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14th Army    The 14th Army saw action in India and Burma during the Second World War. It comprised of: 2nd Division, British Army 4th Infantry Brigade 1st Battalion, Royal Scots (detached between 3 November 1942 and 3 July 1943) 2nd Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment 5th Infantry Brigade 2nd Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders 7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment 6th Infantry Brigade (detached 31 Oct 1942 to 1 June 1943, left 18 April 1945) 1st Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers 1st Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment 2nd Battalion, Durham Light Infantry Divisional Troops 2nd Reconnaissance Regiment, Reconnaissance Corps 2nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards) 10th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery 16th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery 99th (Buckinghamshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery 100th (8th Gordon Highlanders) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery 5th Field Company, Royal Engineers 208th (Sussex) Field Company, Royal Engineers 506th Field Company, Royal Engineers 21st Field Park Company, Royal Engineers 4th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps 5th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps 6th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps 143rd Special Service Company, Royal Army Service Corps 5th Division, British Indian Army 9th Indian Infantry Brigade 2nd Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment 3rd Battalion, 9th Jat Regiment 3rd Battalion, 14th Punjab Regiment 10th Indian Infantry Brigade (1940–1942) 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion, Highland Light Infantry 4th Battalion, 10th Baluch Regiment 3rd Battalion, 18th Royal Garhwal Rifles 2nd Battalion, 4th Prince of Wales's Own Gurkha Rifles 29th Indian Infantry Brigade (1940–1942) 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment 3rd Battalion, 2nd Punjab Regiment 1st Battalion, 5th Mahratta Light Infantry 6th Royal Battalion, 13th Frontier Force Rifles 123rd Indian Infantry Brigade (1942–1946) 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment 2nd Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment 3rd Battalion, 2nd Punjab Regiment 1st Battalion, 17th Dogra Regiment 3rd Battalion, 9th Gurkha Rifles 161st Indian Infantry Brigade (1942–1946) 4th Battalion, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment 1st Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment 4th Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment 3rd Battalion, 4th Prince of Wales's Own Gurkha Rifles 2nd Field Company, KGVO Bengal Sappers and Miners Divisional Troops Royal Indian Army Service Corps 15th, 17th and 29th M.T. Companies 20th, 60th, 74th and 82nd Animal Transport Companies (Mule) 238th, 239th and 240th GP Transport Companies Composite Issue Units 10th, 21st, 45th and 75th Indian Field Ambulances 5th Indian Division Provost Unit 5th Indian Division Sub Park 112th, 113th and 123rd Infantry Workshop Companies, IEME 5th Indian Division Recovery Company, IEME 7th Infantry Division, British Indian Army 33rd Indian Infantry Brigade 1st Battalion, Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment 4th Battalion, 15th Punjab Regiment 4th Battalion, 1st Gurkha Rifles 89th Indian Infantry Brigade 2nd Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers 7th Battalion, 2nd Punjab Regiment 4th Battalion, 8th Gurkha Rifles 114th Indian Infantry Brigade 1st Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry 4th Battalion, 14th Punjab Regiment 4th Battalion, 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles Divisional Troops 1st Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment 136th (1st West Lancashire) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery 139th (4th London) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery 