Royal Signals
4th Division Signals

4th Reconnaissance Regiment

General Alexander (commander of the 18th Army Group) ordered the 8th Army to reinforce 1st Army during April 1943 under 9th Corps. The composition was as follows:-

9th Corps

1st Armoured Division

Armoured Car Regiment
12th Royal Lancers

2nd Armoured Brigade
The Queen’s Bays
9th The Queen’s Royal Lancers
10th Royal Hussars
Motor Bn; The Yorkshire Dragoons

7th Motor Brigade
1st Bn The King’s Royal Rifle Corps
2nd Bn The Rifle Brigade
7th Bn The Rifle Brigade

Royal Artillery
2nd Royal Horse Artillery
4th Royal Horse Artillery
11th Royal Horse Artillery
76th Anti-Tank Regiment
42nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment

Royal Engineers
1st Field Squadron
7th Field Squadron
1st Field Park Squadron

Royal Signals
1st Armoured Division Signals

7th Armoured Division

Armoured Car Regiment
11th Hussars

22nd Armoured Brigade
1st Royal Tank Regiment
5th Royal Tank Regiment
4th County of London Yeomanry
Motor Bn;1st Bn The Rifle Brigade

131st Lorried Infantry Brigade
1st/5th Bn The Queens Regiment
1st/6th Bn The Queens Regiment
1st/7th Bn The Queens Regiment

Royal Artillery
3rd Royal Horse Artillery
5th Royal Horse Artillery
146th Field Regiment
65th Anti-Tank Regiment
15th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment

Royal Engineers
4th Field Squadron
21st Field Squadron
143rd Field Park Squadron

Royal Signals
7th Armoured Division Signals

4th Indian (Infantry) Division

5th (Indian) Infantry Brigade
1st/4th Bn The Essex Regiment
4th/6th Bn The Rajputana Rifles
1st/9th Bn The Gurkha Rifles

7th (Indian) Infantry Brigade
1st Bn The Royal Sussex Regiment
4th/16th Bn The Punjab Regiment
1st/2nd Bn The Gurkha Rifles

Royal Artillery
1st Field Regiment
11th Field Regiment
31st Field Regiment
149th Anti-Tank Regiment
57th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment

Royal Engineers
4th (Bengal) Field Company
21st (Bombay) Field Company
12th (Madras) Field Company
11th (Madras) Field Park Company

Royal Signals
4th (Indian) Division Signals

201st Guards Motor Brigade