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Allied troops, P.O.W. and workers in Great Britain during WW2.

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 Still India.   British and Indian troops were stationed in India, keeping the peace, and later protecting the Indian / Burma border against the Japanese (you will see them later in the collection).  In the meantime Indian troops were stationed in Kenya, Sudan, Italian East Africa, North Africa, Iraq, Iran, some Indian Ocean Islands and until the Japanese invaded and threw them out ... Burma.

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India.  Besides the Royal Navy there was also the Royal Indian Navy (R.I.N.) which had distinctive cachets.  Of note is the Indian B-I cachet from 1873-84, this is most probably R.N. and I can only assume that the R.N. took over an old postal facility in Bombay and found it in a draw.

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Where would the British have been without India?

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Still in India with a brief look at the Indian Army that was to invade Burma together with British, West & East African forces.

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St5ill in India.

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Still in India - (The Japanese will invade Pearl Harbour on Friday).

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Last full day in India.

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The end of India for the time being and the Japanese attack Pearl Harbour and invade Singapore, and move into Indo-China as they prepare to attack Malaya and Burma.  I include the Japanese missionary cover from the Roosevelt Collection to show the beauty that was Japan before the military take over.    

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A one page attempt to explain why France was technically at war with Great Britain, her former ally, which allowed her to give passage to Japanese troops to attack Burma, Malaya and Singapore.  Followed by the invasion of Malaya and Singapore. 

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Invasion of Singapore and occupation of Malaya by Japan. 

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