Address to the Fourteenth Army at Mandalay
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Edited Title
Address to the Fourteenth Army at Mandalay
Archivist's Original Title
Address to the Fourteenth Army at Mandalay
Original description
Richard Chubb records a message in Fort Dufferin while awaiting a ceremonial flag-raising. The 19th division has completed a remarkable march, standing on an earth parade ground in faded jungle green attire. Spitfires fly overhead, and soldiers, wearing bush hats, tin helmets, berets, and turbans, stand at attention. The commander arrives, signaling with a bugle. The message is addressed to every man in the 14th army, celebrating the capture of Mandalay and the restoration of the Union Jack over Fort Dufferin. The 33rd Indian corps and 4th corps played a significant role, and Kipling's poem on the road to Mandalay is mentioned, expressing a focus on the journey from Mandalay.
Transcription
This is Richard Chubb recording in Fort Dufferin waiting here for a ceremonial flag-raising. 19th division, made this terrific march down. they are standing in a square. earth - parade ground also. . all spitfires overhead. all soldiers standing to attention dressed in faded jungle green they have been through a lot. wearing bush hats tin helmets berets. turbans.. here comes the commander.. ( sound of bugle) this is a message to every man in the 14th army, from me, the commander. the 14th army has taken Mandalay the union jack flies, once more, over the great fort of Dufferin . this achievement has been any army battle. the 33rd Indian corps and 4th corps has played a noble part in it the 33rd corps has the honour of capturing the city . this is a fair reward to them for them hard marching hard fighting hard living and hard dying. so every an in this army has his share in the triumph sometime ago, Kipling wrote a very fine poem on the road to Mandalay. Well I am not interested in the road to Mandalay, what I'm interested in is the road from Mandalay. Let's get going along and see where they take us to.
Recording date of the original material
1945-03-21
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Resource Language
English
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Tags, Keywords
Fort Dufferin
Wartime Address
Archivist Category
Radio Programme
Recording context
Radio Programme
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Physical format
33 rpm
Original item number
1CD0013823 1LP0059076
SEAH Identifier
BBC00047
Broadcast Topic
Military Conflict
Description
Talk, Live performance.
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| Title | Alternate label | Class |
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| Richard Chubb | Person | |
 William Slim |
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