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title: Mobile Bath Units, Burma
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20118/mobile-bath-units-burma/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2025-02-27
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# Mobile Bath Units, Burma

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Mobile Bath Units, Burma](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20118.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20118.png)

## Image Caption

A photograph showing British Army soldiers benefitting from a mobile bath unit in Burma (Myanmar) during the Second World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/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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## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2025, February 27). Mobile Bath Units, Burma. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20118/mobile-bath-units-burma/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Mobile Bath Units, Burma." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 27, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20118/mobile-bath-units-burma/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Mobile Bath Units, Burma." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Feb 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20118/mobile-bath-units-burma/>.

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