Service Records will be gratefully received. They have been transcribed and published by FindMyPast. Lists details of Officers commissions, promotions, appointments and relinquishments (retirement). In October 1942 The Burma Regiment was formed. This campaign medal was also awarded for certain specified service in … Irregular issues of the Gazette were published there between 1942 and 1945. During the Japanese occupation of Burma the British administration withdrew to India and a Government of Burma in exile was set up at Simla. : In 1917 all the units of the Indian Volunteers became units of the Indian Defence Force. That was until Phillips started to investigate. These are found in the WO 203 series at the National Archives. These are available at the Anglo-Burmese Library in the Non-Member's Area in the "Military Records" section. Formed and lead by Major-General Orde Wingate DSO, they fought behind enemy lines in Northern Burma during 1943 and 1944 in the War against Japan. The Burma units are listed up until October 1936 (inclusive, viewed) or possibly January 1937 (not viewed), from which point they were transferred to the Burma Defence Force. The awards are gazetted in the London Gazette. See: http://www.angloburmeselibrary.com/non-members-area.html. Given that the Burma Military Police and the Burma Frontier Force came under the civil administration, Officers seconded to these services are included. Perhaps more than any other conflict, World War II produced some unusual military formations that defied easy categorization. The predecessor of the Rangoon Field Brigade, the 3rd (Rangoon Port Defence) Group, Garrison Artillery is found in the section headed "Indian Defence Force Garrison Artillery". Any information on obtaining A.B.R.O. Then we engaged the enemy in a climactic battle at Namh-pakka [sic], located right smack on the Burma Road." The British Commonwealth land forces were drawn primarily from the United Kingdom, British India and Africa. They became a part of the umbrella organisation Indian Defence Force (IDF) in 1917. The British Library has a catalogue entry:  IOR/M/3/83: 17 Apr 1937-20 Sep 1945 "Army List, Burma: security editions of Army List; entries for officers of Burma Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve in Navy List" however this document has not yet been viewed. "Burma, The Turning Point", I.L. WO 172/475 - 17th Indian Infantry Division, WO 172/563 - 13th Indian Infantry Brigade, WO 172/570 - 16th Indian Infantry Brigade, WO 172/589 - 48th Indian Infantry Brigade, WO 172/601 - 63rd Indian Infantry Brigade, WO 172/2656 and 5037 - 4th Burma Regiment, WO 172/5040 and 5041 - The Chin Hills Battalion, WO 172 203/118 and 4653 and WO 172/5042 - Northern Kachin Levies. The records show over 15,000 individuals from the Indian Defence Force (IDF) or the Auxiliary Force India (AFI) who were awarded the medals between 1915 and 1939. Officers were kept and if so where they may be found. Search for an individual or by Regiment or Corps: - Burma Rifles- Burma Infantry- Burma Military Police- Burma Mounted Rifles- Rangoon Port [Defence]- Rangoon [Battalion]- Upper Burma [Battalion]. The list of [British Service and Indian Army] Officers seconded to the Burma Defence Force and the Burma Military Police gives details of attachments and secondment to the Burma Military Police and the Burma Frontier Force and in most cases identifies the specific battalion with which the Officer was currently serving. National Army Museum collection - NAM Accession No: 11253: "History of the 7th (Burma Police) Bn: The Burma Rifles, 1940-42", British Library file - Mss Eur E250 : 1894-1953; History of the Chin Hills Battalion, “Indian Armed Forces in World War II, The Retreat from Burma 1941-42”, Prasad, B, Orient Longmans (1954), “Burma 1942, The Japanese Invasion”, I.L. See the respective online catalogues. Enlistment centre during the war, Nigeria. The Rangoon Port Defence, Royal Garrison Artillery. Also lists details of gallantry and other awards made to Officers and Soldiers. Officers seconded to the Burma Military Police are listed in a section headed "Officers in Civil Employment" under "Burma". The barebones of Isaac’s life are as follows: aged 16 he left his village in Nigeria to enrol in the British army. The lists include all officers from all services: British; Indian Army; Emergency Commissioned Officers; A.B.R.O. [This current draft is “under construction” and based only on findings to date.Acknowledgement is made to the Families in British India Society (FIBIS)and their excellent research guide “Researching Ancestors in the Indian Army, 1858-1947” by Peter A. They sometimes contain names of officers (and some men) but do not provide full listings of all who served with the unit. The IDF was disbanded after the war but voluntary service continued through the Auxiliary Force from 1920 onward. The Chindits were the largest of all the allied special forces of the 2nd World Word. or the A.B.R.O. They were unconventional due to their total reliance on airdrops for their supplies and complete dependence on wireless for communications What really went on in this feared jungle terrain? Allow a lot of time when searching the London Gazette so that you can try all the different search parameters and combinations. Officers and Warrant Officers appointed to The Indian Unattached List and serving in Burma are also included among other lists. They can be found by searching the collection with relevant key words at the IWM web site. The British Library summary of the Burma Gazette is: "In 1886 the title of this series was changed from the British Burma Gazette to the Burma Gazette. officers serving with the Burma Frontier Force (January 1940 edition not seen). Written by lennard Clarke. Use the National Archives Discovery search tool. Thousands of soldiers from Britain’s “Jewel in the Crown” colony fought for the Japanese against British forces. No details of battalion assignments are given. ?