The Burma Star Association Lists
In 2021, the Burma Star Memorial Fund placed on line the full membership forms for Burma Star Association members over the period since the war. Alongside this, they also created a searchable digital archive for Dekho magazine. This has proved an invaluable resource for my ongoing research into the men who served on Operation Longcloth.
To visit and explore both resources, please click on the following link: burmastarmemorial.org
Over the last twelve years or so, I have published on this website stories and articles about the men of the first Wingate expedition. The nominal roll below is the final addition to this collection and consists of names found on the Burma Star Association membership listings, which contain details of soldiers that might well have served on Operation Longcloth, but where no other evidence can corroborate this fact.
As you will notice, the vast majority of these men served with the 13th Battalion, the King's (Liverpool) Regiment. However, there are also men from other units which served alongside the King's during 1943, including the 2nd Burma Rifles, Royal Signals, Royal Engineers and 142 Commando. The men are listed alphabetically in the first instance, followed by their rank, Army number if known, regiment and finally hometown details. It would be wonderful to think that placing these names up here might lead to new families making contact.
The Burma Star Association Memberships
Abbott George Leslie. Private 3776535 13 King’s (9th Borders) from Middlesborough, Teesside.
Abson John. Private 13th King’s, from Middleton, Manchester.
Ball Kenneth Victor. Corporal 5116750 13th King’s, from Buntingford, Hertfordshire.
Baxter George Charles. Private 3780167 13th King’s, from Liverpool.
Beaumont Herbert Charles. Private 3780173 13th King’s (2nd Borders) from Blackburn, Lancashire.
Bell George William. Corporal 7016698 13th King’s, from Penwortham, Preston.
Box Joseph. RQMS. 5952036 13th King’s, from Slough, Berkshire.
Breeze Charles Edward. Sergeant WOII 3770757 13th King’s (2nd South Lancs), from Winsford, Cheshire.
Brooks Granville John. Private 13th King’s, from Lifton, Devon.
Burley Victor P. 2nd Burma Rifles, from Rossendale, Lancashire.
Carr Henry James. Sergeant 4744305 2nd Yorks & Lancs, from Mansfield in Nottinghamshire.
Chetwyn Herbert. Private 3768979 13th King’s, from Dinnington, Sheffield.
Child Herbert John. Private 5115563 13th King’s, from Edmonton, London.
Creasey Alfred. Corporal 3780058 13th King’s, from Carlton, Nottinghamshire.
Croucher Charles Henry. Private 3856159 13th King’s (1st Loyal North Lancs), from Launceston, Cornwall.
Davies Leonard. Sergeant 5598138 13th King’s (Cheshire Yeomanry), from St. Leonards, East Sussex.
Eddy John. Sergeant 5623959 13th King's Liverpool Regiment, from Porthleven, Cornwall.
Evans David. Sergeant 3777709 13th King’s, from Alcester, Warwickshire.
Farnworth Edmund. Pte. 14863287 13th King’s, from Sandbach, Cheshire.
Frankish Albert Edward. Lance Corporal 3780040 13th King’s, from Wythenshawe, Manchester.
Greenhalgh Wilfred. Private 3776236 13th King’s, from Bolton, Lancashire.
Hannah Frank. Private 3780241 13th King’s, from Blackburn, Lancashire.
Harden Norman. Corporal 3779442 13th King’s, from Walton, Liverpool.
Harvey James. Ptrivate 4131381 13th King’s, from Southport, Lancashire.
Hallam Frederick. Private 3781569 13th King’s, from Morecambe, Lancashire.
Hudson Rex. Private 3775725 13th King’s (South Lancs), from Formby, Liverpool.
Iverson Roger Victor. Corporal 13th King’s, from Dover, Kent.
Johnston William Gilmour. Sergeant 14410997 13th King’s, from Workington, Cumbria.
Johnstone Thomas. Sergeant formerly with the King's Own Scottish Borderers, from Dumfriesshire.
