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The Far Setting Sun Far East Living History Group WWII |
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Our main portrayals are of units of the British Army & Indian/Burmese Army, who served out in the Far East during WW2. Within our Chindit Ranks, we portray: 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment. And old "line" regiment, who were bought into the Chindits in 1943, and trained to be in "Operation Thursday", the Second Chindit Expedition. They ended up being used as a re-enforcement at Kohima, but still under the organisation, and using much of the training from, the Chindits. 2nd Burma Rifles, There was a contingent of Burma Rifles in each and every one of the columns, and in all of the battles, and marches of, the Chindit Expeditions. They were Burmese Soldiers, lead by British Officers, and were drawn largely from the Burmese Hill People, though they also had Punjabi & Nepalese troops in their ranks. They were valuable translators and guides. 5307th Composite Force (Galahad) better known as "Merrills Marauders" In August 1943 Churchill, Roosevelt and the Combined Chiefs of Staff met in Quebec at the Quadrant Conference, the American Government sanctioned the formation of an American Chindit Style force. And "Operation Thursday" thus became a joint Allied Operation. Drawn from units across the Pacific, it was a volunteer unit, much as all the first American Special Forces. ATS Section, There was a contingent of Female Soldiers all over the world during WW2, and as a result of research, we have found that the "home base" staff had women on strength as Medics, Clerks & Cooks.
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