In September 1939, the

British Army The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurk ...

was in process of expanding their anti-aircraft and mobile (including armoured) assets. Among these new changes was the formation of

Anti-Aircraft Command Anti-Aircraft Command (AA Command, or "Ack-Ack Command") was a British Army command of the Second World War that controlled the Territorial Army anti-aircraft artillery and searchlight formations and units defending the United Kingdom. Origin ...

which was formed on 1 April 1939, and the 1st Armoured Division formed in 1937. The list below will include the

units, colonial units, and those units which were in the process of formation. The list includes units which were in the process of formation,

cadre Cadre may refer to: *Cadre (military), a group of officers or NCOs around whom a unit is formed, or a training staff *Cadre (politics), a politically controlled appointment to an institution in order to circumvent the state and bring control to th ...

sized, or had no units attached Also included are Territorial Army (TA) and Supplementary Reserve (SR) units.

War Office

The

War Office The War Office was a department of the British Government responsible for the administration of the British Army between 1857 and 1964, when its functions were transferred to the new Ministry of Defence (MoD). This article contains text from ...

or WO as it was abbreviated, was the office of the British Government which controlled all of the Armed Forces of which were based around the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland and

Middle East The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Province), East Thrace (Europ ...

. * Secretary of State for War, The Right Honourable Leslie Hore-Belisha, MP (holding the office from 28 May 1937 – 5 January 1940) ** Army Council, Secretary of State for War held the office of President of the Army Council, this council was made up of 7 other members ** Department of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for War ** Department of the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for War ** Department of the Financial Secretary of the War Office ** Department of the Director-General of the Territorial Army ** Military Attaches to Embassies Legations to Foreign Courts ** British Military Mission to the Egyptian Army ** British Military Mission to the Iraq Army ** Department of the Chief-of-Staff of the Imperial General Staff ** Department of the Quartermaster General to the Forces ** Department of the Adjutant General to the Forces ** Office of the Judge Advocate General to the Forces ** Selection Board **

Officer Training Corps The Officers' Training Corps (OTC), more fully called the University Officers' Training Corps (UOTC), are military leadership training units operated by the British Army. Their focus is to develop the leadership abilities of their members whilst ...

** Inspectors-General ** Elements of the Department of the Director General of Munitions Production, had been transferred to the Ministry of Supply on 1 August 1939.

Northern Command

; Northern Command :Headquartered at

York York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...

, covering the areas of:

Berwick-upon-Tweed Berwick-upon-Tweed (), sometimes known as Berwick-on-Tweed or simply Berwick, is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, south of the Anglo-Scottish border, and the northernmost town in England. The 2011 United Kingdom census reco ...

(except regulars),

Northumberland Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey. It is bordered by land on ...

, County Durham,

Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other English counties, functions have ...

Lincolnshire Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a Counties of England, county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-we ...

Rutlandshire Rutland () is a ceremonial county and unitary authority in the East Midlands, England. The county is bounded to the west and north by Leicestershire, to the northeast by Lincolnshire and the southeast by Northamptonshire. Its greatest l ...

, Leicestershire,

Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The traditi ...

, and

Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the nor ...

. * General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command:

General A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED ...

Sir William 'Barty' Henry Bartholomew * Northern Command Pay Section,

Royal Army Pay Corps The Royal Army Pay Corps (RAPC) was the corps of the British Army responsible for administering all financial matters. It was amalgamated into the Adjutant General's Corps in 1992. History The first "paymasters" have existed in the army before t ...

Imphal Barracks Imphal Barracks is a military installation located in Fulford, York, England. History Cavalry barracks were built in Fulford as part of the British response to the threat of the French Revolution and were completed in 1795 but these have now bee ...

* Air Formation Signals, Royal Corps of Signals (SR),

Leeds Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...

** 1st (West Riding) Signal Company, Royal Corps of Signals,

** 3rd (West Riding) Signal Company, Royal Corps of Signals, Leeds ** 5th Signal Company, Royal Corps of Signals, Bradford * Northern Command Signal Company, Royal Corps of Signals, York * 4th Artillery Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals,

Catterick Camp Catterick Garrison is a major garrison and military town south of Richmond, North Yorkshire, England. It is the largest British Army garrison in the world, with a population of around 13,000 in 2017 and covering over 2,400 acres (about 1 ...

* 7th Tank Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Catterick Camp *Signals Training Centre, Royal Corps of Signals, Catterick Camp * Training Battalion, Royal Corps of Signals,

*1st Battalion,

Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own North Yorkshire Regiment (The Green Howards) The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment), frequently known as the Yorkshire Regiment until the 1920s, was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, in the King's Division. Raised in 1688, it served under variou ...

, Catterick Camp (attached to 13th Inf Bde for Admin) * Royal Irish Fusiliers Depot,

(temporary) *Railway Operating Group, Royal Engineers (SR),

**153rd ( London and North Eastern) Railway Operating Company, Royal Engineers,

Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a College town, university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cam ...

**155th ( London, Midland, and Scottish) Railway Workshop, Royal Engineers,

Derby Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby g ...

* 1st Docks Group, Royal Engineers (SR), York * 2nd Docks Group, Royal Engineers (SR),

Crewe Crewe () is a railway town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. The Crewe built-up area had a total population of 75,556 in 2011, which also covers parts of the adjacent civil parishes of Willaston ...

* 106th (West Riding) Army Troop Company, Royal Engineers (SR),

Doncaster Doncaster (, ) is a city in South Yorkshire, England. Named after the River Don, it is the administrative centre of the larger City of Doncaster. It is the second largest settlement in South Yorkshire after Sheffield. Doncaster is situated in ...

* 107th (North Riding) Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers (SR),

Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ) is a town on the southern bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the North York Moors national park. It is the namesake and main town of its local borough council area. Until the early 1800s, the a ...

* 150th ( London and North Eastern) Railway Construction, Royal Engineers (SR),

*15th Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Imphal Barracks *28th Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Catterick Camp *H Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Catterick Camp * 9th Section,

Royal Army Ordnance Corps The Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) was a corps of the British Army. At its renaming as a Royal Corps in 1918 it was both a supply and repair corps. In the supply area it had responsibility for weapons, armoured vehicles and other military equip ...

, Catterick Camp * 13th Section, Royal Army Ordnance Corps,

Chetwynd Barracks Chetwynd Barracks is a military installation at Chilwell in Nottinghamshire. History The Chilwell depot and barracks were built for the Royal Army Ordnance Corps shortly after the First World War on the former site of the National Shell Filling ...

* 8th Company,

Royal Army Medical Corps The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all Army personnel and their families, in war and in peace. The RAMC, the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, the Royal Army Dental Corps a ...

, York *Detachment,

Royal Army Veterinary Corps The Royal Army Veterinary Corps (RAVC), known as the Army Veterinary Corps (AVC) until it gained the royal prefix on 27 November 1918, is an administrative and operational branch of the British Army responsible for the provision, training and ca ...

, Catterick Camp *Detachment, Royal Army Veterinary Corps, Imphal Barracks *Section, Corps of Military Police,

Claro Barracks Claro Barracks is a military installation at Ripon in North Yorkshire, England. History The barracks, which were originally established as the command depot i.e. convalescent camp for Northern Command, opened in April 1915 during the First Wor ...

*Section, Corps of Military Police, Uniacke Barracks *Royal Artillery Fixed Defences, Northern Ports ** Royal Artillery Coast Defences, Northern Command,

Tynemouth Castle Tynemouth Castle is located on a rocky headland (known as Pen Bal Crag), overlooking Tynemouth Pier. The moated castle-towers, gatehouse and keep are combined with the ruins of the Benedictine priory where early kings of Northumbria were buri ...

** Humber Fire Command,

Hedon Hedon is a town and civil parish in Holderness in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately east of Hull city centre. It lies to the north of the A1033 road at the crossroads of the B1240 and B1362 roads. It is ...

** Tees and Hartlepool Fire Command, Hartlepool ** Tynemouth Fire Command, Tynemouth

5th Infantry Division

* 5th Infantry Division,

** Headquarters, 5th Infantry Division commanded by

Major General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

Harold Edmund Franklyn ** ''5th Infantry Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals'',

(cadre) ** 5th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Ordnance Corps,

** 5th Company, Corps of Military Police,

** 13th Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters 13th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals,

***2nd Battalion,

Princess Victoria's Royal Irish Fusiliers The Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria's) was an Irish line infantry regiment of the British Army, formed by the amalgamation of the 87th (Prince of Wales's Irish) Regiment of Foot and the 89th (Princess Victoria's) Regiment of Foot in 1 ...

***2nd Battalion,

The Duke of Edinburgh's Wiltshire Regiment The Wiltshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot and the 99th Duke of Edinburgh's (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot. The ...

***2nd Battalion, The Scottish Rifles (Cameronians) *** 13th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company ** 15th Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters 15th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals,

***1st Battalion, The King's Own South Yorkshire Light Infantry, Queen Elizabeth Barracks,

Strensall Strensall is a village in the Strensall with Towthorpe civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England, on the River Foss north of York and north-east of Haxby. From the 2011 Census, the civil parish of ...

***1st Battalion,

The York and Lancaster Regiment The York and Lancaster Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that existed from 1881 until 1968. The regiment was created in the Childers Reforms of 1881 by the amalgamation of the 65th (2nd Yorkshire, North Riding) Regiment o ...

***2nd Battalion, The Duke of Albany's Seaforth Highlanders (The Ross-shire Buffs),

Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...

***15th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company **''Divisional Royal Artillery'' (cadre) **''Divisional Royal Engineers'' (cadre) *** 55th Field Company, Royal Engineers, Catterick **Divisional Royal Army Service Corps ***Headquarters, Divisional Royal Army Service Corps,

***19th Company, Royal Army Service Corps ***34th Company, Royal Army Service Corps ***51st Company, Royal Army Service Corps

Northumbrian Area

Northumbrian Area, Darlington: comprising the counties of

, County Durham, North Riding of Yorkshire (excluding Catterick Area and

Strensall Camp Queen Elizabeth Barracks is a military installation in Strensall, North Yorkshire, England. History Strensall Camp, which covers about and stretches to Towthorpe (to the west), was formed by the War Office in 1884 for training troops. The lan ...

East Riding of Yorkshire The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a ceremonial county and unitary authority area in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and west, South Yorkshire to t ...

; also

(except regulars). * Northumbrian Area Commander:

Colonel Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge o ...

P. J. Sears *

Northumberland Hussars The Northumberland Hussars was a Yeomanry regiment of the British Army, transferred to the Royal Artillery for the duration of the Second World War. It was disbanded as an independent Territorial Army unit in 1967, a time when the strength of t ...

(TA),

Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne ( RP: , ), or simply Newcastle, is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. The city is located on the River Tyne's northern bank and forms the largest part of the Tyneside built-up area. Newcastle is ...

* 1st East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry (TA),

Kingston upon Hull Kingston upon Hull, usually abbreviated to Hull, is a port city and unitary authority in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Estuary, inland from the North Sea and south-ea ...

* 2nd East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry (2/TA),

* 7th Battalion,

Royal Northumberland Fusiliers The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the British Army. Raised in 1674 as one of three 'English' units in the Dutch Anglo-Scots Brigade, it accompanied William III to England in the November 1688 Glorious Revolution an ...

(2/TA), Alnwick, machine-gun * 9th Battalion,

(2/TA), Alnwick, machine-gun * 4th (Durham) Survey Regiment,

Royal Artillery The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as "The Gunners", is one of two regiments that make up the artillery arm of the British Army. The Royal Regiment of Artillery comprises t ...

(TA), Gateshead-on-Tyne * 6th Survey Regiment,

(2/TA), Gateshead-on-Tyne *

37th (Tyne Electrical Engineers) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery The 37th (Tyne Electrical Engineers) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery was an air defence unit of the British Army during World War II. It served at home during the Battle of Britain and The Blitz, and then went to the Middle East, wh ...

(TA), Tynemouth, not batteries constituted until 1940 * 123rd Light Anti-Aircraft Battery,

RAF Croft Royal Air Force Croft or more simply RAF Croft is a former Royal Air Force station located south of Darlington, County Durham, England and north-east of Richmond, North Yorkshire. The site is also known locally as Croft Aerodrome or Neasham. C ...

* 127th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery,

* 234th (Northumbrian) Field Company, Royal Engineers (TA), Gateshead-on-Tyne * 506th Field Company, Royal Engineers (TA), Gateshead-on-Tyne * Royal Northumberland Fusiliers Depot,

* East Yorkshire Regiment Depot,

Beverley Beverley is a market town, market and minster (church), minster town and a civil parishes in England, civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, of which it is the county town. The town centre is located south-east of York's centre ...

* Green Howards Depot,

Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, ...

* Durham Light Infantry Depot,

25th Army Tank Brigade The 25th Army Tank Brigade was an armoured brigade formation of the British Army that was active before and during the Second World War. It served with the British First Army and the British Eighth Army during the battles in North Africa and Ita ...

(TA) ** 25th Army Tank Brigade Headquarters,

** 43rd (6th (City) Battalion, The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers) Royal Tank Regiment,

** 49th Royal Tank Regiment,

** 51st (Leeds Rifles) Royal Tank Regiment,

* Northumbrian Area Coastal Defences ** Tynemouth Heavy Coastal Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA), Blyth ** East Riding Heavy Coastal Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA),

** Durham Heavy Coastal Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA), Hartlepool ** Tyne Fortress Engineers, Royal Engineers (TA), Tynemouth ** North Riding Fortress Engineers, Royal Engineers (TA),

** East Riding Fortress Engineers, Royal Engineers (TA),

23rd (Northumbrian) Division (2/TA)

* 23rd (Northumbrian) Division, Darlington ** Headquarters, 23rd (Northumbrian) Division, commanded by

William Norman Herbert Major General William Norman Herbert (26 August 1880 – 26 April 1949) was a senior British Army officer who served as colonel of the Northumberland Fusiliers and commanded the 23rd (Northumbrian) Division in the Battle of France during the S ...

** 23rd (Northumbrian) Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, Darlington ** 8th Battalion,

The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the British Army. Raised in 1674 as one of three 'English' units in the Dutch Anglo-Scots Brigade, it accompanied William III to England in the November 1688 Glorious Revolution an ...

Prudhoe Prudhoe ( ) is a town in south Northumberland, England, about west of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne and just south of the River Tyne. Situated on a steep, north-facing hill in the Tyne valley, Prudhoe had a population of 11,675 at the 201 ...

, motorcycle reconnaissance **23rd Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps, Darlington ** 23rd Infantry Divisional Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Darlington ** 23rd Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps, Darlington ** 23rd Infantry Divisional Military Police Company, Corps of Military Police, Darlington ** 69th Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 69th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Malton *** 5th Battalion,

The Duke of York's Own East Yorkshire Regiment The East Yorkshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1685 as Sir William Clifton's Regiment of Foot and later renamed the 15th Regiment of Foot. It saw service for three centuries, before eventually being ...

*** 6th Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (North) Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards),

*** 7th Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (North) Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards),

Scarborough Scarborough or Scarboro may refer to: People * Scarborough (surname) * Earl of Scarbrough Places Australia * Scarborough, Western Australia, suburb of Perth * Scarborough, New South Wales, suburb of Wollongong * Scarborough, Queensland, su ...

** 70th Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 70th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals,

Durham Durham most commonly refers to: *Durham, England, a cathedral city and the county town of County Durham *County Durham, an English county * Durham County, North Carolina, a county in North Carolina, United States *Durham, North Carolina, a city in N ...

*** 10th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry,

Bishop Auckland Bishop Auckland () is a market town and civil parish at the confluence of the River Wear and the River Gaunless in County Durham, northern England. It is northwest of Darlington and southwest of Durham. Much of the town's early history surro ...

*** 11th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry,

Sunderland Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on t ...

*** 12th (Tynside Scottish) Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, Gateshead-on-Tyne **Divisional Royal Artillery *** Headquarters, Divisional Royal Artillery, Darlington ***124th (Northumbrian) Field Regiment,

*** 125th (Northumbrian) Field Regiment,

**Divisional Royal Engineers *** Headquarters, Divisional Royal Engineers,

***233rd (Northumbrian) Field Company, Royal Engineers,

Jarrow-on-Tyne Jarrow ( or ) is a town in South Tyneside in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. It is east of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is situated on the south bank of the River Tyne, about from the east coast. It is home to the southern portal of the Tyn ...

*** 507th Field Company, Royal Engineers,

*** 508th Field Company, Royal Engineers,

50th (Northumbrian) Motor Infantry Division (TA)

* 50th (Northumbrian) Motor Infantry Division, Darlington ** Headquarters, 50th Motor Division, commanded by

Sir Giffard Le Quesne Martel ** 50th (Northumbrian) Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, Darlington ** 4th Battalion,

, Alnwick, motorcycle reconnaissance **50th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps, Darlington ** 50th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Darlington **149th (Northumbrian) Field Ambulance,

, Darlington **150th (Northumbrian) Field Ambulance,

, Darlington **151st (Northumbrian) Field Ambulance,

, Darlington ** 50th Infantry Divisional Military Police Company, Corps of Military Police, Darlington **

150th Infantry Brigade The 150th Infantry Brigade was an infantry formation of the British Army that saw active service in the Second World War. A 1st Line Territorial Army brigade, it was part of the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division. It served in the Battle ...

*** Headquarters, 150th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Malton *** 4th Battalion,

*** 4th Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (North) Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards),

*** 5th Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (North) Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards),

** 151st Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 151st Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals,

*** 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry,

*** 8th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry,

*** 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, Gateshead-on-Tyne **Divisional Royal Artillery *** Headquarters, Divisional Royal Artillery, Darlington ***72nd (Northumbrian) Field Regiment,

*** 74th (Northumbrian) Field Regiment,

South Shields South Shields () is a coastal town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. Historically, it was known in Roman times as Arbeia, and as Caer Urfa by Early Middle Ages. According to the 20 ...

**Divisional Royal Engineers *** Headquarters, Divisional Royal Engineers,

***232nd (Northumbrian) Field Company, Royal Engineers,

*** 505th Field Company, Royal Engineers,

*** 235th (Northumbrian) Field Park Company, Royal Engineers, Gateshead-on-Tyne

West Riding Area

West Riding Area:

, covering

West Riding of Yorkshire The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county County of York, West Riding (the area under the control of West Riding County Council), abbreviated County ...

County Borough of York York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...

, Leicestershire,

, and

. * Headquarters West Riding Area,

under Area Commander

Brigadier Brigadier is a military rank, the seniority of which depends on the country. In some countries, it is a senior rank above colonel, equivalent to a brigadier general or commodore, typically commanding a brigade of several thousand soldiers. In ...

Richard Montague Wootten * West Riding Area Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals,

Leicestershire Yeomanry The Leicestershire Yeomanry (Prince Albert's Own) was a yeomanry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1794 and again in 1803, which provided cavalry and mounted infantry in the Second Boer War and the First World War and provided two fie ...

(TA),

1st Derbyshire Yeomanry The Derbyshire Yeomanry was a yeomanry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1794, which served as a cavalry regiment and dismounted infantry regiment in the First World War and provided two reconnaissance regiments in the Second World W ...

(TA),

* 2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry (TA),

* 60th (North Midland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA),

Lincoln Lincoln most commonly refers to: * Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States * Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England * Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S. * Lincol ...

* 115th (North Midland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (2/TA),

Leicester Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands. The city l ...

* 107th (South Nottinghamshire Hussars Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (TA),

Nottingham Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east ...

* 150th (South Nottinghamshire Hussars) Field Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (2/TA),

* 27th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,

Newark-on-Trent Newark-on-Trent or Newark () is a market town and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district in Nottinghamshire, England. It is on the River Trent, and was historically a major inland port. The A1 road (Great Britain), A1 road bypasses th ...

* 38th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,

, Bradford * 39th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,

* 52nd Light Anti-Aircraft Battery,

, Thorncliffe * 106th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery,

RAF Waddington Royal Air Force Waddington otherwise known as RAF Waddington is a Royal Air Force (RAF) station located beside the village of Waddington, south of Lincoln, Lincolnshire in England. The station is the RAF's Intelligence Surveillance Target A ...

* 109th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery,

RAF Hemswell Royal Air Force Hemswell or more simply RAF Hemswell is a former Royal Air Force (RAF) station located east of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. Located close to the village of Hemswell in Lincolnshire, England the disestablished airfield i ...

* 126th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery,

, RAF Coal Aston * 53rd (King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA),

* 57th (King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (2/TA),

* 1st Field Artillery Depot,

Harrogate Harrogate ( ) is a spa town and the administrative centre of the Borough of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. Historic counties of England, Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the town is a tourist destination and its visitor at ...

* 4th Infantry Training Group,

Ripon Ripon () is a cathedral city in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. The city is located at the confluence of two tributaries of the River Ure, the Laver and Skell. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the city ...

* Lincolnshire Regiment Depot,

* West Yorkshire Regiment Depot,

* Leicestershire Regiment Depot,

* The Duke of Wellington's Regiment Depot, Halifax * Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment (Sherwood Foresters) Depot,

* King's Own (South) Yorkshire Light Infantry Depot,

Pontefract Pontefract is a historic market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England, east of Wakefield and south of Castleford. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is one of the towns in the City of Wake ...

* York and Lancaster Regiment Depot,

* Anti-Aircraft Training Depot, Royal Corps of Signals,

* Training Depot, Royal Engineers,

* 5th Cavalry Brigade (TA),

Bootham Bootham is a street in the city of York, in England, leading north out of the city centre. It is also the name of the small district surrounding the street. History The street runs along a ridge of slightly higher ground east of the River Ous ...

** Headquarters, 5th Cavalry Brigade ** The Queen's Own (South) Yorkshire Dragoons,

** Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (North) Yorkshire Hussars,

Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (Sherwood Rangers) The Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry (SRY) was a British Yeomanry regiment. In 1967 it was amalgamated with other units to form the Royal Yeomanry (RY), a light cavalry regiment of the Army Reserve. Originally raised as the Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Cav ...

46th Infantry Division (2/TA)

* 46th Infantry Division,

** Headquarters 46th Infantry Division commanded by

Algeron Lee Ransome ** 46th Infantry Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals,

**46th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps,

** 46th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Ordnance Corps,

** 46th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps,

** 46th Infantry Divisional Military Police Company, Corps of Military Police,

** 137th Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters 137th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals,

*** 2/5th Battalion,

The Prince of Wales's Own West Yorkshire Regiment The West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) (14th Foot) was an infantry regiment of the British Army. In 1958 it amalgamated with the East Yorkshire Regiment (15th Foot) to form the Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire which was, on ...

*** 2/6th Battalion,

The Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, forming part of the King's Division. In 1702, Colonel George Hastings, 8th Earl of Huntingdon, was authorised to raise a new regiment, which he di ...

*** 2/7th Battalion,

Milnsbridge Milnsbridge is a district of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, situated west of the town centre, and in the Colne Valley. The name is said to have derived from the water-powered mill and the bridge that stood alongside it in the 13th cent ...

** 138th Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters 138th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals,

Wakefield Wakefield is a cathedral city in West Yorkshire, England located on the River Calder. The city had a population of 99,251 in the 2011 census.https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks101ew Census 2011 table KS101EW Usual resident population, ...

***6th Battalion,

The Lincolnshire Regiment The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army raised on 20 June 1685 as the Earl of Bath's Regiment for its first Colonel, John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath. In 1751, it was numbered like most other Army regimen ...

***2/4th Battalion, The King's Own (South Yorkshire) Light Infantry,

***6th Battalion,

Sheffield Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is Historic counties o ...

** 139th Infantry Brigade ***Headquarters 139th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals,

***2/5th Battalion,

The Leicestershire Regiment The Leicestershire Regiment (Royal Leicestershire Regiment after 1946) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, with a history going back to 1688. The regiment saw service for three centuries, in numerous wars and conflicts such as both W ...

***2/5th Battalion, The Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment (The Sherwood Foresters),

***9th Battalion, The Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment (The Sherwood Foresters),

**Divisional Royal Artillery 46th Division ***Headquarters, Divisional Royal Artillery,

***121st Field Regiment,

***122nd Field Regiment,

, Halifax ***123rd Field Regiment,

***

68th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, forming part of the King's Division. In 1702, Colonel George Hastings, 8th Earl of Huntingdon, was authorised to raise a new regiment, which he d ...

Bridlington Bridlington is a coastal town and a civil parish on the Holderness Coast of the North Sea in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is about north of Hull and east of York. The Gypsey Race enters the North Sea at its harbour. The 2011 Cen ...

**Divisional Royal Engineers 46th Division ***Headquarters, Divisional Royal Engineers,

***270th Field Company, Royal Engineers,

***271st Field Company, Royal Engineers,

***272nd Field Company, Royal Engineers,

***273rd Field Park Company, Royal Engineers,

49th (West Riding) Infantry Division (TA)

49th (West Riding) Infantry Division The 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army. The division fought in the First World War in the trenches of the Western Front, in the fields of France and Flanders. During the Second World War, the divis ...

Clifton Clifton may refer to: People *Clifton (surname) *Clifton (given name) Places Australia * Clifton, Queensland, a town **Shire of Clifton *Clifton, New South Wales, a suburb of Wollongong *Clifton, Western Australia Canada *Clifton, Nova Scotia ...

** Headquarters, 49th Infantry Division commanded by

Pierse Joseph Mackesy Major-General Pierse Joseph Mackesy, (5 April 1883 – 8 June 1956), born in Dublin, Ireland was a British Army officer who, early in the Second World War, led the attempt to recapture Narvik in April–May 1940 in the ill-fated Norwegian cam ...

** 49th (West Riding) Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals,

**49th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps,

** 49th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Ordnance Corps,

** 49th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps,

** 49th Infantry Divisional Military Police Company, Corps of Military Police,

** 146th Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters 146th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals,

*** 4th Battalion,

*** 1/4th Battalion, The King's Own (South) Yorkshire Light Infantry,

*** The Hallamshire Battalion, The York and Lancaster Regiment,

** 147th Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters 147th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals,

Rastrick Rastrick is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, between Halifax, 5 miles (8 km) north-east and Huddersfield, 4 miles (7 km) south. The population of the Calderdale Civil Ward at the 2011 census was 11,351. It is perhaps best ...

*** 1/5th Battalion,

*** 1/6th Battalion,

*** 1/7th Battalion,

** 148th Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters 148th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals,

*** 1/5th Battalion,

***1/5th Battalion, The Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment (The Sherwood Foresters),

***8th Battalion, The Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment (The Sherwood Foresters),

**Divisional Royal Artillery 49th Division *** Headquarters, Divisional Royal Artillery,

*** 69th (West Riding) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery,

***

70th (West Riding) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery 7 (seven) is the natural number following 6 and preceding 8. It is the only prime number preceding a cube. As an early prime number in the series of positive integers, the number seven has greatly symbolic associations in religion, mythology, ...

