Record #b433a8e9
No photo availableLocation Found
Birmingham, West Midlands
Estimated Period
1944
Submitted By
Admin
Date Submitted
20 April 2026
Description
Photograph of a soldier in tropical kit with a Gurkha kukri on his belt, standing beside a Buddhist temple in what appears to be Burma. Found inside a sealed envelope labelled "Do Not Open" in a house clearance in Birmingham. The soldier wears the distinctive slouch hat of the Chindits and has a 77th Brigade shoulder flash visible. The date "Imphal 1944" is written on the back in faded ink.
In Russian
Фотография солдата в тропической форме с гуркхским кукри, стоящего у буддийского храма, предположительно в Бирме. Найдена в запечатанном конверте с надписью «Не открывать» при расчистке дома в Бирмингеме.
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