Order of Battle
By the January 1920, the following British forces were assembled:
- "Z Force" ('"Z" Unit' in some sources) provided by the RAF in Egypt. The force consisted of:
- 12 Airco DH.9A aircraft. The aircraft were shipped to Somaliland on the Royal Navy's aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal and were used for bombing. One was converted into an air ambulance.
- A vehicle fleet consisting of ten Ford trucks, two Ford ambulances, six trailers, two motorcycles and two Crossley light trucks.
- 36 officers and 183 men, including the Z Force commander, Group Captain Robert Gordon.
- The Somaliland Camel Corps which was permanently based in the field as the local gendarmerie regiment.
- One battalion of the King's African Rifles.
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