SUK14129 Accession Number: SUK14129

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Informal outdoor group portrait of a group of (probably British or Indian) officers at Fort Dufferin, Mandalay. Identified (centre, fifth from left) are Major General T W Rees, CIE DSO MC, Commander of the 19th Indian Division, and John Godfrey Flewett, Commander, 64th Indian Infantry Brigade (fourth from left, at Rees’ right). Fort Dufferin, the last Japanese stronghold in Mandalay, fell to troops of the 14th Army on 20 March 1945.

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Accession Number
SUK14129
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
March 1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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