Battles of WW2 Index

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this site you agree to accept cookies. If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation.     Site Home     WW2 Home     Add Stories     WW2 Search     Library     Help & FAQs  WW2 Features     Airfields     Allied Army     Allied Air Forces     Allied Navy     Axis Forces     Home Front     Battles     Prisoners of War     Allied Ships     Women at War     Those Who Served     Day-by-Day     Library     The Great War  Submissions     Add Stories     Time Capsule     Childrens Bookshop  FAQ's     Help & FAQs     Glossary     Volunteering     Contact us     News     Bookshop     About Advertisements World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

Burma & India Campaign February 1940  July 1941  Aug 1941 On the Move 8th Oct 1941 Move 1st Dec 1941 On the Move 9th Dec 1941 News 10th Dec 1941 Orders 12th Dec 1941 Digging in 13th December 1941 Evacuation 13th December 1941 AA Campany formed in Rangoon 20th December 1941 Detachment 23rd December 1941 Rangoon bombed 25th December 1941 4 killed and 12 aircraft lost in Christmas Day attack 30th December 1941 Departure from Egypt 4th January 1942 Rangoon bombed again 7th January 1942 60 Squadron dispersed 7th January 1942 Bombers attack Bangkok 8th January 1942 Relocated to Rangoon 10th January 1942 Move to Toungoo 16th January 1942 Flight to Burma 16th January 1942 Daily attacks 16th January 1942 Reinforcements Arrive in Burma 17th January 1942 Crash landing 18th January 1942 Airfields evacuated 20th January 1942 Two 67 Squadron aircraft lost 21st Jan 1942 Defence of Rangoon 22nd January 1942 Bomber raid intercepted 23rd Jan 1942 Orders 23rd January 1942 Pilot missing 24th January 1942 Attack on Bangkok 25th January 1942 Bangkok bombed 26th January 1942 Relocated to Burma 27th January 1942 Ground crew arrive in Burma 27th January 1942 Night fighter capability 28th Jan 1942 Move to Burma 28th January 1942 Ground crew arrive at Toungoo 29th January 1942 Bangkok bombed 29th January 1942 More ground crew arrive 29th January 1942 Attack on Rangoon 30th January 1942 Retreat to Zayatkwin 30th January 1942 Moulmein attacked 31st Jan 1942 Orders February 1942 Supplies delivered Feb 1942 Relocated to Burma Feb 1942 On the Move Feb 1942 Evacuation 4th February 1942 Toungoo aerodrome bombed 6th February 1942 Buffalo shot down 10th February 1942 On the move 11th Mar 1942 In Action 13th February 1942 Japanese bases and supply lines attacked 15th February 1942 Aircraft requisitioned 15th February 1942 Arrival 16th February 1942 Arrival in Burma 20th February 1942 6 Hurricane Squadrons planned but only 3 delivered 21st February 1942 Pilots turned back 21st February 1942 Japanese column attacked 22nd February 1942 RAF in Burma reorganised 23rd February 1942 Civilian evacuation from Burma 23rd February 1942 Hurricane shot down over Rangoon 25th February 1942 Air battle over Rangoon 26th February 1942 Move back towards Rangoon 26th February 1942 Bomber offensive 26th February 1942 Shot down over Moulmein 4th March 1942 Bomber shot down 5th March 1942 General Alexander taken to Burma 6th March 1942 Secret airstrip discovered 6th March 1942 'Kutcha' airstrip abandoned 7th March 1942 Last Buffalo lost in crash 8th March 1942 Forced out of Rangoon 10th March 1942 Army support wing formed 14th Mar 1942 On the Move 19th Mar 1942 In Defence 21st March 1942 Bomber raids by both sides 22nd March 1942 Return to India 22nd Mar 1942 On the Move 22nd March 1942 RAF Wing destroyed 22nd March 1942 Withdrawal 23rd March 1942 Hurricanes intercept Japanese bombers 23rd March 1942 Ground support in Burma 23rd March 1942 Airfield abandoned, but repairs put in hand 24th March 1942 Evacuation of Magwe 27th March 1942 RAF forced out of Burma 28th Mar 1942 Harrassing 29th Mar 1942 Cut Off 29th March 1942 Walk to China 30th Mar 1942 Ready 30th March 1942 Withdrawal to India 1st Apr 1942 Attacks Made 2nd Apr 1942 Withdrawal 3rd Apr 1942 In Defence 4th Apr 1942 On the Move 6th Apr 1942 On the Move 6th April 1942 Detachment sent to China 10th Apr 1942 Recce 10th April 1942 Detachment to China 11th Apr 1942 Fighting Patrols 12th Apr 1942 On the Move 13th Apr 1942 On the Move 16th Apr 1942 Under Fire 16th April 1942 2nd Detachment to China 17th Apr 1942 Difficult Move 18th Apr 1942 In Action 18th Apr 1942 In Action 19th April 1942 Blenheim lost over Burma 20th Apr 1942 Stragglers 21st Apr 1942 On the Move 21st April 1942 3rd Detachment to China 22nd Apr 1942 On the March 23rd Apr 1942 On the Move 24th April 1942 Blenheim lost over Burma 25th Apr 1942 Orders 26th Apr 1942 Rear Guard 27th Apr 1942 Bivouac 28th Apr 1942 Situation in Burma Still Serious 29th April 1942 Airfield abandoned 29th April 1942 Squadron disbanded 30th Apr 1942 On the March 30th April 1942 Detachment to support the Chindits 1st May 1942 On the March 20th May 1942 Supplies to refugees 6th June 1942 Attack on supply ship 18th June 1942 Missing in Action July 1942 Reconnaissance 8th July 1942 Severe injuries 9th Sept 1942 Aircraft Lost November1942 Preparation for Arakan offensive 17th November 1942 First heavy bomber action in Burma 1st Dec 1942 Supply Route 12th December 1942 Major raid on Mandalay 20th December 1942  Shot down at Magwe 27th Dec 1942 In Action 29th December 1942 Survived crash landing January 1943 Re-equipped for new role January 1943 On the offensive January 1943 New attack Role 1st Jan 1943 Preparations 13th January 1943 Failed to return 29th Jan 1943 On the Move 8th Feb 1943 Supporting the Chindits 8th Feb 1943 Chindits 23rd February 1943 First B24-Liberator lost over Burma 26th February 1944 Orders 28th February 1943 Two Hurricanes lost in combat. 