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.
Army commander. Born Staffordshire. A commander in the 1st Cornish Rebellion. Captured at the battle on Blackheath on 17 June 1497 and beheaded on Tower Hill.
Robert William Baker was born on 24 September 1892 in Westminster, London, the younger son of Frederick George Baker (1861-1943) and Elizabeth Baker née Burton (1860-1916). His birth was registered...
Founded as part of the volunteer force sponsored by the Highland Society of London and the Caledonian Society of London, under the command of Lt. Col. Lord Elcho. He clothed the regiment in Hodden ...
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
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