28th Indian Infantry Brigade
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Formation
- 2nd Battalion, 9th Gurkha Rifles
- 2nd Battalion, 2nd Gurkha Rifles
- 2nd Battalion, 1st Gurkha Rifles to 7 January 1942
- 5th Field Artillery Regiment Royal Artillery
- 155th (Lanarkshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (16x4.5inch Howitzers) - attached at Kampar & Slim River
- 3rd Battalion, 16th Punjab Regiment 22 to 27 December 1941 and 8 to 10 January 1942
- 3rd Battalion, 17th Dogra Regiment 1 to 13 January 1942
- 2nd Battalion, 16th Punjab Regiment 8 to 14 January 1942 [2]
See also
References
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