Problems of 2 NZEF
Appendix I
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ORDER OF BATTLE
Appendix I
MOST SECRET
HQ 2 NZEF
12/4/3090
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 Tppage 278 | |
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 | |
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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 Wkshoppage 280 | |
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 LRDGpage 281 | |
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 Secpage 282 | |
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 |