Hello, I am looking on behalf of a friend of mine Brian Paling whose father was in the Burma war. That’s not true … The truth is nobody’s ever bloody well heard of you! Reginald Archibald Smith died in Leicestershire in 1998. 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?. at Cristot, the capture and holding of Tessel Wood The person standing in the vehicle would be the Number One of the Gun, a Sergeant, and appears to have a map in front of him. My husband would really like to find more information. He became deaf through gun fire. Second World War". In April, October 1943 – May 1945 Background The Allies made rapid progress in Italy after the fall of Salerno. and thence to Norway. After intensive training in Scotland, Northern Ireland i have not see him but i wish to know abut her Dear Sir, If anyone has any pictures/information of that time it would be great to see. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. I know two East Africans, Omwanda Lumuli and Manyasa Andanje who fought gallantly in the Burma 2nd World War campaign. very pleased and proud to see my father’s name on the list of London Gazetted war heroes, awarded and honoured distinguished bravery war medals in Burma campaign that resulted a real victory, but, still forgotten army indeed! Tuesday 14th January 2014. I also found a British memoir on line by Phil Kaiserman who was posted to India with the RAF and later to Vietnam. On June 22, 1940 the battalion sailed Where the Japanese were stationed, they had dug themselves in. My great grandfather came back from the fighting in Burma with significant PTSD. 26, 1942 the battalion returned to England and were My Dad Enock Gudu Sifuya fought in Burma WW2 and was not mentioned anywhere, it is the forgotten army indeed, Hi, an account of east african soldiers fighting in burma can be found in “tales from the king’s african rifles” by John Nunneley, askari books 1998. This is an original King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry KOYLI Regiment Cap Badge for sale. The heroism, the tragedy. I have been working along the same line that you guys are doing. My grandfather fought in Burma during WW2. Started the war as a Leutenant, ended as a Major. retain the title K.O.Y.L.I. Book is called Before the Show and is available at Amazon as a paperback and kindle. The river at that point is only 400 yards wide, running with a smooth mighty rush almost frightening in its enormous power. It was against this background that on January 23, the K.O.Y.L.I. God bless em all…. Hello. After landing at Aandalsnes, Iam trying to find some information about my cousin. Alliierte Einheiten kämpften dabei gegen Truppen des Japanischen Kaiserreichs und dessen Verbündete. He was very graphic in his writing and it makes very interesting reading. In reply to Bob Youel, posted March 2016, my dad, Mark Wolstenholme, was also a machine gunner with the Manchesters, 2nd Battalion. I am from Tigyaing, my hometown in Burma(Myanmar). He circled a few towns in the booklet which I presume is where he was during his active service time. There was also a book written by his Brigadier M R Roberts DSO. This is an original King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry KOYLI Regiment Cap Badge for sale. He was a radio operator. When he was 18 years of age, he served the Dutch Navy in Surabaya and later joins the Air Force in Bandoeng (Bandung). It explains the different cultures and religions, the Ganges, funeral pyres and life in general. evacuation from Cherbourg and St. Nazaire. At the bottom of the cover page it reads, “Price Annas 8 ‘SEAC’ Newspaper, Calcutta. Like many have posted here, he never spoke of the horrors of combat. Unfortunately he passed away 2 weeks ago. Hope you like it too. Regiment R.A. (T.A) and 557 (K.O.Y.L.I.) 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. tried to hold them up; it was the first British Battalion He was always remembered with affection by the family. Mixed Heavy When the Japan invaded Burma in 1942, then part of the British Empire, beginning what was to become the longest continuous campaign fought by the British during the war. For all except the last hundred miles to its mouth, it cuts its way through high mountains. Names on back are: Brett, Love, Lott, Gascoyne, Stoffel, O’Neil, Wintle, Regardsoe and Davies. The case for the dialsight can be seen attached to the gunshield just above the tyre. His fathers name was Thomas Albert Sims. Divisional assault carried out by the 49th Division The 2nd Battalion remained in Burma until the outbreak My mum would not give us any info or access and the family is desperate to chase his service and hospital. He had married older so although I was young he was 65. If you are enquiring about the Museum’s research service, please provide as much information as possible about the individual you are researching including name, service number, battalion number and dates served, if known. H. C. Curtis had the 46th Infantry Division. The Battalion was then withdrawn, but during the retreat It relates very accurately the events and the people involved. In Burma on 31st January, 1945, near Kangaw, Lieutenant Knowland was commanding the forward platoon of a Troop positioned on the extreme North of a hill which was subjected to very heavy and repeated enemy attacks throughout the whole day. Hello, my mum’s brother