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.
Harold John Strangward was born on 30 January 1884 in Marylebone, London, the youngest of the six children of Robert Strangward (1840-1919) and Emily Strangward née Hawkins (1845-1905). His birth w...
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Professor of Indian languages. Born Charlton, London. Officer in the 3rd Gurkha Rifles. Won Military Cross in Palestine. Died at home, Bishop's Stortford.
Born Dublin. Known as ABC in the Navy. Naval Commander-in-Chief in the Med until 1942, first Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff by the end of the war. Managed the evacuation of Crete when the German...
Hill House, built in 1802, was the manor house on this site. It was bought by St Joseph's Teaching Brotherhood and they built a Roman Catholic school, St Joseph's Roman Catholic College, in 1887. T...
The quotation is from Wollstonecraft's 1792 'A Vindication of the Rights of Women' where she reports Rousseau's comment: ""Educate women ...
The Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain (AUGB) is the largest representative body for Ukrainians and those of Ukrainian descent in the UK. It exists to develop, promote and support the inter...
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