Mannequin of the Month - Lieutenant, British Infantry, Burma, 1944

[@RiflemanMoore]

Hi all, this was set to go live yesterday but didn't, it was shared on Patreon and social media but for some reason did not go live more generally as scheduled.

[@Armo1997]

Would be interested to see a vid covering the development of kit in this lesser-known theatre. Always seen it as an interesting mix of stuff used here. Having both No4 and 3 Lee Enfields at the same time, as well as the use of U.S weapons for example. And also the change from KD uniforms to JG.

[@zhukie]

Thanks very much for this. My Dad was in the 14th Army with the Seaforth Highlanders and was a Captain in 1944. Alas I know very little about his service except that he fought at Imphal and Kohima...unsurprisingly he always refused to talk about it at all.

[@wmsollenberger8706]

The Burma operations have always fascinated me, so much more to the story. Your explanation was short and sweet, thanks!

[@jeremyholt4740]

Wonderful video. Made me think of my great uncle who was a Chindit and still rests out there in an unknown location Small point. 2.25. I think that you meant “angora wool” rather than “Angola wool”

[@jjrider6758]

My favourite theatre too.. Way back when I first started work at 16 I was lucky enough to work with two WW2 Veterans. One served in N. Africa, Italy and NW Europe and the other in the Far East. I've always had an interest in the British Army and as I was their assistant we worked together in our own workshop, so eventually they gave into my pestering and told me a few things at breaktime ! - The Burma veteran told me they wore bush shirts tucked in their trousers and cut the lower pockets off for comfort (at the time I remember wondering why a shirt had lower pockets !..) He denied wearing the slouch hat in the jungle - especially when it was raining - and said that although they did carry one in their packs they usually wore the steel helmet..

[@jon9021]

Very “It ain’t half hot mum!”

[@zhukie]

My Dad served with the 14th Army and told me once the hottest temperature he ever endured in Burma was 129F He loved that show, particularly as he'd been an actor during the 30s (including ine single line in the 1938 film of Pygmalion lol) and unsurprisingly ended up organising plays for his Regt. I used to watch It Aint Half Hot Mum with him as a kid in the 70s, sitting on his knee...I have very little memories of time with him as he passed away from Alzheimers when I was 23, but this is a fond one.

[@pacman1386]

Fantastic video, the far East theatre is my area of interest as well due to family serving out there. Just a question how would a royal signals officer's kit have differed in regards to Web equipment?

[@magnuslundin682]

Those ammunition pouches look very similar to the ones I was issued in the Swedish air force roughly twenty years ago. 😅

[@matthewbishop9342]

Hey, a new video! A nice start to the weekend 😊 thanks buddy 👍

[@sergiosthomas504]

i will love to see khaki australian uniforms on mediterenean middle east ww2 era

[@ptonpc]

The forgotten theatre.

[@stevethomas5849]

I personally think the Far East Theatre had the more modern kit insofar as the shirt and trousers compare with the European and North African campaigns.

[@keithorbell8946]

M1 Carbines, for some reason I think it was the Hampshires, I haven’t checked but I will.