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. Ronald Braithwaite of 142 Commando. Killed in a training accident at Saugor in October 1942.
Lance Naik Aung Thein of the 2nd Burma Rifles. Performed pre-operational reconnaissance for the first Wingate expedition.
Pte. William Smith of No. 5 Column. Perished inside Block 6 of Rangoon Jail in October 1943.
Pte. John Ellis also of No. 5 Column. Perished inside Block 6 of Rangoon Jail.
Pte. Stanley Herbert Rule of No. 8 Column. Lost to his unit in early May 1943, died in Block 6 of Rangoon Jail in early October.
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.
Ronald Braithwaite's original gravestone at Saugor Cemetery.
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Ronald's gravestone as it stands today at Kirkee War Cemetery.
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