Guards Higher Formations: Reference Thread

A list of references for War Diaries relating to Guards Formations as well as individuals who served in support of or attached to Guards Units.


Online war diaries for 1944 at War Diaries - TracesOfWar.com includes:
Guards Armoured Division
September 1944
WO 171/376 - Guards Armoured Division

6 Guards Tank Brigade
January - December 1944
WO 171/607 - 6 Guards Tank Brigade

32 Guards Brigade
September - October 1944
WO 171/638 - 32 Guards Brigade


2 Grenadier Guards
September - December 1944
WO 171/1254 - 2 Grenadier Guards

4 Grenadier Guards
January - December 1944
WO 171/1255 - 4 Grenadier Guards

1 Coldstream Guards
January - December 1944
WO 171/1250 - 1 Coldstream Guards

4 Coldstream Guards
September - December 1944
WO 171/1251 - 4 Coldstream Guards

3 Scots Guards
January - December 1944
WO 171/1258 - 3 Scots Guards

3 Irish Guards
July - December 1944
WO 171/1257 - 3 Irish Guards

2 Welsh Guards
August - December 1944
WO 171/1260 - 2 Welsh Guards

 

INDEX

• Brigade of Guards: Dress & Ceremony
• Brigade of Guards: Organisation & Reinforcement Provision
• Guards Armoured Division
• 1st Guards Brigade
• 5th Guards Brigade
• 6th Guards Brigade
• 7th Guards Brigade
• 20th Guards Brigade
• 22nd Guards Brigade
• 24th Guards Brigade
• 30th Guards Brigade
• 32nd Guards Brigade
• 33rd Guards Brigade
• 200th Guards Brigade
• 201st Guards Brigade

 

Brigade of Guards: Dress & Ceremony

REGIMENTAL DRESS AND BADGES: Infantry (Code 43(B)): Bandsmen's dress of the Brigade of... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 32/3243
Description: REGIMENTAL DRESS AND BADGES: Infantry (Code 43(B)): Bandsmen's dress of the Brigade of Guards
Date: 1931

REGIMENTAL DRESS AND BADGE: Infantry (Code 43B): Provisional dress for Brigade of Guards | The National Archives
Reference: WO 32/12985
Description: REGIMENTAL DRESS AND BADGE: Infantry (Code 43B): Provisional dress for Brigade of Guards
Date: 1946-1947

REGIMENTAL DRESS AND BADGE: Infantry (Code 43B): Brigade of Guards (a) return to full... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 32/12993
Description: REGIMENTAL DRESS AND BADGE: Infantry (Code 43B): Brigade of Guards (a) return to full dress (b) pool of clothing for officers and purchase from ex-officers (c) additional cleaning materials
Date: 1948-1961

CEREMONIAL: Salutes (Code 27B): Presenting of Arms by Brigade of Guards: Amendments to... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 32/13485
Description: CEREMONIAL: Salutes (Code 27B): Presenting of Arms by Brigade of Guards: Amendments to King's Regulations 1940, paragraph 31 Appendix IV
Date: 1949

Brigade of Guards: number one dress including Scots and Irish pipers | The National Archives
Reference: WO 32/15683
Description: Brigade of Guards: number one dress including Scots and Irish pipers
Date: 1947-1958[/B]

 

Brigade of Guards: Organisation & Reinforcement Provision

ARMY ORGANISATION: Other Arms (Code 14(J)): Brigade of Guards: Manpower ceiling | The National Archives
Reference: WO 32/10395
Description: ARMY ORGANISATION: Other Arms (Code 14(J)): Brigade of Guards: Manpower ceiling
Date: 1942-1947

Provision of re-inforcements: Brigade of Guards | The National Archives
Reference: WO 204/10166
Description: Provision of re-inforcements: Brigade of Guards
Date: 1944 Feb.-July

Provision of reinforcements: Brigade of Guards | The National Archives
Reference: WO 204/10173
Description: Provision of reinforcements: Brigade of Guards
Date: 1944 July - Nov

Provision of reinforcements: Brigade of Guards | The National Archives
Reference: WO 204/10174
Description: Provision of reinforcements: Brigade of Guards
Date: 1944 Dec.-1945 Aug.