-1937: The Burma Military Police were not administered by the Army but came under civil administration. later totled the III (Rangoon) Field Brigade, is found in the section headed "Royal Garrison Artillery (Auxiliary Force, India)" and later “Royal Artillery (Auxiliary Force, India). The Burma campaign lasted until the end of the war. They numbered approximately 100,000 of the total one million soldiers in the 14th Army and were invaluable, but again who knows that? Listen to Barnaby Phillips’ talk about his book and the wider context of Burma during the war that took place at Asia House on Thursday 10th September below: Asia House Bagri Foundation Literature Festival 2016, Asia House Bagri Foundation Literature Festival 2017, African soldiers who fought in Burma during World War II finally recognised, Terms & The contents are listed below; note that units served with, attached or seconded to are not given: - British Service and Indian Army Officers serving with the Burma Army or who were under secondment at the time of the withdrawal- Emergency Commissioned Officers- Army in Burma Reserve of Officers, (including A.B.R.O. But once his five minutes of fame were up, his story, like so many others, was relegated to the fog of the past. Yet you wouldn’t know this from the literature: the war in Burma is more of a footnote than a chapter. The Quarterly Defence Services List for Burma runs from January to July 1941, based on editions seen or found in catalogues. Although serving and supplied with the Indian Army, the 2nd Burma Rifles and the battalions of the Burma Regiment were administratively owned by the Burma Government in exile. From January 1919 the List directs readers to consult the Indian Army List to view what has become the Indian Defence Force. What followed after was a tale of survival against the odds – a mixture of luck, will power and the kindness of strangers. These include brief biographical details of the men named in the diaries. The Medal Rolls Index or Medal Index Cards record the entitlement to medals for soldiers who fought with the British and Indian Army in World War 1. Britain enlisted the help of its colonies in fighting the Burma War in 1945, and of the 90000 soldiers that it recruited from across different countries, over half were Nigerian. The British Fourteenth Army was a multi-national force comprising units from Commonwealth countries during World War II.As well as British Army units, many of its units were from the Indian Army and there were also significant contributions from West and East African divisions within the British Army. For example you will need to search by both full name (first, middle, last) and initials and last name when searching for an individual. : The 11th Battalion, 20th Burma Rifles was a Territorial Force battalion, having been raised on 3rd August 1921 as the 1st (Territorial) Battalion, 70th Burma Rifles before becoming the 11th Battalion in 1922. It is however a useful resource to track the promotions of given individuals and, using the supplements, the careers of selected officers. The Burma Rifles, Burma Military Police and Burma Frontier Force were disbanded in the summer of 1942, with the exception of the 2nd Battalion, The Burma Rifles. For some it was fear of a Nazi-controlled Nigeria (Hitler had described black people as ‘semi-apes’ in Mein Kampf, a little known fact in Nigeria). The records can be found using the Discovery search tool at the National Archives web site. The men who fought for the Allies in Burma were the 14th Army officially and, with time, the ‘forgotten army’ unofficially, if ever there was acknowledgement that they’ve not been paid their due. For details of copies available online see the Families In British India Society (FIBIS) Fibiwiki Directories online. Normal publication was resumed with the return of the Government of Burma on 16 October 1945. He signed up in 1942, shortly after the Japanese invasion of Burma in December 1941. Information from these records can be requested under the MOD Publication Scheme. 58,000 soldiers enlisted in the first month alone, and by December troops were already heading over to Britain. Editions for selected years have been transcribed by the Anglo-Burmese Library and are available in the Members' Area to those who have subscribed. Officers and staff are listed under the units with which they were enrolled or attached at the time. As the reoccupation of Burma proceeded, a British military administration was established under the authority of the Supreme Allied Commander South-East Asia, which published eight issues. 