Burma Army - Order of Battle - 1st February 1942
Based on The National Archives File, WO212/543 with minor amendments.
A. 1st Burma Infantry Division
Artillery
Mountain Regiments
27th Mountain Regiment, Indian Artillery HQ
Mountain Batteries
23rd Mountain Battery, Indian Artillery
2nd Mountain Battery, Indian Artillery
5th Field Battery, Royal Artillery, Burma Auxilliary Force
Engineers
Field Companies
56th Field Company, Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and
Miners
Field Park Companies
50th Field Park Company, Queen Victoria's Own Madras
Sappers and Miners
Brigades
13th Indian Infantry Brigade
5th Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment (5/1st Punjab)
2nd Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment (2/7th Rajput)
1st Battalion, 18th Royal Garhwal Rifles (1/18th R Garh Rif)
1st Burma Brigade Group (The Maymyo Infantry Brigade)
2nd Battalion, The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry detached to 46 Indian Infantry Brigade
1st Battalion, The Burma Rifles
5th Battalion, The Burma Rifles
B. 17th Indian Infantry Division
Artillery
Mountain Batteries
5th Mountain Battery, Indian Artillery detached to 16 Indian Infantry Brigade
12th Mountain Battery, Indian Artillery detached to 46 Indian Infantry Brigade
Engineers
Field Companies
60th Field Company, Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and
Miners
The Malerkotla State Field Company, Indian States Forces
1st Burma Field Company, Burma Sappers and Miners
Brigades
2nd Burma Brigade Group attached from 1 Burma Division
7th (Burma Police) Battalion, The Burma Rifles
8th (Frontier Force) Battalion, The Burma Rifles reassigned to 16 Indian Infantry Brigade early Feb-42
4th Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment (4/12th FFR) attached from 16 Indian Infantry Brigade
12th Mountain Battery, Indian Artillery attached
Section, Field Company
16th Indian Infantry Brigade
4th Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment (4/12th FFR) detached to 2 Burma Bde Grp, from 01-Feb-42
1st Battalion, 9th Jat Regiment (1/9th Jat)
1st Battalion, 7th Gurkha Rifles (1/7th Gurkha Rifles)
3rd Battalion, 7th Gurkha Rifles (3/7th Gurkha Rifles) attached
2nd Battalion, The Burma Rifles
5th Mountain Battery, Indian Artillery attached
46th Indian Infantry Brigade
2nd Battalion, The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry attached from 1 Burma Bde Grp
7th Battalion, 10th Baluch Regiment (7/10th Baluch)
5th Battalion, 17th Dogra Regiment (5/17th Dogra)
3rd Battalion, 7th Gurkha Rifles (3/7th Gurkha Rifles) detached to 16 Indian Infantry Brigade
48th Indian Infantry Brigade in Burma Army Reserve (waiting for transport)
1st Battalion, 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles
(1/3rd Gurkha Rifles)
1st Battalion, 4th Prince of Wales's Own Gurkha Rifles
(1/4th Gurkha Rifles)
2nd Battalion, 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force)
(2/5th Gurkha Rifles)
C. Line of Communication
1st Battalion, The West Yorkshire Regiment
1st Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment
6th Battalion, The Burma Rifles possibly only a company in strength remaining
D. Anti-Aircraft Artillery
1st Heavy Antiaircraft Regiment, RA, Burma Auxiliary Force
8th Heavy Antiaircraft Battery, RA
8th Indian Heavy Antiaircraft Battery, Indian Artillery less two sections
3rd Indian Light Antiaircraft Battery, Indian Artillery
E. Other Troops
Burma Frontier Force
7 X “infantry battalions”
Bhamo Battalion
Chin Hills Battalion
Myitkyina Battalion
Northern Shan States Battalion
Southern Shan States Battalion
Kokine Battalion
Reserve Battalion
Burma Auxiliary Force
4 infantry battalions
[presumed to be:
The Burma Railways Battalion, Burma Auxiliary Force
The Rangoon Battalion, Burma Auxiliary Force
The Upper Burma Battalion, Burma Auxiliary Force
The Tenasserim Battalion, Burma Auxiliary Force]
The Rangoon Field Brigade, Royal Artillery, Burma Auxiliary Force
Burma Rifles
3rd Battalion, The Burma Rifles
4th Battalion, The Burma Rifles
9th (Reserve) Battalion, The Burma Rifles
10th (Training) Battalion, The Burma Rifles
11th Battalion, The Burma Rifles
12th (Lower Burma) Battalion, The Burma Rifles
13th (Shan States) Battalion, The Burma Rifles
Six anti-tank troops (forming)
12 garrison companies (7 formed) [not identified]
[Note: the official document (WO212/543) excludes a number of minor units such as the FF Columns, aerodrome guards, levies and others.]
29 November 2017