25th Mountain Regiment, Indian Artillery 24th Light Anti-Aircraft / Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery 62nd Field Company, Indian Engineers 77th Field Company, Indian Engineers 421st Field Company, Indian Engineers 303rd Field Park Company, Indian Engineers 11th (East African) Infantry Division 21st East African Brigade 2nd (Nyasaland) Battalion, King's African Rifles 4th (Uganda) Battalion, King's African Rifles 1st Battalion, Northern Rhodesia Regiment 25th East African Brigade 11th (Kenya) Battalion, King's African Rifles 26th (Tanganyika) Battalion, King's African Rifles 34th (Uganda) Battalion, King's African Rifles 26th East African Brigade 22nd (Nyasaland) Battalion, King's African Rifles 36th (Tanganyika) Battalion, King's African Rifles 44th (Uganda) Battalion, King's African Rifles Divisional Troops 5th Battalion, King's African Rifles (reconnaissance) 13th Battalion, King's African Rifles (HQ defence) 10th Belgian Congo Casualty Clearing Station 302nd East African Field Regiment 303rd East African Field Regiment 304th East African Field Regiment 34th East African Field Company 58th East African Field Company 64th East African Field Company 62nd East African Field Park Company 11th East African Divisional Signals 17th Division, British Indian Army 48th Indian Infantry Brigade 9th Battalion, Border Regiment 2nd Battalion, 5th Gurkha Rifles 1st Battalion, 7th Gurkha Rifles 63rd Indian Infantry Brigade 1st Battalion, 3rd Gurkha Rifles 1st Battalion, 4th Gurkha Rifles 1st Battalion, 10th Gurkha Rifles Divisional Troops 1st Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment 4th Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment 7th Battalion, 10th Baluch Regiment 129th (Lowland) Jungle Field Regiment, Royal Artillery 21st Mountain Regiment, Indian Artillery 29th Mountain Regiment, Indian Artillery 82nd Light Anti-aircraft / Anti-tank Regiment, Royal Artillery 60th Field Company, Indian Engineers 70th Field Company, Indian Engineers Tehri Garhwal Field Company 414th Field Park Company, Indian Engineers 19th Infantry Division, British Indian Army 62nd Indian Infantry Brigade 2nd Battalion, Welch Regiment 3rd Battalion, 6th Rajputana Rifles 4th Battalion, 6th Gurkha Rifles 64th Indian Infantry Brigade 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment 5th Battalion, 10th Baluch Regiment 1st Battalion, 6th Gurkha Rifles 98th Indian Infantry Brigade 2nd Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment 8th Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment 4th Battalion, 4th Gurkha Rifles Divisional Troops 7th Light Cavalry 1st Battalion, Assam Regiment 1st Battalion, 15th Punjab Regiment MG Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment 134th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery 4th Field Regiment, Royal Indian Artillery 5th Field Regiment, Indian Artillery 115th (North Midland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery 20th Mountain Regiment, Indian Artillery 33rd Anti-tank Regiment, Royal Artillery Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners, Indian Engineers 64th Field Company, Indian Engineers 65th Field Company, Indian Engineers 327th Field Park Company, Indian Engineers Royal Bombay Sappers and Miners, Indian Engineers 29th Field Company, Indian Engineers 9th Bridging Platoon, Indian Engineers 20th Division, British Indian Army 32nd Indian Infantry Brigade 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment (until April 1945) 9th Battalion, 14th Punjab Regiment 1st Battalion, 1st Gurkha Rifles (from April 1945) 3rd Battalion, 8th Gurkha Rifles 80th Indian Infantry Brigade 1st Battalion, Devonshire Regiment (until April 1945) 9th Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment 1st Battalion, 19th Hyderabad Regiment (from April 1945) 3rd Battalion, 1st Gurkha Rifles 100th Indian Infantry Brigade 2nd Battalion, Border Regiment (until April 1945) 2nd Battalion, 8th Punjab Regiment (until