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Allmand, Michael b. August 22, 1923 d. June 24, 1944
World War II Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in London, England, he served as a Captain in the Gurkha Rifles, 3rd Battalion, British Indian Army. During the Mogaung Operations, Burma, on June 23, 1944, Captain Allmand was in command of a platoon in an attack on a railway bridge. He led his men onto the high ground over the position, then moved forward alone and charged a Japanese machine gun nest. He single-handedly whipped out the machine gun nest but he was mortally wounded and died the next...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Taukkyan War Cemetery, Taukkyan, Yangon, Burma
Plot: 13. A. 4.
Blaker, Frank Gerald b. May 8, 1920 d. July 9, 1944
World War II Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Major in the Highland Light Infantry, British Army. At Burma on July 9, 1944, Major Blaker was ordered to position with his company to attack a strong enemy position. At a crucial moment Major Blaker's Company came under heavy fire and their advance was completely stopped. Major Blaker then advanced ahead of his men, in spite of being severely wounded, he located the machine guns and single handed charged the position. When hit by a...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Taukkyan War Cemetery, Taukkyan, Yangon, Burma
Cairns, George Albert b. December 12, 1913 d. March 19, 1944
British Victoria Cross War Medal Recipient. Cairns served as a Lieutenant in The Somerset Light Infantry, Attached South Staffordshire Regiment. He was awarded his medal for service at Burma on March 13, 1944. (Bio by: K)
Taukkyan War Cemetery, Taukkyan, Yangon, Burma
Din, Fazal b. July 1, 1921 d. March 2, 1945
World War II Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Naik in the 10th Baluchi Regiment, Indian Army. At Meiktila, Burma, March 2, 1945, Naik Din's unit was held up by fire from enemy bunkers. He personally attacked the nearest bunker, silenced it, then led his men against the other. Suddenly a group of Japanese, led by two officers wielding swords rushed out and Naik Din was run through the chest by one of them. As the sword was withdrawn, Naik Din wrested it from the hands of the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Rangoon Memorial, Rangoon, Yangon, Burma
Hoey, Charles Ferguson b. March 29, 1914 d. February 17, 1944
World War II Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Major in the 1st Battalion of The Lincolnshire Regiment. On February 16, 1944, Major Hoey was ordered to lead a company in an expedition near the Ngakyedauk Pas, Burma when suddenly they came under a heavy Japanese attack. Without hesitation Major Hoey stormed in the direction of the enemy fire and although severely wounded, he managed to capture the enemy position and killed its crew. He died as a result of his sustained injuries. For...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Taukkyan War Cemetery, Taukkyan, Yangon, Burma
Horwood, Alec George b. January 6, 1914 d. January 18, 1944
World War II Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Lieutenant in the Queen's Royal Regiment, 1st Battalion, Northampshire Regiment. At Kyauchaw, Burma, on January 18, 1944, Lieutenant Horwood led a company into action with his forward mortar observation post. Throughout the day he was in an exposed position, under intense fire, but left to report most valuable information about the enemy and returned back at night to his unit. On January 19, he moved forward, established another...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Rangoon Memorial, Rangoon, Yangon, Burma
Judge, Karamjeet Singh b. May 25, 1923 d. March 18, 1945
World War II Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Lieutenant in the 4th Battalion, 15th Punjab Regiment. On March 18, 1945, Lieutenant Judge‘s platoon was ordered to capture a cotton mill at Meiktila, Burma. Dominated by many Japanese positions, he eliminated ten enemy bunkers and asked his backup tank commander to cease fire while he went in to mop up. While securing the remaining enemy, he was mortally wounded and died leading his men. For extreme gallantry, he was posthumously...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Taukkyan Cremation Memorial, Taukkyan, Yangon, Burma
Knowland, George Arthur b. August 16, 1922 d. January 31, 1945
World War II Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a 1st Lieutenant in the Royal Norfolk Regiment. At Burma on January 31, 1945, near Kangaw, Lieutenant Knowland was commanding the forward platoon positioned on a hill when Japanese force of 300 strong attacked. During the first assault Lieutenant Knowland, moved about from trench to trench distributing ammunition. He continued firing his rifle, throwing grenades at the enemy and helped evacuate the wounded men behind him. With the enemy...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Taukkyan War Cemetery, Taukkyan, Yangon, Burma
Raymond, Claud b. October 2, 1923 d. March 22, 1945
