Montbrun
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To add to Caranorn's post - some OOB and TOE info on the Hong Kong Garrison: China Command HQ, Hong Kong Fortress HQ Company 40th Fortress Company, RE (227) 965th Defense Battery, RA 1 x 6 Naval Gun, 2 x 4.7 Gun, 6 x 18 pdr. Howitzer, 4 x 2 pdr. Gun 5th HAA Regiment, RA 12 x 3 AA Gun, 4 x 3.7 AA Gun, 6 x 40mm AA Gun Hong Kong Company, RCS Hong Kong Mule Corps, RIACS 12th Hong Kong Company, RASC Hong Kong Company, RAOC 27th Hong Kong Company, RAMC Bomb Disposal Platoon Hong Kong Infantry Brigade (Island) HQ Company 1st Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (MG) (764) Winnipeg Grenadiers (911) Royal Rifles of Canada (1004) 1st Hong Kong Medium Regiment, Hong Kong Volunteer Defense Corps HQ Battery 1 Troop / 1st Mountain Battery, HKVDC 4 x 3.7 Pack Howitzer 3rd Medium Battery, HKVDC 4 x 6 Howitzer 4th Medium Battery, HKVDC 4 x 6 Howitzer Kowloon Infantry Brigade (Mainland) HQ Company 22nd Fortress Company, RE (220) (Attached from Fortress Command) Field Company, HKVDC (123) (Attached from Fortress Command) 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Regiment (769) 5th Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment (Indian Army) (892) 2nd Battalion, 14th Rajput Regiment (Indian Army) (947) Hong Kong Chinese Regiment (284) (Attached from Fortress Command) 2nd (Scottish) Company (98) (Attached from Fortress Command) HKVDC Armored Car Platoon (29) Locally made 4 x 2 light armored cars (The following attached from 1st Hong Kong Medium Regiment) 1 Troop / 1st Mountain Battery, HKVDC 4 x 4.5 Howitzer 2nd Mountain Battery, HKVDC 4 x 3.7 Pack Howitzer, 4 x 4.5 Howitzer 25th Medium Battery, HKVDC 4 x 6 Howitzer Hong Kong Volunteer Defense Corps (1385 Total) HQ Company Ordinance, Signals, Transport & Supply, Medical Detachments 1st Company (104) 3rd (Eurasian) Company (114) 4th (Chinese) Company (78) 5th (Portugese) Company (98) 6th (Portugese) MG Company (96) 7th Company (41) Stanley Platoon (29) Hughes Group (72) Z Force (14) Hong Kong Coastal Defenses - Commander, RA HQ Battery Eastern Fire Command 8th Coast Regiment, RA 12th Coast Battery, RA 3 x 9.2 Gun 30th Coast Battery, RA 2 x 9.2 Gun 36th Coast Battery, RA 4 x 6 Turret-Mounted Naval Gun 1st Coast Battery, HKVDC 2 x 4 Naval Gun 2nd Coast Battery, HKVDC 2 x 6 Naval Gun 4th Coast Battery, HKVDC 2 x 6 Turret-Mounted Naval Gun Western Fire Command 12th Coast Regiment, RA 24th Coast Battery, RA 3 x 9.2 Gun 26th Coast Battery, RA 3 x 6 Turret-Mounted Naval Gun, 2 x 60 pdr. Gun 3rd Coast Battery, HKVDC 2 x 4 Naval Gun Typical Organization for British Infantry Battalion in the Far East 1939-1941 HQ Company Mortar Platoon (not present) Carrier Platoon (not present) AA Platoon (not present) Pioneer Platoon (not present) Infantry Company Company HQ Infantry Platoon 4 x Squads, 1 x .303 Lewis LMG, 1 x .55 Boys ATR, 1 x 2 Mortar Infantry Platoon 4 x Squads, 1 x .303 Lewis LMG, 1 x .55 Boys ATR, 1 x 2 Mortar Infantry Platoon 4 x Squads, 1 x .303 Lewis LMG, 1 x .55 