April 1945) 14th Battalion, 13th Frontier Force Rifles 4th Battalion, 10th Gurkha Rifles Divisional Troops 4th Battalion, 3rd Madras Regiment 4th Battalion, 17th Dogra Regiment 4th Battalion, 2nd Gurkha Rifles (from March 1945) Machine Gun Battalion, 9th Jat Regiment 9th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery 114th (Sussex) Jungle Field Regiment, Royal Artillery 115th (North Midland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (from 14 June 1942) 23rd Mountain Regiment, Indian Artillery 55th Light Anti-Aircraft/Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery (later renamed 111th Anti-Tank Regiment, RA) 92nd, 422nd, 481st Field Companies, Indian Engineers 309th Field Park Company, Indian Engineers 9th Bridging Section, Indian Engineers 20th Indian Infantry Division Signal Regiment 42nd, 55th, 59th Indian Field Ambulances 604th Field Security Section 23rd Division, British Indian Army 1st Indian Infantry Brigade 1st Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders 1st Battalion, 16th Punjab Regiment 1st Battalion, Patiala Infantry Regiment 37th Indian Infantry Brigade 3rd Battalion, 3rd Gurkha Rifles 3rd Battalion, 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles 3rd Battalion, 10th Gurkha Rifles 49th Indian Infantry Brigade 4th Battalion, 5th Mahratta Light Infantry 6th Battalion, 5th Mahratta Light Infantry 6th Battalion, 6th Rajputana Rifles Divisional Troops 2nd Battalion, 19th Hyderabad Regiment 4th Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment 158th Field Assault Regiment, Royal Artillery 3rd Field Regiment, Indian Artillery 28th Mountain Regiment, Indian Artillery 2nd Anti-Tank/Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Indian Artillery 23rd Indian Infantry Division Provost Unit 23rd Indian Infantry Division Signal Unit 69th, 71st, 91st Field Companies, Indian Engineers 305th Field Park Company, Indian Engineers 21st, 24th, 50th, 61st Animal Transport Companies, Indian Army Service Corps 121st, 122nd, 123rd General Purpose Transport Companies, Indian Army Service Corps 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th Composite Units, Indian Army Service Corps 24th, 47th, 49th Indian Field Ambulances, Indian Army Medical Corps 23rd Ordnance Field Park, Indian Army Ordnance Corps 38th, 61st Infantry Workshop Companies, IEME 23rd Indian Division Recovery Company IEME 25th Infantry Division, British Indian Army 51st Indian Infantry Brigade 8th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment (until October 1944) 2nd Battalion, 2nd Punjab Regiment (from September 1944) 16th Battalion, 10th Baluch Regiment 17th Battalion, 5th Mahratta Light Infantry (until March 1945) 8th Battalion, 19th Hyderabad Regiment (from March 1944) 53rd Indian Infantry Brigade 9th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment 17th Battalion, 5th Mahratta Light Infantry 9th Battalion, 9th Jat Regiment 4th Battalion, 18th Royal Garhwal Rifles 74th Indian Infantry Brigade 6th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 14th Battalion, 10th Baluch Regiment 3rd Battalion, 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles 3rd Commando Brigade No. 44 (Royal Marine) Commando No. 42 (Royal Marine) Commando No. 1 Commando No. 3 Commando Divisonal Troops 19th King George's Own Lancers 8th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery 27th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery 5th Indian Field Regiment, Indian Artillery 33 Indian Mountain Regiment, Indian Artillery 7th Indian Anti-Tank Regiment, Indian Artillery 63rd & 425th Field Coys Q.V.O. Madras, Indian Engineers 93rd Field Company Royal Bombay, Indian Engineers 325th Field Park Coy Q.V.O. Madras,Indian Engineers 25th Indian Divisional Signals 7th Battalion, 16th Punjab Regiment 18th, 39th and 59th Animal Transport Coys, Indian Army Service Corps (Mules) 68th, 81st and 101st Gp Transport Coys, Indian Army Service Corps Comp Supply Units, Indian Army Service Corps Inland Water Transportt 