Fought in the former British colony of Burma (now Myanmar), primarily between the forces of the British Empire and China, with support from the United States, against the invading forces of Japan, Thailand, and the Indian National Army. It was the only land campaign by the Western Allies in the Pacific Theatre which was fought continuously from the start of hostilities to the end of the war.
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Burma Campaign
The plaque dates the campaign from 1941, but other sources give it as 1942. T...
Had served in the Yorks & Lancaster Regiment. At the time of his death was an in-pensioner at Chelsea Hospital. Killed in a bomb attack on the north east wing of the Hospital.
First Lieutenant Ernest David Beatie was born on 17 June 1914 in Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, USA, the second of the four children of David Leftwich Beatie (1878-1945) and Catherine Pauline B...
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