As part of IV Corps' drive on Rangoon, capital of Burma, 123rd Brigade of 5th Indian Division occupy the town of Yamethin, on the Rangoon road.

General view of Yamethin. Troops of 2nd Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment entering Yamethin. Two of the soldiers are unspooling telephone cable from a drum. Troops advancing with bayonets fixed and rifles held at the ready. Troops advancing; one of them carries a No.58 Wireless Set on his back. An extremely brief glimpse of an aircraft passing low overhead, possibly an RAF Supermarine Spitfire. Bomb damage on the railway line to Rangoon. Diamond T tank transporters carry Sherman medium tanks (presumably of 255th Indian Tank Brigade) along a very dusty road.

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Operations during IV Corps' drive on Rangoon were extensively covered by Sergeant Higgins and other British Army cameramen. See related items.

The No.58 Wireless Set was a Canadian-built version of the No.18 set, the figure 8 denoting equipment for use by the infantry. It was issued to the infantry at company level for communication with battalion HQ. The IWM's Department of Exhibits and Firearms has examples of both such sets in its collection. See related items.