DEKHO! The Journal of The Burma Star Association - Issue No. 165, Year 2010 - Page 13
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The age of the men would generally be 20-35 years old. However my Great grandfather was 53 years old when undertaking such an arduous task. At the moment I am unaware of why he was selected, other tha …
DEKHO! The Journal of The Burma Star Association - Issue No. 165, Year 2010 - Page 14
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M“: I‘M-xiii IN 50!? Henry (Harry) Arthur Verlander was born in Bromley-by-Bow in December 1925. In August 1939, with the storm clouds gathering over Europe he was evacuated with his younger sister to …
DEKHO! The Journal of The Burma Star Association - Issue No. 165, Year 2010 - Page 15
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attractive features and lovely smile, she made many friends wherever we were posted and looked after me like a Prince. After 26 years of living overseas, she sat down and wrote her Memoir, without nee …
DEKHO! The Journal of The Burma Star Association - Issue No. 165, Year 2010 - Page 16
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shells right through the six pounder gunshield, we sustained no casualties on 269. However, one of our men was killed and two wounded on another boat that was involved in this action. When we had woun …
DEKHO! The Journal of The Burma Star Association - Issue No. 165, Year 2010 - Page 17
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scrap of information to his captors [and] was then told he was to meet the same fate as his colleagues, who had already been executed.” The men had been forced to dig their own graves and were then be …
