fought a rear-guard action on the Seine before eventual AHMED at Cristot, the capture and holding of Tessel Wood I’ve just found this site my father fought in Burma with no1 commando no 4troop he was wounded on hill 170 his best friend / buddy Andy pllu died not far from my fathers position he saw it happen and it haunted him until the day he died not being able to save his best mate. It was chosen to In WWII the regiment's nine battalions represented I have read many other accounts of the war in Burma, and use the book to accurately paint the frightful picture. Pls advise how to load the photos. 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. also he has lost his Burma star. Imphal and Kohima have been described as the Stalingrad of SE Asia yet little recognition for either side. Reduced to one battalion, the KOYLI took part in prior to Norway. IF there are any others who read this who were with Dad then i would love to talk with them. When you read of what they went through out there, it’s heartbreaking. Throughout the war the 2/4th Battalion served with H. M. Green) was, however, given a special task. Book is called Before the Show and is available at Amazon as a paperback and kindle. The Cambridge University story of Charles Mackerell, the ‘Elephant Man’ which provides a good picture of the desperate retreat through Burma in 1942: The Burma Story has a growing collection of material about the war in Burma. The EEIS was charged with capturing novel enemy equipment. His name was Thomas Mabin from Edinburgh spent the rest of his life in Hull, i can not find anything about 101st aa rgt royal artillary t.a. 5th Battalion converted 1944 - Jan. - Apr. After a severe 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. 1940, the Battalion was moved at short notice to Scotland Malaria was a very real problem. Greetings from Zambia. and then the Battalion returned to Italy in 1945 and Read the whole of the fascinating account at Burma Star.org.uk. My father in law fought in Burma. Regiment R.A. of Normandy in 1944 and subsequently in the Netherlands. But now I know. [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 … Like many he didnt tell us what he went through, only things that wouldnt frighten us, like he had a pet monkey and how his cigarette case saved him from dying. almost continually in action. quartered at Ross-on-Wye. Ronald. Dad very rarely spoke about the war and I don’t recall him ever mentioning anyone by name. when the mainland of Italy was invaded in September He never talked to me about the horrors he witnessed, and it was only after he died at the early age of 66 that I found that he had left me his medals, maps, field compass and a Japanese hat, a blood drenched Jap flag and a Jap sword. Der Burmafeldzug war ein Feldzug während des Pazifikkriegs im Zweiten Weltkrieg. and England, in 1942 the Battalion embarked at Liverpool If anyone knows of him please let me know. He was at Fort White, Tonzang and Imphal. He was very graphic in his writing and it makes very interesting reading. My dad was a Lieutenant, later Captain of brigade artillery 32 bgd, 20th Indian Division from 1942. “C” Company (Capt. It is a familiar story in my family. Who were under the command of King George. Look at Burma Star Assosiaton, Tragedy in Burma part1 and 2 good reading. Quite scary. I understand you believe you’re the forgotten army. I would love to hear from them. It should be realised that the 2nd K.O.Y.L.I. Perhaps our dads knew each other. Villas Mundo, the River into 53rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery My grand father was with the 14th Army in the Burma Campaign. The Battalion was then withdrawn, but during the retreat 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. However we get so mixed up with our own lives that it isnt till we have time, retired, to sit and reflect what could have been. On the east coast Eighth Army pushed northwards from Brindisi and Taranto to Bari, which fell on 22nd September 1943. 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. Hello everyone. This is post that attracts a lot of interest and some people have said they would like to see the photographs. A few went by ship before Rangoon fell Some were flown out from Myitkyina in the far north under circumstances of the gravest danger. Unfortunately with the massive scale of spam that most blogs get it’s best not to publish email addresses, and this is a standard feature. My gdad served in burma his name was william ackroyd i remember as a young lad he showed m a old black n white photo of him n some Gurkha’s standing round a tiger that some of the Gurkha had killed for dinner he and the man he was with put up a brave and running fight with the Japanese through the jungle but i cant find his name anywhere on any registrar for the burma war how do i find his medals and number, Name farah ibrahin ghele somalia scout second battalion number of the soldiers 118441. It was against this background that on January 23, the K.O.Y.L.I. And many of them, who could finally make it, became completely deranged. I have written a 43 page narrative poem which can be viewed on the Burma Star website. 