South African Army Order of Battle 1940

Cape Command (3 September 1939 – July 1940) Parent unit Union Defence Force Components HQ The Castle, Cape Town, Cape Province A. Permanent Force Cape Detachment, The Special Service Battalion: Cape Town No. 1 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battery: Bamboevlei, Wynberg The Coast Artillery Brigade: HQ, The Castle, Cape Town 2 Sections of Cape Garrison Artillery designated as Engineers and Signals: Cape Town 1st Heavy Battery: Cape Town (Wynard Battery): Table Bay 2nd Heavy Battery: Simonstown (Queen's Battery): Simonstown 1st Medium Battery: Cape Town 2nd Medium Battery: Cape Town No. 1 Armoured Train: Cape Town The Cape Field Artillery (Prince Albert's Own): Cape Town B. Active Citizen Force 3rd Infantry Brigade: HQ Cape Town The Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles: Cape Town The Cape Town Highlanders (The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own): Cape Town The Kimberley Regiment: Kimberley 3rd Field Company, South African Engineer Corps: Cape Town 8th Infantry Brigade: HQ Oudtshoorn Regiment Westelike Provinsie: Stellenbosch Regiment Suid-Westelike Distrikte: Oudtshoorn Die Middellandse Regiment: Graff-Reinet 8th Field Company, South African Engineer Corps: Cape Town Eastern Province Command (3 September 1939 – July 1940) Parent unit Union Defence Force Components HQ East London, Cape Province A. Permanent Force 5th Heavy Battery, South African Permanent Garrison Artillery: East London 6th Heavy Battery, South African Permanent Garrison Artillery: Port Elizabeth B. Active Citizen Force 2nd Infantry Brigade: HQ Port Elizabeth The Prince Alfred's Guard: Port Elizabeth The Kaffrarian Rifles: East London The First City: Grahamstown 2nd Field Company, South African Engineer Corps: Uitenhage Die Middellandse Regiment (See 8th Infantry Brigade) Natal Command (3 September 1939 – July 1940) Parent unit Union Defence Force Components HQ Durban, Natal A. Permanent Force Royal Durban Light Infantry Company, The Special Service Battalion: Durban 3rd Heavy Battery, South African Permanent Garrison Artillery: Durban Beach 4th Heavy Battery, South African Permanent Garrison Artillery: The Bluff, Durban B. Active Citizen Force The Natal Field Artillery: Durban 'A', 'B' Batteries: Durban 'C' Battery: Pietermaritzburg 1st Infantry Brigade: HQ Pietermaritzburg 1st Royal Natal Carabineers: Pietermaritzburg 2nd Royal Natal Carabineers: Ladysmith The Umvoti Mounted Rifles: Greytown 1st Field Company, South African Engineer Corps: Durban 7th Infantry Brigade: HQ Durban The Natal Mounted Rifles: Durban 1st, 2nd Royal Durban Light Infantry: Durban 7th Field Company, South African Engineers: Durban Orange Free State Command (3 September 1939 – July 1940) Parent unit Union Defence Force Components HQ Bloemfontein, Orange Free State A. Permanent Force The Pioneer Battalion: Bloemfontein B. Active Citizen Force The Oranje Vry Staat Veldartillerie 1ste Batterie: Tempe 2de Batterie: Bethlehem 4th Infantry Brigade: HQ Bloemfontein Regiment de Wet: Kroonstad Regiment Louw Wepner: Ladybrand Regiment President Steyn: Bloemfontein 4th Field Company, South African Engineer Corps: Bloemfontein The Kimberley Regiment (See 3rd Infantry Brigade)