BURMA DIVISION

British units only.

The Burma Division was a Regular Division of the Indian Army. The Division remained in Burma throughout the war.

Infantry Units

Rangoon Brigade.

2/5th Bn Somerset Light Infantry. Jan 1916 - Sep 1916. Left the Brigade but remained attached to the Division.
3rd Garrison Bn Bedfordshire Regt. Nov 1917 - 11 Nov 1918.
4th Bn Worcestershire Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - Dec 1914. To the 29th (British) Division.
1/5th Bn Hampshire Regt. Jan 1918 - Oct 1918. To the 16th Division.
1/4th Bn King’s Shropshire Light Infantry. 10 Dec 1914 - Feb 1915. The Battalion split, 1½ Companies went to the Anderman Islands, the rest of the Battalion went to Singapore. On 10 Apr 1915 the 1½ Companies from the Anderman Islands rejoined the Battalion. One Company was sent to Hong Kong arriving on 05 Apr 1915. Two more Companies were sent to Hong Kong arriving on 18 Apr 1915. By Mar 1917 the whole Battalion was back in Singapore. In May 1917 the Battalion left for Great Britain via South Africa, arriving in Great Britain in Jul 1917. The Battalion then went to France and joined the 63rd (British) Division in Aug 1917.
1st Bn Royal Munster Fusiliers. 04 Aug 1914 - Oct 1914. To the 29th (British) Division.
18th Bn Rifle Brigade. Jan 1916 - 11 Nov 1918.

Mandalay Brigade.

1st Bn Border Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - Oct 1914. To the 29th (British) Division.

Attached Troops.

2/5th Bn Somerset Light Infantry. Jan 1915 - Jan 1916. To the Rangoon Brigade.
2/5th Bn Somerset Light Infantry. Sep 1916 - Dec 1916. To the 8th Division.
3rd Garrison Bn Bedfordshire Regt. Mar 1917 - Nov 1917. To the Rangoon Brigade.
1/4th Bn Border Regt. Dec 1914 - Feb 1918. To the 5th Division.
1st Garrison Bn Royal Irish Fusiliers. May 1917 - 11 Nov 1918.