Chindit Military Awards
| Awards by Campaign | 1943 | 1944 | Total | ||
(VC)
|
(VC) |
Victoria Cross | 4 | 4 | |
(CBE)
|
(CBE) |
Order of the British Empire, Commander | 1 | 1 | |
(DSO)
|
(DSO) |
Distinguished Services Order | 5 | 22 | 27 |
|
(OBE)
|
(OBE) |
Order of the British Empire, Officer | 6 | 6 | |
|
(MBE)
|
(MBE) |
Order of the British Empire, Member | 4 | 15 | 19 |
(IOM)
|
(IOM) |
Indian Order of Merit | 1 | 3 | 4 |
(DCM)
|
(DCM) |
Distinguished Conduct Medal | 4 | 9 | 13 |
(IDSM)
|
(IDSM) |
Indian Distinguished Service Medal | 8 | 7 | 15 |
(MC)
|
(MC) |
Military Cross | 20 | 92 | 112 |
(MM)
|
(MM) |
Military Medal | 5 | 84 | 89 |
(BGM)
|
(BGM) |
Burma Gallantry Medal | 3 | 4 | 7 |
|
(BEM)
|
(BEM) |
British Empire Medal | 3 | 8 | 11 |
 |
American Awards | 5 | 5 | ||
|
(MiD) | Mentioned in Despatches | ? | 378 | 378 |
Volunteers for 1944 Chindit Campaign
When the force was being assembled in September 1943 there was a call for officer volunteers to join from other units in India.1 Also unfit men were weeded out and their replacements came from other units. About five percent of the force were volunteers or selected men.2This is why in the lists of recipients there are men from regiments that did not form the Chindits.
References
1. The National Archives:WO 230/988 LRPGs:Policy and Provisional War Establishments
2. Calvert, Michael, Prisoners of Hope
Recipients of Multiple Chindit Awards
| Awards | |||
| Regiment | 1943 | 1944 | |
| Jem Lian Nawm | Burma Rifles | BGM | MC |
| Lt Col W.P. Scott | Kings (Liverpool) | MC | DSO |
| Maj J.C. Bruce | Burma Rifles | MC | Bar to MC |
| Brig J.M. Calvert | Royal Engineers | DSO | Bar to DSO |
| Tpr M.J.Flynn | Reconnaissance | MM Bar to MM |
|
| Maj J.G.Lockett | Leicestershire | MC | DSO |
| Lt Col H.J.Lord | General List | MBE | OBE |
| Sqn Ldr R.G.K.Thompson | RAF | MC | DSO |
Regiments Gaining the Most Awards
| Burma Rifles | MBE | 2 | |
| DSO | 2 | ||
| MC | 24 | ||
| BGM | 7 | ||
| Burma Rifles Regiment Total | 35 | ||
| 6th Gurkha Rifles | VC | 2 | |
| DSO | 2 | ||
| IOM | 2 | ||
| IDSM | 4 | ||
| MC | 7 | ||
| MM | 12 | ||
| 6th Gurkha Rifles Regiment Total | 30 | ||
| King's (Liverpool) | MBE | 3 | |
| DSO | 1 | ||
| MC | 9 | ||
| DCM | 4 | ||
| MM | 9 | ||
| BEM | 2 | ||
| King's (Liverpool) Regiment Total | 28 | ||
| 9th Gurkha Rifles | VC | 1 | |
| DSO | 1 | ||
| IOM | 1 | ||
| IDSM | 3 | ||
| MC | 8 | ||
| MM | 6 | ||
| 9th Gurkha Rifles Regiment Total | 20 | ||
| South Staffordshire | VC | 1 | |
| DSO | 2 | ||
| MC | 7 | ||
| DCM | 2 | ||
| MM | 8 | ||
| South Staffordshire Regiment Total | 20 | ||
| Nigeria | MBE | 1 | |
| DSO | 1 | ||
| MC | 4 | ||
| DCM | 1 | ||
| MM | 10 | ||
| Nigeria Regiment Total | 17 | ||