I'll admit, this thread may well belong in the "India/Burma" section, but for me there is no better place it can sit than "The Lounge Bar" here....
Personal Number: 15298 Rank: Major-General Name: George Warren RICHARDS, CB, CBE, DSO*, MC, MiD**** Unit: Royal Welch Fusiliers ; Royal Tank...
Dear all, Hope you're all keeping well. The attached photo - believed to have been taken in India - has been in my family for many years. I'm...
Just been looking at pics of James Mason & Rommel, not a bad lookalike, which got me wondering who looked most like the real person they were...
Hi All, Yet another of my little posers here. I came across this photograph this evening and am looking for your opinions. Six men from the...
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Greetings to everyone here. I've been lurking around, surreptitiously reading everyone's posts for several months now and have finally taken the...
One for Bamboo Again the IWM turns up trumps with many hours of interviews with the remarkable ' Mad Mike ' Calvert James Michael Calvert The...
IWM Wavell's Tour-Visit to Imphal (5.52) Object description Field Marshal Wavell, the Viceroy of India, flies in to Imphal for a visit to...
Field Marshall Wavell and Gurkhas, New Delhi [IMG] The caption reads: "Investiture of His Excellency The Viceroy, Field Marshall Lord Wavell,...
Sent to me from a friend so I thoughtI would share them with the forum! I will post them type. MISCELLANEOUS Ned Parfett (UK)- Newsboy &...
National Army Museum Debate: Britain's Greatest General | Targeted Talks | What's On | National Army Musuem Glad to see the case for Haig being...
Hi All, I have been tracking the WW2 journey of the 3/2 Gurkha Rifle battalion. They provided one half of the infantrymen for Chindit 1, with...
After a successful operation against the Italians, the British weakened in Egypt by the diversion of troops to Greece. Then, in March 1941 the...
Remembering the Australian troops who fell at Bardia 70 years ago today, including the men from the Royal Tank Regiment who supported them. Rats...
Thanks to Brian (ADM199) I now have some details of my POW Uncle Jim,3655190. Can anyone tell me where this Regt was in Feb 42 when he was...
Personal Number: 17751 Rank: Lieutenant-Colonel Name: William Dudley Henry Charles FORBES, MiD Unit: Coldstream Guards London Gazette : 3 July...
I'm reading a book written to dispel the superiority of "Blitzkreig" as theory of war. I am at the part of the book where the author is discussing...
Lieutenant-General Sir Leslie James Morshead, KBE, CMG, DSO, ED, KC(1889 - 1959) Tobruk and El Alamein [IMG] Sir Leslie James...
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