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3rd Canadian Infantry Division - Order of Battle

Commanding General : Major General Roderick F.L. Keller

R.F.L. Keller
 
7th Canadian Infantry : Brigadier Harry W. Foster
 
The Royal Winnipeg Rifles :
Lt Col. John M. Meldram
A Coy :
Major Frederick E. Hodge (POW 8 june)
B Coy :
Captain P.E. Gower
C Coy :
Major J.M.D. Jones
D Coy :
Major L.R. Fulton
The Regina Rifles Regiment :
Lt Col. F.M. Matheson
A Coy :
Major Duncan Grosch (WIA 6/6)
Captain Ron Shawcross
B Coy :
Major F.L. Peters
C Coy :
Major C.S.T. Tubb
D Coy :
Major J.V. Love (KIA 6 June)
Lieutenant H.L. Jones
1st Bn Canadian Scottish Regiment :
Lt Col. F.N. Cabeldu
A Coy :
Major Plows
B Coy :
Major R.M. Lendrum
C Coy :
Major D.G. Crofton
D Coy :
Major Ewen
         
8th Canadian Infantry : Brigadier Kenneth G. Blackader
 
The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada :
Lt Col. J.G. Spragge
A Coy :
Major H.E. Dalton
B Coy :
Major C.O. Dalton
C Coy :
Major O.A. Nickson
D Coy :
Major J.N. Gordon
The North Shore Regiment :
Lt Col. D.B. Buell
A Coy :
Major J.A.M.C. McNaughton
B Coy :
Major R.B. Forbes
C Coy :
Major R.H. Daughney
D Coy :
Major J. Ernest Anderson
Support Coy :
Captain C.C. Gammon
Carrier Coy :
Captain J.A. Currie
Le Régiment de la Chaudière :
Lt Col. J.E.G. Paul Mathieu
A Coy :
Major Hugues Lapointe
B Coy :
Major J.F. L'Espérance
C Coy :
Major Georges Sevigny
D Coy :
Major Gustave Taschereau
 
9th Canadian Infantry : Brigadier D.G. Cunningham
 
The Highland Light Infantry of Canada :
Lt Col. F.M. Griffiths
A Coy :
Major D. Durnward
B Coy :
Captain V. Stark
C Coy :
Major R. Hodgins
D Coy :
Major H. Anderson
Support Coy :
Captain D.P. Kennedy
HQs Coy :
Captain Major F.A Sparks
The Stormont,Dundas & Glengarry Highlanders :
Lt Col. F.M. Christiansen
A Coy :
Major F.L. Fisher
B Coy :
Major Gemmel
C Coy :
Captain Milligan
The North Nova Scotia Highlanders :
Lt Col. Charles Petch
A Coy :
Major Léon M. Rhodenizer
B Coy :
Major Douglas
C Coy :
Major Don Learment
D Coy :
Major Matson
 
The Cameron Highlander's of Ottawa :
Lt Col. P.C. Klaehn
A Coy (MG) :
Major J.W.H. Rowley
B Coy (MG) :
Major Carson
C Coy (MG) :
Major C.C. Hill
D Coy (Mortars) :
Major R.M. Ross
 
2nd Canadian Armoured : Brigadier R.A. Wyman
 
6th Canadian Armoured Regt :
(1st Hussars)      
Lt Col. R.J. Colwell
HQ Squadron :
Major K.M. Harding
A Squadron :
Major W. Dudley Brooks
B Squadron :
Major J.S. Duncan
C Squadron :
Major A.D.A. Marks
10th Canadian Armoured Regt :
(The Fort Garry Horse)     
Lt Col. R.E.A. Morton
A Squadron :
Major H. C. Blanshard (WIA 4 july)
B Squadron :
Major J.A. Meindl (WIA 6 june)
C Squadron :
Major W. Bray (WIA 5 july)
27th Canadian Armoured Regt :
(The Sherbrooke Fusilier Regt)     
Lt Col. M.B.K. Gordon
HQ Squadron :
Major F.H. Baldwin
A Squadron :
Major E.W.L. Arnold
B Squadron :
Major G.S. Mahon
C Squadron :
Major V.O. Walsh
 
3rd Canadian Armoured Reconnaissance Regt :
(Governor General's Horse Guards)     
 
7th Canadian Reconnaissance Regt :
(17th Duke of York’s Royal Canadian Hussars)     
Lt. Col. T.C. Lewis
 
