rough tracks to the east of the main road from Kohima to Imphal, and cleared Japanese stragglers from Ukhrul. From July to October, the division regrouped near Kohima, and 89th Brigade rejoined. Late in 1944, Major General Messervy was promoted to command IV Corps and was replaced in command of the division by Major General Geoffrey Charles Evans. Now commanded by IV Corps, the division advanced down the Gangaw Valley west of the Chindwin River, with the 28th (East Africa) Brigade under command, screened until Pauk was reached by the lightly equipped Lushai Brigade. During late February 1945, the division captured vital bridgeheads across the Irrawaddy River near Pakokku. During March, as part of the decisive Battle of Central Burma, the division was involved in several battles at Myingyan and Yenangyaung. During April, the division once again came under command of XXXIII Corps and advanced down the west bank of the Irrawaddy. After Rangoon, the capital, was captured in early May, the division was directly commanded by the new headquarters of Twelfth Army and resisted Japanese diversionary attacks across the Sittang River during the monsoon. After the war ended, in September 1945, the division moved to Thailand, where it disarmed the Japanese occupying army, and liberated and repatriated Allied prisoners of war. Following the Partition of India in 1947 the 7th Division local units were split between India and Pakistan, and both armies continue to have a 7th Infantry Division with the Golden Arrow formation sign. Component Units (1 March 1944) 33rd Indian Infantry Brigade 1st Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) 4th Battalion, 15th Punjab Regiment 4th Battalion, 1st Gurkha Rifles 89th Indian Infantry Brigade 2nd Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers 7th Battalion, 2nd Punjab Regiment 4th Battalion, 8th Gurkha Rifles 114th Indian Infantry Brigade 1st Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry 4th Battalion, 14th Punjab Regiment 4th Battalion, 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles Support Units 1st Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment (Machine-gun unit) 136th (1st West Lancashire) Field Regt, Royal Artillery 139th (4th London) Field Regt, Royal Artillery 25th Mountain Regt. Indian Artillery 24th Light Anti-Aircraft / Anti-Tank Regt, Royal Artillery 62nd Field Company Royal Indian Engineers (IE) 77th Field Company IE 421st Field Company IE 303rd Field Park Company IE Commanders Maj. Gen. A.V.T. Wakely Maj. Gen. R. Richardson Maj. Gen. Thomas Corbett Maj. Gen. Frank Messervy Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Evans Maj. Gen. Frederick Joseph Loftus-Tottenham Assigned brigades All these brigades