ARMY ORGANISATION: Brigade of Guards (Code 14(U)): Brigade of Guards organisation 1945 | The National Archives
Reference: WO 32/11542
Description: ARMY ORGANISATION: Brigade of Guards (Code 14(U)): Brigade of Guards organisation 1945
Date: 1945-1949

Proposed infantry rundown: effect on Brigade of Guards | The National Archives
Reference: WO 259/11
Description: Proposed infantry rundown: effect on Brigade of Guards
Date: 1946 Nov.

Brigade of Guards: proposed reduction in number of battalions | The National Archives
Reference: WO 259/39
Description: Brigade of Guards: proposed reduction in number of battalions
Date: 1946 Nov

Brigade of Guards: paper by Maj. Gen. J. C. O. Marriott on future policy | The National Archives
Reference: WO 216/302
Description: Brigade of Guards: paper by Maj. Gen. J. C. O. Marriott on future policy
Date: 1949 Feb.

 

1st Guards Brigade

1 (Guards) Brigade Headquarters | The National Archives
Reference: WO 167/346
Description: 1 (Guards) Brigade Headquarters
Date: 1939 Sept.-1940 June

BRIGADES: 1ST. (GUARDS) BRIGADE: Headquarters (HQ). | The National Archives
Reference: WO 166/893
Description: BRIGADES: 1ST. (GUARDS) BRIGADE: Headquarters (HQ).
Date: 1940 July-Dec.

BRIGADES: 1ST. (GUARDS) BRIGADE: Headquarters (HQ). | The National Archives
Reference: WO 166/894
Description: BRIGADES: 1ST. (GUARDS) BRIGADE: Headquarters (HQ).
Date: 1941 Jan.-Dec.

"Blazing": move of 1st Guards Brigade | The National Archives
Reference: WO 106/4177
Description: "Blazing": move of 1st Guards Brigade
Date: 1942 Apr.-June

H.Q. | The National Archives
Reference: WO 175/186
Description: H.Q. [1 Guards Brigade]
Date: 1942 Nov.- 1943 June

1 Guards Brigade: HQ | The National Archives
Reference: WO 169/8852
Description: 1 Guards Brigade: HQ
Date: 1943 July- Dec.

1 Guards Brigade: H.Q. | The National Archives
Reference: WO 170/514
Description: 1 Guards Brigade: H.Q.
Date: 1944 Jan.- June

1 Guards Brigade: H.Q. | The National Archives
Reference: WO 170/515
Description: 1 Guards Brigade: H.Q.
Date: 1944 July - Dec.

Brigades: 1 Guards Brigade: HQ | The National Archives
Reference: WO 169/19697
Description: Brigades: 1 Guards Brigade: HQ
Date: 1945 Oct.- Dec.


Movements: 1 and 24 Guards Brigades, 6 British Armoured Division | The National Archives
Reference: WO 204/7807
Description: Movements: 1 and 24 Guards Brigades, 6 British Armoured Division
Date: 1945 Jan.-Apr.


1 (Guards) Brigade Anti-Tank Company | The National Archives
Reference: WO 167/347
Description: 1 (Guards) Brigade Anti-Tank Company
Date: 1939 Sept.-1940 June

BRIGADES: 1ST. (GUARDS) BRIGADE: Anti-Tank Company. | The National Archives
Reference: WO 166/895
Description: BRIGADES: 1ST. (GUARDS) BRIGADE: Anti-Tank Company.
Date: 1940 July-Dec.


R.E.M.E. | The National Archives
Reference: WO 175/188
Description: R.E.M.E. [1 Guards Brigade]
Date: 1942 Dec.- 1943 June

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1009659
Reference: WO 169/8853
Description: 1 Guards Brigade: Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Workshop (REME Wksp)
Date: 1943 July- Dec.

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C959923
Reference: WO 170/516
Description: 1 Guards Brigade: R.E.M.E. Wksp.
Date: 1944 Jan.- Dec.

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C963815
Reference: WO 170/4405
Description: 1 Guards Brigade: R.E.M.E. Wksp.
Date: 1945 Jan.- Sept.

