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24-10-2007, 12:28 PM
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You're Top Poster: #1   | 81st West African Division One of the least known divisons in the Burma campaign, and sadly still very little available on the web. Some books worth reading (of which the first is superb): War Bush: 81 (West African) Division in Burma 1943-1945 Civilians in Uniform: A Memoir 1937-1945 A number of pages can be read here Some details available on the web: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/81st_(W...rica)_Division http://www.burmastar.org.uk/81stwa.htm http://www.wewerethere.mod.uk/ww2/africa_1.html http://www.mgtrust.org/afr2.htm
__________________ _________________  Beaufighter TF Mark Xs (NV427 'EO-L' nearest) of No. 404 Squadron RCAF based at Dallachy, Morayshire, breaking formation during a flight along the Scottish coast. February 1945. |
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24-10-2007, 12:58 PM
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You're Top Poster: #1 | Major-General Frederick Joseph Loftus-Tottenham (1898 – ) (Indian Army) 1942 - Commanding Officer 153rd Gurkha Parashute Battalion 1942 - 1944 Commanding Officer 33rd Indian Brigade, Burma 1943 - 1944 General Officer Commanding 81st West African Division, India - Burma 1944 - 1945 General Officer Commanding 81st West African Division, Burma 1945 - General Officer Commanding 81st West African Division, India 1946 - 1947 General Officer Commanding Force 401 http://www.generals.dk/general/Loftu...t_Britain.html
__________________ _________________ Beaufighter TF Mark Xs (NV427 'EO-L' nearest) of No. 404 Squadron RCAF based at Dallachy, Morayshire, breaking formation during a flight along the Scottish coast. February 1945. |
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