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1 SA Infantry Brigade
13-May-40 The brigade raised at Kafferskraal, South Africa
18-Jan-43 Brigade HQ closed down

Commanders

16-May-40 Col J Daniel

12-Jun-40 Brig DH Pienaar

10-Mar-42 Brig JB Kriegler

31-Mar-42 Brig JPA Furstenburg

02-Jul-42 Lt Col M Comrie (temporary)

03-Jul-42 Brig EP Hartshorn

Units
1st Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 20-May-40 18-Jan-43
1st Royal Natal Carabineers 19-May-40 18-Jan-43
1st Transvaal Scottish 20-May-40 18-Jan-43
10th Brigade Signals Company, SACS 01-Jul-40 18-Jan-43 ?

Higher formations served under

East Africa Force 24-Jul-40 27-Jul-40

12 (Africa) Infantry Division 27-Jul-40 07-Mar-41

11(Africa) Infantry Division 07-Mar-41 09-May-41

Sudan Force 09-May-41 10-May-41

5 Indian Infantry Division 10-May-41 22-May-41

Sudan Force 22-May-41 12-Jun-41

GHQ Middle East Forces 12-Jun-41 16-Jun-41

1 SA Infantry Division 16-Jun-41 19-Nov-41

XXX Corps 19-Nov-41 29-Nov-41

2 New Zealand Infantry Division 29-Nov-41 03-Dec-41

XXX Corps 03-Dec-41 13-Dec-41

8th Army 13-Dec-41 15-Dec-41

XIII Corps 15-Dec-41 16-Dec-41

4 Indian Infantry Division 16-Dec-41 20-Dec-41

8th Army 20-Dec-41 28-Dec-41

1 SA Infantry Division 28-Dec-41 04-Jan-42

XXX Corps 04-Jan-42 16-Jan-42

1 SA Infantry Division 16-Jan-42 29-Jan-42

XXX Corps 29-Jan-42 30-Jan-42

XII Corps 30-Jan-42 01-Feb-42

1 SA Infantry Division 01-Feb-42 01-Jan-43

Theatres

South Africa 13-May-40 17-Jul-40

At Sea 17-Jul-40 24-Jul-40

East Africa 24-Jul-40 15-Dec-40

Italian Somaliland 15-Dec-40 21-Mar-41

Abyssinia 21-Mar-41 12-Jun-41

At Sea 12-Jun-41 16-Jun-41

Egypt 16-Jun-41 18-Nov-41

Libya 18-Nov-41 14-Dec-41

Egypt 14-Dec-41 15-Dec-41

Libya 15-Dec-41 26-Dec-41

Egypt 26-Dec-41 28-Jan-42

Libya 28-Jan-42 16-Jun-42

Egypt 16-Jun-42 01-Jan-43

Battles, actions and engagements

1940

El Wak 15-Dec-40 17-Dec-40

1941

THE JUBA 04-Feb-41 26-Feb-41

Gobwen 14-Feb-41 14-Feb-41

Yonte 18-Feb-41 19-Feb-41

Gelib 21-Feb-41 22-Feb-41

Marda Pass 21-Mar-41 22-Mar-41

Hubeta Pass 27-Mar-41 27-Mar-41

Collubi 30-Mar-41 30-Mar-41

Combolcia 17-Apr-41 26-Apr-41

AMBA ALAGI 20-Apr-41 16-May-41

TOBRUK, 1941 18-Nov-41 10-Dec-41

Taieb el Essem 24-Nov-41 25-Nov-41

Belhamed 25-Nov-41 01-Dec-41

1942

DEFENCE OF ALAMEIN LINE 01-Jul-42 27-Jul-42

Tel el Eisa 10-Jul-42 11-Jul-42

EL ALAMEIN 23-Oct-42 04-Nov-42

 

17 May 2009

 

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