, Halifax *** 71st (West Riding) Field Regiment,

*** 58th (Duke of Wellington's Regiment) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery,

**Divisional Royal Engineers 49th Division *** Headquarters, Divisional Royal Engineers,

***228th (West Riding) Field Company, Royal Engineers,

*** 229th (West Riding) Field Company, Royal Engineers,

*** 230th (West Riding) Field Company, Royal Engineers,

*** 231st (West Riding) Field Park Company, Royal Engineers,

Scottish Command

Scottish Command,

Edinburgh Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ...

covered

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

and

(so far as regards Regulars and Militia only). * Headquarters Scottish Command,

under General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Scottish Command:

Sir Charles John Cecil Grant * Scottish Command Pay Detachment,

* Scottish Command Pay Detachment,

Leith Leith (; gd, Lìte) is a port area in the north of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, founded at the mouth of the Water of Leith. In 2021, it was ranked by '' Time Out'' as one of the top five neighbourhoods to live in the world. The earliest ...

and

* Scottish Command Pay Detachment,

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

* Scottish Command Signal Company, Royal Corps of Signals,

* General Headquarters Signals, Royal Corps of Signals (SR),

** 1st General Headquarters Signal Company, Royal Corps of Signals,

** 3rd General Headquarters Signal Company, Royal Corps of Signals,

* 2nd Battalion, The Royal Scots Fusiliers,

* 1st Battalion,

The City of Glasgow Regiment (Highland Light Infantry) The Highland Light Infantry (HLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1881. It took part in the First World War, First and World War II, Second World Wars, until it was amalgamated with the Royal Scots Fusiliers in 1959 t ...

, Fort George * 12th Field Regiment,

Dunbar Dunbar () is a town on the North Sea coast in East Lothian in the south-east of Scotland, approximately east of Edinburgh and from the English border north of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Dunbar is a former royal burgh, and gave its name to an ecc ...

* Detachment, The Survey Battalion, Royal Engineers,

* 103rd (Glasgow) Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers (SR),

* 109th (Glasgow) Workshop and Park Company, Royal Engineers (SR),

* 11th Section,

Stirling Stirling (; sco, Stirlin; gd, Sruighlea ) is a city in central Scotland, northeast of Glasgow and north-west of Edinburgh. The market town, surrounded by rich farmland, grew up connecting the royal citadel, the medieval old town with its me ...

* 13th Company,

* Royal Artillery Fixed Defences, Scottish Ports ** Headquarters, Scottish Coastal Defences,

** Forth Fire Command,

** Clyde Fire Command,

Gourock Gourock ( ; gd, Guireag ) is a town in the Inverclyde council area and formerly a burgh of the County of Renfrew in the west of Scotland. It was a seaside resort on the East shore of the upper Firth of Clyde. Its main function today is as a r ...

** Orkneys Fire Command,

Orkney Orkney (; sco, Orkney; on, Orkneyjar; nrn, Orknøjar), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland, situated off the north coast of the island of Great Britain. Orkney is 10 miles (16 km) north ...

Highland Area

Highland Area,

: covering the counties of

Sutherland Sutherland ( gd, Cataibh) is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area in the Highlands of Scotland. Its county town is Dornoch. Sutherland borders Caithness and Moray Firth to the east, Ross-shire and Cromartyshire (later ...

Caithness Caithness ( gd, Gallaibh ; sco, Caitnes; non, Katanes) is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. Caithness has a land boundary with the historic county of Sutherland to the west and is otherwise bounded by ...

Ross and Cromarty Ross and Cromarty ( gd, Ros agus Cromba), sometimes referred to as Ross-shire and Cromartyshire, is a variously defined area in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. There is a registration county and a lieutenancy area in current use, the latt ...

Inverness-shire Inverness-shire ( gd, Siorrachd Inbhir Nis) is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. Covering much of the Highlands and Outer Hebrides, it is Scotland's largest county, though one of the smallest in populatio ...

Nairnshire The County of Nairn (also called Nairnshire) ( gd, Siorrachd Inbhir Narann) is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. The county was used for local administration until the county council, based at the county t ...

Morayshire Moray; ( gd, Moireibh ) or Morayshire, called Elginshire until 1919, is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland, bordering Nairnshire to the west, Inverness-shire to the south, and Banffshire to the east. It w ...

Banffshire Banffshire ; sco, Coontie o Banffshire; gd, Siorrachd Bhanbh) is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. The county town is Banff, although the largest settlement is Buckie to the west. It borders the Moray ...

Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire ( sco, Aiberdeenshire; gd, Siorrachd Obar Dheathain) is one of the 32 Subdivisions of Scotland#council areas of Scotland, council areas of Scotland. It takes its name from the County of Aberdeen which has substantially differe ...

Kincardineshire Kincardineshire, also known as the Mearns (from the Scottish Gaelic meaning "the Stewartry"), is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area on the coast of northeast Scotland. It is bounded by Aberdeenshire on the north and w ...

Angus Angus may refer to: Media * ''Angus'' (film), a 1995 film * ''Angus Og'' (comics), in the ''Daily Record'' Places Australia * Angus, New South Wales Canada * Angus, Ontario, a community in Essa, Ontario * East Angus, Quebec Scotland * An ...

Perthshire Perthshire (locally: ; gd, Siorrachd Pheairt), officially the County of Perth, is a historic county and registration county in central Scotland. Geographically it extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, ...

Kinross-shire The County of Kinross or Kinross-shire is a historic county and registration county in eastern Scotland, administered as part of Perth and Kinross since 1930. Surrounding its largest settlement and county town of Kinross, the county borders Per ...

Fifeshire Fife (, ; gd, Fìobha, ; sco, Fife) is a council area, historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries with Perth and Kinross (i.e ...

Clackmannanshire Clackmannanshire (; sco, Clackmannanshire; gd, Siorrachd Chlach Mhannainn) is a historic county, council area, registration county and Lieutenancy area in Scotland, bordering the council areas of Stirling, Fife, and Perth & Kinross and the hi ...

Stirlingshire Stirlingshire or the County of Stirling, gd, Siorrachd Sruighlea) is a Counties of Scotland, historic county and registration countyRegisters of Scotland. Publications, leaflets, Land Register Counties. of Scotland. Its county town is Stirli ...

Dumbartonshire Dunbartonshire ( gd, Siorrachd Dhùn Breatann) or the County of Dumbarton is a historic county, lieutenancy area and registration county in the west central Lowlands of Scotland lying to the north of the River Clyde. Dunbartonshire borders P ...

Renfrewshire Renfrewshire () ( sco, Renfrewshire; gd, Siorrachd Rinn Friù) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. Located in the west central Lowlands, it is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic county of Renfr ...

, Buteshire, and

Argyllshire Argyll (; archaically Argyle, in modern Gaelic, ), sometimes called Argyllshire, is a historic county and registration county of western Scotland. Argyll is of ancient origin, and corresponds to most of the part of the ancient kingdom of ...

. * Headquarters, Highland Area,

Lovat Scouts The Lovat Scouts was a British Army unit first formed during the Second Boer War as a Scottish Highland yeomanry regiment of the British Army. They were the first known military unit to wear a ghillie suit and in 1916 formally became the British ...

(TA),

Inverness Inverness (; from the gd, Inbhir Nis , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness"; sco, Innerness) is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Histori ...

Scottish Horse The Scottish Horse was a Yeomanry regiment of the British Army's Army Reserve (United Kingdom), Territorial Army raised in 1900 for service in the Second Boer War. It saw heavy fighting in both the World War I, First World War, as the 13th Battali ...

(TA),

Dunkeld Dunkeld (, sco, Dunkell, from gd, Dùn Chailleann, "fort of the Caledonians") is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The location of a historic cathedral, it lies on the north bank of the River Tay, opposite Birnam. Dunkeld lies close to t ...

* 1st Fife and Forfar Yeomanry (TA),

Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy ( ; sco, Kirkcaldy; gd, Cair Chaladain) is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It is about north of Edinburgh and south-southwest of Dundee. The town had a recorded population of 49,460 in 2011, ...

* 2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry (2/TA),

Dundee Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ...

* 4th (The City of Aberdeen) Battalion,

Gordon Highlanders Gordon may refer to: People * Gordon (given name), a masculine given name, including list of persons and fictional characters * Gordon (surname), the surname * Gordon (slave), escaped to a Union Army camp during the U.S. Civil War * Clan Gordon, ...

(TA),

Aberdeen Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), and ...

, machine-gun * 8th (The City of Aberdeen) Battalion,

(2/TA),

, machine-gun * 5th (Renfrewshire) Battalion,

The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...

(TA), Paisley * 6th (Renfrewshire) Battalion,

(TA), Paisley * 56th (Highland) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA),

* 65th (Highland) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA), Fraserborough * 54th (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA),

Dumbarton Castle Dumbarton Castle ( gd, Dùn Breatainn, ; ) has the longest recorded history of any stronghold in Scotland. It sits on a volcanic plug of basalt known as Dumbarton Rock which is high and overlooks the Scottish town of Dumbarton. History Dumba ...

* 58th (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,

(2/TA),

Clydebank Clydebank ( gd, Bruach Chluaidh) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Situated on the north bank of the River Clyde, it borders the village of Old Kilpatrick (with Bowling, West Dunbartonshire, Bowling and Milton, West Dunbartonshire, Mil ...

* 100th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery,

(TA),

RAF Montrose Royal Air Force Montrose or more simply RAF Montrose is a former Royal Air Force station in Forfarshire (now more commonly called Angus) in Scotland. It became the first operational military aerodrome to be established in the United Kingdom on 2 ...

* 102nd Light Anti-Aircraft Battery,

(TA), RAF Donibristle * 104th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery,

(TA),

RAF Stranraer Royal Air Force Wig Bay or more simply RAF Wig Bay is a former Royal Air Force station near Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries and Galloway ( sco, Dumfries an Gallowa; gd, Dùn Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh) is one of 32 unitary coun ...

* 105th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery,

(TA),

Scapa Flow Scapa Flow viewed from its eastern end in June 2009 Scapa Flow (; ) is a body of water in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, sheltered by the islands of Mainland, Graemsay, Burray,S. C. George, ''Jutland to Junkyard'', 1973. South Ronaldsay and ...

* Orkneys Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) * Fife Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) * Orkneys Fortress Engineers, Royal Engineers (TA) *

The Royal Highland Regiment (The Black Watch) The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. The regiment was created as part of the Childers Reforms in 1881, when the 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment ...

Depot,

* The Duke of Albany's Seaforth Highlanders (The Ross-shire Buffs) Depot, Fort George *

Depot,

The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders or 79th (The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders) Regiment of Foot was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1793. It amalgamated with the Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Al ...

Depot,

The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

Depot,

9th (Scottish) Infantry Division (2/TA)

* 9th (Scottish) Infantry Division,

** Headquarters, 9th (Scottish) Division commanded by

George Mackintosh Lindsay Major-General George Mackintosh Lindsay, (3 July 1880 – 28 November 1956) was a British Army officer who played a prominent role in the development of mechanised forces during the 1920s and 1930s. Lindsay had spent much of the First World War ...

** 9th (Scottish) Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals,

**9th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps,

** 9th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Ordnance Corps,

** 9th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps,

** 9th Infantry Divisional Military Police Company, Corps of Military Police,

** 26th Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 26th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals,

*** 5th (Sutherland and Caithness) Battalion, The Duke of Albany's Seaforth Highlanders (The Ross-shire Buffs),

Golspie Golspie ( , gd, Goillspidh) is a village and parish in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, which lies on the North Sea coast in the shadow of Ben Bhraggie. It has a population of around 1,350. History The name derives from the Norse for "gull ...

*** 7th (Morayshire) Battalion, The Duke of Albany's Seaforth Highlanders (The Ross-shire Buffs), Elgin *** 5th Battalion,

** 27th Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 27th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals,

*** 5th (Angus and Dundee) Battalion,

*** 7th (Mars and Mearns) Battalion,

Tarves Tarves (; gd, Tarbhais), Aberdeenshire, is a small village, situated in the Formartine area of North East Scotland and lies between Oldmeldrum and Methlick. History Much of the village was planned and laid out by the Marquess of Aberdeen in ...

*** 9th (Donside) Battalion,

** 28th Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 28th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals,

*** 7th (Fife) Battalion,

St Andrews St Andrews ( la, S. Andrea(s); sco, Saunt Aundraes; gd, Cill Rìmhinn) is a town on the east coast of Fife in Scotland, southeast of Dundee and northeast of Edinburgh. St Andrews had a recorded population of 16,800 , making it Fife's fou ...

*** 10th Battalion, Princess Louises's Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders,

*** 11th (Argyll and Dumbarton) Battalion, Princess Louises's Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders,

Oban Oban ( ; ' in Scottish Gaelic meaning ''The Little Bay'') is a resort town within the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. Despite its small size, it is the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William. During the tourist season, th ...

**Divisional Royal Artillery 9th Division *** Headquarters, Divisional Royal Artillery,

*** 126th (Highland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery,

*** 127th (Highland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery,

*** 128th (Highland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery,

Renfrew Renfrew (; sco, Renfrew; gd, Rinn Friù) is a town west of Glasgow in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It is the historic county town of Renfrewshire. Called the "Cradle of the Royal Stewarts" for its early link with Scotland's former ...

***

61st (West Highland) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery The 1st Argyll & Bute Artillery Volunteers was a part-time unit of the British Army's Royal Artillery formed in Scotland in 1860 in response to a French invasion threat. It 1908 it became the only Mountain Artillery unit in the Territorial Force ...

Rothesay Rothesay ( ; gd, Baile Bhòid ) is the principal town on the Isle of Bute, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies along the coast of the Firth of Clyde. It can be reached by ferry from Wemyss Bay, which offers an onward rail ...

**Divisional Royal Engineers 9th Division *** Headquarters, Divisional Royal Engineers,

***274th Field Company, Royal Engineers,

Alness Alness (, ; gd, Alanais) is a town and civil parishes in Scotland, civil parish in Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. It lies near the mouth of the River Averon, near the Cromarty Firth, with the town of Invergordon 3 miles (5 km) to the east, an ...

*** 275th Field Company, Royal Engineers,

Stromness Stromness (, non, Straumnes; nrn, Stromnes) is the second-most populous town in Orkney, Scotland. It is in the southwestern part of Mainland Orkney. It is a burgh with a parish around the outside with the town of Stromness as its capital. E ...

*** 276th Field Company, Royal Engineers, Paisley *** 277th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers,

51st (Highland) Infantry Division (TA)

51st (Highland) Infantry Division The 51st (Highland) Division was an infantry division of the British Army that fought on the Western Front in France during the First World War from 1915 to 1918. The division was raised in 1908, upon the creation of the Territorial Force, as ...

** Headquarters, 51st (Highland) Infantry Division commanded by

Victor Morven Fortune ** 51st (Highland) Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals,

**51st Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps,

** 51st Infantry Divisional Royal Army Ordnance Corps,

** 51st Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps,

** 51st Infantry Divisional Military Police Company, Corps of Military Police,

** 152nd (Highland) Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 152nd Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals,

*** 4th (Ross-shire) Battalion, The Duke of Albany's Seaforth Highlanders (The Ross-shire Buffs),

*** 6th (Morayshire) Battalion, The Duke of Albany's Seaforth Highlanders (The Ross-shire Buffs), Elgin *** 4th Battalion,

** 153rd (Highland) Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 153rd Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals,

*** 4th (City of Dundee) Battalion,

*** 5th (Buchan and Formartin) Battalion,

*** 6th (Banffshire) Battalion,

** 154th (Highland) Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 154th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals,

*** 6th (Perthshire) Battalion,

*** 7th Battalion, Princess Louises's Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders,

*** 8th (Argyllshire) Battalion, Princess Louises's Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders,

**Divisional Royal Artillery 51st Division *** Headquarters, Divisional Royal Artillery,

*** 75th (Highland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery,

*** 76th (Highland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery,

*** 77th (Highland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery,

*** 51st (West Highland) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery,

**Divisional Royal Engineers 51st Division *** Headquarters, Divisional Royal Engineers,

***236th (City of Aberdeen) Field Company, Royal Engineers,

*** 237th (City of Dundee) Field Company, Royal Engineers,

*** 238th (County of Renfrewshire) Field Company, Royal Engineers,

*** 239th (City of Aberdeen) Field Company, Royal Engineers,

Lowland Area

Lowland Area, Darlington: comprising the counties of

West Lothian West Lothian ( sco, Wast Lowden; gd, Lodainn an Iar) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and was one of its shires of Scotland, historic counties. The county was called Linlithgowshire until 1925. The historic county was bounded geogra ...

Midlothian Midlothian (; gd, Meadhan Lodainn) is a historic county, registration county, lieutenancy area and one of 32 council areas of Scotland used for local government. Midlothian lies in the east-central Lowlands, bordering the City of Edinburgh, ...

East Lothian East Lothian (; sco, East Lowden; gd, Lodainn an Ear) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, as well as a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area. The county was called Haddingtonshire until 1921. In 1975, the histo ...

Berwickshire Berwickshire ( gd, Siorrachd Bhearaig) is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area in south-eastern Scotland, on the English border. Berwickshire County Council existed from 1890 until 1975, when the area became part of th ...

(including

for Regulars and Militia only),

Roxburghshire Roxburghshire or the County of Roxburgh ( gd, Siorrachd Rosbroig) is a historic county and registration county in the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It borders Dumfriesshire to the west, Selkirkshire and Midlothian to the north-west, and Berw ...

Dumfriesshire Dumfriesshire or the County of Dumfries or Shire of Dumfries (''Siorrachd Dhùn Phris'' in Gaelic) is a historic county and registration county in southern Scotland. The Dumfries lieutenancy area covers a similar area to the historic county. I ...

Kirkcudbrightshire Kirkcudbrightshire ( ), or the County of Kirkcudbright or the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright is one of the historic counties of Scotland, covering an area in the south-west of the country. Until 1975, Kirkcudbrightshire was an administrative county ...

Wigtownshire Wigtownshire or the County of Wigtown (, ) is one of the historic counties of Scotland, covering an area in the south-west of the country. Until 1975, Wigtownshire was an administrative county used for local government. Since 1975 the area has f ...

Ayrshire Ayrshire ( gd, Siorrachd Inbhir Àir, ) is a historic county and registration county in south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine and it borders the counties of Re ...

Lanarkshire Lanarkshire, also called the County of Lanark ( gd, Siorrachd Lannraig; sco, Lanrikshire), is a historic county, lieutenancy area and registration county in the central Lowlands of Scotland. Lanarkshire is the most populous county in Scotlan ...

Peeblesshire Peeblesshire ( gd, Siorrachd nam Pùballan), the County of Peebles or Tweeddale is a historic county of Scotland. Its county town is Peebles, and it borders Midlothian to the north, Selkirkshire to the east, Dumfriesshire to the south, and Lan ...

Selkirkshire Selkirkshire or the County of Selkirk ( gd, Siorrachd Shalcraig) is a historic county and registration county of Scotland. It borders Peeblesshire to the west, Midlothian to the north, Roxburghshire to the east, and Dumfriesshire to the south. ...

; and (for Clyde and Forth Defences only), and

. * Headquarters, Lowland Area in Darlington * The Earl of Carrick's Own Ayrshire Yeomanry (TA),

Ayr Ayr (; sco, Ayr; gd, Inbhir Àir, "Mouth of the River Ayr") is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland. It is the administrative centre of the South Ayrshire Subdivisions of Scotland, council area and the historic Shires of Scotlan ...

Lanarkshire Yeomanry The Lanarkshire Yeomanry was a yeomanry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1819, which served as a dismounted infantry regiment in the First World War and provided two field artillery regiments in the Second World War, before being ama ...

(TA),

Lanark Lanark (; gd, Lannraig ; sco, Lanrik) is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, located 20 kilometres to the south-east of Hamilton. The town lies on the River Clyde, at its confluence with Mouse Water. In 2016, the town had a population of 9 ...

1st Lothians and Border Horse The Lothians and Border Horse was a Yeomanry regiment, part of the British Territorial Army. It was ranked 36th in the Yeomanry order of precedence and was based in the Scottish Lowland area, recruiting in the Lothians – East Lothian (Hadd ...

(TA),

* 2nd Lothians and Border Horse (2/TA),

Ladybank Ladybank () is a village and former burgh of Fife, Scotland. It is about north of Edinburgh, southwest of Cupar, close to the River Eden. Its 2006 population was estimated at 1,582. History Before the 18th century, this area was mostly marshl ...

* 57th (Lowland) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA),

* 66th (Lowland) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA),

Prestonpans Prestonpans ( gd, Baile an t-Sagairt, Scots: ''The Pans'') is a small mining town, situated approximately eight miles east of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the Council area of East Lothian. The population as of is. It is near the site of the 1745 ...

* The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) Depot,

Milton Bridge Milton Bridge is a village in Midlothian, Scotland. It is located two miles north of Penicuik on the Glencorse Burn and gets its name from the bridge crossing. In the 19th century, local paper mills caused the village to grow. Later the British Ar ...

* Royal Scots Fusiliers Depot,

* The King's Own Scottish Borderers Depot,

* The Scottish Rifles (Cameronians) Depot,

Hamilton Hamilton may refer to: People * Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname ** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland ** Lord Hamilt ...

* The City of Glasgow Regiment (Highland Light Infantry) Depot,

* 14th Searchlight Depot,

(SR),

Troon Troon is a town in South Ayrshire, situated on the west coast of Ayrshire in Scotland, about north of Ayr and northwest of Glasgow Prestwick Airport. Troon has a port with freight services and a yacht marina. Up until January 2016, P&O Ferrie ...

* Lowland Coast Defences **

Forth Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery The Forth Royal Garrison Artillery and its successors were Scottish part-time coast defence units of the British Army from 1908 to 1956. Although they saw no active service, they supplied trained gunners to siege batteries engaged on the Western ...

(TA),

Clyde Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery The Clyde Royal Garrison Artillery and its successors were Scottish part-time coast defence units of the British Army from 1910 to 1967. Although they unit saw no active service, they supplied trained gunners to siege batteries engaged on the We ...

(TA),

Port Glasgow Port Glasgow ( gd, Port Ghlaschu, ) is the second-largest town in the Inverclyde council area of Scotland. The population according to the 1991 census for Port Glasgow was 19,426 persons and in the 2001 census was 16,617 persons. The most recen ...

** City of Edinburgh Fortress Engineers, Royal Engineers (TA),

** Renfrewshire Fortress Engineer, Royal Engineers (TA),

Greenock Greenock (; sco, Greenock; gd, Grianaig, ) is a town and administrative centre in the Inverclyde council areas of Scotland, council area in Scotland, United Kingdom and a former burgh of barony, burgh within the Counties of Scotland, historic ...

15th (Scottish) Infantry Division (2/TA)

15th (Scottish) Infantry Division The 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that served during the Second World War. It was raised on 2 September 1939, the day before war was declared, as part of the Territorial Army (TA) and served in ...

** Headquarters, 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division commanded by Major General Roland Le Fanu ** 15th Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals,

**15th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps,

** 15th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Ordnance Corps,

** 15th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps,

** 15th Infantry Divisional Military Police Company, Corps of Military Police,

** 44th Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 155th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals,

*** 8th (Lothians and Peeblesshire) Battalion, The Royal Scots (Royal Lothian Regiment),

*** 6th (The Border),

The King's Own Scottish Borderers The King's Own Scottish Borderers (KOSBs) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division. On 28 March 2006 the regiment was amalgamated with the Royal Scots, the Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own ...

Galashiels Galashiels (; sco, Gallae, gd, An Geal Àth) is a town in the Scottish Borders with a population of around 12,600. Its name is often colloquially shortened to "Gala". The town is a major commercial centre for the Borders region with extensive ...

*** 7th (Galloway) Battalion,

Dumfries Dumfries ( ; sco, Dumfries; from gd, Dùn Phris ) is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is located near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth about by road from the ...

** 45th Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 156th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals,

*** 6th Battalion, The Royal Scots Fusiliers,

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...

*** 9th Battalion, The Scottish Rifles (Cameronians),

*** 10th (Lanarkshire) Battalion, The Scottish Rifles (Cameronians),

** 46th Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 157th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals,

*** 10th Battalion,

*** 11th Battalion,

*** 2nd Battalion, The Glasgow Highlanders,

**Divisional Royal Artillery *** Divisional Royal Artillery,

***129th Field Regiment,

*** 130th Field Regiment,

*** 131st Field Regiment,

*** 64th Anti-Tank Regiment,

**Divisional Royal Engineers *** Headquarters, Divisional Royal Engineers,

Baillieston Baillieston ( sco, Bailiestoun) is a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. It is about east of the city centre. It also gives its name to Ward 20 of Glasgow City Council and forms part of the Glasgow East constituency of the UK Parliament. Geograph ...

***278th Field Company, Royal Engineers,

Coatbridge Coatbridge ( sco, Cotbrig or Coatbrig, gd, Drochaid a' Chòta) is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, about east of Glasgow city centre, set in the central Lowlands. Along with neighbouring town Airdrie, Coatbridge forms the area known as ...

***279th Field Company, Royal Engineers,

Motherwell Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ...

***280th Field Company, Royal Engineers,

Rutherglen Rutherglen (, sco, Ruglen, gd, An Ruadh-Ghleann) is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, immediately south-east of the city of Glasgow, from its centre and directly south of the River Clyde. Having existed as a Lanarkshire burgh in its own ...

***281st Field Company, Royal Engineers,

52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division (TA)

52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division The 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that was originally formed as the Lowland Division, in 1908 as part of the Territorial Force. It later became the 52nd (Lowland) Division in 1915. The 52nd (Lowland ...

** Headquarters, 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division commanded by

James Syme Drew Major-General Sir James Syme Drew (1 September 188327 June 1955) was a decorated British Army officer who saw service during both the world wars. He served as aide-de-camp to the King, commanded the 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division, was col ...

