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January 1st – 7th |
Still in B.M.H.
Calcutta. (Malaria).
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January 7th |
Left Calcutta for Dimapur. (Manipur
Road).
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January 10th |
Arrived Shenam (The
Saddle).
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Jan 11th – Feb 6th |
Still In Shenam.
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Feb 7th |
Father died in Colombo, Ceylon (Sri
Lanka)
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Feb 8th |
Visit by Lord Louis
Mountbatten.
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Feb 9th to 19th |
Still In Shenam.
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Feb 20th |
Was granted Compassionate leave to go to
Colombo to see my Stepmother.
Found I could not fly from Imphal due to
evacuation of casualties from Burma, so I travelled by Road, Rail, River
and Sea.
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Feb 27th |
Arrived Colombo 10
a.m.
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Feb 28th |
First day of Leave.
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March 2nd |
Visited the graves of my Father, Mother,
and Brother in KANATTA General Cemetery COLOMBO. |
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March 3rd – 8th |
On Leave.
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March 9th |
Left COLOMBO 1935 for TALAMINAAR.
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March 10th |
Crossed PALK STRAITS
to DHANOSKHODI in Southern India.
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March 11th |
When changing trains at MADRAS I met a
Madrasi R.I.A.M.C. Officer who had just returned from the U.K. having
spent the whole of the war in a hospital in EDINBURGH.
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March 12th – 18th |
Return journey by Rail, River and Road
from MADRAS to WANJING where the Bn had moved to in my absence.
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March 19th – 31st |
In WANJING.
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April lst |
Japs astride MANIPUR Road between DIMAPUR
and IMPHAL.
(At this time the KOHIMA garrison were
holding out against the Japanese).
We had 6 weeks supplies of Food
ammunition etc in the IMPHAL area. More was to come in by air later.
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April 2nd – 9th |
Still in WANJING.
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April 10th |
Left WANJING 0700; arrived Pt 2727 read
aide 1600. I went by Jeep but the Coy had an 18 mile march.
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April llth |
Left Pt 2727 0700.
Had a terrible climb
for the first couple of miles after which the gradient became less
steep. Arrived track/dried up stream channel. Pt 6466
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April 12th |
Left Track/stream channel at Pt 6466
0630;
Left this position
at 1900 and marched all night.
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April 13th |
Left the point we reached (Pt 7275) at
0600. It was a terrible night march in spite of there being a bit of a
moon.
Rested up for the day. Left this Pt
1830.
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April 14th |
Arrived at bottom of
spar. Rested up for the day and then marched along bed of stream (dried
up) to arrive at Pt 7483 at 1730 hrs.
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April 15th |
Attacked KASOM 0530.
'C’ Coy led the
attack. Killed 2 Japs and wounded 2. Own casualties Nil from the
attack but Lt. Roxburgh killed by Jap sniper afterwards.
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April 16th |
Took over from ‘B’ Coy at 'Hot Spot' at
1600 hrs.
Japs attacked our perimeter all night.
Estimated Jap casualties 30 killed. Own
Casualties 2 killed 3 wounded.
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April 17th |
Six Jap bodies were found outside our
perimeter in the morning. I got a Mauser Pistol off one and Pte McFadd
& 13 platoon a Sword each.
Took over 'A' Coy
position 1600 hrs.
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April 18th |
13 platoon blitzed.
Became peaceful
except for some small fire by our enemy.
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April 19th |
In Harbour.
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April 20th |
Took up Ambush
position 2230 hrs. Unfortunately no Japs came.
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April 21st |
Took up new position
on PUNJABI HILL.
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April 22nd |
Nothing much
happening.
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April 23rd |
Still all quiet.
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April 24th |
Left KASOM 0700. Held up by enemy fire
near LAMMU. More Japs killed. Own casualties 1 killed 7 wounded.
"C" Coy attacked and took LAMMU 1700hrs.
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April 25th |
All quiet. Except
that the Japs opened up with their Bn Artillery from behind overlooking
hillside. No casualties.
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April 26th |
Left LAMMU 1600 for
"Hot Spot".
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April 27th |
Left 'Hot Spot" for
Bn. harbour at Pt 6988 1830 hrs. Terribly hard going.
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April 28th |
Arrived Pt 6988 0530
left 0730. Arrived Paddy Field near RINGU 1300 hrs. Harboured for the
night.
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April 29th |
Left Paddy Fields
0830. Arrived Pt 6426, RK 6593 1900 hrs. Terrible Journey through very
thick jungle. |
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April 30th |
Left Pt 0593
0600. Contacted 'A’ Coy 1030. Left "A" Coy position 1130. Bumped Japs
Pt 6339 1600hrs. More Japs killed (7 certs); Own casualties 1 killed 5
wounded. (The one killed was, I think, a L/C
Fox, my Bren Gunner who was killed by a sniper who we managed to deal
with. I buried L/C Fox on the hillside by the track. Whether he was
ever transferred to the Kohima Cemetery 1 do not know, although I have
enquired.)
