The Gambia Regiment | |
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Active | 1901—1958 |
Country | Gambia Colony and Protectorate |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Colonial Auxiliary Forces |
Type | Infantry |
Role | Infantry (wartime) Garrison troops (peacetime) |
Part of | Royal West African Frontier Force (1901–1958) 81st (West Africa) Division (1943–1945) |
Garrison/HQ | Bathurst, The Gambia |
Battle honours | Cameroons, 1914–1916 Nyangao East Africa, 1916–1918 North Arakan Kaladan Mowdok Nyohaung Burma, 1943–1945 |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Antony Read |
The Gambia Regiment was a British Colonial Auxiliary Forces regiment raised in the Gambia Colony and Protectorate that existed between 1901 and 1958. Known as the Gambia Company from 1901 to 1939 and from 1945 to 1950, its strength fluctuated from peacetime and wartime, peaking at two battalions during World War II. The unit saw active service in both world wars, participating in the Kamerun and East African campaigns during World War I and in the Burma campaign during World War II. It was organisationally part of the larger Royal West African Frontier Force, and was part of the 81st (West Africa) Division in World War II.