1891-1917(? However no details of their attachments are given. The Disclosures Section, however, does NOT hold Service Records for officers and soldiers who served with the Burma Army, unless those involved at some time served with the British or Indian Armies. It can sometimes be easier to search the London Gazette using Google. Moving from there, Phillips looks at the forgotten of the forgotten, namely the African soldiers who risked life and limb to fight for the Allies. 1921-1937? However closed records may be opened on submission of evidence of the death of the subject such as a death certificate. Russell on the part played by the Frontier Force Infantry, WO 203/5700 Burma Frontier Force: demi-official letter to Colonel E.V. They were able to hold back the Japanese from further advances in China and an invasion of India. After the withdrawal to India many men joined or were appointed to intelligence gathering units and to the Special Operations Executive. & conditions. There is a list of Army in India Reserve of Officers serving in Burma. In these instances the men might often be transferred to the Indian Unattached List (IUL), especially upon completion of the British Service but where they continued to serve with the units to which they were seconded or attached. For others their reasons were similar to Isaac. Officers seconded to the Burma Military Police are listed in a section headed "Officers in Imperial or Colonial Employment" under "Burma" in the section headed "Burma Military Police". An amazing story unfolded. Leeches, flies, ticks, and other insects, along with such diseases as malaria, dysentery, and typhus, added to a soldier's miseries. Seismic shifts have occurred in the country since the war’s end, and yet Shuyimam’s family remain in the village and they know of Isaac. Photographs of RAF servicemen in Burma and India during World War II that spent 70 years in a trunk before they were finally uncovered by soldier's daughter after his death Nor did it really feature loyalty to the British Empire. He was one of 100,000 Africans who fought for the British Army against the Japanese. Within a few weeks, misfortune had befallen him. Interestingly the April, July and October 1940 editions of the Indian Army List include three A.B.R.O. All Officers and staff serving with or attached or seconded to the battalion are listed under the appropriate battalion. By Jemimah Steinfeld . Officers and staff are listed under the units with which they were enrolled or attached at the time. The Burma Army was still in embryonic form at the outbreak of the Second World War, as the country was seen as a backwater and unlikely to become embroiled in the war. Reconstructed histories of the Burma Military Police and the Burma Frontier Force are available at Burma Military Police and Burma Frontier Force, WO 203/5692 Burma Frontier Force: report by Brigadier J.F. Operations . The Cards are held at the National Archives where they can be viewed for free. Asked by Wiki User. African soldiers who fought in Burma during World War II finally recognised. Details given are: name; date of birth; date of first commission or seniority; date of current rank; regiment, corps or service appointed to. See: The Burma Rifles. The 11th Battalion and 12th Battlions (raised 1st October 1939), The Burma Rifles and the Rangoon University Training Corps (formerly 6th (Burma) Battalion, University Training Corps) are listed separately in the section “Burma Territorial Force”. See above. Available in the Members' Area is a listing maintained by Steve Rothwell of over 4,000 entries of mainly officers taken from the sources mentioned here. For Africa, World War II began on Oct. 3, 1935. See: Burma Army List and Burma Defence Services List, Burma units of the Indian Territorial Force were transferred to the newly formed Burma Territorial Force and ceased to be listed in the Indian Army List. The Defence Services List includes Burma Naval and Air Force personnel in addition to the Army. The Marauders were foot soldiers who marched and fought through jungles and over mountains from the Hukawng Valley in northwestern Burma to Myitkyina on the Irrawaddy River. The Indian Army List does not include new units of the new Burma Army, the Burma Rifles and the Burma Regiment raised at the war's end and immediately afterwards. Some copies are available to view online or download free from the National Library of Scotland – see: NLS - Military Lists Online. As most of the diaries were reconstructed from memory following the withdrawal where names are present they are often misspelled or the initials are missing or incorrect. 1881-1918:  Surprisingly the Quarterly British Army Lists does list officers serving with the Indian Volunteer Corps (British Burmah Volunteers) from 1881(?)