Artillery regiments - one mountain
two coast defence
three: anti-aircraft
Also due for Malaya - two Indian infantry
brigades during next two months.
HongKong
Battalions - one machine-gun
one rifle
two Indian
total four
Artillery regiments - two coast defence
one anti-aircraft
Volunteer defense corps 2000
Also one mobile regiment for beach defense at Singapore, HongKong.
Australian, land forces
One division (eighth) plus permanent forces 12,000
Militia 83,000
Expansion of home defense forces to total 250,000 was authorized
in June.
One division (seventh) due Middle-East during next two months.
New Oealand forces
One division and one cavalry brigade on
territorial basis not mobilized.
One brigade group due shortly for Fiji.
Small detachments averaging a company or
platoon of Australasian or local troops in Fanning Island, Fiji,
New Guinea, Samoa, Oceanic Islands, New Hebrides.
Dutch Land Forces
Infantry - 17 regular battalions, 16 other battalions
Cavalry- 4 squadrons
Artillery - 6 batteries mountain artillery,
3 batteries howitzers
3 batteries field artillery
12 batteries anti-aircraft artillery 18 batteries coast artillery
Engineers - 3 battalions
Supply and Transport - 3 companies,
1 mechanized transport company.