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. John Bromley of No. 8 Column. Lost to his unit in April 1943 close to the Irrawaddy River. See images below.
Pte. Reginald Milkins of No. 7 Column. Lost to his dispersal unit at the Irrawaddy in mid-April 1943.
Pte. Albert John Beard of No. 8 Column. Killed in action close to the village of Nisan in mid-April 1943.
Pte. Robert McGuffie of No. 7 Column. Lost at the Shweli River on the 15th April 1943.
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.
John Bromley's inscription on the Chorley War Memorial, Lancashire.
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John Bromley's inscription upon Face 5 of the Rangoon Memorial, Burma.
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