Mobile Bath Units, Burma

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A photograph showing British Army soldiers benefitting from a mobile bath unit in Burma (Myanmar) during the Second World War (1939-45). The bath tubs, made from oil drums cut in half, each carries the name of a famous actress of the period.

Imperial War Museums

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Mark Cartwright
Mark is a full-time writer, researcher, historian, and editor. Special interests include art, architecture, and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the WHE Publishing Director.

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Cartwright, M. (2025, February 27). Mobile Bath Units, Burma. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20118/mobile-bath-units-burma/

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