51st, 52nd, 53rd and 56th Indian Field Ambulances 25th Indian Div Provost Unit 125th Ordnance sub-Park, Indian Army Ordnance Corps 76th, 77th & 78th Infantry Workshop Companies, Indian Electrical & Mechanical Engineers 25th Indian Div Recovery Company, Indian Electrical & Mechanical Engineers 26th Division, British Indian Army 4th Indian Infantry Brigade 1st Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment 2nd Battalion, 13th Frontier Force Rifles 36th Indian Infantry Brigade 5th Battalion, 16th Punjab Regiment 8th Battalion, 13th Frontier Force Rifles 1st Battalion, 8th Gurkha Rifles 71st Indian Infantry Brigade 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment 5th Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment 1st Battalion, 18th Royal Garhwal Rifles Divisional Troops 12th Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment 160th (Jungle) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery 20th Mountain Regiment Royal Indian Artillery 72nd, 28th, 98th Field Companies, Royal Indian Engineers 128th Field Park Company Indian Engineers 44th, 48th, 51st, 58th, Animal Transport Companies, IASC 44th, 75th, 166th, General Purpose Transport Companies, IASC 1st, 46th, 48th, Indian Field Ambulances, IAMC 26th Indian Division Provost Unit 26th Indian Division Signals Unit 54th, 55th Indian Workshop Companies, IEME 26th Indian Division Recovery Unit, IEME 36th Division, British Army 29th British Infantry Brigade 1st Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers 2nd Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers 2nd Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment (until 16 March 1944) 2nd Battalion, Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment (from 25 May 1945) 1st Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (from 25 May 1945) 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment (from 25 May 1945) 72nd British Infantry Brigade 6th Battalion, South Wales Borderers 9th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment 10th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment 26th Indian Infantry Brigade (from December 1944) 2nd Battalion, Royal East Kent Regiment 2nd Battalion, 8th Punjab Regiment 1st Battalion, 19th Hyderabad Regiment 1st Battalion, 1st Gurkha Rifles 26th British Infantry Brigade (from 6 April 1945) 2nd Battalion, Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) 1st Battalion, Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment Divisional Troops 130th (Lowland) Assault Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (11 August 1943 to 13 June 1945) 178th Assault Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (17 July 1943 to 5 July 1945) 145th (Berkshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (22 June 1945 to 13 July 1945) 158th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (from 8 July 1945) 8th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (from 20 July 1945) 32nd Mountain Regiment, Royal Indian Artillery (from 6 Feb 1945) 12th and 28th Indian Mountain Batteries, Royal Indian Artillery (3 Dec 1944 to 5 Feb 1945) 122nd Light Anti Aircraft/Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery (31 Nov 1943 to 14 Sep 1944) 122nd Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery (from 15 Sep 1944 to) 59th Light Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (19 May 1944 to 31 August 1944) D Company, 2nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment 88th Indian Infantry Company, 8th Gurkha Rifles 2nd Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment (from 20 May 1945) 1st Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment (from 22 June 1945) 2nd Battalion, Border Regiment (from 10 April 1945) 81st (West Africa) Infantry Division 5th (West African) Infantry Brigade 5th Battalion, Gold Coast Regiment 7th Battalion, Gold Coast Regiment 8th Battalion, Gold Coast Regiment 5th Light Battery, West African Artillery 3rd Field Company, West African Engineers 6th (West