View source for British colonial units in World War I

This page covers units of the British Empire except for the forces of Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa and the United Kingdom. These were either colonial forces raised by the governments of individual colonies, or imperial forces raised directly by the British Crown outside the United Kingdom.

For the rest of the British Empire forces, see:

* [[Australian units in World War I]]
* [[British units in World War I]]
* [[Canadian units in World War I]]
* [[Indian units in World War I]]
* [[New Zealand units in World War I]]
* [[South African units in World War I]]

== Colonial formations ==

* [[1st East African Division]]
* [[2nd East African Division]]
* [[3rd East African Division]]
* [[1st East African Infantry Brigade]]
* [[2nd East African Infantry Brigade]]
* [[3rd East African Infantry Brigade]]
* [[Nigerian Brigade]]

== Colonial infantry ==

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* [[Arab Rifles]]
* [[1st Battalion, Assyrian Infantry]]
* [[Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps]]
* [[British West Indies Regiment]]
** [[1st Battalion, British West Indies Regiment]]
** [[2nd Battalion, British West Indies Regiment]]
** [[3rd Battalion, British West Indies Regiment]]
** [[4th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment]]
** [[5th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment]]
** [[6th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment]]
** [[7th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment]]
** [[8th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment]]
** [[9th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment]]
** [[10th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment]]
** [[11th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment]]
* [[Ceylon Light Infantry]]
* [[Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps]]
* [[Composite Battalion, Gold Coast And Sierra Leone Field Force]]
* [[Gambia Regiment]]
** [[Gambia Company]]
* [[Gold Coast Regiment]]
** [[1st Battalion, Gold Coast Regiment]]
** [[Mounted Infantry Company, Gold Coast Regiment]]
* [[King's African Rifles]]
** [[1st Regiment King's African Rifles]]
*** [[1/1st Battalion, King's African Rifles]]
*** [[2/1st Battalion, King's African Rifles]]
*** [[3/1st Battalion, King's African Rifles]]
*** [[4/1st Battalion, King's African Rifles]]
** [[2nd Regiment King's African Rifles]]
*** [[1/2nd Battalion, King's African Rifles]]
*** [[2/2nd Battalion, King's African Rifles]]
*** [[3/2nd Battalion, King's African Rifles]]
*** [[4/2nd Battalion, King's African Rifles]]
** [[3rd Regiment King's African Rifles]]
*** [[1/3rd Battalion, King's African Rifles]]
*** [[2/3rd Battalion, King's African Rifles]]
*** [[3/3rd Battalion, King's African Rifles]]
*** [[4/3rd Battalion, King's African Rifles]]
** [[4th Regiment King's African Rifles]]
*** [[1/4th Battalion, King's African Rifles]]
*** [[2/4th Battalion, King's African Rifles]]
*** [[3/4th Battalion, King's African Rifles]]
*** [[4/4th Battalion, King's African Rifles]]
*** [[5/4th Battalion, King's African Rifles]]
*** [[6/4th Battalion, King's African Rifles]]
** [[5th Regiment King's African Rifles]]
*** [[1/5th Battalion, King's African Rifles]]
** [[6th Regiment King's African Rifles]]
*** [[1/6th Battalion, King's African Rifles]]
*** [[2/6th Battalion, King's African Rifles]]
** [[7th Regiment King's African Rifles]]
*** [[1/7th Battalion, King's African Rifles]]
* [[Nigeria Regiment]]
** [[1st Battalion, Nigeria Regiment]]
** [[2nd Battalion, Nigeria Regiment]]
** [[3rd Battalion, Nigeria Regiment]]
** [[4th Battalion, Nigeria Regiment]]
** [[1st Service Battalion, Nigeria Regiment]]
** [[2nd Service Battalion, Nigeria Regiment]]
** [[3rd Service Battalion, Nigeria Regiment]]
** [[4th Service Battalion, Nigeria Regiment]]
* [[Northern Rhodesia Rifles]]
* [[Rhodesia Native Regiment]]
* [[Rhodesian Regiment]]
** [[2nd Battalion, Rhodesian Regiment]]
* [[Royal Jersey Militia]]
** [[Royal Jersey Garrison Battalion]]
* [[Royal Guernsey Light Infantry]]
** [[1st Battalion, Royal Guernsey Light Infantry]]
** [[2nd Battalion, Royal Guernsey Light Infantry]]
* [[Royal Malta Regiment]]
* [[Royal Newfoundland Regiment]]
** [[1st Battalion, Royal Newfoundland Regiment]]
** [[2nd Battalion, Royal Newfoundland Regiment]]
* [[Sierra Leone Battalion]]
* [[South Persia Rifles]]
* [[West African Frontier Force]]
* [[West African Regiment, Sierra Leone]]
* [[West India Regiment]]
** [[1st Battalion, West India Regiment]]
** [[2nd Battalion, West India Regiment]]

== Colonial mounted units ==

* [[East African Mounted Rifles]]
* [[Mounted Infantry Company, Gold Coast Regiment]]
* [[Mounted Infantry Company, 3rd King's African Rifles]]

== Colonial artillery units ==

* [[Hong Kong-Singapore Royal Garrison Artillery]]
** [[Hong Kong-Singapore Mountain Battery]]

== Colonial labour corps ==

* [[Aden Labour Corps]]
* [[Cape Coloured Labour Corps, South African]]
* [[Chinese Labour Corps]]
* [[East African Military Labour Corps]]
* [[Egyptian Labour Corps]]
* [[Fijian Labour Corps]]
* [[Jewish Labour Corps]]
* [[Maltese Labour Corps]]
* [[Seychelles Labour Corps]]
* [[South African Native Labour Corps]]

== Other colonial units ==

* [[Macedonian Mule Corps]]
* [[Zion Mule Corps]]


[[Category:British Empire]]