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110 T H E QUEEN'S OWN GAZETTE. . " AT K O H I M A I N A P R I L .1944 T H E JAPANESE INVASION O F I N D I A W A S H A LT E D . " — S o reads the eight-foot high memorial erected f o r the men w h o fell i n the heroic defence o f Kohima. T h e monolith i s similar t o ones used b y the Naga tribesmen t o honour their dead slain i n battle. U n d e r the inscription i s a large bronze plaque set i n the stone with the Order o f Battle and the dedication: Then follows the units w h o took p a r t and a t t h e base o f the memorial, in red sandstone and black marble, is 5 Div's. famous sign, the ball o f lire. The inscription on the memorial is given below. The ceremony o f unveiling the memorial was per- formed b y the District Commissioner o f the Naga Hills, Mr. C. R. Pawsey, C.S.I., M . C . , who remained i n Kohiiila throughout the campaign. Present a t the cere- mony were officers and men o f the Assam Rifles, the 908 Jndian. Workshops, a n d civilians. T h e Queen's O w n Royal •West Kents provided the guard o f honour. K O H I M A The inscription on the Memorial reads: Owing to the fact that 5 Div. is now in Malaya, only Padre R. B. Randolph and nine men o f the Kents could be present. A l l ten suffered the siege. A f t e r the unveiling a Gurkha bugler sounded the Last Post and a private who had been severely wounded at Kohima placed a wreath at the base o f the monument. Five D i v i s i o n w a s t h e senior I n d i a n D i v i s i o n i n t h e Burma theatre, and took part in four separate campaigns. In 1943 the division went into action i n the Arakan. I n March, 1944, w h e n t h e Japanese threat t o M a n i p u r developed, the entire division was flown o u t t o Kohima. In July o f the same year the division began the long and arduous campaign down the Tiddim Road that brought i t to victory at Kalemyo last November. L a s t Spring 5 Div. was in action on the Mandalay-Rangoon road. Republished with the k i n d permission o f the Editor o f The Phoenix. ERECTED B Y T H E I R C O M R A D E S O F 1 6 1 s t I N D I A N I N F A N T R Y BRIGADE G R O U P I N P R O U D A N D U N D Y I N G M E M O R Y O F T H E OFFICERS A N D M E N O F T H E FOLLOWING UNITS OF THE 5th I N D I A N DIVISION W H O F E L L I N T H E DEFENCE A N D R E L I E F O F K O H I M A MARCH T O J U N E 1944 H E A D Q U A RT E R S 1 6 1 s t I N D I A N I N F A N T R Y B R I G A D E 161st I N D I A N I N F A N T R Y B R I G A D E S I G N A L S E C T I O N 4th B AT T. T H E Q U E E N ' S O W N R O YA L W E S T K E N T R E G T. 1st B A T T A L I O N T H E 1 s t P U N J A B R E G I M E N T 4th B A T T A L I O N T H E 7 t h R A J P U T R E G I M E N T H E A D Q U A RT E R S 2 4 t h I N D I A N M O U N T A I N R E G I M E N T 2nd ( D E R A J A T ) M O U N T A I N B A T T E R Y F . F . l i t h ( D E H R A D U N ) M O U N T A I N B A T T E R Y 1 2 t h ( P O O N C H ) M O U N T A I N B A T T E R Y 2 0 t h M O U N T A I N B A T T E R Y 44th I N D I A N F I E L D PA R K C O M PA N Y Q . V. 0 M A D R A S S & M 2nd I N D I A N F I E L D C O M P A N Y K . G . V. O . B E N G A L S & M 3rd B A T T A L I O N T H E 2 n d P U N J A B R E G I M E N T 5th I N D I A N D I V I S I O N A L R.I.A.S.C. R E G I M E N T 7 5 t h I N D I A N F I E L D A M B U L A N C E THE QUEEN'S OWN GAZETTE. I 1 1*.-titE•cF804111111111. teAtikADES f t i a T t - BJUGODk O U P N.iltsotelluAits-tils IHEI r t i A t s ntfif ctilt:rt tutitti44- -0111AL taNcti-19,i - - -006- ,010'1§4 ixskilkidguty-, ft-Klur • mix, tua • tTAllow,,k4 R E I . RAT TA 14 I 1 1 1 „ 7 0 ' i Y r p : t o t •Stiqp k r r RS 1 . •ttL • .k
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112 T H E QUEEN'S OWN GAZETTE. THE QUEEN'S OWN GAZETTE. 1 1 3 114 T H E QUEEN'S OWN GAZETTE. LETTERS T O T H E E D I T O R To T h e E d i t o r, T h e Queen's O w n Gazette. Sir, Many well remembered faces were missed a t t h e Regimental Dinner, a n d I a m p r o m p t e d t o q u o t e — w i t h v e r y s l i g h t a m e n d - ment—a verse o f R o b e r t B r o w n i n g ' s . i n t h e e x p e c t a t i o n t h a t others w i l l h a v e s h a r e d m y d i s a p p o i n t m e n t a t t h e absence o f the o n e - t i m e A d j u t a n t o f t h e o l d M i l i t i a B a t t a l i o n . " W h a t ' s b e c o m e o f W a r i n g Since h e gave u s a l l t h e s l i p , Chose l a n d - t r a v e l o r s e a f a r i n g Books, a n d s n u g a t h o m e t o s i t . Rather t h a n c o m e u p a n d d o w n - T o d i n e w i t h u s i n L o n d o n t o w n ? " Yo u r s f a i t h f u l l y, May 2 4 t h , 1946. R .
