Order of Battle (as of February 1, 1944)
General Officer Commanding : Major General Frederick Joseph Loftus-Tottenham
- 5 (West Africa) Infantry Brigade
- 5th Bn. The Gold Coast Regiment
- 7th Bn. The Gold Coast Regiment
- 8th Bn. The Gold Coast Regiment
- 5th Light Battery, West African Artillery
- 3rd Field Company, West African Engineers
- 6 (West Africa) Infantry Brigade
- 1st Bn. The Gambia Regiment
- 1st Bn. The Sierra Leone Regiment
- 4th Bn. The Nigeria Regiment
- 3rd Light Battery WAA
- 6th Field Company WAE
- Divisional Units
- 11th (East Africa) Division Scouts
- 81st (West Africa) Infantry Division Regiment
- 1st Light Anti-Aircraft/Anti-Tank Regiment WAA
- 8th Field Park Company WAE
3 (West Africa) Infantry Brigade (detached to Special Force)
- 6th Bn. The Nigeria Regiment
- 7th Bn. The Nigeria Regiment
- 12th Bn. The Nigeria Regiment
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