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. James Magill. A member of 5 Column on Operation Longcloth. Captured on the Chinese borders in May 1943. Died in Block 6 of Rangoon Jail.
Pte. Charles Henry Whiting. Also a soldier with No. 5 Column and captured in the Chinese borders. Charles died a prisoner of war in Block 6 of Rangoon Jail.
Signalman James Arthur Willis. A member of Brigade Head Quarters in 1943. James was captured at the Irrawaddy in late April and died in Rangoon Jail.
Lance Naik Harka Bahadur Khattri. 3/2 Gurkha Rifles on Operation Longcloth. Killed in action, 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.
CWGC certificate for James Magill.
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James Magill's hometown memorial at Calder Vale in Lancashire.
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