GHQ
Middle East Forces: The Western Desert and Egypt - June 1940
HQ
British Troops Egypt
Western Desert Force
Force Troops (Western Desert Force)
12th Field Company, RE
attached to 22nd Infantry Brigade
54th Field Company, RE
Line of Communication Sub-Area (WDF)
7th Armoured Division
11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own)
3rd Royal Horse Artillery
less ‘M’ Battery
4th Royal Horse Artillery
less ‘C’ Battery
2nd (Cheshire) Field Squadron, RE
ex-1st Cavalry Divisional Troops
141st Field Park Troop, RE
ex-1st Cavalry Divisional Troops
7th Support Group
2nd Battalion, The Rifle Brigade
1st Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps
'M' Battery, 3rd Royal Horse Artillery
'C' Battery, 4th Royal Horse Artillery
4th
Armoured Brigade
7th Queen's Own Hussars
6th Royal Tank Regiment
Mersa Matruh Garrison
25/26th Medium Battery, RA
from 7th Medium Regiment, RA
42nd Field Company, RE
22nd Infantry Brigade
107th (South Notts Hussars) Royal Horse Artillery
attached, ex 1st Cavalry Division
12th Field Company, RE
attached from WDF Force Troops
2nd Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry
1st Battalion, The Welch Regiment
1st Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment
MG battalion, attached to 22nd Infantry Brigade
5th Indian Infantry Brigade
from
4th Indian Infantry Division
1st Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers
under command 4th Indian Division in the Delta
4th Battalion (Outram's), 6th Rajputana Rifles
3rd Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment
'C' Company , 1st Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment
attached
In the Delta
Command Troops (HQ BTE)
19th Heavy Battery (Coastal), RA
‘X’,'Y' Batteries
2nd Field Company, RE
45th Fortress Company, RE
7th Armoured Brigade
from 7th Armoured Division
1st Royal Tank Regiment
Cairo
8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars
Cairo
23rd Infantry Brigade
also Suez Canal Area
23rd Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company
1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
1st Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment
less 'C' Company
1st Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment
2nd Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highland
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)l
4th Field Regiment, NZA
6th Field Regiment, NZA
5th Field Park Company, NZE
6th Field Company, NZE
19th Army Troops 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
4th Indian Infantry Division
1st Field Regiment, RA
4th 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 Fusiliers
detached from 5th Indian Infantry Brigade
HQ RA Group (Middle East Reserve)
under
command 4th Indian Division
31st Field Regiment, RA
7th Medium Regiment, RA
less 25/26th Battery
11th Indian Infantry Brigade
2nd Battalion, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
1st Battalion (Wellesley's), 6th Rajputana Rifles
4th Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment
14th Infantry Brigade
attached to 4th Indian Division
14th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company
1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment
2nd Battalion, The King's Own Royal Regiment
2nd Battalion, The York & Lancaster Regiment
HQ Cairo Sub-Area (later Cairo Base Sub-Area)
2nd Battalion, Scots Guards
HQ Alexandria Sub-Area
9th (Londonderry) Heavy Antiaircraft Regiment, RA
20th Antiaircraft Battery, RA
5th Antiaircraft Battery, Royal Malta Artillery
26th Heavy Antiaircraft Battery, RA
24th Heavy Antiaircraft Battery, RA
5th Light Antiaircraft Battery, RA
3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards
1st Battalion, The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
MG battalion
