Military Forces West Africa was formed on the 7 July 1940 with the arrival of Lieutenant General George Giffard and one staff officer.

[4] From 31 May 1944, there was a Royal Air Force communications squadron associated with the area, and at times directly associated with the West Africa Command.

[5] Postwar plans to raise an infantry division in West Africa as part of a British strategic reserve were not realised due to lack of funding.

[6] It would have required 1,200 British officers and NCOs, construction totalling £13 million, and taken four to six years to establish.

[7] After disbandment, West Africa Command's infrastructure, including the officer training school at Teshie, was used by the new Ghana Army.