Event    From /1/1942  To /7/1945

Burma Campaign

Categories: Armed Forces

Countries: Burma

Fought in the former British colony of Burma (now Myanmar), primarily between the forces of the British Empire and China, with support from the United States, against the invading forces of Japan, Thailand, and the Indian National Army. It was the only land campaign by the Western Allies in the Pacific Theatre which was fought continuously from the start of hostilities to the end of the war.

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Burma Campaign

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Burma Campaign - Woolwich

The plaque dates the campaign from 1941, but other sources give it as 1942. T...

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Lance Corporal Charles Albert Still

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1 memorial
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