Picture No | 10652972 |
Date | 1942 |
Description | Singapore island, vital naval base, by G. H. Davis |
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Singapore island: Rangoon, the gateway to the Burma Road during the Second World War. The island was a vital Allied naval base in the Far East, and became the scene of bitter fighting following Japanese landings.
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Source | Illustration by George Horace Davis in ‘The Illustrated London News’, 14 February 1942, p197 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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