Burma Division

For the World War II formation, see 1st Burma Infantry Division.

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The Burma Division was a static formation of the British Indian Army. It was created as part of the 1903 reforms of the Indian Army by Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener then Commander-in-Chief, India. The task of such formations was to oversee area brigades commanding Internal Security troops. The formation is best thought of as a provincial or district command rather than as an infantry division. The headquarters of the division was at Maymyo.

## Order of battle

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At the start of World War I the division consisted of:

* Commander Major General T Pilcher
* Rangoon Brigade, Brigadier General Johnstone
* 4th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment
* 1st Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers
* 66th Punjabis
* 79th Infantry
* 89th Punjabis
* 64th & 75th Batteries Royal Garrison Artillery
* 22 Mountain Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
* Mandalay Brigade, Major General Raitt
* 1st Battalion Border Regiment
* 64th Pioneers
* 80th Infantry
* 91st Punjabis
* 1/10th Gurkha Rifles

## See also

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* List of Indian divisions in World War I

## References

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## Bibliography

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* Haythornthwaite, Philip J. (1996). The World War One Source Book. London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 1-85409-351-7.
* Perry, F.W. (1993). Order of Battle of Divisions Part 5B. Indian Army Divisions. Newport: Ray Westlake Military Books. ISBN 1-871167-23-X.

## External links

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* "Burma Division on The Regimental Warpath 1914 - 1918 by PB Chappell". Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 2015-06-30.

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Indian Army Divisions in World War I

Pre-war|

* 1st (Peshawar)
* 2nd (Rawalpindi)
* 3rd (Lahore)
* 4th (Quetta)
* 5th (Mhow)
* 6th (Poona)
* 7th (Meerut)
* 8th (Lucknow)
* 9th (Secunderabad)
* Burma

War-formed|

| Divisional Areas|

* 3rd Lahore
* 6th Poona
* 7th Meerut

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Cavalry|

* 1st
* 2nd
* 4th
* 5th
* Mesopotamia

Infantry|

* 10th
* 11th
* 12th
* 14th
* 15th
* 16th
* 17th
* 18th

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