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1020505
Reference: WO 169/19698
Description: Brigades: 1 Guards Brigade: Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Workshop (REME Wksp)
Date: 1945 Oct.- Dec.


http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2354531
Reference: WO 175/187
Description: R.A.S.C. [1 Guards Brigade]
Date: 1942 Dec.- 1943 Mar.

 

5th Guards Brigade


ARMOURED BRIGADES: 5 GUARDS ARMOURED BRIGADE: Headquarters (HQ). | The National Archives
Reference: WO 166/6655
Description: ARMOURED BRIGADES: 5 GUARDS ARMOURED BRIGADE: Headquarters (HQ).
Date: 1942 Jan.-Dec.

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C796798
Reference: WO 166/10733
Description: H.Q. [5 Guards Brigade]
Date: 1943 Jan.-Dec.

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4440714
Reference: WO 171/605
Description: HQ [5 Guards Brigade]
Date: 1944 Jan-Dec

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4444425
Reference: WO 171/4318
Description: H.Q. [5 Guards Brigade]
Date: 1945 Jan.- Dec

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4448914
Reference: WO 171/8808
Description: 5 Guards Brigade: Headquarters
Date: 1946 Jan-June

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1808533
Reference: WO 267/198
Description: 5 Guards Brigade
Date: 1946 July-Sept.




http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4440715
Reference: WO 171/606
Description: Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers (REME) Workshop [5 Guards Armoured Brigade]
Date: 1944 Jan-Dec

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4444426
Reference: WO 171/4319
Description: R.E.M.E. Wksp. [5 Guards Armoured Brigade]
Date: 1945 Jan.- Dec.

 

6th Guards Brigade

ARMOURED BRIGADES: 6 GUARDS ARMOURED BRIGADE: Headquarters (HQ). | The National Archives
Reference: WO 166/6656
Description: ARMOURED BRIGADES: 6 GUARDS ARMOURED BRIGADE: Headquarters (HQ).
Date: 1942 Jan.-Dec.

HQ | The National Archives
Reference: WO 171/607
Description: HQ [6 Guards Tank Brigade]
Date: 1944 Jan-Dec

H.Q. | The National Archives
Reference: WO 171/4321
Description: H.Q. [6 Guards Brigade]
Date: 1945 Jan.- Aug.

H.Q. | The National Archives
Reference: WO 171/4322
Description: H.Q. [6 Guards Brigade]
Date: 1945 Sept.- Dec.

H.Q. | The National Archives
Reference: WO 171/8810
Description: H.Q. [6 Guards Brigade]
Date: 1946 Jan.-June


Ord. Fd. Pk. | The National Archives
Reference: WO 171/608
Description: Ord. Fd. Pk. [6 Guards Tank Brigade]
Date: 1944 Jan., Apr.-Dec.

Ord. Fd. Pk. | The National Archives
Reference: WO 171/4323
Description: Ord. Fd. Pk. [6 Guards Brigade]
Date: 1945 Jan.- Nov.


Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers (REME) Workshop | The National Archives
Reference: WO 171/610
Description: Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers (REME) Workshop [6 Guards Tank Brigade]
Date: 1944 May-Dec

Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers (REME) Recovery Section | The National Archives
Reference: WO 171/609
Description: Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers (REME) Recovery Section [6 Guards Tank Brigade]
Date: 1944 Aug-Sept

R.E.M.E. Wksp. | The National Archives
Reference: WO 171/4324
Description: R.E.M.E. Wksp. [6 Guards Brigade]
Date: 1945 Jan.- Dec.

R.E.M.E. Wksp. | The National Archives
Reference: WO 171/8811
Description: R.E.M.E. Wksp. [6 Guards Brigade]
Date: 1946 Jan.-July

 

7th Guards Brigade

BRIGADES: 7TH. (GUARDS) BRIGADE: Headquarters (HQ). | The National Archives
Reference: WO 166/909
Description: BRIGADES: 7TH. (GUARDS) BRIGADE: Headquarters (HQ).
Date: 1940 July- 1941 Aug.

 

20th Guards Brigade

BRIGADES: 20TH. (GUARDS) BRIGADE: Headquarters (HQ). | The National Archives
Reference: WO 166/926
Description: BRIGADES: 20TH. (GUARDS) BRIGADE: Headquarters (HQ).
Date: 1940 May- 1941 Sept.

