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(Battle Order on 8th December 1941 compiled in Changi POW Camp 1942 to
1945)
| G | A |
| Q | S and T |
| E | M |
| OS | CSO |
| 2 / Echelon | Movement Control |
| Audit | Printing and Stationary |
| Army Pay Corps | Ciphers |
| Salvage Corps | Signals |
| Intelligence Corps | Directorate Asiatic Labour (AMPC) |
| Army Education Corps | Reinforcement Camps & Ind Postal |
| Royal Army Chaplains Dept | Military Provost Staff Corps |
| Army Catering Corps | |
Command Troops |
Command Reserve |
| Established for Engineer Services | Headquarters |
| 100 Light Tank Squadron | 2 / Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders |
| 1 Bahawalpur State Infantry | 5/2 Punjab Regiment |
| Jind State Infantry | 4/19 Hyderabad Regiment |
| Kapurthala State Infantry | Signal Section |
| 1 Mysore State Infantry | 122 (Army) Field Regiment RA |
| 2/15 Punjab Regiment (Sarawak) | 36 Fortress Coy RE (Penang) |
| No 1 Independent Coy (fought under 3rd Corps) | |
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HEADQUARTERS
Royal Artillery |
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| Fixed Defences | Anti Aircraft Defences (Malaya) |
| Headquarters | Northern (Heavy) Ak Ak Brigade |
| 7th Coast Regiment RA | Headquarters |
| 9th Coast Regiment RA | 3rd Heavy Ak Ak Regiment RA |
| 11th (S'pore) HKSRA | 35th Light Ak Ak Regiment RA |
| (Penang Fortress) | 1st Indian Heavy Ak Ak Regiment |
| 16th Der Regt RA | Searchlight Regiment RA |
| Malay Training Wing | 1st Heavy Ak Ak Regiment HKSRA |
| 2nd Heavy Ak Ak Regiment HKSRA | |
| 3rd Light Ak Ak Regiment HKSRA | |
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Depot and Records HKSRA
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Fortress Royal Engineers |
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| Headquarters | 41st Fortress Company RE |
| Field Park Section RE | No 1 Malaya Bomb Disposal Company RE |
| 35th Fortress Company RE | S'pore Bomb Disposal Section RE (V) |
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Fortress Signals |
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S Area Provost Coy
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No 1 Malayan Inf Brigade |
No 2 Malayan Inf Brigade |
| 2/Loyals | 1/Manchester Regiment |
| 1/Malay Regiment | 2/Gordon Highlanders |
| 2/Malay Regiment | 2/17 Dogra Regiment IA |
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Straits Settlement Volunteer Forces Brigade
Headquarters |
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| 1/SSVF | SRA (V) | S Vol Sig Coy |
| 2/SSVF | S'pre Searchlight Bty (V) | Int Platoon |
| 3/SSVF | S'pre Bomb Disp Sec RE (V) | S Vol Fd Amb |
| 4/SSVF | S RASC (V) | |
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Royal Army Ordnance Corps
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| 14 Section RAOC | No 4 OS Coy |
| Z AOW | AA Area Workshops |
| 6th HAA and 35 LAA | |
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Royal Army Service Corps
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| Command Troops | RASC Sec to 122 (A) RD Regt RA | 45 Bde Officer RASC |
| Fortress Troops | EFI | Amm'n Off att HQ 9 Ind Div |
| Duties Changi | 47 (Perak Chinese) Res MT Coy | Attached RIASC |
| Transport Off'r | Alex'a RASC Sec att 85 AT Regt RA | Nos 8, 11, 16, 58, 60, SIS |
| Barracks Services | Supply Depot Alexandra | Nos 39, 40, 116, 136, 137, 151 |
| MCO S'pore | 35 L of C Brigade Coy | 202 & 205 SPS |
| Base Petrol Depot | 42 Res MT Coy | Nos 15 & 16 RHS (Ind B'de) |
| 4 Water Transport Coy | 43 Res MT Coy | Nos 8 & 22 IBT Coys |
| (inc European Staff) | 29 CMT Depot | No 31 GPT Coy |
| S'pore ASC (V) | Y Coy (RASC Plat'n to 6HAA RA) | No 44 Bde Transport Coy |
| Base Supply Depot | Printing & Stationery | No 45 IBT Coy |
| No 1 Mal Field Amb | RASC Plat'n att 35 LAA RA | Nos 1, 2, 5 MAS |
| No 1 SACC | 28 L of C Brigade Coy | B Det'mt RIASC |
| No 1 MAC | Penang Troops | 45 Field Amb RIASC |
| No 4 MAL | Field Amb (Inc 12 SP Coy RIASC) | 12, II Bde Det RIASC |
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RAMC (Inc IMS and IMD)
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| HQMC | Asiatic Hosp Blakang Mati |
| HQ Fortress | Military Hosp Tanglin |
| 196, 197, 198 Field Ambulance | Auxy Depot Tanglin |
| No 1 Mal Gen Hosp | Hosp Ship Wuh Sueh |
| No 4 Mal Field Amb | No 17 Combined Gen Hosp |
| No 1 Mal CCS | No 5 CSS |
| Ind Med Services | Nos 15, 16, 38 Field Amb |
| No 1 Mal Field Amb | No 1 Special Amb Car Coy |
