Burma Army 1 Dec 41
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Army in Burma (Burma Army or Burma Army Command) HQ Rangoon:

1st December 1941

 

1 Burma Division

East of Taunggyi 13 Indian Infantry Brigade

Moulmein 2 Burma Brigade Group (The Tenasserim

Infantry Brigade)

Shan States 14th (Shan States) Battalion, The Burma

Rifles

Taunggyi 1 Burma Brigade Group (The Maymyo

Infantry Brigade)

2nd Mountain Battery, Indian Artillery

56th Field Company, Madras Sappers and less three sections

Miners

5th Field Battery, Royal Artillery, Burma

Auxilliary Force

16 Indian Infantry Brigade

Mandalay 1st Battalion, 9th Jat Regiment

4th Battalion The Frontier Force Regiment

Maymyo 5th Mountain Battery, Indian Artillery

Meiktila The Malerkotla State Field Company

Taunggyi 50th Field (Park?) Company, Madras

Sappers and Miners

Headquarters, 27th Mountain Regiment,

Indian Artillery

Wah 1st Battalion, 7th Gurkha Rifles

Central Area

Akyab Burma Frontier Force Aerodrome Guard probably a platoon in strength

The Rangoon Battalion, Burma Auxiliary a detachment

Force

Bridge 392 11th Battalion, The Burma Rifles two sections

Mandalay-Rangoon

Chauk 2nd Garrison Company less two platoons

The Upper Burma Battalion, Burma detachment D Coy

Auxiliary Force

Kabayaung River Bridge 12th (Lower Burma) Battalion, The Burma two sections

Rifles

Kanhla 1st Garrison Company one section

Kutkai FF1, Burma Frontier Force

Lanywa The Upper Burma Battalion, Burma detachment A Coy

Auxiliary Force

Lashio Burma Frontier Force Aerodrome Guard probably a platoon in strength

The Upper Burma Battalion, Burma Demolition Squad

Auxiliary Force

Mytinge River Bridge 11th Battalion, The Burma Rifles one platoon

Namsam Falls The Upper Burma Battalion, Burma detachment C Coy

Auxiliary Force

Namtu The Upper Burma Battalion, Burma C Coy less detachments

Auxiliary Force

Pegu River Bridge 12th (Lower Burma) Battalion, The Burma two sections

Rifles

Pyu River Bridge 12th (Lower Burma) Battalion, The Burma two sections

Rifles

Samon River Bridge 11th Battalion, The Burma Rifles two sections

Sinthechaung River 11th Battalion, The Burma Rifles two sections

Bridge

Sittang River Bridge 11th Battalion, The Burma Rifles two sections

Swachaung River 11th Battalion, The Burma Rifles two sections

Bridge

Tharrawaddy 1st Garrison Company one section

Thayetmyo 6th Garrison Company

7th Garrison Company

Thegon 1st Garrison Company one section

Toungoo Burma Frontier Force Aerodrome Guard probably a platoon in strength

Yenangyaung 1st Garrison Battalion HQ

1st Garrison Company less one platoon

2nd Garrison Company two platoons

3rd Garrison Company one platoon

The Upper Burma Battalion, Burma D Coy less detachments

Auxiliary Force

Yonbin River Bridge 11th Battalion, The Burma Rifles two sections

Southern Shan Area

Aungban Burma Frontier Force Satellite Aerodrome

Guard

Heho Burma Frontier Force Aerodrome Guard

Kengtung 13th (Shan States) Battalion, The Burma one company less two platoon

Rifles

Kunhing 13th (Shan States) Battalion, The Burma one company less three platoons

Rifles

Loilem Commando

FF4, Burma Frontier Force less one column

The Southern Shan States Battalion, Burma outposts

Frontier Force

Loimwe The Southern Shan States Battalion, Burma outposts

Frontier Force

Mong Pan area FF4, Burma Frontier Force one column

Mongping 13th (Shan States) Battalion, The Burma detachment

Rifles

Nammawngun 13th (Shan States) Battalion, The Burma two platoons

Rifles

Namsang Burma Frontier Force Aerodrome Guard guard detachments and columns

Burma Frontier Force Mounted Infantry two troops

Burma Frontier Force Satellite Aerodrome guard detachments and columns

Guard

Shan States 13th (Shan States) Battalion, The Burma less two companies, less two platoons ?

