Reinforcements for Burma, December 1941 - March 1942
Reinforcements arrived at Rangoon (unless otherwise noted) and are shown with arrival date.
December 1941
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Independent Units |
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23rd Garrison Company (Akyab) |
31-Dec-41 |
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8th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, Indian Artillery |
31-Dec-41 |
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3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Indian Artillery |
31-Dec-41 |
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The Malerkotla State Field Company, Sappers and Miners |
31-Dec-41 ? |
left Calcutta after 09-Dec-41 |
January 1942
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17th Indian Infantry Division |
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Divisional Troops |
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Divisional HQ |
12-Jan-42 |
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60th Field Company, Madras Sappers and Miners |
12-Jan-42 |
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46th Indian Infantry Brigade |
16-Jan-42 |
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3rd Battalion, 7th Gurkha Rifles |
16-Jan-42 |
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5th Battalion, 17th Dogra Regiment |
16-Jan-42 |
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7th Battalion, 10th Baluch Regiment |
16-Jan-42 |
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48th Indian Infantry Brigade (ex 19 Indian Infantry Division) |
31-Jan-42 |
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1st Battalion, 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles |
31-Jan-42 |
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1st Battalion, 4th Prince of Wales's Own Gurkha Rifles |
31-Jan-42 |
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2nd Battalion, 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force) |
31-Jan-42 |
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Independent Units |
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8th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, RA |
16-Jan-42 |
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14th Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment (relieving 23 Garrison Company at Akyab) |
25-Jan-42 |
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1st Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment |
31-Jan-42 (disembarked on/by 02-Feb-42) |
February 1942
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17th Indian Infantry Division |
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Divisional Troops |
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28th Mountain Regiment, Indian Artillery |
14-Feb-42 |
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15th Mountain Battery, Indian Artillery |
14-Feb-42 |
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28th Mountain Battery, Indian Artillery |
14-Feb-42 |
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2nd Antitank Regiment, Indian Artillery |
14-Feb-42 |
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24th Field Company, Bombay Sappers and Miners |
14-Feb-42 |
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Independent Units |
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"Force Viper", Royal Marines detachment (from Ceylon aboard the cruiser HMS Enterprise) |
11-Feb-42 |
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2nd Battalion The Duke of Wellington's Regiment |
14-Feb-42 |
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1st Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) |
21-Feb-42 |
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21-Feb-42 |
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2nd Royal Tank Regiment |
21-Feb-42 |
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7th Queen's Own Hussars |
21-Feb-42 |
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'A' Battery, 95th Antitank Regiment, RA |
21-Feb-42 |
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414 Battery, Royal Horse Artillery |
21-Feb-42 |
March 1942
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17th Indian Infantry Division |
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Divisional Troops |
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1st Field Regiment, Indian Artillery |
03-Mar-42 |
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70th Field Company, Bengal Sappers and Miners |
03-Mar-42 |
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63rd Indian Infantry Brigade (ex 23 Indian Infantry Division?) |
03-Mar-42 |
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1st Battalion, 10th Gurkha Rifles |
03-Mar-42 |
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1st (KGO) Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment |
03-Mar-42 |
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2nd Battalion, 13th Frontier Force Rifles |
03-Mar-42 |
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Independent Units |
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1st Battalion, The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
09-Mar-42 |
arrived by air at Magwe |
12 January 2020