59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division arrived in Northern Ireland in November 1941, falling under British Troops Northern Ireland from June the following year.
British Troops in Northern Ireland
59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division
During the Second World War, 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers were based in and around Newry, Co. Down as part of 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division.
59th (Staffordshire) Divisional Artillery formed of three Field Regiments and an Anti-Tank Regiment served in a home defence role in Northern Ireland from 1941.
59th (Staffordshire) Reconnaissance Regiment formed in 1941, arriving in Northern Ireland in November that year with 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division.
In June 1942, 176th Infantry Brigade arrived in Northern Ireland along with the rest of 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division, remaining there for nine months.
197th Infantry Brigade, along with 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division arrived in Northern Ireland in June 1942, training with American GIs until March 1943.
