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Divisions

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Army HQ

Survey Company Corps of Engineers
Army HQ Signals Company
Field Forces Signals
St Bricinís Military Hospital
Army School of Equitation
No.1 Army Band

I Division

HQ I Division (Cork)
2nd Armoured Squadron (Templemore)
3rd Armoured Squadron (Rineanna)
1st Cyclist Squadron (Mallow)
2nd Cyclist Squadron (Bantry)
7th Cyclist Squadron (Cappoquin)
8th Cyclist Squadron (Whitegate)
13th Cyclist Squadron (Tarbert)
14th Cyclist Squadron (Kindale)
Band of the I Division (Cork)
1st Brigade
Brigade HQ (Clonmel)
10th Infantry Battalion (Templemore)
13th Infantry Battalion (Cahir)
21st Infantry Battalion (Youghal)
1st Motor Squadron (Cappoquin)
1st Field Artillery Regiment (Templemore)
1st Field Engineer Company (Clonmel)
1st Field Signals Company (Clonmel)
1st Field Supply & Transport Company (Clonmel)
1st Field Ambulance (Clonmel)
1st Field Company Military Police (Clonmel)
3rd Brigade
Brigade HQ (Cork)
4th Infantry Battalion (Cork)
19th Infantry Battalion (Fermoy)
31st Infantry Battalion (Little Island)
3rd Motor Squadron (Bruree)
3rd Field Artillery Regiment (Fermoy)
3rd Field Engineer Company (Cork)
3rd Field Signals Company (Cork)
3rd Field Supply & Transport Company (Cork)
3rd Field Ambulance (Cork)
3rd Field Company Military Police (Cork)
7th Brigade
Brigade HQ (Limerick)
9th Infantry Battalion (Croome)
12th Infantry Battalion (Castleconnel)
15th Infantry Battalion (Tralee)
7th Motor Squadron (Foynes)
7th Field Artillery Regiment (Limerick)
7th Field Engineer Company (Limerick)
7th Field Signals Company (Limerick)
7th Field Supply & Transport Company (Limerick)
7th Field Ambulance (Listowel)
7th Field Company Military Police (Limerick)
8th Brigade
Brigade HQ (Rineanna)
23rd Infantry Battalion (Ennis)

II Division

HQ II Division (Maynooth)
3rd Cyclist Squadron (Dundalk)
4th Cyclist Squadron (Dundalk)
5th Cyclist Squadron (Navan)
6th Cyclist Squadron (Dublin)
11th Cyclist Squadron (Cavan)
Band of the I Division (Maynooth)
2nd Brigade
Brigade HQ (Dublin)
2nd Infantry Battalion (Dublin)
5th Infantry Battalion (Bray)
11th Infantry Battalion (Dublin)
1st Motor Squadron (Dunboyne)
2nd Field Artillery Regiment (Dublin)
2nd Field Engineer Company (Dublin)
2nd Field Signals Company (Dublin)
2nd Field Supply & Transport Company
2nd Field Ambulance (Dublin)
2nd Field Company Military Police (Dublin)
4th Brigade
Brigade HQ (Mullingar)
6th Infantry Battalion (Mullingar)
8th Infantry Battalion (Fermoy)
20th Infantry Battalion (Little Island)
4th Motor Squadron (Bruree)
4th Field Artillery Regiment (Mullingar)
4th Field Engineer Company (Mullingar)
4th Field Signals Company (Cork)
4th Field Supply & Transport Company (Mullingar)
4th Field Ambulance (Mullingar)
4th Field Company Military Police (Mullingar)
6th Brigade
Brigade HQ (Dublin)
7th Infantry Battalion (Maynooth)
22th Infantry Battalion (Collinstown)
6th Motor Squadron (Clondalkin)
6th Field Artillery Regiment (Dublin)
6th Field Engineer Company (Gormanston)
6th Field Signals Company (Dublin)
6th Field Supply & Transport Company (Dublin)
6th Field Ambulance (Dublin)
6th Field Company Military Police (Dublin)

