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:
L/Cpl. Albert Berry of No. 5 Column. Killed in action on the 28th March 1943 at Hintha village.
Pte. John Henry Cobb. Also of No. 5 Column and killed at the Hintha engagement on the 28th March 1943.
Pte. James Baker from No. 7 Column. Killed in a small boat crossing the Irrawaddy River on the 29th March 1943.
Lance Naik Wongur Gurung of 3/2 Gurkha Rifles. Died in March 1944, circumstances unknown.
Pte. Fred Bertenshaw. Formerly of the Army Catering Corps, reports missing presumed killed. Buried at Taukkyan War Cemetery, Rangoon.
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. Please click on any image to bring it forward on the page.
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. Please click on any image to bring it forward on the page.
Lance Corporal Albert Berry.
|
Albert Berry's inscription on the Rangoon Memorial.
|
To source a photograph of a casualty's grave or memorial inscription from a CWGC cemetery in SE Asia, please contact: asiawargraves.com