U Kyaw Thein Lwin born 1927, his early life 1927 to 1949
Sithu (similar to an MBE) Kyaw Thein Lwin has been involved in the maritime sector since he was a teenager. Now 94 this interview covers his childhood, including his time in India as a cadet, how his failure to pay Rs 500 in order to pursue a merchant marine career changed his life, his time with the Burma Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and how his possession of a Bofors gun in 1949 saved Rangoon from being overrun by the Karen National Defence Union who were opposed to the U Nu Government which had only obtained independence from the British the year before.