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A Gurkha patrol receiving instructions before an offensive patrol, Arakan Front, 1944

A Gurkha unit receiving instructions before an offensive patrol, Arakan Front, 1944

Photograph, World War Two, Burma (1941-1945), 1944.

The Gurkhas fought extremely bravely in the Burmese jungle - some as assault infantry, others as expert forward patrollers and snipers. They were amongst the Allied troops most feared by the Japanese.

From a collection of 650 photographs compiled by the Commando Association.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1985-11-36-359

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, Out of Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1985-11-36-359