-1918. Another strength of the book is Phillips’ ability to not only unearth hidden narratives, but to challenge popular ones. It was also pivotal. Recommendations for award of the medal can be found at the National Archives and searched for using the discovery search tool. This is something Phillips is keen to highlight; Nigerian soldiers were attracted to the British army for a myriad of reasons, none of which included force as there was no conscription. For the purposes of these research notes, "Burma Army" is loosely applied to include: - The Burma Rifles - Burma Auxiliary F… Phillips became aware of these soldiers during his 15-year stint for the BBC in Nigeria. Individual incomplete runs are held by the National Army Museum, the National Archives and the British Library. Because of the bad start to the war for Britain, where France became occupied early on, Canada became Britain’s main ally during the first year. From January 1940 the list of Army in Burma Reserve of Officers is included, replacing the list of Army in India Reserve of Officers serving in Burma. Burma units of the Auxiliary Force, India were transferred to the newly formed Burma Auxiliary Force and ceased to be listed in the Indian Army List. These annual lists have a section for the Government of Burma. Copies are available to view on the open shelves at the National Archives and in the Asian & African Studies Reading Room at the British Library. They became a part of the umbrella organisation Indian Defence Force (IDF) in 1917. The Burma Star was a campaign medal awarded for service in World War II to the forces of the British Commonwealth, between 11 th December, 1941 and 2 nd September, 1945, both dates inclusive. Along the way, we fought several skirmishes. The recovery of Burma would be the constant preoccupation of the American theater commander, one of the war's most controversial figures. For the purposes of these research notes, "Burma Army" is loosely applied to include: - The Burma Rifles- Burma Auxiliary Force- Burma Territorial Force- The Burma Regiment (formed 1st October 1942)- The Burma Intelligence Corps (formed 1942)- Emergency Commissioned Officers (WWII)- Army in Burma Reserve of Officers (instituted 1939). The Burma campaign in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II was fought primarily by British Commonwealth, Chinese and United States forces against the forces of Imperial Japan, who were assisted to some degree by Thailand, the Burmese National Army and the Indian National Army. British officers Brig. For a comprehensive overview, see: Selected Finding Aids Related to NARA's World War II Holdings African Americans Records of Military Agencies Relating to African Americans from the Post-World War I Period to the Korean War , Reference Information Paper Casualty Lists and Missing Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs) World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Established by royal warrant in 1940, it was first awarded 26 March 1942 and last awarded 28 November 1947. "Distinctly I Remember", H. Braund, Wren (1972), "Tales of Burma", A. McCrae, James Paton (1981), "Scots in Burma", McCrae, A, Kiscadale (1990), "Desperate Journey", A.L.B. Transcripts of these files are available at the Burma Campaign web site. Colonel W.R.N. The battleground of Burma was brutal, as any flick through a prisoner-of-war memoir will attest. Officers are grouped by rank and listed in order of date of first commission. The Army Personnel Centre Historical Disclosures Section holds army service records for officers whose service ended after April 1922 and soldiers whose service ended after January 1921. Though the author sets out to 'tell in their own words the story of African soldiers who fought for Britain and South Africa' (p. 1), primarily through oral evidence and soldiers' letters, these are analysed in relation to the major theories and historiography to demonstrate their wider significance. Most soldiers sent into the jungle were wounded, killed, or fell ill, but they made the Japanese pay. Until 1937, the 20 Burma Rifles was a regiment within the Indian Army, but it became part of a separate Burma Army. The text search also allows searching by, for instance, regiment, service or corps, for example: "Burma Rifles"; "Burma Regiment"; "Burma Intelligence Corps". His unit was caught in a Japanese ambush and most were killed. WO 172/2151 and 5043 - Western Chin Levies. Prakash Singh Chib. 1918-1920? His motivation was pragmatic – a job in the army was a good career move. The battalions of the Burma Rifles are listed separately. [This current draft is “under construction” and based only on findings to date. The first British divisional formation sent to the Far East was the 18 Infantry Division. 5       Burma Army List and Burma Defence Services List. With the transfer of the 20th Burma Rifles (now just The Burma Rifles, the regiment number being dropped) to the Government of Burma, this regiment ceased to be listed in the Indian Army List. The records show over 15,000 individuals from the Indian Defence Force (IDF) or the Auxiliary Force India (AFI) who were awarded the medals between 1915 and 1939. Isaac’s singular experience is a window to understanding the broader context. They deployed h… When 32-year-old Prakash Singh Chib was hurt in both his ankles, he was told … Acknowledgement is made to the Families in British India Society (FIBIS) and their excellent research guide “Researching Ancestors in the Indian Army, 1858-1947” by Peter A. Until separation from Indian in 1937, the Burma volunteer and auxiliary force units formed part of the Indian organisation, thereafter they formed the Burma Axuiliary Force.The awards provide a valuable source of other ranks who served with the volunteer/auxiliary units (and