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
Lal Bahadur Khattri
FORENAME
UNIT
153 (Gurkha) Bn
RANK
Rifleman
NUMBER
5715
DATE OF DEATH
27th March 1944
AGE
25
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 55
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Bir Bahadur and Belikala
husband of Tulasi,Pandhara,Nepal
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Lakhpat Singh
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Rifleman
NUMBER
P/885
DATE OF DEATH
19th March 1944
AGE
25
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Teja
husband of Hardai,Inayatpur,Meerut,India
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Lakhan Sing Thapa
FORENAME
UNIT
153 (Gurkha) Bn
RANK
Subadar
NUMBER
5802
DATE OF DEATH
27th March 1944
AGE
35
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Chandra Bir Thapa,Abbottabad,Hazara,Pakistan
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Kumar Bura
FORENAME
UNIT
153 (Gurkha) Bn
RANK
Rifleman
NUMBER
70397
DATE OF DEATH
25th March 1944
AGE
23
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 55
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Dhan Sing and Manrakhi,Sera,Nepal
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Kul Bahadur Limbu
FORENAME
UNIT
153 (Gurkha) Bn
RANK
Rifleman
NUMBER
4612
DATE OF DEATH
27th March 1944
AGE
19
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 55
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Singadhoj Limbu and Milawati Limbuni,Sinam,Nepal
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Krishna Bahadur Rai
FORENAME
UNIT
154 (Gurkha) Bn
RANK
Naik
NUMBER
5925
DATE OF DEATH
1st May 1945
AGE
24
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 55
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Bhola Bahadur Rai
husband of Chaturmaya Raini,Baspani,Nepal
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Kishan Singh
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/1283
DATE OF DEATH
27th March 1944
AGE
42
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Raja
husband of Sankri,Raipur,Patiala,India
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Khijab Gul
FORENAME
UNIT
M.M.G. Company,50 Indian Parachute Brigade
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/6126
DATE OF DEATH
26th March 1944
AGE
18
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Baz Gul and Togh Sarai,Kohat,Pakistan
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Khem Singh
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/6202
DATE OF DEATH
18th April 1944
AGE
22
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Himmat Singh and Bhawani Devi,Basgaon,Naini Tal,India
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Kharak Singh
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Havildar
NUMBER
P/56
DATE OF DEATH
21st March 1944
AGE
30
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Gopal Singh and Lachhmi
husband of Bishna Devi,Pipaltar,Almora,India
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Kharag Bir Rana
FORENAME
UNIT
153 (Gurkha) Bn
RANK
Havildar
NUMBER
4149
DATE OF DEATH
22nd March 1944
AGE
24
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 55
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Manikanthe and Harikala
husband of Harikala,Kalieri,Nepal
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Keshar Sing Kharkola
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/916
DATE OF DEATH
20th March 1944
AGE
29
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Naunihil Sing
husband of Rami,Bungdhar,Garhwal,India
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Kasi Ram Thapa
FORENAME
UNIT
153 (Gurkha) Bn
RANK
Havildar
NUMBER
4179
DATE OF DEATH
23rd March 1944
AGE
24
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 55
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Mandhoj and Champi
husband of Padam Kumari,Ripthok,Nepal
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Kartar Singh
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/840
DATE OF DEATH
27th March 1944
AGE
22
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
stepson of Badamo
husband of Bharpai,Matan,Rohtak,India
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Karna Bahadur Thapa
FORENAME
UNIT
154 (Gurkha) Bn
RANK
Naik
NUMBER
2416
DATE OF DEATH
1st May 1945
AGE
24
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 55
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Man Sing and Nandi,Ghensingchhap,Nepal
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Karna Bahadur Thapa
FORENAME
UNIT
153 (Gurkha) Bn
RANK
Lance Naik
NUMBER
3186
DATE OF DEATH
27th March 1944
AGE
24
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 55
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Purna Bahadur
husband of Moti,Goga,Nepal
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Karim Khan
FORENAME
UNIT
M.M.G. Company,50 Indian Parachute Brigade
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
6213
DATE OF DEATH
26th March 1944
AGE
19
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Shah Nur Khan and Lal Khanam
husband of Sir...
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SURNAME
Kalyan Singh
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/1221
DATE OF DEATH
20th March 1944
AGE
24
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Radhe Singh and Mena
husband of Kini Kuri,Kawali,Almora,India
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Jot Sing Bartwal
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/922
DATE OF DEATH
20th March 1944
AGE
21
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Thob Sing and Ujla
husband of Piuri,Bhatab,Garhwal,India
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Joban
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Lance Naik
NUMBER
P/833
DATE OF DEATH
20th March 1944
AGE
27
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Bipat and Budhli
KIA Burma