30:
185:
By March 1940, the strength of the KAR had reached 883 officers, 1,374 non-commissioned officers, and 20,026 African other ranks. The size of a KAR battalion was established at 36 officers, 44 non-commissioned officers and other ranks, and 1,050 African other ranks.
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2622:
2617:
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182:. The combined strength of both units amounted to 94 officers, 60 non-commissioned officers, and 2,821 African other ranks. After the outbreak of war, these units provided the trained nucleus for the rapid expansion of the KAR.
2570:
247:, together with 2 East African brigades (KAR brigades) and some South Africans, formed 11th African Division. The 12th African Division had a similar formation with a Ghanaian brigade taking the place of a Nigerian brigade.
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618:
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2575:
2565:
2560:
2815:
2810:
2501:
2725:
2663:
2520:
1923:
1456:
748:
849:
264:
1829:
743:
1958:
2795:
1641:
1309:
2651:
876:
479:
The brigade brought, and took, with it the 22nd Indian
Mountain Battery and 54th (East African) Field Company, East African Engineers, see below
2790:
1071:
1793:
1776:
1771:
1766:
1761:
1756:
1751:
1746:
1741:
1736:
1731:
1726:
1721:
1377:
1076:
1343:
2212:
1899:
1875:
1596:
1531:
1263:
2785:
1670:
1636:
1631:
1626:
1621:
1616:
1611:
1551:
1546:
1521:
1511:
1435:
1430:
1425:
1420:
1253:
1207:
1161:
738:
34:
2755:
2750:
2745:
2740:
2730:
2678:
2668:
2550:
2545:
2540:
2535:
2525:
1953:
1948:
1943:
1938:
1928:
1606:
1491:
1486:
1481:
1476:
1471:
1461:
1415:
1410:
1405:
1400:
1395:
1390:
1367:
1362:
1238:
1202:
1197:
1192:
1156:
1066:
2683:
2591:
2436:
2431:
2426:
2267:
1855:
1591:
1571:
1278:
2242:
1566:
1212:
869:
733:
260:
72:
2343:
2298:
459:
317:
296:
197:. The first brigade was responsible for coastal defence and the second was responsible for the defence of the interior.
104:
1660:
1025:
360:
244:
2348:
2318:
2308:
1506:
224:
2358:
2328:
2257:
1918:
1581:
1501:
1496:
1451:
1287:
2323:
2272:
2217:
1556:
1536:
1268:
1217:
862:
2800:
2403:
2393:
2388:
2383:
2262:
2185:
2180:
2175:
2170:
2165:
2144:
2139:
2134:
2129:
2124:
2119:
2103:
2098:
2093:
2088:
2083:
2078:
1973:
1968:
1963:
1695:
1586:
1526:
1293:
1258:
220:
were formed. On 24 November, these divisions became the 11th
African Division and the 12th African Division.
2735:
2673:
2555:
2530:
2237:
2227:
2222:
1933:
1561:
1541:
1466:
1273:
1248:
1243:
1233:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1130:
1061:
1056:
1051:
1046:
1041:
1010:
956:
951:
946:
915:
2333:
2313:
2303:
2247:
2232:
1685:
1516:
2378:
2338:
1870:
1839:
1834:
1824:
1700:
232:
151:
2293:
341:
2473:
2353:
1705:
1680:
1314:
403:
Renamed the 51st and 53rd Field
Companies, West African Engineers, respectively on 18 October 1940.
2398:
2252:
2047:
2037:
2006:
1652:
1576:
1385:
1283:
728:
323:
289:
167:
90:
2057:
2052:
2016:
2011:
1996:
1819:
1690:
2277:
2160:
1865:
1814:
1665:
1601:
217:
560:
From deployment in
Abyssinia to the division's disbanding in East Africa on 23 November 1941.