 

22nd Guards Brigade

22 Guards Brigade (HQ) | The National Archives
Reference: WO 169/1293
Description: 22 Guards Brigade (HQ)
Date: 1941 Feb.- Aug., Oct., Dec.

22nd Guards Brigade: operation instructions | The National Archives
Reference: WO 201/511
Description: 22nd Guards Brigade: operation instructions
Date: 1941 Mar.-Sept.

 

24th Guards Brigade

24 (Guards) Infantry Brigade | The National Archives
Reference: WO 168/24
Description: 24 (Guards) Infantry Brigade
Date: 1940 Feb.-May

BRIGADES: 24 GUARDS BRIGADE: Headquarters (HQ). | The National Archives
Reference: WO 166/6574
Description: BRIGADES: 24 GUARDS BRIGADE: Headquarters (HQ).
Date: 1942 Jan.-Sept.

H.Q. | The National Archives
Reference: WO 175/203
Description: H.Q. [24 Guards Brigade]
Date: 1943 Jan.- June

24 Guards Brigade: HQ | The National Archives
Reference: WO 169/8913
Description: 24 Guards Brigade: HQ
Date: 1943 July- Dec.

24 Guards Brigade: H.Q. | The National Archives
Reference: WO 170/585
Description: 24 Guards Brigade: H.Q.
Date: 1944 Jan.- May

24 Guards Brigade: H.Q. | The National Archives
Reference: WO 170/586
Description: 24 Guards Brigade: H.Q.
Date: 1944 June - Aug.

24 Guards Brigade: H.Q. | The National Archives
Reference: WO 170/587
Description: 24 Guards Brigade: H.Q.
Date: 1944 Sept., Oct.

24 Guards Brigade: H.Q. | The National Archives
Reference: WO 170/588
Description: 24 Guards Brigade: H.Q.
Date: 1944 Nov., Dec

24 Guards Brigade: H.Q. | The National Archives
Reference: WO 170/4448
Description: 24 Guards Brigade: H.Q.
Date: 1945 Jan.- May

24 Guards Brigade: H.Q. | The National Archives
Reference: WO 170/4449
Description: 24 Guards Brigade: H.Q.
Date: 1945 June - Dec.


24 Guards Brigade: operations | The National Archives
Reference: WO 204/7227
Description: 24 Guards Brigade: operations
Date: 1944 Aug.- 1945 May


Movements: 1 and 24 Guards Brigades, 6 British Armoured Division | The National Archives
Reference: WO 204/7807
Description: Movements: 1 and 24 Guards Brigades, 6 British Armoured Division
Date: 1945 Jan.-Apr.


BRIGADES: 24TH. (GUARDS) BRIGADE GROUP: Reconnaissance Corps. | The National Archives
Reference: WO 166/929
Description: BRIGADES: 24TH. (GUARDS) BRIGADE GROUP: Reconnaissance Corps.
Date: 1941 Feb.-Dec.


http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C959997
Reference: WO 170/590
Description: 24 Guards Brigade: Ord. Fd. Pk.
Date: 1944 Oct.- Dec.

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C963861
Reference: WO 170/4451
Description: 24 Guards Brigade: Ord. Fd. Pk.
Date: 1945 Jan.- Mar.


http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2354549
Reference: WO 175/205
Description: R.E.M.E. [24 Guards Brigade]
Date: 1943 Feb.- June

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1009720
Reference: WO 169/8914
Description: 24 Guards Brigade: Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Workshop (REME Wksp)
Date: 1943 July- Dec.

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C959996
Reference: WO 170/589
Description: 24 Guards Brigade: R.E.M.E. Wksp.
Date: 1944 Jan.- Dec.

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C963860
Reference: WO 170/4450
Description: 24 Guards Brigade: R.E.M.E. Wksp.
Date: 1945 Jan.- Dec.

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C967170
Reference: WO 170/7761
Description: 24 Guards Brigade: R.E.M.E. Wksp
Date: 1946 Jan.- June


http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C786984
Reference: WO 166/928
Description: BRIGADES: 24TH. (GUARDS) BRIGADE GROUP: Brigade Company, Royal Army Service Corps (RASC).
Date: 1941 Jan.-Dec.