1st Mar 1943 On the Move 2nd Mar 1943 On the Move 3rd Mar 1943 On the March 4th Mar 1943 On the March 5th Mar 1943 On the March 6th Mar 1943 Patrol 12th Mar 1943 Reliefs 13th Mar 1943 Reliefs Completed 14th Mar 1943 Air Attacks 15th March 1943 Four pilots lost on bomber escort sortie 15th March 1943 Four pilots lost on bomber escort sortie 15th Mar 1943 Artillery Registration 16th March 1943 Operations 16th Mar 1943 Heavy Firing 17th Mar 1943 Patrol 18th Mar 1943 Attack Made 19th Mar 1943 Reliefs 20th Mar 1943 Defence Work 21st Mar 1943 Snipers 22nd Mar 1943 Reliefs 23rd Mar 1943 Snipers 24th Mar 1943 Shelling 25th Mar 1943 Reliefs 26th Mar 1943 Alert 27th Mar 1943 Support Called For 28th Mar 1943 Report of Contact 29th Mar 1943 Reliefs 30th Mar 1943 Quiet 31st Mar 1943 Positions Handed Over April 1943 Frontier 1st Apr 1943 Defences reorganised 2nd Apr 1943 Poor Communications 4th Apr 1943 Difficulties 5th Apr 1943 Supplies 6th Apr 1943 Difficult Move 7th April 1943 Lost in the Bay of Bengal 7th Apr 1943 Defences 8th Apr 1943 Reliefs 16th April 1943 Night attacks 20th April 1943  Landing accident 2nd May 1943 Attack on airfields 20th May 1943 Move Back 22nd May 1943 Daylight bombing over Burma 28th May 1943  Crash landing in Burma 28th May 1943 Engine trouble 29th May 1943 Attack on railway in Burma May 1943 Jungle Warfare June 1943 New escort duties 6th June 1943 Crash on landing 13th June 1943 9 hour sortie August 1943 New Aircraft 11th Aug 1943 New role 12th August 1943 Crashed into the sea 19th Sep 1943 Orders 24th September 1943 Ditched but crew safe 10th October 1943 Shot down over Burma 23rd Oct 1943 Reconnaissance December 1943 Offensive role 5th December 1943 Bombers out of range 19th December 1943 Attack on Bankok 31st December 1943 Cigarettes dropped for PoWs 31st December 1943 Beaufighter lost 7th January 1944 New aircraft 7th January 1944 Move to the front line 17th January 1944 Attack on Meitkila 20th January 1944 Unsatisfactory dogfight 29th January 1944 Beafighter missing over Burma 1st February 1944 Attack on Mingaldon February 1944 Arakan Offensive 4th February 1944 Dog Fight 5th February 1944 Outnumbered 5th February 1944 Attack on Japanese aerodrome 8th February 1944 Supplies Delivered 9th February 1944 In Action 10th February 1944 Battle of the Admin Box 11th February 1944 Tanks Lost 12th Feb 1944 Move to India 16th Feb 1944 Reliefs 16th February 1944 Bankok and Burma bombed 21st February 1944 Attack on Sagaing port 23rd February 1944 Moulmein bombed 23rd February 1944 Two Beaufighters lost over Burma 25th February 1944  26th February 1944 Coordinated bombing raids on aerodromes in Burma 28th Feb 1945 Advance 29th February 1944 Two Liberators shot down over Rangoon 3rd March 1944 Attack on Japanese airfields 3rd March 1944 Congratulations from Mountbatten 4th March 1944 Japanese recce aircraft shot down 5th March 1944 Troop transport behind enemy lines 5th Mar 1944 Chindits 7th March 1944 Attack 8th March 1944 On the March 8th March 1944 Missing after Night Patrol 9th March 1944 On the March 10th March 1944 Advance 10th March 1944 Bomber support for the army 12th March 1944 Detachment behind enemy lines 13th March 1944 Secret airstrip discovered 14th March 1944 Information Scarce 15th March 1944 Attack on Rangoon 16th March 1944 Japanese bombers driven off 17th March 1944 Attacked on the ground 17th March 1944 Japanese airfields bombed 20th Mar 1944 Bombardment 21st March 1944 Port facilities bombed 22nd March 1944 Reliefs 22nd March 1944 Japanese plans discovered 22nd Mar 1944 Hard Fighting 23rd March 1944 Attacks 23rd Mar 1944 In Action 24th Mar 1944 On the March 24th Mar 1944 Objective Taken 24th of March 1944 Move 27th Mar 1944 Attack 27th of March 1944 Plan 28th of March 1944 Briefing 28th Mar 1944 Casualties 29th of March 1944 New plan 31st of March 1944 Commands 1st of April 1944 Orders 2nd Apr 1944 Orders 2nd Apr 1944 Under Fire 2nd of April 1944 March and preparations 2nd April 1944 Air gunners killed and injured 3rd of April 1944 Columns established 4th Apr 1944 Mules 4th of April 1944 Push forward 5th of April 1944 Return 5th April 1944 Beaufighter failed to return 6th Apr 1944 Objective Taken 6th Apr 1944 Orders 6th of April 1944 Plans 7th of April 1944 Ration issues 8th of April 1944 Plan initiation 9th of April 1944 March continued 10th of April 1944 March continues April 1944 Reliefs 11th of April 1944 March continues 11th April 1944 Rescued by Burmese patrol 12th April 1944 Missing over Burma 12th of April 1944 Supply drops 13th of April 1944 March continues 14th Apr 1944 On the Move 14th Apr 1944 Reliefs 14th of April 1944 Supply drop failures 15th Apr 1944 On the Move 15th of April 1944 Supply issues 16th Apr 1944 Reliefs 16th of April 1944 Recce and revised plans 17th Apr 1944 Patrols Search 17th Apr 1944 Reliefs 17th of April 1944 Action 18th Apr 1944 Contact 18th Apr 1944 Attacks 19th Apr 1944 Heavy Shelling 19th of April 1944 Action 20th Apr 1944 Attack Made 20th Apr 1944 Attacks 20th of April 1944 Move 21st Apr 1944 Barrage 21st Apr 1944 Under Fire 21st of April 1944 Change of Plan 22nd Apr 1944 Bombardment 22nd Apr 1944 Heavy Attack 22nd of April 1944 On the March 23rd Apr 1944 Empty Positions 23rd April 1944  On the Move 23rd Apr 1944 Withdrawal 23rd of April 1944 Move 24th Apr 1944 Some Shelling 24th Apr 1944 Advance 25th Apr 1944 On the Move 25th Apr 1944 Reliefs 25th of April 1944 Move 26th Apr 1944 Box Formed 26th of April 1944 Rations Limited 27th Apr 1944 On the March 27th Apr 1944 Quiet 27th of April 1944 Supplies replenished 28th Apr 1944 On the March 28th April 1944 Reorganisation 28th Apr 1944 Patrols 29th Apr 1944 On the March 29th April 1944 New Zealand Spitfire pilot killed 29th Apr 1944 Patrols 29th of April 1944 On the Move 30th Apr 1944 On the March 30th Apr 1944 Quiet 30th of April 1944 Garrison 1st May 1944 Patrols 1st May 1944 Ambush 1st of May 1944 Report 2nd May 1944 Intelligence 2nd May 1944 On the Move 3rd May 1944 Recce 3rd May 1944 Opposition 4th May 1944 Recce 4th May 1944 Wounded Evacuated 5th May 1944 Prisoners Taken 5th May 1944 Ambushed 6th May 1944 Prisoners Taken 6th May 1944 Snipers 6th May 1944 Orders 7th May 1944 Exchange of Fire 7th May 1944 Hard Fighting 8th May 1944 Straffing 8th May 1944 Enemy Active 9th May 1944 New Positions 9th May 1944 Patrol 9th May 1944 Reliefs 9th May 1944 Crashed in Burma 10th May 1944 Orders 10th May 1944 Patrol 10th of May 1944 On the Move 10th May 1944 Evacuation 11th May 1944 Under Attack 11th May 1944 Snipers 11th May 1944  On the March 12th May 1944 On the Move 12th May 1944 Attack Planned 12th of May 1944 Bivouac 13th May 1944 On the Move 13th May 1944 In Action 13th May 1944 Attack Postponed 14th May 1944 On the Move 14th May 1944 Attack Made 14th of May 1944 On the Move 14th of May 1944 Difficult conditions 15th May 1944 Rifles 15th May 1944 Bunkers 16th May 1944 On the March 16th May 1944 Shelling 17th May 1944 On the March 17th May 1944 Recce Patrol 17th May 1944 Supply Drop 17th of May 1944 Low rations 18th May 1944 Enemy Position 18th May 1944 Heavy Firing 18th of May 1944 Supply Drop 18th May 1944 Rations 19th May 1944 Plans 19th May 1944 Heavy Firing 19th of May 1944 Evacuation of sick 19th of May 1944 On the Move 20th May 1944 On the March 20th May 1944 Enemy Positions 20th of May 1944 Move 21st May 1944 Intentions 