** 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals,

**52nd Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps,

** 52nd Infantry Divisional Royal Army Ordnance Corps,

** 52nd Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps,

** 52nd Infantry Divisional Military Police Company, Corps of Military Police,

** 155th (South Scottish) Infantry Brigade,

*** Headquarters, 155th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals *** 7th/9th (Highlanders) Battalion, The Royal Scots (Royal Lothian Regiment),

*** 4th (The Border) Battalion,

*** 5th (Dumfrieshire) Battalion,

** 156th (Scottish Rifles) Infantry Brigade,

*** Headquarters, 156th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals *** 4th/5th Battalion, The Royal Scots Fusiliers,

*** 6th (Lanarkshire) Battalion, The Scottish Rifles (Cameronians),

*** 7th Battalion, The Scottish Rifles (Cameronians),

** 157th (Highland Light Infantry) Infantry Brigade,

*** Headquarters, 157th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals *** 5th (City of Glasgow) Battalion,

*** 6th (City of Glasgow) Battalion,

*** 1st Battalion, The Glasgow Highlanders,

**Divisional Royal Artillery *** Divisional Royal Artillery,

*** 78th (Lowland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery,

*** 79th (Lowland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery,

*** 80th (Lowland - City of Glasgow) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery,

*** 54th (The Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery,

**Divisional Royal Engineers *** Divisional Royal Engineers,

***240th (Lowland) Field Company, Royal Engineers,

*** 241st (Lowland) Field Company, Royal Engineers,

*** 242nd (Lowland) Field Company, Royal Engineers,

*** 243rd (Lowland) Field Park Company, Royal Engineers,

Eastern Command

Eastern Command was one of two southern commands, itself overseeing the areas of:

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Norfolk Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...

Suffolk Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowes ...

Essex Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and G ...

(except

Purfleet Purfleet-on-Thames is a town in the Thurrock unitary authority, Essex, England. It is bordered by the A13 road to the north and the River Thames to the south and is within the easternmost part of the M25 motorway but just outside the Greater Lond ...

and Rainham rifle ranges; and (when occupied by Foot Guards) the Guards' barracks at

Warley Barracks Warley Barracks was a military installation at Warley near Brentwood in Essex. History The local common was used as a military camp in 1742, with thousands of troops camped there during the summer months. It was an ideal base, as it was less th ...

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, and Surrey (less portion in the Aldershot Command and London District), and Woolwich Garrison (exclusive of the Territorial Army troops quartered there). *Headquarters, Eastern Command, Cavalry Barracks, Hounslow commanded by Lieutenant General Guy Williams (British Army officer), Sir Guy Williams *Eastern Command Pay Detachment,

, Barnet, London, Barnet *Eastern Command Pay Detachment, Royal Army Pay Corps, Canterbury *Eastern Command Pay Detachment, Royal Army Pay Corps, Chatham, Kent, Chatham *Eastern Command Pay Detachment, Royal Army Pay Corps, Foots Cray *Eastern Command Pay Detachment, Royal Army Pay Corps, Hounslow *Eastern Command Pay Detachment, Royal Army Pay Corps, Warley, Essex, Warley *Eastern Command Pay Detachment, Royal Army Pay Corps, London *Eastern Command Signal Company, Royal Corps of Signals, London * 8th Artillery Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Canterbury * 10th Artillery Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Canterbury * 13th Artillery Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Canterbury * Signal Experimental Establishment, Royal Corps of Signals, Woolwich *5th Construction Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals (SR), Ravenscourt Park *1st Line Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals (SR), Guildford *2nd Line Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals (SR), Guildford * 17th/21st Lancers, Colchester * 2nd Battalion, The Essex Regiment,

*1st Infantry Training Group, Colchester * 2nd Infantry Training Group, Lydd *27th Field Regiment,

, Colchester * 32nd Field Regiment,

, Preston Barracks * 5th Medium Regiment,

, Royal Artillery School of Gunnery * 2nd Heavy Regiment,

, Royal Artillery School of Gunnery *The Riding Establishment,

, St John's Wood *Detachment from The Survey Battalion, Royal Engineers, London *108th (Essex) Electrical and Mechanical Company, Royal Engineers (SR), Chelmsford *Royal Army Service Corps Driving School, MoD Feltham, Feltham Barracks *2nd Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Woolwich Garrison *18th Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Kitchener Barracks *22nd Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Shorncliffe Army Camp *37th Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Woolwich Garrison *38th Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Woolwich Garrison *45th Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Woolwich Garrison *46th Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Shorncliffe Army Camp *57th Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Colchester Garrison *59th Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Colchester Garrison *60th Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Woolwich Garrison *F Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Woolwich Garrison *Maintenance Stores Depot, Royal Army Service Corps, MoD Feltham, Feltham Barracks *Heavy Maintenance Repair Shop, Royal Army Service Corps, MoD Feltham, Feltham Barracks *Vehicle Reserve Depot, Royal Army Service Corps, MoD Feltham, Feltham Barracks *Non-combatant Labour Corps Depot, Colchester *7th Section,

, Dover *8th Section,

, Colchester *9th Company,

, Colchester *10th Company,

, Shorncliffe Army Camp, Shorncliffe *12th Company,

, Woolwich *18th Company,

, Millbank Barracks *Veterinary Platoon,

, Woolwich *Veterinary Platoon,

, Colchester *Veterinary Platoon,

, Shorncliffe Army Camp, Shorncliffe *Veterinary Platoon,

, Dover *1st Veterinary Depot,

, Woolwich *Section, Corps of Military Police, Colchester Garrison *Section, Corps of Military Police, Shorncliffe Army Camp *Section, Corps of Military Police, Shorncliffe Army Camp *Section, Corps of Military Police, Dover *Section, Corps of Military Police, Kitchener Barracks *Section, Corps of Military Police, Woolwich Garrison *Section, Corps of Military Police, Woolwich Garrison * Eastern Command Coastal Artillery ** Headquarters, Royal Artillery Fixed Defences, Eastern Ports, Sheerness Dockyard ** Dover Fire Command, Royal Navy Dockyard ** Thames Fire Command, Shoeburyness ** Medway Fire Command, Sheerness Dockyard ** Harwich Fire Command, Port of Felixstowe

4th Infantry Division

* 4th Infantry Division (United Kingdom), 4th Infantry Division, Colchester Garrison ** Headquarters, 4th Infantry Division commanded by

Dudley Graham Johnson ** 4th Infantry Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, Colchester ** 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, Colchester, divisional reconnaissance ** 2nd Battalion,

, Colchester, divisional machine-gun battalion ** 4th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Colchester Garrison ** 4th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps, Colchester Garrison **10th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 10th Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 10th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Shorncliffe Army Camp *** 2nd Battalion, The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment, Milton Barracks *** 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry *** 1st Battalion, The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment *** 10th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company **11th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters South East, 11th Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 11th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Colchester Garrison *** 2nd Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers *** 1st Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment *** 1st Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry *** 11th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company **12th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 12th Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 12th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Dover Western Heights *** 2nd Battalion, The City of London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) *** 1st Battalion, The Prince of Wales's South Lancashire Volunteers *** 1st Battalion,

*** 12th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company **Divisional Royal Artillery *** Headquarters, Divisional Royal Artillery, Colchester Garrison *** 17th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, Woolwich *** 22nd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, Shorncliffe Army Camp *** 30th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery *** 14th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery **Divisional Royal Engineers ***Headquarters, Divisional Royal Engineers, Shorncliffe Army Camp ***7th Field Company, Royal Engineers ***9th Field Company, Royal Engineers ***29th Field Company, Royal Engineers, Canterbury Barracks ***18th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers, Colchester Garrison **Divisional Royal Army Service Corps ***Headquarters, Divisional Royal Army Service Corps, Colchester Garrison ***21st Company, Royal Army Service Corps ***44th Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Woolwich Garrison

East Anglian Area

East Anglian Area covered the counties of

, and

(less the following: Colchester Garrison, Purfleet Rifle Range railway station, Purfleet Rifle Range, and Rainham, Kent, Rainham rifle ranges (when occupied by the Foot Guards) the Guards' Barracks at

which area under London District (British Army), London District, That partition of

in Chatham Area from Grays Thurrock Station along main road to Stanford-le-Hope, thence north side of railway via South Benfleet to County Borough of Southend-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea borough boundary - thence a line drawn north-east to Lower Edward's Hall - thence road eastwords to Harp House - thence a line south-east to Southchurch Lawn - thence a line due north to River Roach - thence along south bank of River Roach and south bank of River Crouch to Foulness Point). * East Anglian Area Headquarters, The Barracks, Herford commanded by Area Commander

W. P. Buckley * 1/7th Battalion, The Duke of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment, Hornsey * 2/7th Battalion, The Duke of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment, Southgate, London, Southgate * 1/8th Battalion, The Duke of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment, Hounslow * 2/8th Battalion, The Duke of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment, Ruislip Manor * Norfolk Regiment Depot, Britannia Barracks * Suffolk Regiment Depot, Gibraltar Barracks, Bury St Edmunds, Gibraltar Barracks * Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment Depot, Kempston Barracks * Essex Regiment Depot,

* Middlesex Regiment Depot, Inglis Barracks * 104th (Essex Yeomanry) Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, 104th (Essex Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, Brentwood, Essex, Brentwood * 147th (Essex Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, Chelmsford * 58th (Suffolk) Medium Regiment,

, Ipswich * 67th (Suffolk) Medium Regiment,

, Bury St Edmunds * 1st Suffolk and Harwich Volunteer Artillery#Interwar, Suffolk Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery, Dovercourt * 97th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery,

, RAF Hounslow * 119th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery,

, RAF Westley * 250th (East Anglian) Field Company, Royal Engineers,

* Suffolk Fortress Royal Engineers, Suffolk Fortress Engineers, Royal Engineers, Ipswich

18th Infantry Division (2/TA)

* 18th (Eastern) Division, 18th (Eastern) Infantry Division, Hertford ** Headquarters, 18th Infantry Division commanded by

Thomas Dalby, Thomas Gerald Dalby ** 18th (Eastern) Infantry Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, Stratford, London, Stratford **18th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps, Stratford, London, Stratford ** 18th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Stratford, London, Stratford ** 18th Infantry Divisional Military Police Company, Corps of Military Police, Stratford, London, Stratford **54th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 54th Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 54th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Norwich *** 4th Battalion, The Royal Norfolk Regiment, Norwich *** 4th Battalion, The Suffolk Regiment, Ipswich *** 5th Battalion, The Suffolk Regiment, Bury St Edmunds **55th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 55th Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 55th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Bedford *** 5th Battalion, The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment, Bedford *** 1st Battalion, The Cambridgeshire Regiment,

*** 2nd Battalion, The Cambridgeshire Regiment, Wisbech **Divisional Royal Artillery *** Headquarters, 18th Divisional Royal Artillery, The Barracks, Hertford ***105th (Bedfordshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, Bedford *** 135th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, Hitchin *** 148th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, Luton *** 65th (Norfolk Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery, Swaffham **Divisional Royal Engineers *** Headquarters, 18th Divisional Royal Engineers,

*** 287th Field Company, Royal Engineers,

*** 288th Field Company, Royal Engineers, Norwich *** 251st (East Anglia) Field Park Company, Royal Engineers, Norwich

54th (East Anglian) Infantry Division (TA)

* 54th (East Anglian) Infantry Division, Hertford ** Headquarters, 54th Infantry Division commanded by

John Hedley Thornton Priestman ** 54th (East Anglian) Infantry Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, Stratford, London, Stratford **54th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps, Hertford ** 54th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Hertford ** 54th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps, Hertford ** 54th Infantry Divisional Military Police Company, Corps of Military Police, Hertford **161st Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 161st (Essex and London) Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 161st Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Brentwood, Essex, Brentwood *** 1/4th Battalion, The Essex Regiment, Chelmsford *** 2/4th Battalion, The Essex Regiment, Ilford *** 1/5th Battalion, The Essex Regiment, Braintree, Essex, Braintree *** 2/5th (East) Battalion, The Essex Regiment, Colchester *** 5th (Hackney) Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's Royal Berkshire Regiment, Hackney, London, Hackney *** 7th (Stoke Newington) Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's Royal Berkshire Regiment, Stoke Newington **162nd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 162nd (East Midland) Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 162nd Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Bedford *** 6th Battalion, The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment, Bedford *** 1st Battalion, The Hertfordshire Regiment, Hertford *** 2nd Battalion, The Hertfordshire Regiment, Hertford **163rd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 163rd (Norfolk) Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 163rd Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Norwich *** 5th Battalion, The Royal Norfolk Regiment, Dereham *** 6th Battalion, The Royal Norfolk Regiment, Norwich *** 7th Battalion, The Royal Norfolk Regiment, King's Lynn **Division Royal Artillery *** Headquarters, Royal Artillery, The Barracks, Hertford *** 85th (East Anglian) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, Stratford, London, Stratford *** 86th (East Anglian) (Hertfordshire Yeomanry) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, 86th (East Anglian) (Hertfordshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, Hertford *** 134th Field Regiment,

, Stratford *** Suffolk Yeomanry#55th (Suffolk Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment, 55th (Suffolk Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery, Bury St Edmunds **Divisional Royal Engineers *** Headquarters, Royal Engineers, Bedford *** 249th (East Anglia) Field Company, Royal Engineers, Luton *** 286th Field Company, Royal Engineers, Bedford *** 289th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers, Luton

Chatham Area

Chatham Area covered the areas of: Foulness Point (

) by a line drawn south to Shellness (

) thence a line drawn south-west to Ladydane thence along a road to Watling Street thence Watling Street to road Faversham, Leaveland, Challock Lees, Chaning, Lenham, Harrietsham, Elsfield, Hollingbourne thence Pilgrim's Way via Detling, Burham, Snodland thence via Pilgrim's Road to Trolley Towers, Trosley Towers thence along road Wrotham-Gravesent to Northumberland Bottom thence Watling Street to Southern Railway Bridge at Springhead, Kent, Springhead thence northward along stream to River Thames, along south bank of River Thames to lighthouse on Swanscombe Marshes thence by a line drawn northeast across the River Thames to Grays Thurrock Station (

) thence along the main road to Stanford-le-Hope thence northside of railway via South Benfleet to Southend Borough Council, Southend Borough boundary thence a line drawn northeast to lower Edward's Hull thence along road Eastwood to Harp House thence a line drawn south-east to Southchurch Lawn thence a line due north to River Roach, along south bank of River Roach and south bank of River Crouch to Foulness Point. * Headquarters, Chatham Area, Chatham Dockyard, Kitchener Barracks under Area Commander

Ridley Pakenham-Walsh, Ridley Pakenham Pakenham-Walsh * Thames and Medway Heavy Regiment,

, Rochester, Kent, Rochester * Training Battalion, Royal Engineers, Royal School of Military Engineering * Depot Battalion, Royal Engineers, Royal School of Military Engineering

Home Counties Area

Home Counties Area covered the areas of: Woolwich (exclusive of Territorial Army troops in London District (British Army), London District), Counties of Kent State shootings, Kent (less areas in Chatham Area and the 4th Infantry Division (United Kingdom), 4th Infantry Division stations of Dover, Shorncliffe Army Camp, Shorncliffe, Hythe, Kent, Hythe and Lydd),

, Surrey (less the eastern boundaries of the parishes of Chobham, Horsell and Woking through Woking) including portions of the parishes of Stoke next Guildford, Stoke-next-Guildford, St. Nicholas, Arlington, to the west of the railway. * Headquarters, Home Counties Area, Woolwich Garrison, Woolwich Station under Area Commanded Brigadier Alastair Ian Macdougall * Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment Depot, Stoughton Barracks * Royal East Kent Regiment (Buffs) Depot, Canterbury Barracks * City of London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) Depot, Hounslow Barracks * East Surrey Regiment Depot, The Barracks, Kingston upon Thames * Royal Sussex Regiment Depot, The Barracks, Chichester * Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Depot, Maidstone Barracks * 97th (Kent Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, 97th (Kent Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA), Maidstone * 98th (Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, 98th (Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry, Queen Mary's) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA), Clapham Park * 143rd (Kent Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, 143rd (Kent Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA), Ashford, Kent, Ashford * 144th (Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, 144th (Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry, Queen Mary's) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA), Chichester * Kent and Sussex Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA), Dover * Royal Artillery Depot, Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich * Kent Fortress Royal Engineers, Kent Fortress Engineers, Royal Engineers (TA), Dover * Cinque Ports Fortress Royal Engineers, Cinque Ports Fortress Engineers, Royal Engineers (TA), Northfleet * 21st Army Tank Brigade (TA), only part, other regiment under Southern Command (United Kingdom), Southern Command ** Headquarters, 21st Army Tank Brigade, Chipperfield ** 42nd Royal Tank Regiment, 42nd (7th (23rd London) Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment) Royal Tank Regiment, St John's Hill Drill Hall, St John's Hill ** 48th Royal Tank Regiment, 48th (2/7th (23rd London) Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment) Royal Tank Regiment, Clapham **44th Royal Tank Regiment, 44th (6th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment) Royal Tank Regiment, Bristol

12th (Eastern) Infantry Division

* 12th (Eastern) Infantry Division (TA), Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich ** Headquarters, 12th Infantry Division commanded by

Roderic Petre, Roderic Loraine Petre ** 12th (Eastern) Infantry Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, Stamford Brook **12th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps, Stamford Brook ** 12th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Stamford Brook ** 12th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps, Stamford Brook ** 12th Infantry Divisional Military Police Company, Corps of Military Police, Stamford Brook **35th Brigade (United Kingdom), 35th Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 35th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Caxton Street *** 2/5th Battalion, The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment, Woking *** 2/6th (Bermondsey) Battalion, The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment, Richmond, London, Richmond *** 2/7th (Southwark) Battalion, The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment, St George's Market **36th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 36th Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 36th Infantry & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Victoria Street *** 2/6th Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment, Richmond *** 6th Battalion, The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, St Mary Cray *** 7th Battalion, The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, Dartford **37th Brigade (United Kingdom), 37th Infantry Brigade (Doubling as HQ Eastern Sub-Area) *** Headquarters, 37th Infantry & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals *** 5th Battalion, The Royal East Kent Regiment (Buffs), Canterbury *** 6th Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment, Worthing *** 7th (Cinque Ports) Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment, Brighton **Divisional Royal Artillery ***Headquarters, Divisional Royal Artillery, Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich ***113th Field Regiment,

, Shoreham-by-Sea ***114th Field Regiment,

, Bexhill-on-Sea ***118th Field Regiment,

, Plumstead ***67th Anti-Tank Regiment,

, Sutton, London, Sutton **Divisional Royal Engineers ***Headquarters, Divisional Royal Engineers, Brighton ***262nd Field Company, Royal Engineers, Hastings ***263rd Field Company, Royal Engineers, Eastbourne ***264th Field Company, Royal Engineers, Lewes ***265th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers, Eastbourne

44th (Home Counties) Infantry Division

* 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Division (TA) ** Headquarters, 44th Infantry Division, Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich commanded by

Edmund Osborne, Edmund Archibald Osborne ** 44th (Home Counties) Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, Stamford Brook **44th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps, Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich ** 44th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich ** 44th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps, Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich ** 44th Infantry Divisional Military Police Company, Corps of Military Police, Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich **131st Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 131st (Surrey) Infantry Brigade (Doubling as HQ Western Sub-Area) *** Headquarters, 131st Infantry & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Caxton Street *** 1/5th Battalion, The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment, Guildford *** 1/6th (Bermondsey) Battalion, The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment, Bermondsey *** 1/7th (Southwark) Battalion, The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment, Walworth **132nd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 132nd Infantry Brigade (Doubling as HQ Central Sub-Area) *** Headquarters, 132nd Infantry & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Victoria Street *** 1/6th Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment, Surbiton *** 4th Battalion, The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, Tonbridge *** 5th Battalion, The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, Bromley **133rd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 133rd (Kent and Sussex) Infantry Brigade (Doubling as HQ Eastern Sub-Area) *** Headquarters, 133rd Infantry & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals *** 4th Battalion, The Royal East Kent Regiment (Buffs), Canterbury *** 4th Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment, Horsham *** 5th (Cinque Ports) Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment, Hastings **Divisional Royal Artillery *** Headquarters, Divisional Royal Artillery, Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich *** 57th (Home Counties) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, Brighton *** 58th (Sussex) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, Eastbourne *** 65th (8th London) Field Regiment,

, Lee Green *** 57th (East Surrey) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery, Wimbledon, London, Wimbledon **1st Sussex Engineers, Divisional Royal Engineers *** Headquarters, Divisional Royal Engineers, Brighton *** 208th (Sussex) Field Company, Royal Engineers, Eastbourne *** 209th (Sussex) Field Company, Royal Engineers, Brighton *** 210th (Sussex) Field Company, Royal Engineers, Seaford, East Sussex, Seaford *** 211th (Sussex) Field Company, Royal Engineers, Worthing

Northern Ireland District

Northern Ireland District was one of two army districts, tasked with covering all of Northern Ireland. * Headquarters, Northern Ireland District, Victoria Barracks, Belfast, Victoria Barracks under

Robert Valentine Pollock * Northern Ireland District Pay Officer,

, Victoria Barracks, Belfast, Victoria Barracks * Northern Ireland District Signal Company, Royal Corps of Signals, Victoria Barracks, Belfast, Victoria Barracks * North Irish Horse (SR), Belfast * 2nd Battalion, The South Wales Borderers, Ebrington Barracks * 1st Battalion, The East Lancashire Regiment, Palace Barracks * 2nd Battalion, The Northamptonshire Regiment, Abercorn Barracks * 2nd Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment, Victoria Barracks, Belfast, Victoria Barracks * Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Depot, St Lucia Barracks, Omagh, St Lucia Barracks * Royal Ulster Rifles Depot, Gough Barracks * Antrim Fortress Royal Engineers, Antrim Fortress Engineers, Royal Engineers (TA), Belfast * 26th Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Victoria Barracks, Belfast, Victoria Barracks * 53rd Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Victoria Barracks, Belfast, Victoria Barracks * 54th Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Ebrington Barracks * Northern Ireland District Section,

, Kinnegar Army Barracks * 15th Company,

, Palace Barracks * District Royal Artillery ** Headquarters, Royal Artillery, Victoria Barracks, Belfast, Victoria Barracks ** Belfast Fire Command, Belfast ** 188th (Antrim) Independent Heavy Battery, Royal Artillery, Belfast * 3rd (Northern Ireland) Anti-Aircraft Brigade (SR) ** Headquarters, 3rd AA Brigade, Belfast ** 3rd (Ulster) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, Belfast ** 8th (Belfast) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, 8th (Belfast) Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Belfast ** 9th (Londonderry) Anti-Aircraft Regiment,

, Derry

Western Command

Western Command (United Kingdom), Western Command was the largest command by area covered, including: Wales and the Counties of Cumberland, Westmorland, Lancashire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Cheshire, and Beachley, Gloucestershire, and The Isle Of Man, The Isle of Man. * Headquarters, Western Command based at Dale Barracks, Dale Barracks 'The Dale' under Lieutenant General Robert Hadden Haining * Western Command Pay Detachment,

, Chester * Western Command Pay Detachment,

, Preston, Lancashire, Preston * Western Command Pay Detachment,

, Shrewsbury * Western Command Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, The Dale * 1st (East Lancashire) Corps Medium Artillery Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals (SR), Manchester * 2nd Lines of Communications Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals (SR), Manchester * 3rd (West Lancashire) Lines of Communications Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals (SR), Liverpool * 2nd Battalion, The Royal East Kent Regiment (Buffs), Defensible Barracks, Pembroke Dock, Defensible Barracks * 100th (Monmouthshire) Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers (SR), Monmouth Castle * 101st (Monmouthshire) Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers (SR), Monmouth Castle * 104th (East Lancashire) Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers (SR), Manchester * 105th (West Lancashire) Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers (SR), Liverpool * 154th (Great Western Railway, Great Western) Railway Operating Company, Royal Engineers (SR), Newport, Wales, Newport * 16th Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Preston, Lancashire, Preston * I Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Chester * 10th Section,

, Burscough * 19th Company,

, Warrington * 2nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade (United Kingdom), 2nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade ** Headquarters, 2nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade, Lichfield ** 2nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, Blackdown, West Sussex, Blackdown ** 1st Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Lichfield ** 2nd Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Lichfield * Royal Artillery Fixed Defences, North-Western Ports ** Headquarters, Fixed Defences, Liverpool ** Mersey Fire Command, Liverpool * Royal Artillery Fixed Defences, Welsh Ports ** Headquarters, Fixed Defences, Pembroke Dock, Pembroke ** Milford Haven Fire Command, Pembroke Dock, Pembroke ** Severn Fire Command, Barry Island

Welsh Area

Welsh Area covered Wales and the Countries of Shropshire and Herefordshire, and Beachley (Glouchestershire). * Welsh Area Headquarters, Copthorne Barracks * Shropshire Yeomanry (TA), Shrewsbury * Royal Welch Fusiliers Depot, Hightown Barracks * South Wales Borderers Depot, The Barracks, Brecon * Welch Regiment Depot, Maindy Barracks * King's Shropshire Light Infantry Depot, Copthorne Barracks * 6th Medium Regiment,

, * 69th (Caernarvon & Denbigh Yeomanry) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA), Bangor, Gwynedd, Bangor * 70th (Royal Welch Fusiliers) Anti-Tank Regiment,

(TA), Mold, Wales, Mold * 20th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,

(TA), Cardiff * 3rd Field Depot,

, Park Hall Barracks * 4th Field Depot,

, Kinmel Camp * 10th Anti-Aircraft Depot,

, Park Hall Barracks * 11th Anti-Aircraft Depot,

, Park Hall Barracks * 15th Searchlight Depot,

, Park Hall Barracks * 16th Searchlight Depot,

, Kinmel Camp * 17th Searchlight Depot,

, RAF Credenhill * 246th (Welsh) Field Company, Royal Engineers (TA), Cardiff * Welsh Area Coast Defences ** Glamorgan Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery, Cardiff ** Pembrokeshire Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery, Milford Haven ** Glamorgan Fortress Royal Engineers, Glamorgan Fortress Engineers, Royal Engineers, Cardiff ** Carmarthenshire Fortress Royal Engineers, Carmarthenshire Fortress Engineers, Royal Engineers, Llanelli

38th (Welsh) Infantry Division (2/TA)

* 38th (Welsh) Infantry Division, Shrewsbury ** Headquarters, 38th Infantry Division commanded by

