2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force


2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (United Kingdom)
2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (UK) -6 July 1940

Force Headquarters
	7th Field Company, NZE
	One Battery, 5th Field Regiment, NZA

HQ Covering Force
	C Squadron, 2nd New Zealand Divisional Cavalry
	One M-G Company 	(Formed from two batteries of 5th Field Regiment, NZA and
	One Infantry Battalion 	  two batteries of 7th Anti-Tank Regiment, NZA without guns)

The Mixed Brigade
	28th (Maori) Infantry Battalion
	29th (Composite) Infantry Battalion
	4th New Zealand Anti-Tank Company

5th New Zealand Infantry Brigade
	21st, 22nd, 23rd Infantry Battalions
	5th New Zealand Anti-Tank Company

Other Groups
	11th Forestry Company, NZE
	HQ Railway and Construction and Maintainence Group
		9th Railway Survey Company, NZE
		10th Railway Construction Company, NZE

2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (UK)- 12 September 1940

5th Field Regiment, NZA
7th Anti-Tank Regiment, NZA (31st, 32nd Batteries)
7th Field Company, NZE
C Squadron, 2nd New Zealand Divisional Cavalry
8th Royal Tank Regiment
157th Anti-Aircraft Battery, RA

5th New Zealand Infantry Brigade
	21st, 22nd, 23rd Infantry Battalions
	5th New Zealand Anti-Tank Company

7th New Zealand Infantry Brigade
	28th (Maori), 29th Infantry Battalions
	4th New Zealand Anti-Tank Company
Maadi Camp - Assembly and Training
Egypt - Formed 15 January 1941.
The New Zealand Artillery Training Regiment (Later 34th Field Regiment, NZA)
The NCO's School
The Composite Training Depot (NZE, NZ Signals, New Zealand Divisional Cavalry)

9th New Zealand Infantry Brigade
	The Northern Training Battalion (later 31st Battalion)
	The Central Training Battalion (later 32nd Battalion)
	The Southern Training Battalion (later 33rd Battalion)
	The Maori Training Company
The New Zealand Division
Middle East - March 1941
The New Zealand Divisional Cavalry
5th Field Park Company, NZE
7th Anti-Tank Regiment, NZA (Less three batteries)

4th New Zealand Brigade Group
	18th, 19th, 20th Infantry Battalions
	4th Field Regiment, NZA
	34th Anti-Tank Battery, NZA
	6th Field Company, NZE
	No. 2 Company, 27th Machine-Gun Battalion

5th New Zealand Brigade Group
	21st, 22nd, 23rd Infantry Battalions
	28th (Maori) Infantry Battalion
	5th Field Regiment, NZA
	32nd Anti-Tank Battery, NZA
	7th Field Company, NZE
	No. 3 Company, 27th Machine-Gun Battalion

6th New Zealand Brigade Group
	24th, 25th, 26th Infantry Battalions
	6th Field Regiment, NZA
	33rd Anti-Tank Battery, NZA
	19th Army Troops Company, NZE (Until 8th Field Company, NZE arrived)
	No. 1 Company, 27th Machine-Gun Battalion
2nd NZEF (Pacific)
8th New Zealand Infantry Brigade
	29th Infantry Battalion
	30th Infantry Battalion
	The Reserve Battalion
	35th Field Battery, NZA
	20th Field Company, NZE


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