History
The division was formed by converting the 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division, a First Line Territorial Army infantry formation, on 1 November 1941 into an Armoured Division. The division was not posted overseas and its divisional headquarters was disbanded on 17 October 1943; the division's infantry was assigned to the 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division and its armour to the 79th Armoured Division.
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