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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Called up July 26, 1940 Colwick Park, Nottingham. Cleethorpes, Grainthorpe, Somercotes, Saltfleetby, Somercotes (South), South Usselby, Grimsby, Redcar, Yarm, Tow Law, Middlesbrough. Sailed Sep …
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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 …
