2nd Battalion, The Royal Berkshire Regiment, Burma, 1945

Photograph, World War Two, Far East (1941-1945), 1945.

The 2nd Battalion of The Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) was in India at the start of the war and spent 1939 to 1943 on internal security duties there. In January 1943 it was attached to 98th Indian Brigade. After undergoing jungle training it was sent to Asssam, arriving in the Autumn of 1944. It fought at Imphal-Kohima and then joined the advance into Burma, crossing the Chindwin in December and then winning battle honours for Kyaukmyaung Bridgehead, Mandalay, Fort Dufferin and Toungoo.

One of 11 photographs collected by CSM G R C Willis, 2nd Bn Royal Berkshire Regiment, Burma, 1945.