Burma Division
The Burma Division was a static formation of the British Indian Army. It was created as part of the 1903 reforms of the Indian Army by Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener then Commander-in-Chief, India. The task of such formations was to oversee area brigades commanding Internal Security troops. The formation is best thought of as a provincial or district command rather than as an infantry division. The headquarters of the division was at Maymyo.
Order of battle
At the start of World War I the division consisted of:
- Commander Major General T Pilcher
- Rangoon Brigade, Brigadier General Johnstone
- 4th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment
- 1st Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers
- 66th Punjabis
- 79th Infantry
- 89th Punjabis
- 64th & 75th Batteries Royal Garrison Artillery
- 22 Mountain Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
- Mandalay Brigade, Major General Raitt
- 1st Battalion Border Regiment
- 64th Pioneers
- 80th Infantry
- 91st Punjabis
- 1/10th Gurkha Rifles
See also
References
Bibliography
- Haythornthwaite, Philip J. (1996). The World War One Source Book. London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 1-85409-351-7.
- Perry, F.W. (1993). Order of Battle of Divisions Part 5B. Indian Army Divisions. Newport: Ray Westlake Military Books. ISBN 1-871167-23-X.
External links
- "Burma Division on The Regimental Warpath 1914 - 1918 by PB Chappell". Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
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Indian Army Divisions in World War I
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- 2nd (Rawalpindi)
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- 4th (Quetta)
- 5th (Mhow)
- 6th (Poona)
- 7th (Meerut)
- 8th (Lucknow)
- 9th (Secunderabad)
- Burma
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