BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB

Men of 14th Brigade, 3rd Indian Division (the Chindits), having been evacuated by air from Burma are seen at a rest camp at Tinsukia (in Assam, India) ...

BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB

Part 1: Jeeps with trailers cross a Bailey bridge. A sign reads 'Speeders beware! Mark my words / Wait and see / You'll get caught / Just like me' and gives the speed limit as ...

BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB

Scenes from a refugee camp at Rangiya (Rangyia) in Assam, India.

Burmese civilians, including men, women and children, cross frame from right to ...

BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB

Part 1: Near Milestone 82 on the Manipur Road a signpost gives the distance to Worcester (5,100 miles, 'no way out') and Tokyo (2,800 miles, 'way out'). The top of the sign reads ' ...

BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB

Brief film showing vehicles of 5th Indian Division struggling in muddy conditions on the Tiddim Road, Burma.

Vehicles negotiating muddy conditions ...

... , was a new concept in military medicine during the Second World War. It would develop considerably by the time of the Vietnam War and did much to reduce the proportion of soldiers who died of their wounds.

The ...

BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB

At a Remount Depot and Veterinary Hospital, mules are treated and trained ready for service on the Burma front.

A line of mules; each is held by ...

... ruled by the Rana of Barwani. The state was incorporated into the newly independent India in 1947 as part of the state of Madhya Bharat.

The Imperial War Museum's Sound Archive holds interviews with a number of WAS(B)s. See related items.

BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB

African troops (askaris), probably of the 11th East African Division, are seen training in jungle country in Ceylon (Sri Lanka).

African soldiers, ...

... SECOND WORLD WARGB

A Japanese prisoner of war (POW) is escorted to a POW cage near Imphal by ... the Third Geneva Convention's stipulation in Article 13 that 'Prisoners of war must at all times be protected...against insults and ...

BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB

Shot by Sergeant Hammond: wideshots of the game in progress, shot from the back of a lorry, giving a view over the crowd. Shots of the crowd with British and Indian soldiers ...

BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB

Indian Engineers of 5th Indian Division operate a cable ferry across the Manipur River, India, which is then used to convey the guns of 28th Jungle ...