Geoffrey Raikes, Geoffrey Taunton Raikes ** 38th (Welsh) Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, Cardiff **38th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps, Cardiff ** 38th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Shrewsbury ** 38th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps, Shrewsbury ** 38th Infantry Divisional Military Police Company, Corps of Military Police, Shrewsbury **113th Brigade (United Kingdom), 113th (South Wales) Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 113th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Cardiff *** 15th (Carmarthanshire) Battalion, The Welch Regiment, Llanelli *** 2/5th Battalion, The Welch Regiment, Swansea *** 4th Battalion, The Monmouthshire Regiment, Newport, Wales, Newport **114th Brigade (United Kingdom), 114th (Welsh Border) Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 114th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Newport, Wales, Newport *** 5th Battalion, The King's Shropshire Light Infantry, Ross-on-Wye *** The Brecknockshire Battalion, The South Wales Borderers, Brecon *** 2nd Battalion, The Herefordshire Light Infantry, Hereford **115th Brigade (United Kingdom), 115th (Royal Welch Fusiliers) Brigade *** Headquarters, 115th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Wrexham *** 8th Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers, Wrexham *** 9th Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers, Conway, Wales, Conwy *** 10th Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers, Newtown, Wales, Newtown **Divisional Royal Artillery *** Headquarters, Divisional Royal Artillery, Shrewsbury *** 102nd (Pembroke & Cardiganshire) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, Pembroke Dock *** 132nd Field Regiment,

, Neath *** 146th Field Regiment,

, Aberystwyth **Divisional Royal Engineers *** Headquarters, Divisional Royal Engineers, Cardiff *** 283rd Field Company, Royal Engineers, Barry, Wales, Barry *** 284th Field Company, Royal Engineers, Cardiff *** 247th (Welsh) Field Park Company, Royal Engineers, Gorseinon

53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division (1/TA)

* 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division, Shrewsbury ** Headquarters, 53rd Infantry Division commanded by

Bevil Wilson, Bevil Thomson Wilson ** 53rd (Welsh) Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, Cardiff **53rd Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps, Shrewsbury ** 53rd Infantry Divisional Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Shrewsbury ** 53rd Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps, Shrewsbury ** 53rd Infantry Divisional Military Police Company, Corps of Military Police, Shrewsbury **158th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 158th (Royal Welch Fusiliers) Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 158th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Wrexham *** 4th (Denbigh) Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers, Wrexham *** 6th (Carnarvon and Angesley) Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers, Caernarfon *** 7th (Merioneth and Montgomery) Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers, Newtown, Wales, Newtown **159th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 159th (Welsh Border) Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 159th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Newport, Wales, Newport *** 4th Battalion, The King's Shropshire Light Infantry, Shrewsbury *** 3rd Battalion, The Monmouthshire Regiment, Abergavenny *** 1st Battalion, The Herefordshire Light Infantry, Hereford **160th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 160th (South Wales) Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 160th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Cardiff *** 4th (Llanelli) Battalion, The Welch Regiment, Llanelli *** 1/5th (Glamorgan) Battalion, The Welch Regiment, Pontypridd *** 2nd Battalion, The Monmouthshire Regiment, Pontypool **Divisional Royal Artillery *** Headquarters, Divisional Royal Artillery, Shrewsbury *** 81st (Welsh) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, Port Talbot *** 83rd (Welsh) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, Newport, Wales, Newport *** 133rd Field Regiment,

, Griffithstown *** 60th (Royal Welch Fusiliers) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery, Flint, Flintshire, Flint **Divisional Royal Engineers *** Headquarters, Divisional Royal Engineers, Swansea *** 244th (Welsh) Field Company, Royal Engineers, Swansea *** 245th (Welsh) Field Company, Royal Engineers, Neath *** 282nd Field Company, Royal Engineers, Port Talbot *** 285th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers, Gorseinon

West Lancashire Area

West Lancashire encompassed: Lancashire, south and west of a line along the River Douglas, Lancashire, River Douglas and the Leeds-Liverpool Canal, South-East to Worsley, Cheshire, and Staffordshire. * Headquarters, West Lancashire Area, Preston, Lancashire, Preston under Brigadier William Ramsden (British Army officer), William Havelock Ramsden * 4th Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment, Chester, Chester (TA), machine-gun battalion * 5th (Earl of Chester's) Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment, The Cheshire Regiment (TA), Knutsford, machine-gun battalion * 6th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment, 6th Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment (TA), Stockport, machine-gun battalion * 7th Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment, The Cheshire Regiment (TA), Macclesfield, machine-gun battalion * King's Liverpool Regiment Depot, Seaforth Barracks * Cheshire Regiment Depot, Chester Castle * South Staffordshire Regiment Depot, Whittington Barracks * The Prince of Wales's South Lancashire Volunteers Depot, Peninsula Barracks, Warrington, Peninsula Barracks * The Prince of Wales's North Staffordshire Regiment Depot, Whittington Barracks * 106th (Lancashire Hussars) Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, 106th (Lancashire Hussars) Field Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (TA), Liverpool * 149th (Lancashire Hussars) Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, 149th (Lancashire Hussars) Field Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (TA), Hoylake * 88th (2nd West Lancashire) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, Royal Artillery (TA), Preston, Lancashire, Preston * 137th (2nd West Lancashire) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, Royal Artillery (TA), Blackpool * 51st (Midland) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery, 51st (Midland) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA), Stoke-on-Trent * 59th (4th West Lancashire) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery, 59th (4th West Lancashire) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA), Liverpool * 63rd (Midland) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery, 63rd (Midland) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA), Stoke-on-Trent * 68th (4th West Lancashire) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA), Liverpool * 135th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery,

(TA), Weaver Junction * 12th Anti-Aircraft Depot,

, Saighton Camp * 18th Searchlight Depot,

, Saighton Camp *Mobile Divisional Royal Engineer **Headquarters, Mobile Divisional Royal Engineers, Liverpool **2nd (Cheshire) Field Squadron, Royal Engineers, Birkenhead **3rd (Cheshire) Field Squadron, Royal Engineers, Wallasey **141st Field Park Troop, Royal Engineers, Liverpool **142nd Field Park Troop, Royal Engineers, Liverpool * 213th (North Midland) Army Field Company, Royal Engineers (TA), Cannock * 214th (North Midland) Army Field Company, Royal Engineers (TA), Tunstall, Staffordshire, Tunstall * 252nd (West Lancashire) Field Company, Royal Engineers (TA), Walsall * 253rd (West Lancashire) Field Company, Royal Engineers (TA), St Helens, Merseyside, St Helens * 254th (West Lancashire) Field Park Company, Royal Engineers (TA), Liverpool * 290th Field Company, Royal Engineers (TA), Rowley Regis * 291st Field Company, Royal Engineers (TA), Walsall * 292nd Field Company, Royal Engineers (TA), The Potteries * 293rd Field Park Company, Royal Engineers (TA), Stafford * 6th Cavalry Brigade (United Kingdom), 6th Cavalry Brigade (TA) ** Headquarters, 6th Cavalry Brigade,

** Cheshire Yeomanry, The Earl of Chester's Cheshire Yeomanry, Chester ** Staffordshire Yeomanry, The Queen's Own Royal Staffordshire Yeomanry Regiment, Stafford **Warwickshire, Warwick * 23rd Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom), 23rd Army Tank Brigade (2/TA) ** Headquarters, 23rd Army Tank Brigade, Liverpool ** 40th (The King's) Royal Tank Regiment, Liverpool ** 46th (Liverpool Welsh) Royal Tank Regiment, Liverpool **50th Royal Tank Regiment, 50th (2/6th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment) Royal Tank Regiment, Bristol * West Lancashire Area Coastal Defences ** Lancashire and Cheshire Heavy Regiment,

(TA), Liverpool ** Lancashire Fortress Royal Engineers, Lancashire Fortress Engineers, Royal Engineers (TA), Liverpool

55th (West Lancashire) Motor Division (TA)

* 55th (West Lancashire) Infantry Division, Liverpool ** Headquarters, 55th Motor Division commanded by

Vivian Majendie, Vivian Henry Bruce Majendie ** 55th (West Lancashire) Divisional Signals, 55th (West Lancashire) Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, Liverpool ** 5th Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, Bolton, motorcycle reconnaissance **55th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps, Liverpool ** 55th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Liverpool ** 55th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps, Liverpool ** 55th Infantry Divisional Military Police Company, Corps of Military Police, Liverpool **164th (North Lancashire) Brigade, 164th Infantry Brigade, all units motor infantry *** Headquarters, 164th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Warrington *** 9th Battalion, The King's Liverpool Regiment, Liverpool *** 1/4th Battalion, The Prince of Wales's South Lancashire Volunteers, Warrington *** 2/4th Battalion, The Prince of Wales's South Lancashire Volunteers, Warrington **165th (Liverpool) Brigade, 165th Infantry Brigade, all units motor infantry *** Headquarters, 165th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Liverpool *** 5th Battalion, The King's Liverpool Regiment, Liverpool *** 1st Battalion, The Liverpool Scottish, Liverpool *** 2nd Battalion, The Liverpool Scottish, Liverpool **Divisional Royal Artillery *** Headquarters, Divisional Royal Artillery, Liverpool *** 87th (1st West Lancashire) Field Regiment,

, Liverpool *** 136th Field Regiment,

, Liverpool *** 66th Anti-Tank Regiment,

, Crosby, Merseyside, Crosby **Divisional Royal Engineers *** Headquarters, Divisional Engineers, Aigburth *** 509th Field Company, Royal Engineers, Liverpool *** 510th Field Company, Royal Engineers, Liverpool *** 511th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers, Liverpool

59th (Staffordshire) Motor Division (2/TA)

* 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division, 59th (Staffordshire) Motor Division, Stafford ** Headquarters, 59th Motor Division commanded by

John Blakiston-Houston ** 59th (Staffordshire) Divisional Signals, 59th (Staffordshire) Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, Stafford ** 6th Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, Bolton, motorcycle reconnaissance **59th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps, Stafford ** 59th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Stafford ** 59th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps, Stafford ** 59th Infantry Divisional Military Police Company, Corps of Military Police, Stafford **166th (South Lancashire) Brigade, 176th Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 176th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Burton upon Trent *** 7th Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment, Brownhills *** 6th Battalion, The Prince of Wales's North Staffordshire Regiment, Burton upon Trent *** 7th Battalion, The Prince of Wales's North Staffordshire Regiment, Burton upon Trent **177th (2/1st Lincoln and Leicester) Brigade, 177th Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 177th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Stafford *** 5th Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment, Walsall *** 1/6th Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment, Wolverhampton *** 2/6th Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment, Bilston **Divisional Royal Artillery *** Headquarters, Divisional Royal Artillery *** 61st (North Midland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, Stoke-on-Trent *** 116th Field Regiment,

, Hanley, Staffordshire, Hanley **''59th (Staffordshire) Divisional Engineers, Divisional Royal Engineers'' (cadre, not formed yet)

East Lancashire Area

East Lancashire Area comprised the areas of: Cumberland, Westmorland, Westmoreland and that part of Lancashire not included in West Lancashire Area. * Headquarters, East Lancashire Area, Manchester under Brigadier General Cecil Francis Drew * Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry, The Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry (TA), Manchester * 1/9th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment (TA), Ashton-under-Lyne, machine-gun battalion * 2/9th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment (TA), Audenshaw, machine-gun battalion * King’s Own Lancaster Regiment Depot, Bowerham Barracks * Lancashire Fusiliers Depot, Wellington Barracks, Bury, Wellington Barracks * East Lancashire Regiment Depot, Burnley Barracks * Border Regiment Depot, Carlisle Castle * Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Depot, Fulwood Barracks * Manchester Regiment Depot, Ladysmith Barracks * 52nd (East Lancashire) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,

(TA), Burnley * 56th (East Lancashire) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,

(TA), Oswaldtwistle * 134th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery,

(TA), RAF Great Orton * 13th Anti-Aircraft Depot,

, Carlisle Castle Barracks * 23rd Searchlight Depot,

Carlisle Castle Barracks * 275th Field Company, Royal Engineers (TA), Manchester * 24th Army Tank Brigade (2/TA) ** Headquarters, 24th Army Tank Brigade,

** 41st (Oldham) Royal Tank Regiment, Oldham ** 45th (Leeds Rifles) Royal Tank Regiment,

** 47th (Oldham) Royal Tank Regiment, Oldham

42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division (TA)

* 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division, Manchester ** Headquarters, 42nd Infantry Division commanded by

William Holmes (British Army officer), William George Holmes ** 42nd (East Lancashire) Divisional Signal Company, Royal Engineers, 42nd (East Lancashire) Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, Manchester **42nd Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps, Manchester ** 42nd Infantry Divisional Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Manchester ** 42nd Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps, Manchester ** 42nd Infantry Divisional Military Police Company, Corps of Military Police, Manchester **125th (Lancashire Fusiliers) Brigade, 125th (Lancashire Fusiliers) Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 125th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Bury, Greater Manchester, Bury *** 1/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, Bury, Greater Manchester, Bury *** 1/6th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, Rochdale *** 1/8th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, Salford **126th (East Lancashire) Brigade, 126th Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 126th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Carlisle *** 5th Battalion, The King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, Lancaster, Lancashire, Lancaster *** 4th (Westmoreland) Battalion, The Border Regiment, Kendal *** 5th (Cumberland) Battalion, The Border Regiment, Workington **127th (Manchester) Brigade, 127th (Manchester) Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 127th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Ashton-under-Lyne *** 4th Battalion, The East Lancashire Regiment, Blackburn *** 5th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment, Wigan *** 8th (Ardwick) Battalion, The Manchester Regiment, Ardwick **Divisional Royal Artillery *** Headquarters, Divisional Royal Artillery, Whalley Range, Manchester, Whalley Range *** 51st (Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, 51st (Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, Carlisle *** 52nd (Manchester) Field Regiment,

, Manchester *** 53rd (Bolton) Field Regiment,

, Bolton *** 56th (King's Own) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery, Manchester **Divisional Royal Engineers *** Headquarters, Divisional Royal Engineers, Manchester *** 200th (East Lancashire) Field Company, Royal Engineers, Manchester *** 201st (East Lancashire) Field Company, Royal Engineers, Manchester *** 202nd (East Lancashire) Field Company, Royal Engineers, Manchester *** 203rd (East Lancashire) Field Park Company, Royal Engineers, Smethwick

66th (2nd East Lancashire) Infantry Division (2/TA)

* 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division, 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Infantry Division, Manchester ** Headquarters, 66th Infantry Division commanded by

Arthur Purser, Arthur William Purser ** 66th Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, Manchester **66th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps, Manchester ** 66th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Manchester ** 66th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps, Manchester ** 66th Infantry Divisional Military Police Company, Corps of Military Police, Manchester **197th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 197th Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 197th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Bury, Greater Manchester, Bury *** 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, Bury, Greater Manchester, Bury *** 2/6th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, Middleton, Greater Manchester, Middleton *** 5th Battalion, The East Lancashire Regiment, Burnley **198th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 198th Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 198th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Carlisle *** 8th (Liverpool Irish) Battalion, The King's Liverpool Regiment, Liverpool *** 6th (East Cumberland) Battalion, The Border Regiment, Carlisle *** 7th (Cumberland) Battalion, The Border Regiment, Whitehaven **199th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 199th Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 199th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Ashton-under-Lyne *** 2/8th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, Kersal *** 6th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment, Leigh, Greater Manchester, Leigh *** 7th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment, Didsbury **Divisional Royal Artillery *** Headquarters, Divisional Royal Artillery, Whalley Range, Manchester, Whalley Range *** 109th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, Workington *** 110th Field Regiment,

, Manchester *** 111th Field Regiment,

, Bolton **Divisional Royal Engineers *** Headquarters, Divisional Royal Engineers, Manchester *** 255th Field Company, Royal Engineers, Manchester *** 256th Field Company, Royal Engineers, Manchester *** 258th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers, Manchester

London District

London District (British Army), London District comprises County of London,

(Guards Division, Foot Guards only), Rainham Rifle Range, Purfleet, Woolwich (for Territorial Army Troops), Caterham Barracks, Pirbright, and (for regular troops) Combermere Barracks and Victoria Barracks, Windsor, Victoria Barracks. * Headquarters, London District, Horse Guards (building), Horse Guards commanded by Major-General Commanding the Brigade of Guards and General Officer Commanding London District Sir Andrew Thorne * London District Pay Detachment,

, Deptford * London District Pay Detachment,

, Regent's Park Barracks * Lines of Communications Signals, Royal Corps of Signals (SR) ** Headquarters, Lines of Communications Signals, Clapham Park ** 1st (City of London) Lines of Communications Signals Section, Royal Corps of Signals (SR), Clapham ** 4th (City of London) Lines of Communications Signals Section, Royal Corps of Signals (SR), London * London District Signals, London District Signals, Royal Corps of Signals (TA), London * London Corps Signals, London Corps Signals, Royal Corps of Signals (TA), Putney Bridge * Mobile Divisional Signals (Middlesex Yeomanry), Mobile Divisional Signals (The Duke of Cambridge's Middlesex Hussars Yeomanry), Royal Corps of Signals (TA), Chelsea, London, Chelsea * 2nd (London) Air Formation Signals, Royal Corps of Signals (SR), Putney Bridge * 2nd8 (London) Construction Section, Royal Corps of Signals (SR), London * 2nd9 (London) Construction Section, Royal Corps of Signals (SR), London * 3rd0 (London) Construction Section, Royal Corps of Signals (SR), London * Life Guards (United Kingdom), Life Guards, Hyde Park Barracks, London, Hyde Park Barracks * Royal Horse Guards (The Blues), Combermere Barracks * 1st Battalion, Scots Guards, Chelsea Barracks * 1st Battalion, Irish Guards, Wellington Barracks * 2nd Battalion, Irish Guards, Wellington Barracks * Guards Depot, Caterham Barracks * 5th Infantry Training Group, Pirbright * 11th (Honourable Artillery Company) Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, Finsbury Barracks * 12th (Honourable Artillery Company) Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, Finsbury Barracks * 91st (4th London) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA), Lewisham * 92nd (5th London) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA), Kennington Lane * 139th Field Regiment,

(TA), Lewisham * 140th Field Regiment,

(TA), Clapham Common * 53rd (London) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA), Barnsbury * 64th Medium Regiment,

(TA), Barnsbury * 52nd (6th London) Anti-Tank Regiment,

(TA) Brixton * 62nd Anti-Tank Regiment,

(TA), Stockwell * K Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, St John's Wood (The Riding Troop, Royal Horse Artillery) * Railway Stores Group, Royal Engineers (SR) ** Headquarters, Railway Stores Group, Lambeth ** 156th (Southern) Transit Stores Company, Royal Engineers (SR), Lambeth * 216th (1st London) Field Company, Royal Engineers (TA), Bethnal Green * 217th (1st London) Field Company, Royal Engineers (TA), Bethnal Green * 218th (1st London) Field Company, Royal Engineers (TA), Bethnal Green * 219th (1st London) Field Park Company, Royal Engineers (TA), Bethnal Green * 221st (2nd London) Field Company, Royal Engineers (TA), Chelsea, London, Chelsea * 222nd (2nd London) Field Company, Royal Engineers (TA), Chelsea, London, Chelsea * 294th Field Company, Royal Engineers (TA), Barnet, London, Barnet * 295th Field Company, Royal Engineers (TA), Barnet, London, Barnet * 296th Field Company, Royal Engineers (TA), Barnet, London, Barnet * 297th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers (TA), Barnet, London, Barnet * 102nd (London) Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers (SR), Bethnal Green * 151st (Great Western) Railway Construction Company, Royal Engineers (SR), Paddington station * 152nd (Great Western) Railway Construction Company, Royal Engineers (SR), Paddington station * Officers Producing Group ** Group Headquarters, RHQ Welsh Guards, Birdcage Walk ** 102nd (Westminster Dragoons) Officer Cadet Training Unit (TA), Westminster **The Inns of Court Regiment (TA), Lincoln's Inn **Artists Rifles (TA), Finsbury ** 1st Observation Post Section, 11th (Honourable Artillery Company) Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (TA), Finsbury Barracks ** 2nd Observation Post Section, 11th (Honourable Artillery Company) Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (TA), Finsbury Barracks * 22nd Heavy Armoured Brigade (TA) ** Headquarters, 22nd Heavy Armoured Brigade, St John's Wood ** 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), St John's Wood ** 4th County of London Yeomanry, 4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), St John's Wood **2nd Royal Gloucestershire Hussars, Bristol

1st London Motor Division (TA)

* 1st London Division, 1st London Motor Division, Finsbury Barracks ** Headquarters, 1st London Motor Division commanded by

Claude Liardet, Claude Francis Liardet **1st (City of London) London Divisional Signals, 1st (City of London) London Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, Clapham Park ** 1st Battalion, Queen Victoria's Rifles, Davies Street drill hall, Davies Street, motorcycle reconnaissance ** 1st London Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 1st London Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, RHQ Grenadier Guards, Birdcage Walk *** 8th (1st City of London) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, 8th (1st City of London) Battalion, The City of London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers), Bloomsbury *** 9th (1st City of London) Battalion, The City of London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers), Balham *** 1st Battalion, London Irish Rifles, Duke of York's Headquarters ** 2nd London Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 2nd London Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Finsbury Barracks *** 1st Battalion, London Rifle Brigade, London *** 1st Battalion, London Scottish (regiment), London Scottish, Westminster *** 1st Battalion, The Queen's Westminsters, Queen's Hall ** ''3rd London Infantry Brigade'' ''(attached for administrative purposes)'' *** Headquarters, 3rd London Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Tottenham Court Road *** The Rangers (British regiment), 1st London Rangers, Tottenham Court Road, Tottenham Court *** The Rangers (British regiment), 2nd London Rangers, Montague Street, London, Montague Street *** Tower Hamlet Rifles, 1st Tower Hamlet Rifles, Bow, London, Bow *** Tower Hamlet Rifles, 2nd Tower Hamlet Rifles, Bow, London, Bow ** Divisional Royal Artillery *** Headquarters, Divisional Royal Artillery, Finsbury Barracks *** 64th (7th London) Field Regiment,

, Fulham *** 90th (City of London) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, Bloomsbury ** 1st London Divisional Engineers, Divisional Royal Engineers *** Headquarters, Divisional Royal Engineers, Duke of York's Headquarters *** 220th (2nd London) Field Company, Royal Engineers, Chelsea, London, Chelsea *** 223rd (2nd London) Field Park Company, Royal Engineers, Chelsea, London, Chelsea

2nd London Motor Division (2/TA)

* 2nd London Division, 2nd London Motor Division, London ** Headquarters, 2nd London Motor Division commanded by

Harry Willans ** 2nd (City of London) London Divisional Signals, 2nd (City of London) London Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, Clapham Park ** 2nd Battalion, Queen Victoria's Rifles, Grosvenor Square, Grosvenor, motorcycle reconnaissance ** 4th London Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 4th London Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, RHQ Grenadier Guards, Birdcage Walk *** 11th Battalion, The City of London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers), Fusilier Hall, SW1 *** 12th Battalion, The City of London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers), Balham *** 2nd Battalion, London Irish Rifles, Duke of York's Headquarters ** 5th London Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 5th London Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Finsbury Barracks *** 2nd Battalion, London Rifle Brigade, EC1 *** 2nd Battalion, London Scottish (regiment), London Scottish, Grosvenor Square, Grosvenor *** 2nd Battalion, Queen's Westminsters, Pinner ** 6th London Infantry Brigade ''(attached for administrative purposes)'' *** Headquarters, 3rd London Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Tottenham Court Road *** 1st Battalion, Princess Louise's Kensington Regiment, Hammersmith, machine-gun *** 2nd Battalion, Princess Louise's Kensington Regiment, Hammersmith, machine-gun **Divisional Royal Artillery ***Headquarters, Divisional Royal Artillery, Finsbury Barracks ***117th Field Regiment,

, Fulham ***138th Field Regiment,

, Finsbury Barracks **2nd London Divisional Engineers, Divisional Royal Engineers ***Headquarters, Divisional Royal Engineers, Duke of York's Headquarters ***501st Field Company, Royal Engineers, Chelsea, London, Chelsea ***502nd Field Company, Royal Engineers, New Barnet ***503rd Field Company, Royal Engineers, New Barnet ***504th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers, New Barnet

Southern Command

Southern Command comprised: Counties of Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Huntingdonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire (except Victoria Barracks, Windsor, Victoria Barracks and Combermere Barracks and that portion of the county included in the Aldershot Command), Oxfordshire, Hampshire (except that portion included in the Aldershot Command), Wiltshire, Dorset, Devonshire, Cornwall, Somerset, Gloucestershire (expect Beachley) and Worcestershire. * Headquarters, Southern Command, Bulford Barracks commanded by Lieutenant General Bertie Drew Fisher * Southern Command Pay Detachment,

, Wyvern Barracks * Southern Command Pay Detachment,

, Hilsea Barracks * Southern Command Pay Detachment,

, Bulford Barracks * Southern Command Pay Detachment,

, Budbrooke Barracks * Southern Command Pay Detachment,

, Peninsula Barracks * Southern Command Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, Bulford Barracks * 2nd Artillery Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Bulford Barracks * 5th Artillery Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Bulford Barracks * 7th Artillery Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Bulford Barracks * 9th Artillery Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Bulford Barracks * 2nd Artillery Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Bulford Barracks * 4th Artillery Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Bulford Barracks * 4th Air Formation Signals, Royal Corps of Signals (SR), Birmingham * 1st Wireless Section, Royal Corps of Signals (SR), Coventry * 2nd Wireless Section, Royal Corps of Signals (SR), Coventry * 1st Survey Regiment,

, Royal Artillery Barracks, Larkhill * 2nd Survey Regiment,

, Royal Artillery Barracks, Larkhill * 9th Field Regiment,

, Bulford Barracks * 3rd Medium Regiment,

, Royal Artillery Barracks, Larkhill * 4th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, 4th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Bulford Barracks * 2nd Searchlight Regiment,

, Clarence Barracks * 58th Chemical Warfare Company, Royal Engineers, Porton Down * Detachment from The Survey Battalion, Royal Engineers, Horfield Barracks * 2nd Section,

, Bulford Barracks * 3rd Section,

, Bovington Camp * 4th Section,

, Vauxhall Barracks * Corps Depot,

, Hilsea Barracks * 4th Company,

, Netley Hospital * 20th Company,

, Bulford Barracks * Southern Command Veterinary Depot,

, Bulford Barracks

1st Armoured Division

* 1st Armoured Division, Priory Lodge, Andore ** Headquarters, 1st Armoured Division commanded by

