taukkyan war cemetery

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TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY is the largest of the three war cemeteries in Burma (now Myanmar). 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.

There are now 6,389 Second World War Commonwealth service persons buried or commemorated in this cemetery, 867 of which are 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 RANGOON MEMORIAL, which bears the names of almost 27,000 men of the Commonwealth land forces who died during the campaigns in Burma and who have no known grave.

The TAUKKYAN CREMATION MEMORIAL commemorating more than 1,000 Second World War casualties whose remains were cremated in accordance with their faith.

The TAUKKYAN MEMORIAL which commemorates 46 servicemen of both wars who died and were buried elsewhere in Burma but whose graves could not be maintained.
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  1. CHINDITS 1944 Heard, Kenneth John

    SURNAME Heard FORENAME Kenneth John UNIT Royal Artillery,attached 1 Bn Lancashire Fusiliers (77 Ind.Bde) RANK Lieutenant NUMBER 277687 DATE OF DEATH 3rd April 1944 AGE 27 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 6.C.10 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Leicestershire son of...

  2. CHINDITS 1943 Evans, Harold

    SURNAME Evans FORENAME Harold UNIT 13 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) RANK Private NUMBER 2574617 DATE OF DEATH 1st August 1943 AGE 29 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 17.A.5 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Derbyshire son of Samuel and Ada Rose Evans,Brampton,Derbyshire

  3. CHINDITS 1944 Ellis, Alfred William

    SURNAME Ellis FORENAME Alfred William UNIT Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey),attached 1 Bn South Staffordshire Regiment (77 Ind.Bde) RANK Lieutenant NUMBER 284867 DATE OF DEATH 17th April 1944 AGE 28 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 6.A.14 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...

  4. CHINDITS 1944 Duque, Simson Simhhah

    SURNAME Duque FORENAME Simson Simhhah UNIT 1 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) (77 Ind.Bde) (81 column) RANK Private (A/Lance Corporal) NUMBER 14203623 DATE OF DEATH 15th May 1944 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 6.C.12 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born London...

  5. CHINDITS 1944 Drongin, Francis Zigmund

    SURNAME Drongin FORENAME Francis Zigmund UNIT Royal Engineers,attached HQ 77 Indian Brigade RANK Corporal NUMBER 1878357 DATE OF DEATH 10th April 1944 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 6.A.8 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born August 1921...

  6. CHINDITS 1944 Docherty, James

    SURNAME Docherty FORENAME James UNIT 1 Bn Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (111 Ind.Bde) RANK Rifleman NUMBER 3196660 DATE OF DEATH 8th April 1944 AGE 33 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar 14.B.18 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Lanarkshire son of James and Marget...

  7. CHINDITS 1944 Denholm, David

    SURNAME Denholm FORENAME David UNIT 2 Bn Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) (14 Bde) RANK Lance Corporal NUMBER 2761912 DATE OF DEATH 8th May 1944 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar 7.K.23 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Lanarkshire resided Glasgow son of...

  8. CHINDITS 1943 de la Rue, Victor St George

    SURNAME de la Rue FORENAME Victor St George UNIT King's Royal Rifle Corps,att 77 Indian Brigade (HQ Column) RANK Lieutenant NUMBER 153350 DATE OF DEATH 28th April 1943 AGE GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar Joint grave 19.G.1-2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born...

  9. CHINDITS 1944 Day, Noel Edwin

    SURNAME Day FORENAME Noel Edwin UNIT 1 Bn South Staffordshire Regiment (77 Ind.Bde) RANK Lieutenant NUMBER 156530 DATE OF DEATH 17th March 1944 AGE 26 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 7.B.14 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born York resided London N son of George E. and...

  10. CHINDITS 1944 Dallosso, Martin Edward Anthony

    SURNAME Dallosso FORENAME Martin Edward Anthony UNIT 2 Bn Leicestershire Regiment (16 Bde) RANK Lieutenant NUMBER 176841 DATE OF DEATH 27th March 1944 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 14.A.20 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Kent resided Surrey son of John...

  11. CHINDITS 1944 Cosgrove, Robert Henry

    SURNAME Cosgrove FORENAME Robert Henry UNIT 1 Bn Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (111 Ind.Bde) RANK Rifleman NUMBER 3135715 DATE OF DEATH 19th April 1944 AGE 30 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar 14.C.15 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Belfast resided Lanarkshire...

  12. CHINDITS 1944 Cobb, Kenneth Paul Gray

    SURNAME Cobb FORENAME Kenneth Paul Gray UNIT Royal Engineers,attached 1 Bn South Staffordshire Regiment (77 Ind.Bde) RANK Lieutenant NUMBER 210261 DATE OF DEATH 22nd March 1944 AGE 24 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 6.B.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Bristol...

  13. CHINDITS 1944 Clough, Harold

    SURNAME Clough FORENAME Harold UNIT 1 Bn South Staffordshire Regiment (77 Ind.Bde) RANK Corporal NUMBER 4912802 DATE OF DEATH 11th June 1944 AGE 31 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 13.G.8 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Blackpool,Lancashire resided Leicester

  14. CHINDITS 1944 Clifford, Mathew Stanley

    SURNAME Clifford FORENAME Mathew Stanley UNIT 1 Bn South Staffordshire Regiment (77 Ind.Bde) RANK Lance Sergeant NUMBER 4919369 DATE OF DEATH 11th June 1944 AGE 24 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 13.G.7 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Warwickshire son of Herbert and...

  15. CHINDITS 1944 Cleary, Frank

    SURNAME Cleary FORENAME Frank UNIT 2 Bn Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) (23 Bde) RANK Private NUMBER 4346873 DATE OF DEATH 7th April 1944 AGE 28 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 6.A.20 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born London W resided London W son of George...

  16. CHINDITS 1944 Clarke, Alfred Edward

    SURNAME Clarke FORENAME Alfred Edward UNIT 2 Bn York and Lancaster Regiment (14 Bde) RANK Private NUMBER 4754153 DATE OF DEATH 20th July 1944 AGE 24 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 7.D.17 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Newcastle-on-Tyne son of Alfred and Elizabeth...

  17. CHINDITS 1944 Clark, John

    SURNAME Clark FORENAME John UNIT 1 Bn Lancashire Fusiliers (77 Ind.Bde) RANK Fusilier NUMBER 3657436 DATE OF DEATH 18th June 1944 AGE 28 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar 13.K.21 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Carlisle resided Carlisle son of Norman (died 1980) and...

  18. CHINDITS 1944 Clark, Frederick Peter

    SURNAME Clark FORENAME Frederick Peter UNIT 2 Bn Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) (14 Bde) RANK Private NUMBER 2763197 DATE OF DEATH 27th July 1944 AGE 28 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 13.J.12 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Glasgow resided Glasgow

  19. CHINDITS 1944 Christie, George Penman

    SURNAME Christie FORENAME George Penman UNIT 2 Bn Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) (14 Bde) RANK Sergeant NUMBER 2756572 DATE OF DEATH 31st May 1944 AGE 26 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 13.C.16 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Fife son of James and Jessie...

  20. CHINDITS 1944 Chittenden, Victor Thomas

    SURNAME Chittenden FORENAME Victor Thomas UNIT 1 Bn Lancashire Fusiliers (77 Ind.Bde) RANK Sergeant NUMBER 5730356 DATE OF DEATH 4th June 1944 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar Coll.grave 13.A.1-3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born London W resided Jersey,Channel...
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