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THE 19th INDIAN INFANTRY DIVISION
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The Story of the final push by 19 Div (from the S.E.A.C. Souvenir paper of the day)
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The Badge of this unit was
A Yellow Dagger held in a Clenched Hand on a Red background was the Badge of this unit, known as the "Golden Dagger" Division. History
This
Formation served with the "Fourteenth Army" in Burma & was in the
thick of the fighting that led to the Liberation of Burma.
It
was the 19th Division that after fierce fighting that established the Irrawaddy
Bridgehead at Kyaukmyaung which enabled them to drive through & capture
Mandalay, where they raised the Union Jack over Fort Dufferin on March 20th
1945.
They were COMMANDED by
Maj/Gen
T. Wynford=Rees (C.I.E. C.B. D.S.O. M.C.)
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STRUCTURE OF THE DIVISION
DIVISIONAL
COMMANDER
Maj/Gen. T. Wynford-Rees (C.B. D.S.O.)
Headquarters
Brigade
7th
Light Cavalry
8th K.G.O. Cavalry
11th Btn Sikh Regt (M/Gun)
1st Btn 15th Punjab Regt
1st Btn The Assam Regt
Divisional
Artillery
26th.
28th.115th. Fld Artillery (Royal Artillery)
33rd A/Tank Regt (Royal Artillery)
3rd
Indian Fld Regt (Indian Artillery)
20th Indian Mountain Regt (Indian Artillery)
62nd
Indian Infantry Brigade
2nd Btn
The Welch Regt
3rd Btn 6th Rajputana Regt
4th
Btn 6th Gurkha Rifles
COMMANDED by Brig.
J.R. Morris (D.S.O.)
64th
Indian Infantry Brigade
5th Btn 10th Baluch Regt
1st Btn 6th Gurkha Rifles
COMMANDED by
Brig. A.G. Bain
Brig. J.E. Flewetts (D.S.O.)
98th
Indian Infantry Brigade
2nd Btn
The Royal Berkshire Regt
6th Btn 12th Frontier Force Rifles
4th
Btn 4th P.W.O. Gurkha Rifles
COMMANDED by Brig.
C.K. Jarrard
10th.
52nd. 66th. Animal Trt Coy's (Mule)
124th. 125th. 129th. G.P. Trt Coy's
25th.
26th. 27th. 28th. Coposite Issue Coy's
Medical Services
I.M.C.
R.A.M.C. I.M.D. I.H.C. I.A.M.C.
American Fld Service (U.S.A.)
Indian
Army Ordnance Corps
25th .
26th. 27th. 28th. Composite Units
19th Indian Division Signals Unit
Indian
Electrical & Mechanical Engineers
43rd.
56th. 68th. Infantry W/Shop Coy's
19th Indian Division Recovery Coy
Indian
Engineers Sappers & Miners
29th
Fld Coy (Royal Bombay)
327th Fld Park Coy (Q.V.O. Madras)
64th. 65th. Fld Coy's Q.V.O. (Madras)
We have also the following additional information from Lance Visser:-
Major-General T. W. Rees
Divisional Recon
1st Assam Regiment
Divisional Artillery
11th Field Regiment, RA
33rd Anti-tank Regiment, RA
4th Indian Field Regiment, IA
20th Indian Mountain Regiment, IA
Divisional Engineers
29th Field Company, IE
64th Field Company, IE
65th Field Company, IE
327th Field Park Company, IE
Divisional Signals
19th Indian Division Signals
Divisional Headquarters Batallion
1/15th Punjab Regiment
Divisional Machine-gun Batallion
11th Sikh Machine-gun batallion
62nd Indian Infantry Brigade
Brigadier J. R. Morris (? - April 3, 1945)
Brigadier G. H. B. Beyts (April 3, 1945 - ?)
2nd Welch Regiment
3/6th Rajputana Rifles
4/6th Gurkha Rifles
64th Indian Infantry Brigade
Brigadier G. A. Bain (? - February 2, 1945)
Brigadier J. G. Flewett (February 2, 1945 - ?)
2nd Worcestershire Regiment
5/10th Baluch Regiment
1/6th Gurkha Rifles
98th Indian Infantry Brigade
Brigadier C. I. Jerrard
2nd Royal Berkshire Regiment
8/12th Frontier Force Regiment
4/4th Gurkha Rifles
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