This page documents where the Royal Engineer and Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers of 7th Armoured Division were located in the UK prior to embarking for the Normandy Landings

Notes:

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[3] Billeted in the town - No specific location know as yet.

[4] Before moving to Blacks Covert an advance party from, 143 Fd Pk Sqn RE was briefly billeted in East Walton, Didlington.

[5] This is also called Dicksons East on some War Diaries.

[6] Re-designated on 28th September 1944.