2062:
2042:
2021:
2001:
1675:
275:, where it opened again on 20 August. It took command of new formations upon the transfer to
2468:
2462:
2457:
2452:
1319:
8:
1135:
1015:
925:
715:
62:
1120:
1000:
433:
1140:
1020:
538:(from 3 December 1940 to 8 January 1941; 23 February to 1 March 1941; 12 March 1941)
510:(from 3 December 1940 to 8 January 1941; 23 February to 1 March 1941; 12 March 1941)
463:(from 3 December 1940 to 8 January 1941; 23 February to 1 March 1941; 12 March 1941)
1860:
366:
125:
1115:
995:
147:
troops. It was disbanded on 23 November 1941 and its component units reassigned.
854:
2760:
2693:
1125:
1005:
930:
920:
155:
121:
2779:
154:
which was raised in 1943 using solely East
African units and which fought in
101:
886:
216:
were planned. But, instead, on 19 July, the 1st (African) Division and the
133:
256:
144:
140:
129:
29:
200:
By the end of July, 2 additional East
African brigades were formed, the
313:
On formation, as 1st (African) Division, 24 July to 24 November 1940.
132:. On 24 November of that year, the division was re-designated as the
705:
list of higher formations
British 1st (African) Division served under
87:
2806:
Military units and formations of the
British Empire in World War II
268:
770:
Formation Badges of World War 2. Britain, Commonwealth and Empire
279:. On 23 November 1941 the division headquarters ceased to exist.
272:
240:
276:
236:
228:
223:
By July 1940, under the terms of a war contingency plan, the
174:
had been composed of 2 brigade-strength units organized as a
171:
679:
54th (East
African) Field Company, East African Engineers
292:(acting Commanding Officer) 24 July 1940 to 13 August 1940
536:
54th (East Africa) Field
Company, East African Engineers
514:
53rd (East Africa) Light Battery, East African Artillery
432:, in East Africa and, from 15 February to 16 March 1941,
749:
List of British Empire divisions in the Second World War
673:
53rd (Gold Coast) Field Company, West African Engineers
530:
53rd (Gold Coast) Field Company, West African Engineers
397:
3rd (Gold Coast) Field Company, West African Engineers
744:
Order of Battle, East African Campaign (World War II)
667:
51st (Nigeria) Field Company, West African Engineers
642:
52nd (Nigeria) Light Battery, West African Artillery
2816:
Military units and formations disestablished in 1941
527:
51st (Nigeria) Field Company, West African Engineers
505:
52nd (Nigeria) Light Battery, West African Artillery
394:
1st (Nigeria) Field Company, West African Engineers
384:
1st (Nigeria) Light Battery, West African Artillery
2811:Military units and formations established in 1940
884:
2777:
850:British Military History - East Africa 1940 - 47
711:Headquarters East Africa Force 24/07/40-14/09/41
259:. Between 4 February to 26 February, during the
1072:Multi-National Division (South-West) (Bosnia)
870:
423:
267:. On 28 July 1941 the headquarters closed in
128:. The division was formed on 24 July 1940 in
1794:British deception formations in World War II
772:. London: Arms and Armour Press. p. 91.
1341:
1077:Multi-National Division (South-East) (Iraq)
2711:
2499:
1897:
877:
863:
783:
781:
779:
139:. The division were composed primarily of
576:1st Battalion, Northern Rhodesia Regiment
452:1st Battalion, Northern Rhodesia Regiment
263:, the division fought its only battle on
150:The division should not be confused with
2796:Infantry divisions of the United Kingdom
978:
776:
739:2nd (African) Division (United Kingdom)
334:1/2nd Battalion, King's African Rifles
328:2/6th Battalion, King's African Rifles
2778:
2649:
629:2/1st Battalion, King's African Rifles
626:4/6th Battalion, King's African Rifles
595:1/6th Battalion, King's African Rifles
592:1/1st Battalion, King's African Rifles
