DEKHO! The Journal of The Burma Star Association - Issue No. 160, Year 2008 - Page 07
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Book Reviews When ordering publications from booksellers, or requesting them from your local public library, please give the author’s name, full title, publisher and ISBN where known. The ISBN Will en …
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with a view over a broad sweep of Mandalay. The camera aircraft then banks hard, dives near-vertically towards Fort Dufferin, levels out in time to whip through a cloud of bomb dust and then flies at t …
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SITTANG BRIDGE BATTLE — FEBRUARY 1942 Brigadier JP Randle OBE MC As Burma veterans will know. the above battle. from 21st-24th February 1942, culminating in the premature blowing of the bridge in the …
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sea. Combined Operations IV Corps ’\/;‘ of 2nd DIV 7): @ >000" lnd'Co'rps 3rd Ind DIV 36m Div 161lilhd Corps H 'e have been notified. sadly, 0f the deaths of the following Burma Star Association membe …
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NEWS FROM MEMBERS & BRANCHES UK & WORLD-WIDE ‘ . Wellington, New Zealand: I am writing this after once again having the British High Comnnssmner, Mr.George Fergusson. plus his Defence Advisor Group Ca …
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During the after lunch speech those assembled were informed that the Branch now had approx- imately six 90 year old members. - A‘. r - A group photo ofthe members ofth Branch who attended the Remembra …
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Once again the Burma Star veterans of Broxbourne met at their Memorial Plaque at Turners Hill. Cheshunt . The ceremony was led by the Deputy Mayor, Cllr Mrs Lynn White and the Service was held by Rev …
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an open parachute above me. I next looked down and saw the aircraft hit the ground and this was a bitter moment. The next cause for concern was that I, too, was rapidly approaching the ground. The win …
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As it was about sunset I asked him to indicate the way to Jessami and he pointed North West which I knew to be correct by sun and com- pass. He later produced a mirror and I saw that my lip was an eno …
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shanty. to aid their exertions. Some days and a few villages later the path broadened and a jeep appeared around a corner. It was a Medical Corps jeep that had been sent up to evacuate casualties expe …