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Commonwealth Countries During and Subsequent to World War II

Commonwealth countries during World War II (Other than Australia)
  • Canada from 10 September 1939
  • Newfoundland 
  • New Zealand 
  • South Africa from 6 September 1939
  • United Kingdom

Commonwealth countries subsequent to 1945

1947India

Pakistan (withdrew 1972)

1948Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

1957Ghana

Federation of Malaya (became Malaysia in 1963)

1960Nigeria

1961Cyprus

Sierra Leone

Tanganyika (now Tanzania)

1962Jamaica

Trinidad and Tobago

Uganda

1963Zanzibar (now Tanzania)

Kenya

1964Malawi

Malta

Zambia

1965Gambia

Singapore (on secession from Malaya)

1966Guyana

Botswana

Lesotho

Barbados

1968Mauritius

Swaziland

Nauru

1970Tonga

Western Samoa

Fiji

1972Bangladesh

1973Bahamas