AFRICAN COLONIAL FORCES
Colonel-in-Chief	The King
Staff Officers	LTC   S.J. Cole MAJ   J.Y. Whitfield
Staff Captain	MAJ   A. Holford-Walker

— ROYAL WEST AFRICAN FRONTIER FORCE —
The Nigeria Regiment (Kaduna)
Commandant	BG   G.R. Smallwood
Assistant Commandant	COL   H.C.T. Stronge
Brigade Major	CPT   I.L. Wight
Staff Captain 'A'	CPT   A.H. Gillmore
Staff Captain 'Q'	CPT   R. Element
Staff Officer, Local Forces	CPT   C.A. de B. Brounlie
Artillery Battery (Zaria)	CPT   O. St. J. Skeen
Company Commander	CPT   A.R. Reeder
Regimental Depot (Zaria)	MAJ   B.J.D. Gerrad
1st Battalion, the Nigeria Regiment (Kaduna)	LTC   W. Owen
Adjutant	CPT   J.G. Newman
Quarter-Master	vacant
2nd Battalion, the Nigeria Regiment (Kano)	LTC   J.A.S. Hopkins
Adjutant	CPT   R.C. Barrow
Quarter-Master	vacant
3rd Battalion, the Nigeria Regiment (Enugu)	LTC   H. Marshall
Adjutant	CPT   J.T. Ennals
Quarter-Master	vacant
4th Battalion, the Nigeria Regiment (Ibadan)	MAJ   P.R.H. Fox
Adjutant	CPT   G.A. Chater
Quarter-Master	vacant
5th Battalion, the Nigeria Regiment (Zaria)	MAJ   R.H. Pigou
Adjutant	1LT   L.W. Tayler
Quarter-Master	vacant
The Gold Coast Regiment (Kumasi)
Commandant (and Inspector of the Local Forces)	COL   C.E.M. Richards
Brigade Major	CPT   J.G. Fisher
Staff Captain 'A'	CPT   C.H. Allen
Staff Captain 'Q'	1LT   F.G. Winward
Staff Officer, Local Forces	MAJ   E.W.D. Western
Artillery Battery (Accra)	CPT   A.G. Disney-Roebuck
Signal Company (Kumasi)	1LT   W.H.L. Gordon
Regimental Depot (Kumasi)	1LT   E. Dolman
1st Battalion, the Gold Coast Regiment (Kumasi)	LTC   I.R.C.G.M. Bruce
Adjutant	CPT   P.M. Hughes
Quarter-Master	MAJ   G.J. Bullard
2nd Battalion, the Gold Coast Regiment (Tamale)	MAJ   A.W. Valentine
Adjutant	1LT   P.D. Daly
Quarter-Master	vacant
The Sierra Leone Battalion (Wilberforce, Freetown)
Commanding Officer	LTC   H.U. Richards
Adjutant	CPT   E.J.O'B. Croker
Quarter-Master	1LT   W.W. King
The Gambia Company (Cape St. Mary)
Commanding Officer	CPT   T.A. Davis

— THE KING'S AFRICAN RIFLES —
Northern Brigade (Nairobi)
Commandant     and Commandant, Local Forces, Kenya and Uganda	BG   J.A. Campbell
Assistant Commandant	COL   D.M. Barchard
Brigade Major	CPT   R.B. Pembroke
Staff Officers, Local Forces	MAJ   the Lord Stratheden CPT   A.H. Wenham CPT   C.H. Reilly
Staff Captain	vacant
Staff Quarter-Master	MAJ   S.E. Bsgley
Staff Paymaster	MAJ   E.J. Sharland
Coast Defence Battery (Mombasa)	CPT   C.F. Rouse
East Africa Signal Section (Nairobi) (–)	CPT   C.H. Stoneley
3rd (Kenya) Battalion, the King's African Rifles (Nairobi)	MAJ   N.A. Thorp
Adjutant and Quarter-Master	1LT   R.G. Hill
4th (Uganda) Battalion, the King's African Rifles (Bombo)	LTC   P.R.M. Mundy
Adjutant and Quarter-Master	1LT   P.G. Molly
5th (Kenya) Battalion, the King's African Rifles (Meru)	MAJ   J.S. Hewick
Adjutant and Quarter-Master	1LT   D.M. Geddes
Supplies and Transport Company (?)	MAJ   T.M. Brick
Adjutant	1LT   D.G. Wilkinson
Southern Brigade (Dar-es-Salaam)
Commandant	BG J.A. Campbell
Assistant Commandant	COL   D.M. Barchard
Brigade Major	CPT   R.B. Pembroke
Staff Officers, Local Forces	MAJ   the Lord Stratheden CPT   A.H. Wenham CPT   C.H. Reilly
Staff Captain	vacant
Staff Quarter-Master	MAJ   S.E. Bsgley
Staff Paymaster	MAJ   E.J. Sharland
East Africa Signal Section (Dar-es-Salaam)	CPT   C.H. Stoneley
1st (T.T.) Battalion, the King's African Rifles (Tabora)	LTC   T.A. Dillon
Adjutant and Quarter-Master	1LT   R.C.H. Miers
2nd (Nyasaland) Battalion, the King's African Rifles (Iringa)	MAJ   N.R.G. Tucker
Adjutant and Quarter-Master	CPT   H.P.L. Glass
6th (T.T.) Battalion, the King's African Rifles (Dar-es-Salaam)	MAJ   G.G. Johnson
Adjutant and Quarter-Master	CPT   G.N.B. Spencer
Adjutant	1LT   D.G. Wilkinson
Somaliland Camel Corps (Burao)
Commanding Officer	LTC   A.R. Chater (RM) [1]
Adjutant	1LT   D.G.B. Cuppage
Paymaster and Quarter-Master	1LT   W.R. Haymes
Company Officers	CPT   B.G. Pullibank CPT   H. French CPT   A.A.B. Harris-Rivett CPT   O.G. Brooke
[1] Lieutenant-Colonel A.R. Chater (Royal Marines), commanded the SCC in 1939. When he was appointed Officer Commanding Troops in Somaliland, command of the SCC passed to Lieutenant-Colonel R.R. Michell (DCLI).