| No 32 Coy RAMC & Detachments | No 20 Combined Gen Hosp |
| (Inc ADMS Med Base & ADMS Fortress) | Nos 18, 27, 28, 40, 43 Field Amb |
| No 2 British Conv Depot | Nos 1, 2, 5, 13, 44 Field Hygiene Section |
| No 2 Adv Depot Med Stores | Army Dental Corps |
| No 6 Divisional Field Lab | IMD |
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Army Nursing Services |
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Headquarters
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| HQ RA | Employment Platoon |
| Postal Unit | Field Security Unit |
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Royal Artillery |
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| 88 Field Regiment RA | 148 Field Regiment RA |
| 118 Field Regiment RA | 85 A/Tk Regiment RA |
| 135 Field Regiment RA | 125 A/Tk Regiment RA |
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Royal Engineers |
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| 287 Field Coy RE | 560 Field Coy RE |
| 288 Field Coy RE | 251 Field Pk Coy RE |
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RASC |
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| Headquarters | 55 Brigade Group Coy |
| 53 Brigade Group Coy | 18 Div Troops Coy |
| 54 Brigade Group Coy | 16 Mobile Bath Unit |
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RAOC |
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| 18 Div Ord Workshops | 18 Div Field Park |
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Divisional Signals Divisional Provost |
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| 53rd Inf Brigade | 54th Inf Brigade | 55th Inf Brigade |
| Headquarters | Headquarters | Headquarters |
| 5/Royal Norfolk Regiment | 4/Royal Norfolk Regiment | 5/Beds & Herts Regiment |
| 6/Royal Norfolk Regiment | 4/Royal Suffolk Regiment | 1/5 Sherwood Foresters |
| 2/Cambridgeshire Regiment | 5/Royal Suffolk Regiment | 1/Cambridgeshire Regiment |
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Divisional Troops |
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9/Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
18 Division Recce Corps (5/Loyals) |
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RAMC |
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186 Field Ambulance
197 Field Ambulance 198 Field Ambulance |
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Headquarters
Corps Troops |
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| 45 Army Troops Coy Ind Eng - Royal Bombay | No 6 Bridging Sec'n Indian Engineers |
| 46 Army Troops Coy IE - QVO Madras S&M | No 14 Bridging Sec'n IE - QVO Madras |
| 54 Eng Stores Coy IE - KGO Bengal S&M | No 1 Artizan Works Coy IE |
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Reinforcement Officers IE - Royal Bombay - S&M
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| 9th & 11th Ind Div RIASC | Indian Army Ordnance Corps |
| 3rd Indian Corps Provost | 3rd Indian Corps Signals |
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Lines of Communication Troops
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| 44th Indian Infantry Brigade | 45th Indian Infantry Brigade | |
| Headquarters | Headquarters | |
| 6/1 Punjab Regiment | Signal Section | 4/9 Jat Regiment |
| 6/4 Punjab Regiment | 13-Madras S&M Field Coy IE | |
| 5/18 Royal Garhwal Rifles | ||
| 7/8 Punjab Regiment | 7/6 Rajputana Rifles | 38 Field Amb |
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Federated Malay States Vol Forces
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| Vol Light Bty | Headquarters | 1Perak Batt'n | Kedah Vol Force |
| Eng Detachment | Arm'd Car Coy | 2 Selangor Batt'n | Kelantan Vol Force |
| No 1 Rifle Coy | Vol Field Amb | 3 Negri Sembilan Btn | L of C Provost Coy |
| 45 Res MT Coy | Field Survey Coy | ||
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No 1 Independent Coy Command Troops (fought under 3rd Corps)
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| Headquarters | Headquarters |
| CRIASC's Staff, Provost, Signals HQ RA | CRIASC's Staff, Provost, Signals |
Royal Artillery |
Royal Artillery |
| 5th Field Regiment RA | 88 Fd Regt RA less 1 Bty with 9th Div |
| 88th Field Regiment RA - 1 Battery | 137 Army Field Regt RA |
| 80th Anti Tank Regiment RA - 1 Battery | 155 Field Regt RA |
| 22nd Mountain Regiment RA - 1 Battery | 80 A/Tk Regt RA less 1 Bty with 9th Div |
| 22nd Mtn Regt RA less 1 Bty with 9th Div | |
Indian Engineers |
Indian Engineers |
| 19th Field Coy Royal Bombay Sap & Min | Headquarters |