21st May 1944 Enemy Fire 21st of May 1944 New Intelligence 21st May 1944 Casualties 22nd May 1944 Ambush 22nd May 1944 Smoke 22nd of May 1944 Reinforcements 23rd May 1944 Equipment 23rd of May 1944 After action 23rd May 1944 Casualties 24th May 1944 Move 24th May 1944 Orders 24th of May 1944 In Action 25th May 1944 Poor Weather 25th of May 1944 March 26th May 1944 Rations 28th May 1944 Supplies 26th May 1944 Reliefs 26th of May 1944 Reinforcement 27th May 1944 In Position 27th of May 1944 Maintain position 28th May 1944 Exercise 29th May 1944 Ambush 29th May 1944 Bunkers 30th May 1944 Attack 30th May 1944 In Action 30th May 1944 Enemy Bunkers 30th May 1944 On the March May 1944 On the Move 31st May 1944 Intelligence 31st May 1944 At Rest     Indian infantry section of the 2nd Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment about to go on patrol on the Arakan front, Burma. © IWM (IND 2917)   June 1944 Change of Command 20th June 1944 Appalling Conditions 20th Jun 1944 Difficult Conditions 21st June 1944 Supplies 22nd June 1944 Vital role of Hurricanes 22nd Jun 1944 Advance Units 25th June 1944 Moving south through Burma July 1944 Re-equipped 14th July 1944 Orders 20th July 1944 Back to the front line 22nd July 1944 On the March 24th July 1944 On the March 25th July 1944 Patrol 26th Jul 1944 Advance 26th July 1944 Enemy Active 27th July 1944 Enemy Active 28th July 1944 Patrol August 1944 Refitting with rockets 10th August 1944 Back onto operations August 1944 Move to India 19th August 1944 Spitfire lost 24th August 1944 Stood down 28th August 1944 Liberator bomber lost in Burma Sep 1944 Equipment 1st September 1944 Advance September 1944 Move 9th September 1944 Two Aircraft Lost 12 September 1944 Railway bombed 15th September 1944 Beaufighter and crew missing 22nd Sep 1944 On the Move 28th Sept 1944 Reequipped with Mosquitos October 1944 Into Burma October 1944 Conversion 1st October 1944 Sortie to the Irrawaddy aborted Oct 1944 Change of Command 4th October 1944 Lost over Burma 6th Oct 1944 Address 7th Oct 1944 At Rest 8th Oct 1944 At Rest 9th Oct 1944 Musketry 10th Oct 1944 Musketry 10th October 1944 Aircraft Lost 11th Oct 1944 Training 12th Oct 1944 Admin 15th Oct 1944 On the Move 15th October 1944 Beaufighter missing 24th October 1944 Shot down 29th October 1944 Move into Burma 30th Oct 1944 On the Move 31st October 1944 Record sorties flown 31st Oct 1944 On the Move November 1944 Move into Burma Nov 1944 News 1st Nov 1944 On the Move 3rd November 1944 Attack on airfield 7th Nov 1944 Advance 7th Nov 1944 On the Move 8th Nov 1944 On the Move 9th Nov 1944 On the Move 9th Nov 1944 Raids 10th December 1944 Japanese airfield attacked 10th Nov 1944 On the Move 11th Nov 1944 On the Move 12th Nov 1944 On the Move 13th Nov 1944 Maintenance 15th Nov 1944 Advance 17th Nov 1944 Enemy Positions 18th Nov 1944 Advance 19th Nov 1944 Orders 20th November 1944 Back in the front line 20th Nov 1944 Preparations 20 November 1944 Mid-air collision 21st Nov 1944 On the Move 21st Nov 1944 Difficult Terrain 22nd Nov 1944 On the Move 22nd Nov 1944 Attack Made 22nd Nov 1944 On the Move 23rd Nov 1944 On the Move 23rd Nov 1944 Shelling 23rd Nov 1944 On the Move 24th Nov 1944 Orders 24th Nov 1944 Under Fire 24th Nov 1944 Digging In 24th November 1944 Failed to return from raid on Burma 25th Nov 1944 Defence 25th November 1944 Arrival at the Burmese border 25th Nov 1944 Orders 25th Nov 1944 Arrivals 26th Nov 1944 Enemy Patrol 26th Nov 1944 Working Parties 27th Nov 1944 Working Parties 28th Nov 1944 Working Parties 29th Nov 1944 Working Parties 30th Nov 1944 Working Parties December 1944 Refitting Dec 1944 On the Move 1st Dec 1944 Working Parties 1st December 1944 Four airmen lost over Burma 2nd Dec 1944 Working Parties 3rd December 1944 Mid-air collision 3rd Dec 1944 Working Parties 4th Dec 1944 Working Parties 5th Dec 1944 Working Parties 6th Dec 1944 Working Parties 7th Dec 1944 Working Parties 8th Dec 1944 Working Parties 9th Dec 1944 Working Parties 10th December 1944 Back on ops 10th Dec 1944 On the March 11th Dec 1944 Conference 11th December 1944 Airfields attacked 11th Dec 1944 On the March 12th Dec 1944 Conference 12th Dec 1944 Digging In 13th Dec 1944 River Crossed 13th Dec 1944 Training 14th Dec 1944 On the Move 14th Dec 1944 On the Move 15th Dec 1944 On the Move 15th Dec 1944 Digging In 16th Dec 1944 On the March 16th Dec 1944 On the March 17th Dec 1944 Recce 17th Dec 1944 On the March 18th Dec 1944 Recce 18th Dec 1944 On the March 19th Dec 1944 On the March 19th December 1944 Back into Burma 19th Dec 1944 On the March 20th Dec 1944 Water 20th Dec 1944 Digging In 21st Dec 1944 On the March 21st Dec 1944 Aircraft Lost 21st Dec 1944 On the March 22nd Dec 1944 On the March 22nd Dec 1944 On the March 23rd December 1944 Move to India 23rd Dec 1944 On the March 23rd Dec 1944 On the Move 24th Dec 1944 Advance 24th Dec 1944 On the Move 25th Dec 1944 Patrols 25th Dec 1944 On the Move 26th Dec 1944 In Action 26th Dec 1944 Pilot Rescued 26th Dec 1944 In Action 27th Dec 1944 In Action 27th December 1944 'Cab-rank' system 27th Dec 1944 Advance 28th Dec 1944 On the March 28th Dec 1944 Advance 28th December 1944 Survived crash landing 28th December 1944 Tour ended in hospital 29th Dec 1944 In Action 29th Dec 1944 Shelling 29th Dec 1944 Orders 30th Dec 1944 In Action 30th Dec 1944 Reliefs 31st Dec 1944 Air Raid 31st Dec 1944 Rejoining January 1945 Airfields bombed 1st Jan 1945 Preparations 1st Jan 1945 Festive Celebrations 1st January 1945 Shot down over Burma 1st of January 1945 Intelligence Summary 1st Jan 1945 Attack Made 2nd Jan 1945 On the Move 2nd Jan 1945 On the March 2nd Jan 1945 Through Jungle 3rd Jan 1945 On the Move 3rd Jan 1945 On the March 3rd Jan 1945 Advance 3rd January 1945 Landing 3rd Jan 1945 Landings 4th Jan 1945 Conference 4th Jan 1945 Attack Made 4th Jan 1945 Advance 4th Jan 1945 Advance 5th Jan 1945 Patrols 5th Jan 1945 Reliefs 5th Jan 1945 Advance 6th Jan 1945 On the March 6th Jan 1945 Baths 6th Jan 1945 Under Fire 6th Jan 1945 Patrols 7th Jan 1945 Visits 7th Jan 1945 Enemy Aircraft 7th Jan 1945 In Action 8th Jan 1945 Orders 8th Jan 1945 On the March 8th Jan 1945 Advance 9th Jan 1945 Move Postponed 9th Jan 1945 On the March 9th Jan 1945 Advance Continues 10th Jan 1945 Air Raid 10th Jan 1945 Crossings Defended 10th Jan 1945 Recce 11th Jan 1945 On the Move 11th Jan 1945 Air Raid 11th January 1945 Rescued from the river 11th Jan 1945 At Rest 12th Jan 1945 Into Position 12th Jan 1945 Rations 12th of January 1945 Recces 12th January 1945 Ground