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:
Lance Corporal Robert Brown of No. 7 Column. Died at the Chinese town of Poashan in early July 1943.
Pte. Frederick John Hartnell also of 7 Column. Died in Block 6 of Rangoon Jail suffering from malnutrition and dysentery.
Signalman Alexander Pryde Watts of the Royal Signals. Died in Block 6 of Rangoon Jail.
Rfm. Bhupal Pun of 3/2 Gurkha Rifles.
Rfm. Gambir Pun of 3/2 Gurkha Rifles.
Sweeper Bola, also of 3/2 Gurkha Rifles.
All of whom did not return from Burma, 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.
The grave of Fred Hartnell at Rangoon War Cemetery.
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Fred Hartnell's inclusion on the Witheridge Village Roll of Honour in Devon.
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