BURMA FRONT

Grey River Argus, 10 May 1945, Page 5

BURMA FRONT

BOMBAY, May 7. A South-east Asia communique says: On the Fourteenth Army front, mopping up operations in R<angoon continue satisfactorily. Our troops moving south of Rangoon are being hampered by heavy, rain. In the Irrawaddy sector, Paungde, 36 miles south" of Prome, was captured To the west of the Irrawaddy, casualties were inflicted on the enemy and guns and equipment captured at Yenanma, 28 miles south of Minbu. V.C. FOR INDIAN (Rec. 5.5) LONDON, May 9 The one hundred and t thirtyninth Victoria Cross of the war has posthumously been awarded to LanceCorporal Shaer Shah, of the Sixteenth Punjab Regiment. Shah at Kyeyebyin Kaladan, in Burma, realising that a Japanese force was about to destroy his section with overwhelming numbers, stalked the enemy from the rear, and broke up his attack killing a platoon commander and six Japanese. S-hah in*spite of the loss of his right leg, twice more broke renewed attacks.