Roger Evans (British Army officer), Roger Evans ** 1st Armoured Division Signals (United Kingdom), 1st Armoured Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, Bulford Barracks ** 1st Armoured Divisional Royal Army Service Corps, Bulford Barracks ** 1st Armoured Divisional Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Bulford Barracks ** 1st Armoured Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps, Bulford Barracks ** 1st Armoured Divisional Military Police Company, Corps of Military Police ** 1st Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom), 1st Light Armoured Brigade *** Headquarters, 1st Light Armoured Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Tidworth Barracks *** 1st King's Dragoon Guards, Aldershot *** 3rd The King's Own Hussars, Tidworth Barracks *** 4th Queen's Own Hussars, Tidworth Barracks ** 2nd Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom), 2nd Light Armoured Brigade *** Headquarters, 2nd Light Armoured Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Tidworth Barracks *** The Queen's Bays, The Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards), Tidworth Barracks *** 9th Queen's Royal Lancers, Tidworth Barracks *** 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales' Own), Tidworth Barracks ** 1st Heavy Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom), 1st Heavy Armoured Brigade *** Headquarters, 1st Heavy Armoured Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Swinton Barracks, Perham Down *** 2nd Royal Tank Regiment, Lille Barracks (Farnborough) *** 3rd Royal Tank Regiment, Battlesbury Barracks *** 5th Royal Tank Regiment, Swinton Barracks, Perham Down ** 1st Support Group *** Headquarters, 1st Support Group & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Tidworth Barracks *** 2nd Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps, Tidworth Barracks (mechanised infantry) *** 1st Battalion, The Prince Consort's Own Rifle Brigade, Tidworth Barracks (mechanised infantry) *** 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, 1st Field Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, Bulford Barracks *** 2nd Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, 2nd Field Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, Bulford Barracks *** 1st Support Group Anti-Tank Company *** Divisional Royal Engineers **** 1st Field Squadron, Royal Engineers, Aldershot **** 1st Field Park Troop, Royal Engineers, Tidworth Barracks **** 1st Armoured Divisional Field Post, Royal Engineers, Bulford Barracks

3rd Infantry Division (Mixed)

* 3rd (United Kingdom) Division, 3rd Infantry Division, Bulford Barracks - Division contained regular and 1st Line TA units ** Headquarters, 3rd Infantry Division commanded by

Bernard Montgomery, Bernard Law Montgomery ** 3 Signal Regiment (United Kingdom), 3rd Infantry Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, Bulford Barracks ** 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars, Bulford Barracks (divisional reconnaissance) ** 3rd Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps, Bulford Barracks ** 3rd Infantry Divisional Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Bulford Barracks ** 3rd Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps, Bulford Barracks ** 3rd Infantry Divisional Military Police Company, Corps of Military Police, Bulford Barracks ** 7th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters East, 7th (Guards) Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 7th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Elizabeth Barracks *** 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards, Elizabeth Barracks *** 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards, Elizabeth Barracks *** 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards, Chelsea Barracks *** 7th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company, Elizabeth Barracks ** 8th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 8th Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 8th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Crownhill Fort *** 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, The Suffolk Regiment, Raglan Barracks, Devonport, Raglan Barracks *** 2nd Battalion,

, Stonehouse Barracks *** 2nd Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment, Stonehouse Barracks *** 8th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company, Stonehouse Barracks ** 9th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 9th Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 9th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Cambridge Barracks, Portsmouth, Cambridge Barracks *** 2nd Battalion,

, East Weare Camp *** 1st Battalion,

, Cambridge Barracks, Portsmouth, Cambridge Barracks *** 2nd Battalion, The Royal Ulster Rifles, Albany Barracks *** 9th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company, Cambridge Barracks, Portsmouth, Cambridge Barracks ** Divisional Royal Artillery *** Headquarters, Divisional Royal Artillery, Royal Artillery Barracks, Larkhill *** 7th Field Regiment,

*** 23rd Field Regiment,

, Wyvern Barracks *** 33rd Field Regiment,

, Royal Artillery Barracks, Larkhill *** 20th Anti-Tank Regiment,

** Divisional Royal Engineers *** Headquarters, Divisional Royal Engineers, Bulford Barracks *** 246th (Welsh) Field Company, Royal Engineers (TA), Cardiff *** 248th (East Anglia) Field Company, Royal Engineers (TA), Bedford *** 253rd (West Lancashire) Field Company, Royal Engineers (TA), St Helens, Merseyside, St Helens *** 15th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers, Bulford Barracks

Salisbury Plain Area

Salisbury Plain Area comprising: The County of Wiltshire (within the following boundaries): Great Western Railway, The Great Western Railway from the bridge over the River Avon, Hampshire, River Avon at Freshford to the aqueduct of the Kennet and Avon Canal (1.5 miles west of Bradford-on-Avon), thence the Kennet and Avon Canal to Devizes, The Depot The Wiltshire Regiment, Devizes (on the north bank of the canal), thence the Kennet and Avon Canal to the County boundary at Froxfield, thence the county boundary from Froxfield to the road Fordingbridge-Salisbury at Downton, Wiltshire, Downton. Thence the road Fordingbridge-Salisbury from the county boundary at Downton to Salisbury; Salisbury; the road Salisbury-Wilton-Great Wishford-Codford-Hegtesbury, the road Warminster-Frome to the county boundary at Whitbourne; thence the county boundary near Whitbourne to the Great Western Railway Bridge over the River Avon near Freshford. That portion of Hampshire including Tidworth and Western District land adjacent. * Headquarters, Salisbury Plain Area, Bulford Barracks * Wiltshire Regiment Depot, Le Marchant Barracks * 2nd Field Depot,

, Fargo Barracks

South Midland Area

South Midland Area comprising: Counties of Warwickshire County Cricket Club, Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Huntingdonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire (except Victoria Barracks, Windsor, Victoria Barracks and Combermere Barracks and portions in Aldershot Command), Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire Regiment, Gloucestershire (except Beachley), Worcestershire, and Wiltshire north of the Salisbury Plain Area. * Headquarters, South Midland Area, Cowley Barracks commanded by

Hugh Tennant MacMullen *1st Battalion,

, Cowley Barracks *4th Battalion, The Northamptonshire Regiment (TA), Northampton *Warwickshire Regiment Depot, Budbrooke Barracks *Gloucestershire Regiment Depot, Horfield Barracks *Worcestershire Regiment Depot, Norton Barracks *Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Depot, Bullingdon Barracks *Northamptonshire Regiment Depot, Northampton Barracks *Berkshire Regiment Depot, Brock Barracks *3rd Survey Regiment,

(TA), Bristol *5th Survey Regiment,

(TA), Bristol *22nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,

(TA), RAF Cosford *89th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery,

(TA), RAF Bicester *128th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery,

(TA), RAF Brize Norton *131st Light Anti-Aircraft Battery,

(TA), RAF Aston Down *214 Medium Battery,

(TA), Huddersfield *212th (North Midland) Army Field Company, Royal Engineers (TA), Smethwick *268th Field Company, Royal Engineers (TA), Olton *215th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers (TA), Smethwick *269th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers (TA), Olton *20th Light Armoured Brigade (TA) **Headquarters, 20th Light Armoured Brigade, Gloucester **1st Royal Gloucestershire Hussars, Gloucester **1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry, Northampton **2nd Northamptonshire Yeomanry, Northampton

48th (South Midland) Infantry Division (TA)

* 48th (South Midland) Infantry Division, Oxford ** Headquarters, 48th Infantry Division commanded by

Frank Crowther Roberts ** 48th (South Midland) Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, Birmingham ** 48th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps, Bulford Barracks, Oxford ** 48th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Bulford Barracks, Oxford ** 48th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps, Bulford Barracks, Oxford ** 48th Infantry Divisional Military Police Company, Corps of Military Police, Bulford Barracks, Oxford ** 143rd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 143rd (West Midlands) Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 143rd Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Birmingham *** 1/7th Battalion, The Warwickshire Regiment, Coventry *** 8th Battalion, The Warwickshire Regiment, Birmingham *** 5th (Huntingdonshire) Battalion, The Northamptonshire Regiment, Peterborough ** 144th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 144th (Gloucester and Worcester) Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 144th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Worcester, England, Worcester *** 5th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment, 5th Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment, Gloucester *** 7th Battalion, The Worcestershire Regiment, Kidderminster *** 8th Battalion, The Worcestershire Regiment, Worcester, England, Worcester ** 145th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 145th (South Midland) Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 145th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Reading, Berkshire, Reading *** 4th Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, Oxford *** 1st Buckinghamshire Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, Oxford *** 4th Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's Royal Berkshire Regiment, Reading, Berkshire, Reading ** Divisional Royal Artillery *** Headquarters, Divisional Royal Artillery, Oxford *** 67th (South Midland) Field Regiment,

, Worcester, England, Worcester *** 68th (South Midland) Field Regiment,

, Birmingham *** 99th (Buckinghamshire and Berkshire Yeomanry) Brigade, RFA, 99th (Buckinghamshire and Berkshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, Aylesbury *** 53rd (Worcestershire Yeomanry) Airlanding Light Regiment, 53rd (Worcestershire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, Kidderminster ** Divisional Royal Engineers *** Headquarters, Divisional Royal Engineers, Bristol *** 224th (South Midland) Field Company, Royal Engineers, Bristol *** 225th (South Midland) Field Company, Royal Engineers, Birmingham *** 226th (South Midland) Field Company, Royal Engineers, Reading, Berkshire, Reading *** 227th (South Midland) Field Park Company, Royal Engineers, Birmingham

61st (2nd South Midland) Infantry Division (2/TA)

* 61st (2nd South Midland) Infantry Division, Oxford ** Headquarters, 61st Infantry Division commanded by

Robert Collins (British Army officer), Robert John Collins ** 61st (South Midland) Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, Oxford ** 61st Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps, Oxford ** 61st Infantry Divisional Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Oxford ** 61st Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps, Oxford ** 61st Infantry Divisional Military Police Company, Corps of Military Police, Oxford ** 182nd (2nd Warwickshire) Brigade, 182nd (2nd West Midlands) Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 182nd Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Birmingham *** 2/7th Battalion, The Warwickshire Regiment, Nuneaton *** 8th Battalion, The Warwickshire Regiment, Birmingham *** 9th Battalion, The Northamptonshire Regiment, Oldbury, West Midlands, Oldbury ** 183rd (2nd Gloucester and Worcester) Brigade, 183rd (2nd Gloucester and Worcester) Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 144th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Worcester, England, Worcester ***7th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment (TA), 7th Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment, Stroud ***10th Battalion, The Worcestershire Regiment, Evesham ** 184th (2nd South Midland) Brigade, 184th (2nd South Midland) Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 145th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Reading, Berkshire, Reading *** 5th Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, Oxford ***2nd Buckinghamshire Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, Slough ***6th Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's Royal Berkshire Regiment, Reading, Berkshire, Reading

South-Western Area

South-Western Area comprising: Counties of Somerset, Dorsetshire, Devonshire and Cornwall, those portions of Wiltshire not included in South Midland and Salisbury Plain Areas, and that part of Hampshire lying west of the Southern Railway (UK), Southern Railway between the county boundary of Downton, Wiltshire, Downton and the county boundary at Fordingbridge station. * Headquarters, South-Western Area, Raglan Barracks, Devonport, Raglan Barracks commanded by

William Green (British Army officer, born 1882), William Green * Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry, The Prince of Wales's Own Royal Wiltshire Hussars Yeomanry (TA), Trowbridge * North Somerset Yeomanry (TA), Bath, Somerset, Bath * 5th (Prince of Wales's) Battalion, The Devonshire Regiment (TA), Plymouth (machine-gun) * 7th (Haytor) Battalion, The Devonshire Regiment (TA), Torquay (machine-gun) *Devonshire Regiment Depot, Wyvern Barracks *Somerset Light Infantry Depot, Jellalabad Barracks, Taunton, Jellalabad Barracks *Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Depot, Victoria Barracks, Bodmin, Victoria Barracks *Dorsetshire Regiment Depot, The Keep, Dorchester *3rd Infantry Training Group, Newton Abbot * 1st Heavy Regiment,

, Stonehouse Barracks * 51st (Devon) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA), Exeter * 55th (Devon) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA), Exeter * 85th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery,

(TA), RAF Kemble * 90th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery,

(TA), RAF Wroughton * 91st Light Anti-Aircraft Battery,

(TA), RAF Mount Batten *8th Anti-Aircraft Depot,

, HMS Heron *20th Searchlight Depot,

, HMS Heron *22nd Depot,

, Jellalabad Barracks, Taunton, Jellalabad Barracks *Portland Coast Defences **Headquarters, Portland Coast Defences, Weymouth, Dorset, Weymouth **Portland Fire Command, Weymouth, Dorset, Weymouth **Dorsetshire Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA), Weymouth, Dorset, Weymouth **Dorsetshire Fortress Royal Engineers, Dorsetshire Fortress Engineers, Royal Engineers (TA), Weymouth, Dorset, Weymouth *Plymouth and Falmouth Defences **Headquarters, Portland and Falmouth Defences, Plymouth **Devonshire and Cornwall Fortress Engineers, Royal Engineers (TA), Plymouth **South-Western Ports Fixed Defences ***Headquarters, Fixed Defences, Plymouth ***Rame Fire Command, Plymouth ***Drake's Fire Command, HMS Drake (shore establishment), HMS Drake ***Wembury Fire Command, Wembury Point Holiday Camp ***Devonshire Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA), Plymouth

43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division (TA)

* 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division, Salisbury ** Headquarters, 43rd Infantry Division commanded by

Arthur Nugent Floyer-Acland ** 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division Signal Regiment, 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Divisional Signal, Royal Corps of Signals, Exeter ** 43rd Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps, Salisbury ** 43rd Infantry Divisional Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Salisbury ** 43rd Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps, Salisbury ** 43rd Infantry Divisional Military Police Company, Corps of Military Police, Salisbury **128th (Hampshire) Infantry Brigade ***Headquarters, 128th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Southampton ***1/4th Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment, Winchester ***2/4th Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment, Southampton ***5th Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment, Southampton **129th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 129th (South Western) Infantry Brigade ***Headquarters, 129th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Bath, Somerset, Bath ***4th Battalion, Prince Albert's Somerset Light Infantry, Bath, Somerset, Bath ***4th Battalion,

, Trowbridge ***5th Battalion,

, Trowbridge **130th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 130th (Hampshire and Dorset) Infantry Brigade ***Headquarters, 130th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Exeter ***7th Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment, Bournemouth ***4th Battalion, The Dorsetshire Regiment, Dorchester, Dorset, Dorchester ***5th Battalion, The Dorsetshire Regiment, Poole **Divisional Royal Artillery ***Headquarters, Divisional Royal Artillery, Salisbury ***94th (Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, Dorchester, Dorset, Dorchester ***112th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, Swindon ***141st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, Sherborne ***59th (Duke of Connaught's Hampshire) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery, Portsmouth **Divisional Royal Engineers ***Headquarters, Divisional Royal Engineers, Bath, Somerset, Bath ***43rd Infantry Divisional Field Post, Royal Engineers, Bath, Somerset, Bath ***204th (Wessex) Field Company, Royal Engineers, Bath, Somerset, Bath ***260th Field Company, Royal Engineers, Chippenham ***207th (Wessex) Field Park Company, Royal Engineers, Bath, Somerset, Bath

45th (West Country) Infantry Division (2/TA)

* 45th (West Country) Infantry Division, Exeter ** Headquarters, 45th Infantry Division commanded by

Frederick Witts, Frederick Vavasour Broome Witts ** 45th (West Country) Divisional Signals, 45th (West Country) Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, Exeter ** 45th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Service Corps, Salisbury, Exeter ** 45th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Salisbury, Exeter ** 45th Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps, Salisbury, Exeter ** 45th Infantry Divisional Military Police Company, Corps of Military Police, Salisbury, Exeter **134th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 134th (Devonshire) Infantry Brigade ***Headquarters, 134th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Exeter ***4th (1st Rifle Volunteers) Battalion, The Devonshire Regiment, Exeter ***6th Battalion, The Devonshire Regiment, Barnstaple ***8th Battalion, The Devonshire Regiment, Exmouth **135th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 135th (Somerset) Infantry Brigade ***Headquarters, 135th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Taunton ***5th Battalion, Prince Albert's Somerset Light Infantry, Taunton ***6th Battalion, Prince Albert's Somerset Light Infantry, Wells, Somerset, Wells ***7th Battalion, Prince Albert's Somerset Light Infantry, Bridgwater, Bridgewater **136th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 136th (2nd Devon and Cornwall) Infantry Brigade ***Headquarters, 135th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Barnstaple ***9th Battalion, The Devonshire Regiment, Barnstaple ***4th Battalion, The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, Truro ***5th Battalion, The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, St Austell **Divisional Royal Artillery ***Headquarters, Divisional Royal Artillery, Exeter ***55th (Wessex) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, Taunton ***96th (Royal Devonshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, Exeter ***142nd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, Dartmouth, Devon, Dartmouth ***69th Anti-Tank Regiment,

, Gosport **Divisional Royal Engineers ***Headquarters, Divisional Royal Engineers, Exeter ***205th (Wessex) Field Company, Royal Engineers, Roborough, Torridge, Roborough ***259th Field Company, Royal Engineers, Uffculme ***261st Field Park Company, Royal Engineers, Uffculme

Southern Area

Southern Area comprising: Hampshire (excluding those portions of the county Included in Aldershot Command and Salisbury Plain and South-Western Areas.). * Headquarters, Southern Area commanded by Brigadier John Noel Lumley * Hampshire Regiment Depot, Peninsula Barracks * Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own), Rifle Brigade Depot, Peninsula Barracks * 1st Medium Regiment,

, Cambridge Barracks, Portsmouth, Cambridge Barracks * 4th Medium Regiment,

, Fort Brockhurst * 71st Light Anti-Aircraft Battery,

(TA), RAF Fareham * 84th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery,

(TA), RAF Boscombe Down * 7th Anti-Aircraft Depot,

, Le Marchant Barracks * 9th Anti-Aircraft Depot,

, Blandford Camp * 19th Searchlight Depot,

, Le Marchant Barracks * 21st Searchlight Depot,

, Blandford Camp * The Survey Battalion, Royal Engineers, McMullen Barracks * 19th Field Survey Company, Royal Engineers, Fort Fareham * 4th Fortress Company, Royal Engineers, McMullen Barracks * Experimental Bridging Establishment, Royal Engineers, Cavalry Barracks, Christchurch

Aldershot Command

Aldershot Command comprising: Encompassing the River Loddon where crossed by the Southern Railway at Loddon Bridge (south-east of Reading) along the railway through Wokingham, Bracknell and Ascot to Sunningdale – thence the eastern boundaries of the parishes of Chobham and Horsell to the railway at Woking – thence southward along the railway (omitting the portions of the parishes of Guildford and Artington to the west of the railway and the three small portions of Sussex lying to the north of the railway) to Liss – thence northward along the road leading to Reading, through Selborne, Alton and Odiham (but inclusive of the portions of the parishes of Alton and Chawton lying west of that road) – to Swallowfield – thence along the River Loddon to Loddon Bridge. * Headquarters, Aldershot Command, Aldershot Garrison * Aldershot Command Pay Detachment,

, Aldershot * Aldershot Command Pay Detachment,

, Woking * Aldershot Command Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, Aldershot * 'A' Corps Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, A Corps Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, Aldershot *1st Cavalry A.C.R Signal Troop, Royal Corps of Signals, Aldershot * 2nd General Headquarters Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, Aldershot * 4th Tank Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Aldershot * 1st Artillery Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Aldershot * 3rd Artillery Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Aldershot * 6th Artillery Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Aldershot * 11th Artillery Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Aldershot * 12th Royal Lancers, 12th (Prince of Wales's Own) Royal Lancers, Aldershot * Mechanised Experimental Establishment, Royal Armoured Corps, Gibraltar Barracks * 2nd Medium Regiment,

, Longmoor Military Railway, Longmoor * 137th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery,

(TA), RAF Farnborough * 5th Anti-Aircraft Depot,

, Arborfield Garrison * 6th Anti-Aircraft Depot,

, Arborfield Garrison * Railway Training Centre, Royal Engineers, Longmoor Military Railway *Royal Engineers Regimental Headquarters & Maintenance Depot, Aldershot **8th Railway Construction Company, Royal Engineers, Longmoor Military Railway, Longmoor ** 10th Railway Construction Company, Royal Engineers, Longmoor Military Railway, Longmoor *1st Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Aldershot *3rd Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Aldershot *6th Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Aldershot *9th Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Bordon and Longmoor Military Camps, Bordon *35th Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Aldershot *41st Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Aldershot *64th Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Aldershot *Royal Army Service Corps Training Centre, Aldershot **Training Battalion, Aldershot **Motor Transport Depot, Royal Army Service Corps, Aldershot **A Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Aldershot **C Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Aldershot *1st Section,

, Aldershot *5th Section,

, Aldershot * 1st Section,

, Aldershot * 5th Section,

, Bramley Ordnance Depot * 1st Company,

, Aldershot * 2nd Company,

, Bramley Training Area, Bramley * Royal Army Medical Corps Depot ** Headquarters, RAMC Depot, Aldershot ** A Depot Company,

** B Depot Company,

** C Depot Company,

* 2nd Veterinary Platoon,

, Aldershot *Corps of Military Police Depot, Aldershot *Military Policing Section, Corps of Military Police, Bordon *Military Policing Section, Corps of Military Police, Princess Royal Barracks, Deepcut, Princess Royal Barracks *Military Policing Section, Corps of Military Police, Arborfield Garrison *Military Policing Section, Corps of Military Police, Crookham, Berkshire, Crookham * 1st Army Tank Brigade ** Headquarters, 1st Army Tank Brigade, Aldershot ** 4th Royal Tank Regiment, Gibraltar Barracks ** 7th Royal Tank Regiment,

** 8th Royal Tank Regiment, Swinton Barracks, Perham Down * 1st Anti-Aircraft Brigade (United Kingdom), 1st Anti-Aircraft Brigade ** Headquarters, 1st Anti-Aircraft Brigade & 1st AA Bde Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, Blackdown, West Sussex, Blackdown ** 6th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, 6th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Blackdown, West Sussex, Blackdown ** 1st Light Anti-Aircraft Battery,

, Blackdown, West Sussex, Blackdown ** 1st Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers, Blackdown, West Sussex, Blackdown

1st Infantry Division

* History of the British 1st Division during the World Wars, 1st Infantry Division, Aldershot ** Headquarters, 1st Infantry Division commanded by

Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander ** 1 Signal Regiment (United Kingdom), 1st Infantry Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, Aldershot ** 13th/18th Royal Hussars, 13th/18th (Queen Mary's Own) Royal Hussars, Shorncliffe Army Camp (divisional armoured car reconnaissance) ** 2nd Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment, Bordon (machine-gun) ** 1st Infantry Divisional Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Aldershot ** 1st Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps, Aldershot ** 1st Company, Corps of Military Police, Aldershot **1st Armoured Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 1st (Guards) Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 1st Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Aldershot *** 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards, Aldershot *** 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards, Aldershot *** 2nd Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment, Aldershot *** 1st Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company, Aldershot **2nd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 2nd Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 2nd Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Aldershot *** 1st Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, Aldershot *** 2nd Battalion, The Prince of Wales's North Staffordshire Regiment, Aldershot *** 1st Battalion,

, Aldershot *** 2nd Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company, Aldershot **3rd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 3rd Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 3rd Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Bordon *** 1st Battalion,

, Bordon *** 2nd Battalion, The Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment (The Sherwood Foresters), bordon *** 1st Battalion, The King's Shropshire Light Infantry, Bordon *** 3rd Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company, Bordon **Divisional Royal Artillery *** Headquarters, Divisional Royal Artillery, Aldershot *** 2nd Field Regiment,

, Bordon *** 19th Field Regiment,

, Bordon *** 24th Field Regiment,

, Aldershot *** 21st Anti-Tank Regiment,

, Aldershot **Divisional Royal Engineers *** Headquarters, Divisional Royal Engineers, Aldershot *** 17th Field Company, Royal Engineers, Aldershot *** 23rd Field Company, Royal Engineers, Aldershot *** 26th Field Company, Royal Engineers, Aldershot *** 6th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers, Aldershot **Divisional Royal Army Service Corps ***Headquarters, Divisional Royal Army Service Corps, Aldershot ***7th Company, Royal Army Service Corps ***40th Company, Royal Army Service Corps ***42nd Company, Royal Army Service Corps

2nd Infantry Division

* 2nd Infantry Division (United Kingdom), 2nd Infantry Division, Aldershot ** Headquarters, 2nd Infantry Division commanded by

Henry Charles Lloyd ** 2 Signal Regiment (United Kingdom), 2nd Infantry Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, Aldershot ** 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards, Aldershot (divisional armoured car reconnaissance) ** 2nd Battalion, The Manchester Regiment, Aldershot (machine-gun) ** 2nd Infantry Divisional Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Aldershot ** 2nd Infantry Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps, Aldershot **2nd Company, Corps of Military Police, Aldershot **4th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters North East, 4th Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 4th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Aldershot *** 1st Battalion, The Royal Scots, Aldershot *** 2nd Battalion, The Royal Norfolk Regiment, Oxney, Kent, Oxney *** 1st Battalion, The Border Regiment, Aldershot *** 4th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company, Aldershot **5th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 5th Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 5th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Aldershot *** 2nd Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment, Aldershot *** 2nd Battalion, The Dorsetshire Regiment, Aldershot *** 1st Battalion,

, Aldershot *** 5th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company, Aldershot **6th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 6th Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 6th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Blackdown, West Sussex, Blackdown *** 1st Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers, Blackdown, West Sussex, Blackdown *** 1st Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's Royal Berkshire Regiment, Blackdown, West Sussex, Blackdown *** 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, Woking *** 6th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company, Blackdown, West Sussex, Blackdown **Divisional Royal Artillery *** Headquarters, Divisional Royal Artillery, Aldershot *** 10th Field Regiment,

, Princess Royal Barracks, Deepcut, Princess Royal Barracks *** 16th Field Regiment,

, Ewshot *** 18th Field Regiment,

, Princess Royal Barracks, Deepcut, Princess Royal Barracks *** 13th Anti-Tank Regiment,

, Aldershot **Divisional Royal Engineers *** Headquarters, Divisional Royal Engineers, Aldershot *** 5th Field Company, Royal Engineers, Aldershot *** 11th Field Company, Royal Engineers, Aldershot *** 38th Field Company, Royal Engineers, Aldershot *** 21st Field Park Company, Royal Engineers, Aldershot **Divisional Royal Army Service Corps ***Headquarters, Divisional Royal Army Service Corps, Aldershot ***8th Company, Royal Army Service Corps ***24th Company, Royal Army Service Corps ***29th Company, Royal Army Service Corps

Anti-Aircraft Command (TA)

controlled all of the AA units (minus the regular 1st and 2nd AA brigades). * Headquarters, Anti-Aircraft Command, RAF Stanmore Park commanded by Lieutenant General Frederick Alfred Pile

1st Anti-Aircraft Division

1st Anti-Aircraft Division (United Kingdom), 1st AA Division covering London, Dover, and Slough. * Headquarters, 1st AA Division, RAF Uxbridge commanded by

