British Air Landing Company, April 1943
Numbers in parenthesis indicate number of personnel assigned to role, number of unallocated weapons or number of sub-units in detachment.
Notes
Subaltern may have been 1st or 2nd Lieutenant
Company Headquarters
| Unit | Rank | Weapon | Vehicle |
| Company Commander | Major | Pistol | Motorcycle |
| Second-in-command | Captain | Pistol | Motorcycle |
| Company Sergeant-major | Warrant Officer II | Sten | Bicycle |
| Company Quartermaster Sergeant | Staff Sergeant | Sten | Bicycle |
| Company Clerk | Private | Rifle | |
| Storeman | Private | Rifle | Bicycle |
| Batman (2) | Private | Sten | Motorcycle |
| Driver in Charge (2) | Private | Rifle | 5-cwt Jeep * |
| Driver-mechanic | Private | Rifle | 5-cwt Jeep * |
| Support Section | |||
| Section Commander | Sergeant | Rifle | Bicycle |
| Nursing Orderly (2) (RAMC) | Private | Pistol | |
| Mortar Detachment (2) each | |||
| Detachment Commander | Corporal | Rifle | |
| Mortarman | Private | Rifle, 3-inch mortar | |
| Mortarman (2) | Private | Rifle | |
| Mortarman (2) | Private | Pistol | |
| Bren Detachment | |||
| Detachment Commander | Corporal | Rifle | |
| Bren Number 1 (2) | Private | Bren, Pistol ** | |
| Bren Number 2 (2) | Private | Rifle |
Notes
Company Weapons (issued at direction of CO);
.55 cal Anti-tank Rifle (replaced by the Projector, Infantry, Anti-tank by 1944)
Headquarters Transport
Handcart (3)
* All Headquarters Jeeps towed two trailers
** both Brens fitted with sustained fire tripod mounts
Rifle Platoon (4), each
| Unit | Rank | Weapon | Vehicle |
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Platoon HQ |
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| Platoon Commander | Subaltern | Sten | |
| Platoon Sergeant | Sergeant | Rifle | |
| Batman * | Private | Rifle | |
| Marching Personnel | |||
| Section Commander (3) | Corporal | Sten | |
| Rifleman (13) | Private | Rifle ** | |
| Rifleman | Private | Sten | |
| Mortarman | Private | Pistol, 2-inch mortar | |
| Bren Gunner (3) | Private | Bren, Pistol |
Notes
The WE table does not specify a Section organisation, however the presence of three Corporals would indicate there were three Rifle Sections. There were also two Lance Corporals.
* Batman normally acted as Signaller
** two men armed with scoped sniper rifle
Platoon Weapons
.55 cal Anti-tank Rifle ( replaced by the Projector, Infantry, Anti-tank by 1944)
Platoon Transport
Handcart
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