Egyptian Expeditionary Force Order of Battle 1917
By January 1917 there were three smaller commands directly under GHQ.
Western Force
- Bikanir Camel Corps
- 230th Brigade
- 231st Brigade
- Detachments R.A., dismounted (seven 15-pdr. guns, two 9-pdr. Krupp guns, two Naval 4-in. guns)
- 5 Armoured Motor Batteries
- 6 Light Car Patrols (Ford)
- Motor Machine Gun Battery
- 1 Garrison Battalion
Alexandria District
- 103rd Local Company RGA
- 5th Battalion British West Indies Regiment
- 2 Garrison Battalions
Delta District
- 2nd Battalion North Lancs Regiment (from East Africa)
- 1/4th Battalion Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (from Aden)
- 5 Garrison Battalions
With the front line approaching Gaza, the defence of the Suez Canal was still part of Eastern Force but had been reduced to:
Northern Section Suez Canal
- 20th (Indian) Brigade
- 1st Battalion British West Indies Regiment
- 2nd Battalion British West Indies Regiment
- 3 Garrison Battalions
Southern Section Suez Canal
- Imperial Service Cavalry Brigade
- 2 Companies Imperial Camel Corps
- 267th Brigade RFA (53rd Division)
- 272nd Brigade RFA (54th Division
- 229th Brigade (to form part of the 74th Division).
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