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Major. Edward Charles Todd
Australian Army 10/48th Btn.
from:23 White Street, Highgate, South Australia, Australia
Charles Todd initially served with the Australian Army from the onset of WW2 with the 10th/48th Battalion, prior to joining the 1st East Yorkshire Regiment in 1944-1945.
My understanding is that he sailed from Western Australia to India (together with a friend Tom Limbrick) and saw action in India and Burma. He never talked much about his service with either the Australian Army or the British Army.
He did mention he had an association of some sort with Gurkha's.
Charles received the Defence Medal, War Medal 1939/45, Australian Service Medal, Burma Star and Pacific Star medals.
I believe he was asked to remain in Burma after hostilities to collect military artefacts (for want of a better word) but declined, wishing to return home to Australia.