573:1/2nd Battalion, King's African Rifles
570:1/4th Battalion, King's African Rifles
555:
473:1/6th Battalion, King's African Rifles
470:1/1st Battalion, King's African Rifles
449:1/2nd Battalion, King's African Rifles
446:1/4th Battalion, King's African Rifles
282:
2710:
2648:
2498:
1896:
1340:
1097:
977:
897:
858:
516:(from 6 February to 23 February 1941)
255:The 1st (African) Division fought in
2791:East African campaign (World War II)
767:
734:East African Campaign (World War II)
632:7th Battalion, King's African Rifles
589:5th Battalion, King's African Rifles
583:22nd (East Africa) Infantry Brigade
467:5th Battalion, King's African Rifles
794:
619:28th (East Africa) Infantry Brigade
460:22nd (East Africa) Infantry Brigade
354:21st (East Africa) Infantry Brigade
227:provided 2 brigades for service in
214:Northern Frontier District Division
13:
622:(from 20 August to 2 October 1941)
303:
299:13 August 1940 to 23 November 1941
245:1st (West Africa) Infantry Brigade
189:Initially the KAR deployed as the
14:
2827:
843:
692:11th (African) Divisional Signals
418:11th (African) Divisional Signals
250:
225:Royal West African Frontier Force
206:6th East African Infantry Brigade
202:3rd East African Infantry Brigade
195:2nd East African Infantry Brigade
191:1st East African Infantry Brigade
789:The Armed Forces of World War II
602:23rd (Nigeria) Infantry Brigade
549:11th (Africa) Divisional Signals
492:3rd Battalion, Nigeria Regiment
483:23rd (Nigeria) Infantry Brigade
410:1st (African) Divisional Signals
28:
698:
611:2nd Battalion, Nigeria Regiment
608:1st Battalion, Nigeria Regiment
489:2nd Battalion, Nigeria Regiment
486:1st Battalion, Nigeria Regiment
374:3rd Battalion, Nigeria Regiment
371:2nd Battalion, Nigeria Regiment
361:23rd (Nigeria) Infantry Brigade
308:
2786:British World War II divisions
830:
821:
812:
803:
761:
656:(from 3 April to 26 July 1941)
37:of the 11th (Africa) Division.
1:
957:6th (United Kingdom) Division
952:3rd (United Kingdom) Division
947:1st (United Kingdom) Division
754:
654:18th Indian Mountain Battery
648:22nd Indian Mountain Battery
508:22nd Indian Mountain Battery
161:
84:24 July 1940 – 13 August 1940
1098:
564:21st (East African) Brigade
440:21st (East African) Brigade
231:. One brigade was from the
7:
722:
239:) and one brigade was from
152:11th (East Africa) Division
93:(acting Commanding Officer)
10:
2832:
2344:66th (2nd East Lancashire)
2299:57th (2nd West Lancashire)
898:
424:As 11th (African) Division
342:Northern Rhodesia Regiment
318:1st (East African) Brigade
2721:
2706:
2659:
2644:
2600:
2584:
2513:
2509:
2494:
2445:
2419:
2412:
2371:
2286:
2205:
2198:
2153:
2112:
2071:
2030:
1989:
1982:
1911:
1907:
1892:
1848:
1802:
1785:
1714:
1650:
1444:
1376:
1355:
1351:
1336:
1315:1st Commonwealth Division
1302:
1226:
1170:
1149:
1108:
1104:
1093:
1034:
1026:Scottish, Welsh and Irish
988:
984:
973:
939:
908:
904:
893:
124:colonial unit during the
97:
83:
78:
68:
58:
50:
42:
27:
20:
2349:67th (2nd Home Counties)
2319:61st (2nd South Midland)
2309:59th (2nd North Midland)
2359:69th (2nd East Anglian)
2329:63rd (2nd Northumbrian)
1671:Durham and North Riding
532:(left 23 February 1941)
442:(left 27 February 1941)
430:11th (African) Division
345:(from 21 November 1940)
137:11th (African) Division
98:1940 – 23 November 1941
23:11th (African) Division
2324:62nd (2nd West Riding)
2273:55th (West Lancashire)
2213:42nd (East Lancashire)
1597:55th (West Lancashire)
1532:42nd (East Lancashire)
218:2nd (African) Division
118:1st (African) Division
21:1st (African) Division
2801:Kenya in World War II
1876:British Army in India
768:Cole, Howard (1973).
729:King's African Rifles
675:(from 20 August 1941)
566:(from 20 August 1941)
420:on 18 November 1940.
356:on 18 November 1940.
