Problems of 2 NZEF

ORDER OF BATTLE — as at 17 April 41

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
75			page 279
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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
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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
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