British IX Corps, Burma Theater, January-July 1944
British IX Corps, Burma Theater, January-July 1944
British IX Corps, Burma Theater, January-July 1944
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<strong>British</strong> <strong>IX</strong> <strong>Corps</strong><strong>Burma</strong> <strong>Theater</strong><strong>January</strong>-<strong>July</strong> <strong>1944</strong>Commanding Officer: Lieutnant General G.A.P.Scoones<strong>Corps</strong> Troops:Armor: Brigadier R.L.ScoonesHQ 254th Indian Tank Brigade3rd Carabiniers7th Cavalry"C" Squadron, 150th Regiment, RAC401st Field Squadron, IE (less 1 troop)3/4th Bombay Grenadiers (motorized)(less 1 company)Artillery: Brigadier P.S.Myburgh8th Medium Regiment, RA67th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA28th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA78th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA15th Punjab Anti-Tank Regiment, RA2nd Survey Regiment, RA (1 battery)Engineers: Brigadier H.Williams75th Field Company, IE424th Field Company, IE94th (Faridkot) Field Company, IE305th Field Park Company, IE854th Bridging Company, IE16th Battalion, IE336th Forestry Company, IE3rd West African Field CompanySignals:IV <strong>Corps</strong> SignalsInfantry:9th Jat Machinegun Battalion15/11th Sikh RegimentChin Hills Battalion, <strong>Burma</strong> Army3rd AssamRifles4th Assam Rifles78th Infantry CompanyKalibahadur Regiment (Nepalese)Gwalior Infantry, ISF (1 co)5th Indian Division: Major General H.R.Briggs 15th Indian Infantry Division: Major General G.C.Evans 2Artillery: Brigadier E.C.R.Mansergh4th Field Regiment, RA28th Jungle Field Regiment, RA56th Light Anti-Aircraft/Anti-Tank Regiment, RA24th Indian Mountain Regiment1 under command from 19th March <strong>1944</strong>, less 161st Infantry Brigade with XXXIII <strong>Corps</strong>.2Division assigned to IV <strong>Corps</strong> on 19 March.1
Engineers:2nd Field Company, IE20th Field Company, IE74th Field Company, IE44th Field Park Company, IE1st Bridging Section, IESignals:5th Indian Divisional SignalsDivisional HQ Infantry Battalion:3/2nd Punjab Regiment9th Indian Infantry Brigade Brigadier G.C.Evans 32nd West Yorkshire Regiment3/9th Jat Regiment3/14th Punjab Regiment123rd Infantry Brigade: Brigadier T.J.Winterton 42nd Suffolk Regiment2/1st Punjab Regiment3/14th Dogra Regiment161st Indian Infantry Brigade: Brigadier D.F.W.Warren 54th Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment1/1st Punjab Regiment4/7th Rajput Regiment89th Indian Infantry Brigade: Brigadier W.A.Crowther 62nd Kings Own Scottish Borderers1/11th Sikh Regiment4/8th Gurkha RiflesMedical:10th Indian Field Ambulance45th Indian Field Ambulance75th Indian Field Ambulance17th Indian Light Division: Major General D.T.CowanArtillery: Brigadier The Baron de Robreck21st Indian Mountain Regiment29th Indian Mountain Regiment129th Light Field Regiment, RA82nd Light Anti-Aircraft/Anti-Tank Regiment, RAEngineers;60th Field Company, IE70th Field Company, IE414th 60th Field Park Company, IESignals:17th Indian Divisional SignalsDivisioanl Infantry :1st West Yorkshire Regiment (divisional support battalion)3 Brigadier J.A.Salomons from 2/25/44.4 Brigadier G.C.Evans from 2/25/44, Brigadier E.J.Denholm-Young from 7/1/44.5 Assigned to XXXIII <strong>Corps</strong>.6After 7 May <strong>1944</strong>.
4/12th Frontier Force Regiment (divisional HQ battalion)7/10th Baluch Regiment (divisional reconnaissance battalion)48th Indian Infantry Brigade: Brigdier R.T.Cameron 79th Border Regiment2/5th Royal Gurkha Rifles1/7th Gurkha Rifles63rd Indian Infantry Brigade: Brigadier A.E.Cumming 81/3rd Gurkha Rifles1/4th Gurkha Rifles1/10th Gurkha RiflesMedical:23rd Indian Field Ambulance37th Indian Field Ambulance20th Indian Division: Major General D.D. BraceyArtillery: Brigadier J.A.E.Hirst9th Field Artillery Regiment, RA114th Jungle Field Artillery Regiment, RA23rd Indian Mountain Regiment55th Light Anti-Aircraft/Anti-Tank Regiment, RAEngineers:92nd Field Company, IE422nd Field Company, IE481st Field Company, IE309th Field Park Company, IE9th Bridging Section, IESignals;20th Indian Divisional SignalsDivisional HQ Infantry Battalion:4/3rd Madras Regiment32nd Indian Infantry Brigade: Brigadier D.A.L.Mackenzie1st Northamptonshire Regiment9/14th Punja Regiment3/8th Gurkha Rifles80th Indian Infnatry Brigade: Brigadier S.Greeves1st Devonshire Regiment9/12th Frontier Force Regiment3/1st Gurkha Rifles100th Indian Infantry Brigade: Brigadier W.A.L.James2nd Border Regiment14/13th Frontier Force Regiment4/10th Gurkha RiflesMedical:42nd Indian Field Ambulance55th Indian Field Ambulance59th Indian Field Ambulance23rd Indian Infantry Division: Major General O.L.RobertsArtillery: Brigadier R.W.Andreas158th Jungle Field Regiment, RA3rd Indian Field Regiment7 Brigadier R.C.O. Hedley from 5/31/44.8Brigadier G.W.S.Burton from 1/13/44.3
28th Indian Mountain Regiment2nd Indian Light Anti-Aircraft/anti-Tank RegimentEngineers:68th Field Company, IE71st Field Company, IE91st Field Company, IE323rd Field Park Company, IE10th Bridging Section, IESignals:2/19th Hyderabad Regiment1st Indian Infantry Brigade: Brigadier R.C.McCay 91st SEaforth Highlanders1/16th Punjab Regiment1st Patiala Infantry, ISF37th Indian Infantry Brigade: Brigadier H.V.Collingridge 103/3rd Gurkha Rifles3/5th Gurkha Rifles3/10th Gurkha Rifles49th Indian Infantry Brigade: Brigadier F.A.esse4/5th Mahratta Light Infantry6/5th Mahratta Light Infantry5/6th Rajputana RiflesMedical:24th Indian Field Ambulance74th Indian Field Ambulance49th Indian Field Ambulance50th IndianParachute Brigade: Brigadier M.R.J.Hope-Thompson 11Engineers:411th (Parachute) Field Suqadron, IEInfantry:152nd Indian Parachute Battalion153rd Gurkha Parachute Battalion50th Indian Parachute Machinegun BattalionMedical:80th Indian Field AmbulanceKirby, Stanley, Woodburn, The War Against Japan, London, Her Majesty's StationaryOffice, 1961.Copyright GFN 19919 Brigadier R.C.M.King from 2/25/44.10 Brigadier J.F.Marindin from 6/15/44.11Brigadier E.G.Woods from 5/22/44.
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