Collection related to RAAF Historical Section Accession Number: P02491.030

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Burma. c. January 1945. Padre Joseph Heaven of the RAF of Bromham Road Methodist Church, Bedford smiles at a Burmese baby girl in a village near Monywa where he found forty Burmese Christians who were evacuated from the Methodist Mission Compound and School. It was there that he held the first Methodist service in that part of Burma for three years.

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Accession Number
P02491.030
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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