Appendix 8
S.A. FORCES IN EAST AFRICA
The Order of Battle of East Africa Force is given below, followed by a list of other South African units which served in East Africa in 1940-1. Non-South African units are printed in italics.
ORDER OF BATTLE, EAST AFRICA FORCE, 1 JANUARY 1941
1st S.A. Division
Headquarters, 1st S.A. Division
1 Divisional Signals Company, S.A.C.S.
2ND S.A. INFANTRY BRIGADE GROUP
Headquarters, 2nd S.A. Infantry Brigade
3 Brigade Signals Company, S.A.C.S.
1st Natal Mounted Rifles
1st Field Force Battalion
2nd Field Force Battalion
No. 2 S.A. Armoured Car Company, S.A.T.C.
12th Field Company, S.A.E.C.
12th Field Ambulance, S.A.M.C.
No. 2 Mobile General Workshops, S.A. 'T'S.C.
5TH S.A. INFANTRY BRIGADE GROUP
Headquarters, 5th S.A. Infantry Brigade
1 Brigade Signals Company, S.A.C.S.
1st S.A. Irish
2nd Regiment Botha
3rd Transvaal Scottish
No. 1 S.A. Armoured Car Company, S.A.T.C.
5th Field Company, S.A.E.C.
11th Field Ambulance, S.A.M.C.
No. 3 Mobile General Workshops, S.A. T S.C.
25TH EAST AFRICAN INFANTRY BRIGADE GROUP
Headquarters, 25th East African Infantry Brigade
25th East African Brigade Signals Section
2/3 King's African Rifles
2/4 King's African Rifles
27th Indian Mountain Battery, Royal Artillery
Detachment, Somaliland Camel Corps Armoured Cars
3rd Field Company, S.A.E.C.
6th Uganda Field Ambulance
25th East African Brigade Group Company
DIVISIONAL TROOPS
3rd Field Brigade, S.A.A. (T.H.A.) (7th, 8th and 9th Field Batteries, S.A.A. (T.H.A.))
3rd Anti-Tank Battery, S.A.A.
One section, 6th Anti-Aircraft Battery, S.A.A.
21st Field Park Company, S.A.E.C.
One platoon, 1/3 King's African Rifles (Machine-guns)
1 Divisional Supply Company, S.A.'Q'S.C.
1 Divisional Ammunition Company, S.A.'Q'S.C.
1 Divisional Petrol Company, S.A.'Q'S.C.
2 Provost Company, S.A.C.M.P.
No. 1 S.A. Motor-Cycle Company, S.A.T.C.
No. 2 S.A. Motor-Cycle Company, S.A.T.C.
No. 2 Abyssinian Irregular Company
No. 5 Abyssinian Irregular Company