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*[[Burma Rebellion 1930-1932]]
*[[Second World War]]
**Army in Burma Reserve of Officers, A.B.R.O. or ABRO, see [[Burma#External links|External links]], below.
===Also see===
*[[Burma Military Police]]
The leading British firms in Burma were the Burma Oil Company, which controlled the oil industry, Steel Brothers and Company Limited, which worked in oil, rice and general trading business, the Rangoon Electric Tramway and Supply Company Limited, the Anglo-Burma Tin Company , and the Burma Corporation Limited, which operated the Bawdwin Mines.<ref>Google Books snippet search result from [http://books.google.com/books?id=A6I1AAAAIAAJ&q=%22Rangoon+Electric+Tramway%22+and+Supply+Company%22&dq=%22Rangoon+Electric+Tramway%22+and+Supply+Company%22&hl=en&ei=pVckTa-rDY-qcbaMwecB&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDUQ6AEwBDg8 ''Joint international business ventures in the Union of Burma''], page 18 by U. Tun Thin 1959.</ref>
Also refer ''Twentieth century impressions of Burma: its history, people, commerce, industries, and resources'' by Arnold Wright , published 1910 in [[Burma#Online books|Online books]] below.
==Recommended Reading==
*[http://www.angloburmeselibrary.com/ The Anglo-Burmese Library]. This website contains extracts from a number of directories including lists of inhabitants, as well as muster rolls of Volunteer Forces. They have obtained copies of selected files from the Myanmar National Archives, some samples of which are shown on their "Projects" page.
**The [http://www.angloburmeselibrary.com/message-boardstracing-people.html Message Boards page] states "Given the historic close connection between Burma and Siam we do collect incidental records relating to Siam, especially BMDs for the 19th century. The Andaman Islands BMD returns were always included in the Burma returns, and so we feel justified in including these Islands in our remit".
**[https://www.angloburmeselibrary.com/the-war-against-japan.html Army in Burma Reserve of Officers]
*[http://shwepla.net/ Planet Burma], website of the Britain-Burma Society including [http://shwepla.net/Books/Bookindex.mv Book World]
*[http://www.burmalibrary.org/index.php Online Burma/Myanmar Library], Burmalibrary.org, under the subject [http://www.burmalibrary.org/show.php?cat=259&lo=d&sl=0 History] has many categories including
**[http://www.burmalibrary.org/show.php?cat=1396&lo=d&sl=0 Economic History/Overseas trade/Trade with Europeans and the East India Companies]
**[http://www.burmalibrary.org/show.php?cat=2629&lo=d&sl=0 Historical documents/Memoirs and accounts of Burma by missionaries]
*[http://www.rothwell.force9.co.uk/burmaweb/index.htm The Burma Campaign] rothwell.force9.co.uk. Includes internal links to many categories such**[http://www.rothwell.force9.co.uk/burmaweb/ABRO.htm Officers and Men/Army in Burma Reserve of Officers (A.B.R.O.)] **[http://www.rothwell.force9.co.uk/burmaweb/BAF.htm Burma Auxiliary Force] following separation of Burma from India in April 1937 rothwell.force9.co.uk** The Burma Army 1937-43, The Burma Rifles, Burma Territorial Force, Burma Frontier Force, Burma Military Police etc
*[http://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/savifadok/volltexte/2009/254 Burma/Myanmar Bibliographic Project: A Collection of Publications in West-European Languages] by Siegfried M. Schwertner Heidelberg University Digital Repository South Asian Studies. An extensive bibliography, with separate downloads for each letter of the alphabet.
===Other===
*[http://seasiavisions.library.cornell.edu/bookreader/sea:300/#page/8/mode/1up ''A Bachelor Girl in Burma''] by G E Mitton, containing ninety-five illustrations from photographs 1907 Southeast Asia Visions, Cornell University
*[https://archive.org/details/frompekingtoman01johngoog/page/n14 ''From Peking to Mandalay: A Journey from North China to Burma Through Tibetan Ssuchʻuan and Yunnan''] by R F Johnston 1908 Archive.org. Incomplete map. [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/49561/49561-h/images/i_map.jpg Map] from the [https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49561 Gutenberg.org edition].
*[http://seasiavisions.library.cornell.edu/bookreader/sea:362/#page/7/mode/1up ''Twentieth century impressions of Burma : its history, people, commerce, industries, and resources''] by Arnold Wright 1910 Southeast Asia Visions library.cornell.edu. [http://seasiavisions.library.cornell.edu/bookreader/sea:362/#page/15/mode/1up "Contents"] [http://seasiavisions.library.cornell.edu/bookreader/sea:362/#page/418/mode/1up "Index"]. '''Note''', digital file may be very slow to open. Link to a [http://lawcollections.library.cornell.edu/catalog/sea:362 pdf download] lawcollections.library.cornell.edu. Also available [https://repository.museumsiam.org/handle/6622252777/403 Museum Siam Digital Repository].
*[http://seasiavisions.library.cornell.edu/bookreader/sea:297/#page/6/mode/2up ''Experiences of a jungle-wallah''] by Hugh Nisbet 1910 Southeast Asia Visions. library.cornell.edu. The author worked for the Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation from 1879. The company logged teak in the Burma forests
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/burmathroughcent00stuarich ''Burma Through The Centuries''] by John Stuart (Managing Proprietor, ''Rangoon Gazette'') 2nd edition Revised and Enlarged 1910 Archive.org
