bridge being blown before the Battalion reached it. My father served in Burma/india as Gunner he bought back many photos -but I am trying to research more of this WW2 history as he was with 351 Medium Regiment RA/TA there is little information to be found .Can anyone enlighten me please. My father served with the 9th Battalion Royal Sussex.I have been researching this unit for some years.I discovered a set of secret diaries written by Sgt Cyril Grimes who served with him.Now published under the title “Not Forgetting The 9th” Covers 1944 and 45.Happy to hear from others interested in the 9th. Who were under the command of King George. This last train out of Burma was filled with Chinese troops one of which had guns to my father’s and Uncle Ossies head to make them drive the train. Valerie Davies, My uncle Sgt. Your comments about the Indian contribution are well made. So the Indians do deserve very much to be remembered in both wars, and in particular for the Burma campaign. Won M.M. It was only natural that officers and men should be intensely anxious about their women and children How the married families of the battalion were got out of Burma could almost be a story by itself. He briefly summed up his time in the EEIS as “backpacking behind enemy lines, ambushing the enemy, and capturing their equipment.” I inherited a trunk of Japanese field equipment that he brought back. Would love to know more. ISBN 0-304-35349-3, Eagerly in need namer of nyasaland soldiers who missed in the entire second world war, why somali heroes were easily forgotten ? Ted Rowland. But I can via websites like this. 1945, was celebrated at Minden. and England, in 1942 the Battalion embarked at Liverpool
of 15th Infantry Brigade, 5th Infantry Division. My Dad wore his Burma Star for every reunion as did a lot of men of his generation, but do we really know what happened out there? with the royal artillery, after North Africa and the 8th Army at El-Alamein, he was sent as part of the 14th Army in Burma attached to 4th Indian Artillery, as a Chindit. various holding and training battalions. He was married but had no children. Armee, die von G… My father in law fought in Burma. I have been to Yangon and visited the war cemetery where dad is buried and cried at the place where he lies. 1943. This was a journey of the utmost horror, along tracks infested with malaria and cholera, and lined by the rotting bodies of many thousands of Indian refugees. My dad was in Burma – Frederick Arthur Apps. Book is called Before the Show and is available at Amazon as a paperback and kindle. John Scurr also gave a substantial donation, but was unable to attend. It was fought by a unique combination of American, Chinese and British Commonwealth troops. More than half a million Indians had started their fight to India, a march that was to end in death for many tens of thousands. General Evelyn Barker. in North West Europe. In reply to Bob Youel, posted March 2016, my dad, Mark Wolstenholme, was also a machine gunner with the Manchesters, 2nd Battalion. action at Dombaas, a railway accident and a long march,
The King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Museum offers a paid research service looking into soldiers who served in the regiment. I have had no luck in finding anything about him or even a photo. Started the war as a Leutenant, ended as a Major. I know he was fairly high in his rank and should of collected the cross for his bravery but my grandma said he was to proud to collect it and always stated he did no more than any other man so why did he deserve a medal?. For your tomorrow…, Grandma twin brothers got killed their name was read love to know anything, My grand father fought in Burma he was British Somaliland soldiers ww2 and names jibril mahamud .still I havenot any docomenet please help if there you kwon really ID and were you life. It officially existed from 1881 to 1968, but its predecessors go back to 1755. He had enough of fighting and perhaps he might have been controlling his passions because I know he had to take many lives over there, by hand, deep in the jungle. I am 96 years old and a holder of the Burma Star. Beach - as part of the 49th (West Riding) Division,
His admiration of the Gurkhas that he fought along side with was second to none. The Battalion was again one of the first to land
He had married older so although I was young he was 65. Kadar. Heroes, one and all. my grand fathers,mother father and fathers father both fought in Burma also their bother was on the same war zone in Burma, and also their father(my great grand father fought first warld war),and I still have original and real shape documents (pay slip , moving order ,their letters from war place to home and some medials) in our custody,we belong from marshal land, and present Pakistan biggest military award medal Nishane hadier ,majority from that land more then half people who got that biggest award nishane hadier fron belongs from that marshal land. So the memoirs I am doing I will use the booklet as I cannot trace any other details from the web sites. The 7th Battalion became the 149th Regiment R.A.C. Divisional assault carried out by the 49th Division
