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- ↑ "WOMEN OF THE WOMEN'S AUXILIARY SERVICE (BURMA) AT SHILLONG. WAS(B) women dishing out refreshments to soldiers at a mobile canteen; they wear the sword and shield patch of the 14th Army. The soldiers are from a Scottish regiment. FILM No: JFU 150". Imperial war Museum (IMW) film archive. 1 September 1944.
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