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*'''1917''' Burma Pioneers became the '''70th Burma Rifles'''
*'''1917''' '''85th Burma Rifles''' raised from the Burma Military Police
**'''1921, April 1''' became the Kachin-Chin Battalion
**'''1921, November''' became 3rd Battalion, 70th Kachin Rifles
**'''1922''' designated 3rd/20th Burma Rifles (Kachin)
*'''1922''' 70th & 85th merged to form the '''20th Burma Rifles'''
*'''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Medals of Major C.G. ´Micky´ Merton], November 25, 2010 spink.com, now an archived page.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>
== External links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burma_Rifles Burma Rifles] Wikipedia<br>
*[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
