Elephant CompanyElephant Company

Billy Williams came to Burma in 1920, fresh from World War I, to work for a British teak company. Mesmerized by the intelligence, character, and even humor of the great animals who hauled the logs, he became a gifted "elephant wallah." When the Japanese invaded in 1942, Williams joined Force 136, the British dirty tricks department, and his war elephants carried supplies, built bridges, and transported the sick and elderly - until a price was put on his head.