336:(from 9 October 1940)
330:(left 1 October 1940)
324:King's African Rifles
297:H. E. de R. Wetherall
261:East African Campaign
168:King's African Rifles
105:H. E. de R. Wetherall
73:East African Campaign
2238:48th (South Midland)
2228:46th (North Midland)
2223:44th (Home Counties)
1607:59th (Staffordshire)
1562:48th (South Midland)
1542:44th (Home Counties)
1320:17th Gurkha Division
1274:44th (Home Counties)
1109:Administrative units
989:Administrative units
979:Post-Cold War period
916:Guards and Parachute
909:Administrative units
494:(left 12 March 1941)
2334:64th (2nd Highland)
2314:60th (2/2nd London)
2304:58th (2/1st London)
2278:56th (1/1st London)
2268:54th (East Anglian)
2248:50th (Northumbrian)
2233:47th (1/2nd London)
1592:54th (East Anglian)
1572:50th (Northumbrian)
1517:23rd (Northumbrian)
1279:50th (Northumbrian)
716:East Africa Command
681:(left 26 July 1941)
669:(left 20 July 1941)
650:(left 26 July 1941)
644:(left 20 July 1941)
604:(left 20 July 1941)
585:(left 26 July 1941)
556:Abyssinia and after
283:Commanding officers
63:East Africa Command
2379:63rd (Royal Naval)
2339:65th (2nd Lowland)
2243:49th (West Riding)
1840:82nd (West Africa)
1835:81st (West Africa)
1825:11th (East Africa)
1661:Devon and Cornwall
1653:"County Divisions"
1567:49th (West Riding)
1342:Second World War (
1310:Artillery Division
1213:49th (West Riding)
434:Italian Somaliland
271:, transferring to
2773:
2772:
2769:
2768:
2712:Napoleonic Wars (
2702:
2701:
2640:
2639:
2636:
2635:
2500:Second Boer War (
2490:
2489:
2486:
2485:
2482:
2481:
2367:
2366:
2294:45th (2nd Wessex)
2199:Territorial Force
2194:
2193:
1898:First World War (
1888:
1887:
1884:
1883:
1332:
1331:
1328:
1327:
1264:42nd (Lancashire)
1131:Prince of Wales's
1089:
1088:
1085:
1084:
1042:1st (UK) Armoured
1011:Prince of Wales's
969:
968:
965:
964:
885:Divisions of the
818:Joslen p. 432-433
718:15/09/41-22/11/41
322:1/4th Battalion,
111:
110:
2823:
2708:
2707:
2646:
2645:
2511:
2510:
2496:
2495:
2417:
2416:
2354:68th (2nd Welsh)
2203:
2202:
1987:
1986:
1909:
1908:
1894:
1893:
1861:Beauman Division
1353:
1352:
1338:
1337:
1106:
1105:
1095:
1094:
986:
985:
975:
974:
906:
905:
895:
894:
879:
872:
865:
856:
855:
837:
834:
828:
825:
819:
816:
810:
807:
801:
798:
792:
785:
774:
773:
765:
689:Division Troops
546:Division Troops
407:Division Troops
367:Nigeria Regiment
210:Coastal Division
180:Southern Brigade
176:Northern Brigade
126:Second World War
54:23 November 1941
32:
18:
17:
2831:
2830:
2826:
2825:
2824:
2822:
2821:
2820:
2776:
2775:
2774:
2765:
2717:
2698:
2655:
2632:
2596:
2580:
2505:
2478:
2441:
2408:
2399:74th (Yeomanry)
2363:
2282:
2253:51st (Highland)
2190:
2149:
2108:
2067:
2048:17th (Northern)
2038:15th (Scottish)
2026:
2007:11th (Northern)
1978:
1903:
1880:
1844:
1798:
1781:
1710:
1646:
1577:51st (Highland)
