Headquarters Malaya Command – Order of Battle (click on links to see detail)

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HQ Hong Kong Garrison HQ Mainland Brigade HQ Island Brigade	HQ Singapore Fortress HQ 1^st Malaya Brigade HQ 2^nd Malaya Brigade HQ S.S.V.F. Brigade Airfield Defence Troops	HQ Penang Fortress HQ L of C Area HQ F.M.S.V.F. Java & Sumatra Troops Malay State Forces	HQ 3^rd Indian Corps		HQ 18^th British Division HQ 53^rd Infantry Brigade HQ 54^th Infantry Brigade HQ 55^th Infantry Brigade R.A.M.C., A.D.C., R.A.Ch.D. R.A.S.C. R.A.O.C. Royal Signals C.M.P. A.C.C. Personnel	Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Royal Marines Royal Air Force
			HQ 9^th Indian Division HQ 8^th Indian Brigade HQ 22^nd Indian Brigade HQ 12^th Indian Brigade HQ 44^th Indian Brigade HQ 45^th Indian Brigade HQ 28^th Indian Brigade	HQ 11^th Indian Division HQ 6^th Indian Brigade HQ 15^th Indian Brigade Australian Imperial Forces Sarawak & Brunei Troops R.A.P.C., Pioneer, Intelligence, A.E.C. Personnel

Notes: S.S.V.F. Straits Settlements Volunteer Force; F.M.S.V.F. Federated Malay States Volunteer Force; R.A.P.C. Royal Army Pay Corps; A.E.C. Army Education Corps; R.A.M.C. Royal Army Medical Corps; A.D.C. Army Dental Corps; R.A.Ch.D. Royal Army Chaplains Dept.; R.A.S.C. Royal Army Service Corps; R.A.O.C. Royal Army Ordnance Corps; C.M.P. Corps of Military Police; A.C.C. Army Catering Corps

Source: Document produced by Mr JJ Ashworth of Cleveleys, a member of Military Heraldry and Military Historical Societies

Royal Air Force

Malaya and Singapore Squadrons – December 1941

1 Sqn. RAAF 8 Sqn. RAAF

21 Sqn. RAAF 27 Sqn.

34 Sqn. 36 Sqn.

60 Sqn. 62 Sqn.

100 Sqn. 205 Sqn.

243 Sqn. 453 Sqn.

488 Sqn.

Bomber squadrons indicated in bold type

Malaya and Singapore Units – December 1941

AHQ 4 AACU

243 AMES 250 MRU

307 AMES 308 AMES

511 AMES 512 AMES

518 AMES AMWD

151 Maintenance Unit 152 Maintenance Unit

153 Maintenance Unit MCS

4 PRU 81 RSU

RIMU STC

TRS

Notes: AHQ Air Headquarters Far East; AACU Anti Aircraft Co-operation Unit; AMES Air Ministry Experimental Station; AMWD Air Ministry Works Directorate; MCS Marine Craft section; PRU Photo Reconnaissance Unit; RSU Reclaim & Salvage Unit; RIMU Radar Installation and Maintenance Unit; STC Special Technical Corps; TRS Transport Repair Section

Squadrons arriving January/February 1942

59 Sqn. 84 Sqn.

211 Sqn. 232 Sqn.

242 Sqn. 258 Sqn.

605 Sqn.

Bomber squadrons indicated in bold type

Units arriving in January/February 1942

266 Wing HQ 41 ASP

62 RSU City of Canterbury Draft

Notes: ASP Air Stores Park

Source: Unsung Heroes of the Royal Air Force by Les & Pam Stubbs

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Royal Navy

Force Z

HMS Prince of Wales

HMS Repulse

HMS Electra

HMS Express

HMS Vampire

HMS Tenedos

Fleet Air Arm

Royal Marines

HQ 18^th British Division

118^th Field Regt. R.A. 135^th Field Regt. R.A.

148^th Field Regt. 125^th Anti-Tank Regt. R.A.

287^th Field Coy. R.E. 288^th Field Coy. R.E.

560^th Field Coy. R.E. 251^st Field Park Coy. R.E.

251^st Bn. The Recce Regt (5^th. Bn. The Loyal Regt.)

9^th Bn. The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (M.G.) Return

HQ 53^rd Infantry Brigade

5^th Bn. The Royal Norfolk Regt. 6^th Bn. The Royal Norfolk Regt.

2^nd Bn The Cambridgeshire Regt. Return

HQ 54^th Infantry Brigade

4^th Bn. The Royal Norfolk Regt. 5^th Bn. The Suffolk Regt.

4^th Bn. The Suffolk Regt. Return

HQ 55^th Infantry Brigade

5^th Bn The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regt.

1^st Bn. The Cambridgeshire Regt. 1^st/5^th Bn. The Sherwood Foresters

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HQ 11^th Indian Division

3^rd Cavalry (I.A.) 100^th Light Tank Sqn.

137^th Field Regt. R.A. 155^th Field Regt. R.A.

80^th Anti-Tank Regt. R.A. 85^th Anti-Tank Regt. R.A.

