Good evening Gentlemen (and Ladies if any read these lines), I'm looking for the names of the RASC companies or units which belonged to the 51st (Highland) Infantry division during WWII. Would someone have this information or could tell me where I could find them please? Thanks a lot. Cheers. Phil
Gerboise - That's a tough one as they are seldom listed with any particular division which invariably only lists the first line support of Artillery- Engineers -Signals - the RASC and Ordnance along with Medical etc are second and third line support and seldom get the credit for what is an important service to the fighting troops, and they are usually listed with Corps and Army troops. Try XXX corps troops also Canadian Army in NW Europe Cheers
From their Div History. Original 51st Div 1940. RASC Divisional Ammunition Company Divisional Petrol Company Divisional Supply Column African Campaign October 42 - May 43. 152 Inf Bde Coy RASC 153 Inf Bde Coy RASC 154 Inf Bde Coy RASC 51 Div Tps Coy RASC Sicilian Campaign 1943 to End of War 1945. RASC 525 Inf Bde Coy (152) 526 Inf Bde Coy (153) 527 Inf Bde Coy (154) 458 Div Tps Coy Titles in full. 458th (Divisional Troops) Company , RASC. 525th (Infantry Brigade) Company , RASC. 526th (Infantry Brigade) Company , RASC. 527th (Infantry Brigade) Company , RASC.
Fantastic, Gentlemen!! Thak you so much. May I ask you which reference book you have about the 51st HD History please? Thanks again!
I'm confused now. I got my info from the Div History by Salmond. AbeBooks: Search Results - salmond and 51st highland So I assumed the companies had been renumbered after N African campaign, Malcolm mentions 527 in 1940 so I looked in Saul David's Churchill's Sacrifice of the Highland Division and the RASC companis are listed in that like this... 525th (Ammunition) Company 526th (Petrol) Company 527th (Supply) Company.
