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The Women's Auxiliary Service (Burma) (WAS(B)) also known as the Chinthe Women because of the mythological creature that formed their badge. The unit was formed on 16 January 1942 and disbanded in 1946. They were a 250 strong group of British and Australian women who manned Mobile Canteens for the troops of Burma Command in World War II. They were founded and led by Mrs Ninian Taylor, who was granted the rank of Major and her services were an OBE for her services

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rdfs:comment	The Women's Auxiliary Service (Burma) (WAS(B)) also known as the Chinthe Women because of the mythological creature that formed their badge. The unit was formed on 16 January 1942 and disbanded in 1946. They were a 250 strong group of British and Australian women who manned Mobile Canteens for the troops of Burma Command in World War II. They were founded and led by Mrs Ninian Taylor, who was granted the rank of Major and her services were an OBE for her services (en) Women’s Auxiliary Service (Burma), WAS(B), var ett brittiskt armélottaförband som formerades 16 januari 1942 och upplöstes 1946. Förbandet bestod av brittiska och australiensiska kvinnor som från fältkok utspisade trupp i Burma under andra världskriget. De följde brittiska under mycket spartanska och farliga förhållanden; till exempel inkvarterades man ofta i sönderbombade eller skadedjursangripna hus eller i tält. Alla förråd och förnödenheter flögs in och man fick ofta lösa olika problem provisoriskt, till exempel genom att bygga spisar av gamla ammunitionslådor. WAS(B) evakuerades från Myitkyina med det sista flygplanet, och från under dess belägring, men återvände så snart som de japanska trupperna retirerade. Till slut nådde man Japan tillsammans med . Många fick olika hedersomnämni (sv)
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has abstract	The Women's Auxiliary Service (Burma) (WAS(B)) also known as the Chinthe Women because of the mythological creature that formed their badge. The unit was formed on 16 January 1942 and disbanded in 1946. They were a 250 strong group of British and Australian women who manned Mobile Canteens for the troops of Burma Command in World War II. They were founded and led by Mrs Ninian Taylor, who was granted the rank of Major and her services were an OBE for her services The unit moved through Burma with the British Fourteenth Army running mobile canteens providing "char & wads". living in dangerous and uncomfortable conditions, sleeping in bombed out, rat infested houses or tents with their stores and equipment brought in by air. They improvised stoves from old ammunition boxes. They were evacuated from Myitkyina on the last plane, and from the Battle of Imphal during the siege, but returned as soon as the Japanese retreated, eventually reaching Japan with the British Commonwealth Occupation Force. Many were mentioned in dispatches. General Slim later 1st Viscount Slim, Commander of the 14th Army known as the "Forgotten Army", said of them "They showed the highest standard of devotion and courage." Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese referred to them as "the biggest single factor affecting the moral of the forward troops" (en) Women’s Auxiliary Service (Burma), WAS(B), var ett brittiskt armélottaförband som formerades 16 januari 1942 och upplöstes 1946. Förbandet bestod av brittiska och australiensiska kvinnor som från fältkok utspisade trupp i Burma under andra världskriget. De följde brittiska under mycket spartanska och farliga förhållanden; till exempel inkvarterades man ofta i sönderbombade eller skadedjursangripna hus eller i tält. Alla förråd och förnödenheter flögs in och man fick ofta lösa olika problem provisoriskt, till exempel genom att bygga spisar av gamla ammunitionslådor. WAS(B) evakuerades från Myitkyina med det sista flygplanet, och från under dess belägring, men återvände så snart som de japanska trupperna retirerade. Till slut nådde man Japan tillsammans med . Många fick olika hedersomnämningar i officiella skrivelser. General William Slim, senare 1st Viscount Slim och befälhavare över den fjortonde armén, sade om WAS(B) att "många uppvisade största möjliga hängivenhet och mod". (sv)
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