Major captured Indian Units (General page)
Module name: Groups (Indian perspective)
This page was contributed by Dr Peter Stanley (Australian War Memorial)

Indian Artillery
(unit)(captured)(formation)
2nd Mountain RegimentSingapore 
1st Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,    
Hong Kong & Singapore Royal ArtillerySingaporeAA Defences
2nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,    
Hong Kong & Singapore Royal ArtillerySingaporeAA Defences
3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,    
Hong Kong & Singapore Royal ArtillerySingaporeAA Defences
1st Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Indian artillerySingaporeAA Defences
7th Heavy Coastal BatterySingapore 
Cavalry
3rd CavalrySingapore11th Ind Div

Infantry
6/1st PunjabSingapore44th Ind Inf Bde
5/2nd PunjabSingaporeCommand Reserve
1/8th PunjabSingapore6th Ind Inf Bde
7/8th PunjabSingapore44th Ind Inf Bde
2/9th JatsSingapore15th Ind Inf Bde
2/10th BaluchMalaya 8th Ind Inf Bde
5/11th Sikhs Singapore 22nd Ind Inf Bde
2/12th Frontier Force RegimentMalaya 8th Ind Inf Bde
1/13th Frontier Force RiflesSingapore8th Ind Inf Bde
1/14th PunjabSingapore15th Ind Inf Bde
5/14th PunjabMalaya 28th Ind Inf Bde
6/14th PunjabSingapore44th Ind Inf Bde
2/15th PunjabBorneoSarawak & Brunei
2/16th PunjabSingapore6th Ind Inf Bde
3/16th PunjabSingapore15th Ind Inf Bde
2/17th DograsSingapore2nd Malaya Inf Bde
3/17th DograsSingaporeCorps Reserve
2/18th Royal Garwhal RiflesSingapore8th Ind Inf Bde
4/19th HyderabadSingaporeCommand Reserve

Gurkhas
2/1st GurkhasSingapore28th Ind Inf Bde
2/2nd GurkhasSingapore28th Ind Inf Bde
2/9th GurkhasSingapore28th Ind Inf Bde

Indian States Forces
Jind InfantrySingapore
Kapurtha InfantrySingapore
Hyderabad Infantry Singapore
Bahawalpur InfantrySingapore
In addition to a large number of Indian Engineer, Medical, Service and Ordnance Corps units.
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This page was last updated on 13 September 2003.
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