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'''[[Operations in Waziristan]]'''<ref>The most detailed account of this campaign is to be found in ''Official history of operations on the N.W. frontier of India, 1936-37'' ISBN 1 84342 765 6.</ref><br />
Major Gore rejoined his battalion (2/8th) as a company commander in time for its operations in Waziristan 1936-37. The photographs below were taken by him on campaign.
[[Image:Waziristan Btn Warflag.jpg|thumb|left|Battalion war flag at Dosalli]] [[Image:Waziristan Niffs.jpg|thumb|center|Some of my "Niffs"]] [[Image:3 Wazir village 3.jpg|thumb|right|Wazir village during Khanora ops]]
[[Image:10 Picquet.jpg|thumb|left|Picquet]] [[Image:11 Burning a village.jpg|thumb|center|Burning a village during Khanora ops]] [[Image:12 British officers.jpg|thumb|right|Stiffs all! <br />(four British officers of the battalion)]]
[[Image:13 Road making.jpg|thumb|left|Road making]] [[Image:14 Road making.jpg|thumb|center|Road making]] [[Image:15 Road making.jpg|thumb|right|Road making)]]
[[Image:16 Obstruction.jpg|thumb|left|The road had to go through this thing!]] [[Image:17 Coronation camp.jpg|thumb|center|Coronation Camp]] [[Image:18 My Niffs.jpg|thumb|right|More of my "Niffs"]]
[[Image:19 Gore in camp.jpg|thumb|left|Gore in camp<br /> (sunburnt knees!)]] [[Image:20 Camp.jpg|thumb|center|In camp]] [[Image:21 Officers lunch.jpg|thumb|left|British officers<br />Having lunch in the shade]] [[Image:22 Btn officers.jpg|thumb|centre|Officer of the battalion]]<br />
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'''World War II'''<br />
After an attachment to the 10/8th, Gore was promoted Lt Col on the outbreak of World War II. He took part with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Indian_Infantry_Division#First_Arakan_Campaign 14th Indian Division] in the first counter offensive into Burma southward from Cox’s Bazaar along the Mayu peninsula in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakhine_State Arakan]. It was an ill-fated operation mounted in December 1942 against well-prepared Japanese positions on the most difficult terrain. The Arakan has steep jungle-covered hills rising to 1500 feet, two major rivers, an almost impassable mountain barrier on the eastern side, an unhealthy climate and monsoon rains which make manoeuvring impossible for six months of the year. It was in February after two months fighting, severe losses and failure to break through at Donbaik that Reggie himself was evacuated suffering from amoebic hepatitis.
