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General => Armed Forces => World War Two => Topic started by: pipeman on Wednesday 01 September 10 15:10 BST (UK)
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My father served in second world war he was in the, york and lancaster brigade he ended up in burmah, if anyone knows of this brigade get in touch please.
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There were 6 Battalions of the York & Lancaster Regiment posted to Burma.
Some info here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York_and_Lancaster_Regiment
There is a regimental museum as well.
your best start would be to write to the records people and ask for a copy of his service history, from that you can pretty much trace his movements.
Regards
Pete
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Would be helpful to know your father's name, in order to help you
further. If he is still living however, or if you prefer not to give details,
you can send me a private message.
I have an ancester that was killed in Burma and played an active roll
in the infamous "Battle of the TennisCourts", so I have some very specific
reference resources, regarding the war in Burma.
Regards
Alyson123
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You might also like to get in touch with the Burma Star Assn via http://www.burmastar.org.uk/ as they may have useful information too!
Dee