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2354548
Reference: WO 175/204
Description: R.A.S.C. [24 Guards Brigade]
Date: 1943 Mar., June

 

30 Guards Brigade

BRIGADES: 30TH. (GUARDS) BRIGADE: Headquarters (HQ). | The National Archives
Reference: WO 166/940
Description: BRIGADES: 30TH. (GUARDS) BRIGADE: Headquarters (HQ).
Date: 1940 Oct.- 1941 Aug.

 

32nd Guards Brigade

BRIGADES: 32ND. (GUARDS) BRIGADE: Headquarters (HQ). | The National Archives
Reference: WO 166/946
Description: BRIGADES: 32ND. (GUARDS) BRIGADE: Headquarters (HQ).
Date: 1941 Sept.-Dec.

BRIGADES: 32 GUARDS BRIGADE: Headquarters (HQ). | The National Archives
Reference: WO 166/6578
Description: BRIGADES: 32 GUARDS BRIGADE: Headquarters (HQ).
Date: 1942 Jan.-Dec.

H.Q. | The National Archives
Reference: WO 166/10758
Description: H.Q. [32 Guards Brigade]
Date: 1943 Jan.- Dec.

H.Q. | The National Archives
Reference: WO 171/638
Description: H.Q. [32 Guards Brigade]
Date: 1944 Jan.-Dec.

H.Q. | The National Archives
Reference: WO 171/8826
Description: H.Q. [32 Guards Brigade]
Date: 1945 Jan.-June.

32 Guards Brigade | The National Archives
Reference: WO 267/200
Description: 32 Guards Brigade
Date: 1946 July-Sept.

H.Q. | The National Archives
Reference: WO 171/4357
Description: R.E.M.E. Wksp. [32 Guards Brigade]
Date: 1945 Jan.- Dec.


R.E.M.E. Wksp. | The National Archives
Reference: WO 171/639
Description: R.E.M.E. Wksp. [32 Guards Brigade]
Date: 1944 Jan.- Dec.

R.E.M.E. Wksp. | The National Archives
Reference: WO 171/4358
Description: R.E.M.E. Wksp. [32 Guards Brigade]
Date: 1945 Jan.- 1946 Feb.

R.E.M.E. Wksp. | The National Archives
Reference: WO 171/8827
Description: R.E.M.E. Wksp. [32 Guards Brigade]
Date: 1946 Jan.-Mar.

 

33rd Guards Brigade

BRIGADES: 33RD. INDEPENDENT (GUARDS) BRIGADE: Headquarters (HQ). | The National Archives
Reference: WO 166/947
Description: BRIGADES: 33RD. INDEPENDENT (GUARDS) BRIGADE: Headquarters (HQ).
Date: 1941 Nov.-Dec.

BRIGADES: 33 INDEPENDENT GUARDS BRIGADE: Headquarters (HQ). | The National Archives
Reference:WO 166/6579
Description:BRIGADES: 33 INDEPENDENT GUARDS BRIGADE: Headquarters (HQ).
Date:1942 Jan.-Dec.

H.Q. | The National Archives
Reference: WO 166/10759
Description: H.Q. [33 INDEPENDENT GUARDS BRIGADE]
Date: 1943 Jan.- Oct.



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33 INDEPENDENT GUARDS BRIGADE | The National Archives
33 INDEPENDENT GUARDS BRIGADE
Reference: Subsubseries within WO 166
Title: 33 INDEPENDENT GUARDS BRIGADE

 

200 Guards Brigade

Brigades: 200 Guards Brigade: HQ | The National Archives
Reference: WO 169/4307
Description: Brigades: 200 Guards Brigade: HQ
Date: 1942 Jan.- Mar.


Brigades: 200 Guards Brigade: Provost Unit | The National Archives
Reference: WO 169/4308
Description: Brigades: 200 Guards Brigade: Provost Unit
Date: 1942 May

 

201 Guards Brigade

201 Guards Brigade: command and administration, employment and equipment | The National Archives
Reference: WO 204/1760
Description: 201 Guards Brigade: command and administration, employment and equipment
Date: 1943 May-1945 Mar.


