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. Harold Evans from No. 7 Column. A Commando who was lost on the dispersal march whilst heading for China.
Pte. Vincent Alfred Onions of No. 8 Column. Reported missing in action on the 15th April 1943 after an engagement with the enemy at the Irrawaddy.
Pte. Merrion Morris Thomas. This Chindit died back in India in August 1943 and is buried at Kirkee War Cemetery.
Pte. Donald Jenkinson from No. 5 Column. Fell into Japanese hands on Operation Longcloth and died in Block 6 of Rangoon Jail.
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 Birkenhead War Memorial.
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Donald Jenkinson's entry upon the Birkenhead War Memorial.
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