attack 12th Jan 1945 At Rest 12th Jan 1945 Landings 13th Jan 1945 In Action 13th Jan 1945 Football 13th Jan 1945 On the March 13th January 1945 Returned from crash landing 13th Jan 1945 In Action 14th Jan 1945 Patrols 14th Jan 1945 Football 14th of January 1945 Orders 14th Jan 1945 At Rest 14th Jan 1945 Patrols 15th Jan 1945 Patrols 15th Jan 1945 Training 15th January 1945 Two aircraft crash during relocation 15th Jan 1945 Attack Made 16th Jan 1945 Patrols 16th Jan 1945 Orders 16th Jan 1945 Advance 17th of January 1945 Orders 17th Jan 1945 Finch Force 18th Jan 1945 Recce 18th of January 1945 Orders 18th of January 1945 Patrols 18th Jan 1945 Advance 18th Jan 1945 Patrols 19th Jan 1945 Orders 19th of January 1945 Plan 19th of January 1945 Moves 19th Jan 1945 Move 20th Jan 1945 On the Move 20th of January 1945 Shelling 20th of January 1945 Harasment 20th January 1945 Battle for Monya 20th Jan 1945 Opposition 20th Jan 1945 Preparations 21st Jan 1945 On the Move 21st Jan 1945 Air Strike 21st Jan 1945 Assault Made 21st Jan 1945 On the Move 22nd Jan 1945 On the Move 22nd Jan 1945 Enemy in Strength 22nd Jan 1945 Advance 23rd Jan 1945 Enemy Attack 23rd January 1945 On the move 23rd of January 1945 Intelligence Summary 23rd Jan 1945 Patrols 24th Jan 1945 Shelling 24th of January 1945 Intelligence Summary 24th Jan 1945 Patrols 25th January 1945 Into Burma 25th Jan 1945 Shelling 25th Jan 1945 Air Strikes January 1945  25th Jan 1945 Hard Fighting 26th Jan 1945 Shelling 26th of January 1945 In Reserve 26th Jan 1945 Air Strike 27th Jan 1945 Shelling 27th January 1945 Japanese artillery silenced 27th Jan 1945 Instructions 28th Jan 1945 Exchange of Fire 28th of January 1945 In Action 28th of January 1945 Intelligence Summary 28th Jan 1945 Attack Made 29th Jan 1945 Intermittent Shelling 29th of January 1945 Patrols 29th Jan 1945 Attack Made 30th Jan 1945 Orders 30th Jan 1945 In Action 31st Jan 1945 In Action 31st Jan 1945 Enemy Attack 31st Jan 1945 Patrol February 1945 Re-equipped 1st Feb 1945 Moping up 1st Feb 1945 Reliefs 1st Feb 1945 Funerals 2nd Feb 1945 In Camp 2nd Feb 1945 Patrols 3rd Feb 1945 Orders 3rd Feb 1945 On the Move 4th Feb 1945 Service 4th Feb 1945 Baths 5th Feb 1945 Address 5th Feb 1945 Baths 6th Feb 1945 Orders 7th Feb 1945 Reorganisation 7th February 1945 Relocated 7th Feb 1945 Reliefs 8th Feb 1945 In Camp 8th of February 1945 Orders 8th of February 1945 Moves 8th February 1945 Aerial bombardment 8th Feb 1945 Patrols 9th Feb 1945 In Camp 9th of February 1945 Patrols 9th Feb 1945 Reorganisation 10th Feb 1945 Change of Command 10th of February 1945 Advance February 1945 Moving with the army 10th Feb 1945 Reorganisation 11th Feb 1945 In Camp 11th of February 1945 Patrols 11th February 1945 SAAF pilots in trouble 11th Feb 1945 Precautions 12th Feb 1945 On the Move 12th February 1945 Missing in action 12th of February 1945 Road and Rail Crossing 12th Feb 1945 Defensive Positions 13th Feb 1945 On the Move 13th Feb 1945 Defensive Positions 14th Feb 1945 Construction Work 14th of February 1945 Report 14th Feb 1945 Moves 15th Feb 1945 Training 15th Feb 1945 Construction Work 15th of February 1945 Search 16th Feb 1945 Patrols 16th Feb 1945 Training 16th of February 1945 Orders 16th of February 1945 Dust Clouds 16th of February 1945 Operation Instruction No 3 17th Feb 1945 In Camp 17th February 1945 Japanese air-raid intercepted 17th Feb 1945 Patrols 17th February 1945 Frustration of unmarked DZs 18th Feb 1945 Mobile Cinema 19th Feb 1945 Moves 20th Feb 1945 Orders 21st of February 1945 Orders 21st Feb 1945 On the Move 22nd Feb 1945 Football 22nd Feb 1945 Patrols 23rd Feb 1945 Patrols 23rd Feb 1945 On the Move 24th February 1945 Crossing the Irrawaddy 24th Feb 1945 Patrols 25th Feb 1945 Patrols 26th Feb 1945 Artillery Reliefs 27th Feb 1945 Patrols February 1945  28th February 1945 Japanese airbase taken 28th Feb 1945 Orders March 1945 Advance March 1945 Planning 1st March 1945 Relocation 1st Mar 1945 On the Move 2nd Mar 1945 Advance 3rd March 1945 Airfield bombed 3rd Mar 1945 In Action 4th Mar 1945 In Action 5th Mar 1945 Ground Gained 6th March 1945  Accident 8th March 1945 Attack on Mandalay 12th March 1945 On the Move 12th March 1945 Beaufighter lost over Burma 13th March 1945 On the Move 14th March 1945  Move to the south 20th March 1945 Empty fort attacked 20th March 1945 Aircraft lost on attack on railway 25th March 1945 Crash 31st March 1945 Monthly report April 1945 Escort to tansports April 1945 Jungle rescue Apr 1945 Reorganisation April 1945 Visit 3rd April 1945 Advance 6th April 1945 110 Squadron aircraft missing 8th April 1945 Fire at airbase 10th April 1945 Move into Burma 13th April 1945 Return to Rangoon 14th April 1945 Attack Made 15th April 1945 Into Burma 17th Apr 1945 Reorganisation 18th April 1945 Reconnaissance mission lost 20th April 1945 Move back into Burma 24th April 1945 Thunderbolts arrive 24th April 1945  Ground attack 25th April 1945 Killed in mid-air collision April 1945 Moving on 26th April 1945 Assault of Pegu 27th April 1945 Injured by ground fire 27th April 1945 Advance 28th April 1945 Into Burma 28th April 1945 Advance into Burma 28th April 1945 Mosquito missing 30th April 1945 Moving on 30th April 1945 Monthly report May 1945 Squadron stood down May 1945 Prepared for Malaya 1st May 1945 To India 1st May 1945 Japanese gone 1st May 1945 Operation Dracula 1st May 1945 Bad start for New C/O 1st May 1945 No opposition 2nd May 1945 Mosquito crashed 3rd May 1945 Dakota lost 5th May 1945 On the Move May 1945 Landing in a swamp 15th may 1945 PoW's rescued 18th May 1945 Re-equipped again 23rd May 1945 Wrecked by a severe storm 25th May 1945 Relocated 31st May 1945 Monthly Report 31st May 1945 Monthly Report 1st June 1945 Crash landing 10th June 1945 Withdrawal 14th June 1945 George Medal 17th June 1945 Landing accidents 20th June 1945  Squadron disbanded 20th June 1945 Liaison with guerillas 20th June 1945 C/O killed in thunderstorm 21st June 1945 On the Move 28th Jun 1945 On the Move 28th June 1945 Killed on celebration flight June 1945 Preparations 30th June 1945 Squadron disbanded and resurrected 30th June 1945 Unexplained crash 30th June 1945 Bomb racks fitted to Spitfires 30th June 1945 Monthly Report 3rd July 1945 Crash on take off 3rd July 1945 Japanese breakout attempted 5th Jul 1945 On the Move 12th July 1945 Collided at low level 13th Jul 1945 Patrol   A patrol from the 1st Battalion, Queen's Own Regiment, crossing a paddy field where a Burmese tiller is at work with a team of oxen, near Waw, 12th-13th of