This is an order of battle listing the Japanese and Allied forces involved in the Battle of Milne Bay from 25 August – 7 September 1942.
Vice Admiral Gunichi MikawaRear Admiral Mitsaharu Matsuyama18th Cruiser Division
Rear Admiral Mitsaharu MatsuyamaJapanese cruiser TenryūJapanese cruiser Tatsuta29th Destroyer DivisionJapanese destroyer UrakazeJapanese destroyer TanikazeJapanese destroyer Hamakaze23rd Submarine Chaser DivisionCH-22CH-24Transport GroupNankai MaruKinai MaruLanding Force5th Kure Special Naval Landing Force5th Sasebo Special Naval Landing Force (part)19th Establishment Unit (part)8th Signals Unit (part)Source: Bullard, Steven (translator) (2007). Japanese Army Operations in the South Pacific Area New Britain and Papua Campaigns, 1942–43. Senshi Sōshō (translated excerpts). Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Australian War Memorial. p. 169. ISBN 978-0-9751904-8-7.
Major General
Cyril ClowesHeadquartersHeadquarters, Milne Bay ForceHeadquarters, Royal Australian Engineers, Milne Bay ForceHeadquarters, Signals, Milne Bay ForceHeadquarters, Australian Army Service Corps, Milne Bay ForceArtillery9th Battery, 2/5th Field Regiment4th Battery, 101st Anti-Tank Regiment2/6th Heavy Anti-Aircraft BatterySection, 23rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft BatteryHeadquarters, 33rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery440th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Gun Station441st Heavy Anti-Aircraft Gun Station2/9th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery (less E Troop)Detachment, Signals, 2/3rd Light Anti-Aircraft RegimentDetachment, 3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Workshop SectionEngineers24th Field Company2/4th Field CompanyDetachment, No. 2 Dock Operating CompanyNo. 5 Section, 1st Bomb Disposal CompanySignalsHeadquarters Company, Milne Force SignalsNo. 1 Company, Milne Force SignalsHeadquarters No. 2 Company, Milne Force SignalsHeadquarters No. 3 Company, Milne Force SignalsDetachment, New Guinea Force SignalsInfantry7th Infantry Brigade Defence PlatoonSupply and Transport25th Company, Australian Army Service Corps2/6th Company, Australian Army Service CorpsOrdnance101st Independent Brigade Group Ordnance Workshop101st Independent Brigade Group Ordnance Field Park18th Brigade Section, 7th Division Ordnance Workshop18th Brigade Section, 7th Division Ordnance Field Park123rd Forward Ordnance Depot23rd Forward Ammunition DepotMedical11th Field Ambulance2/5th Field Ambulance101st Casualty Clearing Station308th Dental Unit368th Dental UnitMiscellaneousDetachment, Australian Defence Canteens ServiceDetachment, Australian New Guinea Administrative UnitHeadquarters, 7th Infantry BrigadeJ Section, Signals241th Light Aid Detachment9th Infantry Battalion25th Infantry Battalion61st Infantry Battalion7th Brigade Provost Section68th Field Post OfficeHeadquarters, 18th Infantry Brigade11 Platoon, Headquarters Guard BattalionJ Section, Signals, 7th Division2/47th Light Aid Detachment2/9th Infantry Battalion2/10th Infantry Battalion2/12th Infantry Battalion5th Section, 7th Division Provost CompanyDetachment, 7th Division Postal UnitDetachment, 7th Division Field Cash OfficePlatoon, 101st Coast Artillery (Anti-Aircraft) BattalionC Battery, 104th Coast Artillery (Anti-Aircraft) Battalion709th Airborne Anti-Aircraft Artillery BatteryCompany E, 46th Engineers43rd Engineers (less Headquarters and E Company)Port DetachmentCompany A, 394th Quartermaster BattalionStation HospitalNo. 75 Squadron RAAFNo. 76 Squadron RAAFRAAF Operating BaseRAAF SignalsNo. 37 Radio Station8th Fighter Control Squadron694th Signal Plotting PlatoonSource:"War Diary, 11th Division General Staff Branch, August 1942, Appendix A, AWM52, 1/5/25-001" (PDF). Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
