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:
Rfm. Akal Sing Rai of 3/2 Gurkha Rifles. Lost on the outward crossing of the Irrawaddy River on the 14th March 1943.
Rfm. Bhai Ram Gurung. Also lost on the outward crossing of the Irrawaddy River on the 14th March 1943.
Pte. George Harry Gray of 5 Column. Lost on the line of march at Taungmaw village.
Pte. Frederick Gauge of No. 7 Column. Died from heart failure and dysentery in March 1943.
Lt. Dennis Russell Chambers from South Africa and an officer with 7 Column. Killed by a sniper's bullet at the Baw village supply drop.
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.
Fred Gauge in India before Operation Longcloth.
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Family poem written in 1946.
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