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The 9th Battalion, the Border Regiment was formed in June 1940 in West Cumberland as a holding Battalion providing reinforcements for existing regular territorial battalions. It consisted of a few regular, reserve and territorial officers and senior ranks, and drafts from Carlisle of newly enlisted men aged 25 and 27 years. By February 1941 the Battalion was sufficiently trained to man beach defences on the Northumberland coast, also taking part in exercises up to Brigade level. By April 1942 it was officially recognised as an efficient Service Battalion and was one of the few newly-formed wartime units to be selected for Service Overseas. It went to Calcutta in August 1942, becoming a garrison battalion on internal security duties, gaining useful grounding in jungle warfare. It joined the 17th Indian Light Division (the Black Cats) composed mostly of Gurkha Regiments that had been fighting in Burma for the previous eighteen months. The role of the Light Division was to fight in difficult mountainous terrain. It became part of the 14th Army in the Chin Hills, patrolling mountainous Burma jungle tracks.
Early 1944 the Japanese began their offensive to capture the main railway line in northeast India crossing the Imphal Plain. By July they withdrew to Burma after several months of heavy fighting. The 9th Battalion took full part in these operations with heavy losses, requiring a period of rest in Ranchi for the training of reinforcements. January 1945 the 9th Battalion was full strength and working as motorised infantry with Probyn's Horse of 255 Tank Brigade. With the objective of Meiktila across the Irrawaddy, severe fighting ensued ultimately cutting off Japan's communications with Mandalay. The 9th Battalion The Border Regiment took part in actions at Wetlet, Yindaw, Kinde and Pywabwe. In August 1945 when Japan surrendered, the 9th was stationed at Waw, west of Sittang River. The Battalion began the task of disarming some 2,000 Japanese and controlling the activity of dacoits on the Mokpalin and Bilin areas. On the 1st December 1945 the Battalion amalgamated with the 4th Battalion, taking on the name of the latter.
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