Burma Rifles
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
- WW2Talk Forum thread "Interview: Major Neville Graham Hogan officer served with 2nd Bn Burma Rifles"[1] includes link to a IWM 1991 interview
- Medals of Major C.G. ´Micky´ Merton, Burma Rifles and later the 'Z-Force', a WW2 joint Allied reconnaissance and sabotage unit, who was one of the original 'Johnnies' November 25, 2010 spink.com
- 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)
References
- ↑ WW2Talk Forum thread Interview: Major Neville Graham Hogan officer served with 2nd Bn Burma Rifles