The British Colonial Auxiliary Forces were the various military forces of Britain's colonial empire which were not considered part of the British Army proper. Most were part-time units, and they were
1939 Army List, Dominion and Colonial Regiments index
1945 Army List, Order of Precedence of the British Army, with auxiliary units omitted
Establishment and Strength of the British Army (excluding Indian native troops stationed in India) prior to August, 1914.
The West African Frontier Force was a multi-battalion field force, formed by the British Colonial Office in 1900 to garrison the West African colonies of Nigeria, Gold Coast, Sierra Leone and Gambia.
British Colonial Auxiliary Forces
…were funded by the War Office as parts of the British Army and hence were not auxiliary forces. A small number of regular military units (such as the Royal West African Frontier Force) were also raised in the colonies and not funded by the War Office (and were organised under the Colonial Office), and these were also considered…
Troops of the Nigeria Regiment RWAFF on active service in Burma 1944
Polish officers of the Gambia Regiment during World War II. From left to right: Lt. Adam Grzywacz, Lt. Weisław Bułkowski, Captain Jan Żeleźnik, Major Stanislaw Lisiecki.
Sergeant Alhaji Grunshi of the Gold Coast Regiment WAFF in full dress uniform 1918