Event    From /1/1942  To /7/1945

Burma Campaign

Categories: Armed Forces

Countries: Burma

Fought in the former British colony of Burma (now Myanmar), primarily between the forces of the British Empire and China, with support from the United States, against the invading forces of Japan, Thailand, and the Indian National Army. It was the only land campaign by the Western Allies in the Pacific Theatre which was fought continuously from the start of hostilities to the end of the war.

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Burma Campaign

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Burma Campaign - Woolwich

The plaque dates the campaign from 1941, but other sources give it as 1942. T...

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Rifleman Claude Robert Harry Bartram

Rifleman Claude Robert Harry Bartram

Claude Robert Harry Bartram was born on the 27 June 1893 the son of John Abraham Bartram (1856-1925) and his second wife Emily Catherine Bartram née Hunger (b.1857). His birth was registered in the...

Person, Armed Forces, France

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
F. W. Anderton

F. W. Anderton

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial
Serjeant George William Tofery

Serjeant George William Tofery

George William Tofery was born in Bromley, Kent, a son of John and Ellen Maria Tofery. When he enlisted for 7 years, with a further 5 years in the Reserves, on 3 April 1907 in the East Surrey Regi...

Person, Armed Forces, France

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Fredk. W. Osborne

Fredk. W. Osborne

Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
C. E. Haigh

C. E. Haigh

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial