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*[http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/campaign_burma_japanese.html Japanese conquest of Burma, December 1941-May 1942] historyofwar.org
*[http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/campaign_burma_japanese.html Japanese conquest of Burma, December 1941-May 1942] historyofwar.org
*[http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/burma-india/ WW2 Talk] Forum has a category "Theatres of War: India and Burma"
*[http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/burma-india/ WW2 Talk] Forum has a category "Theatres of War: India and Burma"
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kohima Battle of Kohima] Wikipedia; [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20270730 <nowiki>[</nowiki>Buckingham<nowiki>]</nowiki> Palace honours Battle of Kohima veterans] Includes some newsreel footage. 9 November 2012 www.bbc.co.uk
*''The Telegraph'' [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/gurkha-obituaries/1565768/Major-General-Derek-Horsford.html  Obituary of Major-General Derek Horsford] (1917-2007).  He was promoted to command the 4th Battalion 1st Gurkha Rifles in 1944 at Kohima in the Burma campaign.
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/loumorgan/sets/72157625123489075/ Photographs taken in India 1943-44 by  Major E Brookman]  flickr.com. He is stated to be a RAPC [Royal Army Pay Corps] officer
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/loumorgan/sets/72157625123489075/ Photographs taken in India 1943-44 by  Major E Brookman]  flickr.com. He is stated to be a RAPC [Royal Army Pay Corps] officer
*[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/WW2.html The Indian Air Force in the Second World War] bharat-rakshak.com
*[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/WW2.html The Indian Air Force in the Second World War] bharat-rakshak.com
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*[http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article2771785.ece Memories of Madras - The Summer of 1942] The Hindu 3 January 2012
*[http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article2771785.ece Memories of Madras - The Summer of 1942] The Hindu 3 January 2012
* Joseph Robert Milner describes his time in India and Burma performing primarily clerical duties c 1945 to 1947. He was drafted for India [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:tPRVSEAwqwUJ:ronbaileyscarvings.com/armylife2.doc+Army+Life+Chapter+4+India+ronbaileyscarvings.com&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShRovvyXCRlJz_fbALslMs9BHOM6yDsoClDFDTYkzem35FrFssOC-MNo6Jq87RG1U71g8m5oEOvAyuc3f3vZ4dUerfY2u9XLj_vIyVxB9Vvp-og7KrkqT7IHtKQ_ht9DFSY65hL&sig=AHIEtbSXY3Fg2wviY-df4wVRrOZl7hF1dg page 19] of this document. His time in India and Burma is described in this [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:KFT6z10X6pwJ:ronbaileyscarvings.com/armylife3.doc+Turkish+POWs+Deolali&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESiSh0z7TSq6ps1Not2Bjig1XpLgiaT_jqmyQ1Gdxy7txbH0G2B-kj5T7gEqdfOpWPzLkfBBxLrFzdcbNjgnJp9Rx06W5C6obtKIAwlpF0K_wRFbETqG4Qd--AKma_n9WBb10Zr9&sig=AHIEtbRpAlapu5pvt9s3TWgqsgLf4zs88g document] [http://ronbaileyscarvings.com/milner.htm ronbaileyscarvings.com]
* Joseph Robert Milner describes his time in India and Burma performing primarily clerical duties c 1945 to 1947. He was drafted for India [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:tPRVSEAwqwUJ:ronbaileyscarvings.com/armylife2.doc+Army+Life+Chapter+4+India+ronbaileyscarvings.com&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShRovvyXCRlJz_fbALslMs9BHOM6yDsoClDFDTYkzem35FrFssOC-MNo6Jq87RG1U71g8m5oEOvAyuc3f3vZ4dUerfY2u9XLj_vIyVxB9Vvp-og7KrkqT7IHtKQ_ht9DFSY65hL&sig=AHIEtbSXY3Fg2wviY-df4wVRrOZl7hF1dg page 19] of this document. His time in India and Burma is described in this [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:KFT6z10X6pwJ:ronbaileyscarvings.com/armylife3.doc+Turkish+POWs+Deolali&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESiSh0z7TSq6ps1Not2Bjig1XpLgiaT_jqmyQ1Gdxy7txbH0G2B-kj5T7gEqdfOpWPzLkfBBxLrFzdcbNjgnJp9Rx06W5C6obtKIAwlpF0K_wRFbETqG4Qd--AKma_n9WBb10Zr9&sig=AHIEtbRpAlapu5pvt9s3TWgqsgLf4zs88g document] [http://ronbaileyscarvings.com/milner.htm ronbaileyscarvings.com]
*''The Telegraph'' [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/gurkha-obituaries/1565768/Major-General-Derek-Horsford.html  Obituary of Major-General Derek Horsford] (1917-2007).  He was promoted to command the 4th Battalion 1st Gurkha Rifles in 1944 at Kohima in the Burma campaign.
*[http://www.152hyderabad.co.uk/index.htm 152(Hyderabad) F Squadron 1939-1967] Served in India from 19th December 1943 as part of Calcutta’s defence and later moved to the front. Disbanded at R.A.F. Risalpur in 1947
*[http://www.152hyderabad.co.uk/index.htm 152(Hyderabad) F Squadron 1939-1967] Served in India from 19th December 1943 as part of Calcutta’s defence and later moved to the front. Disbanded at R.A.F. Risalpur in 1947



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FIBIS resources

  • "Indian Army Prisoners of War in the Second World War" by Hedley Sutton FIBIS Journal, No 12 (Autumn 2004). For details of how to access this article online, see FIBIS Journals.
An alphabetical listing by surname of nearly 900 Indian Army personnel who became prisoners of war between 1941 and 1945 is available at the British Library. Most were held by the Japanese, with some held by the Italians.The vast majority are Europeans, but a handful of Indians are recorded; plus a few Indian Medical Service nursing sisters

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North Africa

  • The Tiger Kills. The story of the Indian Divisions in the North African campaign' by Lieut.-Colonel-W. G. Hingston and Lieut.-Colonel G. R. Stevens. Available at the British Library Also available as a reprint by Military Library Research Service Ltd (Jun 2004)

China-Burma-India (CBI)

Borneo

Hong Kong

Miscellaneous

Historical books online

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