This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. Fighting took place in dense jungles and open paddy fields. I am happy to cover all costs, if you are a family member or can put me in touch with them, please get in touch. Thus they were considered combatants and true to take no prisoners mentality of that campaign, were all bayonetted. Allied troops, led by Britain's Indian Army, reoccupied Burma in 1945. A mule column of the 2nd Punjabi Regiment carries supplies to the front line, Burma, 1944. The 41st was raised in March 1719 as a Regiment of Invalids, namely Out-Pensioners of the Royal Hospital, to release active units for service overseas in the wars against the French. He also mentioned the unpleasantness of drinking tea out of aluminium mess tins because they reacted with fillings. Listen to 8 people describe their experiences of the Burma Campaign during the Second World War. 1921.01.01 The Welch Regiment 1969.06.11 amalgamated with The South Wales Borderers, to form The Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st Foot) Battle Honours [combined battle honours of 41st Regiment, and 69th Regiment, plus:] ... Sittang 1945, Burma 1944-45 . Welsh Regiment (d.29th December 1944), Pte. Historical Record of' the Royal Welch Fusiliers late The Twenty-Third Regiment, or Royal Welsh Fusiliers (The Prince of Wales's Own Royal Regiment of Welsh Fuzeliers; containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1689, and of its subsequent Services to 1889. Pte. The digests are made available through this website and distrib… A lorry of 36th Infantry Division enters the town of Tigyiang during the advance down the Irrawaddy Valley towards Mandalay, 22 December 1944. We currently have a huge backlog of submissions which need to be edited for display online, if you have a good standard of written English, an interest in the two World Wars and a little time to spare online we would appreciate your help. CSM. I recall him talking about talking his shoes off after a long period on the move and the skin of his feet came away in his socks because of the continuously wet conditions. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. He is buried in Rangoon War Cemetery along with the many others who died in that war. In April 1940 the Division transferred to Northern Ireland, where it remained until November 1941. Burma was the largest land campaign of the British Army against the Japanese. The regiment changed its title to the archaic spelling of 'Welch' in 1921. A Whitfield served with the 4th Battalion Welch Regiment British Army. Caribbean Soldiers from WW2 Black Soldiers in WW2. please In January 1942, the Japanese Army invaded Burma (now called Myanmar). Cardiff: Western Mail and Echo Ltd., 1932. John Joseph Law 2nd Btn. During the Second World War, the regiment was deployed in India and Burma and took part in the the Battle of Kohima in 1944. If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small Oliver was the son of William and Margaret Jones, and the husband of Gladwen Jones, of Burry Port. Please see our other items for more original WW1, WW2 & post war British military badges for sale including other Royal Welch Fusiliers Regiment cap badges. Feb 4, 2016 - Explore Phil Williams's board "welsh regiment" on Pinterest. Leslie John Hanmer 2nd Btn. Pages in category "Military units and formations in Burma in World War II" ... Welch Regiment (previous page) This page was last edited on 20 February 2018, at 17:37 (UTC). photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. If you don't know some of these just leave them blank. Welsh Regiment (d.24th January 1945), Pte. Dennis Claude Ackland 2nd Battalion Welch Regiment (d.18th May 1945). A 2nd Royal Welch Fusiliers mortar crew in Burma, 1944 World Wars During the First World War (1914-18), 1st Battalion fought on the Western Front and, from 1917, in Italy. Want to know what life was like during the War? Every year, The National Archives collects information about new accessionsfrom 250 archives across Britain and Ireland. [28] The majority of the formations deployed in Burma were Indian Army formations, albeit most contained units from the British Army within their establishment. - 2nd Battalion, Welch Regiment during the Second World War -. J. de Courcy and amplified and enlarged by Major-Gen. C. E. N. Lomax, Colonel, The Welch Regiment: The History of The Welch Regiment, 1919-1951. Over 300,000 were produced. The Burma Campaign 1941 - 1945. Edward John Mason, Corporal, 3955706, Welch Regiment. See more ideas about Ww2, Military history, World war. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, He was serving in Burma when VE day was declared and he was killed a week later which is indeed bitter sweet. Other than that, he wouldn't discuss Burma. George William Biggs 2nd Battalion Welch Regiment. For more information please see our page on. [21], Around 1,100 officers and other ranks of the Welch Regiment were killed or died from wounds or sickness during the Second World War, with many more wounded. Many archives regularly take in new records to add to their collections – this process is known as accessioning. 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