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Post by Diarist on Nov 3, 2015 14:07:52 GMT 1
East Africa Command - Lieutenant-General John Dill in Nairobi, Kenya
Sudan
51st Highland Division - Major-General Brownrigg in Port Sudan.
152nd Infantry Brigade
4th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders
6th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders
4th Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
152nd Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company
153rd Infantry Brigade
4th Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)
5th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders
6th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders
153rd Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company
Divisional Troops:
1st Fife and Forfar Yeomanry (Reconnaissance regiment) (minus 1 company)
1st Lothians and Border Horse (Divisional cavalry regiment) (minus 1 company)
75th (Highland) Regiment, Royal Artillery
76th (Highland) Regiment, Royal Artillery
51st (West Highland) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
236th (City of Aberdeen) Field Company, Royal Engineers
237th (City of Dundee) Field Company, Royal Engineers
26th Field Company, Royal Engineers
239th (City of Aberdeen) Field Park Company, Royal Engineers
51st (Highland) Divisional Signals Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals (minus 1 company)
Attached:
1 Battalion Sudan Defence Force
Khartoum
154th Infantry Brigade
6th Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)
7th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
8th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
154th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company
'B' Company, 1st Fife and Forfar Yeomanry 'C' Company, 1st Lothians and Border Horse
77th (Highland) Regiment, Royal Artillery
238th (County of Renfrewshire) Field Company, Royal Engineers
'C' Company, 51st (Highland) Divisional Signals Regiment
Attached:
1 Battalion Sudan Defence Force
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Post by Diarist on Nov 3, 2015 16:08:48 GMT 1
Kenya and British Somalia
East Africa Command, Headquarters - Nairobi
Commander - Lieutenant-General John Dill
3rd Bn, Royal Tank Corps
4th Indian Infantry Division
Central India Horse (Divisional Reconnaissance Regiment)
Royal Artillery
HQ
3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
1st, 4th, 11th, 25th, 31st and 32nd Field Regiments, RA
57th Light A.A. Regiment, RA
35th and 149th Anti-Tank Regiments, RA
Indian Engineers: Sappers and Miners
4th Field Company, King George's Own Bengal Sappers and Miners
12th Field Company, Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners
18th and 21st Field Company, Royal Bombay Sappers and Miners
11th Field Park Company, Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners
4th Indian Division Signals
1st Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (MG Battalion)
5th Indian Infantry Brigade
HQ 5th Indian Infantry Brigade
1st Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
1st Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment
3rd Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment
1st Battalion, 9th Gurkha Rifles
7th Indian Infantry Brigade
HQ 7th Indian Infantry Brigade
1st Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
2nd (Royal) Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment
4th Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment
4th Battalion, 16th Punjab Regiment
11th Indian Infantry Brigade
HQ 11th Indian Infantry Brigade
2nd Battalion, 5th Mahratta Light Infantry
1st Battalion (Wellesley's), 6th Rajputana Rifles
4th Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment
3rd (Royal) Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment
Kenya Africa Rifles
Northern Sector
1st East African Infantry Brigade
2nd East African Infantry Brigade
3rd East African Infantry Brigade
Southern Sector
4th East African Infantry Brigade
Somalia
2nd Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders (from 11th Indian Inf. Bde)
Somalia Camel Corps
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Post by Diarist on Nov 3, 2015 16:40:41 GMT 1
The Royal Air Force in East Africa
Sudan
3rd RAF Wing in Khartoum
12th RAF Squadron - Hawker Hart
15th RAF Squadron - Hawker Hart
41st RAF Squadron - Hawker Demon
5th RAF Wing in Port Sudan
33rd RAF Squadron - Hawker Hart
57th RAF Squadron - Hawker Hart
142d RAF Squadron - Hawker Hart
Aden
8th RAF Wing in Aden
8th RAF Squadron - Vickers Vincent
55th RAF Squadron - Westland Wapiti IIA
70th RAF Squadron - Vickers Victoria
84th RAF Squadron - Vickers Vincent
230th RAF Squadron - Short Singapore
Kenya
7th RAF Wing in Nairobi
1st RAF Squadron - Hawker Fury I
18th RAF Squadron - Hawker Hart
43rd RAF Squadron - Hawker Fury I
204th RAF Squadron - Supermarine Scapa in Mombasa
British-trained and equipped Ethiopian Air Force - currently in Egypt, Sudan and Kenya
9 Squadrons of Fairey IIIF aircraft
2 Squadrons of Hawker Horsely aircraft
RAF squadrons have 12 aircraft assigned.
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