Iraqforce - Order of Battle - Iraq May 1941

Iraq May 1941

Commanded by Major-General W.A.K. Fraser (until 8 May). Lieutenant-General Edward Quinan (from 8 May).

• 10th Indian Infantry Division - Major-General W.A.K. Fraser (until 16 May). Major-General William Slim (from 16 May).
  • 13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (reconnaissance regiment in armoured cars)
  • 3rd Field Regiment Royal Artillery
  • 32nd Field Regiment Royal Artillery
  • 157th Field Regiment Royal Artillery
  • 20th Indian Infantry Brigade - Brigadier Donald Powell
    • 2nd battalion 8th Gurkha Rifles
    • 2nd battalion 7th Gurkha Rifles
    • 3rd battalion 11th Sikh Regiment
  • 21st Indian Infantry Brigade - Brigadier C.J. Weld
    • 4th battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles
    • 2nd battalion 4th Gurkha Rifles
    • 2nd battalion 10th Gurkha Rifles
  • 25th Indian Infantry Brigade - Brigadier Ronald Mountain
    • 3rd battalion 9th Jat Regiment
    • 2nd Royal battalion 11th Sikh Regiment
    • 1st battalion 5th Mahratta Light Infantry
• Ground Forces at RAF Habbaniya - Air Vice-Marshal H. G. Smart (until 5 May). Colonel Ouvry Roberts (from 5 May).
  • 1st battalion The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)
  • 1,200 Assyrian and Iraqi Levies - Lieutenant-Colonel J. A. Brawn
  • Number 1 Armoured Car Company RAF

• Habforce commanded by Major-General J.G.W. Clark
  • Mechanized squadron of the Transjordan Frontier Force - Refused to enter Iraq and were disarmed.
  • Detachment of the Arab Legion - John Glubb "Glubb Pasha"
  • Striking force Kingcol - Brigadier J.J. Kingstone
    • 4th Cavalry Brigade - Lieutenant-Colonel A. H. Ferguson
      • Composite Household Cavalry Regiment
      • The Warwickshire Yeomanry
      • The Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry
    • 237th Battery 60th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
    • A & D Companies, 1st Battalion Essex Regiment - Major K. F. May - Accompanied by two Bren gun carriers. Personnel carried in transport of the Royal Army Service Corps.
    • One anti-tank troop, Royal Artillery
    • Number 2 Armoured Car Company RAF
    • Two supply companies, Royal Army Service Corps
  • Main Body - Lieutenant-Colonel J. S. Nichols, MC
    • Headquarters 1st Cavalry Division (elements)
    • 1st Battalion Essex Regiment
    • 60th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
    • One Battery of anti-tank guns, Royal Artillery

Formed from existing units in early June:

• Gocol - R. E. S. Gooch
• Mercol - E. J. H. Merry
• Harcol - R. J. Hardy

Arriving At Basra on 9 June:

• 17th Indian Infantry Brigade (detached from 8th Indian Infantry Division) - Brigadier Douglas Gracey
  • 1st Battalion Royal Fusiliers
  • 1st Battalion (Prince of Wales Own Sikhs) 12th Frontier Force Regiment
  • 1st Battalion 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles

Arriving at Basra on 16 June:

• 24th Indian Infantry Brigade - Brigadier R.E. Le Fleming
  • 2nd Battalion 6th Rajputana Rifles
  • The Kumaon Rifles
  • 5th Battalion 5th Mahratta Light Infantry