The Burma Campaign

Burma Army - Order of Battle - 19th June 1941


Army Troops (Burma Army)

Thayetmyo 6th Garrison Company

Toungoo Commando

13th Indian Infantry Brigade

Mandalay Headquarters 13th Indian Infantry Brigade

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

2nd Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment (2/7th Rajput) left Mandalay sometime in Aug-41

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

Maymyo 23rd Mountain Battery, Indian Artillery

Upper Burma Area

Chauk 2nd Garrison Company

Kutkai FF1, Burma Frontier Force

Mandalay Headquarters Upper Burma Area  

2nd Battalion, The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry one company

5th Field Battery, Royal Artillery, Burma Auxilliary Force

7th (Burma Police) Battalion, The Burma Rifles  

3rd Garrison Company less one platoon

11th Battalion, The Burma Rifles

Maymyo 2nd Battalion, The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry less one company

The Upper Burma Battalion, Burma Auxiliary Force  

1st Burma Field Company, Burma Sappers and Miners HQ and one section

Depot, 1st Battalion, The Burma Rifles

Depot, 2nd Battalion, The Burma Rifles

Depot, 4th Battalion, The Burma Rifles

6th Battalion, The Burma Rifles to Tavoy and 2nd Burma Brigade Group July 41

Yenangyaung 1st Garrison Company

3rd Garrison Company one platoon

Southern Shan Area

Meiktila 5th Battalion, The Burma Rifles

Monghpayak FF3, Burma Frontier Force

Taunggyi Headquarters Southern Shan Area  

2nd Mountain Battery, Indian Artillery

1st Burma Field Company, Burma Sappers and Miners one section

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

and Miners

1st Battalion, The Burma Rifles

13th (Shan States) Battalion, The Burma Rifles

The Southern Shan States Battalion, Burma Frontier Force  

The Rangoon Infantry Brigade Area

Mingaladon Headquarters Rangoon Area

1st Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment battalion and H.Q. less detachments

3rd Battalion, The Burma Rifles less one company

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

Rangoon 5th Garrison Company

The Burma Railways Battalion, Burma Auxiliary Force

  The Rangoon Battalion, Burma Auxiliary Force

The Rangoon Field Brigade, Royal Artillery, Burma Auxiliary

1st Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment one company

3rd Battalion, The Burma Rifles detachment

AA LMG Battery, Rangoon Field Brigade, BAF

1st Rangoon Battalion, Burma Military Police  

2nd Rangoon Battalion, Burma Military Police  

The Rangoon University Training Corps, Burma Territorial Force

Syriam 1st Heavy Antiaircraft Regiment, RA, Burma Auxiliary Force one battery

4th Garrison Company

Syriam area 1st Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment detachments

The Tenasserim Infantry Brigade Area

Mergui 8th (Frontier Force) Battalion, The Burma Rifles one company

FF2, Burma Frontier Force

Moulmein Headquarters Tenasserim Area

12th Mountain Battery, Indian Artillery

1st Burma Field Company, Burma Sappers and Miners one section

2nd Battalion, The Burma Rifles

4th Battalion, The Burma Rifles

The Tenasserim Battalion, Burma Auxiliary Force less one company

Tavoy 8th (Frontier Force) Battalion, The Burma Rifles less one company

The Tenasserim Battalion, Burma Auxiliary Force the Tavoy Company only, withdrew to Moulemin on 19-Jan-42

29 November 2017