Chindit Military Awards

Awards by Campaign 1943 1944 Total
Chindit Victoria Cross Medal Ribbon
(VC)
(VC)
Victoria Cross 4 4
Chindit CBE Medal Ribbon
(CBE)
(CBE)
Order of the British Empire, Commander 1 1
Chindit DSO Medal Ribbon
(DSO)
(DSO)
Distinguished Services Order 5 22 27
Chindit OBE Medal Ribbon
(OBE)
(OBE)
Order of the British Empire, Officer 6 6
Chindit MBE Medal Ribbon
(MBE)
(MBE)
Order of the British Empire, Member 4 15 19
Chindit Indian Order of Merit Medal ribbon
(IOM)
(IOM)
Indian Order of Merit 1 3 4
Chindit Distinguished Conduct Medal Ribbon
(DCM)
(DCM)
Distinguished Conduct Medal 4 9 13
Chindit Indian Distinguished Service Medal Ribbon
(IDSM)
(IDSM)
Indian Distinguished Service Medal 8 7 15
Chindit Military Cross Medal Ribbon
(MC)
(MC)
Military Cross 20 92 112
Chindit Military Medal Ribbon
(MM)
(MM)
Military Medal 5 84 89
Chindit Burma Gallantry Medal Ribbon
(BGM)
(BGM)
Burma Gallantry Medal 3 4 7
Chindit British Empire Medal Ribbon
(BEM)
(BEM)
British Empire Medal 3 8 11
Chindit U.S. Silver Star Medal Ribbon American Awards 5 5
Chindit Mentioned in Dispatches Oak Leaf Ribbon (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.2

This 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
 ⌅