Rifles

Takaw 13th (Shan States) Battalion, The Burma one platoon

Rifles

Taunggyi Headquarters Southern Shan Area

The Southern Shan States Battalion, Burma

Frontier Force

Thamakan Burma Frontier Force Mounted Infantry one troop, one column

Tongta 13th (Shan States) Battalion, The Burma detachment

Rifles

The Rangoon Infantry Brigade Area

Mingaladon 12th (Lower Burma) Battalion, The Burma less detachments

Rifles

1st Battalion The Gloucestershire Regiment battalion and HQ less detachments

1st Battalion The Gloucestershire Regiment B Company

3rd Battalion, The Burma Rifles

Mingaladon area '30mls 1st Battalion The Gloucestershire Regiment D Company

from'

Rangoon 1st Battalion The Gloucestershire Regiment A Company

1st Rangoon Battalion, Burma Military Police

2nd Garrison Battalion

2nd Rangoon Battalion, Burma Military

Police

5th Garrison Company

The Burma Railways Battalion, Burma

Auxiliary Force
1st Armoured Car Company, Burma
Auxiliary Force

The Rangoon Battalion, Burma Auxiliary less detachment at Akyab

Force

The Rangoon Field Brigade, Royal Artillery,

Burma Auxiliary Force

The Rangoon Training University Corps,

Burma Territorial Force

Rangoon area 1 Heavy Antiaircraft Regiment, RA, Burma HQ and detachments

Auxiliary Force

Syriam 1 Heavy Antiaircraft Regiment, RA, Burma one battery

Auxiliary Force

4th Garrison Company

Syriam area 1st Battalion The Gloucestershire Regiment detachments ? until

The Tenasserim Infantry Brigade Area

Mergui Burma Frontier Force Aerodrome Guard

Moulmein Headquarters Tenasserim Area

The Tenasserim Battalion, Burma Auxiliary less one company

Force

Tavoy Burma Frontier Force Aerodrome Guard a detachment

Upper Burma Area

Mandalay 11th Battalion, The Burma Rifles

1st Battalion The Gloucestershire Regiment C Company

3rd Garrison Company less one platoon

7th (Burma Police) Battalion The Burma

Rifles

Maymyo 10th (Training) Battalion, The Burma Rifles

1st Burma Field Company, Burma Sappers HQ and two sections

and Miners

Headquarters Upper Burma Area

Militia Company

The Upper Burma Battalion, Burma

Auxiliary Force

Meiktila 9th (Reserve) Battalion, The Burma Rifles
1 Burma Division

1 Burma Brigade Group (The Maymyo Infantry Brigade)

Loimwe 56th Field Company, Madras Sappers and one section

Miners

FF3, Burma Frontier Force less one column

Mong Pan 5th Battalion, The Burma Rifles

Mongh Payak - Loimwe 1st Battalion, The Burma Rifles preparing defences

area

Monghpayak FF3, Burma Frontier Force one column

Nammawngun 56th Field Company, Madras Sappers and one section

Miners

5th Battalion, The Burma Rifles one company

Panghem 5th Battalion, The Burma Rifles less one company

Takaw 56th Field Company, Madras Sappers and one section

Miners

Taunggyi 2nd Battalion The King's Own Yorkshire

Light Infantry (KOYLI

13 Indian Infantry Brigade

East of Taunggyi 1st Battalion, 18th Royal Garwhal Rifles

23rd Mountain Battery, Indian Artillery

Loilem 5th Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment

Southern Shan States 2nd Battalion 7th Rajput Regiment

2 Burma Brigade Group (The Tenasserim Infantry Brigade)

Kawkareik 4th Battalion, The Burma Rifles

Maw Daung Pass FF2, Burma Frontier Force Columns 1 & 2 joined Column 3

Mergui 2nd Battalion, The Burma Rifles

FF2, Burma Frontier Force

The Kokine Battalion, Burma Frontier Force a detachment

Moulmein 1st Burma Field Company, Burma Sappers one section

and Miners

8th (Frontier Force) Battalion, The Burma

Rifles

The Kokine Battalion, Burma Frontier Force detachment

Myawadi 4th Battalion, The Burma Rifles detachments

Tavoy 6th Battalion, The Burma Rifles

The Kokine Battalion, Burma Frontier Force detachment

The Tenasserim Battalion, Burma Auxiliary the Tavoy Company only

Force

Victoria Point The Kokine Battalion, Burma Frontier Force a platoon of the battalion at Victoria Pt

28 January, 2000

 

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