Formed by Wingate and served in Burma and India in 1943 and 1944 in WW2. Composed mainly of British and Gurkha soldiers trained to operate deep behind Japanese lines using guerilla tactics. Disbanded in February 1945.
Etymology: Burmese cinthé - a mythological lion-like creature, used by the troops as their badge.
Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.
Known as Lord Darcy de Darcy or Darcy of Templehurst or Temple Hirst. Early success as a soldier, and then at court but his involvement in Aske's rebellion, known as the 'Pilgrimage of Grace', led...
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
George James Bagwell was born on 11 January 1885, a son of George James Bagwell (1861-1926) and Annie Louisa Bagwell née Bryant (1853-1945). His birth was registered in the 1st quarter of 1855 in t...
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