Military Organisation and Structure

[Achilles]

Here is the data for the Australian

http://www.awm.gov.au/atwar/structure/army_detailed_structure.htm#Infantry

1941 - The Infantry Battalion

Rifle Section:
10 OR
1 x Bren LMG
1 x Thompson SMG

Rifle Platoon:
Pl HQ (1 Offr, 5 OR, 1x AT Rifle, 1x 2" mortar)
3 x rifle sect

Rifle Company:
Coy HQ (2 Offr, 10 OR)
3 x rifle pl

Battalion (33 Offr, 759 OR) :
Bn HQ
Regimental Aid Post
HQ Coy

Signals Pl
Anti-Aircraft Pl
Mortar Pl
Pioneer Pl
Admin Pl
Carrier Pl

4 x rifle coy
33 Offr, 759 OR


1941 Divsional Cavalry Regiment

Section:
N/A

Troop:
carier tp:
1 Offr, 10 OR
3 carriers
light tank tp:
1 Offr, 12 OR, 3 light tanks

Squadron:
Sqn HQ (2 light tanks, 2 universal carriers)
2 x light tank tp
3 x carrier tp

Regiment (37 Offr,420 OR) :
Regt HQ (4 light tanks, 2 cariers)
Admin Sqn
3 x fighting sqn


1941 The Artillery Regiment

Detachment:
6 OR
1 x 25-pounder gun

Section:
1 Offr
2 x det

Troop:
Tp HQ (1 Offr, 1 OR)
2 x sect

Battery:
Bty HQ
2 x tp

Regiment/Brigade (42 Offr, 385 OR) :
Regt HQ
3 x batt



The Australian Imperial Force (AIF) Divisions on Formation

http://home.adelphia.net/~dryan67/orders/aif2.html#anchor531525


6th Australian Infantry Division - Raised 28 September 1939
2/1st Field Regiment, RAA (New South Wales)
2/2nd Field Regiment, RAA (Victoria)
2/3rd Field Regiment, RAA (South Australia, Western Australia, Darwin and NSW)
2/5th Field Regiment, RAA (Queensland and Tasmania) - Converted to 2/1st Anti-Tank Regiment in 2/40
2/1st Australian Machine-Gun Regiment
2/1st Australian Pioneer Battalion
6th Australian Divisional Cavalry
2/1st Field Company, RAE - Sydney, New South Wales
2/2nd Field Company, RAE - Melbourne, Victoria
2/3rd Field Company, RAE - Tasmania/Western Australia/South Australia
2/1st Field Park Company, RAE - Queensland

16th Australian Infantry Brigade
2/1st Australian Infantry Battalion (New South Wales)
2/2nd Australian Infantry Battalion (New South Wales)
2/3rd Australian Infantry Battalion (New South Wales)
2/4th Australian Infantry Battalion (New South Wales)

17th Australian Infantry Brigade
2/5th Australian Infantry Battalion (Victoria)
2/6th Australian Infantry Battalion (Victoria)
2/7th Australian Infantry Battalion (Victoria)
2/8th Australian Infantry Battalion (Victoria)

18th Australian Infantry Brigade - To 7th Infantry Division after reorganization
2/9th Australian Infantry Battalion (Queensland)
2/10th Australian Infantry Battalion (South Australia)
2/11th Australian Infantry Battalion (Western Australia)
2/12th Australian Infantry Battalion (Queensland/Tasmania)

7th Australian Infantry Division - Raised April 1940
2/4th Field Regiment, RAA
2/5th Field Regiment, RAA
2/6th Field Regiment, RAA
2/2nd Anti-Tank Regiment, RAA
2/2nd Australian Machine-Gun Regiment
2/2nd Australian Pioneer Battalion (Victoria)
7th Australian Divisional Cavalry
2/4th Field Company, RAE - New South Wales
2/5th Field Company, RAE - New South Wales
2/6th Field Company, RAE - New South Wales
2/2nd Field Park Company, RAE - Western Australia

19th Australian Infantry Brigade - Formed from three extra battalions of 16th, 17th, 18th Brigades. Brigade to 6th Infantry Division after reorganization
2/4th Australian Infantry Battalion (New South Wales
2/8th Australian Infantry Battalion (Victoria)
2/11th Australian Infantry Battalion (Western Australia)

20th Australian Infantry Brigade - To 9th Infantry Division after reorganization
2/13th Australian Infantry Battalion (New South Wales)
2/15th Australian Infantry Battalion (Queensland)
2/17th Australian Infantry Battalion (New South Wales)

