Order of Battle
The main units in each Jungle Division upon their formation in 1943 were as follows:
- Divisional Headquarters
- 3 Infantry Brigades (each of three Infantry Battalions for a total of nine)
- 1 Field Artillery Regiment (equipped with twenty-four 25 Pounder guns)
- 1 Light Anti-Aircraft Battery
- Divisional Provost Company (Military Police)
- Divisional Carrier Company (equipped with Bren Carriers)
- Divisional Signals
- Divisional Engineers
- 1 Field Park Company
- 3 Field Companies
- Camouflage Training Unit
- Divisional Supply and Transport
- Supply Depot Company
- General Transport Company
- 3 Field Ambulance Companies
- 6 Light Aid Detachments
- 3 Brigade workshops
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