African) Infantry Brigade 1st Battalion, Gambia Regiment 1st Battalion, Sierra Leone Regiment 4th Battalion, Nigeria Regiment 3rd Light Battery, West African Artillery 6th Field Company West African Engineers Divisional Troops 11th (East African) Division Scouts 81st (West African) Infantry Division Transport Regiment 1st Light Anti-Aircraft/Anti-Tank Regiment, West African Artillery 8th Field Park Company West African Engineers 81st (West African) Divisional Signals 3rd (West African) Infantry Brigade (Detached to Special Force) 6th Battalion, Nigeria Regiment 7th Battalion, Nigeria Regiment 12th Battalion, Nigeria Regiment 82nd (West Africa) Infantry Division 1st (West Africa) Infantry Brigade 1st Battalion, Nigeria Regiment 2nd Battalion, Nigeria Regiment 3rd Battalion, Nigeria Regiment 2nd (West Africa) Infantry Brigade 1st Battalion, Gold Coast Regiment 2nd Battalion, Gold Coast Regiment 3rd Battalion, Gold Coast Regiment 4th (West Africa) Infantry Brigade 5th Battalion, Nigeria Regiment 9th Battalion, Nigeria Regiment 10th Battalion, Nigeria Regiment Divisional Troops 82nd (West African) Infantry Division Transport Regiment 102 Light Regiment, West African Artillery 1st Light Battery, West African Artillery 2nd Light Battery, West African Artillery 4th Light Battery, West African Artillery 42nd Mortar Regiment, West African Artillery 22nd Anti-Tank Regiment, West African Artillery 1st Field Company, West African Engineers 2nd Field Company, West African Engineers 4th Field Company, West African Engineers 9th Field Park Company, West African Engineers Other units under Corps Command. Royal Air Force Aug 1941 On the Move 1st Dec 1941 On the Move 9th Dec 1941 News 10th Dec 1941 Orders 12th Dec 1941 Digging in 13th December 1941 Evacuation 13th December 1941 AA Campany formed in Rangoon 20th December 1941 Detachment 30th December 1941 Departure from Egypt 7th January 1942 60 Squadron dispersed 16th January 1942 Flight to Burma 18th January 1942 Airfields evacuated 21st Jan 1942 Defence of Rangoon 22nd January 1942 Bomber raid intercepted 23rd Jan 1942 Orders 27th January 1942 Ground crew arrive in Burma 28th Jan 1942 Move to Burma 28th January 1942 Ground crew arrive at Toungoo 29th January 1942 More ground crew arrive 30th January 1942 Moulmein attacked 31st Jan 1942 Orders February 1942 Supplies delivered Feb 1942 Relocated to Burma Feb 1942 On the Move Feb 1942 Evacuation 4th February 1942 Toungoo aerodrome bombed 11th Mar 1942 In Action 13th February 1942 Japanese bases and supply lines attacked 16th February 1942 Arrival in Burma 20th February 1942 6 Hurricane Squadrons planned but only 3 delivered 21st February 1942 Pilots turned back 21st February 1942 Japanese column attacked 22nd February 1942 RAF in Burma reorganised 23rd February 1942 Civilian evacuation from Burma 25th February 1942 Air battle over Rangoon 26th February 1942 Move back towards Rangoon 26th February 1942 Shot down over Moulmein 4th March 1942 Bomber shot down 5th March 1942 General Alexander taken to Burma 6th March 1942 'Kutcha' airstrip abandoned 10th March 1942 Army support wing formed 14th Mar 1942 On the Move 19th Mar 1942 In Defence 21st March 1942 Bomber raids by both sides 22nd March 1942 Return to India 22nd Mar 1942 On the Move 22nd March 1942 RAF Wing destroyed 23rd March 1942 Hurricanes intercept Japanese bombers 23rd March 1942 Ground support in Burma 23rd March 1942 Airfield abandoned, but repairs put in hand 24th March 1942 Evacuation of Magwe 27th March 1942 RAF forced out of Burma 28th Mar 1942 Harrassing 29th Mar 1942 Cut Off 29th March 1942 Walk to China 30th Mar 1942 Ready 30th March 1942 Withdrawal to India 1st Apr 1942 Attacks Made 2nd Apr 1942 Withdrawal 3rd Apr 1942 In Defence 4th Apr 1942 On the Move 6th Apr 1942 On the Move 6th April 1942 Detachment sent to China 10th Apr 1942 Recce 10th April 1942 Detachment to China 11th Apr 1942 Fighting Patrols 12th Apr 1942 On the Move 13th Apr 1942 On the Move 16th Apr 1942 Under Fire 16th