additional training. These soldiers were given five weeks of additional training at the section, platoon and company levels before undertaking a final three-day exercise. Troops would then be ready to be sent overseas to join other formations. Training was handled in this manner to relieve combat formations of the need to train new recruits. For example, the 9th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment trained soldiers who were then dispatched to other battalions within the regiment and the Royal Norfolk Regiment. The division remained in this role for the duration of the war. It was disbanded during the demobilisation of the British Armed Forces after the Second World War, and was non-existent by January 1946 when Utterson-Kelso retired. The TA was reformed in 1947 on a much smaller scale of nine divisions, which did not include the 47th. General officers commanding Order of battle See also List of British divisions in World War II British Army Order of Battle (September 1939) British logistics in the Normandy Campaign Notes Footnotes Citations References Further reading External links Infantry divisions of the British Army in World War II Military units and formations in London Military units and formations established in 1939 Military units and formations disestablished in 1944 Military units and formations established in 1944 Military units and formations disestablished in 1946