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Serving together in the cosmopolitan Eighth Army are both Canadian and Indian troops
Serving together in the cosmopolitan Eighth Army are both Canadian and Indian troops

Serving together in the cosmopolitan Eighth Army are both Canadian and Indian troops

Date3/6/1944
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Original Toronto Star caption: Serving together in the cosmopolitan Eighth Army are both Canadian and Indian troops. Here a tough Gurkha tribesman shows C.Q.M.S. Cecil Boyd of Stratford death knicks on his long knife.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0002296F
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