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The '''Burma Division''' was a formation of the [[British Indian Army]], it was formed for [[Internal Security]] duties in [[Burma]] after the reforms of the Indian Army by [[Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener]] when he was the [[Commander-in-Chief, India]] in 1903. There head quarters were at [[Maymyo]] and in 1914, at the start of [[World War I]] there formation was |
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The '''Burma Division''' was a static formation of the [[British Indian Army]]. It was created as part of the 1903 [[Kitchener Reforms|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]]. |
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==Order of battle== |
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At the start of [[World War I]] the division consisted of: |
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*Rangoon Brigade, Brigadier General Johnstone |
*Rangoon Brigade, Brigadier General Johnstone |
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**4th Battalion [[Worcestershire Regiment]] |
**4th Battalion [[Worcestershire Regiment]] |
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**64th & 75th Batteries [[Royal Garrison Artillery]] |
**64th & 75th Batteries [[Royal Garrison Artillery]] |
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**22 Mountain Battery Royal Garrison Artillery |
**22 Mountain Battery Royal Garrison Artillery |
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*Mandalay Brigade, Major General Raitt |
*Mandalay Brigade, Major General Raitt |
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**1st Battalion [[Border Regiment]] |
**1st Battalion [[Border Regiment]] |
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**[[80th Infantry]] |
**[[80th Infantry]] |
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**[[91st Punjabis]] |
**[[91st Punjabis]] |
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**1/[[10th Gurkha Rifles]] |
**1/[[10th Gurkha Rifles]] |
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==See also== |
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* [[List of Indian divisions in World War I]] |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Military of British India]] |
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[[Category:Military units and formations of India in World War I]] |
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==Bibliography== |
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* {{cite book |
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| last = Haythornthwaite | first = Philip J. |
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| authorlink = Philip Haythornthwaite |
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| year = 1996 |
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| title = The World War One Source Book |
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| publisher = Arms and Armour Press |
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| location = London |
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| isbn = 1-85409-351-7 |
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| last = Perry | first = F.W. |
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| year = 1993 |
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| title = Order of Battle of Divisions Part 5B. Indian Army Divisions |
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| publisher = Ray Westlake Military Books |
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| location = Newport |
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| isbn = 1-871167-23-X |
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}} |
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==External links== |
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*{{cite web|url=http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/burma_div.htm |title=Burma Division on ''The Regimental Warpath 1914 - 1918'' by PB Chappell |access-date=2015-06-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517084810/http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/burma_div.htm |archive-date=17 May 2008 |df=dmy }} |
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{{Indian Divisions in World War I}} |
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[[Category:British Indian Army divisions]] |
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[[Category:Indian World War I divisions]] |
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[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1903]] |
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1903]] |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- 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
[edit]- "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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