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The British Army in
the Far East 1941-45
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Lanes
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Punjab
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Rajput
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Balueh
1/17th
Dogra
5/Sth
Punjab
1/15th
Punjab
816th
Rajputana Rifles
ALAN JEFFREYS is a curator
at the Imperial War Museum,
London. He has previously
written Warrior 66:
British
Infantryman in the Far East
1941-45 for Osprey. Alan has
a special interest in the tactics
of and training for jungle
warfare, and the development
of these in the British Army
in the Far East: his MPhii
dissertation from Kings
College, London, provided a
detailed examination of these
themes. He lives in Surrey
with his wife and son.
Battle Orders · 13
OSPREY
PUBLISHING
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Consultant editor Dr Duncan Anderson
Series editors Marcus Cowper and Nikolai Bogdanovic
First published in Great Britain in 2005 by Osprey Publishing,
Elms Court, Chapel Way, Botley, Oxford OX2 9Lp, United Kingdom.
443 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016, USA
Email: info@ospreypublishing.com
Acknowledgements and image credits
I would like to thank Mike Taylor,
editor, Nikolai Bogdanovic, for all
indebted to my MPhil supervisor,
advice and help over the last few
family, Lorraine and Michael.
Dr Daniel Marston and my
their help. I am particularly
Dr Tim Moreman, for all his
years. Finally thank you to my
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2005 Osprey Publishing Ltd.
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ISBN I 84176 790 5
Editorial by lIios Publishing, Oxford, UK (www.iliospublishing.com)
Design: Bounford.com
Maps by Bounford.com, Royston, UK
Index by Alison Worthington
Originated by PPS-Grasmere Ltd, Leeds, UK
Printed and bound in China through L-Rex Printing Company Ltd
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10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 I
The photographs marked IWM are courtesy of the Imperial War
Museum, and can be ordered from the IWM's Film and
Photograph Archive in London.
Author's note
In the tree diagrams and maps in this volume, the units and forces
are distinguished by the following colours:
British
Japanese
Indian
Australian
African
Indian State Forces, Malays,
and Burmese
Brown
Red
Blue
Green
Orange
Grey
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For a key to the symbols used in this volume, see below.
Front cover main image
A British Army corporal advances
cautiously at Ngakyedyauk Pass, with his SMLE rifle at the 'port'.
(Martin Brayley)
Key to military symbols
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Army
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0
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Corps
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xx
X
III
II
I
Division
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Brigade
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Regiment
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Battalion
0
Company/battery
D
•••
Platoon
••
•
Section
Squad
C8J
Infantry
~
Cavalry
8
Artillery
GJ
Mountain
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rn
Airborne
Parachute
G
0
Engineer
~
Sappers/miners
G
§J
Bridging
Pioneer
00
Transport
[Q]
Armour
C2J
c::;J
Reconnaissance
Signal
Machine gun
rn
Medical
~
Anti-tank
0
Anti-ai rcraft
~
Combined AA/AT
0
Key to unit identification
Unit
identifier
Special Service
~
Parent
unit
Commander
~
Meteorological
0
Veterinary
0
(+)
with added elements
(-) less elements
Service
Contents
Introduction
Combat mission
Doctrine and training
Preparing for jungle warfare • Major Ian Stewart and the Argylls • The lessons from Burma and Malaya
The June 1943 Infantry Committee • The Jungle Book, 1943 • The formation of training divisions
4
6
10
Divisional organisation
British Army divisions • Indian Army divisions
8th Australian Division • West and East African divisions
21
Tactics
Patrolling • In the attack • In the defence
59
Weapons and equipment
The Lethbridge Mission, 1944
64
Command, control, communication, and intelligence
Combat operations
The Battle of Kohima, March-May 1944 • The fighting around Imphal
69
74
Lessons learned
Chronology
Bibliography
List of abbreviations
Index
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95

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