Fort Dufferin Mandalay Hill, Burma's,:-/ Monte Casino [sic], Japs put up a fanatical defence/ and were only defeated after a very tough battle. '19th. Indian Division. Dagger Div,/ under the command of:-,/ Major-General T.W. Rees, formed a/ part of the 33rd Corps, commanded by:-,/ Lieut-Gen. Sir. M. G. N. Stopford/ See on display to-day a record of 33 Corps achievements in the final battles for the/ reconquest of Burma, and the defeat of of the/ fanatical Japanese foe./ Theirs is a story of guts, that is the only/ word to describe the qualities as shown by the men/ of 33 corps, who had to fight two battles simultane-/ ously/ One against a fanatical Japanese foe, and the/ other against the worst campaigning country in the world./ These photographs show a part of 19th Divs battle for/ Mandalay Burma 1945, the originals of these kindly/ loaned to me by:-,/ J.W. Clouting, School House. School Lane./ Halesworth. Suffolk./ Gunner Clouting served with 68Bty. L. AA.Regt.R.A./ 33 Corps. 19th. Indian Division./ [badge image] [badge image]/ Gunner Clouting served with the 4th Suffolk Regt/ T.A. in 1938, was called up for active service/ Sept. 1939, and served with the Suffolk Regt on/ sea defence./ Sent to India and served with 68th. Bty.,/ Light A.A. Regt. R.A., and took part in the/ 14th Army operations at Kohima, Imphal, Mandalay,/ crossed both the Rivers Chindwin and Irrawaddy,/ and took part in the race to Rangoon.'