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. Peter Edwin Knight of 7 Column. Died as a POW en route to the concentration camp at Maymyo.
Sgt. Edward George Gunn from 5 Column. Died in Block 6 of Rangoon Jail on the 31st May 1943.
Corporal Thomas Smith from 1 Column. Died in late May 1943, circumstances unknown.
Pte. Henry William Aindow of 7 Column. Lost to his unit marching to the Irrawaddy.
Signalman William Jarvis. Died in early June 1943, circumstances unknown.
In A Land Far, Far Away…………………………
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.
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.
Face 6 of the Rangoon Memorial and the inscription for Peter Knight.
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The Birmingham Book Of Remembrance and the inscription for Peter 'Rocky' Knight.
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