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Allied craft travel up the Rangoon River through smoke caused by airstrikes. 17th May 1945
A landing craft being unloaded at the Rangoon beach head. 17th May 1945
Indian tanks and infantry attack a village in Burma during Second World War. 18th May 1945
Monument on Garrison Hill to the men of the Royal Welch Fusiliers who gave their lives between April and June in the South East Asia campaign. Circa 1940s
Indian troops move supplies on the east bank of the Chindwin. 30th December 1944
Chinese soldiers on the Stillwell road in Myitkyina during Second World War wave to passing trucks. Circa 1940s
Allied troops make their way inland after landing in Rangoon. (Picture) An explosion fills the air with debris as Allied troops make their way inland in Rangoon during Second World War. 18th May 1945
Indian Engineers keep troops moving using a temporary bridge near Kohina. 11th August 1944
A signboard pointing the way to the 14th Armys immediate objective. 20th February 1945
British and Indian troops landing on the banks of the Rangoon River during Second World War. 9th May 1945
The Battle For Mandalay: A burning pagoda near Port Dufferin. Circa 1940s
Major General C. E. N. Lomax plans an amphibious operation from his base on Ramree IslandMajor General C.E.N. Lomax plans an amphibious operation from his base on Ramree Island. 15th April 1945
British troops of the 14th Army take Budalin, in Burma during Second World War. Circa 1940s
British troops in Burma advancing behind a smokescreen. On the left a sergeant is using a field telephone. Circa 1940s
Royal Scotch Fusiliers of the British 36th Division moving down the Myitkina-Mandalay railway corridor in the new Allied push in northern Burma. 29th December 1944
Railway bridge at Sinthe Chuang damaged by R. A. F. attacks. 17th December 1944Railway bridge at Sinthe Chuang damaged by R.A.F. attacks. 17th December 1944
Sergeant Smabo Waja, a West African soldier fighting on the Burma front, flourishes his machete on patrols in Japanese occupied territory
Soldiers of the South Wales Borderers, part of the British Army 36th infantry division, make their way through the Burmese jungle under sniper fire during their advance on Mandalay
Fighting their way from station to station down the lonely single-track railway which is the only really passable track in the North Burma jungle country
Ground troops under Major General O. C. Wingate, since killed In a plane crashGround troops under Major General O.C. Wingate, since killed In a plane crash, carried out a successful surprise landing behind the Japanese lines in Burma
The success of the 14th. Army on the Arakan front in Burma owes a great deal to the remarkable feat of a South-East Asia Troops Carrier Command which supplied a whole division by air for 11 days
British and Indian paratroops were dropped near Rangoon, capital city of Burma on 1st May 1945 3before the sea and airborne attack on the town and port the next day
British and Indian troops who conclusively proved their superiority by giving the Japanese such a beating at Kohima have taken Tiddim, Burma whose capture was announced on 19th October 1944
In spite of the difficulties caused by the monsoon and continued stubborn. Japanese resistance, Allied troops in the Arakan, Burma are slowly pushing forward and repelling enemy advances
Elephants used by Allied Forces during the Burma Campaign in World War Two for labour and heavy lifting tasks such as bridge building
West African troops on the Burma front supplied from the air by the RAF during the Eastern Campaign in World War Two. April 1944
The Royal Indian Army Corps has a tough job in Burma, It has to set supplies through Jungle and leech infested swamps across rivers and trackless country. Sometimes river beds form the only path
Squadron Leader T Sweeney of Cork, Eire the Roman Catholic chaplain of an RAF Wing operating in Central Burma, conducting Mass in a wooden pagoda which has been made into a chapel. Circa March 1945
Sticks of bombs explode on and around hangars, dispersal points and administrative buildings during a daylight attack on the airfield at Kangaung, Burma, by Consoldiated Liberators of No. 231 Group
The Kandy branch of the Ceylon Red Cross at an inspection by Her Excellency Lady Moore, President of the Ceylon Red Cross, uring the Second World War. 7th February 1945
Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, pictured in Hong Kong ahead the official handover to China. June 1997
General view of the illuminated skyline at night time in Hong Kong, shortly before the official handover from Britain to China. June 1997
Feature on Hong Kong as former Conservative politician Chris Patten, who lost his Bath seat in the 1992 General election, takes up his post as the 28th and last Governor of Hong Kong
Chris Patten, the 28th and last Governor of Hong Kong, prepares for the official handover of the territory to China as the 99 year lease officially expires at midnight on 1st July 1997
Ceremonial scenes for the he official handover of the Hong Kong to China as the 99 year lease officially expires at midnight on 1st July 1997
Former Conservative politician Chris Patten, who lost his Bath seat in the 1992 General election, takes up his post as the 28th and last Governor of Hong Kong
A big range of aircraft parked at the forward end of the flight deck of HMS Illustrious after landing on completion of an exercise in the Indian Ocean
British pop group Wham pictured on their 10-day visit to China, April 1985. George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, on stage during the bands concert at Pekings Peoples Gymnasium
Her majesty Queen Elizabeth II pictured on her visit to China. October 1986
A Chinese delegation headed by Hua Jin Chen (fifth left) with Wilson Walton Managing Director Neil Darley who is showing the group some of the foods made at the plant as the Chinese ship owners set
Neil Darley, Wilson Walton Managing Director at Stockton, showing Chinese visitors some of the sacrificial bracelet anodes for protecting North Sea pipes. 7th February 1994
Chinese labourers prising open the case on the arrival of the Bristol Blenheim Mark IV (Longnose) high speed fighter bomber at an RAF station in Malaya during the Second World War. 18th November 1941
Traffic and signs advertising night clubs, tattoo and massage parlours seen here on Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. September 1974
Night time in Ginza Tokyos Nightclub District, where hostesses charm customers into buying over priced drinks. 1st December 1974
Doctors tend a wounded soldier of the 81st West African Division in an improvised operating theatre in the Kaladan Valley, Burma. A parachute is used as a roof. 6th September 1944
Prince Charles and Princess Diana pictured together during an overseas visit to South Korea. This picture shows the strain on the faces of the Royal couple who are going through a marriage crisis
Last days of Singapore. A picture showing smoke rising over Singapore during a Japanese air raid in the Second World War. 25th February 1942
