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It is not known whether these units continued to use Burmese personnel, or if they did so for how long. Acting Captain J. R. R. CLARKE was appointed Workshops Officer of No. 16 Company on 1st April 1920 (when the unit was in Peshawar), and then as Acting Major was O.C. of the unit from 26th October 1920 to 3rd February 1921.<ref>''London Gazette'', 32348, 7th June 1921, p. 4551 and 32413, 5th August 1921, p. 6176.</ref> Acting Captain Harry DUPREE was Workshops Officer of No. 15 Company from 1st April 1920 to 19th November 1920.<ref>''London Gazette'', 32257, 15th March 1921, p. 2097.</ref>
There was further redesignation of various Indian Army Mechanical Transport Companies on 6th May 1921, including the redesignation of No. 692 M.T. Coy R.A.S.C. as No. 16 (Indian) M.T. Coy.14<ref>''Army Service Corps 1902-1918'', Michael Young, Leo Cooper/Pen and Sword Books, Barnsley, Sth. Yorkshire, 2000, p. 308.</ref>
===The Actions on 25th and 29th May 1919===
The following notes were sent from Major. E. G. FLEMING Commanding Officer of No. 1024 (Burma) M.T. Company R.A.S.C. to Lt.-Col P. WEIR, Commanding Officer of No. 5 M.T Column at Baiji, on 31st May 1919.15 <ref>From WO 95/5005/1 – War Diary of No. 5 M.T. Column.</ref> [Minor alterations have been made to the text.]
'''Sunday 25th May 1919'''
<blockquote>A convoy of about 30 Ford vans under the command of Lt. PYETT 1024 (Burma) M.T. Coy were with BRIDGE’s Column caught at Tashluja Pass in the early morning.16,17 <ref> Lt.-Col. A.H. Bridges was the Commanding Officer of the British garrison at Kirkuk. The force ambushed at Tashluja Pass had left Kirkuk heading for Sulaymaniyah where a number of British prisoners were being held by the Kurds. The Pass is about 12 miles from Sulaymaniyah. It is generally recorded that Bridges exceed his orders and that the column should not have proceeded beyond Chamchamal.</ref><ref>A brief description of the incident is contained in ''Loyalties Mesopotamia'', Sir Arnold T. Wilson, Oxford University Press, Reissue 1936, Vol. 2, pp. 136-137. This book is available on-line at http://www.kurdipedia.org/books/92554.PDF </ref> A sharp encounter with the opposing Kurds took place. 19 Ford vans, along with LAMB cars [light armoured motor batteries] had to be abandoned. 14 of the vans abandoned were on the charge of 1024 (Burma) M.T. Coy.
<br>The timely arrival of the East Surreys with Lewis guns on vans from 1024 Coy. and 784 Coy. assisted the first convoy to get back though the pass. Lt. ALLEN of 1023 Coy., Lt. O’SHEA of 1024 Coy. and 2/Lt. KIERNANDER 784 Coy. were with the vans that brought up the East Surreys. Casualties [M.T. Coys.]: 1 Burman driver killed, 1 Burman driver slightly wounded. </blockquote>
====Military Cross====
*Lt. Claud Felix PYETT18 PYETT<ref>''London Gazette'', 31777, 12th February 1920, p. 1802.</ref>
====Mentioned in Despatches====
*Lt. Patrick Joseph BAILLIE18aBAILLIE<ref name=LG12021920>''Ibid''., p. 1803.</ref>*Lt. (A./Maj.) C. N. DRAPER18aDRAPER<ref name=LG12021920/>*2/Lt. (A./Maj.) Ernest Gibson FLEMING18aFLEMING<ref name=LG12021920/>*B/065277 Havildar So Min, 784 (Burma) M.T. Company18b<ref> ''Ibid''., p. 1804.</ref>*Lt. (A./Capt.) Edwin BRUCE19BRUCE<ref name=LG09091921>''London Gazette'', 32452, 9th September 1921, p. 7198.</ref>*Lt. Patrick John O’SHEA19O’SHEA<ref name=LG09091921/>
====Indian Distinguished Service Medal====
*050441 Driver Kui Maung, 1024 (Burma) M.T. Company20 Company<ref>India, Governor-General’s Orders No.3, 1920. Listed in ''The Indian Distinguished Service Medal'', Rana Chhina, InvictaIndia, 2001. </ref> (aka Abraham Kin Maung from GSM medal roll)
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