315. The Uncle I Never Met

Birth and death certificates, photos, extract from newspaper “SEAC News” containing a map showing Imphal and Kohima where he fought.

Extract from a letter home before he died. “as Auntie Jen said in her letter she thinks I have one of the best mothers in the world, I know better than ever I did that I most certainly have got the best”.

Extract from a letter of condolence from Major R.G. Greene, 2nd Battalion: The Royal Norfolk Regiment. “Your son joined my company last July, and at once proved himself a keen reliable young soldier. He was always cheerful, and set an excellent example in soldierly bearing and discipline to other members of the Company. In action he was first-rate and did his duty with courage and exactitude. He was employed as a runner in his platoon because he could be relied upon in all circumstances however difficult they might be”.