The Burma Campaign

Burma Army - Order of Battle - 1st December 1941


1st Burma Infantry Division

East of Taunggyi 13th Indian Infantry Brigade

Moulmein 2nd Burma Brigade Group (The Tenasserim Infantry Brigade)

Taunggyi 1st Burma Brigade Group (The Maymyo Infantry Brigade)

2nd Mountain Battery, Indian Artillery

5th Field Battery, Royal Artillery, Burma Auxilliary Force

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

and Miners

16th Indian Infantry Brigade

Calcutta 1st Battalion, 7th Gurkha Rifles (1/7th Gurkha Rifles) left Calcutta for Burma

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

4th Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment (4/12th FFR)

Maymyo 5th Mountain Battery, Indian Artillery

Taunggyi Headquarters, 27th Mountain Regiment, Indian Artillery

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

Sappers and Miners

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

Central Area

Akyab Burma Frontier Force Aerodrome Guard probably a platoon in strength

The Rangoon Battalion, Burma Auxiliary Force a detachment

Bridge 392 Mandalay- 11th Battalion, The Burma Rifles two sections

Rangoon railway

Chauk 2nd Garrison Company less two platoons

The Upper Burma Battalion, Burma Auxiliary Force detachment D Coy

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

Kanhla 1st Garrison Company one section

Kutkai FF1, Burma Frontier Force

Lanywa The Upper Burma Battalion, Burma Auxiliary Force detachment A Coy

Lashio Burma Frontier Force Aerodrome Guard probably a platoon in strength

The Upper Burma Battalion, Burma Auxiliary Force Demolition Squad

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

Namsam Falls The Upper Burma Battalion, Burma Auxiliary Force detachment C Coy

Namtu The Upper Burma Battalion, Burma Auxiliary Force C Coy less detachments

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

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

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

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

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

Swachaung River 11th Battalion, The Burma Rifles two sections

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 Auxiliary Force D Coy less detachments

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 Rifles one company less two platoon

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

Loilem Commando

FF4, Burma Frontier Force less one column

The Southern Shan States Battalion, Burma Frontier Force outposts

Loimwe The Southern Shan States Battalion, Burma Frontier Force outposts

Mong Pan area FF4, Burma Frontier Force one column

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

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

Namsang Burma Frontier Force Aerodrome Guard guard detachments and columns

Burma Frontier Force Mounted Infantry two troops

Burma Frontier Force Satellite Aerodrome Guard guard detachments and columns

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

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

14th (Shan States) Battalion, The Burma Rifles

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 Rifles detachment

The Rangoon Infantry Brigade Area

Mingaladon 1st Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment B Company

1st Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment battalion and HQ less detachments

3rd Battalion, The Burma Rifles

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

Mingaladon area  1st Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment D Company

  2nd Garrison Battalion

5th Garrison Company

Armoured Car Section, Burma Auxiliary Force

The Burma Railways Battalion, Burma Auxiliary Force

The Rangoon Battalion, Burma Auxiliary Force less detachment at Akyab

The Rangoon Field Brigade, Royal Artillery, Burma Auxiliary

1st Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment A Company

1st Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment one company

1st Rangoon Battalion, Burma Military Police

2nd Rangoon Battalion, Burma Military Police

The Rangoon University Training Corps, Burma Territorial Force

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

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 Burma Frontier Force Aerodrome Guard a detachment

Moulmein Headquarters Tenasserim Area

The Tenasserim Battalion, Burma Auxiliary Force less one company

Tavoy Burma Frontier Force Aerodrome Guard a detachment

Upper Burma Area

Mandalay 7th (Burma Police) Battalion, The Burma Rifles

3rd Garrison Company less one platoon

11th Battalion, The Burma Rifles

1st Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment  C Company
Maymyo Bush Warfare School

Headquarters Upper Burma Area

The Upper Burma Battalion, Burma Auxiliary Force

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

10th (Training) Battalion, The Burma Rifles

Militia Company

Meiktila 9th (Reserve) Battalion, The Burma Rifles

1st Burma Infantry Division

13th Indian Infantry Brigade

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

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

Southern Shan States 2nd Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment (2/7th Rajput)  

1st Burma Brigade Group (The Maymyo Infantry Brigade)

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

and Miners

FF3, Burma Frontier Force less one column

Mawchi FF5, Burma Frontier Force

Mong Pan 5th Battalion, The Burma Rifles  

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

Monghpayak FF3, Burma Frontier Force one column

Nammawngun 5th Battalion, The Burma Rifles one company

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

Panghem 5th Battalion, The Burma Rifles less one company

Takaw 56th Field Company, Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners one section

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

2nd 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 8th (Frontier Force) Battalion, The Burma Rifles

The Kokine Battalion, Burma Frontier Force detachment

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

Myawadi 4th Battalion, The Burma Rifles detachments

Tavoy 6th Battalion, The Burma Rifles  

The Kokine Battalion, Burma Frontier Force  

The Tenasserim Battalion, Burma Auxiliary Force  

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

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