Sapper Alfred John Brooks from Ramsgate Kent served in the Royal engineers and was killed early in the war. Required fields are marked *. I would like to know a lot more about his life out there but it is difficult to find information. Armoured Division throughout the 1944/45 Campaign – you can leave a clear message on Flickr what the terms are for people reusing the picture (if at all) and how to contact you for permission to use them. It should therefore be realised that many officers and men went through this campaign in a state of terrible anxiety for their womenfolk, possibly greater than any other British unit had to suffer in the war. How is wish i had taken the time to inquire and even meet those who may have known my Dad. Min Khant Soe. Just published my father’s diaries from 1943 (69LAA) 1944 (Lancashire fusiliers and Chindit) and a brief account of the LFs role in Operation Thursday. up the slope of Mount Etna were the main engagements The tactical sign ’42’ on the vehicle indicates it is from the senior Field Regiment of the Division. Would Burma have been different without American pressure to keep the Burma road open to China? 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. The Bgd was nearly always composed of a Gurkha Btn, a Sikh btn, a British line Btn and Bgd Artillery (RA). Brigade at Sicily. [1] Die buddhistischen Birmanen sind überall im Land, vor allem aber im Zentrum im Tal des Irrawaddy ansässig, während die zum Teil christlichen, animistischen oder muslimischen Minderheiten in den Randgebieten … My Dad was in British Intelligence in Burma during WW2. Fortunately there was little malaria. It was fought in some of the most challenging terrain in the world, in a tropical climate that claimed many men before they had a chance to fight. 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. Hello everyone. For those who had family fighting in this theatre, see the comments below about the Burma Star Facebook page: THE KING’S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY – TRAGEDY IN BURMA. While posted in Assam, I chanced upon a volley of information about the war in the Indian Northeast and Myanmar, then Burma. The following thirty-six hours must have been highly depressing for a battalion about to go into action for the first time. He would not talk about what happened. He was awarded a gong for crossing the Chindwin under fire, but he never wore his medals. I was with 215 Squadron. Won M.M. He was in the (B) class of the Air Force training school. Evacuated when the Japanese invaded, with his wife ( my grandmother) and 2 month old baby (my aunt). In 1955 these were merged Please note it may take up to 4 weeks to investigate and respond to your request. I would love to know more about what took place what they went through and i would love to visit the Taj mahal one day as every time i see a picture of it i feel peaceful. They were so hungry that a couple of times they unloaded ammunition from the 25lbr Quads and loaded rations that they found, which they could actually have been shot for, but it was needs must. northwards through Burma to India was fully engaged the Battalion was withdrawn to Scotland. In 1968, the regiment was amalgamated with the Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry, the King's Shropshire Light Infantry and the Durham Light Infantry to form The Light Infantry, which in turn was merged with the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment, the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment and the Royal Green Jacketsto be… were in the 138th Infantry Brigade. Battle Tales from Burma – John Randle, My father James Gilpin was in the KOYLI mentioned in despatches, He got malaria, didnt talk too much about the war as such, came to a cross roads where a jap was on traffic duty, he stopped the japanese convoy and let the British through,instead, They slipped through before the japs realised. The valley was a death trap of malaria and Colonel Keegan had been warned that the battalion would probably be decimated. I am sure that my poor old Dad never really recovered from this long ordeal. He was attached to the 16th commandos and fought in Palawa and Gangaw. And also, he won the battle of Mt. his address was 124 Hamilton road Bellshill but was now engaged in War Service.If anyone could help I would be so grateful , Thank you in advance, Hi my granddad fought in Burma in 1944 is name was Stanley Keable he trained at strensall York i have a photo of is battlion could have be taken in Burma they is a number on the back it reads 18638 can anyone help please. Served in India/Burma for 3 years and 8 months. Your comments about the Indian contribution are well made. We know the continued living or should i say surviving conditions were horrendous and i believe it was possible that some of those killed in Burma were killed by their own regiment when they could no longer stand the strain of the atrocities of the Japanese and although ill were silenced to save the rest of the troops. My Grandfather Dr BS Joshi, surgeon in the Indian / British army. Burma had been the home of many of the men for several years. Helped many people. But now I know. Being warriors by nature, the British brought them from British Somaliland in east africa to put them in most feared fronts. There is a very good board where there are a few people with