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*'''1937''' renamed '''Burma Rifles''' on separation of Burma from India. At the time of transfer, there were four regular infantry battalions.*'''1942, October 1''' The Burma Regiment was formed.*'''1945 onwards''' Battalions of Burma Rifles, Chin Rifles, Kachin Rifles and Karen Rifles formed for the new Burma Army.=='Z-Force' in Burma, WW2==Men from the Burma Rifles were recruited to the 'Z-Force', a WW2 joint Allied reconnaissance and sabotage unit, who became 'Johnnies'. It was decided to recruit volunteers who were prepared to go into Burma, hide themselves in selected areas, and report back any information that they could pick up. "All had a thorough knowledge of the jungle, its inhabitants, and their language; all were tough and used to living on their own far from civilization; and all possessed courage of outstanding quality".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140226122557/https://www.spink.com//lot-description.aspx?id=100816 Medals of Major C.G. ´Micky´ Merton], November 25, 2010 spink.com, now an archived page.</ref>

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*[http://www.rothwell.force9.co.uk/burmaweb/burif.htm The Burma Rifles] www.rothwell.force9.co.uk<br />** See sidebar for individual pages for 1st Battalion to 10th Battalion*[http://www.rothwell.force9.co.uk/burmaweb/2ndburmaBTF.htm 2nd Btn The Burma Territorial Force] Details of the 11th to 14th Battalions, The Burma Rifles] www.rothwell.force9.co.uk<br />*[http://www.rothwell.force9.co.uk/burmaweb/12th_burma_riflesBurmaRegt.htm 12th Btn The Burma RiflesRegiment] wwwwas formed 1st October 1942.rothwell.force9.co.uk<br />*[http://www.rothwell.force9.co.uk/burmaweb/14th_burma_riflesBurmaArmy1945-49.htm 14th Btn The New Burma RiflesArmy, 1945-1949] www.rothwell.force9.co.uk<br ** See sidebar for pages for Battalions of the Burma Rifles, Chin Rifles, Kachin Rifles and Karen Rifles*[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*[https://shapingoursorrow.cwgc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/1228_1.jpg Headstone carving for 70th Burma Rifles] used by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission for First World War deaths. Possibly based on the regimental badge. From a CWGC webpage [https://shapingoursorrow.cwgc.org/bargaining/international-differences/>"International differences"] shapingoursorrow.cwgc.org* WW2Talk Forum thread "Interview: Major Neville Graham Hogan officer served with 2nd Bn Burma Rifles"<ref>WW2Talk Forum thread [http://ww2talk.com/forumsindex.php?threads/topic/49770-interview-major-neville-graham-hogan-officer-served-with-2nd-bn-burma-rifles .49770/ 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]*[https://wwwvickersmg.spink.comblog/world-service/india-including-india-pakistan-and-bangladesh/british-indian-army/lot20th-burma-descriptionrifles/ 20th Burma Rifles] The Vickers Machine Gun website.aspx?id===Historical books online===100816 Medals of *[https://archive.org/details/cu31924024039855 ''Kachin military terms''] by C M Enriquez, Major C, 85th Burma Rifles 1919 Archive.Gorg**The [https://archive. ´Micky´ Mertonorg/stream/cu31924024039855#page/n7/mode/2up Dedication]indicates that D Company, 85th Burma Rifles and later , served in Mesopotamia 1917-1919*[https://archive.org/details/burmeseenchantme00enriiala ''A Burmese Enchantment''] by Captain C M Enriquez, 21st Punjabis (“Theophilus”) 1916 Archive.org. [https://cmenriquez.com/about/ Biography of the author]:[https://archive.org/details/burmeselonelines00enriiala 'Z-Force'A Burmese Loneliness: a tale of travel in Burma, a WW2 joint Allied reconnaissance the Southern Shan States and sabotage unitKeng Tung''] by Captain C M Enriquez, who was one 21st Punjabis (Burma Military Police: 85th Burma Rifles) 1918 Archive.org.:[https://archive.org/details/burmesewonderlan00enri ''A Burmese Wonderland : a Tale of the original Travel in Lower and Upper Burma'Johnnies' November 25] by Major C M Enriquez, 2010 spink3-70th Kachin Rifles, Divisional Recruiting Officer, Burma 1922 with a [https://archive.org/stream/burmesewonderlan00enri#page/n22/mode/1up Map of Burma] Archive.comorg*:[http://membersseasiavisions.library.madasafishcornell.comedu/~cj_whitehoundcatalog/familysea:017 ''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/Denis_Wilmot_Rae_b190870th] Kachin Rifles.htm Denis Wilmot Rae circa 1908] mentions that other ex Burma Rifle men who had escaped to India were connected with the Johnnies and Z-Force (WW2)1923. Southeast Asia Visions, Cornell University.