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Advertising : 288 wordsBurmese troops arc fighting shoulder to shoulder with the British in a desperate attempt to halt the Japanese invasion of their country. This picture shows the famous Burma Rifles (in their Digger hats) marching along a frontier road. They have been trained to fight under mountain jungle ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 - 1954), Sat 21 Feb 1942, Page 1
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