July 1945. © IWM (SE 4340) 13th Jul 1945 Patrol 13th July 1945 Injured in landing 15th July 1945  Battle of Sittang Bend 17th July 1945 Caught in bomb blast 17th July 1945  Offensive sorties 19th July 1945 Cooperation with guerillas 21st July 1945 Battle a disaster for Japan 25th July 1945 Crash 31st July 1945 Monthly report 12th August 1945 Last Operation 17th August 1945 Back to Rangoon 19th August 1945 Move to Rangoon 23rd August 1945 Squadron disbanded 31st August 1945 Monthly report 2nd September 1945 Into Malaya 3rd September 1945. PoWs returned from Malaya 9th Nov 1946 Jungle Search If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Those known to have fought in Burma & India Campaign during the Second World War 1939-1945. Abbott Fred. Pte. Ackland Dennis Claude. Pte. (d.18th May 1945) Adams Charles Walter. S/Sgt. Akister James. Pte. Alexander Stanley John. Alexander William John. Pte. (d.9th November 1944) Allan Alexander. Pte. Allan Osborne Ronald. W/Sgt. Allan Osborne Ronald. Sgt. Ambrose John Robert. Antrobus John Thomas . Pte. Atkinson George. Pte. Awan VC.. Sher Shah. L/Naik (d.20th Jan 1945) Axford Henry Edward. Dvr. (d.4th Feb 1943) Bagnall MID. David Ernest. WOII. Baker MiD.. Henry John. Major. Baker MBE.. Thomas Dawson. RSM Ball Joseph. PO. Balmer Henry. Pte. (d.5th Jul 1944) Banks John Francis. F/Lt. Bannister James Matthew. Pte. (d.21st Oct 1944) Barberry Bertram Henry. Cpl. Barker Stanley John. Sgt. Barnet Horace. Sig. Barratt Harold Bristow. Pte. (d.25th Feb 1945) Basnett William. Bastow Harry. Pte. (d.3rd February 1945) Battersby MID.. Ronald. SSgt. Baxter William. Pte Beeden Kenneth Wallace. Pte. (d.27th Apr 1944) Belsey Stanley Roy. Sglmn. Bettany Desmond. L/Bdr. Biggs George William. CSM. Birdsall Harry Cawthorne. QMS. Blackburn Charles Vernon. Pte. Blair James. Pte. Blaker Harold Keith. Pte. (d.17th February 1945) Blaymires William Joseph. Cpl. Bowen Jack. Sgt. Boyle David. Boynton George. L/Cpl. (d.23rd Feb 1942) Bracey Samuel William George. Commando Bradshaw Ernest. L/Cpl. Bradshaw DSM.. William Harold. Tel. Breakwell Ernest. Sgt. Brewer Victor Joseph. Pte. Bright Ernest Walter. Gnr. (d.7th August 1943) Brodie Andrew Sinclair. Broome Richard Arthur. Brown Clifford. Cpl. Brown Thomas. Sgt. Buchanan MID.. Thomas MacDonald. Wing Co. Buck James. Spr. (d.31st Jul 1943) Burch Cyril. Pte. (d.12th Sep 1944) Butler James. Pte. Butler Patrick. Pte Byng Thomas William. Cpl. Cadagan James J.. Campbell James. Sgt. Campbell Patrick. Pte. (d.7th Oct 1943) Capstick William. Pte. Carroll Desmond Conway. (d.10th Aug 1942) Challenger William. Chapman Alban. Sgt. Chesshire MC.. John Stanley I'anson. Capt. Chib VC.. Prakash Singh. Jmdr. (d.17th Feb 1945) Clarke Dennis Frank. Pte. (d.29th December 1944) Cockburn Malcolm. Gnr. Coers Johannes Jacobus. Cole Hubert Dolphin Charles. Pte. Colebrook Donald. Pilot Coles Horace Ivor. Sgt. Colley Albert. Pte. Coningham William Donald Meryck. Capt. (d.30th March 1942) Connelly James. Gnr. Connor Charles. Rflmn. (d.8th April 1944) Cooper James. Pte. Cooper Joseph. Coote Laurence George. Corbett John. Coyne Francis James. Ldg.Sea Cracknell Dennis. Cpl. Crowther Cyril. Lt. Cunningham William. Sgt. Curnock Clifford Alfred Noel. Flt.Sgt. Curtis Jacob. Pnr.Sgt. Curtis Manny. Pte. Cutts Douglas Hallam. Cpl. D'Arcy George. Pte. D'Sena Horace Melvin. Sgt. Dalton William. L/Cpl. Daly Joseph Egbert. WO. Daniel William James. Fus. (d.3rd Feb 1945) Davies David John. Pte. Davies Shadrech. Davies Wilfred. Pte. (d.5th June 1945) Dawes Harold Jason. Pte. (d.25th Feb 1945) Dawson John Lyle. Sgt. Day Len Joseph. L/Cpl. Deeley Basil Keith. Dick Crawford Hamilton. Pte. (d.16th May 1944) Din VC.. Naik Fazal. (d.2nd March 1945) Dodgson Michael Cecil Heathfield. Capt. Donald Alexander Kerr. Lt. (d.11th April 1943) Doodson Norman. Pte. (d.4th April 1945) Douthwaite Maurice. Pte. (d.18th April 1943) Dransfield Bruce. Duggan John Anthony. Pte. Duncan Murdo MacLeod. Lt. Dunn MM.. Leslie Charles. Sgt. Eatwell Arthur. Edwards DCM.. Edward Llewellyn. Pte. Edwards Sid. Elderton Reg. Ellwood Thomas. Pte. Emmerson Reginald Douglas Milton. Mjr. (d.10th June 1944) Farish John. S/Sgt. Fisher Thomas Kinniburgh. WOI Fleischer Bernard. Follis Peter David. Pte. (d.14th June 1944) Ford Thomas W.. Sgt. Forrester Cecil. Foster Jack Norman. Foster William. Pte. (d.23rd May 1944) Fox Charles James. Fus. Franey Joseph. Pte. (d.24th April 1943) Freeman Alfred James Wilfred. Fus. (d.10 Nov 1944) Ghale VC.. Gaje. Hdvr. Ghani Abdul. Spr (d.09 April.1944) Gilbert Philip John. WO2 Gilbey Luke. Pte. Goodall Thomas Arthur Ronald. CSgt Goodwin Frank Peter. Pte. Goodwin William Frederick Charles . Pte. Gorman John Charles. Dvr. Grant James Alexander. Pte. Gray Benjamin Alexander. Gnr. Green Raymond Hobart. Pte. (d.21st September 1944) Grigg Frederick. Lt. Groat George. Tpr. (d.27th Feb 1945) Gurung VC.. Bhanbhagta. Hvdr. Gurung VC.. Lachhiman. Hvdr. Gurung MBE, OBI. Pahalman. Sub.Mjr. Hafiz VC.. Abdul. Jemadar. (d.6th Apr 1944) Hall Stanley George. AB. Hallows George William. Sgt. Hardwick Thomas Herbert. Cpl. (d.30th March 1942) Harper DFC. Clifton Watt. Sq.Ldr. (d.18th June 1942) Hartill Sidney John. Pte. Harvey Leslie Walter. L/Cpl. (d.8th Apr 1943) Hayes Harold. Gnr. Hayward Burma star. Roy. Haywood Thomas Arthur. Gnr. Healey Leonard. Pte. Henderson Albert. A/RSM. Hennah Alfred James. SSgt. Hickmott Robert Arthur Ernest. Pte. (d.15th Feb 1945) Higgins William. Flt.Sgt. (d.15th Jan 1943) Hill Edward John. Pte. Hill Frank William. Sgt. Hill William Herbert. Hind Kenneth Harold. Sgt. Hindes William Cyril. Pte. (d.9th February 1945) Hinds Robert Edward . Hirst Stanley. Sgt. Hobbs Leslie Thomas. Hodgson Albert. Holder Charles. Hone William Walter. Honeybell Charles Victor. L/Cpl. Hood John. Pte. (d.23rd April 1944) Hood Ronald Alexander John. Hopper William. Pte Hopton Henry George . Pte. Horry Thomas William. Dvr. Houston Dennis James. Pte. Howell Leonard Thomas. Bombardier Howells Henry Spencer. Flt.Sgt. Huckerby Frederick Arnold. Hughes Herbert. Pte. (d.1944) Hughes Howard. Hughes Robert Hugh. Gnr. Hull John F.. Hutchinson MBE.. Douglas Victory. Col. Jackson Albert. QMS. Jackson Arthur Frederick. Jacob-Vaughan John. Mjr. James Arthur William. Pte. James William Griffith. James William Griffith. Sgt. Johns John. Pte. Johnson Albert. Pte. Johnson Edmund Allenby . (d.20th May 1944) Johnson Ernest. (d.19th Apr 1942) Johnson Raymond Howard. Sgt. Jones Alfred. L/Cpl. Jones David Henry Bray. L/Cpl. (d.4th May 1944) Jones Enoch. Pte. (d.18th June 