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:
Flight Sergeant James B. Wallen of 31 Squadron. From Bulawayo in Rhodesia, died during practice supply dropping.
Signalman Leslie John Hall. A wireless operator on Longcloth, lost to his unit in early May 1943.
Pte. James Collins of 8 Column. Died in Block 6 of Rangoon Jail in January 1944.
Gurkha Rifle Cook, Tilak. Perished during Operation Longcloth, circumstances unknown.
Rfm. Agni Parshad Gurung of 3 Column. Died as a prisoner of war inside 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.
William Jelliss' grave at Karachi War Cemetery.
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William's inscription upon the Crayford Manor War Memorial Garden, Bexley.
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