Great Britain. Army. East Africa Command
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found: Annual report by the Chief Civil Affairs Staff Officer to the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief East Africa Command for the year ended 31 December 1946:p.33 (under Annual report for the period Jan./Mar. 1947: H.Q. East Africa Command, P.O. Box 4000, Nairobi) p.34 (on 1st April 1947, East Africa Commd. will come under command of M.E.L.F., Middle East Land Forces)
found: British & Commonwealth Orders of Battle website, viewed 16 May 2014(East Africa Command came into being on 15th September 1941; an expansion of East Africa Force; East Africa Force was expanded following the Italian declaration of war in June 1940; its Order of Battle based on Public Record Office document WO33/1980)
found: Wikipedia, viewed 16 May 2014(East Africa Command; a Command of the British Army; until 1947 it was under the direct control of the Army Council; part of Middle East Land Forces, 1947-1964; East Africa Command was disbanded in 1964 and replaced by British Land Forces Kenya; GOC East Africa Force: Dickinson, Cunningham, Wetherall, Sept. 1939-Dec. 1941; GOC East Africa Command: Platt, Dec. 1941-Dec. 1944; then others until Freeland, Nov. 1963-Nov. 1964)
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2014-05-16: new
2014-06-15: revised
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