15 CORPS

The Badge of this Unit was;

A Geometric Design of Three Roman Numeral "V" s for Fifteen in White or Black on a Red Rectangle   (or circular) background was the Badge adopted by this formation.   

History

This Corps was engaged in the hard fought Battles of the 2nd & 3rd Arakan Campaignes. In the 2nd Arakan Campaign (1943-44) it inflicted the first decisive defeat that any Japanese force had ever suffered at the hands of the British Army, breaking for the first time the legend of Japanese invincibility in the South East Asian Theatre of War.   

In the 3rd Arakan Campaign (1944-45) which was a series of Combined Operations, The corps carried out no less than nine Combined Assault landings varying in size ; from a Brigade group to a full Divisional Landing which was the Assault on the Rangoon River, which led to the capture of Rangoon in May 1945.   

Before the end of the War the Corps had been withdrawn to India to take part in the Invasion of Malaya, but was eventually sent to the Dutch East Indies to Command the British & Indian Forces in the area. 

They were COMMANDED by

Lieut/Gen Alexander Frank Philip  Christison ( C.S.I. C.B. D.S.O. M.C.) 

      Lieut.-General Sir Philip Christison

            Brigadier General Staff
                  Brigadier D. C. Hawthorn (? - May 24, 1945)
                  Brigadier N. D. Wingrove (May 24, 1945 - ?)

            Deputy Adjutant and Quartermaster General
                  Brigadier N. D. Wingrove (? - May 24, 1945)
                  Brigadier A. C. L. Maclean (May 24, 1945 - ?)

            Deputy Director Medical Services
                  Brigadier A. N. T. Meneces

            Corps Armour
                  50th Indian Tank Brigade (Brigadier G. H. N. Todd)
                        146th Regiment, RAC
                        19th Lancers
                        45th Cavalry
                        2/4th Bombay Grenadiers

                        37th Field Squadron, IE
                        1st Independent Bridging Group, RAC
                        3rd Independent Tank Delivery Squadron, IAC

            Corps Artillery
                  Brigadier L. A. Harris

                  6th Medium Regiment, RA                       
                  8th (Belfast) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA
                  36th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA
                  2nd Survey Regiment, RA
                  C Flight 656th Air O.P. Squadron, RA

            Corps Engineers
                  Brigadier L. I. Jacques (? - April 9, 1945)
                  Brigadier D. C. T. Swan (April 9, 1945 - ?)

                  Corps Engineer Troops HQ
                  472nd Army Group Engineers
                  16th Engineer Batallion, IE
                  17th Engineer Batallion, IE
                  20th Engineer Batallion, IE
                  73rd Field Company, IE
                  483rd Field Company, IE
                  Malerkotla Field Company, ISF
                  403rd Field Park Company, IE
                  855th Bridging Group, IE

            Corps Signals
                  Brigadier D. W. R. Burridge

                  XV Indian Corps Signals

            Corps Infantry

                  79th Indan Infantry Company

                  22nd East African Brigade (Brigadier R. F. Johnstone)
                        1st King's african rifles
                        3rd Northern Rhodesia Regiment
                        1st Royal African Regiment
                       
                        59th East African Field Company
                        22nd East African Field Company

                  3rd Commando Brigade (Brigadier C. R. Hardy)
                        1st Commando
                        5th Commando
                        42nd Royal Marine Commando
                        44th Royal Marine Commando

            25th Indian Division
                  51st Indian Brigade
                  53rd Indian Brigade
                  74th Indian Brigade

            26th Indian Division
                  4th Indian Brigade
                  36th Indian Brigade
                  71st Indian Brigade

            81st West African Division
                  5th West African Brigade
                  6th West African Brigade

            82nd West African Division
                  1st West African Brigade
                  2nd West African Brigade
                  4th West African Brigade

     
      268th Indian Brigade (Brigadier G. M. Dyer)
            4/3rd Madras
            1st Chamar Regiment
            Mahindra Dal Regiment (Nepalese)

      Lushai Brigade (Brigadier P. C. Marindin)
            Brigade Signals Section

            1st Royal Batallion
            9th Jat Regiment
            1st Bihar Regiment
            Chin Hills Batallion ( ? - December 1944)
            7/14th Punjab Regiment (December 1944 - ?)
            1st Assam Rifles

      28th East African Brigade
            Brigadier W. A. Dimoline ( ? - February 2, 1945)
            Brigadier T. H. S. Galletly ( February 2, 1945 - ?)
     
            63rd East Africa Field Company
            28th East Africa Infantry Brigade Defense Platoon
     
            7th Kings African Rifles
            46th Kings African Rifles
            71st Kings African Rifles
                 
 

Information regarding the "Divisional Signs" contributed by A.C. Maile,
9th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment.