A Story of War

Waziristan Campaign Order of Battle

The following regiments and detachments were based in Waziristan during 1939: Waziristan District: HQ Dera Ismail Khan, Razmak Detachment, 2/11th Sikh Regiment: Mari, Indus Waziristan District Signals Razmak Brigade: HQ Razmak 11th Light Tank Company, The Royal Tank Regiment B Squadron, The Scinde Horse 1st Leicestershire Regiment 2/7th Rajput Regiment 3/10th Baluch Regiment 5/11th Sikh…
January 3rd 1939 – Razani

R.P. down to Khaisora crossing, to let the Brigade through to Dandil. I am wearing chaplis for first tryout. My platoon piquets Lower Tambre Obo, an old built-up camp piquet, with the remains of a perimeter camp below it, overlooking the head of the Khaisora. A pretty dangerous looking place, surrounded by nullahs whose beds…
January 2nd 1939 – Razani – 1st Leicestershire Regiment

We march down to Razani today, 12 miles, we head the column which includes some other units, including the 2/4 G.R. We have 2 piquets to put out, below the Nazri on the left. A snow storm comes on and chaps put on their jerkins, but I have not brought mine. I am wearing full…

Waziristan Campaign Order of Battle