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 East African
Expeditionary Force badge |
22 (East
Africa) Infantry Brigade |
 22 (East Africa) Brigade symbol |
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| 19-Sep-39 |
Brigade HQ formed in East
Africa as 2nd (East Africa) Infantry Brigade |
| 18-Oct-40 |
Redesignated 22 (East Africa)
Infantry Brigade |
| Dec-41
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Became an infantry brigade
group |
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17-Jul-40 |
Lt Col |
CF Blackden |
(acting) |
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17-Aug-40 |
Lt Col |
W Owen |
(acting) |
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03-Mar-41 |
Lt Col |
CF Blackden |
(acting) |
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12-Sep-41 |
Brig |
WA Ebsworth |
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01-Apr-42 |
Brig |
WA Dimoline |
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17-Jun-42 |
Lt Col |
JF McNab |
(acting) |
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08-Jul-42 |
Brig |
WA Dimoline |
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31-Jul-42 |
Lt Col |
JF McNab |
(acting) |
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07-Aug-42 |
Brig |
WA Dimoline |
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13-Aug-42 |
Lt Col |
JF McNab |
(acting) |
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20-Aug-42 |
Brig |
WA Dimoline |
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27-Nov-42 |
Lt Col |
RGT Collins |
(acting) |
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07-Jan-43 |
Brig |
WA Dimoline |
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08-Jun-43 |
Lt Col |
PA Morecombe |
(acting) |
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10-Jul-43 |
Brig |
WA Dimoline |
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28-Jul-43 |
Lt Col |
RGT Collins |
(acting) |
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28-Aug-43 |
Brig |
NC Hendriks |
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19-Apr-44 |
Lt Col |
R Francis-Jones |
(acting) |
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13-Jun-44 |
Brig |
RF Johnstone |
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05-Jan-45 |
Lt Col |
R Francis-Jones |
(acting) |
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14-Jan-45 |
Brig |
RF Johnstone |
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| 1st Battalion, King's African
Rifles |
02-Oct-39 |
17-Oct-40 |
| 5th Battalion, King's African
Rifles |
13-Oct-39 |
31-May-43 |
| 6th Battalion, King's African
Rifles |
06-Oct-39 |
17-Oct-40 |
| 1/1st Battalion, King's
African Rifles |
18-Oct-40 |
31-May-43 |
| 1/6th Battalion, King's
African Rifles |
18-Oct-40 |
31-May-43 |
| 1st (Nyasaland) Battalion,
King's African Rifles |
01-Jun-43 |
31-Aug-45 |
| 5th (Kenya) Battalion, King's
African Rifles |
01-Jun-43 |
09-Aug-44 |
| 6th (Tanganyika Territory)
Battalion, King's African Rifles |
01-Jun-43 |
20-Jul-43 |
| 3rd Battalion, The Northern
Rhodesia Regiment |
21-Jul-43 |
31-Aug-45 |
| 1st Battalion, The Rhodesian
African Rifles |
14-Sep-44 |
31-Aug-45 |
| 22nd (East Africa) Infantry
Brigade Group Company, EASC |
23-Dec-41 |
31-Aug-45 |
| 56th (Uganda) Field Battery |
27-Apr-42 |
26-Dec-42 |
| 60th (East Africa)
Field Company |
12-May-42 |
01-Jul-43 |
| 9th Field Regiment, RA |
09-Jun-42 |
14-Nov-42 |
| A Squadron, 1st Armoured Car
Commando, SA Tank Corps |
10-Sep-42 |
19-Nov-42 |
attached |
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Higher formations served
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East Africa Force |
19-Sep-39 |
19-Jul-40 |
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2 (Africa) Infantry Division |
19-Jul-40 |
23-Nov-40 |
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12 (Africa) Infantry Division |
24-Nov-40 |
02-Dec-40 |
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11(Africa) Infantry Division |
03-Dec-40 |
08-Jan-41 |
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12 (Africa) Infantry Division |
08-Jan-41 |
23-Feb-41 |
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11(Africa) Infantry Division |
23-Feb-41 |
01-Mar-41 |
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12 (Africa) Infantry Division |
02-Mar-41 |
11-Mar-41 |
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11(Africa) Infantry Division |
12-Mar-41 |
26-Jul-41 |
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12 (Africa) Infantry Division |
27-Jul-41 |
22-Dec-41 |
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Central Area (East Africa) |
23-Dec-41 |
01-Jun-42 |
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East Africa Command |
01-Jun-42 |
08-Jun-42 |
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Force 121 |
09-Jun-42 |
12-Aug-42 |
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Diego Suarez (Fortress HQ) |
13-Aug-42 |
31-Aug-42 |
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Force 121 |
01-Sep-42 |
10-Oct-42 |
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Islands Area |
11-Oct-42 |
23-Jan-44 |
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East Africa Command |
23-Jan-44 |
28-Jan-44 |
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Central Area (East Africa) |
29-Jan-44 |
09-Jul-44 |
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War Office Control |
10-Jul-44 |
23-Jul-44 |
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Ceylon Army Command |
23-Jul-44 |
03-Dec-44 |
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South East Asia Command (SEAC) |
03-Dec-44 |
10-Dec-44 |
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XV Indian Corps |
10-Dec-44 |
27-Dec-44 |
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25 Indian Infantry Division |
27-Dec-44 |
05-Jan-45 |
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XV Indian Corps |
05-Jan-45 |
15-Feb-45 |
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26 Indian Infantry Division |
15-Feb-45 |
16-Mar-45 |
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82 (West Africa) Infantry
Division |
16-Mar-45 |
31-Mar-45 |
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26 Indian Infantry Division |
01-Apr-45 |
04-Apr-45 |
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82 (West Africa) Infantry
Division |
05-Apr-45 |
20-Jun-45 |
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12 Army |
20-Jun-45 |
25-Jun-45 |
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7 Indian Infantry Division |
25-Jun-45 |
27-Jun-45 |
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20 Indian Infantry Division |
28-Jun-45 |
11-Aug-45 |
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19 Indian Infantry Division |
12-Aug-45 |
31-Aug-45 |
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East Africa |
19-Sep-39 |
23-Jan-41 |
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Italian Somaliland |
23-Jan-41 |
23-Mar-41 |
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Abyssinia |
24-Mar-41 |
30-Dec-41 |
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East Africa |
30-Dec-41 |
02-Jun-42 |
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At Sea |
02-Jun-42 |
08-Jun-42 |
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Madagascar |
08-Jun-42 |
23-Jan-44 |
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At Sea |
23-Jan-44 |
28-Jan-44 |
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East Africa |
28-Jan-44 |
10-Jul-44 |
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At Sea |
10-Jul-44 |
23-Jul-44 |
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Ceylon |
23-Jul-44 |
03-Dec-44 |
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At Sea |
03-Dec-44 |
10-Dec-44 |
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Burma |
10-Dec-44 |
31-Aug-45 |
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Battles, actions and
engagements |
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THE JUBA |
04-Feb-41 |
26-Feb-41 |
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ARAKAN BEACHES |
12-Jan-45 |
29-Apr-45 |
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THE IRAWADDY |
29-Mar-45 |
30-May-45 |
17 May, 2009
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