Lieutenant Alec Horwood VC DCM - 6th Bn, Queen's Royal Regiment ( West Surrey ) ( att'd 1st Bn, Northamptonshire Regiment )

KNOWN GRAVES OF HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS
IN: BURMA

Name Michael,
ALLMAND		 Frank, Gerald,
BLAKER		 George, Albert,
CAIRNS		 FAZAL DIN
Rank Captain Major Lieutenant Acting Naik
Force 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers, Indian Armoured Corps,
att'd 6th Gurkha Rifles		 Highland Light Infantry,
att'd 3rd Bn, 9th Gurkha Rifles		 Somerset Light Infantry
att'd South Staffordshire Regiment		 7th Bn, 10th Baluch Regiment, Indian Army
VC won Myitkyina, Burma,
11 - 23 June 1944		 Taunghi, Burma,
9 July 1944		 Henu Block, Burma,
18 March 1944		 Meiktila, Burma,
2 March 1945
London Gaz 26 October 1944 26 September 1944 20 May 1949 24 May 1945
Born Golders Green, London,
22 August 1923		 Kasauli, Punjab, India,
8 May 1920		 Sidcup, Kent,
12 December 1913		 Husain Pur, Punjab, India,
1 July 1921
Died 24 June 1944,
Burma		 9 July 1944,
Burma		 19 March 1944,
Burma		 2 March 1945,
Burma
Grave Taukkyan War Cemetery, Burma Taukkyan War Cemetery, Burma Taukkyan War Cemetery, Burma No known grave
Name on Rangoon Memorial
Location
of VC		 Gurkha Museum, Winchester Not publicly held Staffordshire Regiment Museum, Lichfield Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, London
Remarks None MC None None

BURMA

Name Charles, Ferguson,
HOEY		 Alec, George,
HORWOOD		 KARAMJEET SINGH JUDGE George, Arthur,
KNOWLAND
Rank Major Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant
Force 1st Bn Lincolnshire Regiment 6th Bn, Queen's Royal Regiment ( West Surrey )
att'd 1st Bn, Northampshire Regiment		 4th Bn, 15th Punjab Regiment, Indian Army Royal Norfolk Regiment
VC won Ngakkyedauk Pass, Burma,
16 February 1944		 Kyauchaw, Arakan, Burma,
18 January 1944		 Myingyan, Burma,
18 March 1945		 Kangaw, Burma,
31 January 1945
London Gaz 18 May 1944 30 March 1944 3 July 1945 12 April 1945
Born Duncan, Vancouver Island, Canada,
29 March 1914		 Deptford, London,
6 January 1914		 Kapurthala, India,
25 May 1923		 Catford, London,
16 August 1922
Died 17 February 1944,
Burma		 18 January 1944,
Burma		 18 March 1945,
Burma		 31 January 1945,
Burma
Grave Taukkyan War Cemetery, Burma No known grave
Name on Rangoon Memorial		 No known grave
Name on Rangoon Memorial		 Taukkyan War Cemetery, Burma
Location
of VC		 Lincolnshire Regiment Museum, Lincoln Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, London		 Not publicly held Not publicly held
Remarks MC None None None

BURMA

Name Herbert Taylor,
MACPHERSON		 NETRABAHADUR THAPA PRAKASH SINGH RAM SARUP SINGH
Rank Major-General Subadar Jemadar Subadar
Force 78th Regiment
( Seaforth Highlanders )		 2nd Bn, 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles 14th Bn, 13th Frontier Force Rifles, Indian Army 2nd Bn, 1st Punjab Regiment, Indian Army
VC won Defence of Lucknow, Indian Mutiny,
25 September 1857		 Bishenpur, India,
25 - 26 June 1944		 Kanlan, Ywatkit, Burma,
16 - 17 February 1945		 Tiddim Area, Burma,
25 October 1944
London Gaz 18 June 1858 12 October 1944 1 May 1945 8 February 1945
Born Ardersier, Inverness-shire, Scotland,
22 January 1827		 Rahu Village, Nepal,
8 January 1916		 Kanachak Village, Kashmir, India,
1 April 1913		 Kheri, Patiala, India,
12 April 1919
Died 20 October 1886,
died onboard SS 'Irrawady', near Prome, Burma		 26 June 1944,
Bishenpur, India		 17 February 1945,
Burma		 25 October 1944,
Burma
Grave Burial location unknown No known grave
Name on Rangoon Memorial		 No known grave
Name on Rangoon Memorial		 No known grave
Name on Rangoon Memorial
Location
of VC		 Highlanders Museum, Fort George, Ardersier, Scotland Not publicly held Not publicly held Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, London
Remarks GCB, KCSI None None None

BURMA

Name Claud,
RAYMOND		 SHER SHAH William Basil,
WESTON
Rank Lieutenant Lance-Naik Lieutenant
Force Corps of Royal Engineers
att'd 'D' Force, Intelligence Corps ( India )		 7th Bn, 16th Punjab Regiment, Indian Army Green Howards,
att'd 1st Bn West Yorkshire Regiment
VC won Taluka Village, Burma,
21 March 1945		 Kyeyebyin, Burma,
19 - 20 January 1945		 Meiktila, Burma,
3 March 1945
London Gaz 28 June 1945 8 May 1945 15 May 1945
Born Mottistone, Isle of Wight,
2 October 1923		 Chakrala Village, Punjab, India,
14 February 1917		 Ulverston, Cumbria,
3 January 1924
Died 22 March 1945,
Burma		 20 January 1945,
Burma		 3 March 1945,
Burma
Grave Taukkyan War Cemetery, Burma No known grave
Name on Rangoon Memorial		 Taukkyan War Cemetery, Burma
Location
of VC		 Not publicly held Not publicly held Green Howards Museum, Richmond, Yorkshire
Remarks None None None

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