21st Australian Infantry Brigade
2/14th Australian Infantry Battalion (Victoria)
2/16th Australian Infantry Battalion (Western Australia)
2/27th Australian Infantry Battalion (South Australia)

Corps Troops Artillery - Formed April 1940
2/9th Army Field Regiment, RAA - Originally formed for 8th Division
2/11th Army Field Regiment, RAA - Originally formed for 8th Division
2/13th Army Field Regiment, RAA - Converted from 2/1st Medium Regiment in October 1940
2/1st Survey Regiment, RAA

1st Australian Anti-Aircraft Brigade
2/1st Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RAA
2/2nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RAA
2/3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RAA

Corps Troops Engineers - Formed April 1940
2/7th Army Field Company, RAE - Ipswich, Queensland
2/8th Army Field Company, RAE - Puckapunyal, Victoria
2/9th Army Field Company, RAE - HQ & 1 Section - Tasmania; 2 Sections - Victoria
2/3rd Corps Field Park Company, RAE - Woodside, South Australia

Base and Lines of Communications Units - Formed April 1940
HQ Railway Group
1st, 2nd, 3rd Railway Construction Companies, RAE
1st Railway Survey Company, RAE
HQ Forestry Group
1st, 2nd, 3rd Forestry Companies, RAE

8th Australian Infantry Division - Formed May 1940
2/10th Field Regiment, RAA
2/14th Field Regiment, RAA - Formed to replace 2/9th Field Regiment, RAA
2/15th Field Regiment, RAA - Formed to replace 2/11th Field Regiment, RAA
2/4th Anti-Tank Regiment, RAA - Replaced 2/3rd Anti-Tank Regiment, RAA
2/4th Australian Machine-Gun Regiment (Western Australia)
2/3rd Australian Pioneer Battalion
8th Australian Divisional Cavalry - To 9th Infantry Division as 9th Divisional Cavalry in May 1941
2/10th Field Company, RAE - Victoria
2/11th Field Company, RAE - Queensland
2/12th Field Company, RAE - New South Wales
2/4th Field Park Company, RAE - Western Australia

22nd Australian Infantry Brigade
2/18th Australian Infantry Battalion (New South Wales)
2/19th Australian Infantry Battalion (New South Wales)
2/20th Australian Infantry Battalion (New South Wales)

23rd Australian Infantry Brigade
2/21st Australian Infantry Battalion (Victoria)
2/22nd Australian Infantry Battalion (Victoria)
2/40th Australian Infantry Battalion (Tasmania)

24th Australian Infantry Brigade - To 9th Infantry Division
2/25th Australian Infantry Battalion (Queensland) - To 25th Infantry Brigade
2/28th Australian Infantry Battalion (Western Australia)
2/43rd Australian Infantry Battalion (South Australia)

9th Australian Infantry Division - Raised May to October 1940
2/7th Field Regiment, RAA - Originally formed as 2/7th Army Field Regiment
2/8th Field Regiment, RAA - Originally formed as 2/8th Army Field Regiment
2/12th Field Regiment, RAA - Converted from 2/2nd Medium Regiment of Corps Artillery
2/3rd Anti-Tank Regiment, RAA - Originally formed for 8th Division
2/3rd Australian Machine-Gun Regiment (Victoria)
2/4th Australian Pioneer Battalion
9th Australian Divisional Cavalry - From 8th Infantry Division in May 1941
2/3rd Field Company, RAE - Tasmania/Western Australia/South Australia - From 6th Infantry Division
2/13th Field Company, RAE - Queensland - Ex 2/1st Field Park Company
2/7th Field Company, RAE - Queensland - Ex Corps Troops
2/4th Field Park Company, RAE - Western Australia - Ex 8th Infantry Division

25th Australian Infantry Brigade - Formed in the United Kingdom - To 7th Division
2/31st Australian Infantry Battalion (Queensland)
2/32nd Australian Infantry Battalion (Victoria) - To 24th Infantry Brigade
2/33rd Australian Infantry Battalion (New South Wales)

26th Australian Infantry Brigade
2/23rd Australian Infantry Battalion (Victoria)
2/24th Australian Infantry Battalion (Victoria)
2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion (South Australia)

27th Australian Infantry Brigade - To 8th Infantry Division
2/26th Australian Infantry Battalion (Queensland)
2/29th Australian Infantry Battalion (Victoria)
2/30th Australian Infantry Battalion (New South Wales)

