The British Army in Burma 1945 Men of the South Wales Borderers, 36th Infantry Division, crossing a stream near Bahe on route for Mandalay, January 1945.

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The British Army in Burma 1945 Men of the South Wales Borderers, 36th Infantry Division, crossing a stream near Bahe on route for Mandalay, January 1945.

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