| 22nd Field Coy Royal Bombay - IE | 3rd Field Coy KGVs Own Bengal - IE |
| 42nd Field Park Coy Royal Bombay Sap & Min IE | 17th Field Coy Royal Bombay IE |
| 23rd Field Coy Royal Bombay IE | |
| 13th Field Coy Aux Pioneer Btn from 45th Bgde | |
| 15th Field Coy QVO Madras - IE from 12th Bgde | |
| 43rd Field Pk Coy KGVs Own Bengal - IE | |
Divisional Troops |
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| 3rd Cavalry - Recce Unit - 5/14 Punjab Regt |
| 8th Indian Inf Brigade | 6th Indian Inf Brigade | 15th Indian Inf Brigade |
| Headquarters | Headquarters | Headquarters |
| 3/17 Dogra Regt | 2/East Surreys | 1 Leicesters |
| 2/10 Baluchistan Regt | 1/8 Punjab Regt | 2/9 Jat Regt |
| 1/13 Frontier Force Regt | 2/16 Punjab Regt | 1/14 Punjab Regt |
| Signal Section | 3/16 Punjab Regt |
| 22nd Indian Inf Brigade | 28th Indian Inf Brigade |
| Headquarters | Headquarters |
| 2/15 Royal Garhwal Rifles | 2/1 Gurkha Rifles |
| 5/11 Sikh Regiment | 2/2 Gurkha Rifles |
| 2/12 Frontier Force Rifles | 2/9 Gurkha Rifles |
| Signal Section | |
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Royal Army Medical Corps |
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15th, 28th and 38th Field Ambulances
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Australian Imperial Forces
Headquarters |
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| Administrative Headquarters | Command Pay |
| General Base Depot | Depot and Field Cash Office |
| 2nd Echelon | 8th Div and Base Postal Units |
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Royal Australian Artillery |
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| 2/10 Field Regiment RAA | 4th Anti Tank Regiment RAA |
| 2/15 Field Regiment RA | |
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Royal Australian Engineers |
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| HQ Royal Australian Engineers | 2/12 Field Company RAE |
| 2/10 Field Coy RAE | 2/6 Field Park Coy RAE |
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Australian Army Service Corps |
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| HQ AASC | 4 Res MT Coy |
| No 1 Coy AASC | 8 Div Amm Sub Park |
| No 2 Coy AASC | 8 Supply Personnel Section |
| Detachment 2/2 Res MT Coy | 9 Supply Personnel Section |
| 3 Res MT Coy | 1 Field Bakery Sub Section |
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Australian Divisional Ordnance |
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| 2/3 Ordnance Store Coy | 69 Light Aid Detachment |
| 22 Indep Brigade GP Ordnance Workshops | 73 Light Aid Detachment |
| 22 Brigade GP Ordnance Field Park | 74 Light Aid Detachment |
| 27 Indep Brigade GP Ordnance Workshops | 84 Light Aid Detachment |
| 27 Brigade GP Ordnance Field Park | 85 Light Aid Detachment |
| 2/10 Ordnance Workshops | 86 Light Aid Detachment |
| 2/10 Ordnance Field Park | 87 Light Aid Detachment |
| 8th Div Salvage Unit | 88 Light Aid Detachment |
| 8th Div Mobile Laundry and Forward Decontamination Unit | 8th Div Mobile Bath Unit |
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Australian Divisional Signals Australian Divisional Provost |
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Including Detention Barrack Room
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22nd Australian Infantry Brigade |
27th Australian Infantry Brigade |
| Headquarters | Headquarters |
| 2/18 Inf Btn | 2/26 Inf Btn |
| 2/19 Inf Btn | 2/29 Inf Btn |
| 2/20 Inf Btn | 2/30 Inf Btn |
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Divisional Troops |
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2/4 Australian MG Btn
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8th Divisional Medical Corps |
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| 10th Aust Gen Hospital | No 2 Conv Depot |
| Philanthrophic Personnel | 2/4 CCS |
| 13 Aust Gen Hospital | 2/2 Motor Amb Convoy |
| Australian Army Nursing Service | 2/3 Motor Amb Convoy |
| 3 Adv Depot Medical Stores | 2/9 Australian Field Ambulance |
| 8 Div Mob Bacterial Laboratory | 2/10 Australian Field Ambulance |
| 17, 18, 25, 27, 32, 33, 34 Dental Units | 2/5 Field Hygiene Section |
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Attached Troops |
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Johore Volunteer Engineers
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44th Ind Inf Brigade
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45th Ind Inf Brigade
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