rangoon war cemetery

RANGOON WAR CEMETERY
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RANGOON WAR CEMETERY​

HISTORY INFORMATION
Rangoon War Cemetery was first used as a burial ground immediately following the recapture of Rangoon in May 1945. Later, the Army Graves Service moved in graves from several burial sites in and around Rangoon, including those of the men who died in Rangoon Jail as prisoners of war.

There are now 1,381 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War buried or commemorated in this cemetery. 85 of the burials are unidentified and there are special memorials to more than 60 casualties whose graves could not be precisely located.

In 1948, the graves of 36 Commonwealth servicemen who died in Rangoon during the First World War were moved into this cemetery, 35 of them from Rangoon Cantonment Cemetery and one from Rangoon (Pazundaung) Town Cemetery.

The Rangoon Memorial is located in Taukkyan War Cemetery.
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  1. CHINDITS 1943 Roche, William

    SURNAME Roche FORENAME William UNIT 13 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) RANK Private NUMBER 4202370 DATE OF DEATH 18th January 1944 AGE 29 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery,Myanmar 6.J.10 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Liverpool resided Liverpool died as POW

  2. CHINDITS 1943 Robinson, Albert John

    SURNAME Robinson FORENAME Albert John UNIT 13 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) RANK Private NUMBER 3968445 DATE OF DEATH 15th November 1943 AGE 28 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery,Myanmar 5.J.6 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Hampshire resided Hampshire died as POW

  3. CHINDITS 1943 Robertson, Thomas Alfred

    SURNAME Robertson FORENAME Thomas Alfred UNIT 13 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) RANK Private NUMBER 3779273 DATE OF DEATH 7th March 1944 AGE 34 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery,Myanmar 6.H.8 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Liverpool son of Jonas Alfred and Katherine...

  4. CHINDITS 1943 Roberts, Elijah

    SURNAME Roberts FORENAME Elijah UNIT 13 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) RANK Private NUMBER 3780368 DATE OF DEATH 29th June 1943 AGE 29 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery,Myanmar Coll.grave 6.G.4-9 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Oldham,Lancashire resided Oldham,Lancashire son of...

  5. CHINDITS 1943 Roberts, Elias

    SURNAME Roberts FORENAME Elias UNIT 13 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) RANK Private NUMBER 4198208 DATE OF DEATH 27th August 1943 AGE 25 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery,Myanmar 5.H.4 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Flintshire resided Flintshire

  6. CHINDITS 1943 Roberts, Christmas Samuel

    SURNAME Roberts FORENAME Christmas Samuel UNIT 13 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) RANK Private NUMBER 3777301 DATE OF DEATH 29th March 1943 AGE 26 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery,Myanmar Sp.Mem. 9.C.5 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Caernarvonshire resided Cheshire

  7. CHINDITS 1943 Renton, Roy

    SURNAME Renton FORENAME Roy UNIT 13 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) RANK Private NUMBER 3779630 DATE OF DEATH 30th December 1943 AGE 32 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery,Myanmar 5.C.6 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Liverpool son of George and Elizabeth Renton,Liverpool

  8. CHINDITS 1943 Reeve, James

    SURNAME Reeve FORENAME James UNIT 13 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) RANK Private NUMBER 4464639 DATE OF DEATH 15th June 1944 AGE 32 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery,Myanmar 6.C.9 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Co.Durham husband of Gladys Reeve,Langley Moor,Co.Durham died as POW

  9. CHINDITS 1943 Pritchard, George

    SURNAME Pritchard FORENAME George UNIT 13 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) RANK Private NUMBER 5109644 DATE OF DEATH 22nd June 1943 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery,Myanmar Sp.Mem. Joint grave 9.C.4 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Birmingham son of George and Violet...

  10. CHINDITS 1943 Poulter, Edwin Thomas

    SURNAME Poulter FORENAME Edwin Thomas UNIT 13 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) RANK Private NUMBER 5116945 DATE OF DEATH 23rd February 1944 AGE 28 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery,Myanmar Sp.Mem. Joint grave 9.C.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Suffolk son of Alfred and Amy...

  11. CHINDITS 1943 Phillips, Bert George Richard

    SURNAME Phillips FORENAME Bert George Richard UNIT 13 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) RANK Private NUMBER 3779540 DATE OF DEATH 10th August 1943 AGE 30 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery,Myanmar Sp.Mem. Joint grave 9.C.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Suffolk son of Bertie...

  12. CHINDITS 1943 Pearce, William John

    SURNAME Pearce FORENAME William John UNIT 13 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) RANK Private NUMBER 4976615 DATE OF DEATH 17th September 1944 AGE 25 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery,Myanmar 6.A.7 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born London E son of Frederick John and Elsie Isabel...

  13. CHINDITS 1943 Partington, Thomas Samuel

    SURNAME Partington FORENAME Thomas Samuel UNIT 13 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) RANK Company Quartermaster Sergeant NUMBER 3780152 DATE OF DEATH 15th January 1945 AGE 32 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery,Myanmar 5.C.3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Manchester son of Thomas...

  14. CHINDITS 1943 Parsons, Sidney Phillip

    SURNAME Parsons FORENAME Sidney Phillip UNIT 13 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) RANK Private NUMBER 5115405 DATE OF DEATH 14th October 1943 AGE 26 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery,Myanmar Sp.Mem. 9.C.1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Birmingham son of Frederick James and Ellena...

  15. CHINDITS 1943 Parkinson, George

    SURNAME Parkinson FORENAME George UNIT 13 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) RANK Private NUMBER 3773348 DATE OF DEATH 3rd December 1943 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery,Myanmar 6.J.5 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Liverpool resided Liverpool died as POW

  16. CHINDITS 1943 Parkes, Martin

    SURNAME Parkes FORENAME Martin UNIT 13 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) RANK Private NUMBER 6287635 DATE OF DEATH 15th July 1943 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery,Myanmar Sp.Mem. 9.B.12 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Liverpool son of Martin and Ellen Parkes,Liverpool

  17. CHINDITS 1943 Parker, Jack

    SURNAME Parker FORENAME Jack UNIT 13 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) RANK Private NUMBER 4206761 DATE OF DEATH 22nd February 1944 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery,Myanmar 5.C.9 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Birmingham son of John and Nellie Edith...

  18. CHINDITS 1943 Park, George William

    SURNAME Park FORENAME George William UNIT 13 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) RANK Private NUMBER 4469306 DATE OF DEATH 19th February 1944 AGE 24 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery,Myanmar 4.D.5 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Co.Durham husband of May Park,West...

  19. CHINDITS 1943 Owen, Hugh Thomas

    SURNAME Owen FORENAME Hugh Thomas UNIT 13 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) RANK Lance Corporal NUMBER 4202366 DATE OF DEATH 12th December 1943 AGE 28 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery,Myanmar 6.H.3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Manchester resided Manchester died as POW

  20. CHINDITS 1943 Nunn, Alan

    SURNAME Nunn FORENAME Alan UNIT 13 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) RANK Private NUMBER 3779393 DATE OF DEATH 31st July 1943 AGE 31 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery,Myanmar Sp.Mem. Joint grave 9.B.11 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Lancashire son of William and Sarah Jane...
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