Accession Number | P02491.043 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Sagaing, Burma. 26 March 1945. Passing close to the famous Ava bridge across the Irrawaddy just ...
Description
Sagaing, Burma. 26 March 1945. Passing close to the famous Ava bridge across the Irrawaddy just south of Mandalay, troops of the British 14th Army are ferried across the river. The Ava bridge was blown up by our retreating troops in 1942.