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Military Records



WW11 / Military - The War Against Japan




2nd Burma Rifles & 2nd Burma Rifles Chindits
Details of name, rank and unit / photographs with names.  ​

Burma Unattached List
Names, dates and citation sources.​

Burma Intelligence Corps. (B.I.C.)
Photographs of officers with names and ranks.​

A.B.R.O. (Army in Burma Reserve of Officers)
Overview and dedication.

A.B.R.O. Appointments
Name, date of appointment, rank and civilian occupation.

A.B.R.O. Honours and Awards
Name, rank, details of award / source of citation.

A.B.R.O. Relinquishments
Name, rank, etc. and the date Command was relinquished.​

A.B.R.O. Roll of Honour
Name, rank, memorial details and inscriptions.​

Officers of the Burma Army, 1937-1947
Introduction and background of the Officers who served with units of the Army in Burma (Burma Army,) Burma Military Police and the Burma Frontier Force by Steve Rothwell.​
Officers of the Burma Army 1937-1947   A - L
​
Name, rank, appointment dates, units & Corps. 
Officers of the Burma Army 1937-1947   M - Z
As above​
Burma Auxiliary Force & Burma Intelligence Corps.
As above


Burma Auxiliary Force
Steve Rothwell's dedication had produced this project "not only will this add additional B.A.F. names but some may find it interesting to see how men who trekked out of Burma with the B.A.F. continued to serve and later found themselves in the B.I.C.  This link will take you to Steve's website.

Indian Tea Association Personnel
List and the establishments they were associated with.

Women's Auxiliary Service (Burma) W.A.S. (B )
Formed on the 16th January 1942, though not a fighting unit, these ladies played a part in the War against Japan.

World War 2 Awards
Name, rank, unit, details of award/medal, by Vivian Rodrigues.​

OSS - (Office of Strategic Services) - Detachment 101
​Joint British/US clandestine operations unit. This list of names has been supplied by Vivian Rodrigues. 

Major D.G. (Dennis) Francis - Detachment 101
His family have very kindly allowed us to publish a few regimental photos. ​

OSS Detachment 101 -  Film
Training of new recruits.

WW11 Films  (1)
​Lord Mountbatten inspecting the troops and post war rationing.​

WW11 Images
​
Photographs of bomb damage.

WW11 -  Photo of the first "Burma" Internees/POW's
G.R. Achard and (we think) J.C. Naiff.  ​

World War 1


The Indian Defence Force 1917
Name, Group, Corps., Rank and Employer details​

WW1 - The Volunteers 1917
Members of the Volunteer Forces

WW1 - The Anglo-Indian Force
Photographs and extracts from "The Anglo-Indian Review."​

WW1 -The Anglo Indian Forces Muster Rolls 1914-1919
Extracts from the Muster Rolls of the Anglo-Indian Cavalry, the Anglo-Indian Battery and the Anglo-Indian Infantry.​

Military Personnel - various
Details of records held at the Nat. Archives. Name, rank/unit, occupation etc.


Volunteer Corps & Garrison Troops





The Rangoon Volunteer Rifles Muster Roll 1879
Details of rank, unit and civilian occupation.​

The Rangoon Volunteer Rifles Muster Roll 1884-1885
Details of rank, unit, dates of enrollment or appointment​

Volunteering In Burma
Extract from The Rangoon Times Christmas Number, 1912.  Photos of the Rangoon Volunteer Rifles – (Rangoon College Company) and the Rangoon Mounted Rifles Company together with an article written by an anonymous officer.

State of the Rangoon Volunteer Rifle Corps and the Rangoon Volunteer Artillery 1891
Extract from the proceedings of the Chief Commissioner, Military Dept. calling for more Volunteers.​

The Moulmein Volunteers 1894-1895
Annual prize distribution of the Moulmein Volunteer Rifle Corps.  Photos​

Burma Railway Volunteer Rifles,  1884-1885
Muster Rolls, name, date of appointment & unit.​

Garrison Troops - The Bedfordshire Regiment
Photographs of the officers with some names, 1884 and 1919​

Links

The Burma Campaign
​
Steve Rothwell's excellent site.  Well worth viewing even if you're not really interested in Military history.

Chindit Chasing
Steve Fogden's well-researched and presented documentary site on the 1st Chindit Expedition.



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