1st Bn West Yorkshire Regiment and also Port Blair garrison

Jonathan Baillie · Dec 4, 2020

RobG64 said: ↑

Hi looking for a reply from DRyan67 about two subjects: Firstly, 1st Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment and secondly, the garrison of Port Blair from 3rd September 1939 to 23rd March 1942

David, I read with interest your conversation in these pages with a colleague who confirmed for you that 1st Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment was at Trimulgherry, Secunderabad, Deccan District on 3rd September 1939 and NOT at Nisarabad, Mhow Brigade Area as Joslen had stated (he does get a lot wrong!)
Can you confirm for me the following details:
That as you stated it was relieved by 1st Battalion Cameronians in October 1940 and took up their garrison at Barrackpore in the Presidency and Assam District of Eastern Command in November 1940?
Did it supply one company as garrison to Port Blair (Andaman Islands) from November 1940 to January 1942?
The battalion arrived at Rangoon on 29 January 1942 and came under command 17th Indian Division as it's support battalion from 5th February 1942 before joining 48th Indian Infantry Brigade of the same division from 1st August 1944 to the end of the war?

Port Blair garrison (Andaman Islands)
"C" Company, 1st Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment 3rd September 1939 to January 1940
One Company, 1st Battalion Cameronians January to June 1940
One Company, 1st Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment October/November 1940 to January 1942
4th Battalion 10th Gurkha Rifles 4 January 1942 to early March 1942

Best regards
Rob
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Appreciate this has been some time, but my dad was born 10 Sept 1937 BMFH Trimulgherry. My grandad was a sergeant in 1st Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment.

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