Frederick Alfred Pile * 1st Anti-Aircraft Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, RAF Northolt * 1st Anti-Aircraft Divisional Workshop,

, RAF Chingford * 26th (London) Anti-Aircraft Brigade ** Headquarters, 26th AA Brigade, Brompton Road ** 53rd (City of London) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, War Office building, War Office ** 86th (Honourable Artillery Company) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Finsbury ** 88th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, White City, London, White City ** 26th AA Brigade Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Brompton Road *38th Light Anti-Aircraft Brigade (United Kingdom), 38th (London) Light Anti-Aircraft Brigade **Headquarters, 38th LAA Bde, Duke of York's Headquarters **26th (London Electrical Engineers) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers, Duke of York's Headquarters **27th (London Electrical Engineers) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers, Mitcham, London, Mitcham Lane **75th (Middlesex) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, Cowley, London, Cowley **38th AA Bde Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Wandsworth *48th (City of London) Anti-Aircraft Brigade **Headquarters, 48th AA Bde, Lewisham **54th (City of London) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Putney **60th (City of London) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Catford **97th (The London Scottish) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Westminster **99th (London Welsh) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, London W8 **48th AA Bde Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Lewisham *49th (London) Anti-Aircraft Brigade **Headquarters, 49th AA Bde, Lower Belgrave Street **51st (London) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Duke of York's Headquarters **52nd (London) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Acton, London, Acton **84th (Middlesex, London Transport) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Willesden **48th AA Bde Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Lower Belgrave Street

2nd Anti-Aircraft Division

2nd Anti-Aircraft Division (United Kingdom), 2nd AA Division covering

, The Humber,

, and

. Aligned with No. 12 Group RAF. * Headquarters 2nd AA Division, RAF Hucknall * 2nd AA Division Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, RAF Hucknall * 2nd AA Division Workshop,

, RAF Hucknall * 32nd (Midland) Anti-Aircraft Brigade ** Headquarters, 32nd AA Bde,

**68th (North Midland) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery,

**42nd (The Robin Hoods, Sherwood Foresters) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, 42nd (The Robin Hoods, Sherwood Foresters) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers,

**44th (The Leicestershire Regiment) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers,

**50th (The Northamptonshire Regiment) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers, Northampton ** 32nd AA Bde Company, Royal Army Service Corps,

*40th Anti-Aircraft Brigade (United Kingdom), 40th (South Midlands) Anti-Aircraft Brigade **Headquarters, 40th AA Bde, Duxford **60th (9th Battalion The Duke of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, 60th (9th Battalion, The Duke of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, Willesden **69th (3rd City of London) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, 69th (10th (3rd City of London) Battalion, The City of London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, Harrow Road **33rd (St Pancras) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers, Albany Street **36th (Middlesex) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers, Edgware **58th (Middlesex) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers, Harrow, London, Harrow **40th AA Bde Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Barking, London, Barking *41st (London) Anti-Aircraft Brigade **Headquarters, 41st AA Bde, Ebury Street **78th (1st East Anglian) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Norwich **32nd (7th City of London) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers, 32nd (7th (City of London) Battalion, The City of London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers, Finsbury Square **64th (1/6th Battalion The Essex Regiment) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, 64th (1/6th Battalion, The Essex Regiment) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, The Cedars School, The Cedars **65th (2/6th Battalion The Essex Regiment) Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, 65th (2/6th Battalion, The Essex Regiment) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, Southend-on-Sea *50th Light Anti-Aircraft Brigade (United Kingdom), 50th Light Anti-Aircraft Brigade **Headquarters, 50th LAA Bde,

**26th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery,

(Mobile reserve)

3rd Anti-Aircraft Division

3rd Anti-Aircraft Division (United Kingdom), 3rd AA Division covering the Firth of Forth, The Clyde,

, Tyne River, Tees River, and Belfast. Aligned with No. 13 Group RAF. * Headquarters, 3rd AA Division, Edinburgh Airport, RAF Edinburgh * 3rd AA Division Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, Edinburgh Airport, RAF Edinburgh * 3rd AA Division Workshop,

, Edinburgh Airport, RAF Edinburgh * 3rd Anti-Aircraft Brigade (United Kingdom), 3rd (Northern Ireland) Anti-Aircraft Brigade (Supplementary Reserve) ** Headquarters, 3rd AA Brigade, Belfast ** 3rd (Ulster) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, Belfast ** 8th (Belfast) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Belfast ** 9th (Londonderry) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,

, Derry ** 102nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Antrim, County Antrim, Antrim ** 3rd AA Bde Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Belfast * 36th Anti-Aircraft Brigade ** Headquarters, 36th AA Bde,

** 71st (Forth) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Dunfermline ** 94th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Turnhouse ** 101st Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery,

** 36th AA Bde Company, Royal Army Service Corps,

* 42nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade (United Kingdom), 42nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade ** Headquarters, 42nd AA Bde,

** 74th (City of Glasgow) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery,

** 83rd (Blythswood) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Bridgeton, Glasgow, Bridgeton ** 100th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery,

** 42nd AA Bde Company, Royal Army Service Corps,

* 51st Light Anti-Aircraft Brigade ** Headquarters, 51st LAA Bde,

** 14th (West Lothian, Royal Scots) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery,

** 18th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery Mounted Band, Royal Artillery,

** 19th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,

** 31st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,

** 32nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,

, Falkirk * 52nd Light Anti-Aircraft Brigade (United Kingdom), 52nd Light Anti-Aircraft Brigade ** Headquarters, 52nd AA Bde,

** 51st (Highland) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers,

** 52nd (4th/5th (Queen's Edinburgh) Battalion, The Royal Scots) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery,

** 56th (5th Battalion, Cameronian Scottish Rifles) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, 56th (5th Battalion, The Scottish Rifles (Cameronians)) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery,

** 57th (8th Battalion, Cameronian Scottish Rifles) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, 57th (8th Battalion, The Scottish Rifles (Cameronians)) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, South Glasgow

4th Anti-Aircraft Division

4th Anti-Aircraft Division (United Kingdom), 4th AA Division covering Liverpool, Birmingham, Coventry, Manchester, Cardiff, and Newport, Wales, Newport. Aligned with No. 9 Group RAF. * Headquarters, 4th AA Division, RAF Hawarden * 4th AA Division Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, RAF Hawarden * 4th AA Division Workshop,

, RAF Hawarden * 33rd (Western) Anti-Aircraft Brigade ** Headquarters, 33rd AA Bde, Woolton ** 70th (3rd West Lancashire) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Liverpool ** 81st Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Stockport ** 93rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Oxton, Merseyside, Oxton ** 62nd (Loyals) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, Preston, Lancashire, Preston ** 38th (The King's Regiment) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers, Liverpool **33rd AA Bde Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Woolton *34th (South Midland) Anti-Aircraft Brigade **Headquarters, 34th AA Bde, Coventry **69th (Royal Warwickshire Regiment) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Edgbaston **73rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Wolverhampton **95th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Birmingham **34th AA Bde Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Coventry *44th Anti-Aircraft Brigade (United Kingdom), 44th (East Lancashire) Anti-Aircraft Brigade **Headquarters, 44th AA Bde, Manchester **65th (The Manchester Regiment) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Hulme **71st (East Lancashire) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, Manchester **39th (The Lancashire Fusiliers) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers, Salford **44th AA Bde Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Manchester *53rd (West Lancashire) Light Anti-Aircraft Brigade **Headquarters, 53rd AA Bde, Chester **15th (Isle of Man) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Douglas, Isle of Man (technically not a 'British' unit, see: Isle of Man for more) **21st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,

, Liverpool **33rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,

, Liverpool **53rd AA Bde Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Chester *54th Anti-Aircraft Brigade (United Kingdom), 54th (North Midland) Anti-Aircraft Brigade **Headquarters, 54th AA Bde, South Birmingham College, South Birmingham **59th (Warwickshire) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, Birmingham **61st (South Lancashire Regiment) Garrison Regiment, Royal Artillery, 61st (South Lancashire Regiment) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, St Helens, Merseyside, St Helen **41st (5th North Staffordshire Regiment) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers, 41st (5th Battalion, The Prince of Wales's North Staffordshire Regiment) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers, Stoke-on-Trent **45th (Royal Warwickshire Regiment) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers, Birmingham **54th AA Bde Company, Royal Army Service Corps, South Birmingham College, South Birmingham

5th Anti-Aircraft Division

5th Anti-Aircraft Division (United Kingdom), 5th AA Division covering Bristol, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Isle of Portland, Southampton, and Cardiff. Aligned with No. 10 Group RAF. * Headquarters, 5th AA Division, RAF Henley-on-Thames * 5th AA Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, Reading, Berkshire, RAF Henley-on-Thames * 5th AA Divisional Workshop,

, Reading, Berkshire, RAF Henley-on-Thames * 35th Anti-Aircraft Brigade (United Kingdom), 35th (Southern) Anti-Aircraft Brigade ** Headquarters, 35th AA Bde, Fareham ** 56th (Cornwall) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Falmouth, Cornwall, Falmouth ** 57th (Wessex) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Portsmouth ** 72nd (Hampshire) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Southampton ** 48th (Hampshire) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers, Portsmouth ** 35th AA Bde Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Fareham * 45th Anti-Aircraft Brigade (United Kingdom), 45th (Welsh) Anti-Aircraft Brigade ** Headquarters, 45th AA Bde, Cardiff ** 77th (Welsh) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Cardiff ** 67th (6th (Glamorgan) Battalion, The Welch Regiment) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, Cardiff ** 68th (1st (Rifle) Battalion, The Monmouthshire Regiment) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, Newport, Wales, Newport ** 45th AA Bde Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Cardiff * 46th (Gloucestershire) Anti-Aircraft Brigade ** Headquarters, 46th AA Bde, Bristol ** 76th (Gloucestershire) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Clifton, Bristol, Clifton ** 98th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Cheltenham ** 66th (4th (City of Bristol) Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, Bristol ** 46th AA Bde Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Bristol * 47th (South) Anti-Aircraft Brigade ** Headquarters, 47th AA Bde, Grosvenor Gardens ** 80th (Berkshire) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Reading, Berkshire, Reading ** 63rd (4th Battalion, The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, Croydon ** 72nd (Middlesex) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, Twickenham ** 30th (Surrey) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers, Kingston upon Thames ** 35th (First Surrey Rifles) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers, Camberwell ** 47th AA Bde Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Grosvenor Gardens

6th Anti-Aircraft Division

6th AA Division covering Thames and Medway Canal, Thames and Medway and Harwich. Aligned with No. 11 Group RAF. * Headquarters, 6th AA Division, RAF Uxbridge * 6th AA Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, RAF Uxbridge * 6th AA Divisional Workshop,

, RAF Uxbridge * 27th (Home Counties) Anti-Aircraft Brigade ** Headquarters, 27th AA Bde, Lingfield, Surrey, Lingfield ** 70th (Sussex) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, Brighton ** 31st (City of London Rifles) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers, Sutton, Surrey, Sutton ** 34th (Queen's Own Royal West Kent) Searchlight Battalion, Royal Engineers, 34th (Queen's Own Royal West Kent) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers, Blackheath, London, Blackheath ** 27th AA Bde Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Lingfield, Surrey, Lingfield * 28th (Thames and Medway) Anti-Aircraft Brigade ** Headquarters, 28th AA Bde, Kitchener Barracks, Chatham Dockyard, Kitchener Barracks ** 55th (Kent) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Rochester, Kent, Rochester ** 58th (Kent) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Erith ** 75th (Home Counties) (Cinque Ports) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Dover ** 89th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, 89th (Cinque Ports) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Sittingbourne ** 28th AA Bde Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Chatham Dockyard, Kitchener Barracks * 29th (East Anglian) Anti-Aircraft Brigade ** Headquarters, 29th AA Bde, South Kensington ** 28th (Essex) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers, Brentwood, Essex, Brentwood ** 29th (Kent) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers, Chatham, Kent, Chatham ** 73rd (Kent Fortress) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers, Bexleyheath ** 74th (Essex Fortress) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers, Tottenham ** 29th AA Bde Company, Royal Army Service Corps, South Kensington * 37th Anti-Aircraft Brigade (United Kingdom), 37th (Home Counties) Anti-Aircraft Brigade ** Headquarters, 37th AA Bde, Hendon ** 59th (Essex Regiment) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Walthamstow ** 61st (Middlesex) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Pentonville ** 79th (Hertfordshire Yeomanry) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Watford ** 82nd (Essex) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Barking, London, Barking ** 90th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Barking, London, Barking ** 37th AA Bde Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Hendon * 56th (Home Counties) Light Anti-Aircraft Brigade ** Headquarters, 56th LAA Bde, RAF Uxbridge ** 11th (City of London Yeomanry) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, London EC1 ** 12th (Finsbury Rifles) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Pentonville ** 16th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,

, Sittingbourne ** 17th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,

, Chelsea, London, Chelsea

7th Anti-Aircraft Division

7th Anti-Aircraft Division (United Kingdom), 7th AA Division covering River Tyne, River Tees, and

. * Headquarters, 7th AA Division, RAF Newcastle * 7th AA Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, RAF Newcastle * 7th AA Divisional Workshop,

, RAF Newcastle * 30th (Northumbrian) Anti-Aircraft Brigade ** Headquarters, 30th AA Bde,

** 63rd (Northumbrian) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery,

** 64th (Northumbrian) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, North Shields ** 87th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Hebburn ** 53rd Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery (Royal Northumberland Fusiliers), 53rd (5th Battalion, The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, Walker on Tyne ** 37th (Tyne Electrical Engineers) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers, Tynemouth ** 30th AA Bde Company, Royal Army Service Corps,

* 31st (North Midland) Anti-Aircraft Brigade ** Headquarters, 31st AA Bde,

** 66th (Leeds Rifles) (West Yorkshire Regiment) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery,

** 96th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Castleford ** 43rd (5th Duke of Wellington's Regiment) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers, Huddersfield ** 49th (The West Yorkshire Regiment) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers, Bradford * 39th Anti-Aircraft Brigade (United Kingdom), 39th (Eastern) Anti-Aircraft Brigade ** Headquarters, 39th AA Bde, RAF Digby ** 62nd (Northumbrian) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery,

** 67th (York and Lancaster Regiment) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Rotherham ** 91st Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Goole ** 40th (The Sherwood Foresters) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Chesterfield ** 46th (The Lincolnshire Regiment) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers, Grimsby ** 39th AA Bde Company, Royal Army Service Corps, RAF Digby * 43rd Anti-Aircraft Brigade (United Kingdom), 43rd (Durham) Anti-Aircraft Brigade ** Headquarters, 43rd AA Bde, West Hartlepool ** 85th (Tees) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery,

** 54th (Durham Light Infantry) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, 54th (1/5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, Stockton-on-Tees ** 55th (Durham Light Infantry) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, 55th (2/5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, West Hartlepool ** 47th (Durham Light Infantry) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers,

** 43rd AA Bde Company, Royal Army Service Corps, West Hartlepool * 57th (Eastern) Light Anti-Aircraft Brigade ** Headquarters, 57th LAA Bde, RAF Newcastle ** 13th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,

, Hillsborough, England, Hillsborough ** 28th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,

** 29th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,

, Grimsby ** 30th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,

, Ipswich

Middle East Command

Middle East Command controlled all the forces based in: Sudan, Aden, Somaliland, Palestine (region), Palestine, Transjordan (region), Transjordan, and Egypt. * Headquarters, Middle East Command, Cairo commanded by Lieutenant General Archibald Percival Wavell, Sir Archibald Percival Wavell * Somaliland Camel Corps, Laferung

British Troops in Aden

* Headquarters, British Troops Aden, Khormaksar commanded by Air vice-marshal Ranald Reid, Sir George Ranald MacFarlane Reid * Aden Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Aden * 2nd Battalion, 5th Mahratta Light Infantry, Khormaksar * Aden Protectorate Levies, Khormaksar * 5th Heavy Regiment,

, Aden * 20th Fortress Company, Royal Engineers, Aden * Eastern Aden Protectorate **Kathiri Armed Constabulary ** Mukalla Regular Army * Western Aden Protectorate ** Government Guards ** Tribal Guards ** Lahij Trained Forces

British Troops in Egypt

* Headquarters, Cairo commanded by Lieutenant General Henry Maitland Wilson * 15 Signal Regiment (United Kingdom)#World War Period, Egypt Command Signals, Royal Corps of Signals, Cairo ** Delta Area Signal Section, Alexandria ** 1st Signal Company ** 3rd Signal Company * 1st Light Tank Signal Section * 6th Tank Signal Section * 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards, Alexandria * 1st Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment, El Daba * 4th Regiment Royal Artillery, 4th Field Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery * 7th Medium Regiment,

* 19th Heavy Battery,

, Port Said * 42nd Field Company, Royal Engineers * 3rd Company, Royal Army Service Corps * 23rd Company, Royal Army Service Corps * 28th Company, Royal Army Service Corps * 29th Company, Royal Army Service Corps * 37th Company, Royal Army Service Corps * 63rd Company, Royal Army Service Corps * 64th Company, Royal Army Service Corps * 'D' Supply Personnel Company, Royal Army Service Corps, Cairo * 12th Company,

* 33rd Company,

* 18th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 18th Infantry Brigade and HQ Cairo Area ** Headquarters, 18th Inf Bde, Cairo ** 1st Battalion, The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment, Cairo ** 1st Battalion,

, Cairo * Canal Brigade ** Headquarters, Canal Bde, Ismailia, Moascar ** 1st Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment, Ismailia, Moascar ** 1st Battalion, The Essex Regiment, Ismailia, Moascar * 11th Indian Infantry Brigade ** Headquarters, 11th Indian Bde, RAF Fayid ** 2nd Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, The Cameron Highlanders, RAF Fayid ** 1st Battalion, 6th Rajputana Rifles, RAF Fayid ** 4th Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment, RAF Fayid ** 4th Field Regiment,

, Mena Camp ** 18th Field Company, Bombay Sappers, Bombay Sappers and Miners, Indian Engineers

The Egypt Armoured Division

* 7th Armoured Division (United Kingdom), Egypt Armoured Division, Gerwala ** Headquarters, Egypt Armoured Division commanded by

Percy Cleghorn Stanley Hobart ** Egypt Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals ** 11th Hussars, 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own) (armoured reconnaissance) ** 1st Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps (mechanised infantry) ** C Battery, 4th Regiment Royal Artillery, 4th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery ** H Anti-Tank Battery, 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, 3rd Field Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery ** Egypt Divisional Company, Royal Army Service Corps ** Egypt Divisional Field Ambulance,

** 7th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom), Egypt Light Armoured Brigade *** Headquarters, Light Armoured Bde, Gerwala *** 7th Queen's Own Hussars *** 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars ** 4th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom), Egypt Heavy Armoured Brigade *** Headquarters, Heavy Armoured Bde, Gerwala *** 1st Royal Tank Regiment (light armoured) *** 6th Royal Tank Regiment

7th Infantry Division (Forming)

* ''7th Infantry Division (United Kingdom), 7th Infantry Division'', Egypt ''(forming)'' ** ''Headquarters, 7th Infantry Division'' commanded by

Richard Nugent O'Connor ** Cairo Brigade *** Headquarters, Cairo Bde, Mersa Matruh *** 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards, Mersa Matruh *** 1st Battalion, The Royal East Kent Regiment (Buffs), Mersa Matruh ** ''Divisional Royal Artillery'' *** ''Headquarters, Divisional Royal Artillery'' *** 31st Field Regiment,

, Mersa Matruh *** P Anti-Tank Battery, 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, 3rd Field Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery ** ''Divisional Royal Engineers'' *** ''Headquarters, Divisional Royal Engineers'' *** 2nd Field Company, Royal Engineers *** 54th Field Company, Royal Engineers *** 56th Field Company, Royal Engineers

British Troops in Palestine and Transjordan

* Headquarters, British Troops in Palestine and Transjordan, Jerusalem commanded by Lieutenant General Michael Barker (British Army officer), Michael Barker * Transjordan Frontier Force, Zarga * Arab Legion, The Arab Legion, Amman * 17th Heavy Battery,

, Haifa * 45th Fortress Company, Royal Engineers, Mandatory Palestine, Palestine * 23rd Company,

* Jerusalem Area ** Headquarters, Jerusalem Area, Jerusalem ** Palestine Command Signals, Royal Corps of Signals ** 2nd Wireless Signal Company, Royal Corps of Signals, Sarafand al-Amar ** 2nd Battalion,

** 2nd Battalion,

** 2nd Battalion, The King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, Hebron * Lydda Area ** Headquarters, Lydd Area, Lydda **Royal Scots Greys, The Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons), Rehovot ** 2nd Battalion,

, Sarafand al-Amar ** 56th Field Company, Royal Engineers ** Detachment, 8th Railway Construction Company, Royal Engineers

8th Infantry Division

* 8th Infantry Division (United Kingdom), 8th Infantry Division, Jerusalem ** Headquarters, 8th Infantry Division commanded by

Alfred Reade Godwin-Austen ** 1st Royal Dragoons, Gedera (divisional reconnaissance) ** 12th Field Company, Royal Engineers ** Troop, A/E Battery, 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery ** Troop, B/O Battery, 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery ** 14th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 14th Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 14th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Nablus *** 2nd Battalion, The Prince Consort's Own Rifle Brigade, Nablus Fort *** 1st Battalion, Princess Louises's Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Jenin *** 2nd Battalion, The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment, Tulkarm ** 16th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 16th Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 16th Infantry Brigade & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, North Palestine *** 1st Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment, Nazareth, Nazareth-Tiberias *** 1st Battalion, The Welch Regiment, Safed *** 2nd Battalion,

, Acre, Israel, Acre *** 1st Battalion, The Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment (The Sherwood Foresters), Haifa

British Troops in The Sudan

* Headquarters, The Sudan, Khartoum commanded by

William Platt * 1st Battalion, The Worcestershire Regiment, Wadi Halfa * 2nd Battalion,

, Khartoum South * 1st Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment, Khartoum North (Machine-gun) * Sudan Heavy Detachment,

, Port Sudan * Sudan Defence Force ** Headquarters, Sudan Defence Force, Khartoum ** Shendi Horse (Northern Area), Shendi ** Equatoria Corps (Southern Area), Torit ** Sudan Camel Corps (Central Area), El-Obeid ** Eastern Arab Corps (Eastern Area), El-Gadarif ** Western Arab Corps (Western Area), Al-Fashir

The Army of India

The British Indian Army, or as it was known in the

as the 'Army of India' was the collective name for all the units and commands of the army based in India (excluding Burma and Ceylon). (ISF) for Imperial Service Force. * General Headquarters, Army of India Commanded by

Robert Cassels, Sir Robert Archibald Cassels * Indian Army Staff College * Indian Army Senior Officers' School * Indian School of Artillery * Indian Military Academy * Indian Army School of Education * Indian School of Weapon Training and Mechanisation * Indian School of Chemical Warfare * Indian Army School of Physical Training * Indian Army Signal School * Army Cadet College, Kitchener College * Royal Indian Army Service School * Indian Mechanical Transport Advisory Committee

Auxiliary Force (India), Auxiliary Forces, India

The Auxiliary Force (India) (AFI) was a part-time, paid volunteer organisation within the British Indian Army, Indian Army in British India. Its units were entirely made up of European and Anglo-Indian personnel.