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May lst |
Left Pt 6339 0945. Arrived back at Bn.
Harbour 1300hrs.
Had a marvellous
'snack-up" as we had had no food for 2 days.
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May 2nd |
Left Bn Harbour which was in a dried up
chaung at Pt 612882 at 0730.
Arrived at WANJING
1630 hrs.
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May 3rd to 8th |
At WANJING.
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May 9th |
Transferred to "A"
Coy as 2 I/C.
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May 10th to 14th |
Still at WANJING.
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May 15th |
Moved to YAPO.
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May 17th |
Left YAPO and
returned to WANJING.
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May 18th to 20th |
At WANJING.
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May 21st |
Returned to YAPO.
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May 22nd |
My 25th Birthday.
Went to SHILLONG HILL.
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May 23rd to 28th |
Back again at
WANJING.
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May 29th |
Went on to SCRAGGY.
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May 30th to 31st |
Still on SCRAGGY.
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June lst |
Left SCRAGGY for
PATIALA HILL.
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June 3rd to 5th |
Still on PATIALA
HILL.
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June 6th |
OUR SECOND FRONT OPENED. Applied for
appointment as G.S.O.II to Consulate Secretariat S.E.A.C.
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June 7th |
Still on PATIALA
HILL.
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June 8th |
Left PATIALA HILL
for SHILLONG HILL.
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June 9th to July 4th |
Remained on SHILLONG HILL. (Our trenches
on one side of this hill linked with the Jap trenches on the other!!!) |
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June 5th |
Left SHILLONG HILL
for a place near KAKCHING.
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June 6th to 21st |
Remained near
KAKCHING.
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June 22nd |
Left Brigade Hill for River Bank prior to
attack on NIPPON and MORGAN’S Peak.
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June 23rd |
Lay up at foot of
PEPPERPOT.
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June 24th |
"D” Coy attacked NIPPON and MORGAN’S
Peak. Took both objectives, the latter unopposed.
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June 25th |
Remained on PIMPLE
between NIPPON and MORGAN’S PEAK.
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June 26th |
Left PIMPLE to lie up on MOMBI/TAMU read
track, but held up by Jap sniper so had to bed down on the road.
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June 27th |
Pressed on and occupied HARVEST HILL
which was unoccupied and which overlooked the LOCKCHAU River.
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June 28th |
Returned to BULLOCK BOX prior to
proceeding to CALCUTTA and NEW DELHI.
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June 29th/30th |
At BULLOCK BOX.
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June 31st |
Left BULLOCK BOX for
DIMAPUR.
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Aug lst/2nd |
Travelling from
DIMAPUR TO SEALDAH (CALCUTTA).
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Aug 3rd/5th |
In CALCUTTA.
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Aug 6th |
Reported to No 42 War Office Selection
Board (Permanent Commission) at No 3 G.H.Q. TALLYGUNGE, CALCUTTA.
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Aug 7th/8th |
In CALCUTTA.
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Aug 10th |
Left HOWRAH
(CALCUTTA)
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Aug 11th |
Arrived DELHI &
reported to Rear H.Q. 11 Army Group.
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Aug 12th |
Reported to Colonel
Phillpots, Director of Army Welfare.
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Aug 13th |
Started an Staff
Captain (Welfare) Rear H.Q. 11 Army Group.
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Aug 14th to Nov 2nd |
Staff Captain
(Welfare), New Delhi.
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Nov 3rd |
Went down with another dose of Malaria.
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Nov 4th to 13th |
Still down with
Malaria.
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Nov 14th |
Contracted Jaundice.
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Nov 15th |
Filled in
repatriation Form.
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Nov 16th to 26th |
Still in NEW DELHI.
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Nov 27th |
Left NEW DELHI for
DEOLALI.
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Nov 28th |
On Train.
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Nov 29th |
Arrived DEOLALI and
was vaccinated.
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Nov 30th |
Left DEOLALI for
Bombay but returned to Deolali the came day. Don’t know why but could
be the Army System?
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December lst to 7th |
Still at DEOLALI.
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December 8th |
Left DEOLALI for
BOMBAY and EMBARKED FOR U.K ON R.M.S "Strathaird".
(Charlie Reeves, of our Coventry Branch
was also on this vessel and also had Malaria and Jaundice. Didn't know
this until we net up at our Branch Meetings. Small World, isn’t it?)
The End of my Burma Campaign and that of
the 1st Bn. The Seaforth Highlanders, who also left BULLOCK BOX in
August and returned to INDIA to train for the recapture of MALAYA.
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