Burma Division Explained

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

• List of Indian divisions in World War I

Bibliography

• Book: Haythornthwaite, Philip J. . Philip Haythornthwaite

. Philip Haythornthwaite . 1996 . The World War One Source Book . Arms and Armour Press . London . 1-85409-351-7.

• Book: Perry, F.W. . 1993 . Order of Battle of Divisions Part 5B. Indian Army Divisions . Ray Westlake Military Books . Newport . 1-871167-23-X.

External links

• Web site: Burma Division on The Regimental Warpath 1914 - 1918 by PB Chappell . 2015-06-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080517084810/http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/burma_div.htm . 17 May 2008 . dmy .