Cavalry

* Bihar Light Horse, Muzaffarpur * Calcutta Light Horse, Calcutta * Surma Valley Light Horse, Silchar * Northern Bengal Mounted Rifles, Darjeeling * Southern Provinces Mounted Rifles, Madras * The Chota Nagpur Regiment, Ranchi * Assam Valley Light Horse, Dibrugarh

Infantry

* Nagpur Rifles, Nagpur * Simla Rifles, Simla, India, Simla * The Calcutta and Presidency Battalion, Calcutta * The Nilgiri Malabar Battalion, Ootacamund * Hyderabad Rifles, Secunderabad * The Eastern Bengal Company, Dacca * East Coast Battalion, Vizayapatam * Kolar Gold Fields Battalion, Oorgaum * The Calcutta Scottish, Caluctta * The Coorg and Mysore Company, Mercara * The Yercaud Company, Yercaud * The Bhusawal Company, Bhusawal

Contingents

* Agra Contingent, Agra ** 17th (Agra) Field Battery, Indian Artillery ** 5th (Agra) Machine-Gun Company * Allahabad Contingent, Allahabad ** Detachment, The Southern Regiment (United Provinces Horse) ** Allahabad Rifles * Bangalore Contingent, Bangalore ** Bangalore Armoured Car Company ** The Bangalore Battalion * Bareilly Corps, Bareilly **The Bareilly Contingent, Nainital ** 18th (Bareilly) Field Battery, Indian Artillery * Bombay Contingent, Bombay **Bombay Light Patrol ** Bombay Battalion ** 10th (Bombay) Battery, Indian Artillery ** 3rd (Bombay) Fortress Company, Bombay Engineers *Cawnpore Contingent, Cawnpore **Detachment, The Southern Regiment (United Provinces Horse) **20th (Sawnpore) Field Battery, Indian Artillery **Cawnpore Rifles *Dehra Dun Contingent, Dehradun **3 Platoon, 1 W/T Section and 4 Mortar Platoons *Delhi Contingent, New Delhi, Delhi **HQ, 1 Troop, 1 Company of Infantry, and 3 Mortar Platoons *Karachi Corps, Karachi **Sind Rifles **2nd (Karachi) Machine-Gun Company **3 DLS Sections and 1 W/T Section **2 Mortar Platoons **4th (Karachi) Fortress Company, Indian Engineers *Lucknow Contingent, Lucknow **Detachment, The Southern Regiment (United Provinces Horse) **Lucknow Rifles **13th (Lucknow) Field Battery, Indian Artillery *Madras Contingent, Madras **1st (Madras) Signal Company, Indian Signal Service, Indian Signals **Madras Guards **3rd (Madras) Field Battery, Indian Artillery *Poona Contingent, Poona **Poona Rifles **13th (Kirkee) Field Battery, Indian Artillery Kirkee *Punjab Contingent, Lahore **Punjab Light Horse **Punjab Rifles

Artillery

* Bengal Artillery, Indian Artillery, Barrackpore * 1st (Calcutta Port Defence) Brigade, Indian Artillery, Calcutta * 5th (Cossipore) Field Battery, Indian Artillery, Cossipore

Engineers

* 1st (Calcutta) Fortress Company, Indian Engineers, Calcutta

Railway Troops

* East Indian Railway Company, East Indian Railway Regiment ** 1st Battalion, Liluah ** 2nd Battalion, Lucknow * Eastern Bengal Railway, Eastern Bengal Railway Battalion, Sealdah * Great Indian Peninsula Railway, Great Indian Peninsula Railway Regiment ** 1st Battalion, Parel ** 2nd Battalion, Jhansi * Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway, Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway Regiment ** 1st Battalion, Lower Parel railway station, Lower Parel ** 2nd Battalion, Ajmer * Bengal and North Western Railway, Bengal and North Western Railway Battalion, Gorakhpur * North Western Railway of Pakistan, North Western Railway Battalion, Lahore * South Indian Railway Company, South Indian Railway Battalion, Trichinopoly * Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway, Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Rifles ** 1st Battalion, Perambur ** 2nd Battalion, Hubli * Bengal Nagpur Railway, Bengal Nagpur Railway Battalion, Kharagpur * Assam Bengal Railway, Assam Bengal Railway Battalion, Chittagong

Western District (Independent)

Western District encompassed the states of: Balochistan, Baluchistan, Sindh, Sind, Khairpur State, and Rajputana. * Western District Headquarters, Quetta commanded by

Thomas Jacomb Hutton * Western District Signals, Indian Army Corps of Signals, Quetta * 20th Mountain Regiment, Indian Artillery, Quetta * 42nd Divisional Engineering Headquarters, Bombay Sappers and Miners, Quetta * Quetta Brigade, Quetta Area ** Headquarters, Quetta Area, Quetta ** 1st Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers, Quetta ** 1st Battalion, 10th Gurkha Rifles, Quetta ** 2nd Battalion, 10th Gurkha Rifles, Quetta * Khojak Brigade ** Headquarters, Khojak Brigade, Quetta ** Royal Deccan Horse (9th Horse), Quetta ** 2nd Battalion, 9th Jat Regiment, Chaman ** 3rd Battalion, 18th Royal Garhwal Rifles, Chaman * Zhob Brigade ** Headquarters, Zhob Brigade, Loralai ** Zhob Signal Section, Indian Army Corps of Signals, Loralai ** 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse), 2nd Royal Lancers (Gardner's Horse), Loralai ** 5th Battalion, 5th Mahratta Light Infantry, Hindubagh ** 4th Battalion, 10th Baluch Regiment, Hindubagh ** 1st Battalion, 2nd Gurkha Rifles, Fort Sandeman ** 2nd Battalion, 4th Gorkha Rifles, 4th Gurkha Rifles, Loralai ** Zhob Militia, Fort Sandeman ** 25th Mountain Regiment, Indian Artillery, Fort Sandeman * Sind Area ** Headquarters, Sind Area, Karachi ** B Corps Signals, Indian Army Corps of Signals, Karachi ** D.L.S. Signals Company, Indian Army Corps of Signals, Karachi ** Bikaner Dungar Lancers, Bikaner (ISF) ** Bikaner Camel Corps, Bikaner (ISF) ** 1st Battalion, The Royal Scots Fusiliers, Karachi ** 3rd Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment, Hyderabad ** 10th Battalion, 10th Baluch Regiment, Karachi ** 3rd Battalion, 16th Punjab Regiment, Karachi ** Bikaner Sadul Light Infantry (ISF) ** Bikaner Machine-Gun Battalion, Bikaner (ISF) ** Mekran Levy Corps, Panjgur (ISF) ** 11th University Training Corps, Karachi ** Bikaner Camel Escort, Bikaner (ISF) ** 13th Heavy Battery,

, Karachi

Northern Command

Northern Command (India), Northern Command comprised the areas of: The North-West Frontier Province; Waziristan, Waziristan District; Kashmir, Kashmir State; the Punjab (less districts of Rohtak and Gurgaon); the Punjab States including the Punjab Hill States [less Khairpur, Tehri (Garhwal Kingdom, Garhwal), Pataudi, Dujana, and the Bawal, Bawal District of the Nabha State.] * Headquarters, Northern Command, Rawalpindi commanded by

John Francis Stanhope Duke Coleridge, Sir John Francis Stanhope Duke Coleridge

Kohat District

* Kohat Division, Kohat District, Kohat ** Kohat Division, Kohat District Headquarters commanded by

Henry Lawrence Haughton ** Kohat District Signals, Indian Army Corps of Signals, Kohat ** 8th King George's Own Light Cavalry, Kohat ** 21st Mountain Regiment, Indian Artillery, Kohat ** 22nd Field Company, Bengal Sappers and Miners, Kohat ** Kohat Base Supply Depot, Kohat ** Thal Brigade *** Headquarters, Thal Brigade *** Detachment, Kohat District Signals, Indian Army Corps of Signals *** 1st Battalion, 5th Mahratta Light Infantry *** 1st Battalion, 13th Frontier Force Rifles *** 2nd Battalion, 15th Punjab Regiment ** Kohat Brigade *** Headquarters, Kohat Brigade *** Troop from 14th Prince of Wales's Own Scinde Horse *** 2nd Battalion, 6th Rajputana Rifles *** 5th Battalion, 8th Punjab Regiment *** 4th Battalion, 13th Frontier Force Rifles *** 5th Battalion, 13th Frontier Force Rifles, Latembur

Lahore District

* 3rd (Lahore) Division, Lahore District, Lahore ** Headquarters, Lahore District commanded by

Macan Saunders ** Bahawalpar Lancers (ISF), Dera Nawab Sahib ** Jind Bodyguard (ISF), Sangrur ** 1st Patiala Lancers (ISF), Patiala ** 2nd Patiala Lancers (ISF), Patiala ** Sukhet (Lakshman) Cavalry (ISF), Sundar Nagar ** 1st Bahawalpur Battalion (ISF), Dera Nawab Sahib ** 2nd Bahawalpur Light Battalion (ISF), Dera Nawab Sahib ** Chamba Bodyguard (ISF), Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, Chamba ** Chamba Battalion (ISF), Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, Chamba ** Faridkot Bodyguard (ISF), Faridkot, Punjab, Faridkot ** 1st Jund Battalion (ISF), Sangrur ** 2nd Jind Battalion (ISF), Sangrur ** Kapurthala Bodyguard (ISF), Kapurthala ** 1st Kapurthala Battalion (ISF), Kapurthala ** 2nd Kapurthala Battalion (ISF), Kapurthala ** Maler Kotla Bodyguard (ISF), Maler Kotla ** Nabha Akal Battalion (ISF), Nabha ** 1st Patiala Battalion (ISF), Nabha ** 2nd Patiala Battalion (ISF), Nabha ** 3rd Patiala Battalion (ISF), Nabha ** 4th Patiala Battalion (ISF), Nabha ** Sirmoor Bodyguard (ISF), Nahan ** Sukhet (Lakshman) Battalion (ISF), Sundar Nagar ** Faridkot Sappers and Miners (ISF), Faridkot, Punjab, Faridkot ** Maler Kotla Sappers and Miners (ISF), Maler Kotla ** Mandi Sappers and Miners (ISF), Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, Mandi ** Sirmoor Sappers and Miners (ISF), Nahan ** Faridkot Sappers and Miners Depot and Reserves (ISF), Faridkot, Punjab, Faridkot ** Ambala Brigade, Ambala Area *** Headquarters, Ambala *** 2nd Battalion, The East Lancashire Regiment, Kasauli *** 3rd Battalion, 14th Punjab Regiment, Ambala *** 10th Battalion, 15th Punjab Regiment *** 11th (Territorial) Battalion, 15th Punjab Regiment *** Mountain Artillery Training Centre *** Indian Survey Section, Kakul ** Ferozepore Brigade, Ferozepore Area *** Headquarters, Ferozepore *** 12th Cavalry Training Regiment *** 2nd Battalion,

*** 2nd Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (North) Yorkshire Regiment, Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own North Yorkshire Regiment *** 2nd Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment *** 5th Battalion, 10th Baluch Regiment *** 10th Battalion, 14th Punjab Regiment ***U Battery Royal Artillery, U Field Battery, Royal Artillery *** 23/24th Medium Battery,

** Jullundur Brigade, Jullundur Area *** Headquarters, Jalandhar *** 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse) (armoured reconnaissance) *** 1st Battalion, The East Yorkshire Regiment *** 10th Battalion, 17th Dogra Regiment *** 1st Battalion, 1st Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment), Dharamshala *** 11th (Territorial) Battalion, 17th Dogra Regiment ***R Battery Royal Artillery, R Field Battery, Royal Artillery ** Lahore Area *** Headquarters, Lahore *** 19th King George's Own Lancers *** 1st Battalion, The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry *** 10th Battalion, 8th Punjab Regiment *** 3rd Battalion, 17th Dogra Regiment *** 4th University Infantry Corps (ITF), Lahore *** 15th Field Regiment,

** Sialkot Brigade, Sealkot Area *** Headquarters, Sialkot *** 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards), Khanaspur *** 13th Duke of Connaught's Lancers (armoured reconnaissance) *** 10th Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment *** 10th Battalion, 16th Punjab Regiment

Peshawar District

* Peshawar District, Peshawar ** Headquarters, Peshawar District commanded by

Chauncey Batho Dashwood Strettell ** Gilgit Scouts, Gilgit ** 1st Light Tank Company, Royal Tank Regiment ** 7th Light Tank Company, Royal Tank Regiment ** Chitrai Force, Chitral Fort *** 1st Battalion, 9th Jat Regiment *** Chitral Mountain Artillery Section, Indian Artillery *** Section, 22nd Field Company, Bombay Sappers and Miners ** 1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade *** Headquarters and Signal Company, Royal Corps of Signals *** 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers *** 5th King Edward's Own Probyn's Horse *** 10th Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides Cavalry *** 5th Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment **Landi Kotal Brigade ***Headquarters, Landi Kotal ***Detachment, Pesawar District Signals, Indian Army Corps of Signals ***1st Battalion, The South Wales Borderers, Landi Kotal ***1st Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment ***3rd Battalion, 9th Jat Regiment, Bar Fortress ***4th Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment ***4th Battalion, 15th Punjab Regiment, Shagia, Shagi ***2nd Battalion, 5th Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) ***Kurram Militia **Nowshera Brigade ***Headquarters, Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Nowshera ***4th Battalion, 5th Mahratta Light Infantry ***2nd Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment ***10th Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment ***1st Battalion, 6th Gurkha Rifles, Malakand District, Malakand ***Detachment, 5th Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment ***11th (Territorial) Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment ***1st Field Regiment,

***2nd Field Company, Bengal Sappers and Miners **Peshawar Brigade ***Headquarters, Peshawar ***Peshawar District Signals, Indian Army Corps of Signals ***16th Light Cavalry ***1st Battalion, The King's Liverpool Regiment ***3rd Battalion, 6th Rajputana Rifles ***4th Battalion, 8th Punjab Regiment ***4th Battalion, 14th Punjab Regiment ***2nd Battalion, 19th Hyderabad Regiment ***8th Anti-Aircraft Battery,

***19th Medium Battery,

***24th Mountain Regiment, Indian Artillery ***18th (Sohan) Mountain Battery, Indian Artillery

Rawalpindi District

* Rawalpindi District, Rawalpindi ** Headquarters, Rawalpindi District commanded by

Alan Hartley, Alan Fleming Hartley ** 11th (Territorial) Battalion, 13th Frontier Force Rifles ** 73rd Field Battery,

, Campbellpore ** 7x Fort Guards provided by Jammu and Kashmir Rifles (ISF) ** 1st Indian Infantry Brigade, 1st (Abbottabad) Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, Abbottabad *** 1st Battalion, 5th Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) *** 2nd Battalion, 6th Gurkha Rifles *** 10th Battalion, 13th Frontier Force Rifles *** 23 Field Regiment (India), 23rd Mountain Regiment, Indian Artillery ** 2nd Indian Infantry Brigade, 2nd (Rawalpindi) Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, Rawalpindi *** A Corps Signals, Indian Army Corps of Signals *** 1st Indian Divisional Signals, Indian Army Corps of Signals *** Headquarters Squadron, 14th Prince of Wales's Own Scinde Horse *** 1st Battalion, The Devonshire Regiment *** 1st Battalion, The Royal Ulster Rifles *** 2nd Battalion, The Worcestershire Regiment *** 2nd Battalion, 4th Bombay Grenadiers *** 2nd Battalion, 8th Punjab Regiment *** 4th Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment *** 5th Field Regiment,

*** 5th Field Company, Bengal Sappers and Miners *** 41st Divisional Headquarters Company, Bengal Sappers and Miners ** 3rd Indian Infantry Brigade, 3rd (Jhelum) Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, Jhelum *** 10th Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment *** 1st Battalion, 10th Baluch Regiment *** 1st Battalion, 16th Punjab Regiment *** 1st Battalion, 17th Dogra Regiment *** 11th (Territorial) Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment ** Jammu Brigade (ISF) *** Headquarters, Jammu Cantonment *** 5th Squadron, Jammu and Kashmir Bodyguard *** 1st Battalion, Jammu and Kashmir Rifles *** 2nd Battalion, Jammu and Kashmir Rifles *** 6th Battalion, Jammu and Kashmir Rifles *** 7th Battalion, Jammu and Kashmir Rifles *** Jammu and Kashmir Infantry Training Battalion *** 1st Mountain Battery, Jammu and Kashmir Artillery *** 2nd Mountain Battery, Jammu and Kashmir Artillery *** Jammu and Kashmir Service Company *** Jammu and Kashmir Training School ** Kashmir Brigade (ISF) *** Headquarters, Srinagar *** Jammu and Kashmir Bodyguard (-5th Sqn) *** 3rd Battalion, Jammu and Kashmir Rifles *** 4th Battalion, Jammu and Kashmir Rifles *** 5th Battalion, Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry

Waziristan District

* Waziristan District, Dera Ismail Khan ** Headquarters, Waziristan District command by

Edward Quinan, Edward Pellew Quinan ** Waziristan District Signals, Indian Army Corps of Signals ** Detachment, 2nd Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment, Mari Indus ** Bannu Brigade *** Headquarters, Bannu Brigade, Bannu *** Bannu Brigade Signals, Indian Army Corps of Signals *** 1st Duke of York's Own, 1st Duke of York's Own Cavalry (Skinner's Horse) *** C Squadron, 14th Prince of Wales's Own Scinde Horse *** 5th Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment *** 1st Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment *** 2nd Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment, Mir Ali, Pakistan, Mir Ali *** 1st Battalion, 14th Punjab Regiment *** 1st Battalion, 4th Gorkha Rifles, Damdil *** Tochi Scouts, Miramshah *** Base Engineer Park ** Razmak Brigade *** Headquarters, Razmak Brigade, Razmak *** Razmak Brigade Signals, Indian Army Corps of Signals *** B Squadron, 14th Prince of Wales's Own Scinde Horse (armoured reconnaissance) *** 11th Light Tank Company, Royal Tank Regiment *** 1st Battalion,

*** 2nd Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment *** 3rd Battalion, 10th Baluch Regiment *** 5th Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment *** 2nd Battalion, 1st Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment) *** 1st Battalion, 8th Gorkha Rifles *** 25th Mountain Regiment,

*** 10th Field Company, Madras Sappers and Miners ** Wana Brigade, Wanna Brigade *** Headquarters, Wana Brigade, Wanna, Pakistan, Wanna *** Detachment, Waziristan District Signals, Indian Army Corps of Signals *** A Squadron, 14th Prince of Wales's Own Scinde Horse, Manzai *** 2nd Battalion, 2nd Punjab Regiment *** 3rd Battalion, 8th Punjab Regiment *** 1st Battalion, 18th Royal Garhwal Rifles *** 2nd Battalion, 3rd Gorkha Rifles *** 2nd Battalion, 8th Gorkha Rifles *** South Waziristan Scouts *** 3rd Field Company, Bengal Sappers and Miners *** 9th Field Company, Madras Sappers and Miners *** 19th Field Company, Bombay Sappers and Miners

Eastern Command

Eastern Command comprising: Delhi Province; Rohtak district, Rohtak and Gurgaon district, Gurgaon districts, the United Provinces (1937–50), United Provinces; Rajputana (less States of Jaisalmer State, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur State, Jodhpur, Udaipur State, Udaipur, Sirohi State, Sirohi, Danta State, Danta, Palanpur State, Palanpur, Banswara State, Banswara, Pratapgarh State, Partabgarh, Dungarpur State, Dungarpur, Shahpura State, Shahpura, Kushalgarh, Nimbahera (Tonk, India, Tonk); the combined Bundelkhand and Bagelkhand Agency, Bagelkhand Agency of Central India; Piklon (Bhopal); Gwalior State (less detached Districts in Southern Command); Bihar and Orissa Province; Eastern States Agency (less States of Basar State, Basar, Changbakhar, Chhuikhadan State, Chhuikhadan, Jashpur State, Jashpur, Kanker State, Kanker, Kawardha State, Kawardha, Khairagarh State, Khairagarh, Korea State, Korea, Nandgaon State, Nandgaon, Raigarh State, Raigarh, Sakti State, Sakti, Sarangarh State, Sarangarh, Surguja State, Surguja (Udaipur and Makrai); West Bengal, Bengal, Bengal States Agency, Bengal States; Assam State, Assam and Manipur States. Of the Punjab states; Pataudi State, Pataudi, Dujana, Tehri (Garhwal Kingdom, Garhwal) and the Bawal District of the Nabha State. * Headquarters, Eastern Command, Nainital commanded by

Douglas Baird (Indian Army officer), Sir Harry Beauchamp Douglas Baird

Lucknow District

* Lucknow District, Lucknow ** Headquarters, Lucknow District commanded by

Francis Lothian Nicholson ** 1st Benares Battalion (ISF), Ramnagar, Nainital, Ramnagar ** 2nd Benares Cavalry Squadron (ISF), Ramnagar, Nainital, Ramnagar ** 6th (Lucknow) Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 6th Inf Bde, Lucknow *** 20th Lancers (British Indian Army), 20th Lancers (Training Regiment) *** 2nd Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers *** 2nd Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's Royal Berkshire Regiment *** 3rd Battalion, 2nd Punjab Regiment *** 1st Battalion, 8th Punjab Regiment *** 2nd Battalion, 10th Baluch Regiment, Faizabad, Fyzabad *** 1st Battalion, 3rd Gorkha Rifles *** 8th Field Regiment,

** Allahabad Brigade, Allahabad Area *** Headquarters, Allahabad Area, Allahabad *** Squadron from 3rd Cavalry (India), 3rd Cavalry *** 1st Battalion, The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment *** 2nd Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment, Kanpur *** 10th Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment *** 11th (Territorial) Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment, Fatehgarh *** 3rd Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment, Fatehgarh *** 4th (United Provinces) Urban Battalion (ITF) *** 3rd (United Provinces) University Training Corps (ITF) *** X Field Battery,

, Kanpur ** Delhi Brigade, Delhi Area (Independent) *** Headquarters, Delhi Area, Delhi Cantonment *** 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers, 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse) *** Alwar Mangal Lancers (ISF), Alwar *** Kachhawa Horse (ISF), Jaipur *** 1st Battalion, The Royal Norfolk Regiment *** 2nd Battalion, The Welch Regiment, Agra *** 11th (Territorial) Battalion, 6th Rajputana Rifles, Agra *** 2nd Battalion, 16th Punjab Regiment *** 10th Battalion, 19th Hyderabad Regiment, Agra *** Alwar Jey Paltan Battalion (ISF), Alwar *** Alwar Pratap Paltan Battalion (ISF), Alwar *** Dholpur Narsingh Battalion (ISF), Dholpur *** Sawai Man Guards Battalion (ISF), Jaipur *** 1st Battalion, Jaipur Infantry (ISF), Jaipur *** 2nd Battalion, Jaipur Infantry (ISF), Jaipur *** 1st Umed Battalion, Kotah *** Delhi University, 9th (Delhi) Battalion, University Training Corps (ITF) *** 6th Medium Regiment,

*** Royal Artillery Indian Training Centre, Muttra *** Indian Artillery Training Battery,

, Muttra

Meerut District

* 3rd Indian Infantry Division, Meerut District, Dehradun ** Headquarters, Meerut District commanded by

Claude Auchinleck, Claude John Eyre Auchinleck ** Rampur Lancers (Territorial), Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, Rampur ** Governor General's Bodyguard, Dehradun ** Datia 1st Govind Battalion (Territorial), Datia (B Company training unit) ** Panna Chhatrasal (Territorial), Panna, India, Panna ** 1st Rampur Battalion (Territorial), Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, Rampur ** 2nd Rampur Battalion (Territorial), Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, Rampur ** Rewa Battalion (Territorial), Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, Rewa ** Tehri Infantry Battalion & Band (Territorial), Tehri ** 31st Field Engineer Platoon, King George V's Own Bengal Sappers and Miners, Roorkee ** 35th Field Engineer Platoon, King George V's Own Bengal Sappers and Miners, Roorkee ** 4th Field Company, King George V's Own Bengal Sappers and Miners, Roorkee ** 51st Printing Platoon, King George V's Own Bengal Sappers and Miners, Roorkee ** 6th Army Troops Company, King George V's Own Bengal Sappers and Miners, Roorkee ** 8th Army Troops Company, King George V's Own Bengal Sappers and Miners, Roorkee ** 43rd Divisional Headquarters Company Company, King George V's Own Bengal Sappers and Miners, Roorkee ** Training Battalion, King George V's Own Bengal Sappers and Miners, Roorkee ** Tehri-Garhwal Sappers and Miners (Territorial), Tehri ** Narendra Pioneers (Territorial), Tehri ** 3rd (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade *** Headquarters, 3rd Cav Bde, Meerut *** 3rd Indian Divisional Signals, Indian Army Corps of Signals *** 3rd Cavalry Brigade Signals, Indian Army Corps of Signals *** 18th King Edward's Own Cavalry, 18th King Edward VIII's Own Cavalry *** 21st King George's Own Central India Horse, 21st King George V's Own Central India Horse (armoured reconnaissance) *** 1st Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment *** 10th Battalion, 2nd Punjab Regiment *** 11th (Territorial) Battalion, 9th Jat Regiment *** 11th Field Regiment,

** Gwalior Cavalry Brigade (ISF) *** Headquarters, Gwailor Cav Bde *** 1st Gwalior Lancers, Guna, India, Guna *** 2nd Gwalior Lancers, Thatipur *** 3rd Gwalior Lancers, Morar *** B Battery, Gwalior Horse Artillery, Morar ** 4th Indian Infantry Brigade, 7th (Dehra Dun) Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 7th Inf Bde, Dehradun *** 2nd Battalion, 2nd Gurkha Rifles *** 1st Battalion, 9th Gorkha Rifles *** 2nd Battalion, 9th Gorkha Rifles ** 8th Indian Infantry Brigade, 8th (Bareilly) Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 8th Inf Bde, Bareilly *** 2nd Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry *** 10th Battalion, 9th Jat Regiment *** 2nd Battalion, 18th Royal Garhwal Rifles *** 10th Battalion, 18th Royal Garhwal Rifles, Lansdowne, India, Lansdowne *** 11th (Territorial) Battalion, 18th Royal Garhwal Rifles, Lansdowne, India, Lansdowne *** 84th Field Battery,

** 5th Indian Infantry Brigade, 9th (Jhansi) Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 9th Inf Bde, Jhansi *** 15th Lancers (Training regiment) *** 1st Battalion, The City of London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) *** 3rd Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment *** 4th Battalion, 6th Rajputana Rifles *** 3rd Battalion, 15th Punjab Regiment *** 11th (Territorial) Battalion, 14th Punjab Regiment *** 25th Field Regiment,

** Gwalior Infantry Brigade (ISF) *** Headquarters, Gwalior Inf Bde, Gwalior *** 1st Gwalior Infantry Battalion, Lashkar Kampoo *** 2nd Gwalior Infantry Battalion, Lashkar Kampoo *** 3rd Gwalior Infantry Battalion, Morar *** 4th Gwalior Infantry Battalion, Morar *** 7th Gwalior (Training) Infantry Battalion, Morar *** Gwalior Mountain Artillery Battery, Morar

Presidency & Assam District

* Presidency & Assam District, Jalapahar ** Headquarters, Presidency and Assam District commanded by

Cecil Albert Heydeman ** Governor General's Bodyguard, Governor General's Bodyguard (Bengal), Calcutta ** 2nd Battalion, The Border Regiment, Calcutta ** 1st Battalion, The Scottish Rifles (Cameronians), Barrackpore ** 1st Battalion, The Northamptonshire Regiment, Danapur ** 1st Battalion, 4th Bombay Grenadiers, Midnapore ** 1st Battalion, 15th Punjab Regiment, Alipore ** 11th (Territorial) Battalion, 19th Hyderabad Regiment, Dinapore ** 1st Battalion, 7th Gurkha Rifles, Digboi ** 2nd Battalion, 7th Gurkha Rifles, Shillong ** 5th (Bengal Presidency) Urban Infantry Battalion (Territorial), Calcutta ** 2nd (Calcutta) University Training Corps Battalion (Territorial), Calcutta ** 7th (Patna) University Training Corps Company (Territorial), Patna ** Tripur (Bir Bikram) Manikya Rifles (ISF), Agartala ** Eastern Bengal Area *** Headquarters, Eastern Bengal Area, Shillong *** 1st Battalion, Assam Rifles, Aijal *** 2nd Battalion, Assam Rifles, Sadiya *** 3rd Battalion, Assam Rifles, Kohima *** 4th Battalion, Assam Rifles, Imphal *** 1st Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment, Chittagong *** 2nd Battalion, 14th Punjab Regiment, Dacca *** 12th (Dacca) University Training Corps Company (Territorial), Dacca

Southern Command

Southern Command (India), Southern Command comprised the areas of the Western India States Agency – Central India, Central India States Agency (less combined Bundelkhand and Bagelkhand Agency, Baghelkhand Agency) – Ajmer-Merwara – Jodhpur – Udaipur, Sirohi, Dantan, Danta, Palanpur, Banswara, Pratapgarh State, Partabgarh, Shahpur, Gujarat, Shahpurg, Kushalgarh, Nimbahera (Tonk, India, Tonk) and Dungarpur States of Rajputana – Ujjain, Amjhira, Amjhera, Shajapur, and Mandsaur, Mandasar districts of Gwalior State – Bombay Presidency – Gujarat, Gujarat States Agency including Baroda State – Deccan States Agency, Deccan State Agency, including Kolhapur State – Central Provinces – Bastar district, Bastar Changbakhar, Chhuikhadan State, Chhuikadan Jashpur, Kanker district, Kanker, Karwardho, Khairagarh, Korea State, Korea, Nandgaon, Uttar Pradesh, Nandgaon, Raigarh, Saktigarh, Bardhaman, Sakti, Sarangarh State, Sarangarh, Surguja State, Surguja, Udaipur State, Udaipur and Makrai States of the Eastern States Agency – Hyderabad State, Hyderababd State, Madras Presidency – Mysore State and Madras States Agency. * Southern Command Headquarters, Poona commanded by

