 The division was spread out across Western Command's area of responsibility with at least one battalion based in Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster, Lancashire and another based around Shropshire.The Imperial War Museum comments that the division insignia of a troopship was derived from "one of the prime functions of the Division [that being] to find drafts for overseas postings".The design included "two long and prominent bow waves from the ship", which resulted in the troops giving it the nickname the "torpedoed troopship".