TRANSPORTING MEN AND SUPPLIES ACROSS IRRAWADDY FOR 7TH DIVISION [Allocated Title]

After crossing the Irrawaddy River, Burma, troops of the 33rd Indian Brigade, 7th Indian Division consolidate the bridgehead as a base for future operations.

The consolidation process at the bridgehead on the Irrawaddy begins. Madras Sappers and Miners transport vehicles and equipment, including 57mm Ordnance QF 6-pounder anti-tank guns (possibly 24th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery), across the river by means of pontoon rafts. A Japanese strong point is cleared by the 1st Battalion, the Burma Regiment led by Lieutenant-Colonel A S Lewis and Major (Kelvin Arthur James?) Gorvett. To ensure that no enemy remain in Nyaungu the 4th Battalion 8th Gurkha Regiment sweep the village on foot and house by house.

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