Thanks for uploading this mate. These lads were in India at this time, on leave no doubt, before heading back to Burma. There they did what few thought possible - smashing the Imperial Japanese army and sending them scuttling back over the Irrawaddy. Damned tall order to pull off, but they did it - the least equipped, least appreciated fighting force in the British army. God bless every one of those lads. Especially the ones who are still there, buried along the banks of the Irrawaddy and along the Rangoon road. They have not been forgotten, no matter what they say about that part of that conflict.....and they never will be. If anyone wants a book reccomendation on their exploits, Quartered Safe out Here by George Mcdonald Fraser is the seminol work on the conflict. Read that masterpiece a couple times, and highly reccomend. Cheerio all.
Thanks for posting this Philip. My wife's grandfather, Corporal Bell, is at 17:25 . He was evacuated wounded at Dunkirk then later spent four years in the far east. I guess this was typical of many men at the time. I spoke to him about Burma, he held no grudges against the Japanese. Thanks again - Rob
Hi Phillip! Where did you find this footage? I'm a student currently creating a film about the parallels between the current COVID-19 pandemic amongst other British tragedies like the second world war and would love to use this footage!
Hi Charlotte. I guess I am too late with this reply. Assuming you still need a copy of this film and it can't be downloaded from RUclips, I know that a copy exists in the Imperial War Museum (according to their records). You could also try the Worcester Regiment Museum. They have a web site as well as the museum itself which is in Worcester City. As described in my comments above my wife's grandfather, Corporal Bell, is at 17:25 . He was evacuated wounded at Dunkirk then later spent four years in the far east. I guess this was typical of many men at the time. I spoke to him about Burma. He said that a few days after filming two of the men featured were killed. I don't believe that people today can begin to imagine what these men and their families lived through. When Bob returned from Burma, for the first time in four years, his small son, (whom he had not seen since the child was a baby), ran into the house and shouted "Mom there is a strange man at the door". They lived in slum conditions with a communal toilet until eventually being re-homed about 1955. Best Regards.
Hi Phil, hope you're keeping well. I am curious if there is other tapes since it says tape 1 I was hoping to be able to view any others you might have please. I am looking for a message for my nan from her father. George Ashcroft he served in the 2nd battallon worcestershire rgt Any info would be amazing. Thank you
Hi Ritchie when we sorted through my father's stuff there was a random VHS tape, which was odd as he didn't have a video player , we loaded in ours and the tape snagged so it got put in a cupboard and forgotten about , then one day it resurfaced and out of curiosity I sent it do be repaired and put on a memory stick, when we watched it there was dad and a couple more Tenbury lads . This is the only tape my father had.
Thanks so much for sharing this video. That’s my great grandad at 15:07. You wouldn’t believe what this means to my family. Thank you x
Thanks for uploading this mate.
These lads were in India at this time, on leave no doubt, before heading back to Burma. There they did what few thought possible - smashing the Imperial Japanese army and sending them scuttling back over the Irrawaddy. Damned tall order to pull off, but they did it - the least equipped, least appreciated fighting force in the British army.
God bless every one of those lads. Especially the ones who are still there, buried along the banks of the Irrawaddy and along the Rangoon road. They have not been forgotten, no matter what they say about that part of that conflict.....and they never will be.
If anyone wants a book reccomendation on their exploits, Quartered Safe out Here by George Mcdonald Fraser is the seminol work on the conflict. Read that masterpiece a couple times, and highly reccomend.
Cheerio all.
Thanks for posting this Philip. My wife's grandfather, Corporal Bell, is at 17:25 . He was evacuated wounded at Dunkirk then later spent four years in the far east. I guess this was typical of many men at the time. I spoke to him about Burma, he held no grudges against the Japanese. Thanks again - Rob
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Hi Phillip! Where did you find this footage? I'm a student currently creating a film about the parallels between the current COVID-19 pandemic amongst other British tragedies like the second world war and would love to use this footage!
www.nwfa.mmu.ac.uk/blighty/background.php
Hi Charlotte. I guess I am too late with this reply. Assuming you still need a copy of this film and it can't be downloaded from RUclips, I know that a copy exists in the Imperial War Museum (according to their records). You could also try the Worcester Regiment Museum. They have a web site as well as the museum itself which is in Worcester City. As described in my comments above my wife's grandfather, Corporal Bell, is at 17:25 . He was evacuated wounded at Dunkirk then later spent four years in the far east. I guess this was typical of many men at the time. I spoke to him about Burma. He said that a few days after filming two of the men featured were killed. I don't believe that people today can begin to imagine what these men and their families lived through. When Bob returned from Burma, for the first time in four years, his small son, (whom he had not seen since the child was a baby), ran into the house and shouted "Mom there is a strange man at the door". They lived in slum conditions with a communal toilet until eventually being re-homed about 1955. Best Regards.
Hi Phil, hope you're keeping well. I am curious if there is other tapes since it says tape 1 I was hoping to be able to view any others you might have please. I am looking for a message for my nan from her father. George Ashcroft he served in the 2nd battallon worcestershire rgt
Any info would be amazing. Thank you
Hi Ritchie when we sorted through my father's stuff there was a random VHS tape, which was odd as he didn't have a video player , we loaded in ours and the tape snagged so it got put in a cupboard and forgotten about , then one day it resurfaced and out of curiosity I sent it do be repaired and put on a memory stick, when we watched it there was dad and a couple more Tenbury lads . This is the only tape my father had.
@@philipwormington648 thanks for the reply Phil appreciate it you're lucky to have found your dad's tape it's brilliant
My grandad Jack Fudge at 14:56