African Campaign, the 12th African Division attacked from Kenya into Italian Somaliland and then advanced into Ethiopia. Order of battle On formation On formation as 2nd (African) Division 19 July to 24 November 1940. The division was renamed as the 12th (African) Division on 18 October 1940. 2nd (East Africa) Infantry Brigade 1st Battalion, King's African Rifles (as the 1/1st battalion after 17 October 1940) 5th Battalion, King's African Rifles 6th Battalion, King's African Rifles (as the 1/6th battalion after 17 October 1940) Renamed the 22nd (East Africa) Infantry Brigade on 18 October 1940 4th (Gold Coast) Infantry Brigade 1st Battalion, Gold Coast Regiment 2nd Battalion, Gold Coast Regiment 3rd Battalion, Gold Coast Regiment Renamed the 24th (Gold Coast) Infantry Brigade on 18 October 1940. Artillery 1st (Gold Coast) Light Battery, West African Artillery 22nd Indian Mountain Battery The 1st (Gold Coast) Light Battery was renamed the 51st (Gold Coast) Light Battery on 18 October 1940. Engineers 1st (East Africa) Field Company, East African Engineers 2nd (Gold Coast) Field Company, West African Engineers Renamed the 54th (East Africa) Field Company, East African Engineers and 52nd (Gold Coast) Field Company, West African Engineers respectively on 18 October 1940. Division troops 2nd (African) Division Signals Renamed the 12th (African) Division Signals on 18 October 1940. As 12th (African) Division As the 12th (African) Division in East Africa and, from 10 February to 6 April 1941, Italian Somaliland, fighting in the Juba in February 1941. 22nd (East Africa) Infantry Brigade (left 12 December 1940, rejoined 6 January 1941, left 23 February, rejoined 2 March 1941, left 11 March, swapping with 11th (African) Division) 1/1st Battalion, King's African Rifles 5th Battalion, King's African Rifles 1/6th Battalion, King's African Rifles 24th (Gold Coast) Infantry Brigade 1st Battalion, Gold Coast Regiment 2nd Battalion, Gold Coast Regiment 3rd Battalion, Gold Coast Regiment Artillery 51st (Gold Coast) Light Battery, West African Artillery 53rd (East Africa )Light Battery, East African Artillery 22nd Indian Mountain Battery (left 2 December 1940, rejoined 8 January to 22 February 1941) Engineers 52nd (Gold Coast) Field Company, West African Engineers 54th (East Africa) Field Company, East African Engineers (left 2 December 1940, rejoined 8 January to 23 February 1941) 53rd (Gold Coast) Field Company, West African Engineers (joined 23 to 27 February 1941) Division troops 12th (African) Division Signals Abyssinia and after From the division's deployment to Abyssinia to its disbanding on 17 April