13th Infantry Division's Orbat

[Postwarden]

The recent sale by Normandie 18 of a slip-on with the sign of 13th Infantry Division and an unknown regimental flash prompts me to wonder if anyone has any information on the 13th Division's post-WW2 Orbat?

The National Archives catalogue does not seem to have any reference to them and the IWM's record of the divisional sign appears equally mystified.

Suggestions please.

Jon

[Postwarden]

Clearly a difficult one! Anyone got any thoughts please?

Jon

[Postwarden]

Thought I'd attempt to revive this thread by asking if anyone has examples of the 13th Division Horseshoe with regimental flashes attached which usually appear on KD slip-ons like that for the Kensington Regt shown.

This may help to identify the units that served with this shortlived postwar division.

Jon

[lettman]

Back in 2014 Mike Jackson provided the following information in response to a similar request. I can't recall if it was posted to the Forum or not, so I'm reprinting it here:

13th Division

Only a partial OOB but better than nothing.

Formed Oct 45 and Disbanded 31 Oct 46:
179 Inf Bde (1/4 Essex, 1/6 East Surrey)
180 Inf Bde (1 R Sussex, 6 BW)
181 Inf Bde (2 Cameronians, 2/4 Hampshire)
1,11 and 31 Fd Regts RA
57 LAA Regt (ex 2/5 KOYLI)
149 ATk Regt (Lancs Yeo)

The battalions were all variously formerly subordinate to 4 Inf Div, 6 Armd Div, 12 Inf Bde (4 Inf Div), 13 Inf Bde (5 Inf Div), 128 Inf Bde (46 Inf Div) and in the case of 1/4 Essex - 5 Indian Bde.