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Private 2764176 Robert James McKenzie , 2nd Btn Kings Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster):- We are trying to trace anyone who may have served with Robert who died (31 May 1944) whilst on service at White City (?) , buried Gauhati , India. If you can help the family with details, could you please e-mail Tom McKenzie on Tom.McKenzie@care4free.net
MAJOR SAMEK/MAJOR SHEEHAN In Burma as part of 557 Indian
Infantry troops workshop - 17th 'Black Cat' Indian Div. Any info on
Major Samek, Major Sheehan or anyone else form the div. Could you please
contact alan-harrison@10ise.co.uk
T.H. HOPE - 2nd Battalion DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY: Son
Bernard writes "My late father T.H.Hope was a holder of the Burma Star and
served with the 2nd Batt. Durham Light Infantry / 14th Army. He was at the
Battle of Kohima. Look at www.lightinfantry.org/dli/wearside.htm and
www.lightinfantry.org/dli/heroes.htm for further details.
ALFRED AMOS - ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS (Dispatch rider) SERVICE NUMBER 197741 Born 1914 - Manchester where he was an Auxillary fireman .
If you can remember Alfred, could you please contact Gary Amos [skeets@irwell.freeserve.co.uk]
MAJOR GENERAL ORDE WINGATE - CHINDITS: Jamie Wingate writes "I'm trying to trace my relation to Orde Wingate. I have many names and dates of birth of relatives in St. Ninians, Scotland area. Mt great grandfather lived at the Parish Church Hall. where Orde Wingate's family attended and lived. Any information of Wingate family members would be greatly appreciated!
James A Wingate who is on jamiewingate@sympatico.ca
HARRY JUDSON MM - WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT:- Geoff Buxton writes "
It is with great regret that I inform members of your Association, that Mr Harry Judson MM,of Vine Street, Norton, North Yorkshire, who served in Burma with the West Yorkshire Regiment, and being awarded the Military Medal for his service there, died on Thursday 14 September 2000.
Geoff Buxton.
Secretary of Malton, Norton and District Royal British Legion Branch
ELLIS GREENWOOD - CHINDITS Infantry (Unit Unknown)
If anyone has any information on Ellis, could you please
contact
Gary Amos [skeets@irwell.freeserve.co.uk]
L/CPL KENNETH LEE - 33 CORPS SIGNALS/14th ARMY SIGNALS & BURMA COMMAND SIGNALS:- Ken's Grandson Steven writes "I would love to hear from anyone who either served with or otherwise knew my grandfather, Kenneth Lee, who I believe was a driver within this regiment.
From the letters I have of his which he sent to members of my family, I know that he reached the rank of lance corporal. His service number was 2379160
He was a member of or a driver for the 12th Army Signals, Burma Command Signals and 33 Corps Signals.
He was born on 23 August 1910 in Manchester and sadly passed away on 18 May 1978. As I was only 8-years-old when he died, I never really got to know him and so I would welcome any information about him.
I am contactable on baz@nicell.fsnet.co.uk
SYDNEY DAVID LLOYD THOMAS: - 2nd CHINDIT EXPEDITION: -Son David writes "
If anyone can give us an idea of what Dad was up to in those wartime years, I would be most grateful. I am available on dave@dominosafety.freeserve.co.uk
PTE ROBERT ALLEN (2183807) ROYAL ENGINEERS - 2nd BTN THE BORDER REGIMENT:- Malcolm Hulme writes
Details of my grandfather were supplied to me by the MOD. They stated:
2183807 Private Robert ALLEN Enlisted into the Royal Engineers,
embodied Territorial Army 3.10.39
Transferred to the Pioneer Corps and posted to 106 Company 1.12.39
Transferred to King's Regiment and posted to 10th (Holding) Battalion 3.09.41
Posted to the 70th Battalion 15.12.42
Posted to the 1st Battalion 31.07.43
Transferred to the Border Regiment and posted to the 2nd Battalion 29.11.43
Killed in Action in Burma 18.03.44
That's all I know. Can anyone put some detail around these Regiments/Battalions? In particular, where was he and what was his Batt doing on 18th March 1944?
Any replies please to malcolm.hulme@btinternet.com but pecbsa@btconnect.com would also very much appreciate a copy as the details are of interest to him also.
LT/CAPT VICTOR THOMAS KING MC - ROYAL WEST KENT REGIMENT:
Richard Chiasson writes "I have come into
possession of Lt. Victor Thomas King's Medals and Decoration including the
Military Cross. Lt. King, later Captain, was born in Kent, received his
commission in mid-1940 and was assigned to the Royal West Kent Regiment.
