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. Daniel Burns, 3 Column Commando. Died in Block 6 of Rangoon Jail. Captured after becoming adrift from his column on a recce patrol.
Gurkha Water Carrier, Shamba. Died on Operation Longcloth, circumstances unknown.
Pte. Leslie John Chambers. 5 Column on Operation Longcloth, died in Block 6 of Rangoon Jail. Leslie was captured in late April 1943 alongside Captain Tommy Roberts.
Lance Corporal James Richard Ambrose. 5 Column in 1943, died in Block 6 of Rangoon Jail after capture in the Shan Hills in May that same year.
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 plaque for Daniel Burns at Rangoon War Cemetery.
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Daniel's hometown memorial at Littleborough, near Rochdale.
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