Royal Canadian Artillery : Brigadier P.A.S. Todd
 
12th Canadian Field Regt, RCA :
Lt Col. R.H. Webb
11 Battery :
Major D.M. Wilson
16 Battery :
Major J.D. Ross
43 Battery :
Major A.G. Goldin
13th Canadian Field Regt, RCA :
Lt Col. F de P.T. Clifford
22 Battery :
Major J.D. Baird
44 Battery :
Major J.D. Young
78 Battery :
Major J.W. Bennett
14th Canadian Field Regt, RCA :
Lt Col. H.S. Griffin
34 Battery :
Major A.W. Duguid
66 Battery :
Major J.F. Kibler
81 Battery :
Major G.E. Purcell
19th Canadian Field Regt, RCA :
Lt Col. R.G. Clarke
55 Battery :
Major R.H. Mewburn
63 Battery :
Major R.S. Stronach
99 Battery :
Major R.S. Hetherington
12 Cdn LAD (Type D) :
Captain D.C. Little
 
3rd Anti-Tank Regt, RCA :
Lt Col. J.P. Phin
4th AT Battery :
Major MacDonald
52nd AT Battery :
Major Rose
94th AT Battery :
Major Scott
103th AT Battery :
Major Love
62nd Anti-Tank Regt, RA :
Lt Col. R.B.W. Bethell
245th AT (M10 SP) Battery :
 
246th AT Battery :
Major A.G. St G. Pollock
247th AT Battery :
 
248th AT (M10 SP) Battery :
 
 
HQ 80th AA Brigade, RA :
Brigadier H.W. Deacon
4th Cdn LAA Regt, RCA :
Lt Col. C.E. Woodrow
114th LAA Regt, RA :
Lt Col. N.W. Hoare
93rd LAA Regt, RA :
Lt Col. Holman
73rd LAA Regt, RA :
Lt Col. J.A. Armstrong
474th Searchlight Battery :
 
155th AA Ops Room :
 
 
Royal Canadian Engineers : Lt. Col. R.S. Cassidy
5th Canadian Field Coy, RCE :
Major F.A. McTavish
6th Canadian Field Coy, RCE :
Major T.R. Murphy
16th Canadian Field Coy, RCE :
Major V.C. Hamilton (WIA 6 June)
Major D.W. Cunnington
18th Canadian Field Coy, RCE :
Major C.E. Brown
 
3rd Canadian Field Park Coy, RCE :
Major H.L. Main
 
Royal Engineers :
19 Field Coy, RE (1 platoon) :
 
72 Field Coy, RE :
 
85 Field Coy, RE :
Major James H. MacLeod
184 Field Coy, RE :
 
262 Field Coy, RE :
Major Charles B. Stone
235 Field Park Coy, RE :
 
 
106 Bridging Coy, RASC :
 
 
59 Mechanical Equipment Section, REME :
 
 
26th Assault Squadron, RE :
Major A.E. Younger
80th Assault Squadron, RE :
Major Wiltshire
1 Troop :
Lt John Holland Saunders
2 Troop :
Lt Allan Alexander Oxtoby
3 Troop :
Captain Cecil Francis Tracy
4 Troop :
Captain Mare
 
Royal Canadian Medical Corps :
14th Field Ambulance, RCAMC :
Lt Col. M.R. Caverhill
22nd Field Ambulance, RCAMC :
 
23rd Field Ambulance, RCAMC :
Lt Col. Loree
 
22nd Dragoons, 'B' Squadron (Crab Tanks), RAC :
 
1 Troop :
Lt I. Hammerton
2 Troop :
Lt M.G. Barraclough
3 Troop :
Lt W. Shaw
4 Troop :
Lt Civil Burbidge
2nd Armoured Support Regt, Royal Marines :
 
3 Battery :
 
P Troop :
Captain L.L.A. McKay SAUDF
Q Troop :
Captain K.R.M. Perrott RM
S Troop :
Captain J. Brown RM
T Troop :
Captain R. Kaye RM
4 Battery :
Captain R.M. Winter
The Inns of Court (Armoured cars) regiment, RAC :
Lt Col. R.A.C. Bingley
'C' Squadron, The Inns of Court regiment, RAC :
 
 
Landing Craft Obstacle Clearance Unit, RN :
1 LCOCU, RN :
 
5 LCOCU, RN :
 
11 LCOCU, RN :
 
12 LCOCU, RN :
 
 
HQ's 4th Special Service Brigade : Brigadier B.W. Leicester
48 Royal Marine Commando :
Lt Col. J.L. Moulton
'A' Troop :
Captain Mike Reynolds
'B' Troop :
Captain Jim L. Perry (KIA 6 June)
'X' Troop :
Captain W.F. Hoare
'Y' Troop :
Captain Derick R. De Stacpoole
'Z' Troop :
Captain Fred C.L. Lennard (KIA 6 June)
'S' (Heavy Weapons) Troop :
Captain Geoff Linnell

Thanks to Lt. (Ret) Barry N. Miller, CME for his help