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.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Burma Campaign
The plaque dates the campaign from 1941, but other sources give it as 1942. T...
Just like a Hollywood movie that doesn't know when to end, Napoleon escaped from Elba, and returned for one last attempt at world domination. The memorial at the station refers to the "Allied armie...
Resident of Willesden who volunteered and died in the Anglo Boer War, 1899-1900.
John Maitland Salmond was born on 17 July 1881 the youngest of the five children of Major-General Sir William Salmond (1840-1932) and Emma Mary Hoyle Salmond née Hoyle (1849-1923). (His mother's ma...
Lieutenant Charles Pope, Australian Imperial Force (Western Australia), 15th April 1917. From East London Advertiser: "Pope, a one-time London bobby, was born in Mile End in March, 1883. He emigra...
The London Borough of Southwark was created as an amalgamation of the Metropolitan Boroughs of Southwark, Camberwell and Bermondsey. Southwark council annually invites proposals for new plaques fro...
This was part of the drainage system that kept the south bank free from flooding. The ground being very close to river level it was necessary to have a gate, or sluice-gate, across the drainage pip...
Motor Industry Pension fund existed, in 2005, at least. It was previously known as Auto Workers’ Pension Fund and is closed to new member...
Following the success of the Savoy Theatre the hotel was built next door to satisfy the demand for accommodation from the members of the audience. The first London Hotel to have fully plumbed-in ba...
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