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Dante's Inferno

In the Far East, between 1943 and 1945, the 2nd Battalion DLI was the only Durham battalion to fight as part of the 'Forgotten Army' against the Japanese Army in India and Burma. These Durhams fought in the savage battle at Kohima in 1944 to halt the Japanese invasion of India.

William Weightman

William Weightman

William Weightman's biography (PDF) [49KB]

William remembers his jungle uniform in Burma in 1945.

William Weightman's transcript (PDF) [30KB]

Fred Cottier

Fred Cottier's biography (PDF) [50KB]

Fred remembers the Arakan campaign in Burma in 1943.

Fred Cottier's transcript (PDF) [33KB]

Martin Mclane

Martin McLane

Martin Mclane's biography (PDF) [49KB]

Martin remembers a Japanese attack at Kohima in 1944.

Martin Mclane's transcript (PDF) [43KB]

Henry Bell

Henry Bell

Henry Bell's biography (PDF) [48KB]

Henry remembers a Japanese attack at Kohima in 1944.

Henry Bell's transcript (PDF) [34KB]

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