He suffered from mental health illness and wore his uniform, apparently daily, till he died. There must be some recognition for the bravery of those who were too dark to be seen and too grotesquely maligned to be recognised. I’m still hoping to get his memoirs published this year, which include the war years in some detail – end of the war in Europe, but a continuation in the Eastern front. Quite scary. As the news spread, Japanese soldiers, left their positions and ran off. Very interesting submissions here. Reginald Archibald Smith died in Leicestershire in 1998. 1/4 Battalion of the regiment served through North West Europe crossing the channel several days after D-Day as part of the 49th Division. eighty strong; it had been forced to abandon all regimental
but i have not any tale about i need some book or documentary for know All I know from others who knew him, was that he was a gentleman, loved his family and died in a lot of pain, but no one spoke of the war or what had happened. In 1861 the Regiment was renamed as the 105th (Madras Light Infantry) Regiment when all of the HEIC Regiments were converted … I also have a letter that he wrote in 1944 of his observations of India. The 2/4th
Roosevelt had an irrational love of Chang ah Shek and pressured the British to keep the supplies going to them. If any boby has any other information please get in touch, Hi All I dont know if anyone can help, I dont seem to be able to get any info on my dad all I know is he was in the Cameronian Scottish Rifles and was listed at his marriage as a rifleman I aware that he was in Burma and was wounded im not sure how but think he stood on a mine he lost his leg and part of his face, His name was George Raeside and was born in scotland (Bellshill ) in 3 may 1914 , he was married on 18th December 1943 and was listed as Rifeman ,Cameronians. - 1st Battalion at Anzio as part
I also believe KOYLI soldiers served with the Royal West Africa Frontier Force (RWAFF) prior to the Burma campaign. The Battle of Sittang Bridge was part of the Burma campaign during the Second World War.Fought between 19 February and 23 February 1942, the battle was a victory for the Empire of Japan, with many losses for the British Indian Army, which was forced to retreat in disarray. My father and grandfathers told me WWll stories in bedtime at the young age. Original Poster. now had serious worries. Hello. Die übrigen 32 % verteilen sich auf Minderheiten wie die Shan (9 %), Karen (inkl. Many people would be interested to see you pictures, not just people reading World War II Today, and I would expect them to be tagged by groups interested in aspects of WWII etc. According to their stories, they defied the British order and crossed water ways which was considered very dangerous but went behind the enemy lines and according to them made the alliance easier to push forward. The valley was a death trap of malaria and Colonel Keegan had been warned that the battalion would probably be decimated. 14737510 was in the 2nd Battalion Border Regiment, 14th Army. Author and Commentator on the Burma Campaign and Churchill and for years organiser of the KOYLI reunions until natural attrition forced their demise. If you are interested in supporting the last few African veterans please let me know. Like most of the comments say on here, Granda never really spoke about what happened over there. Kayah/Karenni; 7 %), Arakanesen/Rakhaing (4 %), Mon (2 %) und weitere wie die Chin, Kachin und Rohingya. Two of my mothers brothers died on this railway. The booklet is “BURMA, A Miracle in Military Achievement.” from Glasgow on the transport Andes as part of the
5 and 8 KOYLI were anti-aircraft units, 7 KOLYI were armoured, and 9 KOYLI (formerly the Queens Own Yorkshire Dragoons) was motorised. My grandfather was a prisoner of war who was forced to work on the Burma Railroad. He lost a leg in that war I would like to remember my father, Ernest Battensby, here. Next day orders came for the K.O.Y.L.I. My late father, Clement Havens, from Norwich, Norfolk fought in the Burma Campaign. I have many pictures that he brought back with him. Unfortunately, some Japs continued to fight despite the war being over and therefore British soldiers had to remain overseas longer to mop these Japs up. “C” Company (Capt. Hi , at Pyingyaing and never recovered. Sadly it is too late now, he died in 2007 a couple of days before his 89th birthday.I have his medals and some of his papers. Thanks X. He served in the Burma campaign 1944-1946. but later doubled forming 553 (K.O.Y.L.I. My Great-Grandfather Edward Serrell fought in the Forgotten War in the Gunner Royal Artilery. My Father joined the Royal artillery in 1938 in Dudley West Midlands as a gunner then was part of the signals division. were in a different situation from other British units who later came to Burma and the Far East. Its outstanding
Not completely forgotten – I managed to find one photograph. I would like to remember by father, Charles Arthur Stock-Hall who was posted to Kohima/Imphal serving as War Substantive Warrant Officer, Class 1, Ordnance Department. The best way of sharing photographs is to scan them – you can simply photograph them with a good mobile phone camera these days, see: https://www.google.com/photos/scan/, and then add them to a free online service like: https://www.flickr.com, and then share a link in the text of a comment left on ww2today.com. Train after train passed through the station filled with wounded and men who had lost their units. Very pleased and proud to see my father’s name on the list of London Gazetted war heroes, awarded and honored distinguished bravery war medals in Burma campaign that resulted a real victory, but, still forgotten army indeed!thanks for sharing such informative and educative post. 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