. L . Q Movements, H.Q., Alfsea, S.E.A.C. Dear S i r, I h a v e j u s t received J a n u a r y issue o f Q.O.G., a n d t h o u g h t you w o u l d l i k e t o k n o w t h a t t h e R e g i m e n t a r e q u i t e w e l l represented i n F a r E a s t . M a j o r - G e n e r a l R i d d e l l a n d m y s e l f are s e r v i n g o n t h e A l f s e a s t a i r a t Singapore, a n d P a u l C r o o k , j u s t a p p o i n t e d G . I . 1 7 D i v . i n S u m a t r a , l o o k s i n f r o m t i m e to t i m e . W e h a v e a l s o seen P e t e r T u r n e r t h i s w e e k e n r o u t e home f r o m S u m a t r a . Perhaps y o u r readers w o u l d b e Interested t o h e a r t h a t t h e Regiment w e r e represented b y m y s e l f i n F r e n c h I n d o C h i n a d u r i n g t h e t r o u b l e d o c c u p a t i o n p e r i o d , S e p t e m b e r ' 4 5 t o February '46. I served as A.Q.M.G. o n General Gracey's M a s l e n staff, a n d w a s t h e sole R.W.K. officer i n t h e c o u n t r y. I d o n o t feel, h o w e v e r, w e c a n c l a i m a b a t t l e h o n o u r f o r t h i s ! Best wishes t o a l l officers o f t h e D e p o t s t a i r, a n d h o p e t o be w i t h y o u some t i m e i n 1948, w h e n w e ' l l c o m p l e t e f i v e years in B u r m a , F. I . C . , Singapore, a n d w i l l b e a b o u t t i m e t o c o m e home.
Yo u r s sincerely, ROBERT C. W. THOMAS, Lt.-Col., late 1 s t a n d 2 n d B u s . 36-38, H a r o l d Road, C l i f t o n v i l l e , Thanet, K e n t . Dear S i r, I t i s good t o see t h e Q.O.G. d r o p o n t h e m a t r e g u l a r l y, i t is a g o o d " l i n k . " Speaking o f t h e " G a z e t t e , " s i r, I w o n d e r i f y o u c o u l d m a k e an e n t r y f o r m y s e l f a n d G i l R a l p h s . Yo u see, I w i l l r u n h i s h o l i d a y residence called " G r e n v i l l e " at C l i f t o n v i l l e f o r h i m . B e i n g o n t o p o f t h e s e a a n d e v e r y - thing, i t i s v e r y m o d e r n l y equipped a n d w e i n t e n d g i v i n g " T h e Service." Now m y r e q u e s t , c o u l d y o u g i v e i t a n i n s e r t i o n i n t h e Q.O.G. please? We n a t u r a l l y h a v e o p e n d a t e s , t h e y a r e m a i n l y J u n e September w i t h a f e w i n J u l y. Members o f t h e t w o R e g i m e n t s w o u l d b e g l a d l y received and e n t e r t a i n e d . T e r m s a r e v e r y m o d e r a t e . T h i s g o e s f o r W i n t e r h o l i d a y s a s w e l l . Yo u r s sincerely, R. F. B L A N D . Dear S i r, The m a n y f r i e n d s o f M a j o r L . M . R e i d . M C . . R.A.M.C., w h o was M e d i c a l o ff i c e r o f t h e 1 s t B r i . f r o m 1940 t o 1944, w i l l b e pleased t o h e a r n e w s o f h i m . D e m o b i l i s e d i n December, l a s t year, h e sailed f o r T r i n i d a d o n 2 5 t h M a y, a f t e r a l o n g w a i t f o r repatriation. T h r o u g h C a p t . M i n e s a t t h e I . T. C . , h e s e n d h i s r e g a r d s to a l l b e k n e w, i n c l u d i n g h i s o l d s t r e t c h e r bearers, a n d t o use his o w n w o r d s " R . W. K , i s i n d e l i b l y i m p r i n t e d u p o n m y m i n d , and I ' l l n e v e r f o r g e t . " His address is 8, Queen's P a r k East, P o r t o f Spain. Tr i n i d a d . B.W.I. Yo u r s f a i