201 Guards Motor Brigade: reports on operations near Agedalbia | The National Archives
Reference: WO 201/530B
Description: 201 Guards Motor Brigade: reports on operations near Agedalbia
Date: 1942 Jan.-Apr.

Brigades: 201 Guards Motor Brigade: HQ | The National Archives
Reference: WO 169/4309
Description: Brigades: 201 Guards Motor Brigade: HQ
Date: 1942 Sept.- Dec.

201 Guards Brigade: HQ | The National Archives
Reference: WO 169/8984
Description: 201 Guards Brigade: HQ
Date: 1943 Jan.- June, Sept.

201 Guards Brigade: HQ | The National Archives
Reference: WO 169/8985
Description: 201 Guards Brigade: HQ
Date: 1943 Oct.- Dec.

201 Guards Brigade: H.Q. | The National Archives
Reference: WO 170/636
Description: 201 Guards Brigade: H.Q.
Date: 1944 Jan.- Mar.

H.Q. | The National Archives
Reference: WO 166/14359
Description: H.Q. [201 Guards Brigade]
Date: 1944 Apr.-Dec.

H.Q. | The National Archives
Reference: WO 166/16457
Description: H.Q. [201 Guards Brigade]
Date: 1945 Jan.-Dec.


Brigades: 201 Guards Motor Brigade: Provost Unit | The National Archives
Reference: WO 169/4311
Description: Brigades: 201 Guards Motor Brigade: Provost Unit
Date: 1942 Sept.- Dec.

201 Guards Brigade: Provost | The National Archives
Reference: WO 169/8987
Description: 201 Guards Brigade: Provost
Date: 1943 Jan.- Mar.


201 Guards Brigade: Ord. Fd. Pk. | The National Archives
Reference: WO 170/637
Description: 201 Guards Brigade: Ord. Fd. Pk.
Date: 1944 Feb.- Apr.

201 Guards Brigade: Ord. Fd. Pk. | The National Archives
Reference: WO 170/638
Description: 201 Guards Brigade: Ord. Fd. Pk.
Date: 1944 May - Sept.


Brigades: 201 Guards Motor Brigade: Workshop REME (Royal Electrical and Mechanical... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 169/4310
Description: Brigades: 201 Guards Motor Brigade: Workshop REME (Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers)
Date: 1942 Oct.- Dec.

201 Guards Brigade: Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Workshop (REME Wksp) | The National Archives
Reference: WO 169/8986
Description: 201 Guards Brigade: Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Workshop (REME Wksp)
Date: 1943 Jan.- July, Sept. - Dec.

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C960046
Reference: WO 170/639
Description: 201 Guards Brigade: R.E.M.E. Wksp.
Date: 1944 Jan.- Aug

 

Guards Armoured Division

• WO 177/362 A.D.M.S. Guards Armd. Div. 1943 Mar - Aug., Dec.- 1946 July

• WO 166/879 DIVISIONS: GUARDS ARMOURED DIVISION: General Staff (GS). 1941 Aug.-Dec.

• WO 166/880 DIVISIONS: GUARDS ARMOURED DIVISION: Adjutant and Quartermaster (AQ). 1941 June-Dec.
• WO 166/6474 DIVISIONS: GUARDS ARMOURED DIVISION: General and Adjutant and Quartermaster ( G AQ). 1942 Jan.-Dec.
• WO 166/10452 G. and A.Q. Guards Armoured Division 1942 Jan.- Dec.
• WO 171/379 A.Q. Guards Armoured Division 1944 Jan., Mar., Apr., June
• WO 171/4107 A.Q. Guards Armoured Division 1945 Jan.- June

• WO 171/376 G. Guards Armoured Division 1944 Jan.- Sept.
• WO 171/377 G. Guards Armoured Division 1944 Oct., Nov.
• WO 171/378 G Guards Armoured Division. 1944 Dec.
• WO 171/4103 G. Guards Armoured Division 1945 Jan., Feb.
• WO 171/4104 G. Guards Armoured Division 1945 Mar., Apr.
• WO 171/4105 G. Guards Armoured Division 1945 May - Aug.
• WO 171/4106 G. Guards Armoured Division 1945 Sept.- Dec.
• WO 171/8707 G. Guards Division 1946 Jan.- June

