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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SURNAME
Blunt
FORENAME
Ernest James
UNIT
1 Bn South Staffordshire Regiment (77 Ind.Bde)
RANK
Private
NUMBER
4915195
DATE OF DEATH
6th June 1944
AGE
23
GRAVESITE
Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 14.E.12
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born Walsall,Staffordshire
resided Staffordshire
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SURNAME
Blatchford
FORENAME
Kedall Sidney William
UNIT
2 Bn King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) (111 Ind.Bde)
RANK
Private
NUMBER
6346084
DATE OF DEATH
6th May 1944
AGE
23
GRAVESITE
Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 6.F.5
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born Devonshire
resided...
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SURNAME
Bland
FORENAME
Walter
UNIT
1 Bn Lancashire Fusiliers (77 Ind.Bde)
RANK
Fusilier
NUMBER
3386717
DATE OF DEATH
4th June 1944
AGE
31
GRAVESITE
Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 14.F.3
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born Newcastle-on-Tyne
resided Barnsley,Yorkshire
son of John...
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SURNAME
Blackwell
FORENAME
James Royston
UNIT
1 Bn Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (111 Ind.Bde)
RANK
Rifleman
NUMBER
4745170
DATE OF DEATH
25th May 1944
AGE
30
GRAVESITE
Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 7.C.24
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born Bradford,Yorkshire
resided...
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SURNAME
Blackshaw
FORENAME
George
UNIT
2 Bn Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) (14 Bde)
RANK
Private
NUMBER
2754350
DATE OF DEATH
8th May 1944
AGE
30
GRAVESITE
Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 7.C.18
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born Glasgow
resided Perth
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SURNAME
Black
FORENAME
Robert
UNIT
2 Bn Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) (14 Bde)
RANK
Private
NUMBER
2763449
DATE OF DEATH
31st May 1944
AGE
32
GRAVESITE
Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 13.C.22
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born Dunfermline,Fife
son of Donald and Margaret...
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SURNAME
Bird
FORENAME
Frederick Patrick
UNIT
54th Field Company,Royal Engineers (support 14 Bde)
RANK
Sapper
NUMBER
2112035
DATE OF DEATH
15th July 1944
AGE
30
GRAVESITE
Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 6.E.17
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born London NW
resided London NW
son of...
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SURNAME
Birch
FORENAME
Cyril Thomas
UNIT
1 Bn South Staffordshire Regiment (77 Ind.Bde)
RANK
Private
NUMBER
4917938
DATE OF DEATH
22nd March 1944
AGE
24
GRAVESITE
Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar 7.B.21
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born Walsall, Staffordshire
resided Walsall...
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SURNAME
Bibby
FORENAME
Walter
UNIT
1 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) (77 Ind.Bde)
RANK
Corporal
NUMBER
3388364
DATE OF DEATH
24th May 1944
AGE
28
GRAVESITE
Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 6.D.11
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born Burnley,Lancashire
resided Blackpool,Lancashire
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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...
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SURNAME
Bennett
FORENAME
Thomas Charles
UNIT
7 Bn Leicestershire Regiment (14 Bde)
RANK
Private
NUMBER
4864574
DATE OF DEATH
8th July 1944
AGE
26
GRAVESITE
Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar 13.H.13
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born Leicestershire
son of T. and Mrs Bennett
husband...
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SURNAME
Bennett
FORENAME
John Henry Kenneth
UNIT
45th Reconnaissance Regiment,R.A.C. (16 Bde)
RANK
Lance Sergeant
NUMBER
5438235
DATE OF DEATH
26th March 1944
AGE
33
GRAVESITE
Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar 13.B.3
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born Cornwall
son of Samuel and...
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SURNAME
Bell
FORENAME
Ernest
UNIT
1 Bn South Staffordshire Regiment (77 Ind.Bde)
RANK
Sergeant
NUMBER
3127171
DATE OF DEATH
21st June 1944
AGE
34
GRAVESITE
Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar 13.G.16
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born Leeds, Yorkshire
resided Perth
son of William...
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SURNAME
Bell
FORENAME
Dennis William
UNIT
45th Reconnaissance Regiment,R.A.C. (16 Bde)
RANK
Trooper
NUMBER
5625663
DATE OF DEATH
26th March 1944
AGE
28
GRAVESITE
Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar 13.F.19
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 1916 Buckinghamshire
resided Buckinghamshire
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SURNAME
Bedford
FORENAME
William
UNIT
2 Bn York and Lancaster Regiment (14 Bde)
RANK
Private
NUMBER
4748448
DATE OF DEATH
1st June 1944
AGE
25
GRAVESITE
Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 13.D.12
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born Yorkshire
son of Aquila and Mary...
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SURNAME
Beckitt
FORENAME
William Alamby
UNIT
1 Bn South Staffordshire Regiment (77 Ind.Bde)
RANK
Private
NUMBER
4035127
DATE OF DEATH
6th April 1944
AGE
26
GRAVESITE
Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar 6.A.12
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born Shropshire
son of Henry and Maggie...
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SURNAME
Bassett
FORENAME
Leonard George
UNIT
2 Bn York and Lancaster Regiment (14 Bde)
RANK
Private
NUMBER
5889207
DATE OF DEATH
26th April 1944
AGE
31
GRAVESITE
Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar 14.C.1
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 19.02.1913 Northamptonshire
son of Walter...
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SURNAME
Barker
FORENAME
James Harold
UNIT
1 Bn South Staffordshire Regiment (77 Ind.Bde)
RANK
Private
NUMBER
4915623
DATE OF DEATH
11th June 1944
AGE
31
GRAVESITE
Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 14.E.14
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born Sheffield,Yorkshire
resided Nottinghamshire
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SURNAME
Barclay
FORENAME
David
UNIT
2 Bn Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) (14 Bde)
RANK
Private
NUMBER
2759290
DATE OF DEATH
8th May 1944
AGE
32
GRAVESITE
Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 7.K.22
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born Edinburgh
resided Edinburgh
son of Primrose...
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SURNAME
Barber
FORENAME
Noel Henley
UNIT
1 Bn Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment (14 Bde)
RANK
Second Lieutenant
NUMBER
315047
DATE OF DEATH
29th May 1944
AGE
20
GRAVESITE
Taukkyan War Cemetery,Myanmar 13.D.9
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 1924 "Other African...