An askari of the East African Reconnaissance Regiment sighting a carrier borne mortar in Burma, 24 August 1945

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

Universal Carriers were commonly used as platforms for infantry support weapons such as the Bren or Vickers machine gun, Boys anti-tank rifle or to carry weapons such as the 3-inch mortar.

From an album of 147 photographs associated with Brig M W Briggs and the 11th East African Division and the King's African Rifles.