Remembering Today
But there are some who will never come back, and some whose fate is still unknown to us, but we know at all events how manfully they tackled adversity, and how true was their worth as comrades in the field. (Bernard Fergusson).
Remembering this day:
Pte. Arthur Birch of No. 8 Column. Killed in action on the 24th March 1943 at the village of Baw.
Corporal Leonard Roos, also of No. 8 Column and also killed in action at the ill-fated supply drop at the village of Baw.
Lance Corporal Albert Berry. This soldier was a member of No. 5 Column on Operation Longcloth and was killed in action at the village Hintha on the 28th March 1943.
Lieutenant George Borrow served on both Chindit expeditions. On the 24th March 1944, he was sadly killed alongside General Wingate, when the B-25 Mitchell bomber they were travelling on crashed into the hills of Bishenpur in eastern India.
In A Land Far, Far Away…………………………
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The images below, show where possible, a casualties WW2 Memorial, whether in Burma or India and any 'home town' memorial he might have in the country of his birth. Please click on any image to bring it forward on the page.
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