45 Indian Beach Group 1944-5

Hi

Does anyone know anything about the operations, journey etc of 45 Indian Beach Group? They were one of five Indian Beach Groups but they were deployed in a Forward Airfield Maintenance role in the advance through Burma.

A Google search has produced a couple of mentions, including this link to an article in the RE Journal on p289: 1947-December.pdf (nzsappers.org.nz)

There are a number of War Diaries for them at Kew and a paper on their role in Forward Airfield Maintenance in WO203/881. I will try to look at these on a future visit.

Does anyone know any more about this already?

Thanks

 

Another mention on p133:

1995-August.pdf (nzsappers.org.nz)

 

5th Beach Group (later 45th) was under XXXIII Indian Corps on September 1st, 1943 with the following units under command and located:

1. HQ 5th Indian Beach Group - Bhiwandi - To be raised
2. Sirmoor Field Company - Bhiwandi
3. Detachment 658th ME Company - Kurla
4. 249th Indian Docks Company - Bombay - To join
5. 202nd Beach Signal Section - Bandra
6. 241st Indian GP Transport Company and Workshop Section - Bhiwandi - To join
7. 397th Indian Supply Section (Sup) - Bhiwandi
8. 8th Special MC Group - Versova

45th Indian Beach Group was under command of XXXIII Indian Corps on November 1st, 1943 with the following units under command and located:

1. HQ 45th Indian Beach Group - Kurla North
2. 2nd Bihar Regiment - Kurkla North
3. Sirmoor Field Company - Poona
4. 100th Indian Stores Section - Madh
5. Detachment 658th ME Company - Kurla North
6. 202nd Beach Signal Section - Bandra
7. 241st Indian GP Transport Company and Workshop Section - Kurla North
8. 297th Indian Supply Section (Sup) - Kurla North
9. 5th Indian Ordnance Beach Detachment - Kandivli
10. 5th Indian Field Hospital - Kurla North
11. Beach Group Workshop - Kurla North
12. 95th L of C Provost Unit - Kurla North
13. 8th Special MC Group - Kurla North
14. Detachment 232nd Line Section - Pokhran

 

33 Indian Corps, rather than 30.

 

I have fixed my response. Thanks. Damn, Romans!

 

Was there a 44 Indian Beach Group and did it have an RAF Section?

 

4th Beach Group - 1 September 1943 - XXXIII Corps

1. HQ 4th Indian Beach Group - Bhiwandi
2. 6th Indian Engineer Battalion - Bhiwandi
3. 67th Indian Field Company - Bhiwandi
4. 215th Indian Stores Section - Bhiwandi
5. Detachment 658th ME Company - Kurla
6. 240th Indian Docks Operating Company - Bombay
7. 2nd Beach Signal Section - Bandra
8. Detachment 227th Indian Line Section - Pokhran
9. 220th Indian GP Transport Company - Bhiwandi
10. 395th Indian Supply Section (Sup) - Bhiwandi
11. 396th Indian Supply Section (Sup) - Bhiwandi
12. 4th Indian Field Hospital - Bhiwandi
13. 4th Indian Ordnance Detachment - Bhiwandi
14. 91st L of C Provost Unit - Bhiwandi
15. 7th Special MC Group - Versova

4th Beach Group - 1 November 1943 - XXXIII Corps - All units for Bhiwandi 13 November except 7th Sp MC Gp

1. HQ 4th Indian Beach Group - Madh
2. 6th Indian Engineer Battalion - Madh
3. 67th Indian Field Company - Madh
4. 215th Indian Stores Section - Madh
5. Detachment 658th ME Company - Madh
6. 2nd Beach Signal Section - Madh
7. Detachment 227th Indian Line Section - Madh
8. 220th Indian GP Transport Company - Madh
9. 395th Indian Supply Section (Sup) - Madh
10. 396th Indian Supply Section (Sup) - Madh
11. 4th Indian Field Hospital - Madh
12. 4th Indian Ordnance Detachment - Madh
13. Beach Group Workshop - Madh
14. 91st L of C Provost Unit - Madh
15. 7th Special MC Group - Madh - For Versova

 

Many thanks for all your contributions. Knowing the composition has helped enormously.

 

46 Indian Beach Group Memorial.

 

Like the photos of the memorial High Wood. Do you think it still exists today? Any more info about it?

 

I have no other information about it and I have not been able to identify the location. It came with half a dozen other photographs of Penang and various parts of Malaya.

 

It's actually 46 Indian Beach Group. It still exists at Morib but has probably been relocated.

Segran Gana - Ceremony To Commemorate Landing Of 46...

 

On the FB page a snippet why the monument was restored and moved:

 

Comparing the "5" in 45th with the "5" in 1945, I think that you are right. I will correct the caption in my post.