RANGOON MEMORIAL
HISTORY INFORMATION
The RANGOON MEMORIAL bears the names of almost 27,000 men of the Commonwealth land forces who died during the campaigns in Burma (now Myanmar) and who have no known grave.
The memorial was designed by Mr. H.J. Brown, ARIBA and unveiled by General Sir Francis Festing, GCB, KBE, DSO on 9 February 1958.
The memorial stands in TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY, which is the largest of the three war cemeteries in Burma. It was begun in 1951 for the reception of graves from four battlefield cemeteries at Akyab, Mandalay, Meiktila and Sahmaw, which were difficult to access and could not be maintained. The last was an original 'Chindit' cemetery containing many of those who died in the battle for Myitkyina. The graves have been grouped together at Taukkyan to preserve the individuality of these battlefield cemeteries.
Burials were also transferred from civil and cantonment cemeteries, and from a number of isolated jungle and roadside sites. Because of prolonged post-war unrest, considerable delay occurred before the Army Graves Service were able to complete their work, and in the meantime many such graves had disappeared. However, when the task was resumed, several hundred more graves were retrieved from scattered positions throughout the country and brought together here.
The cemetery now contains 6,374 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 867 of them unidentified.
In the 1950s, the graves of 52 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War were brought into the cemetery from the following cemeteries where permanent maintenance was not possible:- Henzada(1); Meiktila Cantonment(8); Thayetmyo New(5); Thamakan(4); Mandalay Military(12) and Maymyo Cantonment(22).
Taukkyan War Cemetery also contains:
The TAUKKYAN CREMATION MEMORIAL, which commemorates more than 1,000 Second World War casualties whose remains were cremated in accordance with their faith.
The TAUKKYAN MEMORIAL, which commemorates 45 servicemen of both wars who died and were buried elsewhere in Burma, but whose graves could not be maintained.
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SURNAME
Sayid Rasul
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/774
DATE OF DEATH
27th March 1944
AGE
26
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Ghulam Isa and Begum,Tamman,Attock,Pakistan
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Sawalah Din
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Naik
NUMBER
P/152
DATE OF DEATH
23rd March 1944
AGE
17
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Shalam Din and Sher Khanama
husband of Lal Jana,Shamshai (Masti Khel),Kohot,Pakistan
KIA...
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SURNAME
Satwaji Waghmare
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/871
DATE OF DEATH
27th March 1944
AGE
21
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Amrutrao Waghmare and Anjubai
husband of Godabai,Waranga,Parbhani,India
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Sarmast Khan
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/488
DATE OF DEATH
27th March 1944
AGE
18
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Abbas Khan,Khaurai,Peshawar,Pakistan
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Sarjarao Hadkar
FORENAME
UNIT
HQ 50 Indian Parachute Brigade
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/1528
DATE OF DEATH
27th March 1944
AGE
24
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Anandrao and Ambabai
husband of Gitabai,Nizampur,Aurangabad,India...
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SURNAME
Sardar Singh
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/1043
DATE OF DEATH
20th March 1944
AGE
19
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Mangat Ram and Ishari,Gangwal,Sialkot,Pakistan
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Sarbe Gurung
FORENAME
UNIT
153 (Gurkha) Bn
RANK
Lance Naik
NUMBER
D/36048
DATE OF DEATH
27th March 1944
AGE
26
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 55
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Dewan Sing and Balu,Rabidanra,Nepal
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Santa Bir Sunwar
FORENAME
UNIT
154 (Gurkha) Bn
RANK
Company Havildar Major
NUMBER
5998
DATE OF DEATH
1st May 1945
AGE
17
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 55
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Tilok Sing and Pirthi
husband of Seamrupa,Angla,Nepal
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Sangar Husain
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/327
DATE OF DEATH
27th March 1944
AGE
18
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Khan Muhammad and Bibi Jan
husband of Fatima Bibi,Dhok Faizullah,Rawalpindi,Pakistan...
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SURNAME
Sancha Dhoj Rai
FORENAME
UNIT
153 (Gurkha) Bn
RANK
Lance Naik
NUMBER
4189
DATE OF DEATH
25th March 1944
AGE
19
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 55
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Bahadur and Nainarupa
husband of Suvalachi,Laharing Busty,Darjeeling,India
KIA...
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SURNAME
Samji
FORENAME
K.V.
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Havildar Clerk
NUMBER
P/74
DATE OF DEATH
30th March 1944
AGE
24
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Venkoba Rao and Lakshmi Bai
husband of Sarojini,Ahmedabad,India
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Sahibrao Dhembre
FORENAME
UNIT
HQ 50 Indian Parachute Brigade
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/1536
DATE OF DEATH
27th March 1944
AGE
28
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Rambhau,Palwan,Satara North,India
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Sahib Gul
FORENAME
UNIT
M.M.G. Company,50 Indian Parachute Brigade
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
6155
DATE OF DEATH
20th June 1944
AGE
18
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Badshah Gul,Ghazi Gari,Kohat,Pakistan
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Sadhu Singh
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/800
DATE OF DEATH
1st April 1944
AGE
22
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Amar Singh,Salwan,Karnal,India
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Rup Ram
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Naik
NUMBER
P/244
DATE OF DEATH
20th March 1944
AGE
23
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Mala Ram and Lachha,Golar,Bikaner,India
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Roshan Din
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/563
DATE OF DEATH
27th March 1944
AGE
18
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Abdul Karim and Umar Jan
husband of Fazal Tan,Sari,Hazara,Pakistan
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Rikhi Dhan Rai
FORENAME
UNIT
154 (Gurkha) Bn
RANK
Rifleman
NUMBER
6284
DATE OF DEATH
1st May 1945
AGE
18
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 55
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Hariudim and Jaidhara,Lapha,Nepal
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Ridya Man Rai
FORENAME
UNIT
154 (Gurkha) Bn
RANK
Rifleman
NUMBER
6659
DATE OF DEATH
1st May 1945
AGE
18
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 55
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Krishna Bahadur and Barmaya
husband of Baisara Raini,Hambungcha,Nepal
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Razab Gul
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
1169
DATE OF DEATH
27th March 1944
AGE
22
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Raza Gul and Jawatnisa,Ali Kach,Kohat,Pakistan
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Rati Ram
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
22313
DATE OF DEATH
20th March 1944
AGE
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Bhuru
husband of Resali,Daulah,Gurgaon,India
service number possibly P/2313
KIA Burma