Jones George. Private 4195197 13th King’s, from Redbridge, Southampton.
Joy Gordon Anthony. Corporal 5627531 Royal Signals, from Countess Weir, Devon.
Keenan Leonard Charles. CQMS. 5119326 13th King’s. From Ilford, Essex.
Kelly Thomas James. Sergeant 7012607 13th King’s, from Andover, Hampshire.
Leadbeater Albert. Private 3956558 13th King’s, from Chelsea, London.
Maddocks William Albert. RSM 883049 2nd Burma Rifles, from Morriston, South Wales.
Mason Edward Brinley. Sergeant 620458 RAF 77 Brigade, from Sherwood, Nottinghamshire.
McGrann John Hamilton. Sergeant 3773217 13th King’s, from Wallasey, Cheshire.
Mercer Wellington. Private 7015493 13th King’s, from Newton Abbey, Northern Ireland.
Merry Edward William. Sergeant 5627161 13th King’s, from Fulham, London.
Needham William. Private 5835238 13th King’s, from Over, Buckinghamshire.
Norris Carl. Private 3708088 13th King’s (2nd Borders), from Bolton, Lancashire.
Phillips William Henry. Private 5119128 13th King’s, from Knowsley, Liverpool.
Popplewell John Reginald. Sergeant 2763274 13th King’s (REME), from Dewsbury, Yorkshire.
Powell Samuel. Private 3772569 13th King's, from Liverpool.
Pritchard Sydney Alexander. Private 5116349 13th King’s, from Whitchurch, Cardiff.
Ravenscroft Harry. Sergeant 3781543 13th King’s, Whitefield, Lancashire.
Rendle Joseph George. Sergeant 5958724 13th King’s, from Seven Oaks, Kent.
Roberts Harold. Private 3779423 13th King’s, from Anfield, Liverpool.
Rodan Edward. Private 13th King’s, from Wigan, Lancashire.
Rogerson Thomas Hugh. Private 13th King’s (2nd South Lancs), from Plaistow, London.
Ruston Frank Thickett. Private 3781474 13th King’s, from Salisbury, Wiltshire.
Sanderson Robert Adam. Corporal 3779305 13th King’s, from Liverpool.
Seppings Carlyle Edmund. Captain ABRO 374 2nd Burma Rifles, from Poole, Dorset.
Stott Hubert. Private 3779938 13th King’s, from Blackburn, Lancashire.
Sweeting Herbert William. Private 5116976 13th King’s, from Shifnal, Shropshire.
Taylor Leonard William. Private 5626100 13th King’s, from Streatham, London.
Thomas Frank. Private 3779457 13th King’s, from Bromborough, Merseyside.
Turner Alan. Pte. 3776047 13th King’s, from Runcorn, Cheshire.
Underwood Clifford George. Sergeant 1871726 Royal Engineers, from Felixstowe, Suffolk.
Wade James Stanley. Sergeant 4914147 77 Brigade, from Bristol.
Warning Joseph. Private 3779368 13th King’s, from Speke, Liverpool.
Watkins James Henry. Private 4207254 13th King’s, from Salford, Lancashire.
Webber Eric Joseph. Sergeant 3778252 13th King’s, from Runcorn, Cheshire.
Whelan Thomas. Private 3779665 13th King’s, from Moreton, Merseyside.
Wilkes Joesph Minton. Corporal 2583445 Royal Signals, from Billingham, Cleveland.
Wilkinson Harry. Private 3781505 13th King’s, from Knutsford, Runcorn.
Williams Donald. Private 4198277 13th King’s, from Wrexham, North Wales.
Williams Gwilym Richard. Corporal 3778318 13th King’s, from Pansy, Merseyside.
Winder Jack. Corporal 37881421 13th King’s, from Wesham, Lancashire.
Wright William Henry. Pte. 4192849 13th King’s, from Birkenhead, Cheshire.
