GHQ Middle East Forces: The Western Desert and Egypt - September 1940

 GHQ Troops

         No 50 Middle East Commando

                  Long Range Patrol Unit

   Western Desert Force

        Force Troops (Western Desert Force)

                  16th Heavy Antiaircraft Battery, RA                                     one section

                  1st Light Antiaircraft Battery, RA                                          less two troops (GHQ Troops)

             4th Royal Horse Artillery                                                            less ‘C’ Battery

             7th Medium Regiment, RA

                  2nd Field Company, RE

                  54th Field Company, RE

        7th Armoured Division

             11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own)  

                  2nd (Cheshire) Field Squadron, RE

                  141st Field Park Troop, RE       

            7th Support Group

                          'M' Battery, 3rd Royal Horse Artillery

                          'C' Battery, 4th Royal Horse Artillery

                  2nd Battalion, The Rifle Brigade

                  1st Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps

            4th Armoured Brigade

                  7th Queen's Own Hussars   

                  6th Royal Tank Regiment

            7th Armoured Brigade

                  8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars   

                  1st Royal Tank Regiment

        4th Indian Infantry Division 

             Central India Horse       

             3rd Royal Horse Artillery                                                          less ‘M’ Battery  

             1st Field Regiment, RA   

             31st Field Regiment, RA   

                  4th (Bengal) Field Company, IE

                  12th (Madras) Field Company, IE

                  18th (Bombay)Field Company, IE

                 11th(Madras) Field Park Company, IE

             1st Battalion, The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers                  MG battalion attached from WDF troops

             5th Indian Infantry Brigade

                  1st Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers

                  4th Battalion (Outram's), 6th Rajputana Rifles  

                  3rd Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment   

             11th Indian Infantry Brigade   

                  2nd Battalion, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders      

                  1st Battalion (Wellesley's), 6th Rajputana Rifles

                  4th Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment

             16th Infantry Brigade                                                          attached

                  104th (Essex Yeomanry) Royal Horse Artillery                attached

                      56th Field Company, RE                                                 HQ BTE Troops attached

                  2nd Battalion, The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)

                  2nd Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment

                  1st Battalion, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders     

             HQ Mersa Matruh Sub-Area (or ‘Mersa Matruh Fortress’)       

                      16th Heavy Antiaircraft Battery, RA                               less one section

                          1st Light Antiaircraft Battery, RA                                two troops (GHQ Troops)

                  8th Field Regiment, RA                                                       (GHQ Troops)

                  107th (South Notts Hussars) Royal Horse Artillery

                      12th Field Company, RE

                      42nd Field Company, RE

                  3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards

                  1st Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment                                  MG battalion

                  2nd Battalion, The King's Own Royal Regiment

                  1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry

                  1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment  

                  1st Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment  

                              Line of Communication Sub-Area (WDF)

    HQ British Troops Egypt

        2nd New Zealand Infantry Division   

             NZ  Divisional Cavalry Regiment                                            'A' and 'B' Sqns only    

                  33rd Anti-Tank Battery, NZA                                            detached from 7 NZ Anti-Tank Regiment (in UK)

             4th Field Regiment, NZA

             6th Field Regiment, NZA

                  19th Army Troops Company, NZE

                  6th Field Company, NZE 

                  5th Field Park Company, NZE   

             27th New Zealand Machine Gun Battalion

             4th New Zealand Infantry Brigade   

                  18th New Zealand Battalion

                  19th New Zealand Battalion

                  20th New Zealand Battalion   

        6th Australian Infantry Division                                             less 19th Brigade in Palestine       

             6th Divisional Cavalry Regiment                

             2/1st Anti-Tank Regiment, RAA    

             2/1st Field Regiment, RAA

             2/2nd Field Regiment, RAA

             2/3rd Field Regiment, RAA

             2/3rd Light Antiaircraft Regiment, RAA 

                  2/1st Field Company, RAE

                  2/2nd Field Company, RAE

                  2/8th Field Company, RAE

                  2/1st Field Park Company, RAE

             2/1st Machine Gun Battalion

             2/1st Pioneer Battalion

             16th Australian Infantry Brigade

                  2/1st Battalion

                  2/2nd Battalion

                  2/3rd Battalion

             17th Australian Infantry Brigade

                  2/5th Battalion

                  2/6th Battalion

                  2/7th Battalion

        HQ Cairo Sub-Area (later Cairo Base Sub-Area)  

             2nd Heavy Antiaircraft Regiment, RA                              RHQ and attached battery only ?

             2nd Battalion, Scots Guards

             2nd Battalion, The Black Watch 

        HQ Alexandria Sub-Area   

             9th (Londonderry) Heavy Antiaircraft Regiment, RA

                  26th Heavy Antiaircraft Battery, RA

                  24th Heavy Antiaircraft Battery, RA

                  5th Antiaircraft Battery, Royal Malta Artillery              attached

                  5th Light Antiaircraft Battery, RA   attached 

             2nd Battalion, The York & Lancaster Regiment

    HQ Suez Canal Sub-Area                                                 ex HQ 23rd Infantry Brigade

                  19th Heavy Battery (Coastal), RA                              Port Said and Suez

                  'Y', 'X' Batteries

                  20th Antiaircraft Battery, RA                                     less two sections (GHQ Troops)

                  45th Fortress Company, RE  

             1st Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment

             2nd Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry Regiment

             3rd Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment