R.W.A.C Headquarters Calcutta
R.W.A.C. (Relief Welfare Ambulance Corps.) is located at 9/1A, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Rd, Sreepally, Bhowanipore, Kolkata, West Bengal 700017, India. 1946 to 1947 : Relief Welfare Ambulance Corps
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Passing Out Parade
“The RWAC gave its services in many places in India during the political disturbances at the time of the division of British India. In Calcutta, during 1946-47, I was involved
1946 to 1947 : Relief Welfare Ambulance Corps
James enrolled in the Bengal Technical Institute at Jadavpur, Calcutta. He left his engineering studies a few months later to attend Visva-Bharati in Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India. James also enlisted in the Relief Welfare Ambulance Corps (RWAC) in early 1947 … Read more…1946 to 1947 : Relief Welfare Ambulance Corps
Late 1945 : Airlifted to Calcutta
“My friend Captain Lakshmi said I should go to India, and I went to India with some letters for Bhulabhai Desai who was leading the Congress defence (Red Fort Trials)
May 1945 : INA Surrendered
“In Rangoon, I did not surrender. I went into the countryside. I lived there for sometime. Then I met a man called Amritlal Seth, he was the man who really
3rd June 1944 : Battle of Imphal
James was a member of the Azad brigade stationed at Palel, about 250 miles from Rangoon. At the Battle of Imphal, on June 3 1944, James was the only one
July 1943 : Recruited by the INA
“Give me blood and I will give your freedom.” This was the rallying cry of the Indian National Army (“INA”). James joined the INA in 1943 in Singapore. He held
July 1943 to 1945 : Indian National Army
In 1943, James was inspired by Subash Chandra Bose to join the Indian National Army in their mission to liberate India from colonial rule. Under the INA, he served in