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2ND CHINDIT EXPEDITION
MARCH - JULY 1944

                                             

DIVISIONAL COMMANDERS
MAJ/GEN.  Orde.C. Wingate (D.S.O.)
MAJ/GEN.  W.D.A. Lantaigne      

H.Q. Special Forces
2nd Btn Burma Rifles  145th Brigade Coy R.A.S.C.
219th Fld Park Coy (Royal Engineers) 61st Air Supply Coy R.A.S.C.
Divisional Artillery
160th Field Regt (Royal Artillery) 69th Light A?A Regt Royal Artillery) 
14th Infantry Brigade(Javelin)
Commander Brig. T.Brodie.
1st Btn Beds & Herts Regt 2nd Btn York & Lancs Regt
7th Btn Royal Leicestershire Regt 54th Fld Coy Royal Engineers
2nd Btn The Black Watch Regt
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16th Infantry Brigade(Enterprise)
Commanded By Brig. B.H. Fergusson
1st Btn Queens Own Royal Regt 2nd Btn Royal Leicestershire Regt
45th Recon Regt R.A.C.   2nd Fld Coy Royal Engineers
51/69th Fld Regt Royal Artillery
77th Infantry Brigade(Emphasis)
Commanded By Brig. M. Calvert.
1st Btn Kings Regt (Liverpool) 1st Btn Lancashire Fusiliers
1st Btn South Staffordshire Regt 3rd Btn 6th Gurkha Rifles
3rd Btn 9th Gurkha Rifles 4th Btn 8th Gurkha Rifles
Mixed Coy of Royal & Indian Engineers
111th Infantry Brigade(Profound)
Commanded by Brig. W.D,A. Lentaign
1st Btn Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 2nd Btn Kings Own Royal Regt
3rd Btn 4th P.W.O. Gurkha Rifles 4th Btn 9th Gurkha Rifles
Mixed Coy of Royal & Indian Engineers
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3rd West African Brigade (Thunder)
Commanded By Brig. Gillmore
6th Btn Nigerian Regt 7th Btn Nigerian Regt
12th Btn Nigerian Regt   3rd W/African Fld Ambulance
7th Fld Coy W/African Engineers
23rd Infantry Brigade
Commanded By Brig Perowne.
1st Btn Essex Regt 4th Btn Border Regt
12th Fld Coy Royal Engineers 60th Fld Regt Royal Artillery

This Brigade, although it trained as a Chindit Brigade, was removed from Special Force and was used to cover the left flank of 2nd British Division.

 REGIMENTS ATTACHED 3rd INDIAN DIVISION

160th Fld Regt Royal Artillery (Four Troops)
3rd Btn 9th Gurkha Rifles
No1 Air Commando(U.S.A.F.)

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