April 1942 2nd Detachment to China 17th Apr 1942 Difficult Move 18th Apr 1942 In Action 18th Apr 1942 In Action 19th April 1942 Blenheim lost over Burma 20th Apr 1942 Stragglers 21st Apr 1942 On the Move 21st April 1942 3rd Detachment to China 22nd Apr 1942 On the March 23rd Apr 1942 On the Move 24th April 1942 Blenheim lost over Burma 25th Apr 1942 Orders 26th Apr 1942 Rear Guard 27th Apr 1942 Bivouac 28th Apr 1942 Situation in Burma Still Serious 29th April 1942 Airfield abandoned 29th April 1942 Squadron disbanded 30th Apr 1942 On the March 30th April 1942 Detachment to support the Chindits 1st May 1942 On the March 20th May 1942 Supplies to refugees 6th June 1942 Attack on supply ship 18th June 1942 Missing in Action July 1942 Reconnaissance 8th July 1942 Severe injuries 9th Sept 1942 Aircraft Lost 1st Dec 1942 Supply Route 12th December 1942 Major raid on Mandalay January 1943 Re-equipped for new role January 1943 On the offensive 7th January 1943 Replacement aircraft 8th Feb 1943 Supporting the Chindits 8th Feb 1943 Chindits 26th February 1944 Orders 16th March 1943 Operations 6th June 1943 Crash on landing August 1943 New Aircraft 11th Aug 1943 New role 23rd Oct 1943 Reconnaissance December 1943 Offensive role 7th January 1944 New aircraft 7th January 1944 Move to the front line 19th January 1944 Move to the Burma front February 1944 Arakan Offensive 10th February 1944 Battle of the Admin Box 25th February 1944  3rd March 1944 Congratulations from Mountbatten 4th March 1944 Japanese recce aircraft shot down 5th March 1944 Troop transport behind enemy lines 5th Mar 1944 Chindits 8th March 1944 On the March 9th March 1944 On the March 10th March 1944 Advance 12th March 1944 Detachment behind enemy lines 14th March 1944 Information Scarce 17th March 1944 Attacked on the ground 22nd March 1944 Reliefs 23rd March 1944 Attacks 27th Mar 1944 Attack 4th Apr 1944 Mules 8th Apr 1944 Recce 9th Apr 1944 Recce 10th Apr 1944 Recce 11th Apr 1944 Attack Made 12th April 1944 Missing over Burma 12th Apr 1944 Enemy Dead 13th Apr 1944 Wounds 13th Apr 1944 On the Move 14th Apr 1944 On the Move 15th Apr 1944 Reliefs 15th Apr 1944 On the Move 16th Apr 1944 Reliefs 17th Apr 1944 Patrols Search 18th Apr 1944 Contact 20th Apr 1944 Attack Made 21st Apr 1944 Barrage 22nd Apr 1944 Bombardment 23rd Apr 1944 Empty Positions 24th Apr 1944 Advance 25th Apr 1944 On the Move 26th Apr 1944 Box Formed 27th Apr 1944 On the March 28th Apr 1944 On the March 29th Apr 1944 On the March 30th Apr 1944 On the March 1st May 1944 Patrols 1st May 1944 Ambush 2nd May 1944 Intelligence 2nd May 1944 On the Move 3rd May 1944 Recce 3rd May 1944 Opposition 4th May 1944 Recce 4th May 1944 Wounded Evacuated 5th May 1944 Prisoners Taken 5th May 1944 Ambushed 6th May 1944 Prisoners Taken 6th May 1944 Snipers 7th May 1944 Exchange of Fire 7th May 1944 Hard Fighting 8th May 1944 Straffing 8th May 1944 Enemy Active 9th May 1944 New Positions 9th May 1944 Patrol 9th May 1944 Reliefs 10th May 1944 Orders 10th May 1944 Patrol 11th May 1944 Under Attack 11th May 1944 Snipers 12th May 1944 On the Move 12th May 1944 Attack Planned 13th May 1944 On the Move 13th May 1944 In Action 13th May 1944 Attack Postponed 14th May 1944 On the Move 14th May 1944 Attack Made 15th May 1944 Rifles 15th May 1944 Bunkers 16th May 1944 On the March 16th May 1944 Shelling 17th May 1944 On the March 17th May 1944 Recce Patrol 18th May 1944 Enemy Position 18th May 1944 Heavy Firing 19th May 1944 Plans 19th May 1944 Heavy Firing 20th May 1944 On the March 20th May 1944 Enemy Positions 21st May 1944 Intentions 21st May 1944 Enemy Fire 22nd May 1944 Ambush 22nd May 1944 Smoke 23rd May 1944 Equipment 24th May 1944 Move 24th May 1944 Orders 25th May 1944 Poor Weather 26th May 1944 Rations 28th May 1944 Supplies 26th May 1944 Reliefs 27th May 1944 In Position 28th May 1944 Exercise 29th May 1944 Ambush 29th May 1944 Bunkers 30th May 1944 Attack 30th May 1944 In Action 30th May 1944 Enemy Bunkers 30th May 1944 On the March 