Contents Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 5 The Organisation of the 1st Battalion Cambridgeshires .................................................................... 6 1. Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 6 2. The standard infantry battalion in 1942 ............................................................................... 6 3. The Elements of the Battalion .............................................................................................. 7 4. Attached Units .................................................................................................................... 11 4.2 Royal Army Medical Corps Personnel. ....................................................................... 12 5. Brigade Structure ................................................................................................................ 12 6. Neighbouring Battalions ..................................................................................................... 12 6.1 4th and 5th Suffolks...................................................................................................... 12 6.2 5th Loyals .................................................................................................................... 13 6.3 1/5th Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) ................. 14 6.4 4th Battalion Royal Norfolks ....................................................................................... 14 7. Conclusion .......................................................................................................................... 16 Uniforms, Weapons and Equipment - British ................................................................................. 17 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 17 2. Uniforms ............................................................................................................................. 17 2.1 Headgear .................................................................................................................... 17 2.2 Uniform ...................................................................................................................... 17 2.3 Webbing ..................................................................................................................... 18 3. Personal Equipment ........................................................................................................... 20 4. Weapons ............................................................................................................................. 20 5. Armoured Cars and Carriers ............................................................................................... 26 6. Field Artillery ...................................................................................................................... 27 7. Overview ............................................................................................................................. 30 Defending Adam Park ..................................................................................................................... 31 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 31 2. ‘By the Book’ – Tactics in the Field. .................................................................................... 31 3. Fortifying Adam Park .......................................................................................................... 33 4. The Battalion HQ – No.7 Adam Park .................................................................................. 34 5. Fortifying the Houses.......................................................................................................... 35 6. Slit Trenches and Weapon Pits ........................................................................................... 38 7. Mortar Positions ................................................................................................................. 41 8. Dannert Wire Obstructions. ............................................................................................... 44 9. The Barricade ...................................................................................................................... 46 10. Improvised Positions ...................................................................................................... 47 11. Conclusion ...................................................................................................................... 47 The Dead and Dying in Adam Park .................................................................................................. 49 1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 49 2. The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) ..................................................................... 49 2.1 The ‘Chain of Evacuation’ at Adam Park .................................................................... 50 2.2 Evacuation by Ambulances and Alternative Transport .............................................. 55 3. 196th Field Ambulance ................................................................................................... 56 4. Dying .................................................................................................................................. 57 5. Body Distribution .............................................................................................................. 60 6. Burying the Dead. ............................................................................................................ 62 7. Missing .............................................................................................................................. 63 8. Japanese Casualties ....................................................................................................... 64 9. Civilian Dead and the Chinese Cemetery. ................................................................... 66 10. Conclusion .................................................................................................................... 68 Organisation of the 9th Infantry Brigade, 5th Division of the IJA ..................................................... 70 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 70 2. Division History and Structure ........................................................................................... 70 3. The Regimental Structure ................................................................................................... 72 5. Other Divisional Units ......................................................................................................... 74 5.1 Tank Regiments .......................................................................................................... 74 5.2 Divisional Cavalry / Recce Regiment .......................................................................... 76 5.3 Divisional Artillery ...................................................................................................... 77 5.4 Divisional Engineering Assets ..................................................................................... 77 5.5 Divisional Signals ........................................................................................................ 78 5.6 Divisional Transport ................................................................................................... 78 6. Conclusion .......................................................................................................................... 78 Uniforms, Weapons and Equipment - Japanese ............................................................................. 80 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 80 2. Uniforms ............................................................................................................................. 80 2.1 Headgear .................................................................................................................... 80 2.2 Uniform ...................................................................................................................... 80 2.3 Footwear .................................................................................................................... 81 2.4 Webbing ..................................................................................................................... 82 3. Personal Equipment ........................................................................................................... 83 3.1 Personal Items ............................................................................................................ 83 4. Weapons ............................................................................................................................. 83 5. Field Artillery .....................................................................................................................