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The RAF Third Tactical Air Force (Third TAF), which was formed in South Asia in December 1943, was one of three tactical air forces formed by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War

HMS Barham, which was eventually torpedoed off the Egyptian coast in The Mediterranean Sea. HMS Barham was a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship built for the Royal Navy during the early 1910s

The rebirth of Civil Life in Burma. Medical aid was a priority charge on both Army and Civil Affairs Authorities. Medical Officer treats a Burmese infant whose ailment was ignored by the Japanese

British Troops at the Shwedagon Pagoda (Shwedagon Zedi Daw) in Burma. February 15, 1942

14th British Army Commanders knighted and invested as Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire by the viceroy of India, Lord Wavell

Naval Radar: The radar operator at his action station in a British convoy escort. He passes range (from the cathode ray tube immediately in front of him)

Allied military commanders Lieut. General McCreery, Marshal Koniev, General Mark Clark, Lieut. General Bethouard, pass the British contingent of Lancashire Fusiliers in Vienna. 23rd August 1945

Askaris of the 11th East African Division occupy Kalewa part of the Chindwin River Port in Burma. Pagodas in Kalewa, destroyed by the Japanese before they retreated. Circa January 1944

Arakan: The landing on Myebon, Hunters Bay. British Commandos wading ashore from a Royal Indian Navy landing craft. January 26, 1945

Terukuni Maru, - the crew, all safe, being bough ashore on one of the tenders. Terukuni Maru was a Japanese ocean liner owned by Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK)

Troops of the 14th Army continue their drive south from Meiktila, Central Burma. Picture shows a Japanese dug-out defences of Yewe Village near Yindaw, 12 miles south-east of Meiktila

Terukuni Maru, - the captain is last to leave after making sure his crew and passengers are all safe. Terukuni Maru was a Japanese ocean liner owned by Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK)

East African Chiefs visit Burma Front. At the request of the military authorities in Burma sixteen African Chiefs were invited to tour Ceylon

RCN sailors ashore from one of the first Canadian destroyers to arrive in Britain following the declaration of war. Circa 1940

The rebirth of civil life in Burma. The Civil Affairs Service Authoroties are doing a great job in helping the country to find its feet after years of Japanese oppression. August 3rd, 1945

Tanks of B Squadron King George Vs Own 19th Lancers firing on Japanese positions in the hills. British Tanks in Arakan, Burma. February 8, 1945

Downing Street, Whitehall, London, SW1. Ten months after the end of World War Two in Europe. Picture taken 5th March 1946

A scene from the Army Film Unit Production - Burma Victory. Dancers at a Burmese festival. October 27, 1945

HMS Barham, torpedoed off the Egyptian coast in The Mediterranean Sea. HMS Barham was a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship built for the Royal Navy during the early 1910s

A huge Burmese image, 40 feet long and 30 feet high, found in one of the monasteries on Ramree Island. Its size dwarfs the two members of the RAF Advanced Assault Party as they examine the idols

Allied police patrol the black market area of Vienna. The police patrol, consisting of one military policeman from each of the four Allied Armies and an Austrian civil policeman. January 24, 1946

Behind the lines in Burma at Christmas 1944, British Troops attend a party at which Burmese villagers gave displays of their traditional dances. February 4, 1945

Beaufighters Attack German Barracks at Tirana. South African rocket-firing Beaufighters of the Balkan Air Force attacked a German occupied barracks at Tirana, Albania

Eggs by air for the 15th Indian Corps in Burma. Troops of the 25th Indian Division who captured the Ru-Ywa beachhead south of Myehon, Burma receive supplies of eggs by air

The wreckage of the San Demetrio. MV San Demetrio was a British motor tanker, notable for her service during the Second World War. She was built in 1938 for the Eagle Oil and Shipping Company

The British (15th Indian Corps) landing on Ramree Island, Arakan, Burma. Picture shows a Brigadier as he wades ashore at Ramree. January 21st, 1945

Wrecked Burmese town of Yeu. Occupied by the 14th Army troops during their drive to Mandalay. Part of a Buddhist temple burned down by the Japanese before they withdrew

Workers going to work. City of London. They care carrying there tin helmets incase and gas masks incase of an air raid. Picture looks like London Bridge, people walking sound to north

Men of the Patriot Burmese Forces are lined up prior to starting out for a Japanese occupied village, near Waw. August 1, 1945

Flowers being bought in The Strand, London. Flowers are cut price at this time, and proving even more popular than ever. Picture taken 11th April 1944

The landings at Akyab. Invasion barges with troops wading ashore to capture the Port and town. An RAF aircraft of Eastern Air Command captures the scene from the air. 1st January 1945

An army post office. Trying to decipher correct names and addresses from some of the badly written parcels. Picture taken 17th November 1939

The Burmese give a party for British Troops. Behind the lines in Burma at Christmas, British troops attend a party at which Burmese villagers gave displays of their traditional dances

An RAF mechanic, working on a Coastal Command Wellington at the base in the Azores, pauses for a moment to admire the sturdy oxen by local labour on the airfield. December 12, 1943

HMS VICTORIOUS at sea during several days of preparation for Norwegian operations, Fairey Albacores can just be seen on deck. Note the wind screens raised at the front of the flight deck

British troops land in Albania. Allied seaborne and airborne forces, mainly British, landing in Albania. The aim, to help marsh Titos Yugoslav Partisan Army

Canada entertains Naval Trainees. October 1944, R. N. T. A. G
Canada entertains Naval Trainees. October 1944, R.N.T.A.G. School, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Off-duty moments with ratings training at the school

British troops take Mount Popa in Burma. A British soldier watching an air strike on Japanese positions on Mount Popa. May 5, 1945

Nearly 300 named of pilots from Great Britain, the Dominions and Allied Nations appear on the memorial unveiled in the chapel of Biggin Hill, the famous airfield fighter station

Arakan landing: Capture of Razabil British and West African troops made a
Arakan landing:Capture of Razabil British and West African troops made a landing on the Japanese flank in Arakan early March 1944

Submarine Chasers and Anti-E-boat craft seen here on exercise at full speed on Loch Linnhe. 25 March 1942

Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander of the South-East Asia inspects operational areas in Burma on the newly-taken Akyab and Myebon Peninsula

Tribal dance put on by members of a West African Division for Lord Louis Mountbattens visit to the newly taken Akyab and Myebon Peninsula, Burma. February 17, 1945

Allied forces capture key road in Arakan. An observer on the Arakan battle front watches British Mortar and shell fire bursting among enemy positions on a wooded hill - a piece of typical battle

When RAF Liberators were bombing shipbuilding yards in daylight raids at Monfalcone, North-East Italy, one crew had a miraculous escape when their aircraft was struck by two bombs from an aircraft

Indian Troops capture Tiddim (Tedim). A leading scout of the 5th Indian division looking down on Tiddim (Tedim) as the last of the Japanese leave. November 16, 1944

Homing pigeons are checked by handlers. Circa 1941

Advance to Mawlu: Royal Scots Fusiliers and East Lancs together with British and Indian engineers and British and Chinese artillery swept a roadway through the jungle

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