012330 Accession Number: 012330

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CHINESE AND INDIAN TROOPS MEET IN BURMA. BOTH TYPES IN THIS PICTURE ARE RENOWNED FOR THEIR VALOUR -- A STOCKY SON OF THE CHINA HILLS AND A YOUNG SOLDIER OF THE PUNJAB HILLS. THEY ARE FIGHTING SIDE BY SIDE IN BURMA. PHOTO TAKEN AT A RAILWAY STATION WHILE WAITING FOR THE TRAIN THAT WILL TAKE THEM TO THE FRONT. (NEGATIVE BY B.M.I.).

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Accession Number
012330
Photographer
Unknown British Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
20 May 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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