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Right, soldiers are youthful on the Burma front
Right, soldiers are youthful on the Burma front

Right, soldiers are youthful on the Burma front

Date4/28/1945
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Original Toronto Star caption: Right; soldiers are youthful on the Burma front. This trio are still of school age; being 15; nine and 11 years of age; respectively.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0002281F
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Sheet A India (Part Of) Burma (North West) : Sheet B Burma (North East) Siam (Thailand) (North) French Indo China (Part Of) China (Part Of)
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