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*'''1922''' 70th & 85th merged to form the '''20th Burma Rifles'''
*'''1937''' renamed '''Burma Rifles''' on separation of Burma from India
=='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Medals of Major C.G. ´Micky´ Merton], November 25, 2010 spink.com, now an archived page.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>
== External Links ==
*[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]
===Historical books online===
