5921531 Indian infantry advance through a burning village, Burma, 1945 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Indian infantry advance through a burning village, Burma, 1945. Photograph, World War Two, Far East (1941-1945), 1945. About 87,000 Indian soldiers lost their lives during World War Two (1939-1945), many of them in Burma where the Indian Army played a leading role in defeating the Japanese. From a collection of official photographs collected by Major General (later Lieutenant General) Sir Frank Walter Messervy.); by National Army Museum ; out of copyright.