(Essex Yeomanry) Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (Field) 13/9/42–26/9/42 (part of Hammerforce, see above) 146th (Pembrokeshire and Cardiganshire) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery 19/9/42–6/11/42 (part of Hammerforce, see above) 73rd Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery 25/9/42–26/10/42 (part of Hammerforce, see above) 56th (East Lancashire) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery 23/7/42–6/11/42 (part of Hammerforce, see above) CRA Medical Section, Royal Army Medical Corps Commander Royal Engineers, 8th Armoured Division HQ Divisional Engineers Divisional Engineers Signal Troop, Royal Signals 6 Field Squadron, Royal Engineers 27/11/40–9/11/42 9 Field Squadron, Royal Engineers 15/1/41–11/7/42 then 15/9/42–9/11/42 145 Field Park Squadron, Royal Engineers 27/11/40–9/11/42 Divisional Engineers 'B' Light Aid Detachment, Royal Army Ordnance Corps (from 43 Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers) 8th Armoured Division Service Battalion, Royal Army Service Corps 8th Armoured Division Maintenance Battalion, Royal Army Ordnance Corps (later Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers from 1943) 8th Armoured Division Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps 8th Armoured Division Military Police Company, Corps of Royal Military Police Commanders Commanders of the brigade included: (Acting) Brigadier Arthur George Kenchington 4/11/40–14/12/40 Major General Richard Loudon McCreery 14/11/40–15/10/41 Major General Charles Wake Norman 15/10/41–24/8/42 Major General Charles Henry Gairdner 24/8/42–1/1/43 See also List of British divisions in World War II British Armoured formations of World War II Notes Footnotes Citations References External links History Armoured divisions of the British Army in World War II British armoured divisions Military units and formations established in 1940 Military units and formations disestablished in 1943 Military units and formations of the British Empire in World War II