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The Burma Division was a static formation of the British Indian Army. It was created as part of the 1903 reforms of the Indian Army by Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener then Commander-in-Chief, India. The task of such formations was to oversee area brigades commanding Internal Security troops. The formation is best thought of as a provincial or district command rather than as an infantry division. The headquarters of the division was at Maymyo. At the start of World War I the division consisted of:

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  • The Burma Division was a static formation of the British Indian Army. It was created as part of the 1903 reforms of the Indian Army by Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener then Commander-in-Chief, India. The task of such formations was to oversee area brigades commanding Internal Security troops. The formation is best thought of as a provincial or district command rather than as an infantry division. The headquarters of the division was at Maymyo. At the start of World War I the division consisted of:
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  • The Burma Division was a static formation of the British Indian Army. It was created as part of the 1903 reforms of the Indian Army by Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener then Commander-in-Chief, India. The task of such formations was to oversee area brigades commanding Internal Security troops. The formation is best thought of as a provincial or district command rather than as an infantry division. The headquarters of the division was at Maymyo. At the start of World War I the division consisted of: * Commander Major General T Pilcher * Rangoon Brigade, Brigadier General Johnstone * 4th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment * 1st Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers * 66th Punjabis * 79th Infantry * 89th Punjabis * 64th & 75th Batteries Royal Garrison Artillery * 22 Mountain Battery Royal Garrison Artillery * Mandalay Brigade, Major General Raitt * 1st Battalion Border Regiment * 64th Pioneers * 80th Infantry * 91st Punjabis * 1/10th Gurkha Rifles
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