British Official Press Photograph, No. SE.3398 (WPL)
Fort Dufferin falls to “Dagger” Division
It was announced on the 8th March 1945 that as a result of a dramatic surprise thrust by a strong armoured column, British and Indian troops of the 19th Indian “Dagger” Division had fought their way into Mandalay. Twelve days later Fort Dufferin, the last remaining stronghold of the Japanese in the city, fell into British hands. The fort is square, with sides a mile and a quarter long, right in the heart of Mandalay, surrounded by a 30 feet rampart and a moat 70 yards wide.
Photo shows: Private A Brain of Banbury, Oxford, leans on his rifle for a breather after the final assault on fort Dufferin

British Official Press Photograph, No. SE.3398 (WPL)
Fort Dufferin falls to “Dagger” Division
It was announced on the 8th March 1945 that as a result of a dramatic surprise thrust by a strong armoured column, British and Indian troops of the 19th Indian “Dagger” Division had fought their way into Mandalay. Twelve days later Fort Dufferin, the last remaining stronghold of the Japanese in the city, fell into British hands. The fort is square, with sides a mile and a quarter long, right in the heart of Mandalay, surrounded by a 30 feet rampart and a moat 70 yards wide.
Photo shows: Private A Brain of Banbury, Oxford, leans on his rifle for a breather after the final assault on fort Dufferin