Title
17th Indian Infantry Division
Type
Allied Formations
Branch
Army
Description
Short History of Black Cat Division 17 Mountain Division was originally raised as 17 Indian Division at Ahmednagar on 01 July 1941 under the command of Maj Gen HW Lewis, CE, CIE, DSO. Th …
Title
The Battle for Hill 170 and the V.C. awarded to Lt. George Knowland - Brigadier KRS Trevor CBE DSO
Type
Battle Histories
Branch
Army
Description
Private Len Dawe's Account Pte Len Dawe was another Royal Sussex man on Hill 60 that night. He was Company runner to Maj. K.L.Callendar, M.C. The Commanding Officer. Len recalls spending the ni …
Title
34 Corps
Type
Allied Formations
Branch
Army
Description
The Badge of this unit was leaping panther in black on a circular background divided into the corps colours of two red & central white band. Although this was the officially approved badge …
Title
The Enemy Strikes from the Arakan
Type
Battle Histories
Branch
Tri-Service
Description
In Burma by January 1944, the Japs had consolidated their grip up to the perimeter of their ‘42 and ‘43 conquests. The war in Europe had not at that time turned in flood against Germany, …
Title
Escape: Burma - Squadron Leader RG Johnson
Type
Personal Stories
Branch
Royal Air Force
Description
The story of Squadron Leader RG Johnson's remarkable escape through Burma after being shot down over the Yaw Chaung. On Jan 14th 1945 28 Squadron RAF was based at Kalemyo, in the Kabaw Valley, Burm …
Title
The Story of How Two Families Left Burma as the Japanese Advanced
Type
Personal Stories
Branch
Civilian
Description
What follows is an account of two families’ departure from Burma when the Japanese invaded in 1942 which Ann P Birch of Tidworth, Hants thought we might like to have in the archives. Thi …
Title
Wingate's Skytroops Land in Burma
Type
Allied Formations
Branch
Army
Description
The late Major General Charles Orde Wingate was an unusual man. He commanded the confidence of unusual men, too. Wavell believed in him, and gave him his head on two occasions, in Abyssinia, 1940, an …
Title
Allan Hemmingway's Memories
Type
Personal Stories
Branch
Royal Air Force
Description
Allan Hemmingway’s Memories Allan was a pilot with 117 (RAF) Sqn flying D.C. 3's supplying the 14th Army with its needs as they pushed further into Burma. As 1945 dawned their activities …
Title
TH Morehen
Type
Personal Stories
Branch
Army
Description
Called up July 26, 1940 Colwick Park, Nottingham. Cleethorpes, Grainthorpe, Somercotes, Saltfleetby, Somercotes (South), South Usselby, Grimsby, Redcar, Yarm, Tow Law, Middlesbrough. Sailed Sep …
Title
British 36th Division
Type
Allied Formations
Branch
Army
Description
The following is a report about the Division's contribution to the Burma Campaign by S.E.A.C. (South East Asia Command). It was published in the SEAC Souvenir Newspaper just after the surrender …