1st Australian Armoured Division - On Formation 1 July 1941
2/11th Armoured Car Regiment (New South Wales)
16th Field Regiment, RAA
108th Anti-Tank Regiment, RAA
2/3rd Field Squadron, RAE
4th Field Squadron, RAE
2/1st Field Park Squadron, RAE

1st Australian Armoured Brigade
2/5th Armoured Regiment (Queensland)
2/6th Armoured Regiment (New South Wales)
2/7th Armoured Regiment (New South Wales)

2nd Australian Armoured Brigade
2/8th Armoured Regiment (Victoria)
2/9th Armoured Regiment (South Australia/Tasmania)
2/10th Armoured Regiment (Western Australia)

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2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (United Kingdom)

http://home.adelphia.net/~dryan67/orders/nzef.html#anchor388511

2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (UK) -6 July 1940

Force Headquarters
7th Field Company, NZE
One Battery, 5th Field Regiment, NZA

HQ Covering Force
C Squadron, 2nd New Zealand Divisional Cavalry
One M-G Company (Formed from two batteries of 5th Field Regiment, NZA and
One Infantry Battalion two batteries of 7th Anti-Tank Regiment, NZA without guns)

The Mixed Brigade
28th (Maori) Infantry Battalion
29th (Composite) Infantry Battalion
4th New Zealand Anti-Tank Company

5th New Zealand Infantry Brigade
21st, 22nd, 23rd Infantry Battalions
5th New Zealand Anti-Tank Company

Other Groups
11th Forestry Company, NZE
HQ Railway and Construction and Maintainence Group
9th Railway Survey Company, NZE
10th Railway Construction Company, NZE



2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (UK)- 12 September 1940

5th Field Regiment, NZA
7th Anti-Tank Regiment, NZA (31st, 32nd Batteries)
7th Field Company, NZE
C Squadron, 2nd New Zealand Divisional Cavalry
8th Royal Tank Regiment
157th Anti-Aircraft Battery, RA

5th New Zealand Infantry Brigade
21st, 22nd, 23rd Infantry Battalions
5th New Zealand Anti-Tank Company

7th New Zealand Infantry Brigade
28th (Maori), 29th Infantry Battalions
4th New Zealand Anti-Tank Company
Maadi Camp - Assembly and Training
Egypt - Formed 15 January 1941.
The New Zealand Artillery Training Regiment (Later 34th Field Regiment, NZA)
The NCO's School
The Composite Training Depot (NZE, NZ Signals, New Zealand Divisional Cavalry)

9th New Zealand Infantry Brigade
The Northern Training Battalion (later 31st Battalion)
The Central Training Battalion (later 32nd Battalion)
The Southern Training Battalion (later 33rd Battalion)
The Maori Training Company



The New Zealand Division Middle East - March 1941

The New Zealand Divisional Cavalry
5th Field Park Company, NZE
7th Anti-Tank Regiment, NZA (Less three batteries)

4th New Zealand Brigade Group
18th, 19th, 20th Infantry Battalions
4th Field Regiment, NZA
34th Anti-Tank Battery, NZA
6th Field Company, NZE
No. 2 Company, 27th Machine-Gun Battalion

5th New Zealand Brigade Group
21st, 22nd, 23rd Infantry Battalions
28th (Maori) Infantry Battalion
5th Field Regiment, NZA
32nd Anti-Tank Battery, NZA
7th Field Company, NZE
No. 3 Company, 27th Machine-Gun Battalion

6th New Zealand Brigade Group
24th, 25th, 26th Infantry Battalions
6th Field Regiment, NZA
33rd Anti-Tank Battery, NZA
19th Army Troops Company, NZE (Until 8th Field Company, NZE arrived)
No. 1 Company, 27th Machine-Gun Battalion

2nd NZEF (Pacific)
8th New Zealand Infantry Brigade
29th Infantry Battalion
30th Infantry Battalion
The Reserve Battalion
35th Field Battery, NZA
20th Field Company, NZE

[Kiwi]

