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1st Chindit Expedition 1943

77th Indian Infantry Brigade

13th King's Liverpool Regiment

3/2nd Gurkha Rifles

142 Commando Company

2nd Burma Rifles

Eight RAF sections

A mule transport company

Commander Brigadier Orde Wingate, DSO late Royal Artillery

Brigadier Major Major R.B.G. Bromhead Royal Berkshire Regiment

succeeded by

Major G.M. Anderson Highland Light Infantry

Staff Captain Captain H.J. Lord Border Regiment

The Brigade was divided into two groups and seven columns :

No. 1 Group (Southern)

Commander Lt-Colonel Alexander 3/2nd Gurkha Rifles

Adjutant Captain Birtwhistle 3/2nd Gurkha Rifles

No. 1 Column Major G. Dunlop, MC Royal Scots

No. 2 Column Major A. Emmett 3/2nd Gurkha Rifles

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No. 2 Group (Northern)

Commander Lt-Colonel S.A. Cooke Lincolnshire Regiment,attached King's Regiment

Adjutant Captain D. Hastings King's Regiment

No. 3 Column Major J.M. Calvert Royal Engineers

No. 4 Column Major Conron 3/2nd Gurkha Rifles

succeeded by

Major R.B.G. Bromhead Royal Berkshire Regiment

No. 5 Column Major B.E. Fergusson Black Watch

No. 7 Column Major K.D. Gilkes King's Regiment

No. 8 Column Major W.P. Scott King's Regiment

2nd Burma Rifles Lt-Colonel L.G. Wheeler Burma Rifles

Adjutant Captain P.C. Buchanan Burma Rifles

Independent Mission Captain D.C. Herring

ORDER OF BATTLE - 2nd Chindit Expedition 1944

Special Force, 3rd Indian Infantry Division

Command and Staff

Commander Major-General O.C.Wingate DSO

succeeded by Major General W.D.A. Lentaigne

Deputy Commander Major-General G.W. Symes, succeeded by Brigadier D. Tulloch

Brigadier General Staff Brigadier D. Tulloch, succeeded by Brigadier H.T. Alexander

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Headquarters Rear HQ at Gwalior, Central India

Main HQ first at Imphal and then at Sylhet, Assam

Launching HQ at Lalaghat

Tactical/Forward HQ, Shaduzup, Burma

Support Units

Air Force United States Army Air Force

Colonel P. Cochran USAAF, Colonel J.R. Alison USAAF

Royal Artillery 160th Field Regiment, R,S,and U troops

69th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, W, X, Y and Z troops

3rd West African Brigade

Commander Brigadier A.H. Gillmore, succeeded by Brigadier A.H.G. Ricketts DSO

Column 10 HQ column, 7th West African Field Company

Columns 39, 66 6th Battalion Nigeria Regiment

Columns 29, 35 7th Battalion Nigeria Regiment

Columns 12, 43 12th Battalion Nigeria Regiment

3rd West African Field Ambulance

14th British Infantry Brigade

Commander Brigadier T. Brodie

Column 59 HQ column

Columns 42, 73 2nd Battalion The Black Watch

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Columns 16, 61 1st Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment

Columns 65, 84 2nd Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment

Columns 47, 74 7th Battalion Royal Leicestershire Regiment

Support 54th Field Company Royal Engineers

Medical Detachment

16th British Infantry Brigade

Commander Brigadier B.E. Fergusson DSO

Column 99 HQ column

Columns 21, 22 2nd Battalion Queens Royal Regiment (West Surrey)

Columns 17, 71 2nd Battalion Royal Leicestershire Regiment

Columns 51, 69 51/69 Field Regiments, Royal Artillery (fighting as infantry)

Columns 45, 54 45th Reconnaissance Regiment (fighting as infantry)

Support 2nd Field Company Royal Engineers

Medical Detachment

23rd Indian Infantry Brigade

Commander Brigadier Lance E.C.M. Perowne CBE

Column 32 HQ column

Columns 44, 56 1st Battalion Essex Regiment

Columns 33, 76 2nd Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment

Columns 34, 55 4th Battalion Border Regiment

Columns 60, 68 60th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (fighting as infantry)

Support 12th Field Company Royal Engineers

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Medical Detachment

77th Indian Infantry Brigade

Commander Brigadier J.M. Calvert DSO

Column 25 HQ column

Mixed Field Company Royal Engineers/Royal Indian Engineers

Columns 36, 63 3rd Battalion 6th Gurkha Rifles

Columns 81, 82 1st Battalion King's (Liverpool) Regiment, to 111 Brigade in May 1944

Columns 20, 50 1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers

Columns 38, 80 1st Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment

Columns 57, 93 3rd Battalion 9th Gurkha Rifles, to 111 Brigade in May 1944

Support 142 Company Hong Kong Volunteers

Medical and veterinary detachments

111th Indian Infantry Brigade

Commander Brigadier W.D.A. Lentaigne, succeeded first by Major J. Masters

and then by Brigadier Morris CBE DSO

Column 48 HQ column

Columns 26, 90 1st Battalion Cameronians

Columns 41, 46 2nd Battalion Kings Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)

Column 30 3rd Battalion 4th Gurkha Rifles

Support Mixed Field Company Royal Engineers/Royal Indian Engineers

Medical and veterinary detachments

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Morris Force

Commander Brigadier J.R. Morris

Columns 49, 94 4th Battalion 9th Gurkha Rifles

Column 40 3rd/4th Gurkha Rifles

Dah Force Lieut-Colonel D.C. Herring

Kachin Levies

Bladet (Blain's Detachment)

Major Blain

Gliderborne commando engineers.

Other Units

2nd Battalion Burma Rifles

Four troops 160th Field Regiment Royal Artillery (in artillery role)

Four troops 69th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery (in artillery role)

Divisional Troops

219th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers

Detachment 2nd Burma Rifles

145th Brigade Company, R.A.S.C.

61st Air Supply Company, R.A.S.C.

2nd Indian Air Supply Company, R.I.A.S.C.