Posted to Burma in September 1944 he was appointed second in command of the 9th battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment part of 80th Indian Infantry Brigade commanded by Brigadier Stuart Greeves [REF].
Lt Col Hayaud Din then served with 80th Brigade still commanding 9th battalion 12th Frontier Force Regiment as part of Allied Land Forces French Indochina (ALFFIC) in South East Asia under the overall command of Major-General Douglas David Gracey Commander of Allied Land Forces, French Indo-China (later Vietnam), in 1945-1946.