Maybe worth a look too


http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Prob.html


ORDER OF BATTLE as at 17 April 41
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ORDER OF BATTLE
as at 17 April 41
Serial No. Formation Name of Unit Official Abbreviation Where Applicable
2 NZEF Units
1 HQ 2 NZEF HQ 2 NZEF
2 Office of the Military Secretary MS
3 Office of the DDMS DDMS
4 Office of the ADDS ADDS
5 Office of the DDOS DDOS
6 Branch of the DJAG DJAG
7 2 NZEF Cipher Section 2 NZEF Cipher Sec
8 2 NZEF Public Relations Service NZ Public Relations Service
9 NZ Chaplains Department NZ Ch D
10 2 NZEF Section YMCA NZ YMCA
11 2 Echelon 2 NZEF O2E NZ
12 NZ Pay Office Paymaster
13 2 NZEF Audit Branch Auditor
14 Official Archivist Official Archivist
15 Official Artist Official Artist
16
17
18
19
20
Div Units
21 HQ NZ Div NZ Div
22
23 Divisional Cavalry Regiment Div Cav
24
25
26
27
28 HQ Divisional Artillery NZA
29 4 Field Regiment 4 Fd Regt
30 5 Field Regiment 5 Fd Regt
31 6 Field Regiment 6 Fd Regt
32 7 Anti-Tank Regiment 7 A-Tk Regt
33 1 Survey Troop 1 Svy Tp


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34 14 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment 14 Lt AA Regt
35
36
37 HQ Divisional Engineers NZE
38 5 Field Park Company 5 Fd Pk Coy
39 6 Field Company 6 Fd Coy
40 7 Field Company 7 Fd Coy
41 8 Field Company 8 Fd Coy
42
43
44 Divisional Signals Div Sigs
45 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Signal Section) Lt AA Regt Sig Sec
46 HQ 4 Infantry Brigade HQ 4 Inf Bde
47
48 18 Battalion 18 Bn
49 19 Battalion 19 Bn
50 20 Battalion 20 Bn
51 4 Infantry Brigade Band 4 Inf Bde Band
52 HQ 5 Infantry Brigade HQ 5 Inf Bde
53
54 21 Battalion 21 Bn
55 22 Battalion 22 Bn
56 23 Battalion 23 Bn
57 5 Infantry Brigade Band 5 Inf Bde Band
58 HQ 6 Infantry Brigade HQ 6 Inf Bde
59
60 24 Battalion 24 Bn
61 25 Battalion 25 Bn
62 26 Battalion 26 Bn
63 6 Infantry Brigade Band 6 Inf Bde Band
64
65
66 27 Machine Gun Battalion 27 (MG) Bn
67
68 28 Maori Battalion 28 (Maori) Bn
69 HQ Divisional Army Service Corps NZASC
70 Divisional Ammunition Company Amn Coy
71 Divisional Petrol Company Pet Coy
72 Divisional Supply Column Sup Coln
73 Reserve Motor Transport Company Res MT Coy
74 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, NZASC Section Lt AA Regt ASC Sec
75


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76
77
78 4 Field Ambulance 4 Fd Amb
79 5 Field Ambulance 5 Fd Amb
80 6 Field Ambulance 6 Fd Amb
81
82
83 4 Field Hygiene Section 4 Fd Hyg Sec
84 Divisional Provost Company Pro Coy
85 Divisional Intelligence Section Div Int Sec
86 Divisional Postal Unit Div Postal
87 Divisional Employment Platoon Employ Pl
88 Divisional Troops Band Div Tps Band
89 NZ Field Security Section NZ Fd Security Sec
90 Mobile Bath Unit Mob Bath
91 Mobile Laundry & Decontamination Unit Mob Laundry
92 Salvage Unit Salvage Unit
93 9 Light Aid Detachment attached 4 Fd Regt 9 LAD
94 10 Light Aid Detachment attached 5 Fd Pk Coy 10 LAD
95 11 Light Aid Detachment attached 4 Inf Bde 11 LAD
96 12 Light Aid Detachment attached 27 (MG) Bn 12 LAD
97 13 Light Aid Detachment attached Div Cav 13 LAD
98 14 Light Aid Detachment attached Div Sigs 14 LAD
99 15 Light Aid Detachment attached 7 A-Tk Regt 15 LAD
100 16 Light Aid Detachment attached 5 Fd Regt 16 LAD
101 17 Light Aid Detachment attached 5 Inf Bde 17 LAD
102 18 Light Aid Detachment attached 6 Fd Regt 18 LAD
103 19 Light Aid Detachment attachment 6 Inf Bde 19 LAD
104
105
106
107
108
109 1 Field Workshop NZOC 1 Fd Wkshop


