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238983 Capt. William Donald Meryck Coningham British Army 2nd Btn. Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment from:Brighton (d.30th March 1942) In February 1942 the 2nd Battalion was hastily mobilised and sent to reinforce Burma. Within a week of landing at Rangoon the battalion was in the rearguard action defending the bridge across the river Sittang, which was then blown up before the battalion could withdraw across the river. They were in action in the Battle of Paungde in March that year and the campaign became a long retreat until they reached India in May. Captain Donald Coningham, 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Wellingtons Regiment, according to those who served with him, was a very brave man who sacrificed his life in order that his company might be successfully withdrawn. He was killed at Paungde at 4:30pm on March 30, 1942. He was put in for a DSO but Brigadier Slim didn't award it. His men still contended that the award was well deserved. Details of the action in which Donald Coningham lost his life can be found in: Burma: The Longest War 1941-45 by Louis Allen, Phoenix Press 1984. (pp40 & 62). Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.