My Father's photos, taken in the Far East during his service in the RAF in Burma during WWII, his unit: 94 ASP and 1 SDU West Drayton, LAC Chester Bruce Alder

Chowringhee Calcutta

Calcutta Docks

Dad far right, next to him his best Pal, April 1945

Water Festival, Rangoon

Some friends of dad's but sadly I have no names ....

A typical scene of India

The Boat Club, Rangoon

Sule Pagoda, Rangoon

Silchar

Shwedagon Pagoda Entrance

River Hooghly

Building the oven, on arrival at Myingyan

Mrs Parker's House, Rangoon (I wish I knew who Mrs Parker was).

Merchant Street, Rangoon

Sense of humour essential!

Fire Station Rangoon

En route to Darjeeling

En route to Darjeeling

Calcutta Docks

Calcutta


Air HQ Rangoon




Tide is out, mud is in ....

Rangoon

Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Burma

At the foot of the Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Burma

Scott Market, Rangoon

Repairs

Looking down from Mandalay Hill

Calcutta

Gateway to the East, Bombay


Air HQ showing billets

Alan Elcoat (right)

At School

Atop Air HQ Rangoon

 

Bank of India Rangoon

2 September 1946

Brooking Street Wharf Rangoon

Calcutta

Calcutta

Calcutta Docks

Calcutta Merchant

Calcutta Post Office

Chindwin River

Chintah

Cowingrhee where Dharamtala Street meets

Darjheeling

En route to Meiklita

From atop Mandalay cathedral

Green Park, Calcutta

The Himalayas

Howrah Bridge Calcutta

Kohima memorial

Mandalay cathedral

Mandalay High Street

Mandalay Hill

Marina Drive Bombay

Meiklita Lake

Naga Tribesmen

Rangoon

On the road to Mandalay

Orderly room staff and officers   ... seated left to right Mr Lloyd, The Co. and the Adj.  Standing left to right Bert Watts, Prof, Little Daniels, Chester Bruce Alder, Alan Elcoat, Tom Gnaniah and Ginger.

Prayer Hill, Darjeeling

Shwedagon

Rangoon Docks after bombing

Post arriving from England

Remains at Myingyan

Scott Market Place, Rangoon

Shwedagon

Sule Pagoda

The Moat, Mandalay

My father didn't write on the back where these photos were taken....

Sule Pagoda with City Hall on the Right, Rangoon (this information kindly given by KFong)...

At Darjeeling 1945 - my father Chester Bruce Alder far right, next to him Alan Elcoat ... wish I knew the names of the other gentlemen...

Bamboo Bashers, Silchar Assam

Hmawbi

Kohima memorial .... When you go home tell them of us and say, for their tomorrow we gave our today.

"In the train on the way to Calcutta - Len, Alan and me"

I wish I had names to these faces ....

 If you recognise any of the above faces it would be nice to hear from you and to know your connection to the airmen who served with my father, please contact tessd_uk@yahoo.co.uk