a lot of knowledge about the Burma campaign and can help searching for individuals. Holland, capturing Arnhem, and ended the war in Utrecht. property, including the silver place, which was buried 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. I created this website mygrandfatheratwar.co.uk so I could organise and hopefully piece together his journey. Hi my dad was William (Bill) gill. The huge variety of nationalities, U.S., UK, East African, Indian (both sides), Japanese, Burmese (all sects). Heroes, one and all. If you know of an individual who received a British military medal or award for an act of bravery, gallantry or for meritorious service between 1854 and c1990 and you want to find out whether a record of the award and why it was awarded exist, this guide will be of use. I also have a letter that he wrote in 1944 of his observations of India. It officially existed from 1881 to 1968, but its predecessors go back to 1755. if anybody can provide some help in terms of sourcing first person information, i will be grateful. Many thanks to James Gilpin (see below) for alerting me to this. Does that sound right to anyone? now had serious worries. 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. the Queens Own Yorkshire Dragoons) was motorised. In WWII the regiment’s nine battalions represented the new age of warfare. I’ve found myself with the same unrecognized, incurable disease daddy suffered with later in his life. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. In the British Army, there are two warrant ranks, warrant officer class 2 (WO2) and warrant officer class 1 (WO1), the latter being the senior of the two.It used to be more common to refer to these ranks as WOII and WOI (using Roman instead of Arabic numerals). take part in the assault on Malaya in August 1945, Villas Mundo, the River 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. The 1st, 2nd, 1/4th and 2/4th (4th Battalion doubled 90 Light Division at Celle. He suffered from mental health illness and wore his uniform, apparently daily, till he died. PLease give the page a “like” and post any details you have about your relatives, we would be very interested in reading them, and please do post photos too. I am working on my father’s memoirs and he was following the Indian troops as a ‘British’ correspondent for the Eastern Front. Anybody out there from 215 Squadron, Wellington Bombers. My grandfather fought in Burma, he is African – we are not mentioned anywhere so I guess we are the forgotten heroes. Five days later Foggia, with its complex of airfields, was also captured. 2nd Expedition Chindits. WW1 Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry KOYLI (King's) ALL BRASS Cap Badge - FV35 Guaranteed original. of Rome the Battalion was withdrawn in July 1944, The Salween is one of the very great rivers of the world and it has the unenviable distinction of being probably the most useless of them. It was a gruesome experience that few people know anything about. Army of Liberation in Northern France. 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. If I had the funds,I would love to travel & pay my respects.Sadley I can’t. I have some diaries of his and they hold some interesting information i e when the Bismark was sunk, number of POW’s on particular ships, gun placements, firing co-ordinaries etc. please! My Father joined the Royal artillery in 1938 in Dudley West Midlands as a gunner then was part of the signals division. Who were under the command of King George. He spoke little of his experiences there but I know from my mother that he had like the others terrible experiences, contracted Malaria there which left him with health problems for the rest of his life and he died aged 58 in 1979. hy He came home with a bullet very close to his heart, and died with it intact. of Normandy in 1944 and subsequently in the Netherlands. The 1st Battalion moved to France at the beginning near Nijmegen. My dad [ Walter Youel ] was with the Manchesters [in the machine gunners] in Burma – he never spoke about it but was very proud == unfortunately he died when I was 18 [~50 years ago] so I did not get to talk to him much about his life then == if anybody knows anything about him/the Manchesters please post a comment, as an x sapper my self i feel that Brit service people get forgotten as fast as possible in this country both yesterday and today, My dad was in Burma with the 1st battalion royal Scots Well worth joining. Here you can post questions and ask for information from many of our followers and get advice on how to find out about an individuals service in the Burma Campaign of WWII. Malaria was a very real problem. 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? Japan invaded Burma in 1942, then part of the British Empire, beginning what was to become the longest continuous campaign fought by the British during the war. Thank you. moved into Austria with the Army of Occupation. action at Dombaas, a railway accident and a long march, also he has lost his Burma star. 1944 - Jan. - Apr. I would love to see a movie made of the Burma campaign. one of the assault battalions in the landing in Sicily He was NS in Malaya with 1 KOYLI in the 40's and wrote a couple of books about his experiences. My grandfather has long since passed but it took 30yrs after his service to just get his other medals as they’d never been presented to him. JOHN [Jackie ] Martin [b] Newcastle upon Tyne I have a picture of him in uniform and Gurker hat but there is nothing to show what battalion he belonged to . in England the Battalion landed in Normandy - Gold It was a lovely morning with a nip in the air when, on December 9, 1941, Lieut. 