British Armoured Squadron, June 1944  

Numbers in parenthesis indicate number of personnel assigned to role, number of unallocated weapons or number of sub-units in detachment.

Notes

Subaltern may be either 1st or 2nd Lieutenant.

Squadron Headquarters

Unit Rank Weapon Vehicle
       
Squadron Commander Major Pistol  
Gunner Sergeant Pistol  
Driver-mechanic Private Sten Cruiser (CS) *
Driver-operator Private Pistol  
Gunner-operator Private Pistol  
       
Second in Command Captain Pistol  
Driver-operator Corporal Pistol  
Driver-mechanic Private Sten Cruiser (CS) *
Gunner-operator Private Pistol  
Gunner-mechanic Private Pistol  
       
Driver in Charge Private Sten 5-cwt Jeep
Driver-operator Private Sten, Bren Scout Car **
       
Squadron Sergeant-major Warrant Officer II Pistol  
Driver-operator Private Pistol  
Driver-mechanic Private Sten Cruiser 
Gunner-operator Private Pistol  
Gunner-mechanic Private Pistol  
       
Tank Commander Captain Pistol  
Driver-operator Corporal Pistol  
Driver-mechanic Private Sten Cruiser 
Gunner-operator Private Pistol  
Gunner-mechanic Private Pistol  
       
Driver-mechanic Private Sten Armoured Recovery Vehicle
Vehicle Mechanic Private Rifle  
Vehicle Mechanic (REME) Sergeant Rifle  
Vehicle Mechanic (REME) Private Rifle  
       

Notes

* CS is Close Support tank, armed with 95 mm howitzer

** Scout Car added during course of campaign in West, effective date uncertain.

Administrative Troop

Unit Rank Weapon Vehicle
       
Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant Staff Sergeant Sten  
Troop Sergeant Sergeant Sten  
Driver in Charge Private Sten 15-cwt truck
Mechanist Sergeant Sergeant Sten  
Vehicle Mechanic Private Sten Halftrack
Driver in Charge (2) Private Sten 15-cwt truck, personnel
Storeman Private Rifle  
Vehicle Mechanic (8) Private Rifle  
Water Dutyman Private Rifle  
Driver in Charge (12) Private Sten 3-ton lorry
Driver in Charge Private Sten 3-ton lorry (6x4), compressor trailer
Batman (5) Private Rifle  
Clerk Corporal Rifle  
Clerk Private Rifle  
Sanitary Dutyman Private Rifle  
Technical Storeman Corporal Rifle  
Driver-mechanic  Private Sten Carrier, Slave Battery
Electrician Private Rifle  
       
Relief Personnel      
       
Driver-mechanic (2) Private Pistol  
Driver-operator Corporal Pistol  
Driver-operator (2) Private Pistol  
Gunner-mechanic (3) Private Pistol  
Gunner-operator (3) Private Pistol  
       
Attached      
       
Cook (ACC) Corporal Rifle  
Cook (ACC) (4) Private Rifle  

Troop Weapons;

Projector, Infantry, Anti-tank (3) * PIATs added during campaign

Bren light machine gun (7) *

* carried in 3 ton lorries of Admin Troop

Tank Troop (5), each

Unit Rank Weapon Vehicle
       
Troop Commander Subaltern Pistol  
Driver-operator Corporal Pistol  
Driver-mechanic Private Sten Cruiser
Gunner-operator Private Pistol  
Gunner-mechanic Private Pistol  
       
Troop Sergeant Sergeant Pistol  
Driver-operator Private Pistol  
Driver-mechanic Private Sten Cruiser
Gunner-operator Private Pistol  
Gunner-mechanic Private Pistol  
       
Driver-operator Corporal Pistol  
Driver-mechanic Private Sten Cruiser
Gunner-operator Private Pistol  
Gunner-mechanic (2) Private Pistol  

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