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
Ratan Singh Bisht
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Naik
NUMBER
P/493
DATE OF DEATH
20th March 1944
AGE
23
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
husband of Jamna,Jakhera,Almora,India
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Ratan Man Rana
FORENAME
UNIT
153 (Gurkha) Bn
RANK
Lance Naik
NUMBER
4538
DATE OF DEATH
27th March 1944
AGE
30
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 55
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Ganga Parsad Rana,Patnethok,Nepal
husband of Naina Kumari
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Rasul Bakhsh
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/1080
DATE OF DEATH
24th March 1944
AGE
21
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Hazrat Khan and Maghlima
husband of Khwazhimira,Sarai Miran Shah,Kohat,Pakistan
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Ranjit Sing Negi
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/907
DATE OF DEATH
5th July 1944
AGE
21
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Roti Sing and Satuli Debi,Deolong,Garhwal,India
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Ram Sing Gurung
FORENAME
UNIT
153 (Gurkha) Bn
RANK
Rifleman
NUMBER
4244
DATE OF DEATH
25th March 1944
AGE
23
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 55
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Plakera and Dharma,Ghyanchok,Nepal
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Ram Prit Singh
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/542
DATE OF DEATH
24th April 1944
AGE
27
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Har Kishan Singh and Anuragu,Ariaon,Arrah,India
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Ram Parshad Rai
FORENAME
UNIT
153 (Gurkha) Bn
RANK
Rifleman
NUMBER
4963
DATE OF DEATH
27th March 1944
AGE
21
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 55
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Haikam Singh and Bowanti
husband of Abira,Ratamati,Nepal
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Ram Narayan Singh
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Havildar
NUMBER
P/84
DATE OF DEATH
5th April 1944
AGE
31
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Nawab Singh and Ram Piari
husband of Phul Kumari,Mau,Agra,India
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Ram Dhoj Rai
FORENAME
UNIT
154 (Gurkha) Bn
RANK
Rifleman
NUMBER
6746
DATE OF DEATH
7th May 1945
AGE
18
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 55
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Baj Bir,Yangnam,Nepal
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Ram Bahadur Thapa
FORENAME
UNIT
153 (Gurkha) Bn
RANK
Rifleman
NUMBER
4655
DATE OF DEATH
23rd March 1944
AGE
22
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 55
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Gore and Phulmati,Arukharka,Nepal
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Ram Bahadur Rai
FORENAME
UNIT
153 (Gurkha) Bn
RANK
Naik
NUMBER
4748
DATE OF DEATH
23rd March 1944
AGE
22
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 55
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Jit Bahadur Rai and Phulmaya Raini,Hasting,Darjeeling,India
husband of Himasori Raini...
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SURNAME
Rakhim Gul
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/919
DATE OF DEATH
27th March 1944
AGE
18
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Muzaffar Khan and Khan Bibi
husband of Safar Jan,Tola Mongli,Mianwali,Pakistan
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Rajaram Shinde
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Naik
NUMBER
P/1693
DATE OF DEATH
7th July 1944
AGE
30
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Gopala and Sakubai
husband of Chandrabhagabai,Owali,Ratnagiri,India
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Raj Mal
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Lance Naik
NUMBER
P/291
DATE OF DEATH
20th March 1944
AGE
23
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Jamna
husband of Mema,Daryawala,Jind,India
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Rais Khan
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/1139
DATE OF DEATH
24th March 1944
AGE
18
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Abdullah Khan
husband of Panziba,Doho,Kohat,Pakistan
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Rahim Bakhsh
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/1322
DATE OF DEATH
27th March 1944
AGE
18
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Taru
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Raghu Nath Pomedkar
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Havildar
NUMBER
P/1688
DATE OF DEATH
27th March 1944
AGE
28
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Ganpat Ponedkar and Laxmibai,Chafe,Ratnagiri,India
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Raghu Bir Singh
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/1246
DATE OF DEATH
27th March 1944
AGE
25
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Teja Singh,Lahru,Kangra,India
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Purna Bahadur Rai
FORENAME
UNIT
153 (Gurkha) Bn
RANK
Rifleman
NUMBER
4721
DATE OF DEATH
22nd July 1944
AGE
17
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 55
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Koloraj and Sanmar,Panthe,Nepal
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Puran Singh
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/1338
DATE OF DEATH
20th March 1944
AGE
22
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Kalyan Singh and Kuseri,Siroli,Almora,India
KIA Burma