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September 1944


14th Army

      Lieut. General Sir William Slim

      Brigadier General Staff:
            Brigadier S. F. Irwin
            Brigadier J. S. Lethbridge (from September 1944)

     
      Army Armour
            8th Indian KGVO Light Cavalry
            11th Indian PAVO Cavalry (armored cars)
            6th Armored Fighting Vehicles Maintenance Troop
            2nd Indian Tank Delivery Squadron

      Army Artillery
            Brigadier G. de V. Welchman

            18th (self-propelled) Field Regiment, RA
            134th Medium Regiment, RA
            52nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA
            69th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA
            2nd Indian Field Regiment, IA
            2nd Indian Light Anti-aircraft Regiment, IA
            5th Mahratta anti-tank regiment
            656th Air Op Squadron, RAF

      Army Engineers
            Brigadier W. F. Hasted

            ? Artisan works company, IE
            ? Artisan works company, IE
            ? Artisan works company, IE
            ? Artisan works company, IE
            ? Bridging company, IE
            ? Bridging company, IE
            ? Engineer batallion, IE
            ? Engineer batallion, IE
            ? Engineer batallion, IE
            ? Field company, IE
            ? Field company, IE
            ? Field company, IE
            ? Field company, IE
            459th Forward Airfield Engineers, IE
                  ? engineer batallion, IE
                  ? field company, IE
                  ? field company, IE
                  ? mechanical equipment platoon, IE
            ? Mechanical equipment company, IE
            ? Mechanical equipment company, IE
            ? works section, IE
            ? works section, IE
            ? works section, IE
            ? quarrying company, IE

      Army Infantry
            1/3rd Madras Regiment
            1st Assam Rifles
            3rd Assam Rifles
            4th Assam Rifles
            Chin Hills Batallion
            25th Gurkha Rifles
            Western Chin Levies
            Lushai Scouts

      Army RASC
            500th company, RASC (tank transport)
            387th Divisional Troops Company, RASC (DUCKWs)

      Army RIASC
            Elephant Company, RIASC
            127th GPT Company, RIASC
            ? animal transport company, RIASC
            ? animal transport company, RIASC
            ? animal transport company, RIASC
            ? animal transport company, RIASC
            5th Indian Field Ambulance

 

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