31st May 1944 Intelligence 31st May 1944 At Rest     Indian infantry section of the 2nd Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment about to go on patrol on the Arakan front, Burma. © IWM (IND 2917) 22nd June 1944 Vital role of Hurricanes 25th June 1944 Moving south through Burma July 1944 Re-equipped 20th July 1944 Back to the front line 26th Jul 1944 Advance August 1944 Refitting with rockets August 1944 Move to India 24th August 1944 Stood down Sep 1944 Equipment 12 September 1944 Railway bombed 22nd Sep 1944 On the Move October 1944 Into Burma October 1944 Conversion 31st October 1944 Record sorties flown November 1944 Move into Burma 20th November 1944 Back in the front line 20th Nov 1944 Preparations 20 November 1944 Mid-air collision 21st Nov 1944 On the Move 22nd Nov 1944 On the Move 23rd Nov 1944 On the Move 24th Nov 1944 Orders 25th Nov 1944 Defence December 1944 Refitting Dec 1944 On the Move 3rd December 1944 Mid-air collision 10th December 1944 Back on ops 11th Dec 1944 Conference 12th Dec 1944 Conference 14th Dec 1944 On the Move 15th Dec 1944 On the Move 16th Dec 1944 On the March 17th Dec 1944 Recce 18th Dec 1944 Recce 19th Dec 1944 On the March 19th December 1944 Back into Burma 20th Dec 1944 Water 21st Dec 1944 On the March 21st Dec 1944 Aircraft Lost 22nd Dec 1944 On the March 23rd December 1944 Move to India 23rd Dec 1944 On the March 24th Dec 1944 Advance 25th Dec 1944 Patrols 26th Dec 1944 In Action 26th Dec 1944 Pilot Rescued 27th Dec 1944 In Action 27th December 1944 'Cab-rank' system 28th Dec 1944 On the March 29th Dec 1944 In Action 30th Dec 1944 In Action 31st Dec 1944 Air Raid 1st Jan 1945 Festive Celebrations 1st January 1945 Shot down over Burma 2nd Jan 1945 On the March 3rd Jan 1945 On the March 4th Jan 1945 Attack Made 5th Jan 1945 Reliefs 6th Jan 1945 Baths 7th Jan 1945 Enemy Aircraft 8th Jan 1945 On the March 9th Jan 1945 On the March 10th Jan 1945 Air Raid 11th Jan 1945 Air Raid 12th Jan 1945 Rations 13th Jan 1945 Football 14th Jan 1945 Football 23rd January 1945 On the move 25th January 1945 Into Burma February 1945 Re-equipped 12th February 1945 Missing in action 24th February 1945 Crossing the Irrawaddy February 1945  March 1945 Advance 8th March 1945 Attack on Mandalay 14th March 1945  Move to the south April 1945 Escort to tansports April 1945 Jungle rescue Apr 1945 Reorganisation 6th April 1945 110 Squadron aircraft missing 10th April 1945 Move into Burma 13th April 1945 Return to Rangoon 15th April 1945 Into Burma 17th Apr 1945 Reorganisation 18th April 1945 Reconnaissance mission lost 20th April 1945 Move back into Burma 24th April 1945 Thunderbolts arrive 26th April 1945 Assault of Pegu 27th April 1945 Injured by ground fire 28th April 1945 Into Burma 28th April 1945 Advance into Burma 28th April 1945 Mosquito missing May 1945 Squadron stood down May 1945 Prepared for Malaya 1st May 1945 To India 1st May 1945 Japanese gone 1st May 1945 Operation Dracula 2nd May 1945 Mosquito crashed 15th may 1945 PoW's rescued 18th May 1945 Re-equipped again 23rd May 1945 Wrecked by a severe storm 10th June 1945 Withdrawal 20th June 1945  Squadron disbanded 21st June 1945 On the Move 28th Jun 1945 On the Move 28th June 1945 Killed on celebration flight June 1945 Preparations 30th June 1945 Squadron disbanded and resurrected 3rd July 1945 Crash on take off 3rd July 1945 Japanese breakout attempted 12th July 1945 Collided at low level 13th Jul 1945 Patrol   A patrol from the 1st Battalion, Queen's Own Regiment, crossing a paddy field where a Burmese tiller is at work with a team of oxen, near Waw, 12th-13th of July 1945. © IWM (SE 4340) 15th July 1945  Battle of Sittang Bend 17th July 1945 Caught in bomb blast 21st July 1945 Battle a disaster for Japan 17th August 1945 Back to Rangoon 19th August 1945 Move to Rangoon 2nd September 1945 Into Malaya 3rd September 1945. PoWs returned from Malaya If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. 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