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Later it was assigned to the 25th Indian Infantry Division from January 1942 to March 1942 and was eventually allotted to the 19th Indian Infantry Division in March 1942. The infantry brigade served under the 19th Division until the end of World War II. The troops took part in a number of British battles and campaigns and also fought in the Burma Champaign in the South East Asian Theatre of the Second World War. Brigadier C. I. Jerrard was one of the most noted Commanding Officers of the army formation. Formation of 98th Indian Infantry Brigade The 98th Indian Infantry Brigade included several military units which are mentioned below- * 8/14th Punjab Regiment (April 1941 - July 1942) * 8/12th Frontier Force Regiment (March 1942 - August 1945) * 9/13th Frontier Force Rifles (September 1941 - July 1942) * 3/6th Rajputana Rifles (July 1942 - September 1943) * 4/4th Gurkha Rifles (September 1943 - August 1945) * 2nd Royal Berkshire Regiment (January 1943 - June 1945) * MG/11th Sikh Regiment (January 1945) * 5/10th Baluch Regiment (March 1945) * 1/15th Punjab Regiment (March 1945) This article is a stub. You can enrich by adding more information to it. Send your Write Up to content@indianetzone.com |
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