royal artillery

Escape to Honour
By Larry Harris & Brian Taylor
  1. CHINDITS 1944 Ahern, Terence Stanley

    SURNAME Ahern FORENAME Terence Stanley UNIT Royal Artillery RANK T/Captain NUMBER 158515 AWARD Mention in Despatches (twice) PLACE Burma 1944 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION educated Cranleigh School,Surrey stockbroker 1931-2001 OCTU (122,123 or 133) (Cadet) 1940 commissioned 2Lt R.A...
  2. CHINDITS 1944 Brown, Frederick John

    SURNAME Brown FORENAME Frederick John UNIT 69th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,Royal Artillery RANK Gunner NUMBER 1548391 DATE OF DEATH 20th May 1944 AGE 29 GRAVESITE Calcutta (Bhowanipore) Cemetery, India Plot L Grave 160 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Bristol husband of...
  3. CHINDITS 1944 Vacara, Wilfred David

    SURNAME Vacara FORENAME Wilfred David UNIT 69th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,Royal Artillery RANK Gunner NUMBER 1794239 DATE OF DEATH 14th May 1944 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Gloucestershire resided Gloucestershire
  4. CHINDITS 1944 Coffey, Patrick John

    SURNAME Coffey FORENAME Patrick John UNIT 69th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,Royal Artillery RANK Gunner NUMBER 1797508 DATE OF DEATH 24th May 1944 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar Face 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Irish Republic resided Middlesex son of...
  5. CHINDITS 1944 Cochrane, Charles William

    SURNAME Cochrane FORENAME Charles William UNIT 160th Field Regiment,Royal Artillery RANK Gunner NUMBER 1117439 DATE OF DEATH 25th May 1944 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Suffolk son of William and Mildred...
  6. CHINDITS 1944 Chisholm, James

    SURNAME Chisholm FORENAME James UNIT 69th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,Royal Artillery RANK Gunner NUMBER 1702914 DATE OF DEATH 24th May 1944 AGE 34 GRAVESITE Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Selkirkshire resided Newcastle-on-Tyne
  7. CHINDITS 1944 Chapman, William John

    SURNAME Chapman FORENAME William John UNIT 51st Battery,69th Field Regiment,Royal Artillery (16 Bde) RANK Gunner NUMBER 1837474 DATE OF DEATH 11th April 1944 AGE 40 GRAVESITE Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Kent resided London E
  8. CHINDITS 1944 Chapman, John Clifford

    SURNAME Chapman FORENAME John Clifford UNIT Royal Artillery,attached 1 Bn Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (111 Ind.Bde) RANK Lieutenant NUMBER 180591 DATE OF DEATH 24th May 1944 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Devonshire resided...
  9. CHINDITS 1944 Campbell, Duncan

    SURNAME Campbell FORENAME Duncan UNIT 160th Field Regiment,Royal Artillery RANK Gunner NUMBER 1106796 DATE OF DEATH 25th May 1944 AGE 38 GRAVESITE Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Argyllshire resided Argyllshire
  10. CHINDITS 1944 Cameron, Robert

    SURNAME Cameron FORENAME Robert UNIT 160th Field Regiment,Royal Artillery RANK Gunner NUMBER 2763470 DATE OF DEATH 4th May 1944 AGE 24 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 11.F.18 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Edinburgh son of Thomas and Mary D. Cameron,Leith,Edinburgh
  11. CHINDITS 1944 Burgess, George

    SURNAME Burgess FORENAME George UNIT 267th Battery,69th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,Royal Artillery RANK Gunner NUMBER 1803526 DATE OF DEATH 24th May 1944 AGE 33 GRAVESITE Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Manchester son of Jack and Elizabeth...
  12. CHINDITS 1944 Bullock, Norman Benjamin

    SURNAME Bullock FORENAME Norman Benjamin UNIT 160th Field Regiment,Royal Artillery RANK Gunner NUMBER 1120692 DATE OF DEATH 24th May 1944 AGE 36 GRAVESITE Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born South Shields,Co.Durham husband of H.E. Bullock,London...
  13. CHINDITS 1944 Brodley, John

    SURNAME Brodley FORENAME John UNIT 69th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,Royal Artillery RANK Gunner NUMBER 1794830 DATE OF DEATH 24th May 1944 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Renfrewshire resided Paisley,Renfrewshire
  14. CHINDITS 1944 Brierley, Arthur

    SURNAME Brierley FORENAME Arthur UNIT 267th Battery,69th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,Royal Artillery RANK Bombardier NUMBER 1803408 DATE OF DEATH 18th March 1944 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 7.F.6 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Lancashire son of Thomas...
  15. CHINDITS 1944 Brewerton, Norman

    SURNAME Brewerton FORENAME Norman UNIT 5th Field Regiment,Royal Artillery,attached 2 Bn Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) (14 Bde) RANK Gunner NUMBER 5112452 DATE OF DEATH 5th July 1944 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born...
  16. CHINDITS 1944 Braid, Thomas Hackett

    SURNAME Braid FORENAME Thomas Hackett UNIT E.E.Battery, 69th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery RANK Captain NUMBER 190813 DATE OF DEATH 25th May 1944 AGE 31 GRAVESITE Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar Face 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Clydebank, Dunbartonshire...
  17. CHINDITS 1944 Beveridge, Hugh

    SURNAME Beveridge FORENAME Hugh UNIT 267th Battery,69th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,Royal Artillery RANK Gunner NUMBER 1803624 DATE OF DEATH 24th May 1944 AGE 24 GRAVESITE Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar Face 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Clackmannanshire son of Robert and W...
  18. CHINDITS 1944 Betteridge, Leonard

    SURNAME Betteridge FORENAME Leonard UNIT 51st Battery,69th Field Regiment,Royal Artillery (16 Bde) RANK Gunner NUMBER 1450979 DATE OF DEATH 18th April 1944 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 13.B.18 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Birmingham son of Richard and...
  19. 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...
  20. CHINDITS 1944 Bennett, Norman Sydney

    SURNAME Bennett FORENAME Norman Sydney UNIT 160th Field Regiment,Royal Artillery RANK Gunner NUMBER 1104126 DATE OF DEATH 15th May 1944 AGE 32 GRAVESITE Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar Face 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born London E resided London E son of James and Hannah Martha...
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