Allied Formations
11th East African Division
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Army
Allied Formations
The Badge of this unit was the head of a double horned rhinoceros in black on a red oval background outlined in black, originally the rhinos head was in brown on a buff oval background.
History
The Division was composed of Troops from Kenya, Uganda, Nyasaland, & Tanginika, plus Troops from Rhodesia. This formation served with the ""Fourteenth Army"" in the Hard Fighting that led to the Liberation of Burma from the Japanese.
They were commanded by Maj/Gen G.G. Ffowkes (CB DSO MC)
Divisional Commander
Maj/Gen G.C. Ffowkes (CB DSO MC)
Headquarters Brigade
13th Btn (N Y) Kings Own African Rifles
Divisional Artillery
302nd East African Field Regt
303rd East African Field Regt
17th Indian Mountain Regt (Indian Artillery)
21st Brigade
2nd (NY) Btn Kings Own African Rifles
4th (U) Btn Kings Own African Rifles
1st Btn Nigerian Regt
Commanded by Brig. J. Macnab (DSC MBE)
25th Brigade
11th (K) Btn Kings Own African Rifles
26th (TT) Btn Kings Own African Rifles
34th (U) Btn Kings Own African Rifles
1st Btn Rhodesian Regt
Commanded by Brig. N. Hendricks
26th Brigade
22nd (NY) Btn Kings Own African Rifles
36th (TT) Btn Kings Own African Rifles
44th (U) Btn Kings Own African Rifles
13th (NY) Btn Kings Own African Rifles
Commanded by Brig. A. Channer
Service Corps
21st. 23rd. 26th Brigades Trt Coys
Medical Services
16th East African Field Ambulance
11th East African Provost Unit
11th East African Signals Unit
Army Ordnance Corps
East African Ordnance Sub-Park
East African Engineers Sappers & Miners
54th. 58th. 64th Field Coy's
62nd East African Field Park Coy
From Lance Visser who have the following additional information:-
11th East African Division
Major-general C. C. Fowkes
Divisional Recon
5th King's african rifles
Divisional Artillery
Brigadier J. V. D. Radford
302nd East African Field Regiment
303rd East African Field Regiment
304th East African Field Regiment
Divisional Engineers
34th East African Field Company
58th East African Field Company
64th East African Field Company
62nd East African Field Park Company
Divisional Signals
11th East African Divisional Signals
Divisional HQ batallion
13th King's African Rifles
21st East African Brigade (Brigadier J. F. Macnab)
2nd King's African Rifles
4th King's African Rifles
1st Northern Rhodesia Regiment
25th East African Brigade (Brigadier N. C. Hendricks)
11th King's African Rifles
26th King's African Rifles
34th King's African Rifles
26th East African Brigade
Brigadier V. K. H. Channer (?-November 18, 1944)
Brigadier A. P. Walsh (November 18, 1944 - ?)
22nd King's African Rifles
36th King's African Rifles
44th King's African Rifles