Yoxall William Arthur. Lance Corporal 3774507 13th King’s, from Stafford, Staffordshire.
To visit and explore both resources, please click on the following link: burmastarmemorial.org
Over the last twelve years or so, I have published on this website stories and articles about the men of the first Wingate expedition. The nominal roll below is the final addition to this collection and consists of names found on the Burma Star Association membership listings, which contain details of soldiers that might well have served on Operation Longcloth, but where no other evidence can corroborate this fact.
As you will notice, the vast majority of these men served with the 13th Battalion, the King's (Liverpool) Regiment. However, there are also men from other units which served alongside the King's during 1943, including the 2nd Burma Rifles, Royal Signals, Royal Engineers and 142 Commando. The men are listed alphabetically in the first instance, followed by their rank, Army number if known, regiment and finally hometown details. It would be wonderful to think that placing these names up here might lead to new families making contact.
The Burma Star Association Memberships
Abbott George Leslie. Private 3776535 13 King’s (9th Borders) from Middlesborough, Teesside.
Abson John. Private 13th King’s, from Middleton, Manchester.
Ball Kenneth Victor. Corporal 5116750 13th King’s, from Buntingford, Hertfordshire.
Baxter George Charles. Private 3780167 13th King’s, from Liverpool.
Beaumont Herbert Charles. Private 3780173 13th King’s (2nd Borders) from Blackburn, Lancashire.
Bell George William. Corporal 7016698 13th King’s, from Penwortham, Preston.
Box Joseph. RQMS. 5952036 13th King’s, from Slough, Berkshire.
Breeze Charles Edward. Sergeant WOII 3770757 13th King’s (2nd South Lancs), from Winsford, Cheshire.
Brooks Granville John. Private 13th King’s, from Lifton, Devon.
Burley Victor P. 2nd Burma Rifles, from Rossendale, Lancashire.
Carr Henry James. Sergeant 4744305 2nd Yorks & Lancs, from Mansfield in Nottinghamshire.
Chetwyn Herbert. Private 3768979 13th King’s, from Dinnington, Sheffield.
Child Herbert John. Private 5115563 13th King’s, from Edmonton, London.
Creasey Alfred. Corporal 3780058 13th King’s, from Carlton, Nottinghamshire.
Croucher Charles Henry. Private 3856159 13th King’s (1st Loyal North Lancs), from Launceston, Cornwall.
Davies Leonard. Sergeant 5598138 13th King’s (Cheshire Yeomanry), from St. Leonards, East Sussex.
Eddy John. Sergeant 5623959 13th King's Liverpool Regiment, from Porthleven, Cornwall.
Evans David. Sergeant 3777709 13th King’s, from Alcester, Warwickshire.
Farnworth Edmund. Pte. 14863287 13th King’s, from Sandbach, Cheshire.
Frankish Albert Edward. Lance Corporal 3780040 13th King’s, from Wythenshawe, Manchester.
Greenhalgh Wilfred. Private 3776236 13th King’s, from Bolton, Lancashire.
Hannah Frank. Private 3780241 13th King’s, from Blackburn, Lancashire.
Harden Norman. Corporal 3779442 13th King’s, from Walton, Liverpool.
Harvey James. Ptrivate 4131381 13th King’s, from Southport, Lancashire.
Hallam Frederick. Private 3781569 13th King’s, from Morecambe, Lancashire.
Hudson Rex. Private 3775725 13th King’s (South Lancs), from Formby, Liverpool.
Iverson Roger Victor. Corporal 13th King’s, from Dover, Kent.
Johnston William Gilmour. Sergeant 14410997 13th King’s, from Workington, Cumbria.
Johnstone Thomas. Sergeant formerly with the King's Own Scottish Borderers, from Dumfriesshire.
Jones George. Private 4195197 13th King’s, from Redbridge, Southampton.
Joy Gordon Anthony. Corporal 5627531 Royal Signals, from Countess Weir, Devon.
