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*[http://www.kaiserscross.com/304501/527922.html "Kurdistan 1919: Military Operations in Mesopotamian Kurdistan: South Kurdistan, May–June 1919"] by Harry Fecitt. From Harry's Sideshows kaiserscross.com | *[http://www.kaiserscross.com/304501/527922.html "Kurdistan 1919: Military Operations in Mesopotamian Kurdistan: South Kurdistan, May–June 1919"] by Harry Fecitt. From Harry's Sideshows kaiserscross.com | ||
* WW2Talk Forum thread "Interview: Major Neville Graham Hogan officer served with 2nd Bn Burma Rifles"<ref>WW2Talk Forum thread [http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/49770-interview-major-neville-graham-hogan-officer-served-with-2nd-bn-burma-rifles Interview: Major Neville Graham Hogan officer served with 2nd Bn Burma Rifles] </ref> includes link to a IWM [http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80012076 1991 interview] | * WW2Talk Forum thread "Interview: Major Neville Graham Hogan officer served with 2nd Bn Burma Rifles"<ref>WW2Talk Forum thread [http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/49770-interview-major-neville-graham-hogan-officer-served-with-2nd-bn-burma-rifles Interview: Major Neville Graham Hogan officer served with 2nd Bn Burma Rifles] </ref> includes link to a IWM [http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80012076 1991 interview] | ||
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*[http://members.madasafish.com/~cj_whitehound/family/Denis_Wilmot_Rae_b1908.htm Denis Wilmot Rae, born circa 1908] mentions that other ex Burma Rifle men who had escaped to India were connected with the Johnnies and Z-Force (WW2) | *[http://members.madasafish.com/~cj_whitehound/family/Denis_Wilmot_Rae_b1908.htm Denis Wilmot Rae, born circa 1908] mentions that other ex Burma Rifle men who had escaped to India were connected with the Johnnies and Z-Force (WW2) | ||
Revision as of 19:21, 31 December 2017
Chronology
- 1916 Two companies of Burma Pioneers raised in Mandalay
- 1917 Burma Pioneers became the 70th Burma Rifles
- 1917 85th Burma Rifles raised from the Burma Military Police
- 1922 70th & 85th merged to form the 20th Burma Rifles
- 1937 renamed Burma Rifles on separation of Burma from India
External Links
- Burma Rifles Wikipedia
- The Burma Rifles www.rothwell.force9.co.uk
- 2nd Btn The Burma Rifles www.rothwell.force9.co.uk
- 12th Btn The Burma Rifles www.rothwell.force9.co.uk
- 14th Btn The Burma Rifles www.rothwell.force9.co.uk
- "Kurdistan 1919: Military Operations in Mesopotamian Kurdistan: South Kurdistan, May–June 1919" by Harry Fecitt. From Harry's Sideshows kaiserscross.com
- WW2Talk Forum thread "Interview: Major Neville Graham Hogan officer served with 2nd Bn Burma Rifles"[1] includes link to a IWM 1991 interview
- Denis Wilmot Rae, born circa 1908 mentions that other ex Burma Rifle men who had escaped to India were connected with the Johnnies and Z-Force (WW2)
Historical books online
- Kachin military terms by C M Enriquez, Major, 85th Burma Rifles 1919 Archive.org
- The Dedication indicates that D Company, 85th Burma Rifles, served in Mesopotamia 1917-1919
- A Burmese Enchantment by Captain C M Enriquez, 21st Punjabis (“Theophilus”) 1916 Archive.org. Biography of the author
- A Burmese Loneliness: a tale of travel in Burma, the Southern Shan States and Keng Tung by Captain C M Enriquez, 21st Punjabis (Burma Military Police: 85th Burma Rifles) 1918 Archive.org.
- A Burmese Wonderland : a Tale of Travel in Lower and Upper Burma by Major C M Enriquez, 3-70th Kachin Rifles, Divisional Recruiting Officer, Burma 1922 with a Map of Burma Archive.org
- A Burmese Arcady, an account of a long and intimate sojourn amongst the mountain dwellers of the Burmese hinterland and of their engaging characteristics and customs by Major C M Enriquez, [3/70th] Kachin Rifles. 1923. Southeast Asia Visions, Cornell University.
References
- ↑ WW2Talk Forum thread Interview: Major Neville Graham Hogan officer served with 2nd Bn Burma Rifles