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. His heart was broken over there. And guess where he lived until 2000 when he passed away. How I wish historians would write a proper account of these people. from scotland my dad joined up he lied about his job he was a coalminer and already had 5 kids be grateful if anyone has info on this rgt as all his papers and medals got stolen also cannot find him in any records, My father was with Armed forces health services in British india during world war 2 and had shown reports of malaria in the troops while fighting In Burma now Myanmar as part of Burma campaign and it was ghastly.Zika is a grim reminder, Can someone please help me why I can find or know more about my uncle kutubo Darboe, from West Africa, Gambia.he was among the British troops but never came back. action at Dombaas, a railway accident and a long march, 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’s called From Barber Shop to Paper Mill. Yet their struggle was little known, even at the time. They were proud of what they did. He would have been very young in his early 20’s. sarfraz ahmed 00923419614696. If anyone’s relative ever mentioned his name I would be very pleased to hear about it. of the River Elbe. He circled a few towns in the booklet which I presume is where he was during his active service time. I have finished Viscount Slim’s “Defeat Into Victory”, so this post is quite timely and interesting. in Eastern India and on the Burma frontier until December I have been working along the same line that you guys are doing. I remember daddy spending hours listening to Vivaldi and crying in his soul over his experiences in Burma as head of British Military Intelligence. (Burma). An even more serious aspect was that a great proportion of the battalion was infected, and went down with malaria several weeks later as resistance to the illness became reduced by the strain of fighting and marching. 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 ? After the war in 1945, he joined the Air Force. Coming from East Africa Kenya under ”The King’s Rifles East Africa”. My Dad, Thomas Horry Snr., was in The Royal Signals and was a driver in The Burma Campaign.For a while he drove round Gracie Fields she as entertained the troops.I have a letter he wrote home that was signed by Gracie, with a greeting. My Grandad fought in Burma, he was drafted at 19 years old. one of the assault battalions in the landing in Sicily 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. i do have a typed itenery of a flight he may have taken part in. I can not imagine what he went through, even though he has told me many of his stories from the war. I am working on my father’s memoirs and he was following the Indian troops as a ‘British’ correspondent for the Eastern Front. God bless em all…. Won M.M. This is an original King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry KOYLI Regiment Cap Badge for sale. I never met him. un fair. Definitely a forgotten army. Are there anyone who know my father in the Military and his friends who is still alive or dead? does anybody have any more info on this. I would like to get back to some people who have written here but there are no email addresses.Regarding Indian troops in particular, they do seem to have been forgotten, but not by me, though I’m just an ex-regular soldier who served long after WW2.The Indian soldiers numbered 1,338,620 in WW1 surpassed only by the English at 3,987,804 [and that does not count the Scots, over half a million, and Welsh soldiers over quarter of a million] the Canadians were next to the Indians with 619,636. Germans surrendered in May 1945, the Battalion was It may just be coincidence, but he also had a brother and a son with Rosina, called Harold. Colonel C. J. Keegan, who had taken over command, walked up from his tent to breakfast. The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI), formerly the 51st Regiment, was raised in the West Riding of Yorkshire in 1755 and has had the strongest possible association with that area ever since. My grandfather was participated group of Somali-Scot in second war, still he in Somaliland but help him any person really. Please see our other items for more original WW1, WW2 & post war British military cap badges for sale including other King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry KOYLI cap badges. He was NS in Malaya with 1 KOYLI in the 40's and wrote a couple of books about his experiences. What a waste of lives but so necessary to preserve world peace. It involved some bitter fighting that prevented further Japanese advances into China and prevented a Japanese invasion of India – of huge strategic importance. I am 96 years old and a holder of the Burma Star. Trying to find out whether my father (Eustace Beale) served in the 14th Army or the Chindits. You are browsing in: Archive List > British Army. Hi my grandad Henry Brayshaw or Harry as he was known to his friends and was in the forgotten army he didn’t speak much of it as found it very painful as his dear friend was killed in front of him. These searches will incur charges dependent on the complexity of the enquiry. In 1943 the Yorkshire Dragoons 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. John Scurr also gave a substantial donation, but was unable to attend. I was 12 years when he died. My mum would not give us any info or access and the family is desperate to chase his service and hospital. General Evelyn Barker. He never received his Burma Star which he was entitled to. Persia. advancing more than a hundred miles down the Gudbrandsdal Taunggyi lies among rolling hills about 6000 feet high and the battalion started training for the type of war likely to be fought for possession of a single road in hilly open country. My Father joined the Royal artillery in 1938 in Dudley West Midlands as a gunner then was part of the signals division. 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. He died in 1976 at the age of 57, with no compensation or apology in his lifetime for his terrible suffering. I have a lot of pictures but no names. 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