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Bill's parents emigrated to Canada from Canton, China, and settled in Cumberland on Vancouver Island. His father worked in the coal mines. Later the family opened a general store in Cumberland, calle …
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Bill volunteered for the R.N. at the age of 17 and was admitted to the service at 17-1/2 at Skegness, Lincs. His basic training was taken at Southampton and advanced training both at Southampton and …
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14618303 Sergeant Stanley Albert Philip THOMSON, Devonshire Regiment, IACC (Indian Army Corps of Clerks), RASC (Royal Army Service Corps). On September 3rd 1939 my parents and I sat around the wirel …
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The 900th Airborne Engineer Aviation Company made more landings than any other gliderborne unit. This article gives an account of their missions in Burma in March-May 1944 during OPERATION THURSDAY. …
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Ex. CSM -7th Battalion, Nigeria Regiment 5111331 2/7Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regt. I enlisted in the Territorial Army on May 1st 1939 and was at camp during the latter part of August 1939 at …
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By JR Manning When I look back over the years to what all of us of the 14th Army went through I feet a great sadness at the very touching and sad memories of the Burma Vets. After all, with the best …
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By W Johnstone-Kent The Story of Lt. Jock Young The battle for Kohima was won by a handful of men, about 1,500, the Royal West Kents, The Assam Regiment and a few hundred “odds and sods”... The …
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Like so many other young, eager types, Sid Martin joined the R.C.A.F. in August 1941. What lie didn't tell the recruiting officer, was that he lead been born in January 1925 and was just past his 16th …
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The story of Squadron Leader RG Johnson's remarkable escape through Burma after being shot down over the Yaw Chaung. On Jan 14th 1945 28 Squadron RAF was based at Kalemyo, in the Kabaw Valley, Burm …
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What follows is an account of two families’ departure from Burma when the Japanese invaded in 1942 which Ann P Birch of Tidworth, Hants thought we might like to have in the archives. This was writt …
