Hello again DRyan67! I'm looking at 39th Indian Light Division in July/August 1943. It was ordered to move to Saharanpur in August 1943 to become a training division. I'm looking at when it's two brigades (106th & 113th) swapped out it's battalions. Kempton has the new battalions joining in July 1943 and the original battalions going to other formations. Did the new battalions arrive at Lohardaga and join the brigades before they moved to Central Command or are the dates incorrect? Many thanks in advance RobG64
Here are the dates I have for the 106th and 113th Indian Infantry Brigades. They dates are gathered from official histories, regimental histories and the privately published volumes by Perry, F.W. entitled The Armies of the Commonwealth: Volumes 3A & 3B. Perry's books are located at the National Army Museum Library. Other sources were used as well including Kempton. 1st Burma Brigade - Raised 1 July 1941 from the Maymyo Infantry Brigade. It was retitled 106th Indian Infantry Brigade on 20 June 1942. It became a training brigade in August 1943. 2nd King’s Own Yorkshire LI 1/7/41 - 31/1/42 11/3/42 - 4/6/42 1st Burma Rifles 1/7/41 - 19/4/42 5th Burma Rifles 1/7/41 - 19/4/42 2/7th Rajput Regiment 7/3/42 - 8/43 1st Cameronians 30/4/42 - 18/6/42 2nd Duke of Wellington’s Regt. 4/6/42 - 10/42 1/9th Jat Regiment 7/42 - 7/43 1/8th Gurkha Rifles 9/42 - 11/42 1/11th Sikh Regiment (Recce) 3/43 - 8/43 5/19th Hyderabad Regiment 8/43 - 31/8/45 15/14th Punjab Regiment 23/9/43 - 31/8/45 7/15th Punjab Regiment 9/43 - 31/8/45 9/16th Punjab Regiment 10/43 - 31/8/45 1/4th Gurkha Rifles 2/5/42 - 9/5/42 - attached Location Statement Burma 1/7/41 - 17/5/42 India 17/5/42 - 31/8/45 13th Indian Infantry Brigade - Raised 1 October 1940 at Campbellpore. Renumbered 113th Indian Infantry Brigade on 1 April 1943. Became 113th Indian Training Brigade in August 1943. 2/7th Rajput Regiment 10/40 - 7/3/42 1/18th Royal Garhwal Rifles 1/10/40 - 8/43 5/1st Punjab Regiment 1/10/40 - 7/3/42 18/4/42 - 8/43 1st Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 6/4/42 - 13/7/42 2nd King’s Own Yorkshire LI 4/6/42 - 7/43 2/13th Front. Force Rif. (Recce) 4/43 - 8/43 7/18th Royal Garhwal Rifles 9/43 - 9/10/43 - training 7/9th Jat Regiment 9/43 - 31/8/45 - training 7/12th Frontier Force Regiment 14/9/43 - 31/8/45 - training 17th/18th Training Unit 9/10/43 - 31/8/45 - training Indian State Forces Trg. Unit 12/43 - 31/8/45 - training 29th Gurkha Rifles 3/44 - 31/8/45 - training 2nd King’s Own Yorkshire LI 13/4/42 - 14/4/42 - attached Location Statement India 1/10/40 - 20/3/41 Burma 4/41 - 14/5/42 India 14/5/42 - 31/8/45