The Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon, Burma (present day Yangon, Myanmar). A person walks past temple, carrying large bouquet of what appears to be flower-like objects. Two large Chinthe (stylized lion statues) standing guard by a pagoda on Mandalay Hill. A girl feeding pigeons in front of a temple. (Scaffolding seen on nearby structure.) Costumed men, on elevated outdoor stage, send decorated Chariot carrying several men, up inclined cables, toward a temple tower. They are watched by a crowd of spectators, seated on the ground. A temple in the woods. Silhouette of temple gate. A temple reflected in a lake.
British troops of the Royal Worchestres, 2nd Battalion at Pear Hill in North of Singu and Irrawaddy River, Burma during World War II. British troops of the Royal Worchestres, 2nd Battalion with packs and supplies climb hillside. The troops climbing up. A British aircraft in flight drops bombs on Japanese positions on the hill. The troops with supplies walking on the hill. The aircraft dropping bombs. Explosions on the hill. Smoke rises due to bombardment.
Punjab troops at Pear Hill in North of Singu and Irrawaddy River, Burma during World War II. The troops on foot advance on the Pear Hill. The troops with guns walking. The troops with guns climb up the hill. The troops shake hands and meet another soldier. The troops talk to each other. The Punjab troops on a tank and other military vehicles move along a dirt covered road.
Commander of British 14th Army Lt General Sir William Slim visits British Indian Army 19th Infantry Division Beachhead in Kwauk-Myaung Area, Burma during World War II. Lt General Slim, Commander of 14th Army and British Indian Army Major General Thomas Wynford Rees walk down a road. They cross a ponton bridge to the other side of Irrawaddy River. General Slim and Ress with the soldiers on a boat underway in the river. General slim looks into some documents. General Slim inspects the troops. The troops are of the 62nd Brigade Headquarters and includes Sikhs, Punjabs, Rajputs, Assames, Gurkhas and British Infantrymen.
British Indian Army 19th Infantry Division beachhead in Kwauk-Myaung area, Burma during World War II. The troops near a cemetery. The troops on a boat cross Irrawaddy River near Singu. The troops on the boat talk amongst themselves while they cross the river. Natives on other side of the river. The troops in a jeep drive down a muddy road. Insignia of the United States on the jeep.
British Indian Army 19th Infantry Division beachhead in Kwauk-Myaung area, Burma during World War II. British troops at a pier on Irrawaddy river near Singu. The troops cross the river in boats. The troops with guns in the foreground. The troops stand on the pier. Another pier in the background. A jeep drives down towards the pier. The jeep and troops on the pier. The jeep is loaded in a raft. The troops on the raft cross the river. The troops on jeeps, after crossing the river, drive on a muddy road.
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