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Prompted by recent events, I have started a page on the Burma Mounted Infantry

I am starting to build up information so please let me know if you have anything.

With thanks
David

A question that I tried to sort out last week prompted by the appearance of a medal to the Burma Mounted Infantry in the auction to be held at City Coins next month and previously discussed in these pages. The first is a composite unit comprised of the mounted British Companies from regiments stationed in Burma as you already described.

The second is a Burma Unit of three veterinary assistants whose names appear on the roll WO 100/296 p366 & WO 100/297 p219.

Two, 1298 Vet.Asst. Peer Khan & 408 Vet.Asst. Sheik Moomtaz Hoosain, have the clasps Dreifontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittenbergen & Cape Colony to the QSA & have a KSA. All clasps associated with the BMI. Sheik Moomtaz Hoosain has service with 29th Burma Infantry, Mandalay. A

The third, 165 Vet.Asst. Aminadin, has only the clasps Driefontein, Cape Colony & Transvaal & the KSA. He also appears on the roll WO 10/201 p170 ( Durham Light Infantry )

There is also the current listing on Mike White's postal history web page of this....

ATB

David

Good Morning David.......

Maybe it is my old eyes but can you tell what the lot number is please......

Mike

19 Mike

David Grant wrote: 19 Mike

Thank You David.......
Did not think of the Bronze......

I wonder if the British troops that were made up from the three units were named the same way or would they have been named to their original units?????

Mike

www.dnw.co.uk/auction-archive/lot-archiv...Medals&lot_id=225995

www.dnw.co.uk/auction-archive/lot-archiv...=Medals&lot_id=71801

www.dnw.co.uk/auction-archive/lot-archiv...=Medals&lot_id=11509

Looks like they are named to the parent unit.