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110 2 Field Workshop NZOC 2 Fd Wkshop
111 3 Field Workshop NZOC 3 Fd Wkshop
112 4 Field Workshop NZOC 4 Fd Wkshop
113
114 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Workshop Section NZOC Lt AA Regt Wkshop Sec
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
Non-Div Units
123 HQ Railway Construction and Maintenance Group NZE HQ Ry C and M Gp NZE
124 9 Railway Survey Company NZE 9 Ry Svy Coy NZE
125 10 Railway Construction Company NZE 10 Ry Const Coy NZE
126 13 Railway Construction Company NZE 13 Ry Const Coy NZE
127
128 HQ Railway Operating Group NZE HQ Ry Op Gp NZE
129 16 Railway Operating Company NZE 16 Ry Op Coy NZE
130 17 Railway Operating Company NZE 17 Ry Op Coy NZE
131
132 18 Army Troops Company NZE 18 A Tps Coy NZE
133 19 Army Troops Company NZE 19 A Tps Coy NZE
134
135 21 Mechanical Equipment Company NZE 21 Mech Equip Coy NZE
136
137
138
139 11 Forestry Company NZE 11 For Coy NZE
140 14 Forestry Company NZE 14 For Coy NZE
141 15 Forestry Company NZE 15 For Coy NZE
142
143 36 Survey Battery NZA 36 Svy Bty NZA
144 NZ Patrol ‘R’ Long Range Desert Group ‘R’ Patrol LRDG


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145 NZ Patrol ‘T’ Long Range Desert Group ‘T’ Patrol LRDG
146 Mobile Surgical Unit Mob Surgical Unit
147 Mobile Dental Section Mob Dental Sec
148
149
150
Base and Training Units
151 HQ 2 NZEF Base HQ 2 NZEF Base
152 NZ Base Field Security Section NZ Base Fd Security Sec
153 Composite Training Depot Comp Trng Depot
154 Signal School 2 NZEF Base Sig School
155 Artillery Training Regiment Arty Trng Regt
156 HQ 9 Infantry Brigade HQ 9 Inf Bde
157 31 Infantry Training Battalion 31 Bn
158 32 Infantry Training Battalion 32 Bn
159 33 Infantry Training Battalion 33 Bn
160 Maori Training Company Maori Trng Coy
161 Machine Gun Training Company MG Trng Coy
162 Base Training Depot NZASC Base Trng Depot NZASC
163 NZMC Training Cadre NZMC Trng Cadre
164 2 NZEF School of Instruction 2 NZEF School of Instruction
165 2 NZEF Driving and Maintenance School 2 NZEF Drvg and Maint School
166
167
168
169 NZ Wing Middle East Officer Cadet Training Unit NZ Wing ME OCTU
170 NZ Detachment Reception Camp NZ Det Reception Camp
171
172 Base Reception Depot Base Reception Depot
173 Base Discharge Depot Base Discharge Depot
174 Base Employment Platoon Base Employ Pl
175 Base Kit Section Base Kit Sec
176 1 Works Section NZE 1 Works Sec


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177 Base Post Office NZ Base Postal
178 Base Signals Company Base Sigs Coy
179 Base Provost Company Base Pro Coy
180 HQ Base NZASC HQ Base ASC
181 Field Supply Depot NZASC Fd Sup Depot
182 Base Bakery NZASC Base Bakery
183 Base Transport Depot NZASC Base Tpt Depot
184 Base Ordnance Depot NZOC Base Ord Depot
185 31 Light Aid Detachment attached HQ 2 NZEF Base 31 LAD
186 1 Camp Hospital 1 Camp Hosp
187 Base Hygiene Section Base Hyg Sec
188 1 Camp Dental Hospital 1 Camp Dental Hosp
189 Base Depot Dental Hospital Base Depot Dental Hosp
190 1 NZ General Hospital 1 NZ Gen Hosp
191 2 NZ General Hospital 2 NZ Gen Hosp
192 3 NZ General Hospital 3 NZ Gen Hosp
193
194 1 NZ Convalescent Depot 1 NZ Conv Depot
195
196 1 NZ Casualty Clearing Station 1 NZ CCS
197 Medical Stores Depot Med Stores Depot
198
199 Port Detachment Suez Port Det Suez
200 Base Band Base Band
201
202 NZ Forces Club NZ Forces Club
203 Kiwi Concert Party Kiwi Concert Party
204 2 Camp Dental Hospital 2 Camp Dental Hosp
205 1 Prisoner of War Camp 1 POW Camp
206
207
208
209
210