• WO 166/881 DIVISIONS: GUARDS ARMOURED DIVISION: Support Group. 1941 Sept.-Dec.
• WO 166/10458 33 Sp. Gp. Guards Armoured Division 1943 Jan.- June
• WO 166/10459 Sp. Coy. Guards Armoured Division 1943 Jan.- June

• WO 166/883 DIVISIONS: GUARDS ARMOURED DIVISION: Signals. 1941 June-Dec.
• WO 166/6477 DIVISIONS: GUARDS ARMOURED DIVISION: Signals. 1942 Jan.-Dec.
• WO 166/10455 Signals Guards Armoured Division 1943 Jan.- Dec.
• WO 171/383 Signals Guards Armoured Division 1944 Jan.- Dec.
• WO 171/4111 Signals Guards Armoured Division 1945 Jan.- Dec.
• WO 171/8710 Signals Guards Division 1946 Jan.- June

• WO 166/6481 DIVISIONS: GUARDS ARMOURED DIVISION: Royal Army Ordnance Corps Support Group (RAOC). 1941 Nov.-1942 June

• WO 166/884 DIVISIONS: GUARDS ARMOURED DIVISION: Commander Royal Army Service Corps (CRASC). 1941 Sept.-Dec.
• WO 166/885 DIVISIONS: GUARDS ARMOURED DIVISION: Support Group, Royal Army Service Corps (RASC). 1941 Oct.-Dec.
• WO 166/886 DIVISIONS: GUARDS ARMOURED DIVISION: Troops Company, Royal Army Service Corps (RASC). 1941 Dec.
• WO 166/6480 DIVISIONS: GUARDS ARMOURED DIVISION: Royal Army Service Corps Support Group (RASC). 1942 Jan.-June
• WO 166/6478 DIVISIONS: GUARDS ARMOURED DIVISION: Headquarters Royal Army Service Corps (HQ RASC). 1942 Jan.-Dec.
• WO 166/6479 DIVISIONS: GUARDS ARMOURED DIVISION: Royal Army Service Corps Troops Company (RASC). 1942 Jan.-Dec.
• WO 166/10456 R.A.S.C. H.Q. Guards Armoured Division 1943 Jan.- Dec.
• WO 171/384 C.R.A.S.C. Guards Armoured Division 1944 Jan.- Dec.
• WO 171/385 R.A.S.C. Rear Party Guards Armoured Division 1944 June, July
• WO 171/4112 C.R.A.S.C. Guards Armoured Division 1945 Jan.- Dec.
• WO 171/8711 R.A.S.C. Guards Division 1946 Jan.- June

• WO 166/10457 A.A. Coy. Guards Armoured Division 1942 Dec.- 1943 June

• WO 166/6475 DIVISIONS: GUARDS ARMOURED DIVISION: Royal Artillery (RA). 1942 Jan.-Dec.
• WO 166/10453 R.A. GUARDS ARMOURED DIVISION 1942 Jan.- Dec.
• WO 171/380 C.R.A. Guards Armoured Division 1944 Jan.- Dec.
• WO 171/4108 R.A. Guards Armoured Division 1945 Jan.- Mar.
• WO 171/4109 R.A. Guards Armoured Division 1945 Apr.- Dec.
• WO 171/8708 R.A. Guards Division 1946 Jan.- June

• WO 166/882 DIVISIONS: GUARDS ARMOURED DIVISION: Commander Royal Engineers (CRE). 1941 Aug.-Dec.
• WO 166/6476 DIVISIONS: GUARDS ARMOURED DIVISION: Royal Engineers (RE). 1942 Jan.-Dec.
• WO 166/10454 R.E. Guards Armoured Division 1943 Jan.- Dec.
• WO 171/381 C.R.E. Guards Armoured Division 1944 Jan.- Sept.
• WO 171/382 C.R.E. Guards Armoured Division 1944 Oct.- Dec.
• WO 171/4110 R.E. Guards Armoured Division 1945 Jan.- Oct.
• WO 171/8709 R.E. Guards Division 1946 Jan.- June

