An inspection of the 7th Battalion, 2nd Punjab Regiment by Major General Messervy, Kuartan, Malaya, 1946

Photograph, Malaya, 1946.

The 7th Battalion had served in Burma prior to its arrival in Malaya. Messervy had been appointed Commander-in-Chief Malaya Command in 1945, having previously commanded IV Corps during the Meiktila and Rangoon operations.

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