43^rd Field Park Coy. R.E. 23^rd Field Coy. Royal Bombay S&M

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HQ 6^th Indian Brigade

22^nd Mountain Regt. (I.A.) 17^th Field Coy. Royal Bombay S&M

2^nd Bn. The East Surrey Regt. 1^st/8^th Punjab Regt.

2/16^th Punjab Regt.

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HQ 15^th Indian Brigade

3^rd Field Coy. King George V’s Own Bengal Sappers and Miners

1^st Bn. The Leicestershire Regt. 2^nd/9^th J.A.T. Regt.

1^st/14^th Punjab Regt. 3^rd/16^th Punjab Regt.

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Australian Imperial Forces AIF

See: http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-conflicts-periods/ww2/pages-2aif-cmf/8-div-aif.htm

http://www.britain-at-war.org.uk/Malaya_command/html/body_8th_division.htm

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Sarawak & Brunei Troops

2^nd/15^th Punjab Regt. Coastal Marine Service

Sarawak Rangers

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HQ 9th Indian Division

5^th Field Regt. R.A. 88^th Field Regt. R.A.

42^nd Field Park Coy. S&M

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HQ 8^th Indian Brigade

19^th Field Coy. S&M 2^nd/10^th Baluch Regt.

1^st/13^th Frontier Force Rifles 3^rd/17^th Dogra Regt.

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HQ 22^nd Indian Brigade

22^nd Field Coy. S&M 5^th/11^th Sikh Regt.

2^nd/12^th Frontier Force Regt. 2^nd/18^th Royal Garwhal Rifles

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HQ 12^th Indian Brigade

122^nd Field Regt. R.A. 15^th Field Coy. S&M

2^nd Bn. The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

5^th/2^nd Punjab Regt. 4^th/19^th Hyderabad Regt.

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HQ 44^th Indian Brigade

6^th/1^st Punjab Regt. 7^th/8^th Punjab Regt.

6^th/14^th Pujab Regt.

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HQ 45^th Indian Brigade

7^th/6^th Rajputana Rifles 4^th/9^th J.A.T. Regt.

5^th/18^th Royal Garwhal Rifles

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HQ 28^th Indian Brigade

2^nd/1^st King George V’s Own Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regt.)

2^nd/2^nd King Edward VII’s Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)

2^nd/9^th Gurkha Rifles

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HQ Penang Fortress

11^th Coast Regt. RA 36^th Fortress Coy RE

5^th/14^th Punjab Regt. 3^rd Bn. S.S.V.F.

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HQ L. of C. Area HQ F.M.S.V.F.

1^st Bn. F.M.S.V.F. 2^nd Bn. F.M.S.V.F.

3^rd Bn. F.M.S.V.F. 4^th Bn F.M.S.V.F.

Armoured Car Coy. F.M.S.V.F.

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Java & Sumatra Troops

“B” Sqdn. 3rd Hussars 6th HAA Regt. RA

77^th HAA Regt. RA 21^st LAA Regt. RA

48^th LAA Regt. RA

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Malay State Forces

Johore Infantry Johore Volunteer Engineers

Kelantan Volunteer Force Kedah Volunteer Force

Perak River Platoon Sultan Idris Coy.

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HQ Singapore Fortress

7^th Coast Regt. RA 9^th Coast Regt. RA

16^th Defence Regt. RA 3^rd HAA Regt RA

5^th S/L Regt RA 35^th LAA Regt. RA

30^th Fortress Coy RE 35^th Fortress Coy RE

41^st Fortress Coy RE 1^st AA Regt I.A.

1^st HAA Regt. H.K.S.R.A. Jind Infantry I.S.F.

2^nd HAA Regt. H.K.S.R.A. Karpurthala Infantry I.S.F.

3rd LAA Regt. H.K.S.R.A. Return

HQ 1^st Malaya Brigade

2^nd Bn The Loyal Regt. 1^st Bn. The Malay Regt.

2^nd Bn. The Malay Regt.

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HQ 2^nd Malaya Brigade

1^st Bn. The Manchester Regt. 2^nd Bn. The Gordon Higlanders

2^nd/17^th Dogra Regt.

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HQ S.S.V.F. Brigade

1^st Bn S.S.V.F. 2^nd Bn. S.S.V.F.

4^th Bn. S.S.V.F.

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Airfield Defence Troops

1^st Bahawalpur Infantry I.S.F. 1^st Hyderabad Infantry I.S.F,

1^st Mysore Infantry I.S.F.

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HQ Hong Kong Garrison

8^th Coast Regt. RA 12^th Coast Regt. RA

5^th HAA Regt. RA 1^st Hong Kong Regt. RA

22^nd Fortress Coy. RE 40^th Fortress Coy. RE

Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Force Return

HQ Mainland Brigade

2^nd Bn. The Royal Scots 5/7^th Rajputana Rifles

2/14^th Punjab Regt.

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HQ Island Brigade

1^st Bn. The Middlesex Regt. Royal Rifles of Canada

The Winnipeg Grenadiers

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