CHINDITS 1944 Straw, Henry

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Straw ​

• FORENAME

Henry ​

• UNIT

1 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool) (77 Ind.Bde) ​

• RANK

Private ​

• NUMBER

4869142 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

24th May 1944 ​

• AGE

20 ​

• GRAVESITE

Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar Face 6 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 13.11.1923 Leicester​

resided 65 Ashby Road, Coalville, Leicester​

son of Sarah Elizabeth Straw, Coalville, Leicestershire ​

employed by Coalville Co-Operative Society (Milk Dept.)​

MIA Burma​

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[Carole]

Henry Straw was my mother's brother. He was born in Coalville and lived with his mother and his siblings on Ashby Road, Coalville, until he joined the Warwickshire Regiment.
At some point, probably in India, he was transferred to the 1st Kings Regiment (Liverpool) who were part of the Chindits in Burma. According to a newspaper clipping that we have, he and a colleague were last seen defending a hill when the troops were evacuating the area called "Blackpool". After the evacuation, he was reported as missing. His war medals were awarded posthumously.

 

[Craig Robertson]

Henry Straw was my mother's brother. He was born in Coalville and lived with his mother and his siblings on Ashby Road, Coalville, until he joined the Warwickshire Regiment.
At some point, probably in India, he was transferred to the 1st Kings Regiment (Liverpool) who were part of the Chindits in Burma. According to a newspaper clipping that we have, he and a colleague were last seen defending a hill when the troops were evacuating the area called "Blackpool". After the evacuation, he was reported as missing. His war medals were awarded posthumously.

Thanks for info, found newspaper article on him too and have updated his record with D.O.B., etc.