• WO 166/6482 DIVISIONS: GUARDS ARMOURED DIVISION: Royal Elecrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME). 1942 Oct.-1943 Jan.
• WO 166/10460 R.E.M.E. Wksp. Guards Armoured Division 1943 Apr.- Dec.
• WO 171/387 R.E.M.E. Tps. Wksp. Guards Armoured Division 1944 Jan.- Mar.
• WO 171/386 C.R.E.M.E. Guards Armoured Division 1944 Jan.- Dec. Click here for transript
• WO 171/4114 C.R.E.M.E. Guards Armoured Division 1945 Jan.- Dec.
• WO 171/8713 R.E.M.E. Guards Division 1946 Jan.- June

• WO 166/887 DIVISIONS: GUARDS ARMOURED DIVISION: Provost Company. 1941 Nov.-Dec.
• WO 166/6483 DIVISIONS: GUARDS ARMOURED DIVISION: Provost Company. 1942 Jan.-Dec.
• WO 166/10462 Provost Coy. Guards Armoured Division 1943 Jan.- Dec.
• WO 171/390 Provost Coy. Guards Armoured Division 1944 Jan.- Dec.
• WO 171/4116 Provost Coy. Guards Armoured Division 1945 Jan.- Dec.
• WO 171/8714 Provost Guards Division 1946 Jan.- June

• WO 166/888 DIVISIONS: GUARDS ARMOURED DIVISION: Postal Unit. 1941 Sept.-Dec.
• WO 166/6484 DIVISIONS: GUARDS ARMOURED DIVISION: Postal Unit. 1942 Jan.-Dec.
• WO 166/10463 Postal Unit Guards Armoured Division 1943 Jan.- Dec.
• WO 171/391 Postal Unit Guards Armoured Division 1944 Jan.- Dec.
• WO 171/4115 Postal Unit Guards Armoured Division 1945 Jan.- Oct.

• WO 166/10461 Ord. Sub. Pk. Guards Armoured Division 1943 Feb.- Dec.
• WO 171/389 Ord. Sub-Pk. Guards Armoured Division 1944 Jan.- Oct.
• WO 171/388 Ord. Fd. Pk. Guards Armoured Division 1944 Jan.- Dec.
• WO 171/4113 Ord. Fd. Pk. Guards Armoured Division 1945 Jan.- Dec.
• WO 171/8712 Ord. Fd. Pk. Guards Division 1946 Jan.- June

• WO 205/1165 A survey of casualties amongst armoured Units in N.W. Europe by Capt H.B. Wright RAMC and Capt R.D. Harkness RAMC 1946 Jan.

 

Links to Guards Armoured Division threads

• War Diary: Guards Armoured Division C.R.E.M.E., Jan - Dec 1944
• 5th Guards Armoured Brigade Workshop: Gold Beach to Cuxhaven.
• 5th GUARDS ARMOURED BRIGADE Workshop - Normandy to Cuxhaven 1944/45
• War Diary: 5th Guards Armoured Brigade Workshops, Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers, 1944
• Identify Photo 1944
  
• Burial procedures, GAD 1944 & question of location of Army Forms W 3314 / 3314A

• 4202081 Wiliam John PARRY, Guards Armoured Division Provost Company

 

1ST GUARDS BRIGADE

Birth Date / Enlistment Date / Capture Date / Capture Place

1. T/183253 Driver Eric George BROWN, RASC, 1st Guards Brigade: POW 5 May 1916 4 Jun 1940 20 Jun 1942 Tobruk

 

GUARDS ARMOURED DIVISION

19TH GUARDS LIGHT FIELD AMBULANCE RAMC
Birth Date / Enlistment Date / Capture Date / Capture Place

1. 240467 Driver Harry Alfred George BUTLER, RASC attached 19 Guards Light Field Ambulance: POW 10 Feb 1905 2 Jan 1941 19 April 1945 3km South of Zeven, Germany
2. 7359216 Corporal Leslie Raymond HARRISON, 19 Guards Light Field Ambulance, RAMC, GAD: POW 4 Mar 1919 18 Oct 1939 1945 Approx 3km South of Zeven, Germany