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
Mian Khan
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/998
DATE OF DEATH
12th June 1944
AGE
17
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Muhammad Khan and Sahib Nur,Singhi Maria,Hazara,Pakistan
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Mian Ahmad
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/1334
DATE OF DEATH
27th March 1944
AGE
18
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Jumma and Shaeyan,Mirza,Campbellpore,Pakistan
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Maskin Shah
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/453
DATE OF DEATH
10th July 1944
AGE
19
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Mubarak Shah and Akhtar Bi,Mian Dheri,Hazara,Pakistan
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Maruti Suryawanshi
FORENAME
UNIT
HQ 50 Indian Parachute Brigade (152 Bn,attached)
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/1697
DATE OF DEATH
27th March 1944
AGE
23
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Akubai,Dhaplapur,Bijapur,India
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Mani Lal Rana
FORENAME
UNIT
153 (Gurkha) Bn
RANK
Rifleman
NUMBER
37361
DATE OF DEATH
10th June 1944
AGE
22
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 55
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Randhoj and Darima
husband of Dilli,Minamkot,Nepal
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Man Gurung
FORENAME
UNIT
153 (Gurkha) Bn
RANK
Rifleman
NUMBER
38414
DATE OF DEATH
6th May 1945
AGE
24
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 55
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Chya and Purni
husband of Thikri,Kotal,Nepal
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Man Bahadur Thapa
FORENAME
UNIT
153 (Gurkha) Bn
RANK
Jemadar
NUMBER
39868/IO
DATE OF DEATH
27th March 1944
AGE
30
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Jit Bahadur and Dhan Kumari
husband of Budhamaya,Bodol,Nepal
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Makhmad Din
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Havildar
NUMBER
P/103
DATE OF DEATH
27th March 1944
AGE
31
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Umar Din and Bi Baka
husband of Ranginan,Tola,Mianwali,Pakistan
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Mahtab Sing Rawat
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/902
DATE OF DEATH
28th March 1944
AGE
24
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Khushal Sing
husband of Dhundra,Basiur,Garhwal,India
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Madho Singh
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Naik
NUMBER
P/483
DATE OF DEATH
20th March 1944
AGE
23
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Karam Singh and Ganwali
husband of Hirama Devi,Shari,Almora,India
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Madho Singh
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/1056
DATE OF DEATH
20th March 1944
AGE
24
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Dan Singh and Sadhuli,Bunga,Almora,India
husband of Ganguli Devi
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Lok Bahadur Thapa
FORENAME
UNIT
153 (Gurkha) Bn
RANK
Lance Naik
NUMBER
2583
DATE OF DEATH
15th July 1944
AGE
22
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 55
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Ranbir and Bhansiri,Jhalupara,Assam,India
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Lok Bahadur Limbu
FORENAME
UNIT
154 (Gurkha) Bn
RANK
Naik
NUMBER
5199
DATE OF DEATH
1st May 1945
AGE
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 55
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Partbik Ram and Tulsa,Sepoydhura,Darjeeling,India
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Lal Muhammad
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
24370
DATE OF DEATH
25th March 1944
AGE
23
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Lal Mir
husband of Shamri,Muhammad Khel,Kohat,Pakistan
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Lal Mir
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
6137
DATE OF DEATH
26th March 1944
AGE
20
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Lal Baz and Akal Man
husband of Shamewa,Shamshaki,Kohat,Pakistan
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Lal Khan
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Naik
NUMBER
P/211
DATE OF DEATH
25th March 1944
AGE
17
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Ghulam Muhammad
husband of Maet Begum,Karyala,Gujrat,Pakistan
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Lal Bir Pun
FORENAME
UNIT
153 (Gurkha) Bn
RANK
Rifleman
NUMBER
4850
DATE OF DEATH
27th March 1944
AGE
18
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 55
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Tul Sing and Khai
husband of Oati,Bhingrikhola,Nepal
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Lal Bahadur Thapa
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Naik
NUMBER
10202
DATE OF DEATH
6th May 1945
AGE
21
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Nomati,Balam,Nepal
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Lal Bahadur Thapa
FORENAME
UNIT
154 (Gurkha) Bn
RANK
Rifleman
NUMBER
90413
DATE OF DEATH
1st May 1945
AGE
20
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 55
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Manbir,Adhmara,Nepal
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Lal Bahadur Rai
FORENAME
UNIT
154 (Gurkha) Bn
RANK
Rifleman
NUMBER
5935
DATE OF DEATH
1st May 1945
AGE
17
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 55
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Chandra Lal Rai and Rammaya Raini
husband of Dattumaya Raini,Chungkha,Nepal
KIA Burma