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33rd
Army Tank Brigade
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UK, 19
November 41 June 42
Northern Command
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43
RTR |
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144
RAC (8th Btn. East Lancashire Regt.) |
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148
RAC (9th Btn. Loyal Regt.) |
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Notes:
144 RAC Equipped
with Churchills in Jan 42, based at RUFFORD ABBY.
148 RAC Joins 33 Tank brigade as 9th Loyals on 19 November 1941
- converts to 148 RAC on 22/11/41- First Churchills arrive 28
November 1941, First MkIIIs, 16/05/1942. Based at THORESBY.
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UK June
42-April 43
 3rd
Mixed Division
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43
RTR |
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144
RAC (8th Btn. East Lancashire Regt.) |
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148
RAC (9th Btn. Loyal Regt.) |
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Notes:
144 RAC Equipped
with Churchills in Jan 42. Changes over to Shermans in early 1943.
Renamed 4 RTR in March 1945.
148 RAC First
Churchill MkIVs (reworked arrive 4/11/42).Receives Gun 3"
Gun carrier 20/1/43 and 8/2/43 - gives them back 8/3/4328 March
43 - relocated to LANGHOLM, DUMFRIESSHIRE and starts shedding
Churchills and replacing with Shermans - Churchills go to , 4th
Guards Tank Battalion. (Scots Gds.) and 9 R.T.R. Regiment then
moves to Bury St. Edmunds gives away 43 more Churchills to 4 Guards
Tank Brigade. before trading in the newly acquired Shermans and
re-equipping with Churchills once again.
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UK, 28
May 43 - 7 August 43
 79th
Armoured Division
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43
RTR |
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144
RAC (8th Btn. East Lancashire Regt.) |
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148
RAC (9th Btn. Loyal Regt.) |
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Notes:
43 RTR Experimental
vehicles with 79th Armoured Division. SUDBOURNE HALL
144 RAC LIVERMERE
CAMP, BURY ST.EDMUNDS
148 RAC 28th
May 1943 - attached to 79th Armoured Division. ALDE LODGE, ALDBURGH,
SUFFOLK ("A" Squadron - Demonstration Squadron; "B"
Squadron - Experimental Squadron)
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UK 7 Aug
43 - 8 Oct 43
3rd
Mixed Division
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144
RAC (8th Btn. East Lancashire Regt.) |
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148
RAC (9th Btn. Loyal Regt.) |
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Notes:
144 RAC LESMAHAGOW
148 RAC 7
August moves to LANGHOLM LODGE, LANGHOLM, DUMFRIESSHIRE and is
attached to 3rd Division. 8 October comes leaves 33rd Tank Brigade
and joins 27 Armoured Brigade.
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UK, 16
Feb 44 - 17 Mar 44
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144
RAC (8th Btn. East Lancashire Regt.) |
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148
RAC (9th Btn. Loyal Regt.) |
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Notes:
Re-mobilised
as 33 Armoured Regiment on 17/03/44
148 Rejoins
Brigade 16 Feb 1944, Churchills till March 1944
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Please note that
I cannot claim this article to be definitive and it very much represents
work in progress and so may be subject to change. Where applicable I
have given precedence to 'first' hand accounts over those from the insignia
reference books (which in any case are often contradictory with respect
to Army Tank Brigades). Any comments and corrections are most welcome,
especially if backed up with photographic references, or form first
hand recollections etc.
© 2004 Chris Shillito
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