Army Equipment

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Infantry Equipment

  • Small arms and Support weapons
    • Lee-Enfield .303 Rifle - The standard weapon of the infantry.
    • Springfield .300 rifle - Stocks of this weapon were received from the US in 1940 and were distributed to the LDF for use. Main problem with this weapon was a lack of ammunition for the type.
    • Vickers .303 Medium MG - The standard heavy machine gun of the battalions.
  • Light MG's:
    • Lewis .303 - An aging weapon which became difficult to maintain but which constituted the main light MG for the army.
    • Hotchkiss .303 - Another older weapon described as obsolescent but which had to be used for lack of suitable replacement.
    • Bren .303 - The modern and favored weapon, of which only small numbers could be obtained.
  • Mortars
    • Brandt 81mm - The standard battalion mortar until 1943, which gave the battalions a semblance of mortar support.
    • 3" mortar - A stock of these weapons doubled the battalions mortar support but still left it some what deficient in numbers.
    • Boyes 0.55" Anti tank rifle - This large calibre weapon constituted the armies only anti armour weapon in any numbers, a weapon which was useless against all but light armour.
  • Artillery
    • 18 Pounder
    • 3.7 Inch
    • 4.5 Inch
    • 75mm
Item Holdings 31/03/1940 Rec'd 40/41 Rec'd 41/42 Rec'd 42/43 Rec'd 43/44 Rec'd 44/45 Total Notes
0.303" Lee-Enfield Rifle 42413 0 0 0 0 0 42413 Inf - Standard Infantry Weapon
0.300" USA Rifles 0 19971 0 0 0 0 19971 Inf - Issued mainly to LDF
81mm Brandt mortar 48 0 0 0 0 0 48 Inf
60mm Brandt mortar 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Inf
3" Mortar 0 0 0 0 50 0 50 Inf
0.5" Vickers MG 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 Inf
0.303" Vickers MG 478 30 0 0 0 0 508 Inf
0.303" Lewis LMG 803 0 0 0 0 0 803 Inf
0.303" Hotchkiss LMG 44 200 24 0 0 0 268 Inf
0.303" Bren LMG 103 150 0 0 0 0 253 Inf
0.450" Thompson SMG 21 0 0 99 3 0 123 Inf
9mm Bergmann SMG 14 0 0 0 1 0 15 Inf
9mm Neuhausen SMG 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Inf
0.55" Boyes AT Rifle 41 100 0 0 0 0 141 Inf
Verey pistols 1640 0 0 0 0 0 1640 Inf
Automatic Pistols 1500 0 0 0 0 0 1500 Inf
Revolvers 5227 100 0 0 0 0 5327 Inf
12pdr Naval & CDA 20 0 0 0 0 0 20 CDA and naval
9.2" CDA guns 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 CDA and naval
6" CDA guns 8 0 2 0 0 0 10 CDA and naval
60pdr CDA gun 0 0 2 4 0 0 6 CDA and naval
4.7" Naval 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 CDA and naval
3pdr Hotchkiss Naval 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 CDA and naval
18pdr gun 29 4 4 0 0 0 37 Artillary
75mm gun 0 0 12 0 0 0 12 Artillary
3.7" How 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 Artillary
4.5" How 14 4 0 20 0 0 38 Artillary
2pdr AT 1 0 0 6 0 0 7 Artillary
57mm AT 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Artillary
20mm Madsen Cannon 17 0 0 0 0 0 17 Arm - Fitted to Landsverks & Leyland Armoured Cars
0.303" Madsen LMG 24 0 0 0 0 0 24 Arm - Fitted to Landsverks & Leyland Armoured Cars
3" - 20 cwt AA gun 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 AAA
3.7" AA gun 2 5 8 4 0 0 19 AAA
40mm Bofors AA guns 4 0 0 2 0 0 6 AAA
20mm Cannon (Air) 0 0 0 0 0 24 24 A - Fitted to Hurricane Fighters received by Aer Corps
0.303" Vickers MG (air) 19 0 6 0 0 0 25 A - Aer Corps Inventory
0.303" Lewis LMG (air) 20 0 6 10 0 0 36 A - Aer Corps Inventory
0.303" Browning (air) 44 0 0 0 0 0 44 A - Aer Corps Inventory
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