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Created from Indian Auxiliary and
Territorial Force units transferred
from the Indian Army when Burma separated from India in April 1937. The Burma
Auxiliary Force consisted of British and Anglo-Burmans and Anglo-Indians while the Burma
Territorial Force was mainly Burmese.
In 1937 the units were:
Burma Territorial Force
| The 11th Battalion, Burma Rifles, Burma
Territorial Force |
(The composition of this unit was
Burmese and Karen) |
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| 12th
(Lower Burma) Battalion, Burma Rifles |
(Early in 1939, the Governor approved the
formation of this battalion - headquarters and two rifle companies were raised, partly by
transfer from the 11th Battalion, and became active on 1 October 1939. The remaining two
companies were to be raised in 1940-41) |
| Rangoon University Training Corps, Burma
Territorial Force |
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