HQ Army in Burma  1st February 1942

 

[based on Public Records Office Document WO212/543 with minor amendments]

 

A. 1 Burma Division

    Artillery

       Mountain Regiments

         27th Mountain Regiment, Indian Artillery                                HQ

       Mountain Batteries

         23rd Mountain Battery, Indian Artillery

         2nd Mountain Battery, Indian Artillery                                  

         5th Field Battery, Royal Artillery, Burma Auxilliary Force            

    Engineers

       Field Companies

         56th Field Company, Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and

          Miners

       Field Park Companies

         50th Field Park Company, Queen Victoria's Own Madras

         Sappers and Miners

    Brigades

         13 Indian Infantry Brigade                                                         

                5th Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment (5/1st Punjab)

                2nd Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment (2/7th Rajput)

                     1st Battalion, 18th Royal Garhwal Rifles (1/18th R Garh Rif)        

         1 Burma Brigade Group                                                              (The Maymyo Infantry Brigade)                  

                2nd Battalion, The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry       detached to 46 Indian Infantry Brigade          

                1st Battalion, The Burma Rifles

                     5th Battalion, The Burma Rifles                                  

 

B. 17 Indian Infantry Division

    Artillery

       Mountain Batteries

         5th Mountain Battery, Indian Artillery                                    detached to 16 Indian Infantry Brigade

         12th Mountain Battery, Indian Artillery                                   detached to 46 Indian Infantry Brigade

    Engineers

       Field Companies

         60th Field Company, Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and 

          Miners

         The Malerkotla State Field Company, Indian States Forces

         1st Burma Field Company, Burma Sappers and Miners

    Brigades

         2 Burma Brigade Group                                              attached from 1 Burma Division

                7th (Burma Police) Battalion, The Burma Rifles                

                8th (Frontier Force) Battalion, The Burma Rifles              

                4th Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment (4/12th FFR)     attached from 16 Indian Infantry Brigade

               12th Mountain Battery, Indian Artillery                            attached

               Section, Field Company    

         16 Indian Infantry Brigade                                          

                4th Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment (4/12th FFR)     detached to 2 Burma Brigade Group           

                 1st Battalion, 9th Jat Regiment (1/9th Jat)

                1st Battalion, 7th Gurkha Rifles (1/7th Gurkha Rifles)    

                3rd Battalion, 7th Gurkha Rifles (3/7th Gurkha Rifles)         attached

                2nd Battalion, The Burma Rifles                                 

               5th Mountain Battery, Indian Artillery  attached

         46 Indian Infantry Brigade                                                         

                2nd Battalion, The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry       attached from 1 Burma Bde Grp

                7th Battalion, 10th Baluch Regiment (7/10th Baluch)         

                5th Battalion, 17th Dogra Regiment (5/17th Dogra)                    

                3rd Battalion, 7th Gurkha Rifles (3/7th Gurkha Rifles)         detached to 16 Indian Infantry Brigade

            48 Indian Infantry Brigade                                                        in Burma Army Reserve (waiting for transport)

                 1st Battalion, 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles  

                 (1/3rd Gurkha Rifles)

                 1st Battalion, 4th Prince of Wales's Own Gurkha Rifles     

                 (1/4th Gurkha Rifles)

                      2nd Battalion, 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force)     

                 (2/5th Gurkha Rifles)

 

C. Line of Communication

            1st Battalion, The West Yorkshire Regiment                                  

         1st Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment                         

            6th Battalion, The Burma Rifles                                          possibly only a company in strength remaining

                                                                                      

D.  AA Artillery

            1st Heavy Antiaircraft Regiment, RA, Burma Auxiliary Force 
                1st Heavy Antiaircraft Battery, BAF                                           8 X 3.7inch guns

                3rd Light Antiaircraft Battery, BAF                                             8 X 40mm Bofors guns

            8th Heavy Antiaircraft Battery, RA

            8th Indian Heavy Antiaircraft Battery, Indian Artillery                     less two sections

            3rd Indian Light Antiaircraft Battery, Indian Artillery  

 

E. Other Troops

            Burma Frontier Force

                      7 X “infantry battalions”

 

                      [Bhamo Battalion

                      Chin Hills Battalion

                      Myitkyina Battalion

                      Northern Shan States Battalion

                      Southern Shan States Battalion

                      Kokine Battalion

                      Reserve Battalion]

 

            Burma Auxiliary Force

                      4 infantry battalions

 

                      [presumed to be:

                      The Burma Railways Battalion, Burma Auxiliary Force

                 The Rangoon Battalion, Burma Auxiliary Force

                      The Upper Burma Battalion, Burma Auxiliary Force

                      The Tenasserim Battalion, Burma Auxiliary Force]

 

                 The Rangoon Field Brigade, Royal Artillery, Burma Auxiliary Force  

                 Armoured Car Section, Rangoon Battalion, Burma Auxiliary Force        (four armoured cars with Vickers .303 MGs)

 

            Burma Rifles

                      3rd Battalion, The Burma Rifles                                 

                 4th Battalion, The Burma Rifles

                      9th (Reserve) Battalion, The Burma Rifles

                      10th (Training) Battalion, The Burma Rifles

                      11th Battalion, The Burma Rifles

                      12th (Lower Burma) Battalion, The Burma Rifles

                      13th (Shan States) Battalion, The Burma Rifles

 

 

                      Six anti-tank troops                                                               (forming)

                      12 garrison companies                                                         (7 formed) [not identified]

                

 

[Note: the official document (WO212/543) excludes a number of minor units such as the FF Columns, aerodrome guards, levies and others.]