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THE STRUCTURE OF THE CHINDITS

1st Expedition (1943)
2nd Expedition (Mar-July 1944)
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COMMANDED by Maj/Gen Orde C. Wingate (D.S.O.)
BRIG/MAJ. Maj. G.M. Anderson  (Highland Light Ifantry)
Staff Captain Capt H.J. Lord (Border Regt)

The units making up these two groups were:

13th Btn The Kings Own Liverpool Regt
3rd Btn 2nd Gurhka Rifles
2nd Btn Burma Rifles    
142nd Commando Coy

NUMBER ONE GROUP

COMMANDER Lt/Col   Alexander  (3rd/2nd  Gurkha Rifles)
2 in COMMAND Capt  Birtwhistle   (3rd/2nd  Gurkha Rifles)
No 1 Column Maj. G. Dunlop  (M.C.)  Royal Scots Regt
No 2 Column    Maj. A. Emmett  (3rd/2nd  Gurkha Rifles)
No 3 Column  Maj. J.M. Calvert (Royal Engineers)
No 4 Column Maj. R.B.G.  Bromhead  (Royal Berkshire Regt)

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NUMBER TWO GROUP

COMMANDER Lt/Col  S.A.  Cooke  (Lincolnshire Regt)
2 in COMMAND Capt. D.  Hastings  (Kings Regt)
No 5 Column Maj. B.H. Fergusson  (Black Watch Regt)
Col 2i/c Capt.  J.C. Fraser (Burma Rifles)
Col Adj Lieut D.C. Menzies (Black Watch)
Admin Officer  Capt A.J. Macdonald (Kings Regt)
Medical Officer Capt W.S. Aird (R.A.M.C.)
Air Lias Officer  Flt/Lieut D.J.T. Sharp  (R.A.F.)
Cipher Officer Lieut W. Edge (South Wales Borderers)  
Ani Trans Officer  2nd Lieut W. Smyly (3/2 Gurkha Rifles) 
Col Sgt/Maj  C.S.M. J. Cairns (Kings Own Scottish Borderers)

             

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DETACHMENT OF BURMA RIFLES

     

Commander Capt J.C. Frser (Burma Rifles)
2i/c Lieut P.A.M. Heald (Burma Rifles)
Officers Subedar Ba Than (Burma Rifles)
Support Platoon
Commander  Capt T.C. Roberts  (Kings Regt)
2i/c Lieut W. Williamson (Kings Regt)
Commando Platoon
Commander Lieut J.B. Harman (Gloucestershire Regt)
2i/c Lieut D. Whitehead (Royal Engineers)
Rifle Platoons
No 7 Plt Com Lieut P.G. Stibbe (Royal Sussex Regt)
No 8 Plt Com Lieut J.M. Kerr (Welsh Regt)
No 9 Plt Com Lieut G. Roberts (Welsh Regt)
Reinf Officer Lieut T. Blow (14th Punjab Regt)
6th Column Commander Maj. G. Anderson  (Highland Light Infantry)
No 7 Column Maj. K. D. Gilkes  (Kings Regt)
No 8 Column Maj. W. P. Scott  (Kings Regt)
2nd Btn Burma Rifles
COMMANDER Lt/Col L.G.Wheeler   (Burma Rifles)
2 in Command   Capt P.C. Buchanan  (Burma Rifles)
Morris Forces Commander Brig. J.R. Morris
4th Btn 9th Gurkha Rifles  3rd Btn 4th Gurkha Rifles
Dah Forces Commander Lt/Col   D.G. Herring
Kachin Levies (Local Tribesmen)
 

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HEADQUARTERS SITED AT:
Rear H.Q. Gwalior  Central India
Main H.Q. Imphal later Sylhet Assam
Launch H.Q. Lalaghat  (Burma)
Tactical H.Q. Shaduzup (Burma)

    

                                            

 2nd Expedition (Mar-July 1944)

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