Boys ATR, 1 x 2 Mortar Infantry Company Company HQ Infantry Platoon 4 x Squads, 1 x .303 Lewis LMG, 1 x .55 Boys ATR, 1 x 2 Mortar Infantry Platoon 4 x Squads, 1 x .303 Lewis LMG, 1 x .55 Boys ATR, 1 x 2 Mortar Infantry Platoon 4 x Squads, 1 x .303 Lewis LMG, 1 x .55 Boys ATR, 1 x 2 Mortar Infantry Company Company HQ Infantry Platoon 4 x Squads, 1 x .303 Lewis LMG, 1 x .55 Boys ATR, 1 x 2 Mortar Infantry Platoon 4 x Squads, 1 x .303 Lewis LMG, 1 x .55 Boys ATR, 1 x 2 Mortar Infantry Platoon 4 x Squads, 1 x .303 Lewis LMG, 1 x .55 Boys ATR, 1 x 2 Mortar Infantry Company Company HQ Infantry Platoon 4 x Squads, 1 x .303 Lewis LMG, 1 x .55 Boys ATR, 1 x 2 Mortar Infantry Platoon 4 x Squads, 1 x .303 Lewis LMG, 1 x .55 Boys ATR, 1 x 2 Mortar Infantry Platoon 4 x Squads, 1 x .303 Lewis LMG, 1 x .55 Boys ATR, 1 x 2 Mortar OR MG Company MG Platoon 4 x Vickers MMG MG Platoon 4 x Vickers MMG MG Platoon 4 x Vickers MMG TOTAL 48 x Squads, 12 x 2 Mortar, 12 x .303 Lewis LMG, 12 x .55 Boys ATR Or TOTAL - 36 x Squads, 12 x Vickers MMG, 9 x 2 Mortar, 9 x .303 Lewis LMG, 9 x .55 Boys ATR NOTE: There was a severe shortage of Boys ATR and 2 Mortars in the Far East at this time. Typical Organization for British MG Battalion 1939-1941 HQ Company AA Platoon 4 x Twin Bren AA MG, 1 x .55 Boys ATR MG Company Company HQ MG Platoon 4 x Vickers MMG, 1 x .55 Boys ATR MG Platoon 4 x Vickers MMG, 1 x .55 Boys ATR MG Platoon 4 x Vickers MMG, 1 x .55 Boys ATR MG Company Company HQ MG Platoon 4 x Vickers MMG, 1 x .55 Boys ATR MG Platoon 4 x Vickers MMG, 1 x .55 Boys ATR MG Platoon 4 x Vickers MMG, 1 x .55 Boys ATR MG Company Company HQ MG Platoon 4 x Vickers MMG, 1 x .55 Boys ATR MG Platoon 4 x Vickers MMG, 1 x .55 Boys ATR MG Platoon 4 x Vickers MMG, 1 x .55 Boys ATR MG Company Company HQ MG Platoon 4 x Vickers MMG, 1 x .55 Boys ATR MG Platoon 4 x Vickers MMG, 1 x .55 Boys ATR MG Platoon 4 x Vickers MMG, 1 x .55 Boys ATR TOTAL - 48 x Vickers MMG, 4 x Twin Bren AA MG, 13 x .55" Boys ATR NOTE: Fourth Company not always present, and there was a severe shortage of Boys ATR in the Far East at this time. Sources: Bellis, Malcolm A., Regiments of the British Army 1939-1945 (Armour & Infantry), Military Press International, London, 1994. Bellis, Malcolm A., Regiments of the British Army 1939-1945 (Artillery), Military Press International, London, 1995. Bevis, Mark, British and Commonwealth Armies 1939-1943, Helion & Company, Ltd., West Midlands, 2001 Hughes, David, et al, The British Armies in World War Two An Organisational History Volume Two Polish, Australian, Canadian, South African and Indian Armoured and Cavalry Division British Infantry Divisions, The Nafziger Collection, Inc., West Chester, OH, 2000. Ryan, David A., et al, The British Armies in World War Two An Organisational History Supplement Two Orders of Battle 1941 to 1942, The Nafziger Collection, Inc., West Chester, OH, 2002. I have not had time to check this info against some of my other sources... Thanks, Brad
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