One of the least known divisons in the Burma campaign, and sadly still very little available on the web. Some books worth reading (of which the first is superb): War Bush: 81 (West African) Division in Burma 1943-1945 Civilians in Uniform: A Memoir 1937-1945 A number of pages can be read here Some details available on the web: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/81st_(West_Africa)_Division http://www.burmastar.org.uk/81stwa.htm http://www.wewerethere.mod.uk/ww2/africa_1.html http://www.mgtrust.org/afr2.htm
Major-General Frederick Joseph Loftus-Tottenham (1898 – ) (Indian Army) 1942 - Commanding Officer 153rd Gurkha Parashute Battalion 1942 - 1944 Commanding Officer 33rd Indian Brigade, Burma 1943 - 1944 General Officer Commanding 81st West African Division, India - Burma 1944 - 1945 General Officer Commanding 81st West African Division, Burma 1945 - General Officer Commanding 81st West African Division, India 1946 - 1947 General Officer Commanding Force 401 http://www.generals.dk/general/Loftus-Tottenham/Frederick_Joseph/Great_Britain.html
Very interesting links. Thank you Kyt It really was the forgotten war for those chaps out there. sgt petts
