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The badge of this unit was two spears on a native carriers headband set on a yellow shield. They were dispatched to India in July 1944, serving as part of the ""Fourteenth Army"", they joined up wi …
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By Brian Shelley, May 1945 We were flying along in a DC-3, or as we called it in the RAF, a Dakota, in thick cloud over Burma’s mountains. Returning from a supply drop to the 14th army, we suddenly …
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The original badge of this unit was the geometric design of a ""trident"", for the Navy, ""sword"" for the Army, and ""wings"" for the Air Force, this badge was chosen because they were part of an am …
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The Badge of this unit was an eleven spoked wheel on a yellow/gold background. The badge of the Division was retained whilst the Division was in captivity. The entrance to Changi Jail POW camp was d …
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The Badge of this unit was an Indian sword (a Tulwar) in silver, raised aloft in a clenched fist set on a black circular background The sign was chosen to Symbolise the ""Swift and Deadly Execution …
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Also known as the 39th Indian Division Overall in Command was Lieut/Gen W Slim (CBE KCB DSO MC) later to become Field Marshall Sir W Slim. The Badge of this unit was an Indian tulvar in white in …
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Transcript of letter from Lt. Col. Charles Walwyn to Mrs J Reeve on 13th October 1944 regarding the injuries received by Sgt James A Reeve during action at Frontier Hill [Pt 2940] Burma on 10th Oct 19 …
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The following is an extract from a letter written by Mrs Mollie Dods to her family and details her remarkable escape with her husband Samuel from Bangkok to Rangoon - and then the Japanese went there …
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by Norman Morse of Williton in Somerset It was with great interest that I read the article by Major John Hill in issue 119 of DEKHO! The article related to the documentary made by Charles Wheeler an …
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Captain Douglas Jung, Special Operations Australia Douglas Jung was born in Victoria, British Columbia on Feb 24 1924 and passed away on January 4, 2002. He will be remembered by his legion of friend …
