Appendix 3: Order of Battle
Troops in the Sudan as on 20 January 1941
Force Troops
Cavalry
B Squadron 4 Royal Tank Regiment
1 French Spahi Squadron
Artillery
Coast Defence Battery (East Africa)
4 Field Regiment (Signal Section and Light Aid Detachment)
68 Medium Regiment (less one battery) (Signal Section and Light Aid Detachment)
One Survey Troop, 4 Survey Regiment
Anti-Aircraft Defence HQ (from HQ, 2 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment)
25 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery
41 Light Anti-Aircraft Battery
1 Light Anti-Aircraft (Breda) Battery
2 Light Anti-Aircraft (Breda) Battery (less one Troop)
1 Light Artillery Battery, Sudan Regiment (less one Troop)
1 Anti-Aircraft Company, South African Defence Force
2 Anti-Aircraft Company, South African Defence Force
3 Anti-Aircraft Company, South African Defence Force
4 Anti-Aircraft Company (Steamers), South African Defence Force
5 Anti-Aircraft Company (Stores), South African Defence Force
Engineers
CRE North Sudan
CRE South Sudan
2 Bridging Section Sappers & Miners (less detachment)
10 Railway Construction & Operating Company
8 Army Troops Company Sappers & Miners
One Section 6 Army Troops Company Sappers & Miners
16 Workshop & Park Company Sappers & Miners
7 Artisan Works Company
8 Artisan Works Company
514 Field Survey Company
Infantry
2/5 Mahratta Light Infantry
2/6 King’s African Rifles
Signals
Detachment 3 HQ, Signals
1 Company Sudan Defence Force Signals
2 Company Sudan Defence Force Signals
21 Infantry Brigade Signal Section
Pioneer & Labour
1201 Indian Labour Company
1202 Indian Labour Company
1203 Indian Labour Company
1204 Indian Labour Company
1209 Indian Labour Company
1210 Indian Labour Company
1211 Indian Labour Company
1212 Indian Labour Company
Supplies & Transport HQ RASC Sudan
68 Medium Regiment RASC Section (Med)
29 Reserve Mechanical Transport Company (RASC No. 233)
34 Reserve Mechanical Transport Company (RASC No. 120)
1 Cypriot Pack Transport Company
2 Cypriot Pack Transport Company
A Company Cape Mechanical Transport Corps
B Company Cape Mechanical Transport Corps
C Company Cape Mechanical Transport Corps
D Company Cape Mechanical Transport Corps
E Company Cape Mechanical Transport Corps
55 Supply Depot Section
51 Petrol Section Indian Petrol Depot
2 Cattle Stock Section RIASC
3 Cattle Stock Section RIASC
16 Cattle Stock Section RIASC
9 Cattle Conducting Section RIASC
10 Cattle Conducting Section RIASC
3 Cattle Conducting Section RIASC
8 Cattle Conducting Section RIASC
1 Base Supply Depot (Type A) RIASC
Transit Supply Depot (Port Sudan)
10 Field Bakery
10 Field Butchery & Command Supply Depot
HQ, 20 Supply Personnel Company
100 Supply Personnel Company
101 Supply Personnel Company
103 Supply Personnel Company
104 Supply Personnel Company
106 Supply Personnel Company
107 Supply Personnel Company
51 Detail Issue Depot
52 Detail Issue Depot
1 Petrol Depot
3 Motor Ambulance Section
6 Motor Ambulance Section
Medical
21 Indian Field Ambulance
16 General Hospital
32 General Hospital
53 General Hospital
10 Indian General Hospital (less three Sections)
11 Indian General Hospital
14 Combined Indian General Hospital
15 Combined Indian General Hospital (less two Sections)
16 Indian General Hospital
30 Indian General Hospital
11 Motor Ambulance Convoy (less one Section)
1 Sudan Ambulance Train
2 Sudan Ambulance Train
3 Sudan Ambulance Train
2 (Egypt) Ambulance Train
11 Bridge Staging Section
11 Indian Staging Section
12 Indian Staging Section
19 Indian Staging Section
4 Indian Depot Medical Stores
7 Indian Depot Medical Stores
8 Advance Depot Medical Stores
1 Anti-Malaria Unit
2 Anti-Malaria Unit
1 Mobile X-Ray Unit
4 Mobile X-Ray Unit
2 Field Laboratory
6 Field Laboratory
10 Convalescent Depot
Ordnance
HQ, 1 Advanced Ordnance Workshops
Detachment 4 Base Ordnance Workshops
1 Advanced Ordnance Depot IAOC
1 Ammunition Depot IAOC
Oil Cooker Repair Section
Tent Repair Section
Miscellaneous
Detachment 2nd Echelon (Indian)
11 Reinforcement Camp
31 Rest Camp
32 Rest Camp
2 Indian Base Army Post Office
Stationery Depot
202 Air Liaison Section
205 Air Liaison Section
Area Pay Office
8 Field Cash Office
Indian Field Accounts Office
Sudan Provost Company
260 Field Security Section
