| Army |
GHQ West Africa Command |
British |
10-Dec-1941 |
31-Aug-1945 |
| Brigade |
161 Infantry Brigade |
British |
04-Jan-1941 |
18-Jun-1941 |
| Battalion |
1/4 The Essex Regiment |
British |
04-Jan-1941 ? |
18-Jun-1941 |
| Battalion |
2/5 The Essex Regiment |
British |
04-Jan-1941 |
18-Jun-1941 |
| Brigade |
4 (Gold Coast) Infantry Brigade |
Gold Coast |
03-Sep-1939 |
01-Jun-1940 |
| Division |
81 (West Africa) Infantry Division |
West African |
01-Mar-1943 |
09-Jul-1943 |
| Division |
82 (West Africa) Infantry Division |
West African |
01-Aug-1943 |
28-May-1944 |
| Brigade |
1 (West Africa) Infantry Brigade |
West African |
24-Sep-1942 |
28-Jun-1943 |
| Brigade |
1 (West Africa) Infantry Brigade |
West African |
03-Oct-1939 |
03-Jun-1940 |
| Brigade |
1 (West Africa) Infantry Brigade |
West African |
04-Sep-1941 |
15-Sep-1942 |
| Brigade |
1 (West Africa) Infantry Brigade |
West African |
08-Jul-1943 |
10-Jun-1944 |
| Brigade |
2 (West Africa) Infantry Brigade |
West African |
01-Dec-1941 |
08-Oct-1942 |
| Brigade |
2 (West Africa) Infantry Brigade |
West African |
09-Feb-1943 |
21-Apr-1944 |
| Brigade |
2 (West Africa) Infantry Brigade |
West African |
18-Oct-1942 |
31-Jan-1943 |
| Brigade |
3 (West Africa) Infantry Brigade |
West African |
10-Dec-1940 |
28-Sep-1943 |
| Brigade |
4 (West Africa) Infantry Brigade |
West African |
24-Feb-1941 |
31-May-1944 |
| Brigade |
5 (West Africa) Infantry Brigade |
West African |
03-Mar-1942 |
06-Aug-1943 |
| Brigade |
6 (West Africa) Infantry Brigade |
West African |
26-Feb-1943 |
11-Jul-1943 |
| Brigade |
6 (West Africa) Infantry Brigade |
West African |
03-Apr-1941 |
20-Feb-1943 |
| Brigade |
7 (West Africa) Infantry Brigade |
West African |
29-Apr-1942 |
25-Feb-1943 |