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During the first Burma campaign, Major Jenner served with the antiaircraft artillery of the B.A.F. He later served with the Burma Intelligence Corps in the Arakan. 31st December 2017 |
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Often confused with the 8th Indian H.A.A. Battery, a brief history of the unit which fought during the first Burma campaign and later in the Arakan. 31st December 2017 |
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A brief history of this antiaircraft unit, often confused with the British 8th H.A.A. Battery which fought alongside its Indian counterpart during the first Burma campaign. 31st December 2017 |
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Operations in Tavoy and On Moulmein Aerodrome by Captain N.R. Watts, MC.; WO 203/5691 |
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Captain Watts was a company commander involved in the fighting for Tavoy town in January 1942. He later commanded the troops defending the aerodrome at Moulmein. 10th December 2017 |
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6th Burma Rifles, Tavoy, January 1942 – Captain W.R. Andrews Narrative; WO 203/5691 |
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An account of the 6th Burma Rifles action at Tavoy in January 1942. 10th December 2017 |
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** New Design for the Web Site ** |
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A new look and new navigation menus for the web site. 9th December 2017 |
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A new section presenting transcriptions of war diaries and official and personal narratives. 9th December 2017 |
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A new, full account of the 1st Battalion which served at Kohima, Burma and Sumatra. 12th October 2017 |
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* Book *: "Not Forgetting the 9th; The War Diary of Sgt. Cyril Grimes, 1944-1945" |
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Click this link to open a PDF summary of the book. 14th August 2017 |
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Post-war served as the Chin Hills Battalion then, briefly, as the 1st (Chin Hills) Anti-Tank/Mortar Regiment before reverting to an infantry battalion. Re-titled as the 3rd Chin Rifles in 1949. 7th August 2017 |
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A much revised account of the action at Tavoy, with situation maps. 26th July 2017 |
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Added details of the Chin Hills Battalion detachment at the Shweli Bridge action in May 1942. 1st May 2017 |
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The 1st Chin Rifles was one of the first Government units to be engaged at Insein in January/February 1949. 26th April 2017 |
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A history of this battalion of the Burma Regiment which in 1946 fought Chinese deserters. 12th April 2017 |
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* New Book *: Reporting the Retreat: War Correspondents in Burma |
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There were some twenty-six accredited war correspondents covering the campaign, and almost half of them wrote books about their experiences, mostly within a year or two of the defeat |
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Group photograph of officers and G.C.O.s of the battalion dating from late 1940 or during 1941. 22nd November 2016 |
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A history of this battalion of the new Burma Rifles regiment, formed for the new Burma Army in 1945. 14th September 2016 |
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A history of this battalion of the new Burma Rifles regiment, formed for the new Burma Army in 1945. 8th September 2016 |
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The veterans of two Chindit operations were reorganised to form a battalion of the new Burma Army. 31st August 2016 |
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Added details of the battalion's actions at the Sittang Bridge, February 1942. 30th August 2016 |
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A history of this battalion of the new Burma Rifles regiment, formed for the new Burma Army in 1946. Revised 24th August 2016 |
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A history of this battalion of the new Burma Rifles regiment, formed for the new Burma Army in 1946. Revised 24th August 2016 |
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A history of this battalion of the new Burma Rifles regiment, formed for the new Burma Army in 1947. Revised 31st August 2016 |
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A brief history of this battalion of the new Burma Army, raised from the Western Chin Levies in 1945. Revised 24th August 2016 |
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A history of the planning raising and post-independence operations of new Burma Army. 25th July 2016 |
The diaries of Sergeant Cyril Grimes who served with the 9th Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment in Burma 1944-1945. 
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A much revised and extended history of this holding battalion. 25th June 2016 |
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A history of this battalion of the Burma Regiment which fought with the Northern Kachin Levies. 7th June 2016 |
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Brief history of the three battalions of the Karen Rifles, part of the new Burma Army from 1945-1949. 7th June 2016 |
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Update to include details of companies recruited and trained by the Chin Hills Battalion, BFF. 23rd May 2016 |
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Updates to include details of a company of the Battalion that came under command of Captain Thompson's party. 16th May 2016 |
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Added details of the "British Army, Indian Volunteer Forces Long Service & Good Conduct Medal, 1915-1939" |
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Brief, fragmentary histories of each of the sixteen platoons of the Burma Intelligence Corps. February 2016 |
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A much expanded history of this corps of interpreters. February 2016 |
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New details added describing the role of the Battalion with the Chindits. 6th November 2015 |
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Added by FIBIS in September 2015 are links to the Indian Army Lists online at the Digital Library of India. September 2015 |