261 Field Security Section
264 Field Security Section
Indian Field Security Section
2 (Indian) Field Censor Section
51 Middle East Commando
Armoured Train
42-44 Mess Units
Detachment Movement Group
1 (Indian) Prisoner of War Cage
4th Indian Division
5th Indian Infantry Brigade (Brigadier W. L. Lloyd, CBE, DSO, MC)
HQ 5 Indian Infantry Brigade
5 Indian Infantry Brigade Signal Section
5 Indian Infantry Brigade Anti-tank Company
5 Indian Infantry Brigade Light Aid Detachment
1 Royal Fusiliers
3/1 Punjab Regiment
4/6 Rajputana Rifles
7th Indian Infantry Brigade (Brigadier H. R. Briggs, CBE, DSO)
HQ, 7 Indian Infantry Brigade
7 Indian Infantry Brigade Signal Section
7 Indian Infantry Brigade Anti-tank Company
7 Indian Infantry Brigade Light Aid Detachment
1 Royal Sussex
4/11 Sikh Regiment
4/16 Punjab Regiment
11th Indian Infantry Brigade (Brigadier R. A. Savory, DSO, MC)
HQ 11 Indian Infantry Brigade
11 Indian Infantry Brigade Section
11 Indian Infantry Brigade Anti-tank Company
11 Indian Infantry Brigade Light Aid Detachment
2 Cameron Highlanders
1/6 Rajputana Rifles
3/14 Punjab Regiment
Divisional Troops
HQ 4 Indian Division Employment Platoon
Artillery
HQ 4 Indian Divisional Artillery
1 Field Regiment (Signal Section & Light Aid Detachment)
25 Field Regiment (Signal Section & Light Aid Detachment)
31 Field Regiment (Signal Section & Light Aid Detachment)
Engineers
HQ 4 Indian Divisional Engineers
4 Field Company Sappers & Miners
12 Field Company Sappers & Miners
18 Field Company Sappers & Miners
11 Field Park Company Sappers & Miners
Signals
4 Indian Divisional Signals (and Light Aid Detachment)
Supplies & Transport
HQ 4 Indian Division RIASC
Divisional HQ Mechanical Transport Company RIASC
4 Indian Division Supply Column (Light Aid Detachment)
4 Indian Division Ammunition Company (Light Aid Detachment)
4 Indian Division Petrol Company (Light Aid Detachment)
12 Supply Issue Section
13 Supply Issue Section
14 Supply Issue Section
15 Supply Issue Section
Medical
14 Indian Field Ambulance
17 Indian Field Ambulance
19 Indian Field Ambulance
15 Indian Field Hygiene Section
2 Indian Casualty Clearing Station
Ordnance
17 Mobile Workshop Company
18 Mobile Workshop Company
19 Mobile Workshop Company
20 Mobile Workshop Company
21 Mobile Workshop Company
Miscellaneous
13 Field Post Office
17 Field Post Office
19 Field Post Office
25 Field Post Office
4 Indian Divisional Provost Unit.
5th Indian Division
9th Indian Infantry Brigade
HQ 9 Indian Infantry Brigade
9 Indian Infantry Brigade Signal Section
2 West Yorkshire Regiment
3/5 Mahratta Light Infantry
3/12 Frontier Force Regiment
10th Indian Infantry Brigade
HQ 10 Indian Infantry Brigade
10th Indian Infantry Brigade Signal Section
2 Highland Light Infantry
4/10 Baluch Regiment
3/18 Garhwal Rifles
29th Indian Infantry Brigade
HQ 29 Indian Infantry Brigade
29 Indian Infantry Brigade Signal Section
1 Worcester Regiment
3/2 Punjab Regiment
6/13 Frontier Force Rifles
Divisional Troops
HQ 5 Indian Division Employment Platoon
5 Indian Divisional Anti-tank Company
Artillery
HQ 5 Indian Divisional Artillery
144 Army Field Regiment (less one Troop) (Signal Section & Light Aid Detachment)
28 Field Regiment (less one troop) (Signal Section & Light Aid Detachment)
J & K Mountain Battery Indian State Forces
5 Indian Division Ammunition Unit
Engineers
HQ 5 Indian Divisional Engineers
2 Field Company Sappers & Miners
20 Field Company Sappers & Miners
21 Field Company Sappers & Miners
44 Field Park Company Sappers & Miners
Signals
5 Indian Divisional Signals
Supplies & Transport
HQS Indian Division RIASC
20 Supply Issue Section
32 Supply Issue Section
33 Supply Issue Section
52 Divisional HQ Mechanical Transport Section
14 Indian Mechanical Transport Company
15 Indian Mechanical Transport Company (less 28 Section)
29 Indian Mechanical Transport Company
Medical
3 Indian Casualty Clearing Station
10 Indian Field Ambulance
20 Indian field Ambulance
7 Indian field Hygiene Section
12 Indian field Hygiene Section
Ordnance
22 Mobile Workshop Company
23 Mobile Workshop Company
24 Mobile Workshop Company
25 Mobile Workshop Company
26 Mobile Workshop Company
Miscellaneous
15 Field Post Office
23 Field Post Office
24 Field Post Office
5 Indian Divisional Provost Unit