My father was a Chindit - he was left up a tree when his knees swelled up but he managed, after 5 days, to get back to the column he was in !! - a very good impression indeed - just a shame about the background noise - seemed like sawing or something !!
Dad was a volunteer RAF liaison officer on their first march.... Flight Officer Dennis JT Sharp... a New Zealander,,, one of the lucky ones who survived the war... thank you for making visceral what he would have experienced.... PS.. he never recounted anything of this directly to us boys.. we only read of it in books Mum suggested to us....
My Dad was a chindit, he never talked about Burma, this is so helpful, an insight to what my 4:48 father went through, he was 17 years of age out in the jungle, we heard snippets from him, very interesting, he was younger when he joined up, falsified his age, godbless him and all Chindits, very brave men! From Liverpool. RIP BOB SCOTT!.
Thanks. My dad was a Corporal, Royal Signals attached to the 14th Army in Burma, providing radio comms between various branches including air. 1944-45. No tommy guns just No.4's. Certa Cito.
10:29 I can understand arriving at the realization that the IJA soldiers were also human, but they were still quite capable of genuine monstrosities. ='[.]'=
Youre wrong there buddy about using them for everything, the point men will have a proper perang or machete as everybody else follows their foot steps in case of mines, or booby traps and all gurkhas in fact the whole army would have a utility knife,with a spike for spllcing and undoing knots in rope,and a can opener? and you dont need any knife to open corned beef it has a key the same way as sardines do to,also all oval tinned rations that did need an opener usually came with a tiny square one taped on top or in the baccy type condiments tin, the same as what a backy tin looks like, they wouldnt want to risk blunting them in case they needed them whilst out, or dont want taking notches out them for the sake of bamboo or tin, which is a hard material...the british chindits might have used their military issue ones, but many gurkhas owned ones passed down from forebares with spiritual meaning attached who probably served aswell, or they would have them specially made by the villiage elder for its simbolic value....and they do have to make a little cut in themselves if unsheaved somehow either by accident or after cleaning and sharpening if not used it on the enemy, and if you havnt no need to sharpening it untill you have?, sometimes there is a tiny miniture one in the sheaf to for a substitute which the blade is thin like a razor..
My father was a Chindit - he was left up a tree when his knees swelled up but he managed, after 5 days, to get back to the column he was in !! - a very good impression indeed - just a shame about the background noise - seemed like sawing or something !!
Dad was a volunteer RAF liaison officer on their first march.... Flight Officer Dennis JT Sharp... a New Zealander,,, one of the lucky ones who survived the war... thank you for making visceral what he would have experienced.... PS.. he never recounted anything of this directly to us boys.. we only read of it in books Mum suggested to us....
A wonderful performance - what a memory for lines! Really evocative.
Can you guys do more stuff like this please? They are always welcome and always enjoyable. Cheers
What a wonderful speaker and actor, I was enthralled from start to finish
My grandfather was a Chindit, taking part in operation Thursday. RSM Wilkie, Black Watch RHR. He survived the war and passed peacefully in 1977.
My Dad was a chindit, he never talked about Burma, this is so helpful, an insight to what my 4:48 father went through, he was 17 years of age out in the jungle, we heard snippets from him, very interesting, he was younger when he joined up, falsified his age, godbless him and all Chindits, very brave men! From Liverpool. RIP BOB SCOTT!.
Absolutely excellent video, and a very convincing performance!
Thanks. My dad was a Corporal, Royal Signals attached to the 14th Army in Burma, providing radio comms between various branches including air. 1944-45. No tommy guns just No.4's.
Certa Cito.
I love these, lack of a better word, lessons.
Excellent performance sir. Enjoyed this presentation very much.
What a fantastic presentation!
Thanks, very intresting, these BAC was really true heroes! Regards from Sweden.
Pls do IT again with better Audio
A microphone clipped to the collar works wonders in a large hall.
I agree. He did an amazing job but the background noise makes it a bit too difficult to use as a classroom aid.
This was very good, THANKYOU! .
Good stuff, you should link up with Indy Neidell for the World War II channel. I love it when history channels collaborate.
Michael Calvert's book, 'Fighting Mad', is an excellent yet harrowing read, but well worth the effort of tracking down a copy.
I quite enjoy David’s vids , keep it up
10:29 I can understand arriving at the realization that the IJA soldiers were also human, but they were still quite capable of genuine monstrosities. ='[.]'=
Outstanding.
Incredible story and a great performance., well done Only minor complaint is the background noise, sounds like you are next to a building site.
Chindits vs LRDG, who's got it?
*This* is how you do living history.
4:31, that’s a 30 round stick mag, not a 20
oh yeah well done mate thanks for coming brillant
Would love to see a second reenactment for Operation Thursday.
well done
My uncle was a chindit the Japanese used to call out during the night paddy go home this not your fight
Youre wrong there buddy about using them for everything, the point men will have a proper perang or machete as everybody else follows their foot steps in case of mines, or booby traps and all gurkhas in fact the whole army would have a utility knife,with a spike for spllcing and undoing knots in rope,and a can opener? and you dont need any knife to open corned beef it has a key the same way as sardines do to,also all oval tinned rations that did need an opener usually came with a tiny square one taped on top or in the baccy type condiments tin, the same as what a backy tin looks like, they wouldnt want to risk blunting them in case they needed them whilst out, or dont want taking notches out them for the sake of bamboo or tin, which is a hard material...the british chindits might have used their military issue ones, but many gurkhas owned ones passed down from forebares with spiritual meaning attached who probably served aswell, or they would have them specially made by the villiage elder for its simbolic value....and they do have to make a little cut in themselves if unsheaved somehow either by accident or after cleaning and sharpening if not used it on the enemy, and if you havnt no need to sharpening it untill you have?, sometimes there is a tiny miniture one in the sheaf to for a substitute which the blade is thin like a razor..
🎉proud Gurkha
Pease, come back to Burma and fight the junta.
British units either have the coolest names or the worst. Sounds like a racial epithet.
I like this kind of living history and the artist did a very good job.