RANGOON MEMORIAL
HISTORY INFORMATION
The RANGOON MEMORIAL bears the names of almost 27,000 men of the Commonwealth land forces who died during the campaigns in Burma (now Myanmar) and who have no known grave.
The memorial was designed by Mr. H.J. Brown, ARIBA and unveiled by General Sir Francis Festing, GCB, KBE, DSO on 9 February 1958.
The memorial stands in TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY, which is the largest of the three war cemeteries in Burma. It was begun in 1951 for the reception of graves from four battlefield cemeteries at Akyab, Mandalay, Meiktila and Sahmaw, which were difficult to access and could not be maintained. The last was an original 'Chindit' cemetery containing many of those who died in the battle for Myitkyina. The graves have been grouped together at Taukkyan to preserve the individuality of these battlefield cemeteries.
Burials were also transferred from civil and cantonment cemeteries, and from a number of isolated jungle and roadside sites. Because of prolonged post-war unrest, considerable delay occurred before the Army Graves Service were able to complete their work, and in the meantime many such graves had disappeared. However, when the task was resumed, several hundred more graves were retrieved from scattered positions throughout the country and brought together here.
The cemetery now contains 6,374 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 867 of them unidentified.
In the 1950s, the graves of 52 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War were brought into the cemetery from the following cemeteries where permanent maintenance was not possible:- Henzada(1); Meiktila Cantonment(8); Thayetmyo New(5); Thamakan(4); Mandalay Military(12) and Maymyo Cantonment(22).
Taukkyan War Cemetery also contains:
The TAUKKYAN CREMATION MEMORIAL, which commemorates more than 1,000 Second World War casualties whose remains were cremated in accordance with their faith.
The TAUKKYAN MEMORIAL, which commemorates 45 servicemen of both wars who died and were buried elsewhere in Burma, but whose graves could not be maintained.
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SURNAME
Tilak Ram Thapa
FORENAME
UNIT
153 (Gurkha) Bn
RANK
Rifleman
NUMBER
4353
DATE OF DEATH
28th May 1944
AGE
22
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 55
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Tilak Ram,Libang,Nepal
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Teku Ram
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/626
DATE OF DEATH
20th March 1944
AGE
22
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Jogi Ram and Lachhmi
husband of Bhagwani,Kharak,Jind,India
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Tek Bahadur Rana
FORENAME
UNIT
153 (Gurkha) Bn
RANK
Lance Naik
NUMBER
7812
DATE OF DEATH
25th March 1944
AGE
24
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 55
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Partiman and Punkala
husband of Durgi,Choiga,Nepal
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Tek Bahadur Rai
FORENAME
UNIT
154 (Gurkha) Bn
RANK
Rifleman
NUMBER
6664
DATE OF DEATH
1st May 1945
AGE
19
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 55
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Gore
husband of Adam Raini,Samlabung,Nepal
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Tek Bahadur Gurung
FORENAME
UNIT
153 (Gurkha) Bn
RANK
Rifleman
NUMBER
4452
DATE OF DEATH
27th March 1944
AGE
23
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 55
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Dhan Bahadur and Debi,Kaule,Nepal
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Tej Bahadur Gurung
FORENAME
UNIT
154 (Gurkha) Bn
RANK
Lance Havildar
NUMBER
477
DATE OF DEATH
1st May 1945
AGE
23
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 55
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Ober Gurung and Paudhara
husband of Ujali,Taksar,Nepal
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Tatoba Jadhav
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/266
DATE OF DEATH
27th March 1944
AGE
25
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Appa and Janabai
husband of Vithabai,Jalalpur,Kolhapur,India
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Tanka Bahadur Thapa
FORENAME
UNIT
153 (Gurkha) Bn
RANK
Rifleman
NUMBER
4830
DATE OF DEATH
25th March 1944
AGE
19
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 55
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Gagan Sing and Durgi
husband of Tulisara,Khara,Nepal
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Sultan Sing Gosain
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Lance Naik
NUMBER
P/279
DATE OF DEATH
27th March 1944
AGE
24
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Sangram Sing
husband of Radha,Kimkholi,Garhwal,India
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Sultan Ram
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Havildar
NUMBER
P/17
DATE OF DEATH
24th March 1944
AGE
24
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Chuni and stepson of Patori,Biharipurabas,Bikaner,India
service number "P1/17"...
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SURNAME
Sultan Muhammad
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/959
DATE OF DEATH
26th March 1944
AGE
19
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Darwesh Muhammad and Sardar Bano,Iklas,Attock,Pakistan
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Sultan Khan
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/413
DATE OF DEATH
27th March 1944
AGE
18
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Rahman Khan and Bhagbhari,Dhurnaka,Mianwali,Pakistan
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Sri Nath
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/950
DATE OF DEATH
20th March 1944
AGE
30
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Banke Bihari
husband of Ram Kali,BishunKhera,Rae Bareilly,India
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Sis Ram
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/801
DATE OF DEATH
27th March 1944
AGE
20
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Dalel Singh and Nihali,Dagarpur,Meerut,India
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Shyam Bihari
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/968
DATE OF DEATH
27th March 1944
AGE
24
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Mathra Parshad and Ram Revi,Salimpur,Hardoi,India
husband of Sabitri
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Sher Zad
FORENAME
UNIT
M.M.G. Company,50 Indian Parachute Brigade
RANK
Water Carrier
NUMBER
6956
DATE OF DEATH
26th March 1944
AGE
50
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Gul Khan and Sayed Bibi
husband of Mohan...
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SURNAME
Sher Khan
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/1104
DATE OF DEATH
27th March 1944
AGE
17
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Zarif Khan
husband of Nisni Jan,Nakband,Kohat,Pakistan
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Sher Bahadur
FORENAME
UNIT
M.M.G. Company,50 Indian Parachute Brigade
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/6167
DATE OF DEATH
20th June 1944
AGE
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Akhtar Munir
husband of Moghala,Mian Isa,Peshawar,Pakistan
KIA...
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SURNAME
Sheo Ram
FORENAME
UNIT
152 (Indian) Bn
RANK
Sepoy
NUMBER
P/486
DATE OF DEATH
20th March 1944
AGE
23
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 54
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Udda and Sama Kaur,Bangam,Hissar,India
KIA Burma
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SURNAME
Sete Gurung
FORENAME
UNIT
153 (Gurkha) Bn
RANK
Rifleman
NUMBER
5525
DATE OF DEATH
27th March 1944
AGE
19
GRAVESITE
Rangoon Memorial,Myanmar Face 55
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Ganga Ram and Moti,Langdi,Nepal
KIA Burma