John Brind, Sir John Edward Spencer Brind

Bombay District

* Bombay District, Bombay ** Headquarters, Bombay District commanded by

Guy Glover, Guy de Courcy Glover ** Bombay Governor's Bodyguard ** Baria Subhag Risala (ISF), Devgadh Baria ** 2nd Baroda Lancers (ISF), Baroda ** Bhavnagar Lancers (ISF), Bhavnagar ** Dhar Light Horse (ISF), Dharavi ** Jodhpur Lancers (ISF), Jodhpur ** Janagarh Lancers (ISF), Junagarh, Kalahandi, Junagarh ** Mewar Lancers (ISF), Udaipur ** Nawanagar Lancers (ISF), Jamnagar ** Porbandar Bodyguard (ISF), Porbandar ** Rajpipla Bodyguard (ISF), Rajpipla ** 2nd Battalion, The Prince of Wales's South Lancashire Volunteers ** 11th (Territorial) Battalion, 4th Bombay Grenadiers, Ajmer ** 3rd Battalion, 5th Mahratta Light Infantry ** 3rd Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment, Baroda ** 1st Battalion, 19th Hyderabad Regiment, Ahmedabad ** 2nd (Bombay Presidency) Urban Infantry Battalion (Territorial) ** 1st (Bombay) University Training Corps (Territorial) ** Alirajpur Pratap Battalion (ISF), Alirajpur ** Baria Ranjit Battalion (ISF), Devgadh Baria ** 1st Baroda Battalion (ISF), Baroda ** 2nd Baroda Battalion (ISF), Baroda ** Bhavnagar Battalion (ISF), Bhavnagar ** Bhopal Sultania Battalion (ISF), Bhopal ** Dhar Battalion (ISF), Dhar ** Dhrangadhar Bodyguard (ISF), Dhrangadhra ** Idar Battalion (ISF), Himatnagar ** 1st Battalion, The Indor Regiment (ISF), Indore ** Jodhpur Sardar Battalion (ISF), Jodhpur ** Janagarh Battalion (ISF), Junagarh, Kalahandi, Junagarh ** Kutch Bodyguard (ISF), Bhuj ** Kutch Battalion (ISF), Bhuj ** Mewar Bhupal Battalion (ISF), Udaipur ** Mewar Sajjan Battalion (ISF), Udaipur ** Nawanagar Battalion (ISF), Jamnagar ** Palanpur Iqbal Battalion (ISF), Palanpur ** Porbandar Battalion (ISF), Porbandar ** Rajpipla Battalion (ISF), Rajpipla ** Ratlam Lokendra Rifles (ISF), Ratlam ** Bhopal Goshar-i-Taj Own Infantry Training Company (ISF), Bhopal ** Mewar Chupal Infantry Training Company (ISF), Udaipur ** Indor Holkar's Mounted Escort (ISF), Indore ** Mhow Area *** Headquarters, Mhow Area, Mhow *** 1st Battalion,

, Nasirabad, Ajmer, Nasirabad *** 2nd Battalion, The Suffolk Regiment *** 1st Battalion,

, Nasirabad, Ajmer, Nasirabad *** ''6th Field Regiment,

(cadre only)'' *** 28th Field Regiment,

Deccan District

* 4th Infantry Division (India), Deccan District, Bolarum ** Headquarters, Deccan District commanded by

P. Gerald Scarlett ** 4th Indian Divisional Signals, Indian Army Corps of Signals ** 1st Hyderabad Lancers (ISF), Asif Nagar ** 2nd Hyderabad Lancers (ISF), Golconda Fort ** 3rd Hyderabad Lancers (ISF), Golconda Fort ** Hyderabad Cavalry Depot Squadron (ISF), Asafnagar ** 5th Battalion, 6th Rajputana Rifles, Secunderabad ** 6th Battalion, 13th Frontier Force Rifles, Secunderabad ** 1st Hyderabad Battalion (ISF), Goshamahal ** 2nd Hyderabad Battalion (ISF), Chandrayan Gutta ** 3rd Hyderabad Battalion (ISF), Saifabad ** Sajian Singh Battalion (ISF), Mudhol ** 10th (Nagpur) University Training Corps (Territorial), Nagpur ** Hyderabad Infantry Training Company (ISF), Nampally, Hyderabad, Nampally ** A Battery, Hyderabad Horse Artillery (ISF), Mullahalli ** Poona Area (Independent) *** Headquarters, Poona Area, Poona (GHQ unit) *** 17th Queen Victoria's Own Poona Horse, 17th Queen Victoria's Own Cavalry (Poona Horse) *** Royal Tank Regiment Depot (India), Kirkee *** 1st Battalion, Prince Albert's Somerset Light Infantry *** 1st Battalion, The Prince of Wales's North Staffordshire Regiment *** 10th Battalion, 5th Mahratta Light Infantry, Belgaum *** 11th (Territorial) Battalion, 5th Mahratta Light Infantry, Belgaum *** 4th Battalion, 16th Punjab Regiment *** Training Battalion, Bengal Engineer Group, King George V's Bombay Sappers and Miners, Kirkee *** 17th Field Company, Bengal Engineer Group, King George V's Bombay Sappers and Miners, Kirkee *** 20th Field Company, Bengal Engineer Group, King George V's Bombay Sappers and Miners, Kirkee *** 21st Field Company, Bengal Engineer Group, King George V's Bombay Sappers and Miners, Kirkee *** 55th Printing Section, Bengal Engineer Group, King George V's Bombay Sappers and Miners, Kirkee ** 4th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade *** Headquarters, 4th Cav Bde, Bolarum *** 4th Cavalry Brigade Signal Squadron, Indian Army Corps of Signals *** Squadron from 14th/20th King's Hussars, Secunderabad *** 7th Light Cavalry *** 11th Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry, 11th Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (Frontier Force) *** 3rd Field Regiment,

, Trimulgherry ** 10th Indian Infantry Brigade, 10th (Jubbulpore) Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 10th Inf Bde, Jubbulpore *** Signal Training Centre, Royal Corps of Signals (India), Jubbulpore *** 3rd Cavalry (India), 3rd Cavalry *** 2nd Battalion,

*** 1st Battalion, 2nd Punjab Regiment *** 1st Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment, Kamptee

Madras District

* Madras District, Bangalore ** Headquarters, Madras District commanded by

Edward Felix Norton ** Mysore Lancers Training Squadron, Bangalore ** 2nd Mysore Training Squadron, Bangalore ** 1st Battalion, The King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, Madras ** 1st Battalion,

** 1st Battalion, The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Wellington, Tamil Nadu, Wellington ** 5th Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment, Cannanore ** 2nd Battalion, 13th Frontier Force Rifles, St Thomas Mount ** Madras Governor's Bodyguard, Madras ** 3rd Urban Infantry Battalion (Territorial), Madras ** 5th Battalion, University Training Corps (Territorial), Madras ** 14th Coorg (Territorial) Battalion, 3rd Madras Regiment, Mercara ** 12th Malabar (Territorial) Battalion, 3rd Madras Regiment, Cannanore ** Malabar Special Police, Cannanore ** 1st Battalion, Mysore Regiment (ISF), Bangalore ** 3rd Battalion, Mysore Regiment (ISF), Mysore ** Mahraja's Bodyguard, Trivandrum ** 1st Battalion, Travancore Nair Army, Trivandrum ** 2nd Battalion, Travancore Nair Army, Trivandrum ** 3rd Battalion, Travancore Nair Army, Trivandrum ** A Field Regiment, Indian Artillery ** 32nd Field Platoon, Queen Victoria's Own Madras Miners & Sappers, Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners, Bangalore ** 35th Field Troop, Queen Victoria's Own Madras Miners & Sappers, Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners, Bangalore ** 12th Field Company, Queen Victoria's Own Madras Miners & Sappers, Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners, Bangalore ** 14th Field Company, Queen Victoria's Own Madras Miners & Sappers, Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners, Bangalore ** 11th Army Troops Company, Queen Victoria's Own Madras Miners & Sappers, Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners, Bangalore ** 16th Army Troops Company, Queen Victoria's Own Madras Miners & Sappers, Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners, Bangalore ** 44th Divisional Headquarters Company, Queen Victoria's Own Madras Miners & Sappers, Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners, Bangalore ** A Depot, Queen Victoria's Own Madras Miners & Sappers, Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners, Bangalore ** Training Battalion, Queen Victoria's Own Madras Miners & Sappers, Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners, Bangalore

Army in Burma

BAF - Burma Auxiliary Forces or BFF - Burma Frontier Force * Headquarters, Army in Burma, Rangoon commanded by

Donald Kenneth McLeod * Rangoon Brigade ** Headquarters, Rangoon Bde, Rangoon ** 1st Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment, Mingaladon Township, Mingaladon ** 1st Battalion, Burma Rifles, Mingaladon Township, Mingaladon ** 12th (Territorial) Battalion, Burma Rifles, Mingaladon Township, Mingaladon ** Rangoon Battalion (BAF) ** Tenasserim Battalion (BAF), Moulmein ** Rangoon University Training Corps (Territorial) ** Rangoon Field Brigade,

(BAF), Dry Tree Point ** Burma Railways Engineer Battalion (BAF) ** 1st Rangoon Military Police Battalion ** 2nd Rangoon Military Police Battalion *Mandalay Brigade **Headquarters, Mandalay Bde, Maymyo **2nd Battalion, The King's Own South Yorkshire Light Infantry **2nd Battalion, Burma Rifles **3rd Battalion, Burma Rifles **4th Battalion, Burma Rifles, Mandalay **11th (Territorial) Battalion, Burma Rifles, Mandalay **Upper Burma Battalion (BAF) **Southern Shan States Battalion (BFF), Tvanggyi **Northern Shan States Battalion (BFF), Lashio **Bhamo Battalion (BFF), Bhamo **Chin Hills Battalion (BFF), Falam, Myanmar, Falam **Myitkyina Battalion (BFF), Myitkyina **Reserve Battalion (BFF), Pyawbwe Township, Pyawbwe **2nd Mountain Battery, Indian Artillery **1st Field Company, Burma Sappers and Miners **13th Field Company, Madras Sappers, Madras Sappers and Miners **Mandalay Burma Military Police Battalion, Mandalay

Atlantic Region

The Atlantic region covered: Falkland Islands, Newfoundland (still under control of the British at this point, not part of Canada yet), Saint Helena, and Bermuda. * Falklands ** Falkland Islands Defence Force, Port Stanley * Newfoundland ** Newfoundland Militia, Saint John's, Newfoundland, Saint John's * Saint Helena ** Saint Helena Rifles * Bermuda ** Company detached from the 2nd Battalion, The King's Shropshire Light Infantry ** Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps *** Bermuda Volunteer Engineers (attached) ** Bermuda Militia Infantry, Bermuda Militia ** Bermuda Militia Artillery ** Bermuda Detachment, Royal Engineers

Caribbean

The Caribbean region covered: Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Vincent. * Barbados ** Barbados Volunteer Force * Jamaica ** Jamaica Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals ** 2nd Battalion, The King's Shropshire Light Infantry (less company in Bermuda) ** ''2nd Heavy Battery,

,'' defending Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston and Port Royal (cadre) ** Jamaica Militia Artillery, defending Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston and Port Royal ** 44th Fortress Company, Royal Engineers ** Jamaica Engineer Corps * Leeward Islands ** Antigua Defence Force, Antigua ** Dominica Defence Force, Dominica ** Royal Montserrat Defence Force, Montserrat Defence Force, Montserrat ** Saint Kitts and Nevis Defence Force, Basseterre * Trinidad ** Trinidad Light Horse ** Trinidad Light Infantry ** Trinidad Volunteer Reserve of Europeans ** Trinidad Volunteer Artillery, * Windward Islands ** Grenada Volunteer Corps, Grenada ** Saint Lucia Volunteer Corps, Saint Lucia ** Saint Vincent Volunteer Corps, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Vincent

South America

The South America Region covered the areas of British Guiana and British Honduras. * British Guiana ** British Guiana Militia ** British Guiana Militia Artillery (defending Georgetown, Guyana, Georgetown) * British Hondouras (today known as Belize) ** British Honduras Defense Force

Mediterranean Region

The Mediterranean Region consisted of the colonies which were NOT part of Middle East Command. These regions included: Gibraltar, Malta, Cyprus, and Iraq.

Gibraltar

* Headquarters, British Troops on Gibraltar commanded by the Governor of Gibraltar Clive Gerard Liddell, Sir Clive Gerard Liddell * Gibraltar Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals * 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards * 2nd Battalion, The King's Liverpool Regiment * 2nd Battalion, Prince Albert's Somerset Light Infantry * Gibraltar Defence Force * 31st Company, Royal Army Service Corps * 28th Company,

* Gibraltar Royal Artillery ** HQ Gibraltar RA, South Gibraltar ** 3rd Heavy Regiment,

(coastal defence) ** 19th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, Artillery * Gibraltar Royal Engineers ** HQ Gibraltar RE ** 1st Fortress Company, Royal Engineers ** 32nd Fortress Company, Royal Engineers

Malta

* Headquarters, Malta Command commanded by Governor of Malta

Charles Bonham-Carter, Sir Charles Bonham-Carter * Malta Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals * 1st Battalion, The King's Own Malta Regiment, Lower Saint Elmo * Royal Malta Artillery, Upper Saint Elmo * 4th Malta Battery, Royal Malta Artillery * 30th Company, Royal Army Service Corps * 30th Company,

* Malta Brigade ** Headquarters, Malta Bde, Valletta ** 2nd Battalion, The Devonshire Regiment ** 1st Battalion, The Dorset Regiment ** 2nd Battalion, The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment ** 2nd Battalion, The Royal Irish Fusiliers, Princess Victoria's Royal Irish Fusiliers * Malta Royal Artillery ** Headquarters, Malta RA ** 4th Heavy Regiment,

(coastal defence) ** 26th Anti-Tank Regiment,

** 7th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery * Malta Royal Engineers ** Headquarters, Malta RE ** 16th Fortress Company, Royal Engineers ** 24th Fortress Company, Royal Engineers

Iraq

* Iraq Levies, Habbaniyah

Cyprus

* Cyprus Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals * C Company, 1st Battalion, The Essex Regiment, Nicosia * D Company, 1st Battalion, The Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment (The Sherwood Foresters)

China Command

China Command covered the British interests in: Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Tientsin. * China Command, Hong Kong ** Headquarters, China Command commanded by Governor of Hong Kong

Geoffry Alexander Stafford Northcote, Sir Geoffry Alexander Stafford Northcote ** Hong Kong Command Signal Company, Royal Corps of Signals ** 8th Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery, Kowloon (including X Bty from the HKSRA) ** 1st Regiment, Hong Kong and Singapore Royal Artillery, Kowloon ** 5th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,

, RAF Kai Tak ** 22nd Fortress Company, Royal Engineers (serving Shenzhen River) ** 40th Fortress Company, Royal Engineers (serving the Hong Kong Harbour, Harbour Installations) ** 10th Company, Royal Army Service Corps ** Central Ordnance Munitions Depot, 6th Company, Royal Army Ordnance Corps ** 27th Company,

** Hong Kong Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, Hong Kong Inf Bde, Hong Kong *** 2nd Battalion, The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) *** Kumaon Rifles *** 1st Battalion, The Duke of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment, Sham Shui Po (machine-gun) ** Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps *** Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps Signal Company *** Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps Armoured Car Platoon *** 1st Company, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, RAF Kai Tak *** 2nd (Scottish) Company, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, Sheko *** 3rd (Eurasian) Company, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, Stonecutters Island *** 4th (Chinese) Company, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, High West *** 5th Company, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, Mount Davis, Hong Kong, Mount Davis *** 6th (Portuguese) Company, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, North Shin Naval Yard *** 7th Company, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, Magasin Gap *** Stanley Platoon, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, Stanley, Hong Kong, Stanley *** The Hugh's Group (Highsiliers), Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, Northern Point *** 1st Battery, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, Cape D'Aguilar *** 2nd Battery, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, Bluff Head *** 3rd Battery, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, Aberdeen Island *** 4th Battery, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, Pak Sha Wan *** 5th (Anti-Aircraft) Battery, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, Sai Wan Hill *** Field Engineer Company, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, Fanling *** Army Service Corps Company, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, Deep Water Bay, Deepwater Bay

Shanghai Area

* Shanghai Area, Shanghai ** Headquarters, Shanghai Area commanded by

Frank Keith Simmons ** Shanghai Area Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals ** 1st Battalion, The Duke of Albany's Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs) ** 2nd Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment ** Shanghai Area Detachment, Royal Engineers ** Shanghai Volunteer Corps *** Headquarters, Shanghai Volunteer Corps, Shanghai *** Shanghai Light Horse *** American Troop (cavalry) *** Armoured Car Company *** A (British) Company, Mih-Ho-Loong Rifles *** Jewish Company *** American Company *** Portuguese Company *** Philippine Company *** Japanese Company *** Interpreter Company (Chinese) *** Shangai Russian Regiment, 'C' Battalion *** B (British) Company *** H (Reserve) Company *** Shanghai Scottish Company *** 'C' Machine-Gun Company *** Light Automatic (Air Defence) Company *** Shanghai Field Company (engineers) *** Transport Company

Tientsin Area

* Tientsin Area, Tientsin ** Headquarters, Tientsin Area commanded by Brigadier Sir John Laurie, 6th Baronet, John Emilius Laurie, 6th Baronet ** Tientsin Area Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals ** 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry *** A Company + Platoon, Peking ** Tientsin Area Detachment, Royal Engineers

Malaya Command

Malaya Command covered British Malaya, British Singapore, and British Borneo. * Malaya Command, Singapore ** Headquarters, Malaya Command commanded by Governor of the Straits Settlements Thomas Shenton Whitelegge Thomas, Sir Thomas Shenton Whitelegge Thomas ** 2nd Battalion, 17th Dogra Regiment, Taiping, Perak, Taiping ** Malay Regiment ** 4th Battalion, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force, Malacca ** Jahore Volunteer Force, Johor Bahru ** Sultan Idris Infantry Company ** Kedah Volunteer Force Company, Alor Setar ** Kelantan Volunteer Force Company, Kota Bharu ** Perak Rivers Infantry Platoon ** 50th Company, Royal Army Service Corps ** 14th Company,

** 32nd Company,

Penang Fortress

* Penang Fortress, Fort Cornwallis ** Headquarters, Penang Fortress ** Penang Fortress Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals ** 5th Battalion, 14th Punjab Regiment ** 3rd Battalion, Federated Malay States Volunteer Force ** 8th Heavy Battery, Hong Kong and Singapore Royal Artillery ** 36th Fortress Company, Royal Engineers

Federated Malay States Volunteer Force

* Federated Malay States Volunteer Force, Port Dickson (town), Port Dickson ** Headquarters, Volunteer Forces ** Federated Malay States Volunteer Force Signal Section ** Federated Malay States Volunteer Force Armoured Car Squadron, Ipoh ** 1st Battalion, Federated Malay States Volunteer Force, Ipoh ** 2nd Battalion, Federated Malay States Volunteer Force, Kuala Lumpur ** 3rd Battalion, Federated Malay States Volunteer Force, Seremban ** 4th Battalion, Federated Malay States Volunteer Force, Kuantan ** Light Field Battery, Federated Malay States Volunteer Force, Kuala Lumpur ** Federated Malay States Volunteer Force Engineer Company

Singapore Fortress

* Singapore Fortress, Singapore ** Headquarters, Singapore Fortress ** Malay Signal Company, Royal Corps of Signals ** 7th Heavy Regiment,

, Blakang Mati (coastal defence) *** 5th and 7th Hvy Btys, Hong Kong and Singapore Royal Artillery attached ** 9thHeavy Regiment,

, Changi (coastal defence) ** Straits Settlements Volunteer Force Armoured Car Company ** 1st Battalion, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force ** 2nd Battalion, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force ** Singapore Field Battery, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force ** Singapore Field Engineer Company, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force ** Singapore Fortress Engineer Company, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force ** Malaya Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, Malaya Inf Bde, Singapore *** 2nd Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment *** 2nd Battalion,

, Changi *** 1st Battalion, The Manchester Regiment (machine-gun) ** 12th Indian Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 12th Indian Inf Bde, Singapore *** 2nd Battalion, Princess Louises's Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders *** 5th Battalion, 2nd Punjab Regiment *** 4th Battalion, 19th Hyderabad Regiment *** 22nd Mountain Regiment, Indian Artillery *** 15th Field Company, Bombay Sappers and Miners ** Malaya Air Defences *** Headquarters, Malaya Air Defences, Singapore *** 1st Anti-Aircraft Regiment, The Hong Kong and Singapore Artillery *** 2nd Anti-Aircraft Regiment, The Hong Kong and Singapore Artillery *** 3rd Anti-Aircraft Regiment, The Hong Kong and Singapore Artillery ** Singapore Fortress Royal Engineers *** Singapore Fortress Royal Engineers Headquarters, Singapore *** 30th Fortress Company, Royal Engineers *** 34th Fortress Company, Royal Engineers *** 35th Fortress Company, Royal Engineers *** 41st Fortress Company, Royal Engineers

Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean area covered the islands of Ceylon and Mauritius.

Ceylon

* Ceylon Defence Force, Colombo ** Headquarters, Ceylon Defence Force commanded by Governor of Ceylon Sir Andrew Caldecott ** Ceylon Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals ** Ceylon Mounted Rifles, Kandy ** Ceylon Planters' Rifle Corps, Kandy ** Ceylon Light Infantry ** Ceylon Cadet Battalion ** 6th Heavy Regiment,

, Trincomalee *** 14th HAA Bty attached ** Ceylon Garrison Artillery, Ceylon Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) ** 31st Fortress Company, Royal Engineers ** Ceylon Engineer Corps, Ceylon Engineer Company

Mauritius

* British Troops on Mauritius, Port Louis ** Headquarters, British Troops on Mauritius commanded by Governor of British Mauritius, Governor of Mauritius Sir Bede Edward Hugh Clifford ** Mauritius Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals ** Mauritius Territorial Force, Rodrigues ** 25th Heavy Battery,

** 43rd Fortress Company, Royal Engineers

Pacific Ocean Region

The Pacific Ocean region comprised the areas of: Fiji, Sarawak, and the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony. * Fiji ** Headquarters, Fiji Defences Forces, Suva ** Fiji Defence Force Signals ** 1st Battalion, The Fiji Infantry Regiment * Sarawak ** Sarawak Rangers ** Sarawak Armed Police * Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony ** Ocean Island Defence Force, Banaba Island, Ocean Island

Royal West African Frontier Force

The Royal West African Frontier Force or also known as the West African Force comprised troops from the areas of Colony of Nigeria, Gold Coast Protectorate, Colony of Sierra Leone, Gambia Protectorate, and the Cameroons Mandate. * Royal West African Frontier Force Headquarters commanded by Brigadier Collen Edward Melville Richards ** Gold Coast Signal Section ** Nigerian Signal Company, Zaria ** 4th Battalion, The Nigeria Regiment, Ibadan ** 5th Battalion, The Nigeria Regiment, Zaria ** Gold Coast Regiment, The Gold Coast Regiment (SR) ** The Gambia Company, Cape Saint Mary ** B Company, 3rd Battalion, The Nigeria Regiment, Victoria, Cameroon, Victoria ** Gold Coast Defence Force ** Lagos Defence Force, Lagos ** 1st Light Nigerian Field Battery, Zaria ** Light Gold Coast Field Battery, Accra ** European Reserve Force Engineer Cadre, Logos ** 1st (West Africa) Infantry Brigade, 1st West African Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 1st West African Inf Bde, Kaduna *** 1st Battalion, The Nigeria Regiment, Kaduna *** 2nd Battalion, The Nigeria Regiment, Kano (city), Kano *** 3rd Battalion, The Nigeria Regiment, Enugu (-B Co) ** 4th Gold Coast Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 4th Gold Coast Inf Bde, Kumasi *** 1st Battalion, Gold Coast Regiment, The Gold Coast Regiment, Kumasi *** 2nd Battalion, Gold Coast Regiment, The Gold Coast Regiment, Tamale, Ghana, Tamale *** 3rd (Territorial) Battalion, Gold Coast Regiment, The Gold Coast Regiment, Winneba ** Sierra Leone Brigade *** Headquarters, Sierra Leone Bde, Freetown *** Sierra Leone Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals *** Sierra Leone Regiment *** Sierra Leone Heavy Battery,

(Coastal defence) *** 39th Fortress Company, Royal Engineers

East African Force

The East African Force comprised troops, and was tasked with covering the following areas: Uganda Protectorate, Kenya Colony, Tanganyika Mandate, Northern Rhodesia Protectorate, Southern Rhodesia Colony, and Nyasaland Protectorate. * East African Force, Nairobi ** Headquarters, East African Force commanded by

Douglas Dickinson, Douglas Povah Dickinson ** East African Signals ** 1st Battalion, The Northern Rhodesia Regiment, Bwana Mkubwa ** 1st Battalion, The Rhodesian Regiment, Salisbury Rhodesia, Salisbury ** 2nd Battalion, The Rhodesian Regiment, Bulawayo ** 7th (Uganda Territorial Force) Battalion, The King's African Rifles, Bombo, Uganda, Bombo ** C Company, 2nd (Kenya) Battalion, The King's African Rifles, Zomba, Malawi, Zomba ** Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve, Zomba, Malawi, Zomba ** East African Supplies and Transport Depot Company ** 1st (East African) Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, 1st East African Inf Bde, Nairobi *** Northern Area Signal Company *** 3rd (Kenya) Battalion, The King's African Rifles *** 4th (Uganda) Battalion, The King's African Rifles, Mombasa *** 5th (Kenya) Battalion, The King's African Rifles, Meru, Kenya, Meru *** 1st Battalion, The Kenyan Regiment *** Coast Defence Infantry Company, King's African Rifles, Mombasa *** Kenya Defence Forces, Kenya Defence Force *** 22nd Mountain Battery, Indian Artillery (en-route) ** Southern Infantry Brigade *** Headquarters, Southern Inf Bde, Dar es Salaam *** Southern Area Signal Company *** 1st (Tanganiyka Territory) Battalion, The King's African Rifles, Tabora *** 2nd (Nyasaland) Battalion, The King's African Rifles, Iringa *** 6th (Tanganiyka Territory) Battalion, The King's African Rifles

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