2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment

Veterans accounts

Every Burma veteran has a unique perspective of their own wartime experiences, and each are the custodian of a story that needs to be told.


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Phoenix Magazine:

Jap Trap

On the 28 July 1945 1 Platoon of C Coy reenacted an ambush under Lieut A. Soden. The ambush was staged near Kwebwe M.S. 156. Pte. A. Quelch and Pte. D. Francis took part.

Pte. Charles Thomas Edward Smith 5350789:

Wounded Behind Enemy Lines

Donated by Pte. Charles Thomas Edward Smith 5350789.

Cpt. Ivor Gordon Davies No. 313434:

Letter Home - Pantomime Aladdin

Donated by The webmaster.

L/Cpl. William Vale 14654372:

One Of The First Into Mandalay

Donated by L/Cpl. William Vale 14654372.

Col. Lionel John Lindsay Hill 77668:

King George VI's Coronation
The Queen's Coronation

Donated by Monica Butt, daughter of the late Colonel John Hill MC.

Col. Lionel John Lindsay Hill 77668:

Extract from his book China Dragons: a Rifle Company at War, Burma 1944-45.

Phantom Japanese Column

Donated by Monica Butt, daughter of the late Colonel John Hill MC.

Sgt. Arthur Francis Freer 7945175:

Transcript Of Recorded Interview

Recorded interview from the auther of the book - Nunshigum On the Road to Mandalay.

Sgt. Roy William James Welland 5337618:

Transcript Of Recorded Interview

Recorded interview of Sgt. Welland's account of his action's in Europe, the Arakan, Kohima and Rangoon.

Pte. Alfred Raymond Mason 466698:

Transcript Of Recorded Interview 1
Transcript Of Recorded Interview 2
Diary Of Voyage Home
Handwritten Notes
Two War Time Poems

Recorded interview of Pte. Mason's account of his time in action's at the Burma front.

Sgt. Roy Welland 5337618:

IMPRESSION OF OUR VISIT TO JAPAN OCTOBER 2014

Letter recording Roy's visit to Japan, donated to the veterans' website.

Please Note:
Some of the veteran’s names have been substituted like so, 'xxxx'. This I have done until such times as permission is granted to include them. Should you however recognise any details relating to a relative or subject, please do not hesitate in contacting me. Thank you.

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