World War II - Arakan Campaign Memorial - Yangon, Myanmar
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N 16° 46.790 E 096° 09.212
47Q E 196556 N 1857376
Located in the courtyard of Holy Trinity Cathedral at Bo Gyoke Rd, Yangon, Myanmar.
Waymark Code: WMVMBP
Location: Myanmar
Date Posted: 05/03/2017
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The names of several dozen men are set on 4 panels- one on each side of a short obelisk. The front panel begins:
"IN MEMORY OF OFFICERS AND MEN
OF 1st. Bn. QUEENS ROYAL REGIMENT
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE
OF THEIR COUNTRY.
ARAKAN 1943-1944..."
Wikipedia (
visit link) informs us about the Arakan campaign:
" The Arakan Campaign of 1942–43 was the first tentative Allied attack into Burma, following the Japanese conquest of Burma earlier in 1942, during the Second World War. The British Army and British Indian Army were not ready for offensive actions in the difficult terrain they encountered, nor had the civil government, industry and transport infrastructure of Eastern India been organised to support the Army on the frontier with Burma. Japanese defenders occupying well-prepared positions repeatedly repulsed the British and Indian forces, who were then forced to retreat when the Japanese received reinforcements and counter-attacked."