Keenan Leonard Charles. CQMS. 5119326 13th King’s. From Ilford, Essex.
Kelly Thomas James. Sergeant 7012607 13th King’s, from Andover, Hampshire.
Leadbeater Albert. Private 3956558 13th King’s, from Chelsea, London.
Maddocks William Albert. RSM 883049 2nd Burma Rifles, from Morriston, South Wales.
Mason Edward Brinley. Sergeant 620458 RAF 77 Brigade, from Sherwood, Nottinghamshire.
McGrann John Hamilton. Sergeant 3773217 13th King’s, from Wallasey, Cheshire.
Mercer Wellington. Private 7015493 13th King’s, from Newton Abbey, Northern Ireland.
Merry Edward William. Sergeant 5627161 13th King’s, from Fulham, London.
Needham William. Private 5835238 13th King’s, from Over, Buckinghamshire.
Norris Carl. Private 3708088 13th King’s (2nd Borders), from Bolton, Lancashire.
Phillips William Henry. Private 5119128 13th King’s, from Knowsley, Liverpool.
Popplewell John Reginald. Sergeant 2763274 13th King’s (REME), from Dewsbury, Yorkshire.
Powell Samuel. Private 3772569 13th King's, from Liverpool.
Pritchard Sydney Alexander. Private 5116349 13th King’s, from Whitchurch, Cardiff.
Ravenscroft Harry. Sergeant 3781543 13th King’s, Whitefield, Lancashire.
Rendle Joseph George. Sergeant 5958724 13th King’s, from Seven Oaks, Kent.
Roberts Harold. Private 3779423 13th King’s, from Anfield, Liverpool.
Rodan Edward. Private 13th King’s, from Wigan, Lancashire.
Rogerson Thomas Hugh. Private 13th King’s (2nd South Lancs), from Plaistow, London.
Ruston Frank Thickett. Private 3781474 13th King’s, from Salisbury, Wiltshire.
Sanderson Robert Adam. Corporal 3779305 13th King’s, from Liverpool.
Seppings Carlyle Edmund. Captain ABRO 374 2nd Burma Rifles, from Poole, Dorset.
Stott Hubert. Private 3779938 13th King’s, from Blackburn, Lancashire.
Sweeting Herbert William. Private 5116976 13th King’s, from Shifnal, Shropshire.
Taylor Leonard William. Private 5626100 13th King’s, from Streatham, London.
Thomas Frank. Private 3779457 13th King’s, from Bromborough, Merseyside.
Turner Alan. Pte. 3776047 13th King’s, from Runcorn, Cheshire.
Underwood Clifford George. Sergeant 1871726 Royal Engineers, from Felixstowe, Suffolk.
Wade James Stanley. Sergeant 4914147 77 Brigade, from Bristol.
Warning Joseph. Private 3779368 13th King’s, from Speke, Liverpool.
Watkins James Henry. Private 4207254 13th King’s, from Salford, Lancashire.
Webber Eric Joseph. Sergeant 3778252 13th King’s, from Runcorn, Cheshire.
Whelan Thomas. Private 3779665 13th King’s, from Moreton, Merseyside.
Wilkes Joesph Minton. Corporal 2583445 Royal Signals, from Billingham, Cleveland.
Wilkinson Harry. Private 3781505 13th King’s, from Knutsford, Runcorn.
Williams Donald. Private 4198277 13th King’s, from Wrexham, North Wales.
Williams Gwilym Richard. Corporal 3778318 13th King’s, from Pansy, Merseyside.
Winder Jack. Corporal 37881421 13th King’s, from Wesham, Lancashire.
Wright William Henry. Pte. 4192849 13th King’s, from Birkenhead, Cheshire.
Yoxall William Arthur. Lance Corporal 3774507 13th King’s, from Stafford, Staffordshire.
Copyright © Steve Fogden, October 2022.