1 The Burma Rifles
1 Battalion The Burma Rifles
Unit Histories
| 15-Nov-1916 ? |
15-Nov-1916 ? |
Created |
as two companies of Burma Pioneers |
| 15-Sep-1917 ? |
15-Sep-1917 ? |
Renamed |
70 Burma Rifles organised with four companies |
| 01-Jan-1923 ? |
01-Jan-1923 ? |
Renamed |
1 Battalion 20 Burma Rifles |
| 15-Apr-1937 ? |
15-Apr-1937 ? |
Renamed |
1 Battalion The Burma Rifles |
| 01-Sep-1939 |
01-Sep-1939 |
Active |
at Mingaladon in Burma |
| 15-May-1942 |
15-May-1942 |
Event |
Remnants of Battalion crossed into India |
| 20-May-1942 |
20-May-1942 |
Disbanded |
in India sometime after this date |
| 15-Jul-1945 ? |
15-Jul-1945 ? |
Reformed |
in Burma |
| 31-Aug-1945 |
31-Aug-1945 |
Active |
in Burma |
| Number of Records Returned: 9 |
| Number of Pages Returned : 1 |
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