1943) Jones Gwilym. Bmdr. Jones John. Jones Richard Moses. Jones Teifion Rees. Pte. Jones William Harold. Pte. Jones William Herbert. Fus. Jordan Dennis. Sig. Jordan Thomas William. Judge VC. Karamjeet Singh. Lt. (d.18th March 1945) Kaighin William. Pte. Kegg Leslie. Muleteer. Kellie Leslie Andrew. Pte. Kellie Norman. Pte. Kelly Dennis Stephen. Kelly Samuel Albert. Kemp Howard. Pte. Kirkman William. Spr. Lawrence William Frederick. Gnr Lax John. Layton John. L/Cpl (d.10th Jul 1943) Leary Robert Matthew. Leary Robert Matthew. Pte. Leggett Ernest Robert. Cpl. Levy Michael. Pte. Littlewood John William. Littman Montague. Cpl. Loader Harold Thomas. Gnr. (d.8th November 1943) Loader Harold Thomas. Gnr (d.8th Nov 1943 ) MacDonald Murdo. Pte. MacDonald Murdo. L/Cpl. Machin Frank Malcolm. Pte. Macken John Joseph. L/Cpl. (d.22nd February 1942) Macrae Duncan. Pte. (d.10th Aug 1944) Makepeace George. Sgt. (d.7th Feb 1945) Mall Ernest Albert. Pte Martin Henry James. Pte. Martyn Jan. Maxwell Thomas. Sgt. McCandless James. Fslr. (d.21st April 1942) McCreath Robert Joseph Barry. Pte. Mcdonald William. McGarvey John McConnel. Fus. (d.10th Jan 1943) McMahon Patrick. Sgt. Meagher Bernard Peter. WO1. Mercer Ralph. Pte. (d.6th March 1943) Miles Eric Talbot Shakespear. Lt. Millar DSM.. Charles. Sgt. Mills Norman. Cpl. Moore George Patrick. Sgt. Moore Kenneth. Pte. Morgan Eddie. Morris John. Pte. Mortimer Arthur. Pte Moseley Reg. Flt.Sgt. Moth Frank. Pte. Mowat John Donald. (d.4th Jan 2003) Mullen Thomas. Pte. Munn Walter Ernest. CPO. Murphy James. Fus. (d.16th Oct 1945) Murphy Joseph Thomas Frederick. L/Cpl. (d.7th Jan 1945) Nash John Alfred. Capt. Naylor Malcolm Ewart. Pte. Nicholson William. Sgt Nicholson William. Sgt. Nicolle Roy John. Pte. Nix Eric Albert Milner . Pte. Noake Eric Stanley. Act Sgt. Norman Robert Hansel. Pte. North Cyril George Lewis. Cpl O'Brien Robert. Sgt. O'Donnell James. Pte. O'Neill Gilroy. CSM. O'Neill DCM. James. RSM OHara John Henry. WO2 (d.8th Mar 1945) Overall George. Owen Edgar Richard. PO. Page Albert. Rflmn. (d.6th April 1944 ) Payne Leonard William. L/Cpl. (d.23rd Jan 1945) Penfound Albert Ernest. CSgt. Pester Fedrick George. Cfn. Petrie Ernest. Phillips George Percival. Pte. Phillips John. Pomphrey Charles Fredrick. Capt. Porritt John. Pte. Porter MiD. SN. Prendergast Joseph. Sgt. (d.31st May 1943) Prentice James Goldie. Sgt. Price Frederick James. Cpl. Prior Thomas. Sgt. (d.31st May 1943) Purvis James. Ram VC.. Bhandari. Sepoy Ray Stanley. CSM. Reed George Henry Edward. Sgt. Reeve Raymond Kenneth. Reid James. Reidie John. Rennie James. Pte. Renton George Edward. Sgt. (d.11th May 1944) Reynolds Charles Percy. Richardson Eric Charles. Sgt Richardson Henry Victor. Richardson Norman. Pte (d.23rd April 1944) Ring John William. S/Sgt. (d.25th November 1943) Ritchie Thomas. Sgt. Roberts John Thomas. Pte. Robertshaw Francis Rowland. Cpl. Roe William Nicholas. (d.21st August 1943) Rolfe Henry James. Trpr. Rossiter William. Pte. Rowe Edmund Boyce. Mjr. Roy Robert. Sig. (d.30th August 1945) Rutter Benjamin Clarke. Pte. Sainthouse Thomas Kendle. Sgt. Saunders Albert William. Saunders MID. Harold Walter. F/O. Schwalbe George. Dvr. Scotcher John. Scott James Laidler. Cpl. Scott John Hanson Sinclair . L/Bdr. Sebeston John. Seddon MM.. Peter. L/Cpl. Seddon MM.. Peter. Pte. Sellars Frederick Sydney. Cpl. Sexton Thomas William. Gnr. (d.18th Nov 1944) Shepherd Tom. Fus. Sheppard Cyril. L/Sgt. (d.26th Feb 1942) Shone Neville Spencer. Capt. Simms Cyril. Pte. Simpson Andrew Cooper. Capt. Simpson James Henry. Pte. (d.23rd Apr 1944) Singh Gian. Naik. Singh VC.. Parkash. Hvdr. Singh VC.. Ram Sarup. A/Sbdr (d.25th Oct 1944) Singh VC.. Umrao. Hvdr. Skinner Dennis. Tpr. Smale Archibald William. Smale Archibald William. Smallman Abraham. Sgt.Mjr. Smith Alfred James. Cpl. (d.27th Feb 1945) Smith Alfred James. Cpl. (d.27th February 1945) Smith Disraeli Hyman. L/Cpl Smith Edward. WO Smith FA. Smith Robert. Pte. (d.4th April 1945) Smith Terence Roy. Sgt. Smith William. Pte. Smith MID. William Robert. WO/2nd Cl. Snowball Thomas. Pte. Staples Jim. Capt. Starling Algynon. Starling Claude. Startup MM and Bar.. Edward George. Sgt Stead John Henry. Pte. Stevenson Francis William. Gnr. Stewart Matthew Hamilton. Sgt. Street Frederick John. Street Raymond. Pte. Stroud Basil Edgar. Sgt. Stuart Robert Samuel. WO. Studd James Thomas. Cpl. Swatton James Henry. Pte. Sweeney William. Pte. (d.23rd May 1944) Tait Thomas Nealings. L/Sgt. Tallent Edward Francis. Pte. Talmer Walter Gilbert. Sgt. Taylor Arthur. Taylor Jack. Fus. (d.3rd June 1944) Taylor Jonathan. Trpr. (d.8th May 1943) Thompson Harold. Pioneer Sgt. Thompson Noel. L/Cpl. Thomson Allan. Rfmn. (d.30th Mar 1942) Thomson Allan Stewart. Rflmn. (d.30th Mar 1942) Thornton David Walter. 2Lt. Threlfall Peter Maurice. Lt. Tickle William. Gnr. Tilley Harry Edwin. L/Cpl. Tingle Jack. Pte. Tod David. Pte. (d.15th Apr 1944) Todd Edward Charles. Major. Todd Nathan. Pte. Tomalin Cyril George. L/Cpl Tomalin Cyril George. L/Cpl. Toogood Harold. Flt.Lt. Treharne Gerald Arthur George. Pte. (d.20th Jan 1945) Trescothick Douglas Harold. Turford Harold. CSM. Turner Andrew John. L/Sgt. Turner Frederick William. Spr. Turner Geoffrey Arthur. Pte. (d.19th April 1944) Turner Thomas George. Pte. Tweddle Septimus. L/Cpl. Vickers Edward. Vincent Albert. Pte. (d.24th Sep 1943) Viner Laurence William. Rflmn. (d.28th Feb 1942) Wain Leslie. Pte. (d.3rd Feb 1945) Walker Hubert Ralph. Pte. Walker Walter. LAC (d.13th Feb 1945) Warren John Frederick. Pte. Warrington George Ninian. Grp.Cpt. (d.8th Sep 1945) Watson George. L/Cpl. Watts Ernest Hector. F/Lt. Wearden Fred. Gnr. Weller Arthur William. Cpl. Wells MiD.. Raymond Percival. CQMS. Wheatley Walter J.. Pte. (d.27th July 1943) Whiteman Frances Freeman. Sig. Wightman David. Wilkins Robert John. Pte. (d.22nd Mar 1944) Wilkinson Reginald. Williams MiD.. Leonard Harry. Sgt. Wilson George Walter. Pte. Wilson Robert Fleming. Sgt. (d.17th Mar 1944) Wood Joseph Farrer Robinson. Pte. Wood Leslie. Woodger John Alfred. Spr. (d.7th Jul 1944) Woods George Frederick. Able Sea. Wray Leonard. Cpl. (d.29th March 1944) Yeatman-Biggs Arthur Huyshe. Maj. (d.13th May 1944) Yerby Edward Benjamin James. Cpl. (d.12th Jun 1944) The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 25 years. If you would like to support us, a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting and admin or this site will vanish from the web. 18th Dec 2024 - Please note we currently have a huge backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 265120 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. Looking for help with Family History Research?   