1^st Battalion (2^nd Foot)

December

Joins 33 Indian Infantry Brigade (7^th Indian Division) for jungle training.

Moves to Ambala..

2^nd Battalion (2^nd Foot)

February

Syria.

March

Embarks at Suez for Ceylon.

Territorial Army

131 (Queen’s) Infantry Brigade
(1^st/5^th, 1^st/6^th and 1^st/7^th Battalions)

14^th May

Britain.

24^th May

Inspected by King George VI.

August

Embarks at Glasgow for North Africa.

28^th - 29^th September

Battle of Alem el Halfa.

Attack on Deir el Munassib.

October

Battle of El Alamein.

November

The Pursuit to Tobruk.

December

The Advace on Tripoli.

169 (Queen’s) Infantry Brigade
(2^nd/5^th, 2^nd/6^th and 2^nd/7^th Battalions)

August

Britain.

22^nd August

Inspected by King George VI.

October

Embarks at Liverpool. Sails via Freetown and Cape Town for India.

31^st October

Bombay, India.

Moves to Iraq.

Home Defence Battalions

11^th Battalion

Home service.

15^th Battalion

Home service.

20^th Parachute Battalion

re-raised from 151 (Parachute) Battalion on 30^th October.

31^st Battalion

Home service.

70^th (Young Soldiers) Battalion

Converted to No 17 PTC.

Home Guard Battalions

1^st (Camberley and Farnham), 2^nd, 4^th (Guildford), 5^th (Godalming and Dist), 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 12^th 3^rd (Southern Railway), 23^rd (Croydon), 33^rd (Croydon), 32^nd, 60^th (Surrey) Battalions affiliated.

11^th (Woking and Chobham) Battalion raised and affiliated.