5 and 8 KOYLI were anti-aircraft units, 7 KOLYI were armoured, and 9 KOYLI (formerly the Queens Own Yorkshire Dragoons) was motorised. Lord Louis Mountbatten, Far East Commander, addressing men in Burma in 1943. 14737510 was in the 2nd Battalion Border Regiment, 14th Army. So the memoirs I am doing I will use the booklet as I cannot trace any other details from the web sites. As he had never met his daughter, he didn’t know what size she was and the dress which was brought home was far too small! Kayah/Karenni; 7 %), Arakanesen/Rakhaing (4 %), Mon (2 %) und weitere wie die Chin, Kachin und Rohingya. I am trying identify the shrines and temples in the pictures. Now they passed away and I miss them. My Grandmother was a part of the INA in Rangoon and was a part of the nursing efforts. I am one of his five children, I was born in 1949 (my eldest sister was born in ’46). 5 and 8 KOYLI were anti-aircraft I would love to hear from them. India and Burma. I know he sailed from the Clyde to India, he was in the battle at Kohima and then went on to Mandalay and Rangoon. I still have a lot of work to do but as they say “Lest We Forget”, Just a note found 1 book: my grand Father fought in world war 2 in burma he was caption and he got award in this He would not talk about it. 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. to France, landing at Marseilles to join the British (T.A.). He was wounded but treated some where and carried on He is interred in Thurmaston Cemetery. Burma. The book is called ‘Golden Arrow’. Von den Einwohnern des heutigen Myanmar gehören etwa 68 % der Volksgruppe der Birmanen (Bamar) an. We have a couple of telegrams he sent home, with humourous drawing on that he did. Hi everybody my father was in Burma his name was Dennis Reginald frank Neale if there is anybody who knew my father I would be pleased 2 hear from them my father would never talk about his time out there I don’t even know what regiment he was in all I know is he court malaria while he was out there he was only about 16-18yrs old when he went he came home & convalescent at mount Vernon hospital in middx I know he got some medals but family won’t let me see them I don’t even have any photos of him in his uniform all I’ve got is a table cloth that he embroiled while in hospital I hope someone can help me sadly my father passed away in the year 2000 I miss him loads thank u look forward 2 hearing from somebody. Found by his father in a Burmese village and brought back to Rangoon. and took part in a number of engagements before the “C” Company (Capt. As P.O.W., he worked on the Burma Road. My father was a Chindit. My father in law fought in Burma. Colonel C. J. Keegan, who had taken over command, walked up from his tent to breakfast. Tigyain was occupied on 22 December 1944, See Page 157 of ‘130th Field Regiment RA and its Burma Campaign’ by Mr. D McLeod published 1996, which reprints the Press comment of this stage of the Regiment’s story. It is closed for renovations I think at the moment but when it re-opens I am going to go and see what I can find out there. I think real curses were out on our soldiers and the survivors suffered great trauma in their families after the war. Thanks X. Sgt. My Granddad Wilfred Churton was a POW in Burma, I believe that he was a Motor Cycle Dispatch Rider, I know that he had great respect for the Gurkhas who he served along side. 6 talking about this. of Le Havre were the outstanding actions of the Battalion Read the Marine from Mandalay, amazing story . He was married but had no children. France in 1940. Can I suggest that you take a look at my Facebook page dedicated to the men and women of the Burma Star Association. 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. Germans were finally defeated in Tunisia in May 1943. I would like to remember my father, Ernest Battensby, here. Die Kämpfe in Burma (heute Myanmar) begannen im Januar 1942, wenige Wochen nach dem japanischen Angriff auf Pearl Harbor und dem darauffolgenden Kriegseintritt der Vereinigten Staaten. With over 2,000,000 men fighting in that theatre, who knows? He was in a private in the Kings regiment in Burma from July 1944 until around September 1946. They deserve to be remembered even if some in the Indian subcontinent are rather ambivalent about this period of their history. I have been to Yangon and visited the war cemetery where dad is buried and cried at the place where he lies. of Bilin and Sittang, in the latter battle the river Imphal, Meiktila. Germans surrendered in May 1945, the Battalion was This made attacking them difficult as their bunkers had been well constructed and well camouflaged. It is with regret that I record the passing of Gerald Fitzpatrick (Captain 2nd Battalion KOYLI.) A.A. Regiment R.A. Die übrigen 32 % verteilen sich auf Minderheiten wie die Shan (9 %), Karen (inkl. Its outstanding My uncle Eric West. but allowed to The family never knew he was awarded a Bronze Star until we found it cleaning out the house after he died in 1993. 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