World War II Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Lieutenant in the Corps of Royal Engineers, British Army. At Burma, March 21, 1945, Lieutenant Raymond was second in charge of a small patrol whose objective was to obtain information and create a diversion in the area of Taungup. As they were nearing the village of Talaku and moving across an open stretch of ground, they were heavily fired on from a jungle covered hill by a strongly entrenched enemy detachment. Lieutenant Raymond...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Taukkyan War Cemetery, Taukkyan, Yangon, Burma
Sa, Khun b. February 17, 1933 d. October 26, 2007
Burmese warlord and drug baron. Authoritatively regarded as the world's most prolific heroin trafficker, Khun Sa, also known as Chan Chi-Fu, was once dubbed "the Prince of Death." He died facing a charge of having exported 1,000 tons of heroin to the United States. He preferred to be known as the "Lord of the Golden Triangle," the area encompassing parts of Burma, Laos and Thailand, which once produced most of the world's heroin. He commanded an army of 10,000 soldiers and claimed that his...[Read More] (Bio by: cookie)
Yeway Cemetery, North Okkalapa, Yangon, Burma
Seagrim, Maj. Hugh Paul 'Grandfather Longlegs' b. March 24, 1909 d. September 14, 1944
Casualty of WWII,and recipient of the George Cross [the highest British and Commonwealth gallantry award for military personnel in actions which are not in the face of the enemy]. He was educated at the King Edward VI School in Norwich, the school attended by Admiral, Lord Nelson. He had ambitions to be a doctor or a Church Missionary but after his father died in 1927, there were insufficient funds for a university course.He was the youngest of five sons all of whom had careers in the armed...[Read More] (Bio by: CWGC/ABMC)
Rangoon War Cemetery, Rangoon, Yangon, Burma
Plot: 4. A. Collective Grave 13-20.
Shah, Sher b. February 14, 1917 d. January 20, 1945
World War II Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Lance-Naik in the 16th Punjab Regiment, Indian Army. At Burma on the night January 19, 1945, Lance-Naik Shah was in command of forward section of his platoon when a Japanese platoon attacked. Realizing that overwhelming numbers would destroy his section, he stalked the enemy from their rear, killed the platoon commander with six other Japanese and forced their withdrawal. In the early morning hours of January 20, the Japanese in force...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Rangoon Memorial, Rangoon, Yangon, Burma
Singh, Parkash b. April 1, 1913 d. February 17, 1945
World War II Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Jemadar, in the 14th Battalion, 13th Frontier Force Rifles, Indian Army. On February 17, 1945, Jemadar Singh was commanding a platoon that took the main attacks from Japanese forces at Kanlan Ywathit, Burma. He was wounded in both legs and relieved of his command, but when his second-in-command was also wounded, he took command again. Directing operations and encouraging his men, he was again wounded. He continued to direct the defense...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Rangoon Memorial, Rangoon, Yangon, Burma
Singh, Ram Swarup b. April 12, 1919 d. October 25, 1944
World War II Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Subadar in the 1st Punjab Regiment, Indian Army. At the Tiddim area, Burma, October 25, 1944, two platoons were ordered to attack a strong Japanese position. The platoon commanded by Subadar Singh attained its objective and although the Subadar Singu was wounded in both legs he insisted on carrying on. Later, the enemy's counter-attack was halted by Subadar Singh's dashing counter charge in which he killed four of the enemy himself. He...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Rangoon Memorial, Rangoon, Yangon, Burma
Thant, U b. January 22, 1909 d. November 25, 1974
He was a statesman from Burma and the United Nations Secretary-General from 1961-1971. (Bio by: Ron Moody)
Rangoon University Student Union, Rangoon, Yangon, Burma
Thapa, Netra Bahadur [memorial] b. January 8, 1916 d. June 26, 1944
World War II Victoria Cross Recipient.
Rangoon Memorial, Rangoon, Yangon, Burma
Plot: No known grave; name is listed on Face 63
Weston, William Basil b. January 3, 1924 d. March 3, 1945
World War II British Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. In the Second World War, he served as a Lieutenant in the Green Howards, 1st Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment. On March 3, 1945, his battalion was in an advance against Japanese forces at Meiktila, Burma. As it grew towards dusk, Weston led his men to take out a large and well protected bunker. As the men crossed the open field to the bunker, Lieutenant Weston was hit at the entrance. His men then saw him pull the pin from a grenade he was...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Taukkyan War Cemetery, Taukkyan, Yangon, Burma

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