His MC was awarded for actions at the District Commander's bungalow during the
Defence of Kohima. He was the platoon commander of B company of the 4th
battalion in Burma. Lt. did not remain in touch with the regiment after the war
and it is believed that he died some ten years ago.
I would appreciate any information on Lt. King. Anyone that served with or knew
him may contact me rchiasson@home.com
I use the medal groups and information to educate children about the horror and
gallantry of war. I attend assemblies at schools or youth groups to keep the
memory of your sacrifices alive. Currently I have a DFC/1939-45/Aircrew
Europe/F&G Bar/Defence/War Medal group, a Canadian Merchant Navy group with
1939-45/Atlantic Star/Cdn Vol Service Medal with Overseas Bar/War
medal/Norwegian War Participation Medal/American Silver Lifesaving Medal, and a
DCM/QSA/KSA/1914 Trio to do this. I also bring in uniforms, photos of the
recipients (in military and civilian dress to show the children they were
"real" people), and any other prop I can lay my hands on to drive the
point home.
I am proud to add Lt. King to my groups. The Burma War is not known in Canada as well as it should be. I wish to thank each and everyone of your members for the courage, determination, and struggles they went through for people like myself, people they never knew or would know. You are not forgotten.
If you can help, Richard is on rchiasson@home.com
BATTERY SGT JOHN (KNOWN AS NEIL) DAVEY - ROYAL ARTILLERY (in 1944 taken prisoner and kept as POW). Neil's daughter Susan writes
"Does anyone have any information? I
believe my late father Neil Davey (christened John Neil Davey) was incarcerated
in the Japanese POW camp in Burma in 1944. He was a battery sergeant in the
British Royal Artillery, and went missing for 2 years. When he returned home in
1946 he refused to discuss this period or anything to do with it. It was only
after his death that I met someone who knew that he had been in the POW camp. I
would like to piece together information about this missing time so if anyone
can help or knew him there I would be grateful. Another mystery is why my mother
was unaware that he was captured, surely she should have been informed by the
war office. She was aware from his appearance and behaviour that he had suffered
trauma but he never discussed it with her.
Susan is contactable on buchanan.davey@virgin.net
CPL MICHAEL GERRARD (GERRY) FOSTER - RAF REGIMENT: Gerry's son, Mike writes "
I am trying to track a record of Michael (
Gerry ) Foster RAF Regiment. Gerry was from Carlisle. As a dad, he would rarely
if ever talk about the war and being a POW for 3.5 years. All I know was that he
was taken prisoner at the fall of Singapore, spent time in Changi and then was
sent to forced labour in the Japanese occupied islands. His few tales mainly
reverberated around the strong community feeling of catholic POWs and their
practices which seemed to hold some of them together. I have very few details as
he was I guess traumatised by the events; in modern day parlance. He died in
1963 0f lung cancer. His GP, Jack Corcoran, a fellow former POW diagnosed this
being brought on by the stress of being imprisoned and the hardships endured.
Jack died approximately 2 years later of the same condition.
Any source of records and any details etc would help me piece the stories
together for my own children. Mother who is 85, is unable to tell us much as he
never was able to confide in her or even many of his friends
Mike is contactable on carlislemike@aol.com
S/SGT THOMAS BARROW - Poss. 11th EAST AFRICAN DIV/SIGNALS CORPS:-Tom's family are trying to find out about his time in the Forces. We know he was a signaller and that the insignia patch on his shoulder was that of a Rhino (which would tend to indicate the 11th E.A. Div) however, the family did think that the Rhino's head may have been white.
Tom did his training in Bullford and then served in Kenya, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), Addis Ababa, Abyssinia and then into Burma where he fought alongside the Gurkhas..
His pay was sent via S.E.A.C. and the 'East Africans'. Can anyone help? - did you know Tom Barrow? If you have any information which may be of use, could you please e-mail N.Richardson@itss.nerc.ac.uk
My Grandmother has since managed to remember
my Grandfather's serial number: 208615 so that's a good sign. Also, she went
digging around her house and found several items which she didn't realise she
had. She managed to find a patch of a black rhino's head on a pale white
background I'm wondering if this could be the original as described for the 11th
East African Division ("...originally the Rhinos head was in Brown on a
Buff oval background.")
The description was given to me over the phone so I'll confirm it when I go home
at Xmas. My Gran also managed to find a lot of photos of my Grandfather with his
unit and in formal pose when he was first called up. Finally, she also
discovered his Sergeant's stripes and crowns (for Staff Sergeant).
I had a great chat with my Gran about that time and she was telling me that my Grandfather had a pet Mongoose called Phoebe (not sure how he spelled it) which he kept in his jacket. Apparently, this was for killing snakes when in the Jungles (my Gran remembers asking him why he had a pet mongoose and that was the response he gave).
