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Diary of JJW Donaldson, 1943: Life and Work in Madras; Heat; Tea Party; 'One Starry Night' icon for Recommended story

Soon after Christmas, the officers organised a dance to be held in the Banqueting Hall in Madras for the...

Marching on to Laffan's Plain - Chapter 14icon for Recommended storyicon for Story with photo

My officers were Captain Truter IE, superseded later by Alec Scott from 345, Lieut V K Raju IE, and two RE...

Burma & Malaysiaicon for Recommended story

When the Japanese attacked Burma their lines of communication were widely stretched... After what had...

A Soldier's Long Walk from Burma to Chinaicon for Recommended story

Day 27 - Ta Ya Koi, Yunnan Province, three miles from Mekong River. To avoid being attacked by the...

Ramisaminaidu, a Runner in the 11th Indian LAA in Burma icon for Recommended story

These men were mostly village people whom the sophisticated Indian might call 'Jungle Wallahs'. We...

Christmas 1944: Putting on a Show at RAF Digri, Bengal.icon for Recommended story

Apart from my normal duties as Corporal i/c Instrument Repairers on ‘B’ Flight, 159 Squadron at...

Harold P. Lees war part 2 The health hazards of Indiaicon for Recommended story

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The bombing of Calcutta by the Japaneseicon for Recommended story

My family lived on the top floor and from our veranda, I could see the steeple and weather cock of St...

Kohima 60 Years Agoicon for Recommended storyicon for Story with photo

Kohima is a field service depot, with stores, bakery, tennis courts, hospital and the district...

Entertaining the Troops in India and Burmaicon for Recommended story

We all have memories of past events and interesting happenings in our lifetime; some of my more vivid...

Breakfast's Up: Life with the British Army in Burmaicon for Recommended story

So we crawled through the wood to a hedge and then ran through an open space to some bushes about 20 yards...

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