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 8 Column. Killed in action at the village of Baw.
Corporal Leonard Paul Roos, also from 8 Column and killed in action at Baw.
Lance Corporal Albert Berry of 5 Column. Lost to his unit at Hintha village.
Pte. Robert William Handley from 5 Column. Lost to his unit at Hintha village.
Pte. James Baker from 7 Column. Killed in action at the aborted crossing of the Irrawaddy River on 29th March 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.
Pte. Arthur Birch.
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Arthur Birch's inscription upon the Rangoon Memorial.
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