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*Listen to the [http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80030649 2008 interview with Gawain Thomas Alexander 'Gavin’ Douglas] , born 1914. British officer served in India, with British and Indian Army, 1935-1940; trained as pilot with RAF in India, 1941-1942; served as flying instructor with RAF in India, 1943-1944, served with 28 and 60 Sqdns, RAF in Burma, 1/1945-5/1945; commanded 34 Sqdn in Burma, 5/1945-10/1945; commanded 28 Sqdn, RAF in Burma and Malaya, 1945- 1946; commanded 152 Sqdn, RAF on North West Frontier of India, 1946-1947 Imperial War Museums.
*[http://storyofwar.com/about A Story of War] Colin Diarmid Campbell Dunford Wood, kept war diaries continuously from early 1939. Initially with the 1st Battalion [[17th Regiment of Foot| Leicestershire Regiment]] in [[North West Frontier Campaigns|Waziristan]], he later joined the Royal Air Force, flying in Iraq, India and Burma (where he flew the last Hurricane out, before the advancing Japanese) and Europe.
*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11398735/Squadron-Leader-Jack-Storey-obituary.html Squadron Leader Jack Storey - obituary [1915-2015<nowiki>]</nowiki>] 08 February 2015 ''The Telegraph''. He was with No 135 Squadron and fought in the Burma Campaign January 1942 - August 1943, where he accounted for eight Japanese aircraft and was then a gunnery instructor in India for a period.
*[http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/sparkes/index.htm ''The Mumblings of Edward Sparkes''] [http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/sparkes/contents.htm Contents page] Flt Lt Edward D S N Sparkes was in the RAF and arrived in India in the latter part of 1943 in the chapter [http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/sparkes/bombay2.htm Ashore in Bombay]. He subsequently joined X Squadron Royal Indian Air Force and served in Burma until he was invalided back to England in 1945.
*Listen to the [http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80023169 2003 interview with Jack Gabbutt,] British NCO photographer served with 681 and 81 Sqdns, RAF in India, Burma, Malaya and Java, 1944-1947 Imperial War Museums
*[http://war-experience.org/collections/air/alliedbrit/woodcock/default.asp W/O Roy Woodcock] was called up in July 1942. Later he was sent to India. Scroll down approximately half way for his account. war-experience.org (retrieved 27 June 2014)
*[http://www.paradata.org.uk/article/20572/related/27577 Recollections of Sgt Mike Hall, India, 1944-46] paradata.org.uk (retrieved 27 June 2014)
*''"Last stop Karachi 1946!'' " by John ‘Dusty’ Miller [http://www.qissa-khwani.com/2012/09/last-stop-karachi-1946.html Part 1], [http://www.qissa-khwani.com/2012/09/last-stop-karachi-1946_16.html Part 2]. He was a driver in the RAF and was in India 1945-1947, his last posting in Karachi. www.qissa-khwani.com.
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