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Major General Sir Frank Messervy inspecting Indian Army troops in Burma, 1944 (c)

Photograph, World War Two, Far East, 1944.

Messervy, the commanding officer of IV Indian Corps in Burma, talks to a sepoy from 17th Indian Infantry Division, sometimes known as 'The Black Cat Division' due to its formation badge, visible on the shoulders of the men on parade.

From a collection of official photographs collected by Major General (later Lieutenant General) Sir Frank Walter Messervy.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1974-09-79-129

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, Out of Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study Collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1974-09-79-129

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