Also, my Grandfather managed to get a message played on the radio for his daughter Joan (my Aunt, my mother (Judith) wasn't born until after he returned) which she and my grandmother both heard.
Also, my Gran told me of a trip she took to Manchester with Joan so that Joan could record a message back to him for playing over the radio out East (all food was laid on etc), apparently it was for children only so my Gran only had letters as a means of communicating with him. My grandfather got the message. (I'd love to know if there's a recording of those messages but I'm sure thats a long shot).
My grandfather left England around October 1940 (Joan was 4 years old at the time) and did not return to England until November 1945 (Joan was then 9 years old). Apparently, it was quite difficult for him to adapt to home life. He hadn't seen a white woman in 5 years and so found it difficult to talk about his experiences with women but often swapped stories with men that he knew (as an aside all NCOs and officers were white in his Division/Unit etc).
Apparently, he was very stern with his daughter Joan (she'd often cry when he'd ask something) and my Gran had to tell him not to talk to her as if she were one of his soldiers. I guess after five years it would be a difficult habit to break. My Grandfather suffered terribly from Malaria upon his return and the local doctor refused to come out and pay a housecall as my Grandfather was still classed as being in the military (not sure when he was finally demobbed).
Apparently, a military doctor arrived and insisted that he be taken to a military hospital on Abbey Road (Barrow-in-Furness) but my gran didn't want him to go so it eventually ended up with her being threatened with arrest and he being taken (She didn't want him to go away again after he'd just returned to her).
Following this episode, he had to go to Newcastle for treatment for Malaria and this is what my gran thinks eventually killed him as he had really bad liver and kidneys.
I'm going to keep digging for more information on both my Grandfather and his Division (military history is an interest of mine though I've concentrated on Medieval Japan due to my martial arts interests in the main) so thanks for putting the request for help on your website. I suppose it might be worth updating the details there with some of those mentioned above, just incase it refreshes a few minds (such as the serial number and the pet mongoose). Now that I have his serial number I'll start getting in touch with the Royal Signals too to see if they have any record of him. Thanks for all your help so far, its really appreciated. The more I learn about the conditions of the Burma Campaign the more in awe of those men I am.
Many thanks
SYDNEY STEADMAN - 55th ANTI AIRCRAFT REGT R.A./308 HEAVY ANTI AIRCRAFT REGT:- Syd's grandson David writes "MY GRANDFATHER SYDNEY STEADMAN, WAS A BATMAN IN THE 55TH REGIMENT. HE SERVED IN SIERA LEOME, ASSAM AS WELL AS OTHER PLACES IN AFRICA.
MY GRANDAD USED TO LOAD THE SHELLS INTO THE ANTI AIRCRAFT GUNS. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS , DOES ANYONE REMEMBER HIM. HE HAD FRIEND'S OUT THERE, DOES ANYONE KNOW THESE NAMES. HARRY GIBBS, KNOCKER WHITE, GINGER BUTLER, FREDDIE CAMPBELL, STAN CURTIS. ANY INFORMATION ON THIS REGIMENT WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL.
David is available on davidvincent.sparkes@ntlworld.com
GEORGE FRASER - 154 FIELD AMBULANCE RAMC - 36 DIV: - George is trying to trace his old comrades from the above. If you are one of those who knew George, you can contact him on stewartmason@hotmail.com
L/CPL 4757082 WILLIAM HILL 2nd BTN YORK & LANCASTER REGIMENT - KIA 15th July 1944: - Can you help with a family request? Carol Hill writes "My husband's uncle was killed in action on the 15th July 1944. We are trying to find out more about him". If anyone can help, can you contact Carol on carol@chill33.freeserve.co.uk
JAMES (RAB) BURNS OF 50 PARACHUTE REGIMENT writes "
STAN EGGINTON - ROYAL SIGNALS REGIMENT:- Stan's son Phil writes:-
LAC ARTHUR (TAFFY) PASCOE RAF - Taffy's granddaughter writes "I am the GrandDaughter of LAC Arthur James "Taffy" Pascoe. My Grandfather served in Burma with "Bing" who had a book written about him by a Gentleman, who I know to be called Eric Hearn. I would love to hear from anyone knowing any of these courageous men. I am currently seraching for more details and will submit them as and when I can. God Bless You All. Lorraine is contactable on lcresswell@cwcom.net
On the 10th Nov 2000, Lorraine wrote "
ERNEST BARNARD
Ernest's son Andrew is looking for anyone who served with or remembers his father who was in Burma 1944-1945. Ernest saw action on the Tiddim Rd. He served with the West Yorkshire Regiment. If you can help please email:
SGT HAROLD SMITH
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