t h f u l l y, R. M I N E S . Honours and Awards EXTRACTS F R O M L O N D O N G A Z E T T E . Mentioned i n r e c o g n i t i o n o f g a l l a n t a n d d i s t i n g u i s h e d services In B u r m a : — Maj. ( Te m p . ) L . R . E . S a y l e (176335). Maj. ( Te m p . ) J . D . K . S h o r t (172343). Maj. ( Te m p . ) H . C . S m i t h ( 1 3 0 0 7 9 ) . Capt. ( Te m p . ) J . P. A r m i t a g e ( 1 4 9 8 6 6 ) . Capt. ( Te m p . ) T . R . C u l y e r (155011). Lt. E . A . D e e d (330729). 6349998 S g t . R . R . S t e w a r t . 6345362 S g t . C. J. Veen. 6350177 P t e . G . C . M a r s h . E R R ATA Mentions-in-Despatches London G a z e t t e o f 2 9 t h N o v e m b e r, 1945 ( N o . 37368) For 6340823 W . O . I I H . A . P a c k e r, R . W. K . , s u b s t i t u t e 6341183 W. O . I I J . F . P a c k e r, R . W. K . Mentioned i n r e c o g n i t i o n o f g a l l a n t a n d d i s t i n g u i s h e d services i n t h e M e d i t e r r a n e a n T h e a t r e . MENTIONED I N D E S P P T C H E S Maj. ( Te m p . ) J . S . H u g h e s (149036). Maj. ( A c t g . ) D . G . P e r k i n s (124250). Capt. ( Te m p . ) T . B . Cammiade, M . C . (117965). Capt. ( Te m p . ) J . A . E a s o n ( 7 2 4 1 6 ) . Capt. ( Te m p . ) K . R . W . K e r (186007). Capt. ( Te m p . ) B . I . Royal-Dawson (180271). Capt. ( Te m p . ) D . W . J . W o o d (162612). L t . G . W . M a t t h e w s (295250). 3242533 W . O . I T. Sharpe, 6347656 W . O . I I F . L . R . C h a m b e r s . 6343568 W . O . I I T . C u n n e l l . 6345459 W a i l D . H e s k e t t . 6337655 W . O . I I E. Preston. 3907785 W a n W . R o u s e . 6337612 w a n A . Wa t e r m a n . 6345947 W . O . I I ( A c t g . ) R . P r i c e . 5727231 C . Q . M . S . G . F. Cooper. 6353296 C . Q . M . S . E . Davies. 6340314 C . Q . M . S . E . M u r r a y. 13023141 S g t . T . B a r r y. 6088623 S g t . R . C a s w e l l . 5257284 S g t . W . E. Cheeketts. 6344289 S g t . F. G . H a l l e t t . 6346227 S g t . R . H a r r i s s . 6148176 S g t . D . H . R i l e y. 14541498 C p l . K . B o w d i t c h . 6105603 C p l . H . Cooper. 6404407 C p l . C . A . F o r s t e r. 6018996 C p l . D . N e w d i e k . 6412335 C p l . A . J . N o r r e l l , 6350030 C p l . C . W . W h i t e . 14553119 C p l . H . F. F o o t . 5339628 L / C p l . G . Forsberg. 6340850 P t e . F. D . A l d e r. 6344338 P t e , R . B a l c a m . 6286738 P t e . F . B r a d f o r d . 6020381 P t e . F. D . G a r l a n d . 6095971 P t e . W . Jones. 1470898 P t e . N . L a c e y, 6345915 P t e , G . W . M o r r i s . 14334216 P t e , R . P e r r i n . 6410830 P t e , R . J . V i n e . A m e n d m e n t s Extracts f r o m L o n d o n G a z e t t e On page 9 0 o f M a y issue, H o n o u r s a n d Aw a r d s s h o u l d read a s f o l l o w s : — Mentioned i n r e c o g n i t i o n o f g a l l a n t a n d d i s t i n g u i s h e d services In N o r t h - W e s t E u r o p e : — Maj. ( Te m p . ) D e S . H . L e w i s - E a r n e d , M . C . ( 1 3 6 9 8 ) . Capt. ( Te m p . ) M . F . J u p p ( 1 8 0 2 7 0 ) . RE-UN/ON The R e g i m e n t a i R e - u n i o n w i l l b e h e l d i n M a i d s t o n e o n Sunday, 2 8 t h J u l y ; f u r t h e r d e t a i l s w i l l b e p u b l i s h e d n e x t 010n t h
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