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 Brock, John William

    SURNAME Brock FORENAME John William UNIT 13 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) RANK Lance Corporal NUMBER 5826561 DATE OF DEATH 12th May 1944 AGE 27 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery,Myanmar 5.C.10 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Suffolk resided Ipswich,Suffolk son of William and...

  2. CHINDITS 1943 Bradley, Ernest

    SURNAME Bradley FORENAME Ernest UNIT 13 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) RANK Private NUMBER 3861103 DATE OF DEATH 2nd February 1944 AGE 30 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery,Myanmar 5.B.4 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Lancashire husband of Lily Christina...

  3. CHINDITS 1943 Botch, William Joseph

    SURNAME Botch FORENAME William Joseph UNIT 13 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) RANK Private NUMBER 3780669 DATE OF DEATH 5th March 1944 AGE 29 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery,Myanmar 5.E.7 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born London SE resided London SE son of Joseph and Annie Botch...

  4. CHINDITS 1944 Blundell, Raymond William

    SURNAME Blundell FORENAME Raymond William UNIT 1 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) (77 Ind.Bde) RANK Private NUMBER 14316441 DATE OF DEATH 5th August 1944 AGE 28 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery, Myanmar 5.B.8 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 25.03.1916, Coventry son of John and...

  5. CHINDITS 1943 Blease, Albert

    SURNAME Blease FORENAME Albert UNIT 13 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) RANK Corporal NUMBER 3778140 DATE OF DEATH 27th January 1944 AGE 30 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery,Myanmar 6.F.6 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Liverpool resided Liverpool died as POW

  6. CHINDITS 1943 Blackburn, Benjamin

    SURNAME Blackburn FORENAME Benjamin UNIT 13 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) RANK Private NUMBER 3656416 DATE OF DEATH 26th December 1943 AGE 32 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery,Myanmar 6.A.6 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Liverpool son of William and Elizabeth...

  7. CHINDITS 1944 Birmingham, Frank

    SURNAME Birmingham FORENAME Frank UNIT 1 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) (77 Ind.Bde) RANK Private NUMBER 3776186 DATE OF DEATH 21st September 1944 AGE 25 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery, Myanmar 6.H.4 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Lancashire resided Lancashire son of Isack...

  8. CHINDITS 1943 Biggs, Percy Frederick Stanley

    SURNAME Biggs FORENAME Percy Frederick Stanley UNIT 13 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) RANK Private NUMBER 5116761 DATE OF DEATH 9th December 1943 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery,Myanmar Sp.Mem. 9.A.3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Cambridgeshire son of Frederick...

  9. CHINDITS 1944 Best, George Frederick

    SURNAME Best FORENAME George Frederick UNIT 69th Field Regiment,Royal Artillery (51st Battery ?) (16 Bde) RANK Gunner NUMBER 1096859 DATE OF DEATH 27th October 1944 AGE 38 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery,Myanmar 5.E.8 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born London E resided London E...

  10. CHINDITS 1943 Baylis, Albert Ernest

    SURNAME Baylis FORENAME Albert Ernest UNIT 13 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) RANK Private NUMBER 5623744 DATE OF DEATH 26th February 1944 AGE 25 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery,Myanmar Sp.Mem. Joint grave 9.A.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Essex resided Essex died as POW

  11. CHINDITS 1943 Aves, Donald Leslie Ernest

    SURNAME Aves FORENAME Donald Leslie Ernest UNIT 13 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) RANK Private NUMBER 3968812 DATE OF DEATH 23rd October 1943 AGE 27 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery,Myanmar 5.C.5 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Suffolk husband of Ruby Jane...

  12. CHINDITS 1943 Ashcroft, Lawrence

    SURNAME Ashcroft FORENAME Lawrence UNIT 13 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) RANK Private NUMBER 3780506 DATE OF DEATH 29th June 1944 AGE 32 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery,Myanmar Coll.grave 6.G.4-9 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Liverpool resided Liverpool

  13. CHINDITS 1943 Anders, William Henry (Bill)

    SURNAME Anders FORENAME William Henry (Bill) UNIT 13 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) RANK Private NUMBER 3779341 DATE OF DEATH 13th March 1944 AGE 31 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery,Myanmar 6.B.8 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Liverpool son of William Henry (1883-1974) and...

  14. CHINDITS 1943 Ambrose, James Richard

    SURNAME Ambrose FORENAME James Richard UNIT 13 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) RANK Lance Corporal NUMBER 3777671 DATE OF DEATH 8th November 1943 AGE 29 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery,Myanmar 6.C.1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Liverpool resided Liverpool

  15. CHINDITS 1943 Allen, Archibald Walter

    SURNAME Allen FORENAME Archibald Walter UNIT 13 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) RANK Private NUMBER 4192910 DATE OF DEATH 14th April 1944 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery,Myanmar 5.D.9 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Swansea,Glamorgan resided Swansea,Glamorgan former...

  16. CHINDITS 1943 Ackerman, Henry James

    SURNAME Ackerman FORENAME Henry James UNIT 13 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) RANK Private NUMBER 4204981 DATE OF DEATH 2nd August 1943 AGE 32 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery,Myanmar Sp.Mem. 9.A.1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Swansea,Glamorgan resided Swansea,Glamorgan son...

  17. CHINDITS 1943 Kul Parshad Gurung,

    SURNAME Kul Parshad Gurung FORENAME UNIT 3 Bn 2nd Gurkha Rifles RANK Naik NUMBER 6832 DATE OF DEATH 5th April 1943 AGE 29 GRAVESITE Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 57 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Baksur and Ranchhiri husband of Dhanmaya,Talibram,Nepal

  18. SOE Seagrim, Hugh Paul

    SURNAME Seagrim FORENAME Hugh Paul UNIT Force 136 SOE RANK Major NUMBER IA 985 and 49359 DATE OF DEATH 14th September 1944 AGE 35 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery,Myanmar Coll.grave 4.A.13-20 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit 19th Hyderabad Regiment,Indian Army born...

  19. JEDBURGH Britton, David John Charles

    SURNAME Britton FORENAME David John Charles UNIT SOE Jedburgh Team Nation/Reindeer RANK Captain NUMBER 190815 DATE OF DEATH 3rd June 1945 AGE 32 GRAVESITE Rangoon War Cemetery,Myanmar 1.H.19 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit Royal Artillery born Berkshire son of George...
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