1507:15th (Scottish)
1440:
1372:
1347:
1324:
1298:
1222:
1166:
1145:
1100:
1081:
1030:
980:
961:
935:
900:
889:
883:
846:
841:
840:
835:
831:
826:
822:
817:
813:
808:
804:
799:
795:
786:
777:
766:
762:
757:
725:
701:
558:
426:
365:1st Battalion,
340:1st Battalion,
311:
306:
304:Order of battle
290:G. R. Smallwood
285:
253:
164:
114:
91:G. R. Smallwood
38:
22:
12:
11:
5:
2829:
2819:
2818:
2813:
2808:
2803:
2798:
2793:
2788:
2771:
2770:
2767:
2766:
2764:
2763:
2758:
2753:
2748:
2743:
2738:
2733:
2728:
2722:
2719:
2718:
2704:
2703:
2700:
2699:
2697:
2696:
2691:
2686:
2681:
2676:
2671:
2666:
2660:
2657:
2656:
2642:
2641:
2638:
2637:
2634:
2633:
2631:
2630:
2625:
2620:
2615:
2610:
2604:
2602:
2598:
2597:
2595:
2594:
2588:
2586:
2582:
2581:
2579:
2578:
2573:
2568:
2563:
2558:
2553:
2548:
2543:
2538:
2533:
2528:
2523:
2517:
2515:
2507:
2506:
2492:
2491:
2488:
2487:
2484:
2483:
2480:
2479:
2477:
2476:
2471:
2466:
2460:
2455:
2449:
2447:
2443:
2442:
2440:
2439:
2434:
2429:
2423:
2421:
2414:
2410:
2409:
2407:
2406:
2401:
2396:
2391:
2386:
2381:
2375:
2373:
2369:
2368:
2365:
2364:
2362:
2361:
2356:
2351:
2346:
2341:
2336:
2331:
2326:
2321:
2316:
2311:
2306:
2301:
2296:
2290:
2288:
2284:
2283:
2281:
2280:
2275:
2270:
2265:
2260:
2258:52nd (Lowland)
2255:
2250:
2245:
2240:
2235:
2230:
2225:
2220:
2215:
2209:
2207:
2200:
2196:
2195:
2192:
2191:
2189:
2188:
2183:
2178:
2173:
2168:
2163:
2157:
2155:
2151:
2150:
2148:
2147:
2142:
2137:
2132:
2127:
2122:
2116:
2114:
2110:
2109:
2107:
2106:
2101:
2096:
2091:
2086:
2081:
2075:
2073:
2069:
2068:
2066:
2065:
2060:
2058:19th (Western)
2055:
2053:18th (Eastern)
2050:
2045:
2040:
2034:
2032:
2028:
2027:
2025:
2024:
2019:
2017:13th (Western)
2014:
2012:12th (Eastern)
2009:
2004:
1999:
1997:9th (Scottish)
1993:
1991:
1984:
1980:
1979:
1977:
1976:
1971:
1966:
1961:
1956:
1951:
1946:
1941:
1936:
1931:
1926:
1921:
1915:
1913:
1905:
1904:
1890:
1889:
1886:
1885:
1882:
1881:
1879:
1878:
1873:
1868:
1863:
1858:
1852:
1850:
1846:
1845:
1843:
1842:
1837:
1832:
1827:
1822:
1820:11th (African)
1817:
1812:
1806:
1804:
1800:
1799:
1797:
1796:
1789:
1787:
1783:
1782:
1780:
1779:
1774:
1769:
1764:
1759:
1754:
1749:
1744:
1739:
1734:
1729:
1724:
1718:
1716:
1712:
1711:
1709:
1708:
1703:
1698:
1696:Northumberland
1693:
1688:
1683:
1678:
1673:
1668:
1663:
1657:
1655:
1651:Anti-Invasion
1648:
1647:
1645:
1644:
1639:
1634:
1629:
1624:
1619:
1614:
1609:
1604:
1599:
1594:
1589:
1584:
1582:52nd (Lowland)
1579:
1574:
1569:
1564:
1559:
1554:
1549:
1544:
1539:
1534:
1529:
1524:
1519:
1514:
1509:
1504:
1502:12th (Eastern)
1499:
1497:9th (Highland)
1494:
1489:
1484:
1479:
1474:
1469:
1464:
1459:
1454:
1448:
1446:
1442:
1441:
1439:
1438:
1433:
1428:
1423:
1418:
1413:
1408:
1403:
1398:
1393:
1388:
1382:
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