Please read our Family History FAQs The free to access section of The Wartime Memories Project website is run by volunteers and funded by donations from our visitors. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the War? Our Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to WW2. We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to WW2 you may have at home. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. World War 1 One ww1 wwII second 1939 1945 battalion Did you know? We also have a section on The Great War. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. Want to know more about Burma & India Campaign? There are:1295 items tagged Burma & India Campaign available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War. FA Smith 11th Hussars FA Smith served with the 11th Hussars British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. SN Porter MiD Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry SN Porter served with the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. Pilot Donald Colebrook 607 Squadron My father - Donald Colebrook was a pilot in 607 squadron in Burma - he died in 1984, but I still have his flying log books Rod Colebrook Rod Colebrook Add to this record. Gnr. Malcolm Cockburn Royal Artillery Malcolm Cockburn was in the Royal Artillery as a gunner. He was injured in Burma and placed on a hospital ship that was torpedoed by the Japanese. He was from Scotland. I would like to find out more about him. Debra Brehmer Add to this record. Albert Hodgson In May 1940 I volunteered to join the Home Guard, which stood me in good stead for life in the RAF, particularly the “square bashing”! I volunteered in February 1941 to join the Royal Air Force and was sent to Blackpool to do the initial training. Because of poor eyesight I was rejected for air crew so I was given the opportunity of choosing what discipline I would like to learn. I therefore became a Wireless operator. The initial part of the training was to learn Morse code; anyone failing this was immediately taken off the course. I was sent to Compton Bassett in Wiltshire where I was to become one of hundreds of fully fledged Wireless Operators. The top trainees from each course, of which I was part, then did Direction Finding (ground to air) this course was about six weeks duration. Having completed and passed the DF training we were all considered fit for active duty. After a couple of days leave I was posted to Goosepool, Middleton St George, working with Bomber Command 4 Group. My initial posting lasted seven months, our duty ended with the arrival of the Royal Canadian Air Force. The stark reality of being at war sadly became part and parcel of everyday life. Working as a Wireless Operator, there was at least two working together on each watch. Counting the aircraft out was thrilling, counting them back in again was another emotion completely. It was awful, when an aircraft failed to return from their bombing raids it wasn’t just an aircraft it was real people, men with families who were waiting for them, just as my Mother was waiting back home in Middlesbrough for me. My Brother had joined the Royal Air Force some six weeks after I had signed up, fortunately being initially posted so close to home, I was able to visit her often. My next posting lasted just six months, was at Ashbourne in Derbyshire. The final training of the air crew in readiness for operations took place here. I found that I coped with this posting well, knowing that the air crews were just training and that they would all be coming back safe and sound was a welcome change to me. This was the case except on one solitary occasion, when a plane crashed coming in after a training exercise. I was among the many who rushed out that foggy November morning only to be met by the carnage of what had been a two man crew. Somerset was to be my next posting, Weston Zoyland (5 miles from Bridgewater) working as part of Transport Command. My chum Jack and I were posted together, and initially we thought we were going to Africa; imagine our amazement when our travel warrants arrived to discover we were heading for Somerset!! Part of the American Air force was posted to Weston Zoyland, there were hundreds of Americans and I was involved in teaching Direction Finding to their Wireless Operators. My stay was some sixteen months and after a week back to Blackpool in order to get kitted out was posted overseas. A ten day trip by sea on a huge troop ship and by a most bizarre route — because of the dangers of U-Boats etc, I ended up at Port Fuadd in Egypt. My record of never being sick during my time in the Air Force was soon to be at an end — but that is another very unpleasant story altogether!! My travels took me from Alexandria in Egypt on the SS Manela; this ship was to be my home from December 1944 to August 1945. I was staff, obviously working as a Wireless Operator, but entailed working Point to Point — in other words all ground stations, the Morse messages were thick and fast with each shift was busier than the last. In August 1945 I disembarked about an hour from Rangoon, where I worked until November of that year. The Larges Bay took me from Rangoon to Singapore, then by rail up to Penang. The Japanese were still active and it was a harrowing 12 hour plus journey. The train had no glass in the windows and snipers were very much the norm in that part of the world. My stay in Penang lasted till April 1946. The SS Carthage, a brand new troop ship took me home, we were piped aboard at Singapore by the Bagpipes and Drums of the Ghurkha Regiment, something I will always remember with pride. The journey back to Blighty took three weeks. The train journey from Southampton took me to Lancashire to be demobbed, then again by train back home to Middlesbrough. Considering I was in the Royal Air Force I travelled, over 25,000 miles by sea on five different ships. My only flight was courtesy of a crew who I had directed down when I was working in Weston Zoyland. The five crew were each of different nationalities, I can remember one being an American and another from New Zealand, they took me up on a six hour flight (up to the Midlands if I remember rightly) one day as an expression of thanks for helping them down on a very foggy (cloud zero) night. It cannot be stressed strongly enough the conditions, deprivation, multiple infections etc. suffered by the troops in the Far East. That is apart from those who also faced the Japanese. This is something none of us can forget and pray that it will never happen again. Albert Hodgson Add to this record. Dvr. Henry Edward "Nib" Axford 560 Field Coy Royal Engineers (d.4th Feb 1943) Henry Axford served with 560th Field Company Royal Engineers during WW2 and died, aged 30,on the 4th February 1943. He is buried in Collective grave 6. G. 1-67. Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand (formerly Siam). He was the Son of Edward Henry and Nellie Axford. Sandra Axford Add to this record. Pte. James Blair 7th Battalion, C Coy. Worcestershire Regiment I shall ever remember the Company Commander, Major F.C. Burrell. MC, passing a message to the cooks, clerks and batmen of C Company H.Q. to fix their bayonets and charge if the Japanese broke through at any point. During the whole of this operation which lasted for over half-an-hour, grenades fell intermittently into the box. Pte. James Blair and his beloved 2" mortar, returned two shells for every one of theirs. Fred Weedman Add to this record. Pte. Robert Matthew Leary 1st Btn. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry My father Robert Leary, was born 24th of October 1920.He joined the 1st Battalion, KOYLI on 21st of December 1938 at the recruiting office in Mannigham Lane, Bradford. He was later with the 7th Battalion, KOYLI. He saw action in Holland and then he he was at Southampton Docks to board the The Viceroy of India on20th of August 1941. He disembarked in Bombay on 24th of October 1941 his birthday and went by train to Poona. He was then with C Squadron, 149th Royal Armoured Corps, and was trained in tanks as a driver mechanic II in India and then went to fight in Burma Diane Shaw Add to this record. Ronald Alexander John Hood Royal Army Medical Corps Ronald Hood was born in Rangoon Burma on 4th Feb 1925. His father's name was John A. Hood and his mother was Aimee Wells. My grandfather served the RAMC in the Burma Campaign in the 14th Army. He pretended to be dead; face down in a paddy field and was bayoneted in the right shoulder by Japanese soldiers checking to see no one was alive. He came to India in 1945 and went back to Rangoon in 1947 to get married to Lavinia Gray and also to be demobbed from the Army. He lived in India till he died in 2009. Grandfather never spoke about the war much. He spoke about eating raw liver on dry bread in a bunker when food shortages left the Army with limited rations. He talked about getting bitten by leeches in jungles. He showed us the scar from the bayonet he carried with him till he died. He was in possession of the Burma Star medals. There were four medals; two were stars and two were silver. He was also in possession of a Japanese flag. I am looking for anyone who can tell me about the Burma Campaign or why my grandfather had a Japanese flag with him. Valerie Hood Add to this record. Raymond Kenneth Reeve My father, Raymond Reeve known as Ken, served in the far east with the Royal Air Force. I believe he was transported home by ship but I don't know how he got to Singapore and Burma. Susan Starr Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices. We Gave Our Today: Burma 1941-1945 William Fowler Nearly a million strong by 1944, the British 14th Army fought and ultimately defeated the Japanese forces that invaded Burma and strove to breakthrough into India. It was a near run thing, as the title of its commander's famous memoir, DEFEAT INTO VICTORY suggests. The Japanese routed the British forces in Malaya and Burma in 1941-2. The surrender of Singapore is the greatest defeat ever suffered by the British Army. The fight back was long and difficult, not the least because our forces in Burma and India were last in the queue for men and equipment as priority went to defeating Germany. The soldiers joked about being 'The Forgotten Army', although General Bill Slim famously told them. 'what do you mean, forgotten? No-one's f---ing heard of you.' Slim, who rose from private soldier to field marshal, proved to be one of the greatest soldiers of the war. This is the story of his remarkable army, the largest army fielded by Britain and the Commonwealth during World War II. From the brink More information on: We Gave Our Today: Burma 1941-1945 Forgotten Voices of Burma: The Second World War's Forgotten Conflict Julian Thompson A remarkable new oral history of the Second World War conflict in Burma Product Description From the end of 1941 to 1945 a pivotal but often overlooked conflict was being fought in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II - the Burma Campaign. In 1941 the Allies fought in a disastrous retreat across Burma against the Japanese - an enemy more prepared, better organised and more powerful than anyone had imagined. Yet in 1944, following key battles at Kohima and Imphal, and daring operations behind enemy lines by the Chindits, the Commonwealth army were back, retaking lost ground one bloody battle at a time. Fighting in dense jungle and open paddy field, this brutal campaign was the longest fought by the British Commonwealth in the Second World War. But the troops taking part were a forgotten army, and the story of their remarkable feats and their courage remains largely untold to this day. The Fourteenth Army in Burma became one of the largest and most diverse armies of th More information on: Forgotten Voices of Burma: The Second World War's Forgotten Conflict We fought at Kohima Raymond Street A book on the Burma campaign written by a true veteran, and in a language which makes it readable, clear to understand, and the best read of any I've tried to read before. Gives the true feeling of what it was like to go through such a horrific time. More information on: We fought at Kohima Links

The free section of the Wartime Memories Project website is run by volunteers. We have been helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. The website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources and we currently have a huge backlog of submissions. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small to help with the costs of keeping the site running. Hosted by: The Wartime Memories Project Website is archived for preservation by the British Library Copyright MCMXCIX - MMXXIV - All Rights Reserved We do not permit the use of any content from this website for the training of LLMs or for use in Generative AI, it also may not be scraped for the purpose of creating other websites.