The Burma Campaign

Burma Army - Order of Battle - 3rd September 1939

The Maymyo Infantry Brigade Area


Bhamo The Bhamo Battalion, Burma Frontier Force

Falam The Chin Hills Battalion, Burma Frontier Force

Lashio The Northern Shan States Battalion, Burma Frontier Force

Mandalay 13th Field Company, Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers

and Miners

1st Burma Field Company, Burma Sappers and Miners forming

11th Battalion, The Burma Rifles

4th Battalion, The Burma Rifles

The Mandalay Battalion, Burma Military Police

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

3rd Battalion, The Burma Rifles

2nd Battalion, The Burma Rifles

The Upper Burma Battalion, Burma Auxiliary Force  

2nd Mountain Battery, Indian Artillery

Myitkyina The Myitkyina Battalion, Burma Frontier Force

Pyawbwe The Reserve Battalion, Burma Frontier Force

Taunggyi The Southern Shan States Battalion, Burma Frontier Force

The Rangoon Infantry Brigade Area


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

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

1st Battalion, The Burma Rifles

Moulmein The Tenasserim Battalion, Burma Auxiliary Force

Rangoon 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 one company

1st Rangoon Battalion, Burma Military Police  

2nd Rangoon Battalion, Burma Military Police  

The Rangoon University Training Corps, Burma Territorial Force

Syriam area 1st Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment detachments

29 November 2017