CHINDITS 1944 Deane, Maurice Neville

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Deane ​

• FORENAME

Maurice Neville ​

• UNIT

3 Bn 4th Gurkha Rifles (111 Ind.Bde) ​

• RANK

Major ​

• NUMBER

EC/894 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

3rd September 1944 ​

• AGE

28​

• GRAVESITE

Delhi War Cemetery, India 1.K.7 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 19.10.1915 India​

father Neville Bernard Deane​

mother Ellen Rosa (nee Smith) Deane​

1940 entered service​

26.10.1940 commissioned 2nd LT 3rd Bn 4th Prince of Wales' Own Gurkha Rifles​

18.03.1941 promoted Acting LT​

18.06.1941 promoted Temp LT ​

26.04.1942 promoted War Substantive Lt & Acting CPT​

16.05.1942 married Pauline Joy (nee Nicholas)​

28.05.1942 promoted Temp CPT​

01.05.1943 promoted Temp MAJOR​

died India due Cholera ​

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