officers who served in the ranks). Before the reorganisation of the Indian Army in 1923, the "Burma" regiments of the Indian Army were: - 70th Burma Rifles- 85th Burma Rifles- 93rd Burma Infantry. The Quarterly British Army List has officers commissioned to the General List for the Indian Army. Bowerman. : In 1920 the Indian Defence Force was superseded by the Auxiliary Force, India. Officers, Honorary Officers and Staff are listed under the battalions with which they served or were attached to. The Burma Gallantry Medal (BGM) was a military decoration (Wikipedia) awarded to non-commissioned Officers and other ranks (Wikipedia) of the British Burma military, Burma Military Police and Burma Frontier Force for acts of personal bravery in war or peace. Turner. No war diaries for the battalions and other units of the Burma Frontier Force have survived. You will also need time to examine the results which will involve the manual inspection of individual pages from the Gazette. The Burma Army List is quarterly and runs from January 1938 to October 1940 and a single edition for 1943 (April and July 1940 have not been found). Several have had the Burma sections transcribed by the Anglo-Burmese Library and are available in the Members’ Area. Founded in 1951 for veterans of the Burma Campaign during The Second World War and their familites, The Burma Star Association promoted comradeship and … They include regular officers of the Indian Army, Second World War emergency commissioned officers, departmental warrant and honorary officers, as well as the medical services and nurses. For each source a brief summary describes the scope of information to be found in terms of regiment, corps or unit. © 2015-2021, Indian Unattached List (India & Burma Unattached List), The Army Personnel Centre Historical Disclosures Section, Burma Auxiliary Force and Army in Burma Reserve of Officers, Burma Army List and Burma Defence Services List. It was also pivotal. Officers, Governor’s Commissioned Officers (Subedars and Jemadars) and staff serving with or attached or seconded to the units are listed under the appropriate unit. The information is organised by source category or type. Formed in 1937 from battalions of the Burma Military Police, the Burma Frontier Force was also under civil administration. See Burma Volunteers and Auxiliary Force, India. It is not known if Service Records for A.B.R.O. Also available to Members is a "Site Search" facility that will list all matches from all material published on the web site. A number of senior NCOs were attached to the Burma Auxiliary Force as instructors. In total, about 250,000 went overseas to fight over the course of the war. B: John William Baber War: World War, 1939-1945 Branch: Army Air Forces/Corps Service Location: European Theater Theme: First, Serve: Athletes in Uniform Joe Baca War: Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Branch: Army Service Location: United States; Vietnam Theme: Patriotism Theme: Voices of War John Philip Baca War: Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Branch: Army Service Location: Phuoc Long Province, Vietnam All Officers serving with or attached or seconded to the battalion are listed under the appropriate battalion. mobile detachments. Officers of the Indian Army continued to be seconded to the Burma Government and are listed in a section headed "Officers in Imperial or Colonial Employment" under "Burma", sections headed "Personal Staff" and "Military Employ". Two years ago Jean McLaughlin was successful in getting recognition for the Jersey soldiers who fought with the British 14th Army in Burma, when a … Race against the clock to find elderly WWII Burmese veterans who fought for Britain against the Japanese but were forgotten and live in poverty Thousands of Burmese fought bravely for Britain against Japan in 1942-45 Many worked with SOE mounting ‘the most successful guerrilla campaign of WWII’ killing more than 10,000 enemy Thousands were killed while […] The MIS soldiers served both as interpreters and riflemen. List of names of UK soldiers who served in Burma in World War 2? The majority of the formations deployed in Burma were Indian Army formations, albeit most contained units from the British Army within their establishment. He then tracked down the editor of the manuscript and that led him directly to Isaac, who was fortuitously still alive. Prior to the separation of Burma from India in 1937 all military units raised in Burma were part of the Indian Army. In 5 major and 30 minor engagements they met and defeated the veteran soldiers of the Japanese 18th Division. yes my brother Raymond Clarke served with the chindits in Burma, with wingate. The IWM holds a number of taped interviews with veterans of the Burma Campaign as well as the private papers of several others. The instances I have seen where a record is held apply to men who at some time were in British Service or with the Indian Army either before or after their commission into the A.B.R.O. are held at the National Archives in the series HS 9. The word "Volunteer" was removed from the unit titles and the units were given numbers as part of their titles. Officers are grouped by rank and listed in order of date of first commission. 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