81st (West Africa) Division
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The 81st Division was formed under British control during the Second World War. It took part in the Burma Campaign.
Men of the 81st West African Division mingle with Indian soldiers after their arrival in India for jungle training.
Doctors operating on some of the 81st Division's casualties in Burma, August 1944
George Giffard
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General Sir George James Giffard, was a British military officer, who had a distinguished career in command of African troops in the First World War, rising to command an Army Group in South East Asia in the Second World War.
Anzac Day, Jerusalem, 25 April 1940. The march past the GOC, Lieutenant-General George Giffard, led by Generals Allen, Freyberg and Morris.